Nightmare

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Lizzie's POV

Nuh, ugh, nhg. I tossed and turned. No. No. No. And then it came. *SCREAM* I bolted awake. "Mom!", I yelled softly into the room. I could feel the sweat dripping down my face. Down my back and my arms. I breathed heavily. I was shaking. "Elizabeth?", I heard my name. I turned my head and saw Zeus. I breathed out shakily and then sighed. "I saw how they killed her, h-how could they just do that to her? She was part of their family, their people and they just killed her", I said rubbing my cold arms. He sighed and sat on the bed with me.

"Her people and mine were cruel, very very cruel. They didn't understand us, they didn't understand our love. They never did and they never Will. They didn't understand why I was in love with your mother and they didn't understand why she loved me. And then you came along and they didn't understand you, you were a half breed, half god, half Atlantan. The very first one. Me and your mother loved you very much, even though they could see how much we loved each other and you, they didn't understand you, and whenever they don't understand something, well they take it into their own hands, and sometimes it's not always the good kind. So the night before they took her, she went to earth and put you with the nicest people she knew, she knew they would take good care of you, it pained us both to see you go, but it was our only chance to let you have a life, to live. And then the next day, they took her and then they killed her when she wouldn't tell them where you were, and they punished me by taking the one woman I loved. They imprisoned me, they chained me and they beat me every single day, they tried forcing me to tell them where you were, but I wouldn't, I dared not to open my mouth, to keep you safe and to do what your mother would have done. So after five king years, I was out of imprisonment, but they tried forcing me to marry.

But I would not. I still very much loved your mother, she was the one that I loved. The one that had my heart, I said no, and they imprisoned me again, but I didn't care, I wasn't just going to give up my daughter and then marry a woman I did not love. But it stopped once my brothers found out about what they were doing to me, but they are still very angry with me, but they can not hurt you here, not anymore", he said as a few tears rolled down his cheeks.

My own filled with tears. "So it's my fault that she's dead?", I asked him. Did I cause the death of my own mother? Did she die because of me? He turned to me and looked at me sternly. "No, it was never your fault, it was theirs, it was never our fault or yours, it was their fault that they just wouldn't let us live in peace, but it would never be your fault for her death. Your mother loved you very much, she adored you", he said. I sniffled and hugged my legs to my chest. "Can I see your soulmark?", I asked him. He sniffled and smiled. "Of course", he said. He rolled up his sleeve and showed me.

'So your really Zeus, the big guy in the sky? ha'. I sniffled and giggled. Okay that was funny and sounded like something I would say. I wiped my nose. "It sounds like something I would say", I said with a sad smile. He chuckled. "You are very much like your mother, you sound like her", he said. I moved closer off of the bed and closer to him. I laid my head on his shoulder. "I find it kinda funny that I miss someone that I don't even remember", I said softly. I wiped my nose again. I felt him pat my head.

"You would have liked her, both of you were basically twins, probably would have ganged up on me though", he said. I giggled. "I would have liked that", I said sniffling. "Would you like to see something?", he asked me. I looked up at him and nodded. "Sure", I said. I knew I wouldn't be able to fall asleep any time soon. I got up and grabbed a little shall, I wrapped it around myself and followed after him. We walked down a hall and then down some spiral stairs. There were quite some stairs. My feet started to hurt, I wish I had grabbed some shoes. But then we reached the bottom. I saw a door. "This was our room, it was going to be your room as well", he said as he opened the door. My eyes lit up when I saw the inside of it. The walls were white. The decor was beautiful.

And then I saw the crib and the toys. There were blankets. I walked over to the crib and saw dust. "I don't sleep in here anymore, I don't think I would be able to, not without her, she made this room for the three of us, our safe room. But it wasn't much of a safe room when they came for her, this was the last room she was in before they took her and that was the last time I saw the woman I loved, they held me back as I watched as they took her from me, you have no idea how hard I tried, but it wasn't enough, it wasn't enough and I lost her. I blamed myself till this very day, I can still see the look on her face when we last saw each other and I tried, I tried so hard. I fought and fought until I was too tired to even move, but they still took her, no matter how much I fought. They thought I was being Ridiculous, that I was being blindsided by a woman and I was weak, but anyone would do anything for the person they loved. And I would have done anything for that woman, she was the one I loved and she was my soulmate. The only reason I'm standing here today is because of you and her. She told me to stay alive for you, and I have. And not a day goes by that I don't miss her. She was the one woman I loved and she was my best friend, she's the one that taught me how to love", he said.

I turned around to look at him. I saw tears streaming down his cheeks. He was holding one of the many baby toys that was laying around. I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around him. "I'm sorry", I whispered to him. I felt him wrap his arms around me tightly. He didn't say anything and he didn't have to. Not now. I closed my eyes and just breathed him in. He smelled familiar. Like a old memory.

I pulled back and I noticed that I too had started crying. I sniffled and wiped my tears. I looked at the wall again and saw a portrait. It was of us. It was him, my mother and me in the middle with a smile on my lips. "That was taken a month after you were born. We couldn't get you to stay still, but your mother loved you dearly", he said as he saw me looking at the portrait. "I look so much like her", I whispered. He chuckled. "like I said, twins", he said.

I turned around to look at him. "Thank you, for showing me this", I said as I hugged him again. He wrapped his arms around me again. "It was your birth right, you deserved to know", he said.


I had a family.

They didn't abandon me. They gave me away because they were protecting me and now I know, and I understand. I understand now. And whoever killed my mother. I'm going to kick their asses.

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