I yawn and stretch, taking in a mouthful of water and I love it. I swim up to the surface and go up for breakfast when a boy from the Aphrodite cabin grinds up against me. I say,"What the hell!"
"Come on baby, you know you want to."
"Why am I always hit on by the boys I never like
I can always see them coming from the left or from the right
I don't want to be a priss I'm just trying to be polite
But it always seems to bite me in the
Ask me for my number yeah you put me on the spot
You think that we should hookup but I think that we should not
You had me at hello then you opened up your mouth and that is when it started going south!
Get your hands of my hips or I'll punch you in the lip
Stop your staring at my, hey!
Take a hint, take a hint
No you can't buy me a drink
No I'm not your missing link
I think you could use a mint
Take a hint take a hint!"
Take a hint from Victorious
He comes closer, and just kisses me. My voice can sometimes draw people closer, sometimes it pushes them away, I can't control it. I push away, but before he can respond he falls to the ground. He starts convulsing and I yell,"Help, anyone please help!"
Percy says,"What the hell did you do?"
"N-Nothing, he kissed me and he-he"
I fall to the ground next to Percy he says,"Siren, your lips, they're green?"
I touch a finger to my lips and it burns. "Ow!"
Percy says,"I think you poisoned him!"
"No, I didn't, I couldn't, I wouldn't!"
"I know, just take a deep breath."
Soon the boy stops, he's dead. I say,"My mother told me the sailor drowned."
"Siren, a sailor should be able to swim."
"I know!"
It all makes sense. The haiku called the Siren's Kiss
Kiss of the Siren
Deadly as a viper's bite
Kiss of certain death
I made that up.
I say,"Percy do you have a boat?"
"I can get one."
"I need to go home."
"Where?"
"The Aegean."
"Siren, we need to talk, oh and here, to cover the poison." Annabeth says as she tosses me a small bottle of dark red lipstick.
I follow her down the hall where she says,"I think I can get us a boat, but first we need to go to Olympus. We need to see the gods."
"Icarus, can he come?"
"Sure."
We leave and I got to the bathroom, I wet a paper towel and scrub the poison off of my lips, then I put on the lipstick. I look normal. I walk down the hall to talk to Icarus.
"Icarus! Come down!"
I feel an intense wind blowing my hair around as he lands. I say,"I have to leave."
"I'm coming."
"Icarus, you can't, where I'm going you can't follow. I'm going home Icarus."
"The museum?"
"No, my home."
"The Aegean!"
"First we have to meet with the gods, come on. Annabeth is coming with us."
"Cool."
He picks me up and flies around looking for Annabeth, he swoops down and grabs her. She screams and I say,"Chill it's only a demon monster that's trying to kill is."
She screams louder when Icarus says,"I'm not a demon!"
She says,"Siren! What the hell!"
"We're going to the Empire State Building." I say.
He flies, the wind in my hair, the camp shrinking behind us, and the bugs in my mouth. We land at a small door when Icarus says,"I shouldn't go in, I'll wait here."
Annabeth squeezes my hand and we walk in. As soon as we walk in Aphrodite yells,"She killed my kid!"
Poseidon says,"He kissed her!"
"Excuse me." I quietly say.
"That's what my kids do!" Aphrodite shrieks!
"Sirens don't like being kissed!" Poseidon yells.
Athena shoots me an understanding look and yells,"Both of, stop your childish arguing! She's right here!"
Aphrodite glares at me as I say,"I didn't mean to kill him, that's why I need to learn how to control my powers, if it's not too much trouble I need a boat. Please."
Apollo says,"If you sing a song, then perhaps."
"Strange request brother," Artemis says.
Annabeth coughs and says,"Maybe later."
"No, I can do this. What song?"
"Titanium, by David Guetta."
"You're shouting out, but I can't hear a word you say
I'm talking loud, not sayin much.
I'm criticized but all your bullets ricochet
Shoot me down but I get up
I'm bulletproof nothing to lose
Fire away, fire away
Ricochet you take your aim
Fire away fire away
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium"
"Wow, you get your boat." Apollo says.
"Can't we take a vote!" Aphrodite says.
"All in favor of giving her a boat raise your hand."
All of them raise their hand except Aphrodite. Poseidon tosses me a small wooden model do a boat and says,"Put in water and it's a full ship."
"Thanks."
I turn and leave, when we get out Icarus says,"Where to?"
"I'm going to the Aegean, you can't come."
"Siren, I-"
"No, I won't put you in danger like that. I can't."
"I can drop you off close to it though."
"Fine."
We say goodbye to Annabeth, Icarus says that he'll live where he used to over the Aegean so we can talk, and we set sail. We go back home, maybe I'll meet some other sirens.
Hours later
Percy is sailing as I hear the loud boom of a gun. I yell,"Icarus! Where are you!"
I scan the sky and see him spiraling down near here, Percy makes the water push us towards him, I see a small boat of men laughing about their shot. He hits the deck and I crouch down by him. He doesn't move I grab his hand and sing,
Say something I'm giving up on you
And I'm, I'm feeling so small
It was over my head and know nothing at all
And I will stumble and fall
I'm still learning to love and just starting to crawl
Say something I'm giving up on you
I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you
Anywhere I would've followed you
Say something I'm giving up on you
"Cleo, I love you," he mutters barely audible, a large blood stain blossoming on his chest.
"Icarus, stay with me."
"I'm sorry Cleo. I-"
He stops, he stops breathing, he stops talking, he stops flying! He's dead my only friend, he's dead! All because of humans, I close his eyes and say,"Percy bury him and leave, don't come back, I will kill you. Leave now."
He says,"Cleo-"
"No Cleo is dead, she died with Icarus. Goodbye Percy Jackson."
I dive into the cold salt water, vowing my revenge on all humans. I swim to find my family, and no one ever hears from me again.
