~Star-Filled Eyes~
000 Nico 000
It's been two weeks since Alisa ran from me.
My last image of her was a streak of jet-clack hair that covered eyes filled with tears and the pain of betrayal.
Eyes filled with anger and accusation.
Eyes directed at me.
I put my head in my hands. How often have I dreamed of those eyes?
Every single night was filled with the image of a dark sky sprinkled with stars that was embedded in her pale face.
Every time I looked at the night sky was a constant reminder of her anger. Her mistrust. Her pain.
I both loved and loathed the world at night. This was because night was a constant reminder of her.
I looked up, the sun had set. The beach was empty, the campers were all at the dining pavilion.
The moon rose, it was a full moon...
A flash of her eyes penetrated my mind again.
I sent the owner of those eyes a mental plea.
Forgive me.
I'm sorry.
What I did was all to save you.
I knew she wouldn't receive them nor would she understand why the death of her father was for her own good.
I now saw brown eyes looking up at me, her father's eyes and her father's last words...
"If you do not kill me now, she will die. Either I will kill her, or she will kill me. And when she kills me, the realization of it will kill her. So kill me now."
I conjured her eyes again, angry and accusing, but alive. As long as they're filled with life, I will be content.
I closed my eyes and sent another silent plea, but not to her this time, to the gods.
Give me a chance, a chance to see those eyes again. A chance to erase the pain of betrayal and anger in them. Please...
I look up and see a streak of white in the sky. I took it as a sign.
Someday, I'll see the stars in her eyes again.
Someday, I'll erase the pain in those star-filled eyes.
Disclaimer: I own nothing in PJO.