Rory is still for a few moments and then he gives the air sniff; he detects Benny's over powering cologne which causes him to scan the area before landing on a bush where Benny and Ethan are hiding.
He snorts in irritation
"BENNY, ETHAN GET OUT HERE NOW!" roars the blonde vampire.
The seer and the spell caster jump and fall out of the bushes right in front of a very angry Rory.
"So you guys eavesdropped on my private moment with Artemis did you" he inquires hotly, his voice silky smooth and deadly.
Ethan shrugs
"Sorry Rory…I spotted you on our way by and when you didn't come bounding over I thought was little odd for you so I investigated and found you here…I was about to leave that Artemis girl showed up and to put it simply…I got curious; sorry buddy"
Rory's rage seemed to come down a few notches but he was still mildly pissed.
Benny finally lost the battle of self-control and blurted out something he would regret
"What would that caramel-haired goddess want with a super-nerd like you"
Rory let loose low yet very audible hiss.
"You better watch yourself Benny, I'm in a very testy mood right now" Rory warns his eyes glowing bright green and his fangs extended.
Ethan knows better than to try to make a point right now.
"So how long have you two been seeing each other" the seer asks hoping to defuse the increasingly volatile situation.
The blonde vampire turns his gaze on Ethan which cools
"About four years" he answers truthfully
which made Ethan and Benny's jaws drop for the second time that night.
"Why do you pretend to like Erica?"
Rory's anger seems to dissipate
"I don't like her like that…"
Rory seemed to contemplate something before coming to a decision.
"Did I say four years…I meant 400 years"
Ethan's mind was going 1,000 miles a second before a realization dawned on him
"You weren't turned that night at the party were you"
Rory shakes his head
"I was bitten over six centuries ago"
Benny quirks his eyebrow
" How old are you?" he asks incredulously.
The blonde takes a minute to calculate his actual age but sighs unable to
"I was born in 1355, you do the math" he says challenging.
Benny looked like he was about to short circuit but Ethan had done that huge computation in his head
"Your exactly 657 years old"
Rory nods
"Sounds about right"
The area was lit up by a gray light Benny was looking for the source of the glow but Rory knew what was and directed his gaze to a point just above Ethan's head and there floating just above was a hologram of a large owl sitting on an Olive tree
Rory looks back at the seer
"All Hail Ethan Morgan, Son of Athena Goddess of Wisdom, Battle Strategy and Architecture"
Ethan looks at Rory
"Athena…as in the Greek Goddess" the blonde nods
then Ethan puts another fact together
"That girl you were with…her name was Artemis right?"
Rory smiles
"Go on you've almost got it"
"She was the Olympian Goddess wasn't she?"
Rory laughs as the area is lit up again this time by golden glow above Rory's head; then a symbol of a lyre in the center of a large sun disk.
"I know this already Dad!" the blonde shouts at the clouds
"Your father is Apollo isn't it" Ethan says and Rory again nods
"The girl I was with earlier was indeed Lady Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon"
Ethan's eyes go wide and Benny's jaw drops for the third time that night.
"Wait a minute Artemis is a maiden goddess isn't she"
"Yes, but she never made that oath on the Styx so she can break it she just has to make sure Hera doesn't find out" Rory answers
"What would a goddess see in you?"
Rory's temper flares yet again and snarls
"You want say that again Benjy!"
Ethan took a step back he senses someone approaching fast.
"Yeah, what does a goddess see in you super-dork! SOL-VA MORTIX"
a wave of pure solar energy erupts from Benny's hand and hits Rory square in the chest
"BENNY!" Ethan shouts totally shocked by his friend's reaction.
Rory hits the ground hard and struggles to his feet before he is hit by another solar blast which sends him into a tree which with a sickening crack and Rory doesn't get back up he was unconscious.
"Benny! What the hell is wrong with you" inquires Ethan as he glares at the spell caster.
The seer rushes to Rory's side
"Rory…Rory" he calls but gets no response
the night air then becomes frigid then a sudden crack of air pressure that parts the clouds and descending from the heavens on a beam of moonlight is a majestic silver chariot pulled by four large reindeer whose fur was a silvery-white and at the reigns stood the auburn-haired beauty they saw earlier and in her eyes was unconcealed rage.
"Back away from him if you value your life" Artemis commands glaring at Benny who was shrinking away fast.
Just as things didn't look like they could get any worse for Benny a column of fire erupts next to Artemis's chariot when the fire recedes a red Maserati Spyder is sitting there.
The engine revs once before cutting out the door opens and the operator steps out.
He was handsome by all means with his tanned skin, deep blue eyes and radiant blonde hair. "Oh no…" Ethan mutters breathlessly "…it's Apollo"
Ethan looks at the unconscious vampire
"Rory wake up" he lightly taps his face.
Apollo and Artemis advance on the cowering spell caster
"Benny Wier you are in so much trouble."
[There's Chapter 2 for enthusiastic reviews, please tell me what you think of Rory's 400 year commitment to Artemis I think it's impressive]
[What do you think will happen to Benny. You know what to do if you want Chapter Review please]