Another day in hell. That's my first thought every day I wake up. Every night I go to bed dreading the next day knowing it will be even worse than the day before. I'm sure if you looked up hell in the dictionary you would see 'Athena's life' written right next to it.
Most kids are lucky and get out of hell as soon as they get home. Unfortunately, mine follows me everywhere. You see most people get mated, married or both and maybe even have some kids and live happily ever after. My parents got married and had me and my brother, and they did live happily, for a while at least. But after about six years of me being born dad suddenly started staying out longer and longer each night. Breaking my mum's heart in the process and ruining my relationship with the rest of the family. But even after it came out that he was sleeping with another woman named Jodie my parents couldn't get a divorce since the rulers of the world, the Thnesko Exousia (Immortal Power), don't allow it anymore unless someone is found to be mated to another.
My brother, Hermes, could be considered another reason for my hellish life. Him and I are on opposite ends of the 'high school food chain.' While he is the perfect football player, A+ student that never studies and a ladies' man. I'm the fat, ugly nerd that has one friend and that's not a lie. I really do only have one friend; Annabelle. Every day the people say the same old thing to me...
Athena's the name of a beautiful Greek goddess, when are you gonna' give her, her name back?
Your poor mate, if you even have one. He's gonna' be suicidal when he meets you.
No wonder your family hates you, who would like something as fat and ugly as you?
I'm usually pretty good about keeping my head held high and my tears held in. When I get home its different. My brother will see me crying and he will walk away laughing to call everyone and tell them what a good job their doing. Out of the whole school the one who is always the worst is my so called brother. I can't stand his guts. He thinks that he is the best thing to ever grace the planet and I'm the worst, and its thanks to him that most things happen. Good and Bad...
I mean I have to walk three miles to school each day just because he wouldn't be caught dead with me, especially in a confined space. But I suppose walking is better than being verbally abused for anything you do,
I guess you're wondering what I meant by mate, right? Well the rulers of our world are not only the most powerful group in the world but also part of the most powerful species, so as you've gathered they're not human, well as of 1967 vampires 'came out of the closet' and yes I did just say vampires but no they're not like the old fairy tales say, well yes they do drink blood and are really fast and strong but they don't turn into bats nor do they burn in the sun. They are immortal, hard as stone, glow in the sunlight, inhumanly beautiful; usually have red eyes or black when hungry although it has been heard of one coven with golden eyes and have really pale; almost white skin. Anyway if you are mated to a vampire you are usually turned as soon as they find you or they have to wait until your old enough.
Walking to school I sighed I could just tell it was going to be a bad day, well everyday is a bad day but I had a feeling it was going to be worse today, maybe I would finally crack. Walking though the school gates I grimaced noticing a pale figure in a black robe... the Thnesko Exousia. Noticing my gaze the figure glared at me revealing her bright red eyes and blond hair. I quickly found the ground interesting as I shuffled past her.
Walking quickly to my locker I was suddenly shoved to the ground hearing a few snickers behind me, Stephanie Thompson and her 'gang'. Glaring at her I started to stand up only to be kicked in the shin "Guess who's got a mate Athena?" she snickered. I just stared up at her blankly massaging my shin, kicking me again this time in the stomach she growled "Guess you stupid whore!" Clutching my stomach I gasped out "I..I don't know, who?" grinning she sighed "well me of course, it's not like anyone would be your mate your too ugly" nodding I tried to get up again only to have my head smashed into the locker beside me, I started to feel dizzy "DID I FUCKING SAY YOU COULD GET UP ATHENA?" Stephanie yelled I shook my head only now noticing the crowd around us.
Looking up I now noticed the crowd was not only made of humans there was that woman with the blond hair looking at me with pained eyes as my head was smashed into the locker again, I could feel the blood running down the side of my face. When suddenly I hear a loud animalistic roar before everything went black.