They took the first step out of the cave as the sun began to set, lighting the sky with a beautiful orange and red vibrance as the shadows of the night began to arrive.
Our Princess was holding on tightly to Medusa's hand, mostly cause well she wanted to give some sort of comfort to her but also, well, she didn't exactly know where to go.
You see Dear Reader, as you probably know, Thalia was blind. And she didn't have any powers whatsoever that allowed her to see the ground with her feet or anything. She was full-on blind, couldn't see at all. However, that didn't stop her from seeing the beauty in people.
She embraced her lack of vision and began to simply know people with an open mindset. She was friendly to everyone and loved by all. She let people be who they truly were, and she held no resentment towards them. Thalia didn't long for a world with vision and was fairly happy with her state.
"So today was fun!!! I like loved being with you today!" Thalia giggled as they walked out of the cave, Medusa trying to compose herself as she let go of Thalia's hand.
"Well, yes, I suppose it was" Medusa replied, trying to appear nonchalant with her tough exterior and distance herself from the Princess which, well, wasn't exactly working seeing as the events of today had taken place and weren't exactly... The least intimate you could have a person.
"Now! Since I know you don't really like the dark, I think we should like maybe go back home? Cause like I mean its home, and like we can stay there, and like just be there? I mean not unless you don't want to of course, but like that wouldn't make sense cause like it's your house and like you like it? I mean sure it's a little small but it's a nice house! And like you should definitely like it cause it's really nice and really awesome but like if you don't wanna go back that’s totally fine and I'll respect your opinion cause like you want what you want and that's definitely pretty cool! But like I mean it's um your decision... " she rambled
Medusa let out a slight chuckle as the Princess finished her rant, Thalia held a lovely aura and her voice was the most adorable and beautiful and wonderful she had ever heard, it soothed her... And she didn't mind if she kept on talking.
"Home. Let's go home shall we?" Medusa replied, a tired but loveable smile on her face as she looked into the deep green emerald eyes of her... Well, they weren't friends or anything, they just simply knew each other.
A lie, but perhaps Medusa had a different definition of an acquaintance than you do Dear Reader, after all, this was hundreds of years ago.
"Great!! Home is a pretty smart decision, to be honest, you're like super smart" Thalia giggled as they started to walk back to Medusa's shack. The sun was almost setting, and the sky had turned from the bright red-orange that it was before they left the cave and it had turned darker and darker. Soon the night would envelop into an impenetrable veil of darkness, lit only by the stars of the night that would shine in even the darkest and most desolate of places. Yet the darkness could bring terrifying thoughts to the head, for what lurked in the shadows could frighten even the bravest of Gods.
"Yeah well let's go. I don't want to be around for when it gets too dark." Medusa replied nervously as she looked around cautiously, already a little concerned as the darkness began to fall. It terrified her but, well, Thalia soothed her, and she was there for her. Yet Medusa was far too protective of the walls around her to hold onto the Princess's hands. She didn't want to hold them either.
Also another lie, but Medusa was far too closed off from the world to admit liking the new affection she was getting. It was strange and... the last time she g-
"No thinking about that Dusa." she thought to herself, flinching from just the thought of what happened "Wait did... Did I just call myself Dusa?" she asked in her head, a puzzling look in her face
As they walked back to their shack, leaves crunching behind them as the shadows grew longer and more frequent. Thalia could tell that Medusa was getting more frightened by the moment. She was panicking, her breathing shallower, and she could tell that she wasn't doing well
"I should probably give her my hand, she liked it last time!!! But like maybe she doesn't want it? Well, it's probably worth a try? Like I think??" Thalia said, interrogating herself, unsure of what to do at the moment
Medusa felt a hand creep up to hers as she felt the soft, cold hand of Thalia against hers as she held on tightly, she wanted to snatch it away, she hated how she felt that she opening up to the stranger she had met, yet she didn't hate... She didn't hate Thalia at all.
"T-thank you, Princess"
Thalia was fairly smart enough to know that this probably wasn't the ideal time to talk to Dusa about anything right now, so they walked into silence to their shack. They listened to the deep quiet sounds of the darkness as the stars shone upon them, reflecting upon Dusa's pale skin, shining bright like a diamond.
