Chapter 25: Mother's Little Secret

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"So...Ajax...what do you really think of me now?" Red asks, gliding through the clouds. I look over Vinmir laying stretched out on Red's back, napping. Sachi holding him still. Xindachi in bunny form snuggled up on Vinmir's chest.

"I have deemed you a merit and see you as someone I can stand rather than what I thought before."

"What was I before?"

"You would have been a piece of mutt shit that I accidentally stepped on and wished to get off."

"Well..." Red trails off. I shake my head. They talk so weirdly, Ajax and Red. They've been blushing looking at each other a lot now. So I'm guessing there's progress? I close my eyes. Drifting off.

"There's the portal!" Xindachi sings on a high note. My eyes burn.

"I'm so tired..." I mumble, whining. Vinmir rubs his eyes. Sachi gawks at him. Vinmir's ears lower and he yawns, I stare. That was Vinmir unconsciously acting cute. Leaving Sachi in a daze.

"Just drag me with you." Vinmir requests, eyes red from sleep. I nod in approval.

"Me too." I mutter. Ajax holds his hand to my forehead.

"Are you feeling unwell, Sye?" He asks, I shake my head. Sweat soaking my tight shirt. Vinmir crawls to me, eyes concerned.

"You don't look good, Sye."

"I'm fine." I reply, weakly brushing my fingers against Ajax's hand.

"I'll keep an eye on you." Ajax informs me, I nod, laying my head down onto Red's scaly back.

Feeling him begin to lower himself to the ground. Then I am picked up. Looking up at Red as he holds me like a baby, walking to the portal. My head pounds. My body crumbles on the inside. I wince in pain. Sweat dripping down my face. Red continuously shakes me, gently to keep me awake. Ajax comes into my faint view. Those cerulean eyes, scared at yet strong. Intense heat erupts in my ribcage and my eyes water. My breathing comes out in gasps.

"Ajax what's wrong with Sye?" Sachi asks, worried. Vinmir mumbles to him. Red brushes my hair off my sticky forehead. Frowning, hate burning in his eyes.

"He's sick." Ajax simply says, Vinmir growls.

"He's been sick since he was a babe." Daemon says, eyes rushing to the buckle. "When he was a child, his mother tried to kill him upon finding out. Sye has leukemia. It's a miracle, by that bitch Yumina, that he's even lived this long without treatments."

"Mom-" I stop, my eyes blurring, my lip trembling. I feel so cold.

"Thi-this is..." Vinmir glances around, sadness purging his heart before he glares. "Sye, you'll be fine. If we stay strong we can save everyone. Then...then we'll find someone to fix you." Vinmir's eyes brimming with tears. "Don't die on us. Not now. We need you! I need you! You're my best friend!"

"Xindachi." Rabbie calls. Xindachi nods, covering my face with his hand and I faint.

"Mommy, loves you so much, my little Siren." My mom chimes with happiness.

Poking the tip of my nose, spreading chocolate on it. I chuckle. From the sidelines, I watch. My young face haunting me. The smile prominent on my 8 year old face innocent and without a second thought. I tremble upon seeing my mom. I loved her. I still do. But..this..this I cannot handle.

"I love you more!" My younger self chirps back, kissing my mom on her cheek. She kneels down and hugs me. I blink, then let my eyes stay closed. The darkness...

"Mommy will save you, my Siren."

This is what you meant, huh?

"Sye! Sye!" Ulin's voice fades in and out. I gasp, eyes clearing up fast and I sit up. Glancing around the room. The man with the blonde hair...Titan looks at me.

"I've given you enough time as you are not truly my creation." Titan says, I reach out my hand to him.

"Kiopi...you know where he is. Where is-"

"I'm afraid that army is lost. Though, I have been fighting to connect with Kiopi." Titan looks down, ashamed. "He is family."

"How are they-"

"They found Xyrie, Sye." Ajax informs me, standing near my bed, not sounding happy. "Sye, Xyrie's a villain. Evil. He tricked Titan into falling in love with him. So Karim, his bound servant, could kill him. Daemon pulled us away so we'd be safe."

"That's..." I shake my head, unclear, "That's not right. Kiopi tried so hard to-"

"Kiopi is gone, Sye." Ulin tells me, eyes filled with sadness. "Kiopi has been eradicated like that army. They are under his control and do whatever it takes to destroy Wysteria. Or as Xyrie knows it, the place he is not welcome. The place that deemed him scum. I...I wish to seek him out but...my knowledge in defeating a God is...zero. My poor son. I should have made him leave that absurd tomb."

"It's alright, Ulin." I say, patting his shoulder. Ulin gets up and leaves the room. Titan stares down at me, something different in his deadly red eyes.

"Elf, Dragon, pups, demi...leave this room. I must speak privately with this Siren."

"Yes, sir." Ajax chides, hoarding the guys out of the room. Titan crosses his arms. The sleeves of his kimono hanging loosely down.

"You intrigue me, Siren. Your beauty is undeniable. It stuns me to the point where I cannot think straight." Titan says, a hint of a blush on his perfect cheeks. My mouth hangs open, and I stare at him, amused.

"Oh?" I manage, majorly confused.

"Perhaps...I can be a better suitor than that Elf?" Titan questions, sitting on the edge of the bed, I scurry closer to the wall, smiling anxiously. Should he be like this?

"I don't know." I reply, nervous.

"Hmm." Titan growls, "Your mother was an escapee you know?"

"A what?" I ask, eyes landing on those furious red ones.

"An escapee. One of my starting out creations of the Sirens. She sacrificed her own kin in order to jump realms. I remember watching her...tearing off her own wings. Cutting her pointy little ears to a perfect circle, telling me that she was going to be free." Titan explains, sighing, "I see that derivative attitude landed her where she belongs. A home for the insane."

"Are there more of us?"

"No. Your mom took care of the others. Killing them, bathing herself in the blood before leaving this realm." Titan lays on his back over my legs. Smiling up at me.

"You must look like your human father, huh? Because I have never thought to create a Siren with stunning blazing hair and pure green eyes such as yours." Titan complements again. I smile.

"Thanks....I guess." I say, awkwardly, flinching as Titan takes my hand and puts it over his heart. A sweet serene smile on his face as he stares up at the ceiling.

"My little Siren." He gushes.

"My name is Sye." I hiss, Titan glancing at me and chuckling.

"I know." Titan mutters, gripping my hand tightly, sighing.

I open my mouth to say something but staring down at Titan's good demeanour, I close it and just sit there, relaxing. Titan's heart beat thumping against my hand. He's a gentle giant. Couldn't hurt a fly. Why would he kill off his own creations? It doesn't make sense. Unless they don't know that Titan is like this...

"You'll be okay, Siren." Titan says, letting my hand go, sitting up turning to smirk at me. "It's nothing that I can't heal."

"So I'm going to live long?"

"It's our secret." Titan warns me with a look of sincerity.

"Pinkie promise?" I ask, holding my pinkie out. Enthralling Titan.

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Ho ho! Just a quick question, how would you feel if Sye was wedged between Kiopi and Titan? Did you expect Titan to be like this? Hehe.

Vote and Comment. ^.^

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