Hey people,
I'm so sorry for not publishing anything for a really long time but I just wrote this new chapter and I hope that you like it. Since I haven't written in a while there are probably mistakes and I forget a little of what's happened. Bare with me people,
Maria
Three Weeks Later:
I'd spent the past three weeks learning about what had become my new world. My grades began to slip as more and more of my time became devoted to honing my skills, but the boys were protective and wouldn't let me use any of my natural given powers. Not while they were still out, searching for me, waiting for me to reveal myself again.
Since the attack, it had been silent. As time went on, I knew that it was only a matter of time before they came back, but I'd be prepared. It was not uncommon for people of my abilities to have a natural gift for combat. But, over the past few weeks I'd grown to let my body do most of the work, relax my mind, and simply let go. It was working.
As I sat in class, looking around at the faces I used to spend so much time analyzing, I realized that there had always been something different with me. I never in a million years would have thought I'd be the daughter of a Greek God, but there was always something within me. As I strived to fit into a world I would never be a part of, not truly, I was fooling myself. Filling my life with boys, alcohol, and lattes. It was never about truly being normal- it was about the feeling of normalcy.
My phone buzzed.
Class was almost over, and Dad was still out of town. Nothing had changed on that front, he was still MIA. The only thing that had really changed was my relationship with the boys and most importantly, Calliope. While most things in my life had altered, my relationship with her was the best thing to change.
Blondie, I'm sorry I can't make our lesson today, Damien is going to take over for now,
Xoxo, Lucas.
I shake my head and let out a sigh as I stare out the window looking up at the dark clouds beginning to form in the once bright blue sky. He'd been flaking more and more lately and I couldn't help but think it was my fault. My fault for letting Damien back into my life, for letting those dashing blue eyes capture me once again. But it was complicated, there had always been something between the two of us and tragedy has only brought us further together. With each passing moment I feel more connected to him, and it's as if there is something tethering our souls together- something inexplicable.
I don't bother responding- there's nothing for me to say anymore. Things were changed, and I either would change along with it, or I'd be swept up by the storm.
"Adaline? May I have a word."
I look up to see my soccer coach standing in the doorway looking at me with a hardened expression and I knew that this was my moment to tell her that I just couldn't keep playing. There were too many things going on, between training and my fast dropping grades something had to give.
I nod, collect my things, and follow her into the hallways. Looking at the lockers lining the halls, paintings from the younger grades, and a few students littering the hallways it was hard to believe that this had once been so important to me. I play with the ends of my hair and look at her with a firm gaze before speaking, "I know what you're going to say. That I've been irresponsible, missed too many practices, but in all honesty, I just don't think that my head is in the game anymore..."
Coach shifts her weight to her heels and leans back against a set of lockers and sighs. I wait for her to start telling me that I'd let her down, let the team down, but instead she did something worse. "Okay, if that's how you feel then I'll take you off the team."
Without another word, she turned around and walked away. Just like that- didn't even put up a fight. I frowned and walked right out the doors of the school. I fumbled to find my keys, felt the tears well up in my eyes, and just stopped. Taking a moment to breathe and lean up against the black of car I find myself looking up yet again.
"Princess, looks like you have a lot on your mind," a low voice echoes from beside me and I jump just a little. "Didn't mean to scare you."
I shake my head and turn to look at Damien's dark hair curled just around the sides of his chiseled jaw- I felt my chest tighten just a little bit. "You never mean to scare me, but somehow you always manage to."
Opening the car door for me, he simply shrugs and smirks in a way that makes a smile form on my lips. "Where are we headed?"
"Well, Lucas told me that he's not going to be making it today," his eyes glint mischievously, "what a shame. So, I thought that we could give you a real lesson this time."
Excitement flowed through my veins as I realized what he meant- it was time to start using my powers. We spent the car ride to the forest, which had been training grounds for the last while, singing and laughing. His demeanour around me had shifted these past few weeks- no longer was he as dark and I could see his walls beginning to crumble.
I slam the car door shut and run my hands along the trunk of the great trees. "So, what are we going to start with?"
