Mythos

Escape

Once we knew it was safe, Fae took me back to the bathing pool, i quickly cleaned up before the mermaids saw me and began to talk to me while i was naked again. They have no shame and why would they, they are naked all of the time so its something that they are used to. Fae and the fairies dont like it though, they like being covered. Although i dont understand why they cover their bodies and not their hoohas? They have no freaking underwear. Its why I made so much contact with Othniel that day.

Ugh dont think about that!

The fairies want to throw a small ceremony in 2 days time. But i need to escape way before then. I need to find a way to get to the ledge. I need to get rid of Wyvern as well, he wont stop coming around. I mean he is a good friend and all, but he never leaves me alone.

Hollow has gotten closer to me and is no longer afraid of me. It does make me smile, that they no longer see me as a threat, but i cant stay here no longer.

I also found there's male fairies, they just hang out on the opposite of the little floating land. They help with certain things with the dragons.

Fae then began talking about a certain male fairy, i think she has a serious crush on him. She then began talking like the typical teenager.

No what if they dont like me back? He has never noticed me! What if he likes someone else?

I keep telling her that of she doesn't do anything she'll never know. I mean it does take me back to my high school and college days. Which i miss so much. So that part hasnt been so bad. Making me miss home more and more.

I want to go back so bad, my mind keeps going back to Nira, and mom and dad, but mostly Mrs. Granger. I wonder if they are ok?

By now someone must of found my car, they have checked the license plate and went to my apartment. At this moment they must of put a bag of milk on my door, which police tend to do that when they need to do a welfare check, once they see no one is answering they'll call my emergency contact which is my mom. Or maybe they have called her already and knowing her she has people out searching for me.

So i need to escape now! Some search can last about 3 days. If my calculations are right, its probably day 1, so i only have 2 days to escape. Find my way out of here, before its too late.

"Hey what are you thinking about?" Fae asks.

"Nothing much just my mind rambling on." I say.

"So Jasmine wanted some help with some potion he is trying to make." Fae says.

"And Cotton, well she is making new cloth for the ceremony. Would you like to help? Plus we need to collect some fruit for the alcohol." Fae says. Wait a minute.

"Alcohol? You guys drink alcohol?"

"Yes. It's the easiest thing to make." Fae says. "If you are into more fruit. Like a fruit fairy."

"Yeah i am starting to get into it, you are more like the animal, insect fairy." I say.

"I mean i could do other things, but i can understand them better." Fae says. "So, have you spoken to Jasmine about the cloth color you would like?"

"No i havent had the chance." I say as i stick a strawberry in my mouth.

"Well Fiona is very excited! She loves to drink and dance, and most of the dragons want to also drink." Fae says. "We dont do much down here."

I look at Fae as she looks up at the gian glowing orb that emits warmness into this environment. The eco system is amazing here. Trees and plants growing and flowers mostly by the help of the fairies, its so strange to know another world exist, inside of our earth.

I wish i could stay and explore it, but i have to go. Would they try to follow me? No they wont risk exposing themselves. Maybe i could write a book one day. Make it into a fiction story. Ha as if.

But now that i realize what i am saying is what they dont want to happen. They dont want to the humans to find them. Especially in this age and time. Scientist would go crazy and experiment on all of them, destroy this amazing untouched echo system, and that tree on that ledge.

Not just scientists but word gets out and people would come and take them and do some f****d up s**t to them, even sell them. No i need to make sure to escape but also make sure no one ever finds this place. Ever.

I know the dragons would be heavely experimented on, even used as battle weapons. I may have only known them for so long, but i dont want them to get hurt. At all.

I dont just need to plan my escape, but also plan what i am going to say when i show up. Amnesia maybe. Where was I? What happened. Ugh my return is going to be a whole mess. But i just need to make sure to get out of here.

"Athena?" I snap out of my mind babble and look back at her wondering eyes.

"Yes?"

"I came by to bring you these." I jump at looking at Wyvern. When the hell did he get here? He is holding at least 4 dead fishes in his large hands.

"Oh, Wyvern!" I exclaim. "I didnt even hear you."

"Clearly you were pretty spaced out." Wyvern says. I look at Fae who is making a sad face towards the fish. She looks at me and tries to smile.

"Lets cook them, someplace else." I say.

"Ok. We can go by Old Mother's place." Wyvern says.

"Perfect." I say.

"Come, ill take you down." Wyvern opens his arms.

"I bet you are getting tired of having to haul me up and down." I say jokinly.

"No i dont mind actually." Wyvern says, as he pulls me towards his body and holds me tight. I stare at him for a second. Then look back at Fae.

"Ill be right back." I tell her.

"Ok, when you come back, we can head to Jasmine's place." Fae says.

"Ok." I say as Wyvern takes us the ground. We walk pass trees, almost reaching Old Mothers home. We stop by a small fire place in the middle of the place, i can see Old Mother's shack. just the top of it. I wonder what she is, and why does she live here? Away from everyone.

