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I Tried.

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He was swimming down, down, as fast as he could. How this happened; Kalo didn't know. He was just aware that Mirage was in danger and that he needed to save her before it was too late.

He could hear her struggling to keep from breathing in the water around her. It was chilling, but it was his guide so that he could find her. Kalo reached out with one hand so that he could snag a piece of her shirt, her arm, something, so that he could pull her back up.

He could feel his fingers wrap around something slippery. That was all he could tell. The river was so cold that his entire body was going numb, even though he'd only dived in seconds ago. A few bubbles escaped his mouth as he pulled the girl closer to him. She was clutching at his arms as soon as she realized he was trying to save her.

Kalo felt his feet brush against the silt of the riverbed. He swished his feet and pushed up, so that he could launch back toward the surface.
We'll make it, Mirage, He wanted to assure the panicking girl in his arms. Just hold your breath. Kalo felt something tighten around his ankle, and he was jerked to a stop. It made a few bubbles escape his lips. At first he thought there was someone else trying to go up with them, but there wasn't a third heart beat.

Kalo's eyebrows pulled together as Mirage started to thrash. He was quickly running out of time. The boy kicked his feet, trying to free himself of whatever was holding him. He tried swimming upward, but the grip on his ankle only tightened. When it felt like it was beginning to cut into his skin, Kalo realized what it was. Net. He was tied to the bottom of the river.

More precious air rushed away from his lungs as Kalo started kicking his feet harder. The ropes around his leg didn't give way, they only further ensured his stay. He thrashed more desperately as a strangled sound came from the back of Mirage's throat and a flurry of bubbles floated up toward the surface.

I tried, Kalo thought, I'm sorry Mirage... A slow stream of things he wanted to say filtered through his mind. His thoughts flew faster once the last of the air in his own lungs escaped. Instinct kicked in and he started thrashing again; twisting his body around through the water with a motionless Mirage in his arms.

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I felt like drowning them.


Kalo(C)me
Mirage(C)=Kalliope-chan
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greeklegendsareWIN14's avatar
question:did they die? or did someone saved them