Song: dream
Lyrics: oh I had a dream, that you couldn't hear me screaming.
I wanna tell you what my truth is
But it's buried down inside.
A/n: Hope you enjoy this chapter!!!
Artemis Pov
Staring at the person in front of me, I just couldn't believe that he was here, that he was finally awake. I close my eyes, thinking that it's a beautiful dream that I'm going to wake up from.
"It's just a dream Artemis, it's not real." I murmur to my self but a quiet chuckle makes me open my eyes and a choked sob escapes my lips.
Red suddenly whimpers and I can tell she is consumed by so many emotions at this point.
Mate. She says softly.
"Storm." I whisper softly and with trembling hands I cup his cheek. Every muscle in my body suddenly relaxes and it feels like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulder realizing that it's not a dream. Gosh he is alive and he is here with me. With that thought in mind, I grab his arm, pulling him to me and wrapping my arms tightly around his waist.
Warm arms wrap around me, pulling me deeper into the embrace and I finally cry into his chest.
"I'm sorry." He whispers sadly, stroking my hair and tightening his arms around me. I shake my head squeezing him tighter, too afraid that he is going to disappear and I won't get the chance to see him anymore.
"It's not your fault, it's mine." I mutter sniffling slightly. "I'm so happy you're here with me."
He takes in a deep breath and sighs. "Jump." He orders and I do, quickly locking my ankles around his waist and burying my face in his neck as I breath in his scent allowing it to calm my racing heart.
Let me talk to mate. Red pleads desperately and I sigh giving her control.
I take my head from his neck, pulling back to stare into his grey eyes that I have missed so much. The cuts on his face are healing but you can still see traces of it.
"Red." He says in surprise, a frown on his face and he opens my mouth ready to speak again but I cut him off with my lips and when he doesn't respond, I pull back too afraid that he is disgusted by me.
I know he knows the truth about who I am, so it's just a matter of time until he decides to break our bond.
"I'm sorry mate. I shouldn't have done that." I mutter looking away from his gaze but he grabs my chin, tilting my head up and presses his lips hard against my own. The heat between us suddenly burns, scotching every part of my body where his hands touches. Our lips move passionately against each other and he tugs on my hair, angling my head and deepening the kiss.
My back hits a tree and a gasp escapes me but Storm uses that opportunity to slip his tongue in my mouth, tangling them together and everything explodes. We both fight for dominance and at the end he wins, claiming my lips passionately. His hands roam over my body, not knowing exactly where to touch but I don't mind.
I trace my hands all over his chest to his shoulders before finally tugging on the ends of his hair, emitting a low groan of approval from him. Our bodies grind against each other and a feeling so intense raptures through me, capturing every single part of my body and leaving me breathless.
Something hard digs into my thigh but I'm too consumed by the passion flowing through the bond to care about what that is.
He suddenly pulls back, our lips making a pop sound once its separated and he leans on my forehead, eyes still closed and jaw clenched tightly. Our chest rises and falls rapidly with each breath we take and I close my eyes, still feeling dazed from the kiss. He leans forward pecking my lips once more before finally resting his head on my shoulder.
I open my eyes, Red finally retreating to the back of my mind and howls in satisfaction at the event that just took place. I sigh to myself, running my fingers through his soft hair as we both calm down.
My gaze lands on where Ares and my brother were supposed to be but the spot is empty. Apollo probably decided to gives us space and Ares has definitely escaped.
"Artemis." Storm breathes out and I shiver, tightening my hold on him. " I-"
"Let's get you checked up." I cut him off pulling back. Storm nods his head but doesn't let go and in one swift movement, we are at our house. My jaw drops as I stare at him, wondering when all this happened.
"How..." I trail off staring at his face but he shrugs carrying me inside the house. I look down deep in thought. Did something happen? How is he able to move so fast? I know he gained some of my abilities through the mark but it still shouldn't have made him this fast.
If not for the way I am, I'd probably not see him moving at all. I raise my head only to find his eyes on me the whole time, an unreadable expression on his face. I would give anything to know what he is thinking right now and it's possible to read his mind but for some reason, his side of the bond is not giving out anything and it's terrifying me.
He finally lets me down and I wrap my arms around his waist, guiding him to the bed before mind linking Ollie to bring Esme.
"Esme will come and check whether everything is okay." I tell him whilst avoiding his gaze but I can still feel his eyes boring into my face not once ever straying and it's starting to make me feel nervous.
Now that we are separated, I feel a bit scared on what he is thinking about. Is he going to leave me now that he knows the truth about us?
Is mate mad at us? Red whimpers and I sigh shaking my head, not knowing whether he is furious or not.
We continue to remain in silence with me standing by the dresser in the room, awkwardly avoiding eye contacting and wringing my fingers nervously in front of me whilst Storm sits calmly on the bed just staring straight at me.
That's the sight Ollie and Esme were met with once they stepped foot in the room. Ollie darts his questioning eyes between the both of us and Esme raises a brow, scoffing before she steps forward gesturing for Storm to lay down.
He complies not saying a word and even as he lies down his gaze is still directed towards me. I look thinking that once Esme has started he would be distracted and that proves to be wrong because once our eyes meet, something flashes in his eyes before it's quickly concealed but I saw it.
My heart tugs painfully in my chest and I turn around with my back facing them as I bring my fist to my chest trying to soothe the pain in my heart.
He looked betrayed and hurt. The pain in his eyes even though it was a fleeting moment, still left a deep mark in my heart and mind. This is all my fault.
"What is with the atmosphere?" Ollie questions through the link and I raise my head staring at him sadly.
