Life and Death Don't Mix

Chapter 14

        A week had gone past, and I could not seem to make up my mind. I just felt so broken.

Every few days, I would get some food from the dining hall, and then I would shadow travel back to the bunker where I would stay for the rest of the day.

I just returned to the bunker after grabbing some toast and fruit, and some water. I turned around only to find Percy and Annabeth standing in the doorway, looking at me. I could see the sadness and disappointment in their eyes.

"Angel, you have to stop this." Percy began, "you cannot keep doing this."

"Why not?" I asked my voice rough,

"You will die if you keep it up," Annabeth interjected.

"Oh, but you are wrong. I cannot die, I almost wish I could it would be so much easier if I could."

Annabeth gasped as she listened, "Angle don't say that."

"Why not? I'm along either way, aren't I. At least dead, I would hurt."

"That's not true Angle, we are here for you!" Percy said strictly.

I let out a small laugh, "For how long. I know you two are leaving. You are going to Camp Jupiter to be together."

They both paled as they glanced a each other. They had not known I knew, but there was no point in hiding it. They were going to leave me behind and would have already been gone if they had just stopped worrying about me. I did not understand why they pretended to care so much. They left me behind so many times in Tartarus and even more times before that quest.

I closed my eyes, and when I opened them, I was standing on the beach. I was standing with my feet in the water.

I let tears fall from my eyes as I looked up at the sky. I finally thought I was ready to go home. There was nothing I left behind, and there was no reason for me to stay any longer.

Slowly opening my mouth, I got ready to call out to my father, but before I could, the sky turned dark. I looked to find the source of finding something covering the sun. It slowly got closer as I realized it was Festus. It grew closer before it landed on the ground with a loud thud behind me.

I turned around, noticing Annabeth and Percy standing as the edge of the beach while campers began to emerge from the trees.

Looking back at the golden dragon, I watched as Leo jumped down from its back. I felt a smile grow on my face as I realized he was not dead, but that quickly fell into a frown as I watched his offer his hand to someone on the dragon.

A girl grabbed his hand, jumping down. She had long blonde hair in a braid along her shoulder. She wore a short white dress that fell just above her knees.

"Calypso?" Percy said, catching everyone's attention.

It all clicked inside my head. He hadn't died; instead, he found her island and went back for her. He went back to save her. He had told me about when he first meets her, but he convinced me that nothing was going on. Now I knew he was lying. Of course, he would like her more than me. I felt like such an idiot, he was told I was dead and immediately moved on.

I stepped back farther into the water, catching Annabeths glace. I could see the pitty she held for me. She mouthed a sorry before more tears began falling from my face.

Turning around, I continued to walk into the water until it was up to my knees. The light blue dress I wore drifting behind me. I looked up to the sky, ready to go back and see my father. I wanted to see my mother too and all the other gods.