Medusa's shocked appearance composed itself fairly quickly. She was fairly relieved that her powers weren't gone and she could keep on killing... but she wasn't exactly set in stone on the idea of killing the mortal as she walked past her
"Should I kill her?" Medusa questioned to herself, uncertain of what to do. On one hand, she seemed so beautiful and kind and fu- "No stop that, she's a mortal, you're supposed to hate her"
Medusa smiled, she supposed she could keep the mortal around for a bit longer "Why yes, yes I do young Princess, come with me" Medusa said as she opened the door and left her shack
Thalia blushed at what her new friend had called her "Princessssss that's so sweet!!!!!!! Maybe I should call her queen? Or something I don't know..." she thought to herself "Yeah of course!" she giggled as she walked out of the shack, feeling the cool beach breeze passing by her and the smell of the deep ocean salt all around, her wounds still stung a little but Medusa... Made her feel safe
"So like how was your day??? Did you kill anyone or place them in stone???" she asked curiously wanting to know what her friend was up to
Medusa was left a little startled, to say the least, "She wants to know how my day was?" she blushed at the question, flattered that someone wanted to know how her day went, no one ever really asked her that... Except for- "No. Don't think about that"
"M-my day was fine. I didn't kill anyone, instead, I was with you the whole day. Since yesterday I've been cleaning and bandaging your wounds."
"Thank thank thank you SO much for that! Like I almost felt I was gonna like DIE, because of them. Well maybe not die but like they really didn't feel nice at all, cause like uh I was bleeding and all, which is usually kind of bad? I mean for me at least, when YOU bleed does it hurt? Because I'm not sure, maybe people that can set others to stone feel different" Thalia rambled
Medusa tried to hide a smirk from the Princess's rant, it was to say the least, adorable, and her voice... well quite soothing
"Well I usually don't bleed seeing as I'm a monster and all, but it does tend to hurt in the rare cases I do" replied Medusa, flinching as she touched the scar that ran across her back.
"Hey, you're not a monster!!! You're Medusa, my friend! Who's like super nice! And who happens to kill people sometimes but that's not a big deal"
Medusa blushed, she wasn't exactly familiar with affection after all this time in the island and had somewhat of time returning it, affection was a strange concept to her whereas she focused on her hatred and desire for revenge
She did her best to put on a rock hard face and return to her usually stern look, she wasn't getting close to this mortal, but well she could try to return some of the affection at least
"T-thank you, you too. Now follow me you must be famished"
Thalia followed after Medusa and rambled on the way, mostly nonsense on the island's scenery and asking what Medusa's life had been like. Medusa couldn't help but crack a smile at Thalia's rants and she couldn't help but answer her questions with some sort of affection, much to her internal displeasure as she remembered her hatred for humanity as a whole.
"What are you doing? She's a mortal, kill her now" she snarled to herself, but she was just so... There was something about her, and she didn't necessarily want to kill her
As they slowed to stop, they arrived at a cave. Not necessarily a very deep or dark cave but it was filled with darkness, not exactly the most pleasant.
Especially for Medusa, as you dear reader might know, she was terrified of the dark. She has crossed the cave hundreds of times but it never got better. She did her best to compose herself to not appear weak but it wasn't exactly easy.
"S-so t-t-this is where we're g-gonna g-get food, j-just f-follow me and make sure you d-don't t-trip," she said in an anxious voice, not exactly in the best situation at the moment
Thalia shot a puzzling look at her friend, there was something a little off about her " Dusa you okay? " she asked, wanting to make sure her friend was okay
"I-I...yes I'm fine, l-let's just go in," she responded quickly, trying to compose herself to not appear weak and they walked into the cave
Medusa's breathing became shallower and shallower as they walked in, she was afraid of what lurked in the shadows and the only sound that came from behind were Thalia's footsteps which echoed into the walls.
"I can't do this, I can't, I can't, I can't" Medusa whimpered in her head, close to tearing up. When suddenly, she felt a hand close to hers,
Thalia's.
"I'm here Dusa, breathe, I'm here with you" Thalia whispered, soothing the Killer of Men with her hand's touch as they walked farther and farther
Medusa's voice choked, unknowing of what to say and she held on tighter to Thalia's hands. She couldn't try and reject it either way and she... Well, she didn't exactly dislike the idea. Thalia's hand brought her comfort, and while she was terrified of what lurked in the dark, she had the Princess comforting her and with her, every step of the way.
As they went farther in, the shadows began to disappear as sunlight peaked from the sky ahead, it was the end of the tunnel and Medusa could not be more glad that this painful ordeal had ended, as they left the tunnel she snatched her hand away from the comfort of the princess
"Thank you, Thalia," she said sheepishly as they left the tunnel, composing herself as her snakes brushed her face
"No problem Dusa! Just helping a friend out!" Thalia giggled as she gave Medusa a friendly kiss on the cheek
Needless to say, Medusa's face grew red in an instant, blushing at the kiss of friendly affection she had gotten, she wanted to distance herself from this mortal, but this was making it far too hard
The scenery, to put it simply, was beautiful. The beams of sunlight crashed down onto the beautiful waterfall that fell right in front of them, essentially it was a crack in the mountain that gave way to a gorgeous view, a pond of beautiful clear water as nature enveloped the area
If our Princess had not been blind she would've seen a nearby bird turn to stone as Medusa glanced at it, it was a curse. But at least Medusa knew she wouldn't be able to turn to stone her... something. The empty noise of birds chirping and water running was, however, quickly interrupted by Thalia.
"Anyway, what are we gonna eat? Cause like I'm famished!!!!"
"Ambrosia, food of the Gods" Medusa said, a smirk on her face as she took out the food on a golden platter
"A-a-ambrosia??????" questioned Thalia, shocked that she had it, however, she wasn't about to pass down this opportunity, after all, what princess would? "I've wanted to try it like ever since I was a kid!!!! I bet it tastes AMAZING" Thalia gasped as she took the plate and sat down on a nearby rock, putting her legs on the water, now however before almost tripping. She managed to play it off... Fairly smoothly however
Medusa sat down next to her, plate in her hand as they ate together "This is.... wow this is just like FANTASTIC" Thalia enthusiastically said delighting in the fabulous food
"Yes I know, now don't tell any of your Gods, will you? This food may or uh may not be stolen from them."
"YOU STOLE FROM THE GODS???? YOU'RE SO AWESOME!!!" gasped Thalia as she opened her mouth in surprise, shocked at her new friend.
All that Medusa could muster was a simple smile, it was nice to well... Be treated so well, to have someone ignore her flaws and look at her best side. Either way, it wouldn't last, she'd have to kill or banish the mortal tomorrow, she couldn't... She couldn't risk letting what happened last time, happen again.
Yet...
"Thalia tell me... No, forget it" Medusa started to say before digging back into her food
"Hm?" Thalia asked, a mouthful of food before swallowing "Come on, you can tell me Dusa!"
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