Almost 4 years ago
Athena's POV

I looked out the window to my temple on mount Olympus. It was sunrise. The beautiful orange and light blue hues danced around the sky making the clouds a pinkish color. I sighed. Another spring solstice. Another painful day I had to see him. What hurt the most wasn't that I had to see him. No. The worst part was that I still love him...
I steeled myself for today. I took in a breath. I've held out this long, I just need to reinforce my walls... I got out of bed. Normally I would put on dark washed skinny jeans and a gray flannel blouse. But today was a special occasion. It was a solstice, so, I clad myself in what Gods were meant to be dressed in. A chiton. Since we are more modernized, though, the girls usually clad themselves in Greek style maxi dresses, in color of their preference. Aphrodite might wear a pink one. Hera a gold one. Demeter a brown one. Artemis a silver one and that leaves me, a white one. I make my own dresses. I have so many different dresses, I could wear a different one for almost every solstice of the year for 10 years. So that's what I do. This solstice I was wearing one of my favorites. It was a plain white dress. At the waist it had a few inches of silver lining it was a V neck and the straps twisted up my shoulders and scooped down exposing a little of my back. (A/N here is the link- search?client=safari&hl=en&nfpr=1&tbm=isch&q=grecian+style+prom+dress&revid=627236567&sa=X&ei=Qb-QUo33OqTg2AWw9YCwBw&ved=0CDkQ1QIoAA&dpr=2&biw=320&bih=460#facrc=_&imgrc=gfRcXAvvROmTrM%3A%3BpwAE5l2gGC_naM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi01. .com%252Fwsphoto%252Fv0%252F964643071% %3Bhttp%253A%252F% .com%252Fpromotion%252Fapparel_ %3B500%3B500)
When I put that on I looked at myself in the mirror. You can tell me that I'm the second most beautiful goddess but I'll never believe it, not for a second. The reason being, he didn't choose me, he chose her... Even though minor gods, mortals and even a few Olympians fawn over me I will never see myself as attractive.
I tried to put those thoughts out of my head.
I sighed through my nose as I looked at my hair. The only part of my appearance I like. I think I like it so much because that's the only part almost every Athenian has. Blonde curly hair. People say my eyes are the best thing about my appearance, to which is scowl. My eyes are dull and ugly.
I don't show my insecurities in public. I'm fragile when they think that I'm strong. I walked down to the council room.
Upon opening the marble doors I see a scene that is so...blasé. Zeus and Hera were arguing about how father is a womanizer. Demeter and Hades were fighting about Persephone. Ares and Hephaestus were fighting over Aphrodite, while said goddess was admiring herself in a mirror. Apollo and Artemis about who was oldest. Hestia was tending the flames and Poseidon was looking as bored as ever. When I walked in he turned his attention to me.
"BirdBrain"
"BarnacleBreath" I say. Making sure malice and hate and venom dripped in my tone.
"Are you okay Athy? You seem a bit depressed and out of it today." Hestia said to me. Concern lacing her words. That caught Aphrodite's attention.
"I'm fine Hes. I didn't get a lot of sleep...that's all."
"OHHHHH Athy! Do you know that daughter of yours? Anna...Annie...something?" Aphrodite shook me out of my reverie. I instantly knew which daughter she was trying to tell me about. "Annabeth." I say a bit wistfully. Olympians weren't supposed to have favorites. We all do though and out of everyone...little Beth is my favorite. She's been at camp for 5 years now. She just turned 12 on August 28 (A/N I know this isn't her birthday I just wanted her to be younger then Percy but still in the same grade). She was an innocent little girl.
"Ya, that pretty little 12 year old."
"What about her?" I asked her suspiciously. It isn't a good sign for the love goddess to be interested in one of your children.
"Oh I didn't do anything...but the Fates have. They have destined her to fall in love with a boy that will come to camp soon." I motioned for her to come closer so that the Olympians wouldn't here our conversation.
"Who is it?"
"Perseus Jackson" No...it couldn't be the sea spawn! He'll break her heart like his father did mine!
"No! I forbid it!" I whisper/yelled.
"You can't. They will be inevitably in love."
Those words word rang through my head... I erased her memory and made her leave camp.
That was the day I made the hardest decision of my life.
That was the day I lost my favorite daughter...