"Keep up please!" I look down at them.

"It isn't as easy as you made it!" Vex falls into Vax.

I roll my eyes.

"We don't have the posture!" Percy falls into the sand.

It was like watching seals climb a mountain. I sit down. I was miles ahead practically. Vex kept tripping over Vax. He looked so adorable, like a little puppy reaching for the stars. A smile forms on my face. He looked so... so.... handsome and adorable at the same time. I press my hands against my lips. Why does my heart keep beating every time I look at him? He smiles at me. I turn my head. No... Calidain no.

Love is pointless for our kind.

Our kind?

Yes, our kind- immortals.

My eyes widen. Are you an immortal as well?

The oldest of all.

I look around. 

Oh, don't worry we will meet again.

Meet again?? We've met before?

Of course, unlock your greatest fear. Unlock your darkest moments.

I see Vax coming up. He slips. I grab his hand.

"Why is it I always have to save you?" I raise an eyebrow.

"I'm good at attracting help." Vax smiles. 

I pull him up.

"We should keep moving loves and oh!" Vex slides down. 

I use my blood magic to catch them. I pull them up. We were moving to slowly. We're burning daylight by minutes. The dune rocks like a baby's cradle, well to me it was. I see Grog and Scanlan both getting seasick. Vax trots beside me. I turn back to them.

"Guys! Hurry the fuck up." I call.

"Give us a minute! Walking across these sands is like walking through a bail of sheep!" Percy yelps.

I roll my eyes.

"There are other ways to move across the dessert." Vax grabs my hand.

I look at him in surprise. He pulls me along. We slide down the hill. He moves his hand down my waist. I move my hand down his pants. We start dancing like actual dancing. Dancing that I have not don for quite some time. It feels amazing. It feels right. I look at his eyes. For the first time in more than five hundred years, I feel happy.