It's been a few years since the incident. And by the incident, I mean me, being born. I'm a daughter of Hades and Aphrodite. The most unlikely couple in the Olympian world. My name is Valentina, and I'm the Goddess of Stars.
See, my brother Eros needed new arrows to go around and shoot people with. But our mother, Aphrodite, said he had to pay for them himself. He was so angry that he shot her with an arrow, but she didn't notice.
It took a week or so for the arrow to kick in. Like I said, he needed new ones. But she was roaming around in the mortal world at the time, and so was Hades. So, the first being she saw was Hades.
They got married in the Underworld in secret, but the arrow only lasted for two weeks. So when it wore off, Aphrodite left Hades. He was heartbroken, but let her go.
Nine months later, she had me. Aphrodite new I was Hades' child, and that was not a good thing.
My mother and Ares had a thing going, and not many people know this, but Ares and Hades absolutely hate each other. So, for my father's sake, I had to pretend that Ares was my father. Not fun. He smells, really bad. You have not smelled anything bad until you've smelled Ares' shoes. And I didn't just go up and smell them. I smelled them from my room. And I live on the fifth floor on our palace on Olympus.
Anyway, I'm thirteen now and life is ok for me. I work hard every night just to keep the stars glowing and I sleep deeply everyday. The food is absolutely delicious on Olympus. Ambrosia and Nectar. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. And I get it everyday.
My mother isn't home a lot. She's out working. Helping people get together, break-up, or just playing with people's emotions for fun. Hey, I didn't say my mom was all that nice.
Actually, my mom's pretty cool. Because of her, I have good looks. My hair is black, like my father's, but my eyes are purple. They can also change color. When I want to scare someone, I have them turn red. It makes me look evil and devilish. When I want to calm someone down, I have them turn green. It gives them a content feeling. When I want to cheer someone up, I have them turn blue. It gives me a sense of humor for some reason. When I want to make someone angry, they turn pitch black. It irritates them.
Another thing about me, I can also tell the future. Have you ever heard the saying "The future lies in the stars" or something along that lines. Well, I can tell what will happen and when it will happen. It's a very good gift, and I like it.
My step-father, Hephaestus, trains me to fight with a sword. And I prefer a sword instead of a dagger or arrows. It makes me feel more relaxed and content. So I fight better.
My brother Eros lets me use his bow and arrows sometimes to help out my mortal friends with their crushes. So if you befriend me and if you want your crush to like you, just ask. I'll willingly help. Maybe…