Mythos

Losing control.

"Here this will feel better." Old mother rubs a soothing cream on my arms. The pain slowly going away. Fae walks in through the small door, she makes a direct bee line towards me.

"Athena! I heard what happened!" Fae shriek. "Oh my its true! The centaurs attacked you?"

"What?"

"I heard the centaurs ambushed you and Othniel and they attacked you!" Fae says as she kneels down next to me, looking at the now fading scratch and bruises.

"Yeah, kind of, they surprised, us. But Othniel had me the whole time, his wing have accidently scratched me. He was holding me to tight." I say, clearing things up.

"What are the centaurs doing?" Fae asks Old Mother.

"I am not sure my dear." Old Mother says as she puts all of her creams away.

"The fairies are worried, they think." Fae stops and looks at me.

"They think its my fault?" I ask.

Fae looks at me with sadness in her eyes.

"Rest assure its not your fault, we have been having problems with the centaurs for a long time now." Old Mother says.

"Yeah the fairies are just panicking. They dont want what happened long ago to happen again." Fae says.

"What happened?" I ask.

"Lets just say." Fae stops and looks at Old Mother whose eyes have glossed over. I frown.

"What the hell happened?" I look at both of them.

"They r***d the fairies, over and over, and killed my sister." Old Mother said.

"What?" My voice comes out in a whisper as i kneel next to old mother. Tears falling down her wrinkled skin.

"I had my sister with me, when we found this place. We brought all of the creatures with us, some didn't survive the way here. The wars took over everything, man kind created weapons that could kill dragons, the most mightiest of all." Old mother said. "As you know we sailed the ocean and found the caves that would shield us for thousands of years. Upon the first few years there was chaos. The centaurs would r**e the tiny fairies leaving them to die a painful death. The dragons where off, some where mourning and some where trying to find other survivors.

My sister tried to stop the centaurs from hurting the fairies, but one of them took her and r***d her, her insides where damaged, i found her the next day at my door steps." Old Mother wept. "She crawled all the way to me, in pain and died, all alone. The dragons finally came back and fought back against the centaurs, dividing the land, their land are filled with even more vile creatures that found their way here." Old Mother wiped her cheek.

"I am so sorry." I hold Old Mother as her shoulders shake.

"My sister wanted to protect everyone, to make them all work together." Old Mother said in between cries. "There was so much blood." She holds her chest. "She was so beautiful, so sweet! Her hair so beautiful filled with curls. Her magic was a beautiful blue color."

I try to shoosh her, she cries in my arms, Fae sits next to us and holds Old Mother as well. Listening to Old Mother talk about her sister, brought tears to my eyes. She lost someone she deeply cared about, yet she has been so kind to me from the beginning.

Those centaurs dare call us vile and evil, my ancestors may have caused wars against these creatures but what they did is even more horrific. They hurt so many. Old Mother wept and wept. She has been so strong, yet the pain she has felt has been eating at her.

Old Mother finally calmed down, we laid her down in her bed, she finally let sleep take her. i was afraid that she would have nightmares, but Fae stated she gave her a calming tea.

After a few minutes of silence i looked at Fae.

"Do the fairies really think its my fault?" I asked her.

She took long pause before answering me. "Some do, they are too scared." she shakes her head.

"Tell me, what is it?" I look at her sweet eyes.

"They dont want you up there." Fae says. "I am sorry."

"Its ok." I look around. "I am sure i can find some place to stay."

"On the bright side, they are working hard to find a cure, they want you out of here." Fae says.

"They are helping me?" i ask her.

She nods. "What if there is no cure?"

"There has to be one." I say.

"But what if there isnt? Athena, i want to make sure you will be ready for Othniel if there isnt a cure. I dont want him hurting you, it will kill him." Fae says. She grabs my hand. "I have never seen a dragon hold off mating for so long, i know it must kill him, he has been showing signs already, please if there isnt a cure, please be ready for him."

"I promised him, that in 4 days time, if we find no cure, then ill let it happen." I say.

Fae sighs in relief. I get scared at the thought of what is to happen in a few short days. The door opens and Odette walks in. My heart jumps at her beautiful sight, her eyes full of hatred and amusement.

"Odettet!" Fae shrieks. "What are you doing here?" Fae stands in front of me, trying to shield me from Odette.

"I heard you were attacked." Odette smirks.

"Its not what you think." I say.

Odette rolls her eyes. "So you werent attacked by the centaurs?" She asks.

"He tried." I say. "But Othniel kept me safe, and in the process of him becoming angry at that thing, his wings had spread and accidentally scratched me."

Odette stares at me with her menacing look. She takes a step closer.

"Odette!" Fae says.

"Sooner or later, you will be killed." Odette says her eyes filled with a burning furry. "Maybe by someone else down here." Odette gets closer. "Or by me."

"Odette!" Old Mother appears from her room. Her face shaking in anger.

Odette looks at Old Mother angrily and then back at me, she huffs and then leaves the small little shack angrily. Othniel then appears.

"What did she do?" Othniel walks in and moves Fae out of the way, Fae lets out a small hey. I look at Othniel weirdly.

"Nothing." I say.

