Chasing the Chaos

Ch. 24

The next year seemed like a blur to me honestly, I still hadn't found Poseidon child at all. I was losing faith in finding his child. For some strange reason Persephone still had faith in me that I could find the child. I was now a sophomore and Autumn and I have slowly become closer to each other. Autumn was happy and she wasn't wearing glasses anymore which I thought actually suited her. If I didn't like men I might have been interested in her because we are so alike than I could ever thought. Apollo still hadn't contacted me in the slightest bit. Was I upset over this? No, I'm actually perfectly fine to be honest. Arthur had been avoiding me ever since that night where I kind of burned his hand. I guess these powers actually had the perfect effect on everyone. I was actually excited because Fred was coming over to visit me. For the past year, I had been talking to him and I offered to show him where I lived. Fred never been out of the mystical world of the gods and goddesses. Autumn was out of town with her parents doing some kind of con. Autumn's mom wanted to show her the ropes. I heard a knock on the front door and I opened it to see Fred was actually wearing pants. I hugged him and Fred hugged me back. Fred was looking around my house with amazement.

"You actually live here" Fred said to me and I just nodded my head.

"Yup welcome to my abode" I said while moving my arms around. Fred was just smiling hugely.

"Where's your mom" Fred asked me and I just shrugged my shoulders. At this point mom and I basically avoid each other since the death of Evan. Mom was irritated with me moping and I was tired of her acting like she actually cared about me. I didn't believe her anymore that she wanted me to be happy. I couldn't trust anyone except for maybe Fred to be honest.

"You and mom is not talking anymore" Fred asked me while we continued around my house. I wanted to give him a tour of the place, I didn't respond to his question. "You can't avoid your mother forever. She's the only mom you have" Fred put his hand on my shoulder.

"So, what" I commented to him pushing his hand off my shoulder. "Did you just come here to scold me because I don't need that right now" I huffed out at him. Fred just shook his head but he didn't say anything. I knew that I made him upset and Fred rubbed the back of his neck. Fred adjusted his hat that I was letting him borrow to hide his horns.

"I care about you Lyric" Fred whispered to me and looked down at the ground. We were now in my bedroom which had changed since the start of sophomore year. The walls were now painted with numerous pictures of bands and music icons on my wall.

"I know Fred and I just want you to trust me. I know what I'm doing" I told him and Fred just nodded his head while I put on some music on in the background. I was tapping my hands against my desk while humming a little bit.

"I just know that you and Apollo had a falling out. He cares about you but you both are so stubborn" Fred brought up Apollo while he stood in front of me. Fred tilted his head at me and I sighed but rolled my eyes too. Ever conversation me and Fred ever had it somehow turned into a conversation about Apollo.

"Please let it go. I'm fine not talking to him. I don't need him or anyone else" I said to Fred and Fred grabbed my arm to pull me back to him.

"Apollo wants to know everything about you. He constantly asking me about you but he's waiting for you to call him or actually talk to him" Fred pointed out to me and I just shook my head.

"It's too late for that" I pulled my arm away from Fred and Fred rubbed the back of his neck. I knew he was feeling tensed about this conversation.

"You know I would kill for someone to care about me as much as your father does. He is willing to disobey Zeus that have to mean something for you" Fred stated to me and I just shook my head. I was holding onto my guard, I was never going to trust anyone anymore ever.