As they walked, Medusa saw that perhaps the night wasn't such a nightmare. Nothing lied behind the deep shadows in the darkness and the sounds of nature itself were, frankly, quite soothing. Crickets chirped, birds sang their quaint songs as Medusa admired all the beauty around her, yet something truly stood out,
It was Thalia.
Out of all the beauty that lay on the island that night, Medusa admired one thing the most, and that one thing only. And it was Thalia, as she shone from the moonlight and as she held onto her hand. She was perfect, and that was a truth Medusa would carry on for future days, even if she couldn't admit it to herself now.
Her beautiful olive skin shone brilliantly against the pale moonlight, her perfect emerald eyes radiated against the light... Almost as if they glowed, sparkled. Even her short, curled dark auburn hair had a majestic glow to it, she did her best to resist to look but she couldn't help but admire how perfect she was
At a lack of words and utterly speechless, they kept on heading back. Thalia was admiring every smell and noise around her. It was beautiful, to say the least, as she took a deep breath and took it all in.
"Isn't this just... So beautiful?" Thalia asked as she breathed a content sigh, it was possibly the best thing like ever!
"It... It really is. Maybe the night isn't so bad after all." replied Medusa, in awe of how much beauty the darkness held, fireflies lit up the night sky as animals from all around came out, she did her best not to look at them. After all, she was a monster, she didn't want to kill them.
" See?? It's beautiful!!! Like, look at all the smells and the sounds! It's just so much, I LOVE IT!! Looks like I've got yet another reason to stay here hm?" she giggled, giving Medusa a little shove. Well, did her best at least. She wasn't exactly that strong against a 6ft tall buff woman, and the shove came off as more of a gentle touch than an actual push
"I'll admit, it's all quite gorgeous" Medusa admitted as she accidentally glanced at a passing owl, turning it to stone as it fell into the ground. Shattering to pieces as if it had been made in stone all along
She did her best to appear fine after what had happened, she wasn't exactly a massive fan of her powers, a blessing, and a curse. After all, they did end up saving her life
Our Princess heard the stone thud and despite not being the smartest tool in the shed, she knew what had happened "I think Medusa just used her powers... But like accidentally" she thought, gasping silently as she figured out what happened. She naturally assumed that Medusa liked her powers, after all, who wouldn't want to be a killer of men?
Turns out that maybe she wasn't so right after all.
She could hear Medusa sniffing a little as if she was close to tears, and much to Medusa's dismay, she wasn't able to compose herself and be strong.
And so the Princess held onto her hand, it wasn't much but it was the least she could do to what was happening at the moment.
Medusa's tears never fell, for she had Thalia beside her. The hand brought her a sense of comfort and familiarity, and it helped her keep it in. After a while, well she was what could be considered, fine.
After a bit, when the darkness was full in sight, they arrived home "We're here" Medusa said to a distracted Thalia, admiring everything around her
"Hm? We are? That's like great!!" she said, a smile on her face as she walked in. She took in the deep scent of old cabin wood and of a burned-out candle
"So like well I'm super tired, and like I mean I don't really wanna stay up all night cause that's like bad for you right? And I mean like I don't wanna do bad stuff to my body cause like doing bad stuff is like kind of bad right? I mean for me at least, but like I'm sure for you too! After if you like bleed than you probably like don't do bad stuff to your body too? I mean well we don't have to sleep if you don't want to I'm perfectly fine with like... Just staying up" Thalia ranted as she shot a clueless look at her friend
Medusa was trying to hold back a smirk as she heard another of Thalia's rants. If the Princess spoke for an entire lifetime then that would be the best use of a lifetime for no voice on any other mortal rang as soft and sweet as hers
"Well, I'm perfectly fine with sleeping, I'm quite tired myself, what about you?"
"Well I mean I'm pretty tire-" she said before yawning and stretching her arms
"Alright, sleeping it is. Just a small little problem, there's only one bed."
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