Living With The Half-Bloods

CHAPTER 21: Surprises and Hatred

Hannah was smiling so big, Chase was nodding while having this annoying and weird look, and Matt was there poker faced as Rania hugged me.

"Come on! Let's buy tickets!" Hannah said because she finally felt Matt's awkwardness about the situation.

She dragged the two boys and intertwined their arms with hers, while Rania walked beside me, her hands behind her back and mine's inside my pocket.

"Sooo" We both said at the same time making us laugh.

"I can't wait to see you run to me when we enter the horror house." She said laughing while trying to hide her face in her hoodie.

I don't know what I felt but I pulled the hoodie out of her head making the light illuminate her face.

"Hey, why'd you do that?" She said pouting, making my heart melt more.

"A pretty face like yours shouldn't be hidden, it brings back hope to this dying world." I said, honestly not knowing where my short speech came from.

"Why do you always have to do this to me?" She said smiling.

"What?"

"You always make me feel like I'm the prettiest girl in the world, when I'm not." She said now wrinkling her forehead.

"You're not," she looked offended when I said that, "Pretty isn't enough to describe you." She once smiled again then she walked over to Hannah who was leaning on the ticket booth.

As soon as Chase bought the tickets we walked inside the park, lots of people was infesting it, enough to make me feel claustrophobic. Funny how people see this place magical, but I guess they just don't know what real magic feels like. It's not just glitters and princes kissing princesses, they seem to miss the darkness and how it's presence is always lingering even if it's already weak. Also, if I was a normal person walking here, I wouldn't expect a vampire walking around not wearing a dramatic robe, and cape, I'd expect a witch wearing a pointy hat and holding around a broom not a hand of a God who is not in a toga. Things are very much different when you know magic, when you are the magic.

It took me a while to take in the surroundings and also the help of Rania, she keeps on asking me if I was okay and I kept telling her yes, but honestly, I don't know either. Hannah was insisting on riding this rollercoaster ride but Chase is whining about peeing and/or shitting his pants. In the end, the girls won and we went on that thing. Rania and I were calm af, Matt is busy tuning Hannah's energy down (man! hannah is such a happy person!) while Chase was sitting next to a kid who was making fun of him because he was shaking and fidgeting so much.

To be honest, that ride was scary, probably even scarier than staying with Uncle Hades for a month, well I only stayed for 2 weeks, because he said I'm one of his favorites, (duh? I've been there in and out already, I have to be his favorite, right?) After a few more rides, Chase claimed that he was dying so Hannah decided to stop for a snack.

There was a bench in front of a snack bar and a few shops so we sat there while the three played a game in one of them stalls that offered big stuffed toys in return of winning. Rania  hugged her knees while finishing her ice-cream when this little girl, probably the age of my brother (yes, I have a 12 year old brother but he's still in the Children's building in the haven, he's going to our part of the haven in a year when he turns thirteen.)

Trivia: The haven has 3 sections, the Children's, Young Adults, and the Adults part.

Anyways, back to the kid. She and her mother were in front of this costume shop, their conversation caught Rania's attention which eventually made me turn and listen to them.

"Mom, mom... that one!" The girl said pointing to a witch's costume.

"Honey, a witch? Witch's are bad, don't you wanna be a fairy or a mermaid instead, perhaps a princess?" The mom scolded the kid.

"But mom..." She whined.

"Loren, witch's are cruel. We'd like to buy the princess gown." She then talked to the salesman.

I looked at Rania who looked like she was pitying herself.

"Hey, you okay?" I said rubbing her shoulder.

"Funny how they always think witches are cruel and vicious and..." She said glaring.

"Shut up, they don't know what real magic is." I said

"What if I am one. That day at the sky, when I made the storm, I felt it, I felt something come in me, consuming what small light I had. What if I am made to be the cruel dark witch that, that lady tells her kid."

"Then if you are, I'm always here. When you lost control, I was there to slap you back to reality right? Even if you become the baddest, most vicious witch in this world, I wouldn't stop trying to regain you." I said holding her shoulders because she was starting to cry.

"Remember those times when I always stuck with you?" I said

"You were just using me, just to be with Megan." She said now straight out crying.

"See? That's what you think,  you think I used you so I could get closer to Megan? When really, it's the opposite, Megan knew that I was using her as an alibi so that I could get closer to you!" I said letting out a small laugh.

"Oh really?! Explain to me that night, that night you left me to sleep on the beach!" she shouted.

"Do you remember that you went outside the treehouse and I followed?"

"Yeah, and you wrapped a blanket over me." She nodded.

"After a couple minutes, trolls arrived, they're dark creatures and they surprisingly went straight out to you." I said.

"But I thought the haven was safe from dark creatures?"

"Sadly, the hideout is not part of the haven's protection so they were able to come for us. I flew you to the beach and laid you there, where you are safe. I promised, I would come back but I had to fight them and it took a while, when I came back you were already gone and when I went to your dorms, you were ready to kill me."

She let out a small laugh but she was still crying. She pulled a strand of her hair behind her ears then she smiled and as if on cue, there were fireworks. She looked at them with awe. While I looked at her and damn, she's so fcking beautiful.

"I wish I had that kind of magic." She spoke softly.

"What magic? The fireworks?"

"Yeah, the magic to make everyone happy." She bowed her head

"Rania, you don't have to please everyone, don't you get it you are enough, you are beautiful, strong, kind, funny, not to mention violent..."

She looked at me for a second then she kissed me. Her soft, warm lips touched mine making my body explode and melt all at the same time.

It also took me a second to realize this then I immediately wrapped my arms around her waist. She pulled away after a while, closed her eyes and smiled.

"Wow, out of all the girls I've kissed, I mean I've kissed better but that one was..." What the hell am I saying?

"I love you too." She said in a sing-song voice.

We looked at each other then she hugged me. Those four words that she said gave more meaning out of the thousands I've heard all my life. She gives me meaning, meaning to live, this is my purpose, to love her and be with her as long as I live.

"Wow." A voice spoke.

Matt, he turned back and ran away. Hannah chased after him, screaming his name. In order to achieve my happiness, i had to hurt someone in return. I don't wanna lose them both.