House of Hades

Chapter 14-Frank

Frank

I hate my life. It's official. I'm done. Im not sure if the 30 near death experiences triggered it or the whole "the end of the world" thing, but something hit me when I heard the song of the sirens . Why should I continue? Why should any of us? Why bother trying when the likelihood of us actually beating Gaea is zero to none.

Is it weird for me to think this way? Not really, I think to myself. I've had so much happen to myself in such short time I'm surprised I'm not to that point where I'm giving up... Wait are these my thoughts?! Am I thinking anyone else's thoughts? Is Leo thinking the same thing?

I glance over by Leo and see him struggling for air. Myself, I'm also starting to grow faint from lack of oxygen. I know I SHOULD be able to transform into any animal I want... But it seems when Franks are completely drowning, panicking and had just became suicidal due to magical deadly sea creatures I can't seem to concentrate on shifting...

Me and Leo can't go up though... We will be hypnotized again by the sirens. Wait where are the sirens? Shouldn't they be killing us now? I mean we are dying... I cant really see anything right now.. My blurred vision is only allowing me to see faint shapes...

Then I see a figure of Leo begin to surface for air. I watch and wait seeing what would happen. Should I probably have tried to drag him underwater again but something tells me he needs the air. I can faintly see his gasping and clawing the water for breath. Then, he stopped struggling. He stood completely still not moving a bit. After watching this take place my lungs are burning horribly. I can see two Leo's now. Two Leo's?! Double vision, I think to myself. I force myself to the surface. I at first thrash around gasping for breath and spitting out water. I take a large breath and start to take normal breaths. I look next to me and see Leo breathing slowly, in and out, taking huge breaths. I can now hear my friends screaming. I can see Hazel pointing at something, screaming for me to get out of the water. She starts to turn away and sob into Pipers arms.

"Leo," I rasp out.

Yes?" Leo pants out.

"We... Gotta get out of here. Please." I cough.

Leo doesn't stay anything but starts to move toward the boat. I swim beside him and he swims to the stern where a rusty latter lies. Leo begins to climb. Out of exhaustion he climbs to the top slowly, his arms limp and weak.

When I put my hand up to grab the latter I feel a light tug on my foot. Becoming worried I quickly try to grab the bar of the latter. Before a can even try to put my hand up again I'm pulled more forcefully with two pairs of hands pulling me under for a second. Panicked, knowing its the sirens, I surface and grab the handle of the bar. I rap my hands around the bar holding it tight. I can feel another pair of hands grabbing my back, and another grabbing my shoulders.

"L-Leo," I scream.

He turns and his eyes widen in surprise.

"O gods, Frank! I-I'll-," he pauses, his face red. "I'll get help," he finishes.

Leo is scared?! His depression must be extreme...

A blond siren pulls me under gripping my shoulders firmly. The other sirens pinning me down so the blond one is looking at me directly in the eyes.

She has adorable freckles covering her face and the most gorgeous crystal blue eyes. Her blond hair flowing down to her shoulders mesmerize m- Hazel. Hazel is my girlfriend. Right. But- this other girl... She so beautiful...

The blond siren slowly let's go of my shoulders looking into my confused eyes. She smiles; melting my fears away. Im underwater? It wouldn't even matter because I couldn't breath in this sirens presence anyways. The siren puts her arms around my neck, smiling. I smile back putting my arms around her waist. It's prefect. I don't even know her name and yet I've seemed to fancy her.

Hazel, I think.

Love me instead, the beautiful siren, a voice snaps at me.

She starts to sing to me. Her voice is beautiful. I can't understand what she's saying but I understand one thing- I'm hypnotized by her voice. Her leans closer to me, closing the space between us.

She's going to kiss me, I know it, I think.

She slowly releases her arms from my neck but I don't release mine. I dont want her to go, right? My thoughts are mine? Wait- isn't she trying to hurt me?

My eyes widen realizing that her music made me think this way. She tricked me!

She looks at me one last time, kisses me in the cheek, and stabs my chest.

I'm sorry. That's all I'm going to say. So sorry. I'll update in a week? Sorry my personal life has been- distracting. Im sorry.