| Jun. 15th, 2009 @ 05:57 pm An Argument I Lost... |
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After talking with Arman for a few hours, he decided that it's okay for me to tell you about this. He's reading over my shoulder, making sure I say everything right. Silly boy is making me nervous...Ow! He just hit me. He doesn't realize his new strength...
Today, he became an immortal.
I told you that Artemis was determined to do this. When Apollo arrived and figured out what was going on. he agreed with her. It wasn't long until the three of us were arguing about it. It wasn't that I didn't want Arman to be immortal, safe and strong with me forever...I didn't want him to look back on it and feel forced. This argument lasted the better part of an hour before I caved. I told them that we would have to talk to him and see what he wanted. Artemis' face changed, and I had a feeling she'd talked to him about it before.
Still, she only nodded, and we went into his room. I couldn't help that I ran to his side. His face was scrunched up, and his arm looked worse than before. It wasn't just inflamed anymore. Blisters surrounded the injection site, and some of them were releasing a sickly green-and-white goo. Artemis put a hand on my shoulder as I kissed his cheek, running my hand through his hair.
"Arman, we can help you," Artemis told him. Her voice was in that same gentle tone she had when I...when I needed her help. She tightened her grip on my shoulder to reassure me, but it didn't help much. I wanted to make it all disappear for him, and for a moment, I didn't care if he had a choice. "Do you remember what I told you?"
"I can't, Artemis." But he let out a little whimper through his facade of strength, his resolve wavered. "I need to stay the way I am. I need to grow or die like a normal person."
"Why?" I whispered. I instantly hated myself for it, but I couldn't understand. Now Arman is telling me that I was being sweet. He wants me to know that...that he loves me.
Anyway...He had taken my hand with his good one and kissed my fingers. "Because I have to be strong for Stephanie. I can't just take the easy way out. Not anymore."
Apollo nodded his head for a moment. "I can understand that, Arman. Really, I can. Just remember that if you die, it will break her heart."
"That's dirty pool," Arman protested. Still, he held my hand a little tighter. It was my turn to kiss his fingers, to not pressure, to just be there for him. I watched his Adam's apple bob as he managed to swallow.
"Yes, it is," Artemis admitted. She does that sometimes. It's that weird twin thing. "But he's telling the truth. And if you die, you'll break Athena's heart."
"Artemis..." I only glanced at her, but it was an angry glance before I looked at Arman again.
She let go of my shoulder and let out a breath. "Do you want me to start lying to him?" she inquired smoothly.
"No. No, I don't." Something subtle changed in Arman's face, and my heart pounded. My throat went dry, and my stomach clenched. In contrast, my limbs felt like rubber. "Arman...please just think. I don't want you to make decisions for me. I only want you to do what's right for you."
"Baby...What's right for me is you." Now he's arguing with me, telling me not to make him sound so soft...Well, he is a softy, and he makes me a softy, so he can just deal.
"So, we're all in agreement?" Apollo questioned, trying to nudge the process along. "We're going to do this?"
Arman gave him a quick nod, more of a jerk. "Yeah, we're going to do this." His hand tightened on mine again, and I knew this time it was in pain. The blisters' puss was now more green than white.
Stop it! He's trying to delete that last part. He thinks I'm being too gross.
Anyway, I had to pull my hand out of his and go stand with the others. "Zeus is going to be pissed," I warned them.
Artemis took my hand, then Apollo's. "It doesn't matter. I'm not going to endanger the one you love by not endangering myself."
"Besides," Apollo added, "I'm still angry he took your powers away in the first place. I have a little extra defiance in me."
I conceded, and we channeled out energy into Artemis. Because she was the center, she was the one who sent it away from us, into his heart, even though I so desperately wanted to do it. I made sure that my energy was dominant, though I still don't understand why. Together, we watched Arman rise from the bed, skin glowing with our power. His blisters disappeared. Then, gently, he drifted back down again.
As soon as I knew it was safe to, I rushed to his side. I touched his hands, his shoulders, his face, just to make sure he was all there. There have been rumors swimming around the pantheon...That Cupid tried to immortalize a girl...But something went wrong...
It didn't matter, though. I have him here, and he's safe and mine...Anyway, that, amazingly enough, didn't attract any undue attention. Arman called his father and told him that we had to go to a second hospital to get a second opinion. We got him all checked out and everything. I managed to swing staying at their house, so we're sitting outside Stephanie's door. Apparently, she had a long day, too... |
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