The Myth

Chapter 8

I don't know if it's part of his plan, but this time I feel like he is change. This is such an impossible! People change, alright. But not this fast!

The way he hold me gentle is strange. He didn't even comment something about it. I silently gulp, my eyes widely open and barely able to hide my shock. 

I contain the beat of my heart while he search and tap in the floor. It makes me question his sanity. The way he do that is such a bother. His eyes close this time and he panted very hard.

"Are you sure you know the way out?" I intentionally overload my frustration. The way I look at him, it seem like I'm looking to a rat. 

"If I'm not known, so what?" he glare, yet the intensity of his eyes hide the effectiveness of it. 

I only roll my eyes. "Just makes it faster."

He groan. I thought he will throw hate, yet he doesn't response, not even defending himself. 

Strange. I wonder if it's a good thing?

"Yeah, it is," I murmured behind my pant breath. I feel like it's a risk, a biggest risk!

He glance warily in my direction. I only smile bitterly. I can't confront him directly of what I learn about him. I even ran away but here he is infront of me, lend his hands for a help.

But what if it's part of his plan? 

I shook my head. No way I fell for his trick. He's a pervert!

He clear his throat to steal my attention. "I actually stumble upon the weird-haired man in the forest earlier," he said slowly and gentle. The way he look at me, surely he search for trace of something.

I only doubted his claim though. I smile. "Don't trick me, Pyro. I have no time of that. Who want the forest anyway?"

"You?" he pointed out, I glare coldly wIth my tremble lips.

"Just search the way out, Pyro!"

He chuckle like I'm some sort of diplomat he oppose to be rulin'. He even stop tracing the dirty floor. He up to something, hm!

I let him think I don't realize his sudden halt. In my mind, I already look down to him. He thought highly to himself so it's a good thing. Good for him to feel ashame!

"Here the way out, Arsy," he said.

"I knew it! You didn't find- What?!" I almost choke to the suddeneness. I thought he says he gives up and that the truth he really know nothing. That he's just being a fool after his pervertness!

He breath in and out as he close his eyes. He tells me, "Do what I'm doing and let me hold you, Arsy."

He didn't wait for my response. It's too late for that when my voice fell to the deepest and hardly to come out. He hold my hands with warmth and gentle. 

I let him and think it's just a part of his trick. And I shouldn't be fall to it!

"Forest, the connection to that place," he murmur deeply and clearly, "let the sacred soul and lost soul find the way out. Let us find the way out!"

I almost burst into laugh. Or I really burst? His left eyes slightly open and coldy glare for my sudden intrusion. However, his prayer of some sort is such strange that some sort of connction bind us gentle. 

I gasp. "N-no way..."

"Hold tightly or else..." he smirk and I can't help but close the distance between us. I can feel his heart beat going loud as my head bang to his chest.

He stiffened, and I let myself vulnerable. I smile evilly and hide the mock in my lips. You think you are good tricker, Pyro? Dream on!

"Arsy..." it almost a whisper. 

"Hm?" I look up to meet his adam's apple goes up and down. His mouth halfly open and the way his eyes look down, it desire more than it deserve.

"Are we...go home?" I scan to meet the blazing light cover the area. I thought it will only be an act but the way I incircled my arms around him, with his warmth that strangely comfort me, there's no way it's just an act when I almost cry for his touch.

He only brush my hair and I gulp to find his smirk deepened. For my frustration, I push him away, only to be electricified with the sudden burst of blazing light. 

Shockingly, it weakened me, tears brim at the corner of my eyes. I hear Pyro's gentle voice, with worry in it, yet I'm shock to response. I won't response, you fool!

"W-what is this?" I look at him suspiciously. 

"I-I don't know..." he hold me the way a person care for a magnificient glass. I can feel his heart beat going loud. It's louder than ever!

I let him do the embrace this time. I'm too weak to even lift a finger. I'm so shock, my eyes widened in fear and in everything. The electricity shove away all the energy remain in me. 

Now...I don't think I can able to do my worth.

"I think..." my head rest in his broad shoulder, he's shaken there, or was it everywhere? 

I don't know, so I can only whisper how my worth...deprive.

I'm now...useless without my energy.

Is it worth it?

I close my eyes. It's just one of those dreams. I hope it is. It suppose to be!

The sulking cry take over the silence. And the presence of the goddess is such an overwhelming. It's not happened once...

They'll haunt me forever! 

"You'll never leave the shadow of the diety I love," she says with too much hatred, her eyes especially brim with blood. "Arsy, he's the only pure and great of all. You tainted it and kill his purity, you false existence!"