Chapter 7
Jane started to run as fast as she could towards Hades screaming as strongly as she could.
- FREEZING HEART!
She pierced Hades' heart freezing it and therefore killing him. But by doing that, she was hit by the attack that was destined to Camus. Her Cloth was broken and she fell, but before she could reach the ground Camus got her. "The Ice Army" went beside her alarmed and worried, but she calmed them with a soothing voice.
- I'm fine. I only need rest. My wound isn't that bad. Isaac?
Isaac kneeled beside her and said:
- Yes, my Lady?
- Take them to Siberia. And stay there with them.
- But…
- Please. Stay there beside Crystal.
- As you wish my Lady. If you need us we'll be here.
- I know.
Without saying anything else, "The Ice Army" disappeared, and Camus took her to the Aquarius temple. Inside, Camus laid her in the bed and took off his Cloth. During all that time they hadn't said a word to each other. Jane couldn't take the silence any longer.
- I'm sorry! I'm so sorry Camus!
He looked at her, lying in bed, wounded and weak.
- Why? Why didn't you tell me Marie? Don't you trust me?
- I trust you with my soul! It wasn't because of that!
- So it was because of what?
- Because I wanted to protect you! Because every person that knows about me dies! It killed my parents!
Camus looked at her stunned:
- Your parents?
- Yes, my uncle told them, before I was born. And then they died!
- Who…
- The Sanctuary!
- What? It can't be!
- Please listen. I don't know why they were doing that. My uncle said that the answer was in a manuscript that is written in ancient Greek. I have it, but I can't open it! I was going to give it to Athena, to see if she could open it! I'm sorry for not telling you this! I'm sorry!
- Two of my students belong to your army.
- Yes, Isaac is the captain and Crystal is the general and my personal adviser. Camus, I…
He didn't let her finish, he got closer to her and kissed her in the lips. Then he said, with tears falling from his eyes:
- You could have died! If I knew, I…
- Camus you couldn't have done anything!
- I could have protected you!
- And you did! By attacking Hades at that moment, you allowed me to kill him!
- But you were injured! By blocking an attack that…
- If that attack had hit you, you'd be dead by now! I couldn't let that happened! My Ice Cloth is more resistant than yours! That's why I have only minor injuries.
Without wanting to argue anymore Camus changed the subject.
- Let me treat your wounds. Take off your tunic.
She did as he said. He could see that she only had minor injuries, like she had said. Still, they needed treatment. He did the first aid. Camus couldn't help but caress her silky skin in the process. Meanwhile he was thinking: "I love her so much! And I was so close of loosing her tonight! Marie… It hurt me knowing that she hid anything for me, but I understand why she did it. I would have done the same thing if I were in her situation." Suddenly Jane said:
- Camus, I understand if you are hurt because of me and if you don't want anything to do with me anymore!
Camus looked at her surprised and then said:
- Marie, don't say that! Yes, I'm a little hurt, but I know that if the situations were inversed I would have done the same thing. I love you! And that isn't going to change!
- Thank you, Camus.
She started to cry; he got even closer to her, cleaned her tears, kissed her and said:
- You don't need to thank me my love! Can you answer one more question?
- Sure, what is it?
- Why were you so weak after killing one of them? I thought…
- It was because even though if I am powerful enough to kill a God alone, I'm not powerful enough to kill more than one in the same week, even less in the same day, and keep living! I knew that if I was going to kill Hades in his full strength I would die in the process! But you helped me, so I'm alive.
Camus embraced her and said:
- Promise me you are not going to attack that way again!
- I promise, only if you promise me that you'll help me.
- I promise.
- Then I also promise.
They kissed and Camus lay beside her, covering her naked torso with the bed sheet. Soon after Jane was sleeping and Camus was also very sleepy, and as he was closing his eyes and looking to her face, he whispered:
- I'm going to protect you, my love. I promise!
Then he fell asleep, with Jane in his arms.
End of 7th chapter
Author's note:I won't be able to update for a while, since my beta Miya-chan is having problems with her computer... AGAIN! But I promise that as soon as I have any chapters available, I'll update. I hope you are liking the story so far. If you do, please have patience and please review ^_^