"Ok, we can clean up the fish here." Wyvern says as he lays the fish on top of a rock. I kneel next to him and help him scrape the scales from the fish using a small sharp rock. Once the scales are out, Wyvern inhales deeply, his eyes turn a blazing yellow color, his body begins to glow and then he spits out fire. Starting a fire in side the circle of rocks. I stare at him mesmerized.

"What?" Wyvern laughs.

"That was amazing!" I say.

"Thanks." He smiles big. Wyvern then begins to cook the fish. I feel my mouth watering and my stomach rumbling. I am so hungry for some meat. I lick my lips staring at the fish. Wyvern then laughs.

"What?" I ask.

"You look cute." Wyvern says with a silly smile plastered on his face.

"Uh thanks, friend." I say smiling back. "You have been such a great friend to me, and i appreciated. From the start you have accepted me into your friendship without hating me like the others."

Wyvern c***s his head to the side with hiw left eyebrow furrowed. He then looks at me, he begins to open his mouth to say something but i stop him.

"I think the fish are done, yum i am so hungry!" I say making a big gesture as i rub my stomach in circles.

Wyvern then pulls out the fish and hands me one. I let out a yelp as the cooked fish burns my hands. Now why would i be stupid enough to forget not to touch hot things? Wyvern laughs as i shake and blow on my hands.

I shake my head, he then places the fish on a clean rock, and then begins to eat his with no problem. Huh must be lucky to be a dragon.

I slowly start gabbing pieces of my fish and blowing them before putting them in my mouth. We eat in silence but i like it better than him saying something stupid that would make me regret ever coming here with him.

"What's this?" Oh no. Odette.

"Hey Odetted." Wyvern says, i ignore her and keep eating my fish.

"Wyvern why are you with this human?" Odette says, she then grabs the other fish and begins to eat it. She stares at me but i pretend that she isnt there.

"Odette stop." Wyvern says.

"Why? Its not like she has feelings." Odette says.

"Odette please stop." Wyvern says.

"Who are you talking to?" I say looking at Wyvern. He blinks staring at me confused. "I dont see anyone."

"This human thinks she is funny." Odette says in a irritated voice.

"So Fae, wants me to go to Jasmine about the color of the cloth i want to wear." I say ignoring Odette. I begin to do what once was done to me in the second grade. Yes i am being childish but she deserves it! She is such a b***h, and she wont stop being a b***h.

"Oh, do you have a color in mind?" Wyvern asks.

Odette then laughs. "You are a worthless human."

"No i havent decided yet, but I once wore this light blue shirt and everyone told me how great it looked." I say with a smile. "I am thinking of a light blue."

"I am talking to you human!" Odette shrieks.

"Odette?" Wyvern looks at her.

"Why would you say Odette? She is not even here." I say. Wyvern again looks at me confused. Odette then throws the fish at me, splattering it everywhere on my hair. I get up shaking the food of me.

"Odette, what is your problem?" Wyvern says as he gets up and helps me clean up.

"My problem is that thing!" Odette says pointing at me.

"You are also my problem you oversized lizard!" I yell back.

"Lizard?" Odette yells, she takes a couple of steps to me but Wyvern steps in front of me.

"What is going on here?" Oh God how i hate that voice. Othniel.

"That human thing, called me an oversized lizard!" Odette says. "I should burn her!"

"Just leave me alone!" I say.

Odette sneers at me. "Shut up!"

"Why dont you just f**k off and do what lizards do! Go bother someone else with your annoying ass!" I say.

"Ill kill you!" Odette yells as she charges at me.

"Hey!" Kire drops in front of her. "What is going on here?"

Odette stares at me with an angry face, she then sneers at me, spits on the floor and then sprouts her wings from the back, and flies off.

I look at Othniel who seems to trying to hold his laughter. When he looks at me, he furrows his eyes angrily at me, and with a grunt he flies off as well.

"What happened?" Kire asks.

"Nothing." I say. I finish cleaning myself off, and sigh.

"Wyvern i need help with the centaurs." Kire looks at me. "Take Athena to the fairy ground."

Before i could think my mouth is already moving. "I wanted to speak to Old Mother." This is my chance.

"Ok, we will right back, very soon." Kire puts more power into 'soon.' Like he is telling me not to do anything stupid. Well guess what Kire, nothing can stop me now.

"Ok, i just have a couple of questions and all." I say. "See ya." I turn around and start heading towards Old Mother's shack. I keep walking without looking back, i wait for the flap of their leathered wings.

Once i hear them, i begin to run towards the ledge. I need to escape and this is my moment. My only chance. I keep running fast, i feel my lungs burning, and my tights throbbing as i run fast. I pass trees and tall bushes on the way. Some leaves smack me in the face but i dont pay any attention to them.

Once i reach the wall that i can climb up i look up, ok there are a couple of rocks sticking out that i am able to climb up with. I jump and grab the first rock and pull myself. My heart is pumping hard and my stomach is in knots as the taste of freedom is close by, its far but close.

