Midnight Storm (Ateez)

Part 9

It's currently 2 in the morning but I wanted to get this done since I couldn't sleep 🤷🏻‍♀️ so please ignore any mistakes lollll anywhooooo I hope y'all enjoy this chapter my lil loves 💞💞💞💞

Celestial pants as she wipes the sweat from her brow with a towel San tossed her, everyday she trained San was sitting off to the side watching over her. She giggles when Wooyoung groans out in pain, she accidentally swung the bamboo rod to hard and it collided with his thigh.

"A little help Celestial?" She slowly raises her hand towards the lake, she watches as water begins to float out of the lake traveling towards her. She moves her hand pointing it towards Wooyoungs thigh, the water envelopes his thigh.

Soon his sighs in relief when the water drops from his leg, "Thank you cousin, it feels so much better now."

She nods with a smile, but the smile doesn't last long when she sees her father step out of the lake. She huffs in annoyance before turning to San, she sees him sending a glare towards her father.

"Celestial can we talk?" Poseidon looks at Wooyoung and San before clearing his throat, "In private."

Scoffing she tosses her rod to the side, "No anything you have to say you can say it in front of them."

"I want you to go back to living a normal life. Forget about this place, you don't need to be involved in any of this. What's with the training? Are you preparing for battle? Are you preparing to take my throne?" Poseidon laughs bitterly, "Don't make me laugh, you're not worthy of my throne."

Celestial purses her lips into a thin line, she feels anger boiling inside of her. "How dare you," Celestial whispers as she looks at him with pure anger.

"How dare you come here and try to tell me what to do and then basically insult me! If anything I'm 100 time more worthy then you, I would never abandon my own child or say what you said just because of a stupid prophecy."

Scoffing Poseidon steps towards her shaking his head, "Look at you Celestial you're weak, you would never be able to do anything to over throw me because you possess powers that came from me! I am the God of all waters, master and protector of the seas! You are nothing but a pathetic little girl who wishes she was wanted, who wishes she was loved, who wishes-"

Poseidons head snaps to the side, his cheek stinging as a slapping sound echoed through the fortress. His jaw is slack as he looks back at Celestial but when he did he saw tears streaming down her cheeks, and an indescribable emotion settled on her soft features.

"You need to leave." San hisses out as he pulls Celestial into his arms, one he did she breaks down not knowing how to handle this situation any further. She ignored the voices that soon joined, ignoring her brother screaming at her so called father. She didn't realize San let go of her until she heard him telling Seonghwa to stop. Turning around she saw her brother being held back by Hongjoong and Mingi, San was in between Poseidon and Seonghwa making sure he didn't attack him anymore.

Looking towards Poseidon she saw a trail of blood flowing down from his nose, she sniffled causing her brothers attention to fall on her. "Oh Celestial, don't listen to a thing that bastard said." She stifles a nod before running to him, crashing into his chest when she reaches him.

"What did you call me?" She feels Seonghwa tense up as she hugs him, "A bastard, now leave."

"I don't take orders-"

"I SAID LEAVE!!" No words were spoken after that, all Celestial wanted to do was cuddle up with her brother. She knew she had homework to do but as of now she didn't care to get it done. All she wanted was her brother.

(The next day)

San sits outside on the steps to Celestials cabin, yawning every now and then due to that lack of sleep he got. He couldn't sleep knowing how emotionally hurt Celestial was, he wanted to comfort her but he knew she needed time. Sighing he got up to go back to his cabin, stretching when he stands.

"San?" Turning around he sees Faith stepping out of the cabin, a small sympathetic smile crosses her lips as she notices the bags under his eyes.

"How is she?"

Sighing deeply Faith crosses her arms, a frown soon take place on her lips as she speaks. "Out of curiosity, how would you have felt if your father said that to you?"

"I would be a furious, broken mess. I wouldn't know how to feel or what to do to be completely honest with you."

"That's how Celestial feels, ever since I met her Hwa and his parents were the only family she had. She would always brag about her brother, and she had every right to. Then she learned that her father never wanted her on her 18th birthday... that destroyed her San."

Before San could say anything Faith cuts him off, "She's broken right now, she cried most of the night. Hwa never left her side except to use the bathroom but that was it. She told me, Yunho, and Hwa that she never wants to see that man again, and right now she doesn't even want to meet her mother. She even took off the necklace from her because Poseidon had a bracelet made for her but he still went on and said those horrible things to her, she doesn't want the same thing to happen with her mother."

Nodding San runs his hand through his hair, man how he wishes he could hold her and take all her worries away. "Can I see her?"

Faith nods her head with a smile, "She was asking for you earlier, that's why I came out here."

San rushes into the cabin, his heart drops when he sees Celestials dried tear soaked cheeks, her eyes red and puffy. A pout is present on her lips as she shakes her head no at Seonghwa, he watches as Seonghwa sighs before kissing the top of her head.

"She won't eat, she hasn't eaten since lunch yesterday." Seonghwa says as he stands, taking a plate of food back to the kitchen, setting it on the counter. San glances at the clock on her bedside table, 2:33pm.

"Celestial baby you need to eat." San whispers as he sits in front of her on the bed, he shakes his head when he hears her mumble " 'm not hungry."

"Look at me. Please?" San keeps his voice hushed, he smiles softly when she slowly raises her head to look at him.

"Baby please eat. I understand that you're hurt, but you not eating isn't going to solve anything. Please beautiful?" Surprisingly she nods her head, he hears Seonghwa rush off the get her food as Faith and Yunho let out a breath.

"Stay with me?" Celestials voice is barely above a whisper but San heard her, he leans forward placing a long but light kiss on her forehead.

"I'm not going anywhere."