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Chapter 1:

"SSSSSHHHH! You'll wake them!"

"Well I'm sor-ry for accidentally stepping on a branch!"

Casey sent me a 'BE QUIET, ALEX…' look with her piercing gray eyes…

We crept past the Greek-style columns of our large home, looking over a night-time view of Mt. Parnassus, moonlight faintly lighting the tree tops descending below us. We slowly sauntered down the small flight of stairs stepping down beneath the open front of the Parthenon-like building we played on as kids.

We made it to the soft terrace that covered the entirety of the mountain. Coast was clear…

"Why are we out here? You know we're doomed to Pegasus-stall duty if we're caught," asked Casey.

Yes, you heard right… Pegasus. You should know that we're not a normal type of family. We live with the Muses, yes, the Muses. They're sort of our adopted mothers. We live a very happy life. Though we still get annoyed with them like any other teenager.

We're not quite sure why we live here, not that we're complaining; we love it here, but every time we ask, they evade the question, change the subject, etc. We don't mind, but it's kind of nice to know where you came from…

Anyway, on Mount Parnassus, the residence of the Muses (and us), we do indeed have schooling, though it's likely to be a little different than yours. We learn poetry, dramatic and epic writing, dance, lyrical and hymnal song, history, astronomy, and, oddly enough, comedic writing. They switch out on math and sciences. We have to be in our Greek school uniform during school hours. For me it's sort of like a tunic that goes down to the knee. Casey has Greek chiton that brushes the tops of her kneecaps. Normally, outside school hours, we wear regular clothing: jeans, sweats, t-shirts…

We also have a variety of wildlife here: wild horses, songbirds, all types of fish… That also includes the Pegasus, now I do know of his descendants, but I'm talking the Pegasus, the one ridden by Perseus to save Andromeda. He's old, but still acts as young as ever. So, as you can see, never a dull moment…

We also learn a little bit about the outside world. Personally though, I don't know why we're concerned about it, we've never been in it, and from what I've heard about it, I don't have any desire to go into it, and neither does Casey.

Casey's my best friend. We've lived our entire lives here on Mount Parnassus. Today's her fourteenth birthday, well officially, its 12:01 AM…

"I just wanted to give you this…" I pulled a silver ring from my pocket.

"Oh! How did you get it?" She placed the ring on her finger; it gleamed in the moonlight.

"Ah, it was nothing…" I replied, nothing except a little help from Erato…

"I love it."

We sat down on the soft green, the stars bright as always.

"Do you ever wonder who our parents are?" she asked quietly, as if somewhat forbidden.

"Of course."

"Well, I was planning on asking them today…"

"Casey, you know they won't tell you…" I said, my head dropping down to her ring; it fit perfectly.

"But this time, I'm not taking no for an answer, I need to know…"

I understood, I feel lost sometimes, too. I've always wondered about my real mother, my real father. A father figure is a little foreign to me. The Muses are wonderful, but… I don't know.

I gave a faint smile, she gave one back. I put a hand on hers. It was silent for a moment. Until…

"What was that?" she asked.

"What?"

"Oh, I guess it was nothing."

Quickly afterward I did see something, a brief flash of light in the distance.

"Did you see that?"

"Yeah, what was that?"

"I don't know, let's go check it out."

We crept farther down the rolling slope, eyes peeled. Farther and farther, until Casey gasped and stopped short…

"What? Did you see somethi-", I saw it too…

A fire-breathing beast coming bounding towards our home.

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