"I will have a talk with Odette." Old Mother says. Othniel looks at Old Mother then at me. His tall frame, making his neck bend down to looks at me. His light eyes turning almost orange, I back away from him.

"Did you find any clues?" I ask him.

"Clues?" he asks.

"Yeah um, any leads to our answers?" I say.

Othniel frowns and then shakes himself. He clears his throat and relaxes his posture. "Yeah um, i think on the other side of this land there might be someone that might know something."

"Othniel, please dont tell me." Old Mother shakes her head.

"She might have answers," Othniel.

"No!" Old Mother yells. "Out of the question!" Old Mother looks at me. "This nonesense has got to stop! There is no cure!"

I stare at Old Mother, not knowing what to say or do. I stand there feeling stupid.

"No more. Athena, there is no cure." Old Mother says as she walks towards me, but i push Othniel out of the way and leave the small shack. I begin to run but it was no use, because in seconds i feel Othniel right on my tracks. As soon as my legs begin to burn and my lungs begin to scream for mercy i stop. I bend over ,y hands on my knees, breathing hard.

I dont know where to go. the fairies dont want me with them, and Old Mother wont listen to me. No i dont care what Old Mother says, i am getting rid of this mark.

I pick myself up and look at Othniel.

"What did you find?" I say.

"There is a Banshee, she has been living with the gorgons, at the other side of this cave, she hides mostly. Not everyone knows she is there." Othniel says.

"Whats a Banshee?"

"She is a eerie fairy, she cries all of the time, especially around death, she hasnt cried in a long time, but i over heard that one of the centaurs recently heard her crying not too long ago. I think that's why they have been acting up lately." Othniel says.

"Hold up the centaurs are acting up because they heard a banshee crying?" i ask. "And you think she might know how to get rid of this mark?"

"She might be dark and eerie but she has been around for more than thousands of years, she might have some answers." Othniel says. "Getting to her might be hard."

"What do you mean?" I ask him.

"We have to find a way to make sure there are no centaurs in that area, and make sure the gorgons doesnt see us. " Othniel says.

I groan, at the thought of them. "Do they turn people to stone?"

"Yes." Othniel says.

I start to pace, picking my hair up into a temporary ponytail, i feel sweat and anxiety feel my whole body up. there is sweat pouring down my body. I then turn to look at Othniel whose eyes haven't left me, he stares at with a growing hunger.

"Um Othni..." Before i could finish my sentence Othniel was in front of me, his eyes dark, from his usual Orangy color, "Othniel what are you doing?" I yell. My heart speeds up, i am scared. I freeze as i feel his nose on my neck, breathing in my scent.

I gasp as his hand grabs my waist tightly.

"Othniel stop!" I yell, I try to push him away. He then picks me up, pulling me close to his body he lays me on the ground his body on top of me. "Stop!" I scream. Othniel looks at me, his face very close, but its like he is no longer there. f**k not again. This is the second time this has happened. Jasmine was right, Othniel has been holding back too long. I look up at him his eyes are almost black. He leans down but i look to the side, trashing my body around, trying to escape, this is what Fae meant, he has been holding himself back for too long.

"Othniel please stop!" I beg him. I promised in time i would give myself to him, but it is not time yet! Its not time yet!

I let out a scream as Othniel puts my hands above my head, securing them tightly, my body exposed free to him. The dress like cloth rising up. I can feel him pressing against me, "Othniel!" I scream. "Please snap out of it!" I try to move my hands, i feel his other hand sliding down my body, he kisses my neck and tries to kiss my lips but i keep trashing my body, not letting him. I feel tears falling down my cheeks.

"Othniel please." I cry out, my shoulders shaking. I hear him take a deep breath as he comes back to himself, he looks at me, and lets go of me, he backs away from me as if i was contagious. I am still crying.

"Athena i am so sorry!" He cries out.

I try to calm myself down. "Its not your fault." I say in between cries. "I was warned that this would happen."

"I would never forgive myself if i take you by force." Othniel says as he bends down, bringing his knees to his chest, he lays his large arms on his knees. "I am sorry."

"Othniel?" I say as i take a small yet brave step towards him.

"Dont." Othniel says in a deep voice making me jump. "I dont want to hurt you."

I nod, and look away. I am still feeling shaken. Fae warned me, dragons finish mating after they have been marked. Othniel has been waiting way too long. I feel my mark burning i look down at it. Its getting darker, but it wont stop hurting.

"Did i hurt you?" Othniel asks.

"No, its just the mark." I say. "The pain just doesn't go away."

"I am sorry." Othniel says sincerely. He has really changed, its so strange. just a couple of days ago he wanted me dead. He hated my guts and now he is worried if i am in pain. All i can hear is Kire, telling me that in time we will have love for each other.

I really need to get out of here. We need to find that cure. whatever cure it has to be.

"Athena." I look at Othniel. Raising my eyebrows. His eyes are dark again, and his pants are tight around his waist area. I feel panic once, again. Oh s**t.

He shakes himself, trying to clear his mind.

"Is it happening again?" I ask him.

He then stands up and walks towards me, I jump and try to make a run for it.

"Wait." Othniel says as he grabs my hand.

