Possibly one of the hardest things in life is to live it. While life is a sweet lie that leads you to who you will die as, it is like I said, a sweet lie. Death is the horrid truth, it is always there and you know it is coming. However, there are those rare times when death embarrassed lifes beautiful lie and allows you to live on for just a little longer. Little known fact, death has always been in love with life but she has never loved him back.



Bricks fell from the roof of the building in front of me, barely missing me. I looked up at the old run down building, a plack dangled above the doorway. There were scratch marks and other things covering most of the words, well, all but memorial hospital and criminally insane. I began to walk in to the door before feeling Micahs hand on my arm, holding me from going inside.

Your brother is in there and possibly Sigh.

Zella's voice rang from behind me. She made her way up to where I was before looking up at the old building, like me. I pulled away from Micah, her hand dropping as I walked into the building. It looked charcoaled inside and pieces of the floor were cracked. I stood in the entrance for a moment before seeing that everyone had made their way in as well.

It will be faster if we split up and look for where Jason is.

I'll go with Teakkin.

No, you are coming with me. Teakkin and Zella, do you two mind searching the other half of the building?

Sure, but wouldn't it be faster if we each take a different direction and two floors each? Or even each of us take a floor.

I turned and began to walk to Teakkin, grabbing the bag off her shoulder as I got to her. I sat it down on the ground before pulling out four handguns.

If Sigh is here she will pick us off one by one. It is safer for everyone to go with someone. Stay with each other and you shouldn't get hurt.

I handed a gun to Teakkin before getting to my feet and passing out the other two to Micah and Zella.

You find Jason, you point the gun up and shoot. It should echo so we can hear it and come to where you are. If you find Sign you run, and run fast. If anyone is taking and giving any pain it will be me and her.

Teakkin nodded in my direction as Zella began to walk off. Micah stood next to me, annoyance flowed from the way she looked at me. As Teakkin walked behind Zella, I grabbed Micah by the wrist and began to walk the other way. She jerked her arm from me and stopped.

This isn't about safety is it? It's just you and me so say what you want to say.

I stopped walking and turned to Micah. Her hands were crossed over her chest now and her stare was full of anger. I began to walk back to her before stopping in front of her.

I don't trust you, I don't trust what you say, and I don't trust that you give a rats ass about Jason. Did you forget what you did when we came here? Ya, he left you, but you dangled your shit in his face while giving him the only thing he ever wants. If you want me to feel bad for you, I don't.

I started to walk away before hearing Micah clear her throat. With annoyance in my step, I turned to her and looked up at her.

What did you expect? What did he expect? That you come and everything be ok? That I was waiting for him? I moved on and he couldn't understand it, and you, you can’t understand that even when I was with Radio and Jason said he loved me, I still cared and do care now.

Oh ya, you showed that if he meant what he said that his feelings were shit to you. You slept around with whatever you could get your hands on Micah. You caring for my brother is a bag of bullshit, so I'm asking you now, what the hell are you doing here?

Micah rolled her eyes to me. She began to walk by me and I pulled her on arm.

Answer.

I care for Jason, if you want to believe anything but what I am telling you then fine. It isn't going to stop me from finding Jason and if you really cared about finding him you would look for him and stop accusing me of lying.

She pulled away from me once again and began to walk down the hall. I rolled my eyes before following shortly after her.

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It had been two floors of silence as Micah and I made our way to the top floor of the building. I ran my hand across the wall as we began to walk down the hall. Creeks were sent out into the air with every step and it felt like the floor would give way at any moment. I looked up at micah, anger still shown on her face. I rolled my eyes, looking into each room that I passed.

Why do you hate me so much?

I looked away from one room hearing Micah's voice echo in the hall. She had stopped not far from me and was looking back. Anger washed from her face as she leaned on the wall.

Why? Is it really about Jason, or is this about you?

I rolled my eyes, looking into a room with a single bed.

Mandii! If I have to talk so do you so start talking.

I mumbled under my breath before pushing past Micah and looking into another room. She grabbing my arm and tossed me into the wall before pulling me up by my shirt and forcing my back into the wall.

You want to know why I don't like you Micah, look in the mirror. You have never given me a reason to think of you as anything more than a whore who plays with people. No, its not all about Jason I just think he was better off without even asking you out on a date. You ruin peoples lives, you and your brother. You can't be trusted because you have lied so damn much. That is why I don't like you Micah. I tried to be the great sister and give you a chance but you fucked that up the second you showed me how easy it was for you to move on from everything.

I pushed Micah off me, allowing my feet to drop to the ground. I walked past her and into another room. Two beds sat next to each other and the room was a mess. I felt sad in this room, I felt mourning. I tried to shake it off as Micahs footsteps crunched on the debris behind me.



I'm not sorry for being who I am, I am sorry that you took my actions the way you did however. But right now isn't the time for you to be mad at me and bring up the past. Jason is somewhere here and being held by Sigh and all you are doing is looking for ways to bash me, like I don't feel bad enough. Besides, don't you have other things to worry about besides why you hate me so much?

I didn't say a word as I walked to the window in the room. I ran my hand over dry blood that was smeared in the corner. My eyes closed as memories rushed in. I turned back around to Micah before looking over the room. I began to open my mouth before.

POW

My eyes widen and I felt a sickness in my belly. Micah looked up at me, the same expression as me. We both ran out of the room and down the hall to the stairs.

