She kept hearing Naomi's name from outside and decided to investigate. She went out to see everyone standing around the bathroom door, and Sam leaning against it apologizing. She walked up to Orpheus and asked him what was going on.
"I'll explain in a minute." He answered laughing. His smile made her want to smile so she did and when he looked over he was her smiling like an idiot.
"What?" he asked his smile fading slightly.
"Nothing." She said quickly looking down at her feet.
All you need is 20 seconds of insane courage, and I promise you something great will come of it.
Orpheus pulled Viola away from the crowd around the door and whispered, "Hey, guess what,"
"What?"
"I just might have found you a new power source, but I'm not sure if the person with the power will want to share."
Eris covered her mouth with her hands and kept herself from laughing in the bathroom. Sam knocked on the door again and asked if she was okay. Giovanna fell over on the couch and covered her face with a pillow.
"I can't believe her!" she laughed.
"You found the new power source for me!" asked Viola excitedly.
Orpheus gave her a sort of goofy smile. "Mmmaybe..."
*I wanna see what Sirith is going to do before I make Eris come out of the bathroom *
Our happiness here is all vain glory,
This false world is but transitory,
The flesh is weak, the Fiend is slee
Timor mortis conturbat me.
--William Dunbar
Sirith was completely and utterly confused. He glanced at Sam, her face messing with his train of thought. He felt rage building, sparked by confusion.
He ripped her away from the door, pounding on it as he did.
"Go away Sam!" He heard Naomi shout, and her voice pierced him with sadness, rage, and confusion.
"It's Sirith," he answered, trying to keep his voice from cracking. What on earth was going on?!
Sam had to grab the railing next to the stairs to keep from falling down them. She slowly pulled herself back up, sighing as she got back up. "I-I thought it wasn't the real Naomi so I gave her chocolate and Naomi was-er is highly allergic to it." She admitted sadly.
Sirith looked back when Sam spoke, eyes softening as he looked at her apologetic eyes. Then he processed what she said, resisting a weird urge to comfort her, and asked, "What made you think it isn't the real Naomi?"
He was torn; part of him hoping it wasn't the real Naomi so he could be with Sam and not have to choose, and part of him longed it was her and that she would take him back.
Sam sighed. "I don't know. Usually people woh've had their memory erased usually can't get their memory back with out someone helping them. And the won't remember that they'd lost their memory in the first place." She admitted, a strange sense of chaos lingering in the air.
*yeah, Giovanna's holding it at the moment and waiting till Eris comes back to get it*
[Giovanna]
She threw the pillow off of her face and back to the couch she walked over to the bottom of the stairs and watched.
Eris listened to what was going on outside and almost burst out laughing. She breathed in deeply to calm her self down and decided she should finish this up before it gets out of hand. But since it was her... it was probably already out of hand.
"Sirith?" said Eris hesitating for a moment to make sure it seemed just right.
Then she heard Sirith's voice, it was beginning to crack a little bit. "Yes Naomi?"
"I- I um heard... Is is true? Is it true that you love Sam now?" Eris made her voice crack like his was. "Have you really forgotten about me?" she asked more quietly.
Our happiness here is all vain glory,
This false world is but transitory,
The flesh is weak, the Fiend is slee
Timor mortis conturbat me.
--William Dunbar
Sirith thought his heart would split as soon as the words came, and that's when he was sure. This was not Naomi. Naomi loved him back, and she was fair enough to understand the way he was feeling and to encourage him to live his life.
The real Naomi would make sacrifices for him, just as he had for her.
"You're not Naomi," he said, nearly shouting. He was sure of it now, Sam was right. Angry and still a little confused, he turned and started to walk away.
Eris grinned and opened the door to the bathroom. She stepped up to Sirith with a wicked smile on her face. Giovanna, Orpheus, and Viola walked up a couple more steps of the stairs. Eris was usually reckless with things and they wanted to see what would happen.
“Well aren’t you just so smart?” giggled Eris. “I would think it just tears your heart out that Naomi would leave you just like,” she snapped her fingers. “when she died. And when she saw you again, you scared her off.”
It looked like Sirith was about to explode, which made Eris laugh. She stuck out her hand to Giovanna and she handed her the golden apple. Eris transformed back into herself and out of Naomi.
“I ruined Peleus’ and Thetis’ wedding and started the Trojan War. I killed the love of Polytekhnos and Aedon and made them fight each other.” she gazed down at the apple in her hand, then back up to Sirith. “And just because I love to cause chaos and see other people suffer… I decided to destroy every relationship that you’ll have. It’s nothing personal,” Eris giggled and strode down the stairs, smirking.
Our happiness here is all vain glory,
This false world is but transitory,
The flesh is weak, the Fiend is slee
Timor mortis conturbat me.
--William Dunbar
Sirith took in all the info with surprise and pain. He watched Eris go, containing his rage. He could do nothing to stop her, her power was above him and he knew it.
He knew Eris caused pain to both people in a relationship, and if she was determined to ruin his it meant Sam would suffer too.
He allowed himself a last look at Sam, drinking in her face freely for the first time. He admitted to himself that she was beautiful and that he loved her. And then he shut that feeling down, hopefully for the only time.
The door to his room rattled behind him when he slammed it, and he grabbed a bag. Carelessly, he threw in some clothes and a map.
Sam swiftly followed behind Sirith. She rapped lightly on the door to his room, she sighed when he didn't answer. She heard paper rattle and a zipper zip close. "Siri. Where are you going?" She begged, her voice cracking as shed leaned against the door. "Tell me. Please?" She begged further.
Sirith closed his eyes to control himself when he heard Sam's voice pleading. He fiercely blinked back tears, biting his lip until it bled.
He took several deep breaths and stood up, face calm. He knew by leaving her he would be doing exactly what Eris wanted, ruining his relationship, but it was better than waiting for Eris to hurt Sam.
Besides, she wasn't nearly as attached to him as he was to her. He wanted to get some food from the kitchen, but if he did he would have to face her. And he didn't think he could stop himself from staying if he saw her again.
Instead, he shouldered the bag and broke the window out, slipping through.