"Please dont." I say, my heart raising.

"I want to do something real quick." Othniel says. I furrow my brows staring at him.

"What? What do you want to do?" I ask him, i am still ready to run. He grabs my face with his strong hand, i look into his orange eyes, theres softness in them, many emotions run through his eyes, but the most one is worry. He pulls my body close to him, gentle for the first time. He treats me as if i was made of glass. His hands gentle slide my arms, i stare at his handsome face. No matter how bad he treated me, he has been very sexy, i can see why Odette was so pissed when he marked me.

But just now for the first time since i met him, i have seen a small boyish look on him, aside from his angry roguish look.

He leans down his lips just meters from mine, I back away, and his strong hand hold on to my back. "Dont." he whispers.

He leans in more and captivates my lips with his. The kiss was gentle, and sweet, sending small shivers down my spine, my mark warmed but it didnt hurt, as matter of fact it felt like it was cooling down. Our lips then began to dance with each other. My hands on his chest, i kissed him back, i was actually kissing this mean dragon, the one that wanted me dead.

But as soon as the kiss started, it ended too quick. Othniel slowly backed away from me, his hands sliding down away from me, the air around me getting colder since he was no longer near me. I stood there frozen, unable to think. Unable to think of my emotions.

Scared of my emotions.

"Why did you do that?" I asked him, once i was able to find words.

"It calmed me down." Othniel says. "I was able to have a taste of you, it was enough to calm me down."

I look at him, in wonder.

"Hows the mark?" He asks.

"It doesnt hurt as much." I stop mid sentence. I take a big gulp of air.

"No, dont panic! Its not permanent yet! The kiss only helped with the pain, thats it." Othniel calms me down enough before i had a sudden outburst.

"Oh, you had me scared for a minute." I say.

"Come lets get you back to Fae's, I need to figure out a plan to see Banshee." Othniel says.

"About that." I say. "The fairies dont want me there."

"What?" Othniel looks at me angrily.

"They are scared, because they think i am the reason the centaurs have been acting up." I say.

"The centaurs have been acting up, way before you arrived, come lets clear things up." Othniel says as he once again wraps his large strong arms around my waist, pulling me towards him, he spreads his wings and he begins to flap them, i wrap my arms around his neck and bury my face in his neck, scared to look down, scared because last time he had me in the air with him, he wanted to drop me.

We landed on the floating fairy land, the fairies around looked at me, with worry, they began to talk amongst themselves, Jasmine shows up next to Solice. Odette appears in between them, its crazy how i didnt see her at first, she is so tall.

"The fairies don't that thing here." Odette says.

"Odette will you stop." Wyvern appears out of no where. Also a big surprise. Othniel grabs and pulls me to him. Threatened by the male that is present next to me, who hasn't finished the marking.

"Its facts." Odette says, hurt in her eyes. She is clearly hurt at the way Othniel has started to touch me more. Hold me more.

"Athena is not the reason the centaurs have been acting up." Othniel says in a deep serious tone. "They have been restless before Athena stepped foot here."

"What? And now you say something?" Jasmine speaks up.

"We didnt want to make you guys worry. Kire and I have been dealing with them for a while now." Othniel says. "Who told you the centaurs have been acting up?"

Everyone shifts around, mostly looking at Odette. She looks around with her arms across her chest.

"Odette?" Othniel says, angrily, i feel his body heating up.

"What?" Odette says acting surprised.

Othniel is then holding Odette's neck with his strong hands. Most of the fairies shriek, screaming for Othniel to stop. Odette's eyes are wide and full of terror.

"Othniel!" Wyvern yells.

"Oh my goodness." Jasmine shrieks.

I run to Othniel but Wyvern stops me. "Stop he could hurt you!" I push Wyvern away, and try to stop Othniel.

"Let me make things clear, one last and final time, you arent going to bother Athena any more, do you hear me?" Othniel threatens Odette.

"Othniel stop!" I grab his shoulder, i expected him to push me away but he never did, he how ever didnt buldge, not one bit.

"Say you understand!" Othniel yells.

Odette, nods her head, tears filling up her eyes. Terror and anger in them.

"Othniel!" Kire lands and moves me safely away, as he tries to stop Othniel from strangling Odette.

Othniel lets Odette go, and she drops to the ground coughing and hacking, tears falling down her cheeks, i have never seen Odette this venerable.

"Odette, i dont want you bothering Athena ever again." Othniel says.

"Othniel stop." I say, i grab him and pull him away from Odette, she angrily looks at me before running away.

The fairies stare at Othniel with fear. Waiting for him to strike, but he doesnt, he slowly turns around, his face to the ground, he then slowly looks up at me, facing me he looks up at me, his eyes have worry in them, why?

"I am sorry, i lost control." Othniel says, not to me; but to everyone around. He looks at the sea of faries in different colors. Landing on Fae. "Fae will Athena still be welcomed into your home?"

Fae jumps at the sudden spotlight she has been put in. "Yeah." She looks at me. "She is always welcomed."

Othniel nods his head, he looks at me, he seems as he was going to say something, but he spreads his wings and leaves me standing there, in the crowed of scared people.