I keep grabbing rocks and pulling myself until i am able to put my foot on a rock, i dont stop. I keep going up and up, feeling the wind. The wind? Yup well somehow theres a small sun here, an eco system that works well here and wind.

I keep climbing, accidetally scrapping myself here and there. But i keep pushing myself. Keep going, I look down and see i have climbed up a good amount. I am pretty high, I keep pushing myself even though my hands are stinging from the rocks digging into my hands, my knees burn from the rocks scrapping me. But i dont stop i keep going. My hair is flying everywhere as i get higher and higher.

Freedom is just a little more away. Just a little more! I got this!

Come on Athena you got this! Mom named you after a Goddess you got this! You are a fighter! My muscles are begging to hurt but i push through the pain. I keep going.

I am so close to the ledge! I am so close. I feel tears welling up my eyes! I am so close to going home!

No! The rock where i put my left foot one comes lose and falls, making my body lose its balcance, i grab a rock so i can steady myself but it all comes undone, I then feel my body falling. This is it. This is how I die.

I wont ever get to see mom or dad! I wont get to see the blue sky once again. I wont ever get to get married of have children.

I let out a scream, not just for fear but the frustration inside of me, i was so close to leaving this place. I almost made it! Yet now i am going to die in this unknown place.

Before i hit the ground a pair of arms wrap around my body and catch me. I close my eyes as i let out a grunt when my body clashes with the other body. I dont feel movement no more, i open my eyes and i am staring at Othniel.

What the hell?

"Trying to escape?" Othniel says. "Or to get your other human friends?"

"Let go of me!" I push his shoulders back, I then look down and see we are hovering above the trees.

"Ok, i can let you go! Maybe the fall will teach you a lesson not to try to escape." Othniel says.

I look down to the ground and i know if he drops me i might end up with a broken leg. he is such an asshole. Othniel then begins to pry my hands from him.

"Stop!" I cry out. My heart racing, he is going to hurt me.

"Why?" Othniel says. "This will teach you a lesson not to try to escape and warn your human friends about us."

"I would never do that!" I scream at him as he try to drop me. I feel tears falling down my face as he is flies higher now. "Stop it you asshole!"

Othniel eyes get angrier as he tries to pry my hands from his body. My hands already hurt from the rocks i tried to grab. My mucsles are begining to shake from the pain of climbing.

I feel my body shaking in fear. He is going to drop me just to scare me and hurt me. I wont die from this altitude, and he knows it.

"Just kill me if you must!" I yell at him through my tears.

"I should have." Othniel sneers at me. Othniel then manages to get me off him and drops me, i let out a scream. tears burning my eyes as i fall fast to the ground. But before i could make contact with the ground, Othniel grabs me again, i let out a grunt as his arm grab me from my abdomen.

He then puts me on the ground. I try to hide from him crying. My body shaking in fear. He stares at me with many emotions running through his face. He then steps closer to me but i try to scramble away from him. Scared like a little mouse running from the killer cat.

I feel weak, but he was too cruel. I could have been hurt, but he hates me and doesnt care the fact that i have a family that i miss, its claws in my heart that i might never see them again.

"Stop crying human, get up I'll take you to fae's." Othniel says as he steps closer to me.

"Get away from me! You are a monster!" I cry out, my hands shaking as he tries to step closer to me. He looks at me shocked.

"Look human, i wasnt really going to-" Othniel begins to say.

"Stop it! Leave me alone!" I cry out screaming as he tries to step closer to me.

"Othniel!" Wyvern appears. "What did you do?" Wyvern runs next to me and pulls me into his arms, i cry into his shoulder.

"Nothing i was only trying to-" Othniel begins to say.

"Kire told you to stay away from her!" Wyvern yells at Othniel.

"Kire doesnt tell me what to do!" Othniel yells back.

"Stay away from her!" Wyvern moves from me and steps close to Othniel, Othniel looks at me but i look away tears falling down my cheeks. They hate me here, I dont understand why Old Mother is making me stay here? They should have just killed me. Instead i am being tortured.

"Look i was only-" Othniel tries to talk to me, Wyvern then pushes Othniel back.

"Leave!" Wyvern yells.

"Dont you put your hands on me!" Othniel angrily yells back, his voice getting deeper.

I grab Wyverns arm, he looks at me. "Take me out of here." My voice trembles and shakes. Wyvern eyes soften as he looks at me. He looks back at Othniel whose face is full of anger, regret and maybe jealousy.

Wyvern then picks me up and takes me away from Othniel. I cry scared even more. I don't want to be here anymore. I hate it here.

Please God let me leave this place. I want my mom, i want my dad to hold me and tell me its all going to be ok.

Wyvern takes me to Fae's place, she isn't home, he then walks me to my room, he has to nearly bend over, since he is so tall. Wyvern then lays me on my makeshift bed, he sits next to me and rubs my back as i weakly and stupidly cry.

I didn't get to escape.