Chapter Three
Percy's POV:
Me, Harry, Ron and Hermione all followed my dad and Zeus out to the lake.
I wonder what this is all about...
We all reached the shoreline of the Black Lake and sat on the ground in a semi-circle formation, with dad and Zeus sat facing me and the others. Zeus shifted around a bit before getting comfortable, then nodding to my dad. Dad nodded back, and cleared his throat in preparation for the lengthy discussion ahead.
"Well, I guess I should start at the beginning then." Dad sighed. "It started Millennia ago, before Zeus challenged out father and won. The Fates of Old decided instead of watching how the Titans would barbarically force themselves upon others for their own amusement and trap women in marriages with children. The majority of those relations were often violent, especially in their private chambers. So the Fates of Old decided to start mixing things up a bit by creating the concept of adeyés physchés, which translates to Soul Mates from Greek." The last part of the sentence was aimed at Harry, Ron and Hermione.
Hermione's face was currently twisted up in a mix of hunger for the knowledge this conversation would bring, and bewilderment at not already having known this. Harry's face was blank for a while, then curiosity broke out.
"How exactly does this Soul Mate thing work? Obviously I understand the basic concept, but would the emotions we feel for each other be false? Would our feelings be manipulated for the amusement of some old deities?" Harry quizzed, genuinely confused. Ron looked like he'd swallowed a few dozen lemons.
"How could you think that this is anything but utter bollocks?! Harry, mate, we don't know anything about these people! Zeus and Poseidon?! Yeah right! They're stories people tell to their children, because they have no idea what was actually here before humans!" Ron exploded, face becoming a disturbing shade of red rather similar to his hair colour.
Zeus looked insulted and outraged at Ron's outburst. Poseidon recognised Zeus' famous dangerous ire, and placed a restraining hand on his younger brother's shoulder. He tilted his head slightly in the direction of Ron and Hermione, and signalled for him to watch.
A loud smack sounded for Ron's general vicinity. Hermione had slapped Ron across the face once she had recovered from the shock of Ron's words, leaving him stunned silent. Her face showed disgust and disappointment at her boyfriend's audacity.
"Harry, your concerns are understandable, but I can assure you right now that no feelings are going to be manipulated by anyone, especially in these situations. When The Fates of Old paired Soul Mates together, they chose people who would fit together perfectly. The phrase 'Opposites attract' couldn't be any more correct. Power is the only factor that would have to match either equally, or near enough. In this case, the biggest factor is that one of you has enough belief for a whole army, and the other has absolutely no belief in themselves." Dad turned and stared straight at me, and I looked away towards the lake.
A hand dropped onto my shoulder and squeezed, offering support. I looked up into Harry's eyes, and gave him a small smile. I reached up and grab his hand that was on my shoulder, and entwined our fingers.
"Percy, I liked you when I first saw you, and my feelings have started growing even more, I can feel it. This Soul Mate thing is something that I need, because of Voldemort, no one would want to be with me for me, they want to be with me cause of my fame and wealth. When you didn't react to my last name, my scar, and agreed to act like I wasn't famous, I knew that I would want to be with you for a very long time, if not forever. And now we do have forever, together." At Harry's confession, my heart soared right out my chest and into my throat. Tears leaked out of my eyes and down my face. I grabbed Harry and hugged him close to me desperately, and he hugged back just as tightly.