Chapter Four.

Elysia, Raina, Luna and Cyrus arrived at his house in a hurry. They were all determined to find answers to their never-ending string of questions. When they made it through the door, they faced Mrs. Suns, "Hello Cy…oh! You've brought friends! Won't you introduce us Cyrus?"

"Yes, mom…this is Raina, Elysia and Luna," Cyrus said, pointing to each girl as he said their name. "Guys, this is my mom."

"Feel free to call me Alyssa, Mrs. Suns is so formal."

"Okay, Alyssa," Raina spoke up first.

"So since Cyrus recently started coming to our school, I'll assume you just moved here. Where did you move from if you don't mind my asking?"

"Chicago. It was a bit cold for us and the weather was becoming unbearable. So Matthew, Mr. Suns, decided that it would be best to go through a change in scenery."

"That's nice. You have a really nice son, Alyssa. He told us all about his dreams to become a doctor and how he volunteers at the local hospital."

"Oh yes! His father and I are so proud of him. You should've have seen him when he was a baby…He had a stethoscope he would carry around. Oh I'm sure I can find some pictures around here somewhere…"

"No! I mean, mom that's okay. We are just going to my room to study for history." Cyrus pushed the girls hastily in the direction of the stairs and they trudged to his room.

Hmm…Very peculiar. That Luna looks like Cyrus. I hope they don't realize it. I don't want Cyrus to find out he's adopted. His wrath would come down on us. He chose us because we look the most alike compared to Cyrus. If Cyrus were to find out he was adopted, his true self will awaken. I better ask Matthew to get a sample from the river of Lethe. I just have a feeling those girls are up to something…Alyssa thought.

Once they made it to Cyrus' room, they immediately chose a spot in the room to lounge. Cyrus hurriedly grabbed his laptop and opened up a tab to make it look like they were doing history homework. After having their alibi ready, Cyrus opened up a new tab and started to work on their much-needed research for Cyrus and Luna's resemblance to each other.

"Have you found anything?" Raina asked.

"No, not yet. But maybe we should research each individual person and see if there any correlations that can be made. I'll start first," Cyrus offered. Cyrus first typed in medicine, everything pointed to doctor or healer. Then he added music to the search, musician came up. Next, he added his disdain of the moon and darkness and his love of the sun and darkness, the Internet labeled him as an insomniac. He stopped looking for literal and rational answers and turned to mythology and folklore. He came across a Wikipedia page titled "List of health deities". He sighed in resignation and reluctance, and then searched through the cultures. He scrolled down the list until his hand suddenly stopped on the list that included the Greek deities. He clicked on Apollo and treaded over the information the webpage had to offer. His mind was suddenly spinning. Could he be the Greek deity of the Sun? Of healing? Of music? Of light? It seemed impossible; he shook his head, not wanting to believe what was right in front of him. He closed the webpage immediately and closed his computer. He took out his history book and started to read, he looked up when Elysia spoke up, "What are you doing?"

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm getting the history homework done. Can't learn without doing the work," Cyrus retorted.

"Cyrus. What the hell is your deal? She meant no harm; she was asking you a simple question. What are you so worked up about? Did you find something?"

"I think you guys should leave," Cyrus said. The girls were taken aback by Cyrus' response. However, they all packed up and headed towards the door.

After Raina and Elysia left the room, Luna turned towards Cyrus and said, "If there is anything you need, anything to tell me, my door is always open. And you have my number." Cyrus nodded and remained still until he heard the retreating footsteps and the door shut immediately afterwards. That night, Cyrus went to bed early, only to be disrupted by a strange dream. Cyrus was standing in the middle of a forest and standing before him was a beautiful young woman with black hair and full red lips. Her eyes were sweet honey. She looked up at Cyrus and said, "Calliope calls you, God of the Sun." Cyrus smiled at the sound of her bell-like voice and started walking towards the woman who called herself Calliope. With a swift movement of her hand, delicate papyrus appeared before Cyrus. She spoke melodically again, "For you, God of the Sun, the finest paper of the Gods. Use it wisely." With that, she disappeared and the paper remained at his feet. He picked it up and was suddenly ascending towards a bright light. Cyrus woke up in a disoriented state. He looked around, not sure what he was looking for. He felt something in his hand and looked down. The paper that the woman from his dream gave him was lying in his hand.