Do you know where it came from?

I have an idea.

I pulled Micah on the arm as we got to the second floor, almost pulling her behind me. We reach a room all the way at the end of the hall where we didn't look and where Teakkin was standing outside of the door looking as white as a sheet.

Teakkin? Whats wrong? Teakkin answer me!

She shook her head before sliding down the wall. I ran into the room, unprepared for what I was about to see. A white hospital bed sat in the middle of a room with no windows, a white light hung over the bed dangling to the wind. Zella stood in the corner and turned around once she heard me come in. I walked more into the room, seeing blood covering the walls in markings.

Mandii...

My eyes shot to the man in the hospital bed, he was attached to an IV and was as white as a ghost. I walked closer, seeing the dark rings around his eyes. It wasn't until I was standing next to the bed that I saw a mark carved into his chest...It was the mark that Helen had on her ring when she pulled me under the water...Helen did this...

Is it...

Micha walked in, stopping shortly after entering the door. She froze with eyes wide open looking down at the man in the bed. Jason was laying in the bed motionless, almost seemingly lifeless. I dropped to the side of the bed and grabbed his hand. It was ice cold and I could barely feel a pulse through it. Then something happen. Jason gripped my hand and my body ran with heat.

Shit! Mandii! This is not the time to shut down!

I felt a pain shoot into my body and my eyes changed to golden brown. I could hear nothing but the sound of my breathing before seeing a small light between mine and Jason's hand.

Mandii!

I could suddenly hear what was going on around me, I could see a figure of a girl standing in the doorway. Micah backed around slightly, a growl hung in her throat.

It's Sigh!

I could hear everything going on but I...I couldn't move! I was frozen, my hand gripped in Jason's. I looked up at his face, color was beginning to rush to it and his pulse became stronger.

Mandii!

Shut up! She isn't paying attention anyway.

Teakkin was shot to the wall, her head pushing off the concrete once she hit. Blood ran from the back of her head as she closed her eyes. Zella began saying something under her breath while holding onto her necklace and Micah darted for the figure sending her back slightly. Suddenly, I was on top of Sigh pulling her down and sending a tylon into her ribs. She pushed me and Micah off, both of us hitting the wall at the same time. We slide down and I looked up at Sigh.



You have a Demi god and Siren as well, this should be fun.

With that, she began to leave but me and Micah darted after her once again.

Grab her key! Get her Key!

Zella called out from behind us, but it was too late. Sigh was gone. I sent my fist into the wall before hitting it again with both of my fists and resting my forehead on it.

What did the wall do to you?

I raised my head, slowly looking into the room. Jason stood on his feet pulling out the IV and looking up at me. A sarcastic smile stretched along his face as I ran it to the room, hugging Jason on contact. He was no longer cold, his pulse was strong, and I could hear his heart beat. Zella helped pull Teakkin off the ground, a smile on her face.

Jason’s you're Guardian.....

I pulled away from Jason before looking over at a broken down Teakkin. My eyes shifted to Micah after, if Teakkin was a puppet master, Zella was a full Dreamer, Jason was really my Guardian, and I was the Siren...Then Micah must have been...

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Jason was back and I was able to breath. With my match only a day away I was now able to focus on solely that. Not that it would take much to win this match. I had got home to find out that Cheat failed to "Denounce" me. Cute, he already has started to try to cheat and has already managed to find a way to fail. Kind of like the way he is going to fail to keep the championship out of my hands. What will be even better, I can probably beat him at his own game of cheats. Then you have Radio who has been bitching nonstop since the beginning of the week. He gets another shot at the championship and all he can do is cry like a baby. I would be taking this time to learn from my faults from my first attempt and change the outcome, but then again, facebing someone in the ring that you have already lost to is similar to a book you have already read, you already know the ending. Maybe that is why he is in such a bad mood, he doesn't like the ending of his book. Do I need to talk about Hank? No, because he is still MIA and hasn't talked himself. No one cares about mystery mayi. That leaves swag , who is the first to enter. I guess it is a good thing he's black, that way he can run faster when he is about to get his ass kicked. I'll probably just use a chicken leg to keep him occupied. Don't worry swaggot, I'll bring hot sauce and BBQ so you can pick. However, before I could think anymore about that, I had an appointment I can’t miss.

I made my way through the doors hid by the glamor put on by Helen. Unlike the first time I came here, there were other Sirens besides Helen and her daughters. I walked down a glass path keeping the water away from my feet. I stopped before a few stairs before looking up at Ligea, Parthenope, and Leucosia. I gripped Tess's necklace in my hand before tossing it up, it landing right before Helen's feet.

None of you have to say a word, I already know what you would have to say. So here is what I am here to say, you all may be sisters, and believe me I know the strength of family as well as you do, but you should probably take a look at one of your sisters and see there is something wrong. She started a war for power, she is starting another war for the same purpose, the difference? She has back up. So think about this for just a second, would you rather support a monster in her pursuit of power, or end her before it's too late. I should have killed her when I had the chance, know that next time I had to take her down because you two can't get over her being your sister, I will kill her and anyone who stands beside her.

I began to walk away until Helen stood and began to speak.

I have been working on my problems, you just can not see it so you do not believe it. I have gotten better.

Ya, better at covering up the other face you wear.



OOC: Micah used with permission.