"Darling, now if I told you it would ruin the surprise," he says as he starts to run. I smile and take off after him. Running through the forest at a speed almost no human would see, we chased each other. I was always just a few steps behind him- he was faster than me, but not smarter. I veered to the right, jumping over trees fallen in the last rainstorm and close my eyes- letting my body take over.
When I come to the clearing, Damien isn't there- not yet. I laugh and pull out my phone, but of course, it's blank- story of my life.
"You're clever," Damien says as he runs his hands through his hair and adjusts his tight black shirt. It hugs his chest, showing off his muscles. "Okay Adaline, it's time for you to start learning more about what you can do, you have a lot of strength but that's no good if you don't know how to control it."
I shrug. "If I can hit them then isn't that all I need?"
"These gods have been training since they were born. They've mastered their skills over hundreds of years- if we're going to stand a chance against them you're going to have to do more than just zap them." Damien stands on the opposite end of the clearing and his hands begin to spark and little flames take over his flesh. At first a flash of fear coursed through my veins, but then I remembered- it was just one of his powers. "I want you to close your eyes, picture your lightning around your hands- you have to control it, don't let the power control you."
Nodding, I close my eyes and search for the spark that I know is deep within me. Once I've found it, I grab hold of it with my mind. I can feel the wind begin to pick up around me, the sound of thunder rumbles in the background. Damien's voice is but a whisper in my mind. "Don't let it control you."
I could feel my powers- they were reckless and chaotic. My body wanted to let loose, just let it go and watch it destroy. My eyebrows met in a frown and I struggled to focus on my hands, rather than the power ebbing around me. Opening my eyes I could see the lightning pulsating all around my body, I raise my hand and focus- willing the lightning to move along with it. I smile as it does, but it was still surrounding my body almost like a cage. I couldn't control it. It was as if it had a mind of its own.
"I can't, it's too strong," I yell over the sound of cracking. Damien shakes his head.
He lets the flames engulf him as well. "You have to reign it in, don't let it into your mind." I watch him as he flicks his hands and the flames extinguish within seconds. I couldn't possibly have that much control. He points to a tree opposite of us. "Hit it."
Taking a deep breath, I extend my hand and let the lightning snake out, travelling fast- the tree turned to ash. Damien laughs. "I said hit it, not pulverize it."
I chuckle. It would take more than one lesson for me to get a handle on this obviously. "Yeah, well. At least it can't fight back now. Why shouldn't I use my powers like this?"
"Because you need to be better than that," he says as he sits in the grass. I let the lightning fade, and sink down next to him. "These are dangerous people. You can't rely on brute force to overpower them. Especially if they're Zeus' children. They can control lightning just like you."
"I know," I say as I play with the ends of my blonde hair. It looked like it would rain any moment.
He turns to me and brushes my hair out of my face. "I've lost too many things to lose you again." His voice is barely above a whisper as he stares deeply into my eyes, his baby blues swirling with emotions. My chest tightens yet again as he leans in. "We don't stand a chance if we aren't better than them, they're coming."
"I know they are, but I don't want to spend my life running Damien," my voice gets softer as he traces my jaw with his thumb. "Damien?"
"Yes?" His voice is deep, and his body is inching closer until his lips hover over mine. Just before they touch the rain showers down on us. We laugh. "Perfect timing."
I nod before leaning in and letting my lips brush over his- he takes a sharp breath. His hands travel to the back of my neck as he leans in deeper to the kiss. As we sit there being showered by the rain I can feel my body set on fire. His teeth bite the bottom of my lip and I let out a small moan- wanting more. His arms circle my waist and I couldn't care less that we were now both soaked.
Kissing him felt like coming home. I pull away and watch a small smile light up his face. "You make me feel alive again." His words hovered in the air as I ran my hands through his soaked hair, I stood up and grasped his hand.
"Let's go," my voice is soft. "It's going to rain harder." I know that I should have said something else, should have told him that I felt the same way. That when his lips touched mine a fire in my heart sparked and took flame. But, I didn't. In that moment I didn't know why.
As we made our way towards to car I felt as if someone was watching us, but I didn't open my mouth. I couldn't ruin the moment. As I scanned the area around us, I found nothing. I knew the it was only a matter of time before our world was shattered yet again. For now, I'd enjoy the time we had.