The Wilted Hyacinth || Luke Castellan

Chapter 14

I looked at him, not believing the words that had left his mouth, even though deep down I knew it, I had a feeling that somehow he was related to the bolt but didn't want to admit it to myself. He looked at me waiting for an answer and all I did was to stand up. 

"I don't know what to say" I admitted while looking at the floor, and he stood up to walking towards me "Join me Hyacinth, together we will take revenge on our parents for everything they have done to us" He said, and I nodded negatively being terrified of the idea of what Zeus was going to do to us if he found out

" Don't you want to make your mother regret ignoring you your entire life? They are awful parents, little Fleur. She literally abandoned you when your father died" He said and tears filled my eyes " Don't bring my parents into this" I said, and his eyes widened when he realised his mistake before he took my face into his palms 

" I am sorry for bringing them up, but all I want is for us to have the life we deserve, far away from the camp and without our parents telling us what to do" He said wiping the tears away from my cheeks

" We are what they fear the most, and together we can bring them down and be free from the disadvantages of being a demigod" He said, but I didn't say anything back because I clearly didn't know what to say or do at that moment." What do you want to do, little fleur?"  What was right and what was wrong completely left my mind because all I wanted was for him to be with me. I was tired of people leaving me, and I just wanted Luke to stay.

"I just want to be with you" I said with a sob leaving my mouth, and he smiled " Then join Kronos with me and I promise we will always be together" He said, and I kissed him lovingly on the lips before he pulled me closer to him while deepening the kiss. At that moment, I wasn't following my brain, and it took me a while to realise what I was actually doing. I was turning my back on my mother in order to be with the one I truly loved. Was it dumb? It probably was, but at the same time, Luke was all I had left. So I was going to do everything it took to be with him. Even if it meant joining my great-grandfather in a war against the gods

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When we returned to the camp, Chiron clearly lectured us for leaving and made us clean the horses' poop for the rest of the summer, but it was alright. One day, after cleaning for the entire afternoon, I was sitting by the lake enjoying the view when I heard footsteps from behind me. I knew who it was, so this is why I didn't turn around until someone hugged me from behind and hid their face in the crook of my neck.

"So how it was cleaning the stable?" I asked, still looking at the view in front of me. Luke and I had been given different stables for each of us to clean, and we had been apart for the entire day "Awful, and I missed you, but then I remembered how excited I was to leave this place with you" He mumbled, his face still hidden in my neck

" Also when I finished and went to Chiron's office to give him an update guess who was calling" I made myself comfortable on his chest as he hugged me and then finally turned to look at him "Who?" I asked looking at him play with my hair, and he smiled " It was the kids, they think that Clarisse is the lighting thief after a conversation that Grover had with Ares" He said, and I nodded looking at the sky 

" Well, the good thing is that they don't suspect you" I said, turning to look at him, and he nodded in agreement " Guess you are right, but I can't wait for us to leave when we have recruited Percy and you will realise how better life is out of this place" He said kissing me gently on the lips before I looked back at the sky questioning my choices. But if it was what it meant for me to be with Luke then nothing else mattered

People don't actually realise how broken a demigod can be. Searching for the comfort and love you never had, but also for someone who can get you. Just because you see a smiley face doesn't always mean that you know what is happening underneath. For years, I watched people leave me with every day that passed by, and all I wanted was for someone to finally stay.

I was sitting on my bed looking at the ground and my hand went through my hair, messing it up. I looked at the lyre that my uncle had given me on the top of my desk before walking up to it. I took it in my hands and played a note while closing my eyes. A few seconds later I felt a presence behind me and I knew that my uncle was standing there waiting to hear what I wanted to ask him 

"Am I making the right choices?" I said not turning to look at him and I heard a sigh " What do you think Hyacinth?" He asked before I turned around to face him. To be honest, I had no freaking idea

" I don't know what I am doing, and I am scared" I said with tears in my eyes, and he nodded understandingly " You are more similar to your mother than you think you are, Hyacinth. Sacrificing everything you have earned for someone who you think deserves your love. I can't tell you the future, Hyacinth, but what I can tell you is that it will be like hers did" He said before disappearing right in front of my eyes. That night, I cried myself to sleep not because I was sad, but because I was scared and confused. This was the first time that I was questioning myself, but it is not my fault that the future can be scary. I am just sixteen after all, and you can be for nothing sure at this age. But I was only for one thing 

That night, when the black figure appeared in my dreams once more, but this time was different because I knew who it was. I didn't walk away. I kept looking at him while he walked towards me, and when Kronos gave me his hand, I took it as he guided me to the darkness.

"What a plot twist you were"