Ombro P.O.V
As I walked into the house my heart thudded impatiently in my chest. It was as if he was the only one who could fix me, even my mother's voice was not enough for me to snap out of it. God it makes me so angry! He has no right to do that, just kiss me out of nowhere like that! The nerve of him, who does he think he is?
I don't deserve this shit. I made my way up the stairs and began walking quickly to my room, my brown boots hitting the floors angrily. As I was walking, coming from one of the rooms I heard a soft crying sound. The breaths were ragged and quiet, I knew almost suddenly that it was Stasia in there. Should I go in there and try talking to her...
Without giving myself a second option I slowly cracked open the door. Yep, I was right. Stasia was bent on the floor her with hands on her face crying hysterically now. She shook with every breath and finally looked up at me.
The sight of her frame almost broke my heart...almost. I moved into the room and sat down next to her silently as I sighed and rested my back against the bed. Stasia looked over to me as if she was expecting me to say something. Honestly I had nothing to say..
She sniffed and wiped her nose tiredly. "I don't remember anything" She breathed out finally after a few moments of silence. I nodded as I remembered earlier when Theseus said the council had basically erased her memory before they sent her to them.
"My latest memory is waking up in this house last year.." She drifted.
-Flashback to one year ago-
Lenobia P.O.V
"She is being transported there right this moment, at any minute they will arrive with the girl" Dimitri, the head of the Nephilim council spoke quickly over the phone. My heart raced in my chest as I bit the inside of my lip. I know there is nothing I can do to change the council's mind..
"Please...please your majesty, don't do this to us" I begged him incessantly, even though I knew there was no point in it. The tribulight was the only way that we could set Theseus free. One life in trade for the other. A human sacrifice.
Dimitri chuckled darkly and I could almost imagine his toothy grin from all the way in Greece. "Lenobia Lixiro, you are really something. But given what your daughter has done and Theseus...you should be thanking us for giving you an option and not murdering all of you." He paused. "Unless that is Theseus wishes to recant?" He suggested.
I looked behind me to Theseus on the couch who wore a grim look of disappointment. Slowly putting the phone back to my ear I spoke quietly. "No he doesn't, Theseus wishes to live." I responded for him.
"Alright then, as I said before you have approximately two years total to get it done. And if the tribulight has not been murdered by then...well you know the consequence" Dimitri said and I sure as hell knew the consequence would be Theseus death. I gulped at the thought as I tried pushing it out of my head.
"I know and I am thankful for the tribulight-" suddenly erupting me from my conversation with Dimitri, the doorbell rang. It's sound was sharp and sudden, I stood up straighter as the coils in my neck tightened. No one in the house dared to move.
"Ohh is that the doorbell?" Dimitri's voice was full of excitement it made my stomach curl in disgust. I gulped once more and made my way to the door.
"It was" I replied before planting my hand on the door knob but not having the courage yet to twist it open. Theseus sat up on the couch and Icarus came up behind me with a sympathetic smile. "Ok well I will go now...two years Lenobia, that is all I will give you" Dimitri said before the line went dead.
I handed Icarus the phone quickly and opened up the door without a second thought. My lungs inevitably filled with air as I breathed in sharply at the young human girl in front of me. Her skin was a fair porcelain color and her hair was platinum blonde. Poor girl looked to be unconscious as a tall Nephilim man held her tightly in his arms.
"Here you are, Ms. Lixiro" He outstretched his arms with her in them as if she was a filthy animal, he wanted no part of her on him anymore. "The girl" He added.
I scoffed and rolled my eyes simultaneously. "I can see" I sassed annoyed by his disgust for this poor human girl. "What's her name?" I asked as Icarus came from beside me and took her slim figure into his arms relieving this man from his burden.
"Council said her name was Stasia" The man replied quickly. I looked over to the sleeping girl and noticed how innocent she looked in his arms. She was only a girl...how would Theseus ever be able to kill her, he wouldn't harm a fly now he has to kill a fragile human girl. I couldn't imagine it. "Why is she sleeping?" I asked suddenly.
"The council erased all of her memories, she knows nothing besides her name. That's all, she will wake soon though" He sighed tiredly.
"How old is she?" I continued asking questions.
"You ask a lot of questions, she's just a filthy tribulight. You don't need to know anything about her except that her only purpose in life is to die to save someone else's." He responded annoyed at this point. A few moments of silence passed before he spoke again. "She's twenty-three"
I sighed in relief that she wasn't any younger or in her teenage years, even though it is still wrong because Stasia is so young even now at twenty-three. It's not as if she is a Nephilim and was permanently stuck at that age. "Thank you" I sighed. "You're just doing your job" I realized as my eyes fell to the ground.
"Good day" Icarus nervously turned around and back into the house with Stasia still in his arms. I stood there awkwardly before turning back into the house behind him. Before I made it all the way inside, the Nephilim grabbed my arm. I swiftly turned around to face him again.
"You should do it now" He suggested, his calm features furrowed in an almost regretful way. "While she's still asleep" he added while letting go of my arm.
My face grew solemn and I nodded. "We will" I lied knowing that we would probably take much longer than a couple hours to do. Honestly I don't know how long we will take. "Thanks for the suggestion" I thanked him before walking inside and closing the door behind me.
Icarus gently placed her down on the sofa resting her head up against a black throw pillow for support. "This is the tribulight?" Theseus asked while intently studying her soft features. I nodded and moved next to Icarus. We were all huddled around her.
"What are we going to tell her when she wakes?" He asked with a concerned look on his face. I shrugged my shoulders and looked to Icarus for answers, who was the only one who seemed slightly confident in this whole situation.
"I suppose we lie and tell her that she's our daughter or something" Icarus suggested idiotically.
I shook my head almost immediately. That wouldn't work, she doesn't even look in the slightest bit like Icarus or me. She was blonde and white, we were tan and brunette. Unless we say we adopted her or something...no it won't work! "No that won't story wont fit." I replied searching my brain for answers.
Finally something popped in my head like a lightbulb."We could always say she's our cousin then-"
"I have it!" Theseus exclaimed excitedly with a face full of revelation as if he just had an epiphany. Icarus and I exchanged similar looks before turning back to Theseus "What?" I asked cautiously.
