The Scent of Yours

°•° The scent of hope°•°

I was Dead .

I was killed by an Athenian.

But the worst part was that my sister was the one who helped him kill me .
Persephone said that Ariadne was so in love with Theseus that her mind was clouded . Her heart was talking and encouraging her to do it.

But nothing really mattered at this point.

I was in the underworld .
There was no escape from death.
No contact with the world above .
I was trapped once again, but this time forever.

I sat on the rock next to the fire , hands on my laps holding my head as I thought about everything that happened to me .

Was what I asked for, too much ?

I just wanted to be with my little flower . I just wanted to see her , at least for once . To know how did she look like so I could imagine her and dream about her and I together.

I was not sure if she even knew about me . Who I was . Where I lived.
How I was betrayed by her best friend and killed.

Did she even have a clue I existed ?

I sighed and got up from were I was sitting. And threw my fists at the wall as hard as I could.

All I ever asked was for people to accept me . To stop treating me like an animal and be afraid of me . I wanted a chance to have my life arranged by me. I wanted a real family who would love me and care about me .

Was it too much to ask for ? Was it impossible?

I was punching the wall so hard my knuckles turned blue . I stopped my action and looked at my knuckles.
There was no blood. It was so weird . Deads couldn't bleed.
It would take me a lot to get used to this . That i was not alive anymore.

I looked up at the wall I was punching and noticed something small in the crack of it .

I removed some more pieces of the wall to get a better look at it .
It was a small red flower on the beginning of blooming.

A flower?

What did a beautiful creation of nature do in the depths of despair ? In a lifeless underworld?

How could it bloom in a place where everything else was rotten?

I looked at it astonished and thought of picking it but as I extended my hand to do so I changed my mind .

Realization hit me and I took a step back as if afraid of damaging it .
It was a symbol!
A message from Gods!

That there was still hope , even if I was far from the real world I have still chances to accomplish my dreams. Maybe it was a message to show me that my flower was still near me. In my heart. Even if it stopped beating. That she would keep giving me strength and aspiration.

I looked at it for a while until I felt a presence behind me and turned abruptly .

"Hello brother, it's me Androgeus"
A young man greeted me with a smile

"You are the son of Minos who was killed by Athenians?" I asked to confirm the rumour and the fact that I was indeed a part of a punishment to Athenians by eating their youth every year .

"Yes brother, it's me . Thank you for taking revenge on Athenians for killing me. It means a lot to me " he said making a move to hug me but I flinched and stepped back .

I wasn't used to people thanking me, hugging me or even paying me any attention.

He frowned seeing my reaction but quickly got over it and stepped forward to get closer to me .

"I know I wasn't there for you my whole life but after what happened to me I had a lot of time to think and realized that I made a mistake. You are my brother and I want to make up for all the times I didn't help you . I'm sorry . I really am "
He apologized looking desperate waiting for my forgiveness.

Never in my life I had someone begging for my forgiveness. Well there was noone even talking to me but the point is that it made me feel something inside .

It made me feel like one of the missing puzzles inside me was now found and that puzzle was family.

Not knowing what to do I stepped closer and threw my hands around him in attempt to hug him or something along the lines.

He hugged me tight and I swear for a brief second I got my feelings and emotions back .

That moment made me realize that I had family. That I was not just a monster that everyone used.

He showed me around and talked about his life, how it used to be and why was he killed. He asked about me and I explained him my situation .

"Is it possible to leave the underworld"I asked desperately and his lips formed in a straight line

"I'm afraid no. Persephone is the only one that comes and goes to underworld but she is not dead ."
He replied sadly

"I have to leave, I am not supposed to be here. I need to see my Elpida and then I'll come back, I swear. " I pleaded but I knew he could do nothing about it .

"Only the Gods can fight death. They are immortals" he answered and got up
"But don't stop believing in your dreams , let's go we can talk to Persephone"
He continued and I stood up following him.

"Persephone, can you please help my brother" Androgeus asked in a pleading tone as soon as we reached Persephone.

"What is the problem? "
She asked curious and looked at me expectedly

"I need to go back above "
I said firmly

"You want to go back to life ?" She chuckled and shook her head
"You know you are not the only one "
She smiled at me kindly

" I know but I have to see my flower. I won't be able to rest in peace otherwise"
I begged and her eyes softened

" Just because I know how it feels when you are forced to leave the world above I will give you a chance."
She gave in
"Follow me "
Was the last thing I heard her say before I was blinded by brightness.