[fanfiction/multi-chapters]: Myth - Chapter 11
Title: Myth - Chapter 11
Beta-reader: astrangerenters
Rating: slight R
Pairing: Sakumoto (main), Masatoshi
Genre: AU, action, humor
Summary: Jun's POV. Will Jun really save Sho from Amazons' brain wash?
DISCLAMER: I own nothing. And the plot comes from Rick Riordan, a damn good writer!
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Chapter 11
When I reach the small boat, I stop suddenly when I see an Amazon talking to Ariadne. She grabs the princess’ wrist and prevents her from climbing into the small boat.
“You’re a coward,” she says with disgust.
“Maybe so,” Ariadne answers as she frees her wrist from the warrior’s grip. “But a living coward,” she adds shamelessly as she sits. The Amazon is about to reply back when someone runs towards them and says with horror: “The queen! The queen is dead!”
The both of them run towards the camp and totally forget about Ariadne. I take this chance to climb into the small boat and whisper to Ariadne to leave. As we’re getting away, I hear the girl gasp.
“Don’t tell me you’re the one who…” she trails off.
I push back my hood and allow Ariadne to see my face. There’s no emotion as I stare at her. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I lie and she becomes quiet as we head back to the boat.
The captain gives the order to leave the place as soon as we came back. Without delay I run to the hold and stop in front of the room we all share. Masaki comes out suddenly and closes the door quickly behind him. He breathes heavily and I notice a scratch on his face when he looks at me.
“What happened?” I ask as I point at his cheek.
Masaki puts his hand on the wound and shrugs. “Nothing in particular.”
I nod and make a step towards the door when Masaki puts a hand on mine as I’m about to open it. I look at him and it’s the first time I've seen such coldness in his face. “Tell me they won’t get away easily.”
“Don’t worry, I think it will take time before they’ll find a new queen,” I say softly.
Masaki nods once, “Very well,” and leaves.
I take a deep breath as I push the door open. I notice Satoshi beside the door right away. His arms are crossed upon his chest as his back rests against the wall. I was a bit surprised by Masaki’s behavior, but Satoshi is in the same state. I can see the sadness in his eyes as he stares at the corner in front of him. I’m about to ask him if he’s alright when I hear some sniffling coming from the corner. Sho is in the same position as when I found him in the tower. I can see his form trembling; he’s in a worse condition than before.
“He’s like a hurt wild beast,” Satoshi says in a deep voice, his eyes never leaving Sho.
“Sho?” My voice is stuck in my throat as I kneel behind him. As soon as he hears my voice, he turns around suddenly and wraps his arms around my chest and hides his face in the crook of my neck. His hold hurts me, but I can’t focus on anything other than his body trembling against mine. From the corner of my eye, I see Satoshi leaving the room quietly. I hug Sho tightly and thank the gods he’s alive; now I can allow myself to cry.
“I begged you not to go around alone!” I blame him.
“I’m sorry,” he cries against my shoulder, his fingers digging into my skin.
Sho is not the type who cries easily, though I’ve seen him cry a few times in the past when we were still kids. This is the very first time I've heard him cry so hard. At least he isn't trembling anymore.
“So many…” his voice trails off, and I can’t understand what he says after that.
I ask him to repeat himself as I cup his face and force him to look at me. “I…I killed so many of them.” I see his mouth form the words, but I can’t understand what he’s talking about. His beautiful face and his usually shiny eyes are totally spoiled by the tears.
“Why didn’t they kill me? I should be the one who died!” he yells between his tears.
I rest my forehead against his and hold him more strongly as I look into his eyes. “Don’t even say that again, Sho!” I whisper angrily. “You didn’t kill anyone, they did! You’re not responsible!”
He pushes me away and stands up. “You don’t know what you’re talking about! It’s my fault!” he screams before heading to the door.
I grab his wrist and prevent him from going anywhere.
“I know! I’ve seen it! I even felt it!” I argue as I try to make him turn around. As he freezes I add, a bit lower: “I saw you in my dreams. I saw what they did to you on the boat. I saw the first day you spent on that island.” I take a deep breath. “Fuck, I even remember the hot blood splashing on my face!”
I bring my hand near his face and caress it gently. “I’ve seen everything, Sho, and believe me when I say you’re not the one to blame,” I whisper and try to hug him as I see how lost he is.