"He knows." Is all I say and his face blanks out, brows furrowing in confusion before his eyes widen in realization. He whips his head to the person on the bed, lips pressed into a thin line and scratches the back of his head.
He looks at Storm's unwavering gaze on me and sighs, shoulders slumping in defeat. "All the best Artemis."
I don't bother replying, just staring down at me feet deep in thought. I shouldn't have kept this away from him in the beginning. Pushing my hair from my face, a tired sigh escapes me as I raise my gaze to meet his eyes not backing down from his stare.
It's time to face the truth, the ugly truth and even if he leaves I will let him go willingly.
Esme straightens up, her black eyes going back to their original colors and turns to face me with her hands on her hips. "He is healing up quite well. Your blood helped in speeding up the recovery of his fractured ribs so he should be fine."
I breathe out in relief, walking closer to them and stopping at the foot of the bed. "Thanks Esme."
"Whatever." She shrugs and disappears without saying goodbye.
"I'm going to leave you to alone." Ollie murmurs awkwardly and rushes out of the room.
And then there were two.
The temperature in the room significantly rises as we both remain quiet. I shuffle my feet awkwardly on the ground, my fingers playing with the hem of my shirt as my nerves rise the more he stares at me without saying anything.
I hear footsteps approaching me as I continue to look at the floor, making sure to avoid he's gaze. He stops right in front of me and clears his throat.
"Is the floor interesting?"
I gulp biting on my lip. "Yeah."
He sighs lifting my chin up with his index finger forcing me to look into his eyes that are staring deeply into my and tilts his head to the side. "Why are you avoiding me?"
"I'm not avoiding you." I quickly retort but then look away from him. He chuckles, the sound of it warming my body as he drops his finger and takes a step back.
He runs his fingers through his hair, messing it up, the smile slowly dropping from his face as he stares at me with an unreadable expression. The way he is acting is kind of scaring me at this point because I cannot tell whether he is mad at me or something. I'm sure at this point he knows about who I am but I'm yet to find out just how much he knows.
"Storm." I say, stepping forward and he shakes his head, smiling at me as he grabs my waist pulling me closer to him.
"I missed you a lot Artemis." He breathes out, trailing his nose along my cheeks before kissing the corner of my mouth.
"I missed you more." I reply, wrapping my arms tightly around his waist as I breath in his scent. "We need to---
His warm lips on mine cuts me off but pulls back before I can even respond to the kiss.
"I'm hungry." He grins, grabbing my hand and pulling me out of the room before I can even say anything.
I frown staring at his back in confusion as he drags me to the kitchen. Doesn't he want to know what happened.
If he is not talking then just shut up and go with the flow. Red scolds me and my frown deepens
No! He is acting weird and to be honest it's freaking me out. Besides I can't even feel his side of the bond, it's almost as if he is purposely blocking me out.
Red rolls her eyes at me and scoffs. You're just thinking way too much about this and who knows maybe Arson hasn't said anything yet.
I shake my head at her thinking. I know Arson has told him but I don't know if he told him the truth as it is.
The feeling of being lifted up pulls me out from my thoughts and I raise my head to find Storm's smiling face in front of me as he caresses my cheeks, his face softening with ever touch.
"I'm going to protect you no matter what." He mumbles absentmindly as his eyes darken and I'm taken aback by the sudden murderous look on his face.
"Storm?" I call out a bit hesitantly and he closes his eyes before taking deep breaths and opens them again.
He smiles and ruffles my hair before stepping away from me. He opens the fridge, sticking his head inside. "Geez Artemis when was the last time you went grocery shopping?"
My brows furrow staring at his back, watching as he brings different things from the fridge and places them on the counter beside him.
"What did Arson say?" I state watching intently for any reaction. He stiffens a little but relaxes again, bringing his head out and turns around, grinning at me.
"Do you have pasta? I'm craving one." He says and proceeds to open the cupboards. My eyes narrow into slits at the way he bluntly dodged the question. I hop down from the counter, keeping my face blank as I approach him slowly.
"He told you about who I am, isn't it?" I question again and this time his jaw clenches.
"Artemis." He grits out calmly without turning around to face me. "I'm hungry so please."
My heart breaks at his tone and I falter in my steps. Closing my eyes tightly, I blink away the tears before nodding my head. "Fine, I'll let you be."
After saying that, I don't wait around before rushing out of the house.
Storm's pov
I slam my fist on the counter, my jaw tightening as I glare at the wall in front of me. It was taking everything in my not to turn around the moment I heard her voice crack. I remember the feeling of darkness when I was in the coma. It was so scary because I felt trapped and didn't know where to go.
But what I did not forget was her voice, calling out to me every single day as she pleaded for me to come back. It felt so painful to listen to and I tried following her voice so I would be able to come back to her but I was pulled back every time until another voice almost like clear waters said she was in danger.
That was what woke me up and when I did, I felt different more powerful.
I know what she wants but the words the one eyed asshole said kept on repeating in my head over and over again. I would not allow him to hurt my Artemis even if it will cost me my life. I run my fingers through my hair, growling at myself for the way I acted.
I didn't want her to see the dark expression on my face because I felt like she would have mistakened it for something else and I guess she did.
A goddess? Who would have thought that my Artemis is a goddess.
Lost in thought, I don't hear the angry steps approaching me until soft hands grab my wrist and turn me around. I come face to face with an angry Artemis, her eyes glowing a vibrant violet as she glares at me.
"It's time you meet my wolf." She states and my eyes widen in surprise.