Just a Kiss Goodnight

Just a Kiss Goodnight (24)

Georgiana’s P.O.V

I dropped down on my bed, utterly exhausted, and closed my eyes. My head hurt like a bitch and throbbed. Training with my father had taken far more effort than I’d thought it would. Just about all of me ached from falling out of the air a few times when I’d lost concentration; don’t ever try that by the way. It hurts.

“Aww, Georgiana, are you okay poppet?” Alex cooed as he came into the room and sat next to me on the bed. I nodded slightly, too tired to bother replying verbally. He flipped me onto my stomach, sat on my butt and started to give me a back rub. And by the gods... it was divine! Though, he was heavy sat on my ass but I guess I didn’t really mind. His hands were truly amazing.

“How are you so good at this?” I mumbled into the duvet, my voice sounding muffled and my words kind of just carrying on into each other rather than being properly articulated and separated.

“Son of the love Goddess, G.” He chuckled. It was weird to feel the vibrations of his laugh through my butt… it kind of tingled o.O.

“Good point…” I smiled and breathed in deeply; starting to drift off asleep and feeling my muscles start to loosen up nicely as he rubbed my back in circles and freed a few knots from my shoulders. God I love my fiancé.

Zoe’s P.O.V

Yet another hot tear rolled down my cheek. I couldn’t control the tears, just like I couldn’t control my dang powers. Ever since Zeke and I’s battle I could feel my powers trying desperately trying to fight my barriers, trying to take control of me again. Everyone was terrified of me, I could see it in their eyes and they had good reason to be! I could have killed Georgiana that day; I could have killed Zeke… my own twin brother.

Zeke had scared me too, through the haze of my powers I knew he’d called forth the dead to do his bidding. That image of the skeletons crawling out of the ground will never ever leave me. He’s never done that before and it scared me to death (excuse the pun) to see him gain a power that could control him too.

It shouldn’t have surprised me that Zeke had a power at that level seeing as we’re twins but it still did. I thought I was going to be the only one with the burden of being under pressure and having to keep my walls up constantly. I didn’t want him to have to deal with that too but it was obvious now that he’s been dealing with it for a long time. I brushed another tear away. I needed to man up and find Zeke, I needed to check he was okay and let him know I was here to help him if he needed it.

I got up off of the floor next to the bed and checked my reflection in the floor length mirror on the back of my door. I didn’t look too terrible I guess. My pale blue summer dress was wrinkled from sitting on the floor and my hair wasn’t its usual flawless poker-straight self but it wasn’t much of a mess. My eyes were red and puffy from crying but no-one had looked me in the eyes for days so it didn’t matter. I sighed and walked out the room, stopping when I noticed a note on the ground at my feet. Curious, I picked it up, unfolded it and started to read it.

Zoe. 

I’ll be gone by the time you read this so don’t bother going off and looking for me me or going to my bedroom in the hope to find me there. I won’t be. Just accept now that I’ve left and read on, Twin.

I just can’t stand being around everyone anymore, Zoe. It’s so hard to see everyone being so happy with their lives and having perfect relationships with their God parent while I’m miserable and hated by my parent. Georgiana and Alex are the worst for me to be around. They’re so happy together and it makes me feel sick with rage and jealousy. Sarah is just the epitome of happiness and I can’t stand to be around her, she’s too happy all the time. And Dean? You’ll figure Dean out soon enough, Zoe. Just open your eyes a little and look in the mirror.

Even you have it better than me, Zo. Hades has always liked and loved you more than me, right from when we were young. I don’t hold that against you, Zo, so please don’t be upset. It’s not your fault, it’s his. Maybe if he’d just paid attention to me then I wouldn’t have been living such a miserable life right now. I wouldn’t have so much hate in me and I wouldn’t listen to the whispers in my ear at night, telling me to do this…

I know you know about my power but don’t worry about me, I have it all under control and I know how to stop it from overcoming me. I taught myself to do it very early on while Hades concentrated on you and left me to do whatever I wanted, not caring to notice that I was just as powerful as my twin sister.

We were born to do great things, Zoe, and I will do great things. You can watch from afar or join with me when the time is right but I will do great things with or without you. You’ll either hear from me or about me soon Zoe, I’ll get everyone’s attention. Our father will have to take notice of me for once in my life and he’ll regret that he never loved me in the first place. He’ll see that I was worth his attention and when he tries to make amends…I’d love to tell you my plan but I know that you’ll side with the guys and the Gods and plot against me.

You’re all I have Zo and I love you.

-Zeke.

I felt the tears stream down my face and I did the one thing he told me not to. I dropped the letter and ran to Zeke’s room, flying past Dean and Sarah. I burst into the room and went to his bed before collapsing to the ground next to it, sobs heaving from my chest. A note flitted to the floor in front of me and through the blur of my tears I could just make out the words ; I told you not to look for me…