The Titan's Gifts

Chapter Thirty-Four

Amity's P.O.V

It was midnight when I heard some shuffling in the living room.

We three decided to have a little sleepover in the living room since King didn't want to leave alone since he said none of his new generals shall be sad under his watch.

I was on the big couch and King was on the other one while Luz slept on the ground or at least that's what I thought.

I opened my eyes a bit to see Luz getting up from her bundle of blankets with a troubled look on her face. I pretended to sleep as she looks between me and her brother, making sure we were asleep before she grabs her guitar quietly and goes out the back door.

I slowly got up from the couch, making sure not to wake the youngest Clawthorne as he snoozed away the night.

'Why is Luz up this late?' I thought as I made my way to the kitchen's back door but something made me freeze.

And that something was the sound of Luz playing her guitar.

But the tone was different from the other songs she's played. Instead of the upbeat and cheerful tone, this was laced with sadness and longing.

As quietly as I could, I open the back door and what greeted me made my heart ache terribly.

Luz was sitting on the edge of the deck guitar in hand and looks towards the stars as she began to sing from a booklet I'd never seen before.

I was listenin' to the ocean
I saw a face in the sand
But when I picked it up
Then it vanished away from my hands, dah
I had a dream I was seven
Climbin' my way in a tree
I saw a piece of heaven
Waitin' in patience for me, dah

Her voice was so enchanting and soft as she sang and for some reason, it felt more personal and intimate as I watch her sing to the starry night sky. Her face was something I was all too familiar with, the sense of longing and acceptance. I sometimes forget that the small ball of sunshine that our group of friends has come to know has a very mysterious past that she never really goes into detail about. Skara and I know very little and that was because of her first performance when we were given a glimpse of her old family and how much seeing them made both cry tears of joy and of sorrow.

And I was runnin' far away
Would I run off the world someday?
Nobody knows, nobody knows
And I was dancing in the rain
I felt alive and I can't complain

But no, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I can't take it anymore

I couldn't peel myself away from the beautiful sight of Luz as her magic began to activate with each passing verse. Like all the other times, a soft yet welcoming gold aura gently encases her body and slowly spreads out. A story of a small child coming to play that looks similar to the musician. I felt my hand gently push the door open more, letting me see more of the beautiful girl I've come to fall in love with over the weeks I've known.

I was painting a picture
The picture was a painting of you
And for a moment I thought you were here
But then again, it wasn't true, dah
And all this time I have been lyin'
Oh, lyin' in secret to myself
I've been putting sorrow on the farthest place on my shelf
La-di-da

And I was runnin' far away
Would I run off the world someday?
Nobody knows, nobody knows
And I was dancing in the rain
I felt alive and I can't complain-

*Creak*

I silently cursed myself as my foot accidentally steps on one of the squeaky floorboards. Luz immediately stops playing and whips her head around towards me with a somewhat frightened expression.