“H-how?” he asks in a whisper as he lets my arms wrap around his body.
“I don’t know, and I don’t care. I’m so glad you’re alive.”
He falls slowly to his knees and hides his face in my tunic. “Help me, Jun. I can see their faces, I can hear their screams…I think I’m going crazy.”
How I hate to see him in this state. This is not the Sho I love. He seems fragile, helpless and lonely and I can’t do anything to help him! I join him on the ground and wipe his tears before taking his hands in mine.
“I don’t know what to do,” I admit softly, and the words are hard to say. I hate the fact that I can’t help him.
He lowers his head in defeat.
“But I promise you that I’ll always be there for you.” I feel my heart skip a beat as he lifts his head suddenly and looks at me in confusion. The next second he brings his face to mine so slowly that I can avoid the contact if I want.
But I don’t.
This is so wrong. It’s not that I don’t love him. I do too much in fact. First, it doesn't feel right. I feel like I'm taking advantage of him in his state of confusion. The second and main reason is that I’m scared. I’m scared of my power. What if when we kiss I don’t see anything or worse, see someone else? I know we love each other, but what if I’m not his destined one? I’ve dreamed of this moment for a long time but now I’m scared.
Instead I just watch his face getting closer. Just as our lips are going to meet, he stops and whispers as tears form again in his eyes.
“Make them stop, please. I hear them scream in my head. I don’t want to hear it anymore. Please Jun, do anything that will make them-”.
I can’t bear it any longer. I may be scared of what it will reveal, but I’m more scared of losing him. I press my lips against his and give him a chaste kiss at first. Despite how briefly it lasts, I still think it’s an amazing sensation. Sho’s full lips are as soft as I’ve dreamt, maybe even softer. My hands cup the back of his neck, and I deepen the kiss when he parts his lips. I can feel his hands gripping the front of my tunic and hear some sobs in the kiss.
Then the same and usual feeling surrounds me, and soon I see the picture of Sho’s fated one. I smile against the kiss and press Sho closer to my body. I still think it’s wrong, but I can’t stop myself. I need more of him. After all this time preventing myself from touching him, from confessing to him, maybe now that I finally can love him freely I don’t want to stop myself anymore.
Sho breaks the kiss, breathless while my lips automatically land on his neck. I trail kisses down his jaw, and my hands slide on his bare arms.
“I’m sorry,” I whisper once my lips are near his ear. Sho grips my shoulders and throws his head back, giving me more access to his neck. “Do it,” he gasps.
I the fabric of his tunic off one of his shoulders and eagerly kiss the soft skin. I find my way up to his mouth and claim his lips again. I don’t know if it’s because of his current state, but Sho is very submissive; he lets my tongue explore every inch of his mouth, not that I complain.
I break the kiss and look into his eyes again. It seems like there’s a soft glow in them, as if Sho is returning to himself little by little. I push the soft fabric off his other shoulder, and his tunic slides down to his waist with a tempting noise. I take a full minute to look at his well-built body; it’s not the first time I've seen it, but it’s really the first time I can stare at it freely. Slowly I push him down as I bend over him and resume my kisses. I feel his hands against my chest and think he’ll join me but he pushes me weakly instead.
“W-wait!” Sho gives me a worried glance and looks around us before he takes his face between his hands.
“Shh,” I push his hands away and caress his cheek lovingly and force him to look at me. “Listen to me, Sho. You’re not responsible for their deaths.” He looks at me hopefully. “Stay with me, please.”
He nods weakly and closes his eyes; I bend over him and bring my lips to his ears. “I won’t make you mine tonight,” I whisper reassuringly and kiss his temple. As I thought, this is not right. I can’t take advantage of his state right now. I know we will be together but not tonight. It seems my words work because his tensed body relaxes as soon as I kiss him. We lay down and I hold him in a protective manner, his face hidden against my chest. I caress his hair softly and soon Sho falls asleep; I bet he hadn't slept at all since the incident. After a while I push him back a bit just to look at him; it feels good to see him sleeping peacefully. I take out the brooch I found on the beach and put it on Sho’s tunic. I take his hand in mine and entwine our fingers; I’ve been dreaming of doing that for so long.
Just when I’m about to close my eyes and rest, a huge cloud of golden dust appears and Athena stands before me.
