Lillianna and the Sand (1)

17: Jake

       "You have to believe me! It wasn't me I was at the arena!" I yelled at the Poseidon Cabin. I turned to leave but instead my back was leaning against the Poseidon cabin's door. I slowly sank against the door until I was sitting on the floor. I pulled out the engagement I was going to give to her. "Too late." I growled.
       I brought my hand up ready to throw it but there was a hand over mine. "Jake?" The person asked as I turned around to see Lillianna staring at me dumbfounded. "Whoever was kissing Cecil wasn't me. I was in the arena thinking about that." I said gesturing to the box." I replied sounding a bit mad.
       Lily dropped down next to me and kissed me. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry Blood Boy!" She said and I pushed her up while getting on one knee. "It's ok. I've been thinking about this for a long time. I love you so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with you!" I exclaimed and opened the box. "Will you marry me?" I asked. Lily's face light up and tears fell down her face. "Yes! Of course!" She exclaimed.
      Cheering erupted around the camp and I realized everyone had been watching. Lily and I both blushed but I ignored them and I got up and hugged Lillianna. I brought my head back to hers and kissed her. She kissed me back harder so I deepened the kiss. "Come on guys! We don't need to see that! Go back into your cabin!" Someone yelled. Both Lily and I rolled our eyes but went back inside the cabin.
      After that I woke up and started blushing and Zizi saw me. "What did you dream about?" Zizi asked. "Nothing." I replied still blushing. "Nothing huh." She teased and I shrugged. "Let me guess about her." She said gesturing to Lily. I shaked my head but I blushed harder giving it away. She just smiled at me kept steering. "After you're done blushing you should wake her up. She's been sleeping for a while." Zizi said and I just nodded.
      A few minutes later I still hadn't stopped blushing. Suddenly Lily stared shaking and screaming. "LILY!" I yelled and rushed over. "Wake up!" I yelled shaking her. Her eyes flew open and immediately she started crying. I didn't ask anything and just hugged her. After a while she explained her nightmare. "It was the Great Prophecy. I won but when I came back both camps-" she cut off and started shaking. "Everyone was dead. No one survived." She finished. "That won't happen. Everyone's here. I'm here." I comforted and she stopped shaking. Eventually she wasn't crying anymore.
      "Zizi stop steering let me do it." Lily said and broke free from my hug while Zizi nodded and stopped steering. When Lily steered she wasn't actually steering she used the water to push the boat in the right direction.
       We were sitting in silence when we heard monsters. We all had are weapons out in a second. "There's hundreds of them." Zizi said. "Any storm spirits?" I asked aware of what happened last time. "I don't think so." Lily replied. "We can't defeat all of them." Zizi stated. "Unless, Lily did her thing." I muttered but both of them heard me. Zizi nodded but Lily turned pale. "I can't, I'll kill you guys." She mumbled but I shook my head. She gave in and darkness poured off her. I gestured to Zizi and we ran away into the monsters as far away from Lily as possible.
                                       Lillianna
      Darkness poured off me as I saw Jake and Zizi running away. I forced myself not look or I would know where to find them. As my frenzy started I used Riptide. Soon my frenzy was here and I threw Riptide at one of the monsters and let it stay there. I killed monsters faster then in my frenzies from before. "Look at Lillianna Ace! Evil just like General Madison! Join us." An empousai yelled. "Not. Evil. Just. Gonna. Kill. EVERYTHING!" I growled.
     All the monsters flinched and hesitated. I killed a few more and they snapped out of it. "DIE BEFORE THE DESCENDANT OF HADES! BRINGER OF DEATH!" I bellowed in rage as the monsters had started backing off. "DON'T BE COWARDS! FACE MY WRATH!" I bellowed monster-like. "We can take her down! Don't hesitate!" The same empousai yelled. I roared completely monster-like now. Shadows turned to extra long nails and teeth for me. They also added extra strength.
     Before long I was standing in front of two monsters. "STOP!" it yelled. I hesitated for a second the voice sounded familiar but I dismissed it. "It's Jake!" It yelled. Again I hesitated. I was about to raise my hands and attack but it hugged me. Immediately the darkness started to fade and I realized it was Jake. Zizi watched in horror at what I had became.
     "It's becoming worse. I can't recognize you at all anymore." I said. "We will figure it out." Jake replied. I looked over and Zizi had an 'aww' look on her face. Immediately I glared and separated from Jake. "What's wrong?" Jake asked because normally I don't separate from our hugs when he's comforting me. "Nothing, I just feel better. I guess it's because I'm used to it now." I responded it was kind of the truth. Jake didn't believe me but he didn't press me more.
      "I think I'm gonna go to the Underworld to see what's wrong." I said. "No what if that makes it worse!" Jake replied. "I need to know what's wrong." I responded as I faded into the shadows. Before I could disappear he kissed me in the cheek. "Be careful." I heard before I was surrounded by shadows.
       I was careful not to travel into the throne room so I wouldn't freak out Hades, I don't want to know what would happen. I entered the room. "Uncle? I have a question." I said. Hades turned to look at me but gestured for me to wait while he continued talking to a skeleton guard. "How are you dear?" A voice asked and I jumped. I turned around and saw it was Persephone. "Gods, you scared me." I said. "You're just like Hades. That happens to him too." She said and gestured for me to answer her question. "Honestly I don't know. In terms of myself I'm fine but my thing is getting worse. I can't even recognize Jake anymore. Every time I get closer to killing him." I replied and Persephone nodded and left.
      After a bit more waiting Hades gestured for me to come forward. "Lily, what are you doing here?" He asked. "My thing it's getting worse. I can't recognize anyone anymore." I replied. "Also I'm not sure being around darkness or using it makes it worse or better." I added. "Well this has never happened to any children of mine and I don't know about descendants. Being around darkness doesn't change anything and using it doesn't either." He replied. "Well except if you shadow travel constantly then you might fade into the shadows. I'm not sure about your thing though but it sounds like the more you used it the worse it became." He added and I nodded.
      "Well I have to leave now. I'll visit when this is all over. Bye uncle!" I said and started to fade into the shadows. "Bye." He replied and I was gone. I focused on the boat and then I was there. "Hey!" I said behind Jake knowing this would scare him. He yelped and jumped up his hand on his spear but he turned around and saw it was me. "Gods! Don't do that again." He said. "Yeah ok." I replied.