Hey all you fanfictiontastic readers! I'm the fates of love, though many of you COTT fanficers know me as the reviewer "Lady in Red", but somebody took that name, so yeah, new name for me. Any how, this is my first story, and I hope you all love it!
Special thanks to MichaellaLoe; because of you and google's crappy search engine, I found this site. This was the beginning of everything, or at least all that I can't live without today, writing.
Disclaimer: I don't own COTT (I wish I did), but I own this plot, and maybe I will own my very own story, characters and all, but not today.
WARNING: This is a revised copy of the original "Wake Up Living", a COTT fanfic by the fates of love. All chapters from here on out with this label have been revised to fit the new version of this story, and until such time that they do, they have not.
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Seven mortal teen heroes stepped through the blue portal and into Hermes office. Herry in front, looking high and low for any form of food; Neil, looking in his mirror, of course; Jay and Odie, discussing... something or other intelligently; and Archie and Atlanta in a heated debate. At the rear of the group walked Theresa, her head hanging low. She felt as though everyone were looking at her, criticizing her every move.
Hermes look at them with glee. "Oh good, your all here. Jay, Odie, Herry, Neil, Atlanta, Archie. Oh, and you, Theresa," he laughed only half hearted, "I didn't see you". "Hera would like to see you all now," Hermes tone had changed from joyful to casual at the sight of Theresa, and air of business-at-hand heavy in his voice.
"Thanks Hermes," Jay said, "its nice to have you back".
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"Hera has not yet arrived," Artemis addressed the heroes, in her usual over exaggerated and loud tone. "However, we have prepared an... exercise of sorts to keep you busy". She shot Ares a powerful glance. At once, fighting robots emerged from the floor forward the heroes. Ares gave them each a small wooden sword. Theresa, however, did not receive one. Everyone watched as Ares handed her a small badminton racket, followed by dirty looks.
"Get creative," Artemis shouted, "BEGIN!"
Everyone had a relatively hard time gaining the upper hand in fighting their robot. Jay was putting up a good fight, but was equal to his opponent. Herry had dropped his sword and began to wrestle his robot full on. Archie and Atlanta were putting out similar kung-fu moves on theirs. Odie and Neil... don't get me started. But Theresa - she would have had her bot in tears! One arm was ripped, and she continued to smash it full body, with both her racket and her foot.
"Wow Jay...I'd be scared...if I were you," Archie warned between exhausted breaths, " dating a menacing...women like that could...become hazardous...to your health...some day". Archie had a smirk on his face from ear to ear with every word.
"She... is not... my... girlfriend" Jay defended. He's bot took an opportunity to strike, but Jay ducked and came back with another swing.
"Oh, well, really," Neil said in his most sarcastic voice. "Cause, you know, I thought she would be after you MADE OUT WITH HER IN FRONT OF US ALL!"
It was at that moment that Jay felt very uncomfortable. He hadn't really thought about what he had done on the beach. He just didn't want her to die without knowing. Oh great, I'm such an idiot! She'll probably find me now and we'll be all alone, when she'll probably say something like "Oh my gosh, I'm sorry Jay, but I don't like you that way," or worse, "Sorry, I'm already dating somebody". Oh yeah, that's exactly what he needed!
It was then that Miss Hera entered the room, her regular, commanding presence about her. Jay could feel the atmosphere change as soon as she walked into the room.
"Well done children," she began. "And I see it is not just Cronus I refer to". Although two bots were barely scaved, four bots were marked and scratched, and 1 was ripped to iron shreds. In that instant, they disappeared into the floor.
"I'm sure your all anxiously awaiting the news of the prophecy, but I am sorry to say that it has not been fulfilled". Hera's tone became compromising. "It seems that although you all defeated Cronus, the prophecy is not broken until he is put safely in the care of Campe back in Tartorous".
The seven where scattered in between shock and relief. Cronus was not away and the world was still in danger, but no one had wanted to leave this place, which they all had innerly admitted to be their home.
"Even though these circumstances have arose, we, the Gods, feel that you all deserve a reward. For the next three sum weeks, you shall enjoy a normal, God free, life. Even from Athena, to do as you wish". The heroes eyes widened in amazement and joy.
"We shall have Hermes contact you for further questions. That is all". Then with a dismissive wave of her hand, she exited the room.
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"Well this is great," Neil exclaimed, excitement ringing in his voice. "I'll finally be on the cover of something again, and I have three weeks to do it! Without Aphrodite!" He came in through the front door of the brownstone and sat down. The others followed.