“Take your hands off my son,” she says in a cold voice.
I knew she would come. “What are you doing here? You’re pretty late,” I say with the same tone she uses and even tighten my grip around Sho’s sleeping form.
She gives me an angry look and remains silent for a while. Then she sighs and kneels in front of me, her eyes never leaving Sho. “How is he?” she asks as she pushes some strands of hair from his forehead.
“Totally broken. All thanks to you, by the way,” I reply coldly. Why didn’t she make a move earlier? She could have saved him, but she didn’t do anything, and now that Sho’s safe in my arms she’s acting like a caring mother.
“I couldn’t do anything,” she defends herself. “Gods can’t interfere in humans' lives.”
“So you can’t do anything while your son is the prisoner of an army of crazy women, but you can interfere when he’s with his friends? You’ve never been there for him for 21 years; I don’t understand why it’s different now.”
“I’ve always looked after him from afar,” Athena says angrily. “And don’t judge the Amazons. Their lives are different from yours. You could never understand them.”
“They kill men! Look at what they’ve done to your son!” I spit, my fingers curling around Sho’s arm. I can’t stand this woman at all!
“And then? As I said, it’s not because they’re different from you that they’re wrong. I have to admit that I’m a bit disappointed by Sho. I thought he would understand them…” she adds in a low and disappointed voice.
I can’t believe what I’m hearing! She’s blaming Sho? How awful is she?!
“Don’t misunderstand me. I hoped Sho’s powers would help him to understand them and to not be affected by the way they acted. I guess he’s still too young for that in the end,” she says while caressing his face and smiling softly.
I watch her in total disgust. She doesn’t care about his feelings, just his powers and his inability to understand those murderers. I think she understands me because when she looks up she gives me a cold stare.
“You’re the same as me. You hurt him too with your love. I’ve tried to control his mind to prevent him from realizing his feelings for you, but he discovered the truth anyway. Aphrodite’s son can do nothing good to my son,” she finally says with hatred.
So she’s the one behind Sho’s rejection. I knew something was wrong with Sho’s feelings, but I would never have thought Athena could go this far just because I’m Aphrodite’s son. But she’s right, I’ve hurt Sho. Just because I was scared of losing him, I lied and said awful things to him. I still remember the look Sho gave me when I said I almost hated him. I don’t want to see that look ever again.
“That was before, and I wanted to protect him!” I defend myself and hold Sho closer as she tries to take him.
“See how it ended? You’re not good for him. Stay away. You’re just a nuisance.”
“Your fights with my mom have nothing do to with Sho and me.”
“Aphrodite and all her descendants are nothing but sins.”
I’m about to reply, but Sho suddenly moves in his sleep and starts to cry again, begging for mercy. I take his hands in mine and try to calm him down by whispering soothing words, but it’s no use.
Athena puts her hand on his forehead, and Sho calms down right after a soft glow appears around his face. The second after that he falls asleep again and Athena sighs.
“What did you do?” I ask without looking away from Sho’s face.
“I took care of him. I erased the guilt from his memory,” she simply says before standing up. “At least I helped him.”
I kiss Sho’s forehead and rock him slowly back and forth. “I’ll show you I can help him too. I’ll make him happy,” I say in a firm tone as Athena fades away.
“I swear that you’ll be happy, Sho,” I repeat again and again.
Now that you’re safe and we’re together, I will confess to you. I don’t need to be scared anymore. Our love isn’t cursed, and there’s no way I will let any gods get between us. Satoshi’s dad is right: we are the masters of our destiny.
Speaking of Satoshi…
Sho tenses a bit in my arms before he relaxes again and a soft smile crosses his face. “Satoshi…” he whispers softly.
Why is he dreaming of Satoshi? I’m the one who saved him! I’m the one he loves! Not Satoshi!
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Note: WAIIIIIT!! Don't throw apple/bricks/forks/or-anything-that-is-sharp!!! You know it would be toooo simple for them to be together! I may be French but I HATE the so-easy-falling-in-love scene we can see in our french series. Just a bomb and the guy saves the girl and oh I loved you so much, let's be together and bla bla XP And isn't it intersting? n___n They will have to wait a bit longer. True Love is hard to get after all ^^ And I swear that you'll like next chapter (well, I hope so ^^")
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