Chapter 1.
On the beach part of the Island of Hearts, on a warm early summer morning sat down on the warm golden sand with a journal in one hand and a pencil in the other. Henry Jr is wearing a tad bit too small grey denim shorts and a blue t-shirt.
Henry Jr's Diary entry:
It's only been a couple of months since my mother's sacrifice and I still feel awful. This is all my fault. I should have been powerful enough to vanquish Cronus without my mother needing to sacrifice herself to give me the strength. Although it's safe for me, my Dad and sisters to return to San Fransico, I can't it might sound crazy but it doesn't feel like home any more. Our house will be empty without Mom there. Mom made us laugh with her perky attitude and sass and now we are deprived of her. No, I'm deprived of my mother! I will never hear her laugh or see her smile again. I can only picture it in my mind now I will never see or hear the real thing.
Aggie, my maternal grandmother from my biological father's side Poseidon suggested that I'll stay in Halloween Town for a while. Maybe even learn more about my Cromwell heritage. And it sounds okay but it still doesn't sound like home. If I go with Aggie, I'll be with Cromwell witches twenty – four – seven and since my Dad is apart of the Cromwell line there no doubt he'll be there. I don't hate Poseidon, he's an okay guy and he has taught me a lot over the years how to control some of my powers. But I know if I go to Halloween Town they won't really be anyone to keep me and Poseidon apart I know Aggie, she's the person who wants all her family to get on with each other and be really close and I'm not sure if that's possible right now.
However, if I don't go back to San Francisco or Halloween Town, I have no idea where I'll go. I guess I could stay here on the Island with Melody. We could stay together, after all, in most of my past lives Hercules onwards we've lived on the Island together. But that was as a couple and now we're just friends and I guess Melody is okay with us being friends. I don't know how long for? I need ...
End of entry:
Before Henry Jr can finish his entry or enjoy the silence and time alone any longer. Marnie, his cousin from Poseidon side is standing just behind him. You would think two years trapped on an island hiding from a Titan would be great to build solids bonds and relationships with family. But it's not that simple everyone was too busy looking for a way to vanquish Cronus!
"What you're writing there Demi-God?" Marnie asked. Henry Jr turns to rotates a full 360 degrees to face still Marnie still sitting down.
"Nothing just random lines." Henry Jr lied.
"I'm not so sure," Marnie replied not fouled by her cousin lie. But before Marnie could try and snatch the journal Henry Jr makes it vanish in a poof of smoke.
"I just come out here in the early morning for some time alone." Henry Jr said.
"Okay then, my Mom will be starting breakfast in a couple of minutes make sure you're back by then," Marnie tells Henry Jr before walking away back to the camp. Henry Jr signs he couldn't help but think today wasn't going to be a good day!
End of chapter 1.