"Yeah, my new found spare time has plans too, providing we don't get called back," Odie replied. "Uh, there's never any food" Herry complained. He walked over to the large green chair that had been dubbed his since the butt-mileage incident and sunk down. "That's because you eat it all, Herry!"
"It's not like Cronus is just gonna take a vacation. It doesn't make an sense why they want us all to leave," Jay said as he and Archie walked in. "Jay, you worry to much, the Gods will call us back if anything happens; just relax! Its not like Odie's gonna recall our PMRs," Archie snapped. "Actually, I'm working on-," Neil cut him off, " Jay, wanna know what your problem is?"
"No" Jay groaned into his hands. "Your problem is that your worried a certain Miss Theresa is gonna leave, and I mean, lets be honest, you don't want her to. You'd rather your girlfriend-"
"She. is. not. my. GIRLFRIEND," Jay said frustratedly.
"Oh please," Neil said, all-knowingly arrogant. "If she said 'come hither Jay', are you telling me you wouldn't slam her into the nearest wall and do it?" he asked. All the while, Jay's face continued to turn an unusual shade of red.
"Dude, look at his face! Is he breathing?" Herry asked, trying to stop an outbursting laugh from escaping.
"We really didn't wanna hear that opinion you two," Odie said frankly.
"Fine, it's not my fault. If you don't want to, then lets not listen to Neil!". "Uh, yes lets not," Herry said as he jumped up and off to the kitchen, again in search of something edible. It was at this time Atlanta and Theresa came in.
"Whats with you two?" Theresa asked, looking at Archie and Neil, who could barely contain a laugh. As she looked to Jay for an answer, his head fell into his hands once again, to hide the rise of the blush growing increasingly prominent from his neck to his ears.
"Who cares," Atlanta said, voice full of rage, "did Miss Persephone really have to keep you that long? I though you'd never get out".
"Probably nothing a movie won't take your mind off of," Archie said quaintly, coming up behind her and resting his elbow on her shoulder.
"Whats playing," Jay asked. Wow, it dares speak!Archie thought. "30 days of night," Atlanta said excited, and her frustration at her friends mentor soon dissipated. She super-sprinted over to the kitchen to grab food, Theresa in tow.
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"When did you guys get here?" Herry asked. "Just now, it woulda been sooner, but somebody was busy! Hey, Terri, can you grab the popcorn?" Atlanta asked. "Sure thing". "Yeah if you can find the thing, I've been looking everywhere " Herry complained.
"Ah, haha, you should have looked better," Theresa said with a smirk, grabbing the popcorn from a high cupboard just out of Herry's reach - that way he couldn't eat it all. "Got the pop, lets watch some vampire!"
"You two start the movie," Theresa said, "I'll microwave this". Herry and Atlanta left the room and Theresa made her way over to the microwave. She put a couple bags in, then went over to the window.
I can't believe I even did that today; someone could have been killed! "You can't just go off on a sudden quest to get your normal life back again!" Persephone had said. "You have been chosen to save the world! It is a great honour! You should be proud!" Then that thing with Jay, what was I thinking! He doesn't love me, I mean, he couldn't after that? Could he? The microwave beeped, the smell of butter and salt bringing her back to reality.
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"I've got popcorn!" Theresa said as she walked into the room balancing no less than four bowls. She set them down on the coffee table. "Uh, after the movie, borrow some of my concealer for that monstrous burn on your forehead Theresa. What, that bottle imp get you again?"
"Yes. he. did! Jeez, you'd think he'd run out of things to torture me with, ha, not a chance!" she laughed sarcastically. She walked over to the couch as the credits began to roll. Without noticing, she had sat down by Jay, willing herself into the trap that soon became when either of them would fall asleep during the movie, and wake up on the lap of the other. It was inevitable. If there was one thing she wished she could control, it would be to be able to shut off the magnetic gravity that drew her towards him. Although, she could really get this whole business over with if she could read his mind... so that, in turn, could be of use.
He once asked me if I could read minds, the time when we met. If only I could, then I'd jump in there and figure everything out once and for all! But, for the time being, she would wait, and she would find out when the time came for knowledge to be known. In the meantime, however, small talk couldn't be that horrible, could it? This was the question controlling the evil gravitational forces.
"Hey" she said, as casually as she could muster. He glanced her way.
"Hey"