Can't believe I've made it to chapter 8! I feel so proud of myself. I know it's not the best story, and the romance hasn't really happened yet, but right now, they're not the best of friends. Yet.

"What? Me?" I asked Hades, pointing to myself. He nodded. "I can't be the one in the prophecy!"

"Maybe that's why you didn't just become another spirit, floating along in the lake."

"You're crazy!"

"No, I'm not."

"I really doubt that's why."

"Then what do you think?"

"Well, nothing, but there's got to be something!"

"Why didn't I think of it before?" Hades said to himself.

"Because it's crazy!" I yelled at him.

"Let's go."

"Go? Go where?"

"Fight the beast."

"What. You expect me to just fight a beast? Without any experience?"

"True, we'll have to train you."

"Train me?"

"Follow me."

"Great," I grumbled.


Hades had given me a sword and a dummy to swing at. It was actually easier than I thought.

"Hey, Hades!" I called to him. "This is easier than I thought!"

"This is great! We'll be able to kill the beast quicker then."

"Why you think I'm some chosen one in a prophecy anyways?"

"I don't know, but just keep practicing," he said, getting annoyed with my questions.

"Fine, if it'll make you happy." I went back to training, and Hades went off to do other stuff. Then, Persephone came in.

"Hey, Rebecca," she greeted me.

"Hey," I grunted. I swung my sword at the same time.

"It works better if you hold it like this." Persephone tilted my sword just a little bit. I tried swinging it again.

"Thanks! This is easier," I thanked.

"No problem," she said. "Also I heard you ask Hades why he thinks you're the one in the old prophecy?"

"Yeah, I was just confused," I told her. "Well, I still am."

"It's because he sees promise in you."

"Promise?"

"He knows you can do this. He believes in you."

"He doesn't act like it." I swung my sword really hard that time that it cut off the dummy's head. "Oops."

"It's hard for him to show his feelings," Persephone sighed. "Sometimes I can't tell if he loves me, or just puts up with me."

"Why don't you ask him?"

"I'm not as direct as you are," she explained. "No offense."

"I'm direct?"

"Yeah, you know what you want, and when you want it, you go for it," Persephone said turning away. "I don't." Persephone walked away. I heard her sniffle a little.

I returned back to training, thinking about what she'd told me.