Two Moons, One Earth

Ch28: I Wish I Could Say The Same

"That I was the daughter of the Satan the Devil..." It hurt to even say it. He recoiled back, confirming my suspicions. I cruedly looked him in the eye before running out the room, everyone making way for me. I thumped down the stairs quickly, my arms raised to cover my blurry eyes, my voice growing raspy, reaching for oxygen.

I felt a cold wind blow, and closing my eyes, I heard the other's shout, Aaron's voice especially. "The Phoeninx's doing, Lorem (transportation magic)."

When I opened my eyes again, I was in a whole different surrounding. The cold night breezed whistled past me and the creepy trees of the night loomed tall above me. I crossed my arms, in hopes of warmth in such drearie area. But I didn't stop running, I couldn't. It was scary to even think- to think that I- I was-

I heard a flash behind me, which scared me even more, making me run faster and farther into the woods. I heard a stream pulse ahead and took my chances. Whatever was running after me, was catching up, but that was the least of my worries.

Even at the look of the large cold stream didn't stop me from running. I ran straight in, splashing water everywhere and erupting an even greater sound, attracting the thing closer. But still, I heard the water splash behind me too.

My heart was thumping so fast from the lack of oxygen. My breating dragged on heavier than the next, grasping for air and the freezing cold water sticking to my pants didn't help any better. Just when I felt like the pursuer had stopped pursuing his prey, I let a mind of ease past. But!

A hand jerked me arm back, and scared but with less fright now, I looked back cautiousy and coolly. My face resumed it's sorrowfulness when I came face to face with Aaron. Pain came crashing done on me, what I had holding back, tears, pain, memories too painful, despair and lonliness, it all came down raining on me.

In a quick swift move, Aaron's and my lips were softly touching each other's. The moons out and shining on the water, glimmered the whole scene.

Wishing that this time would never end, tears streamed down my face and gripping me tightly in a hug and lips still touching, our eyes closed, and the stillness of the night gathered around us.

Finally, what seemed like a millenium, Aaron let me go gently and looked into my eyes. His eyes gleamed a dark red crimson. Pulling away , he started towards shore, saying "Come one. Let's get you tried up." I treaded slowly after him, the cold pratically freezing my back stiff.

He makes a low fire, one that's enough to keep warm and then everything goes back to being silent and eerie. Things to think about again, to always think about again.

One, I'm not normal, well at  least I've figured that out from the start, two, besides from being the Phoenix Queen, I'm really not normal, three, my biological father is Satan the Devil...

Chills shivered down my spine as I imagined myself with my biological father. I got the creeps just thinking about it.

Sitting side by side, I felt his warmth far but close. I wanted to say something but something was in my throat. No sounds would just come from me. But I wasn't the first one to speak.

".......I'm sorry.....For not telling you the....The whole story...It's just...You being the demon princess and all, how do you suppose I just tell you that huh? I couldn't just go up to you and tell you that you were the Devil's daughter and believe that you would not flunder this." He silently waited for me to speak.

"Well how about a start, like now? Don't you think, since alot has happened concerning about me and my heritage, that you should fully explain to me everything, everything...?" I look up to him and he's looking back.

"I suppose so....So starting from the very start. I'm not a hybrid of just a dragon and fire demon. I'm a hybrid consisting of four elements. Dragon, fire demon, and of course, vampire and fallen angel." Aaron sounded so exhausted as if saying this made his so tired than anything else in the world. I was more surprised than anything to know that Aaron was 1/4 fallen angel.

I urged him to go on. "My grandmother and grandfather from my mother's side, were a fire mistress (demon) and a vampire. From my father's side, my grandparents were dragon and fallen angel, my grandmother being the dragon and my grandfather the fallen angel. But.....I also have a brother...A younger one. He- A misplaced gene or mutation I suppose but he is without the gene of my father, the dragon gene and he does not inherit neither the lesser genes like the vampire and fallen angel genes. He only has my mother's gene, the fire demon."

Aaron looked to the sky as if remembering something. "He.....Always hated me for it....I, in shining spotlight with praises and high expectations from both my family and peers while he was only known as the younger brother of the highest ranked officer, Abigor....It's no wonder he betrayed us and fell into the hands of...." His mind wondered off.

I waited for him to finish but it didn't seem like there was anything left to say so I asked "What was he like? Was he like you, acting all mighty and serious or...?"

He chuckled like he was eager to answer this and as if reminscing the past he replied. "He was bright....Sweet and considerate, so unlike me...And although he was always there for me....I was never there for him....I-I knew how he felt and everything! But I ignored and his pain and didn't do a thing about it.....And before we all knew it, he had become so stressed that he had headaches daily and panic attacks...Worse..He started to hallucinate....It got so bad to the point that...He was on house arrest..." He stopped and a painful expression echoed across his face.

He put his head in his hands and slowly exhaled and inhaled asi f he was trying hard to hold in the tears. It was so tempting to touch him and console him. My hand had amost reach his back but I hesitated.

"Please...Please Percy....Don't...Don't do this...I-I can't do this..." His voice cracked as tears streamed him face. I still had my hand stretched out.

He turned to look at me in the eye and said "I wish I could say the same...."

I immediately, without hesitation, pulled my hand back and a world of hurt fell upon me. I couldn't think straight, not right after this. I held my hand and cleared my throat. And waved it off like it wasn't what I thought it was, a rejection, and said. "Of course...It's not a big deal or anything.." I added a hysterical laugh with in it too just to make it look like I was fine. But I wasn't.

My head hurted like I had too much water in my brain and needed to squeeze it dry. My stomach hurted like a toxic bomb had exploded in it. My chest felt like the world was sitting on it. And last, my heart hurt so much it fell like someone had lodged a thousand needles and a nail into my heart.

I felt like I could barely breath. Like I was under water, someone stole my breath away. And he didn't give it back...