I felt the place with my hands, feeling everything and walking slowly. I sighed in relief when I felt the doorknob. Yus! I'm not completely useless.
I opened it up and slowly walked out of the room. There was a dim light that illuminated, what I assume was a hallway...a very big hall. I laid my hand flat on the wall as I walked. However, my foot caught on something and I tripped.
I fell flat on the floor. I grunted as I got back up. I laid my hand on the wall again and walked, but this time carefully.
I heard footsteps echoing near me. I hoped it was someone that could help me.
"Hello? Is someone there?"
The footsteps stopped, but then continued on, except towards me. I decided to try and walk to, however I tripped again, but this time I never hit the ground.
A pair of arms caught me, sparks electrified my body and my heart was on overdrive.
The person helped me stand and said, "Do you need help?"
"Zeus," I said breathlessly in shock, a level of fear rose inside of me as I remember all of the stories surrounding the Hellhounds. They are such unfeeling creatures, I'm sure Zeus would not be fazed if he killed me himself. This has caused me to be very cautious around them. I bowed my head and tried to speak in a strong voice, but it had only came out shaky, "I-I-I'm sorry to bother you, it's just I don't exactly know where I'm going around here. I don't know this place."
Zeus withdrew his arms from my body. As soon as his hold was gone, I missed it.
"I will get Donny to help you. He has more free time than me. Go back to your room, and I'll fetch him for you."
I heard his footsteps retreat. They went quieter and quieter as he got farther and farther.
"Wait!" I shouted. What are you doing, Lily!? Why would you yell at a freaking Hellhound! My voice echoed loudly. His footsteps stopped, "We are mates," I nervously stated.
"We are." He agreed in a flat voice as if he was bored of this conversation.
"Well?" I pushed
"Well what?" He replied carelessly.
Anger had sparked in my chest, surging a confidence within me, "Does that mean anything to you?" I said in a tight voice, echoing throughout the hall.
Zeus releases a tiresome sigh, "Lily, I have been with many women off all shapes and sizes, of all colour, all of them were beautiful. What would make you any different?" His voice dead of emotion. He didn't care.
And then his footsteps continued to go on until I couldn't hear them. I turned around and went back from where I came from.
I sat on the bed until I felt my heart start to hurt. Is this going to be my life? My own Soul mate doesn't seem the slightest bit interested in me. What am I to him? What am I to his plans?
I don't know what will happen. If only I could see, I would run away. But I can't. And I won't even be able to try find my family since I'm in this magical land.
I felt anger and resentment stir. Screw sitting here until Zeus's servant comes. I got up off my bed and felt my way around the place until I found the door.
I made sure I walked carefully and slowly with my hand on the wall. This time I didn't trip at all! I just walked around aimlessly for a while, until I found a door. A big wooden door, and from the feel of it, it had detailed designs carved into it. I pulled it open, and it was very very cold inside. I brows narrowed in curiosity. I stepped inside. It smelt a little musty. It was obvious it had not been open for a long time. I reached my hand out to try and touch something. Everything I touched, a thick layer of dust upon it.
I wonder why no one had been here for so long? Strangely, it smelt familiar. My foot touched something, I laid my hands down and felt something wooden. A chest.
I laid my hands on top of it to brush off the dust when I felt something carved into it. Words. No...a name.
"Lillian." My breath hitched. It cannot be. It was from my dream. I opened the chest and it did so easily.
Inside, I felt a whole bunch of different things, letters, feathers, jewellery, some clothes. My hand touched something cold. I picked it up. It was an oval shape. It had designs around. While I was playing around with it, it opened. My breath hitched and my heart raced in excitement as well as curiosity.
I felt inside, it was a picture. I grunted in frustration, I could not see it.
A sharp pain struck my eyes again, this time...it was more severe, "No!" The pain got too much that I felt myself weaken and drift away into a peaceful and painless darkness.
It was England in the 1920s. There was a barmaid named Lucy. She was wiping the bar while all the men were drinking and laughing.
"Oi Lucy! Can we have another round?"
She shook her head, "Sorry, boys. I'm afraid I have to cut you off."
"Awww, come on sweetheart. Just one more?"
Lucy giggled, "If I give you boys one more round, you won't be leaving since you'd all be passed out."
"Ugh fine then! At least give us a song to end the night, just one? Please?"
Lucy sighed, but she knew she couldn't refuse. She loved to sing, and it is actually a apart of her job anyways. She would sing whenever the men requested, but she didn't mind at all.
Lucy grabbed a chair and stood on it. All the men in the bar cheered, "Go on Lu! Give us a good one!"
She began to sing and all the men began to sing along as well, "I saw the light, Fade from the sky, On the wind I heard a sigh, As the snowflakes cover, my fallen brothers, I will say this last good bye..."
All the men were cheerful as was Lucy. They all sang loudly with pride. That is until the doors to the bar opened and in came the very famous Zeus Helly, the leader of a top notch gang here in London, and his followers of hooligans, all wearing their flat newsboy hats and expensive suits. All the men stopped singing and parted the way for Zeus and his boys like Moses parting the red sea.
But Lucy did not stop singing, she kept going on with her beautiful and silk like voice. Any hard man would soften by the sound of it.
Hard knocking Zeus leaned against the wall and listened. He had not seen this woman in the bar before, she must've been knew. She was beautiful she was. Long and wavy blond hair, swirled into a low bun, beautiful crystal blue eyes that see into your very Soul.
Once Lucy stopped singing, she went back to the bar to ready drinks.
Zeus walked up to the bar and leaned over, "Hello."
Lucy was drying a cup and glanced up, "Hello."
"I'm-"
"I know very well who you are, Mr Helly." She interrupted.
Zeus did not tolerate people interrupting him while he spoke. He hardly spoke at all, but when he did, every word was genuine and real.
"Is that right?"
She nods her head, "That's right. London is a big place Mr Helly, but word gets around easy, especially when it's you and your brothers."
Zeus chuckles deeply, but without humor, "You better be careful, love, I'm going to own this bar very soon...so you best treat me with respect."
"Why?" She debated
"Because, love, I am a very dangerous man. I am a successful man. I do what I want and get what I want. People fear and respect me because of what I do."
Lucy nods her head understandingly, "Well for a little advice Mr Helly...you earn respect by being a fair man. You will gain far more by being fair than being only feared."
Zeus was intrigued by this alluring woman, "What's your name?"
"Lucy." She's with her shoulders back and head up high.
Zeus nods his head, "I know."
Lucy frowns, "You know?"
Zeus said with a smirk, "Yes...Because you're my girl."
"I am?" She says with a cheeky brow raised.
Zeus nods his head with a small grin, "Yeah, you are Lucy, you're my girl."