The Poseidon Project

7. Water Withdrawls

"Bro, get out of the water. You know I can't swim with other people."
He looked over at me and shrugged. "It's not my fault your this way."
"Get out of the water before the police find me guilty for murder!"

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I opened one of my eyes slightly. What a weird dream, am I that desperate for a relative?

"Cari, are you awake?"
I looked over at Ian who was sitting in the chair.

"Why are you not asleep?"

He sighed. "I caught my brother in your room so I stayed here in case he decided to come back and do anything foolish."

My face became heated. "Did he?"
"Did he what?"
"Did he do anything foolish?"

Then he realized what I meant. His cheeks flushed slightly rose but it was hardly noticeable.
"N-no. I just saw him by your bed, that's all."

I gave a small laugh. "Aha, ok. Come here."
"To your bed?"
"Yes, because I literally have nothing else for you to go to in this room."
"What about the closet?"

He walked over to the closet and opened the doors. "Are you being an idiot right now, Adrian?"

"NO, I'm being an Ian-iot. Night Ri~"
He closed the doors and I heard him making himself on top of my clothes.
That jerk.

"Night Ian."

I woke up a few moments later when my throat was incredibly dry.
Ugh, but the bed is soo comfy.

But then again, I dont wanna die.

I walked downstairs and couldn't seem to find the kitchen. When did the house get so big?
And blurry? I couldn't see anything clearly for a foot ahead of me.

My throat was suddenly itching and I rubbed it as an attempt to stop the irritation. I reached for the wall and leaned my forehead against it.

"Cari, are you okay?"
I didn't turn around. I couldn't.
"Uh, your sweating an awful lot. Do you need some water?"

I nodded as a response to the voice and I heard the clinking of glasses and tap water running.

I coughed what sounded like I had dust in my throat and felt something cool on the top of my head.

"I'm sorry. I didn't if you wanted on your head or something because you look ill."

The doorbell rang and the person and the person handed me the glass to go get it.

I sat in the floor and attempted to drink the water but my throat was acting as if it was closed off.

Some of it when down my throat and j was starting to regain vision.
"Ms.Lynn, did you stall to drink water?"

Okay, only Dyllon calls me Ms.Lynn. "I'm sorry."

"Ian, get your ass down here!," he shouted suddenly and turned his aattention to Dean.
"Dean, it's best you aren't here for this."

Why? Are you going to chop off my body limb for limb? I won't let you! I'm Princess of Galaxetia and I shall not allow such stupidity and brutality to exist in this realm!

"Why not? She looks ill, we should take her to a hospital."

Ian placed a hand on his brother's shoulder, they aren't that different in height.
"Leave. Now."

Dean but his hands up in defeat and walked up the stairs.
"Dyl, what's going on?"

"She fucking deprived herself of water. Her waterway had already been clogged off so go get me one of those plastic tubes you have in your kitchen for cooking."

Ian went to the kitchen and came back with a few plastic straws. Dyllon forcefully opened my mouth and stuck the tube by my throat.
"knhfjensndbd-"

"Just shut up if you don't wanna die, Ms.Lynn."
He started building something but I couldn't see what as my vision started to fade.

Suddenly, it felt like someone lit a match in my air tube and I started coughing out liquid.
"Keep it in your mouth, Ri!"

I closed my mouth but water started spewing through the corners of my lips. "Come on, Ri."

I managed to choke down some of the water and my throat was no longer so dry.
I removed the tube from my throat and wiped the rest of the liquid staining my face.

"You see what happens when you're lazy, Ms.Lynn?"

I frowned and looked at the floor. "Yeah, it won't happen again unless it's out of my power."

"Anyways, look at the time Adrian. We have to go to school."

"I can't leave Cari alone with Dean. Can we take her with us?"
"Not everyone's gonna believe the 'she's my cousin' statement, dude."
"Well, too bad. Come on, Ri, let's get you changed."

I accepted his hand but spoke "I'm not a two years old."
We walked up the stairs and my pace was very slow; my legs were probably weakened from that water withdrawal.

"Ian, I'm too tired to move."
"I'm not leaving you with him-"
"Your brother hasn't done anything yet."

Ian pushed me in the bed and started going through my closet. "You don't know my brother, not even my parents. If he hadn't fucking been such a dumb ass then maybe I could react like you!"

He threw a shirt on my bed and walked back to me. He started lifting the bottom of my shirt up when I stopped him. "Ian, that's going too far."
My face started to heat up again and I pushed him away.

"Look, you don't see see your brother as a good guy but if I am in any way harmed the time you come back, then you can yell at me and I won't stop you as you beat up your bro, k?"

"That's definitely gonna happen. But I trust you, even though I barely know you."
I grinned and hugged him.

I saw Ian's smile disappear which widened mine. "You wanted a kiss."

"N-no I didn't. It's just what a girlfriend would do."
"I'm not really your girlfriend though," I spoke, hoping the blush wasn't too noticeable.

"You're gonna wanna be though."
"Pfft, just get outta my room."

I waved him off and sat on the couch diagonal from Dean.
He was scrolling on his phone so I decided to take a nap.

And that's when I saw the fangs.

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How was chapter 7, guys? Leave sine suggestions for filler chapters that are PG rated, thanks.

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