Bella

I sat up, feeling completely miserable. I couldn't really move, as I am chained to a rock. Edward was next to me, also chained down. What am I going to do about Iris messages?

"Edward, can you try to break it?" I asked.

"No, I'm not strong enough. I haven't hunted in a while, remember?" Edward told me.

"But couldn't you try to break out if you smelled my ichor? It might be too tempting and might just break it," I said.

"No, Bella. After you told me your ichor is toxic, I restrained myself. Now, I am completely immune to ichor as well as human blood. I only find animal blood tempting," said Edward.

Suddenly, I heard very quiet footsteps that a mere mortal might not hear. I was a goddess, after all. "Shh! Someone's coming!" I whisper-yelled. I strained my eyes to see. It was Victoria.

"Well, well, well, Bella, you little beast. Trying to break out, eh? Can't have that happening. I think I want to kill you. But, I am waiting," said Victoria.

"You will never kill me, you fiend!" I shouted. Then I cursed in Ancient Greek.

"My, my, talking in a foreign language, eh, Bella? That's no way to treat your host!" said Victoria.

"Go to Hades!" I shouted at her. "No, go to Tartarus!"

"You mean 'go to hell', Bella," said Victoria.

"My father will hunt you down and kill you!" I cried.

"As if. You're father is pathetic. Pathetic little human. Well, I'm off to hunt some humans. You smell tempting, but my revenge won't be right if I kill you. I know, I'll capture your father! Then, you can enjoy watching me suck his blood!" cried Victoria.

I yelled, but there was no water for a rainbow. What to do?

"Edward, do you have any of the special food I have to eat?" I asked, hoping he'd understand. He did understand.

"I do, actually. I have some special food," said Edward.

"Where is it?" asked Victoria.

"In my back pocket," said Edward. Victoria snatched the bag from him.

"Victoria, I haven't eaten for a long time. If you want to keep me from starving and dying, you should give it to me. That way, you will be able to execute your revenge. If I die, you can't do that," I said to her sweetly.

"Here you go, fiend, no tricks!" said Victoria. She handed it to me. Then, she uncuffed my hands. I grasped the bag. "I'll leave you to eat your special food." Victoria left.

"Yes! It worked!" I cried.

"Bella, you can't die," said Edward, confused.

"You know that and I know that, but Victoria doesn't," I replied. I quickly grabbed some ambrosia and put it in my mouth. Instantly, strength returned to me. Then, I ate the whole bag. Because I am a goddess, it doesn't matter how much I eat; I'm not going to die.

I tried to escape, but that little bit of ambrosia didn't do the trick. I was still stuck. "No luck," I told Edward. Suddenly, I heard a voice say, oh Iris, goddess of the rainbow, accept my offering. Chiron, Camp Half-Blood. I couldn't grant the wish. I felt the drachma, though. I had an idea.

"Hermes, god of thieves, merchants, and messenger of the gods, accept my offering. Lord Zeus, Mt. Olympus," I said. The demigods didn't know that Hermes can grant messages, too. It was called HM-ing; Hermes messaging. Only the gods know of this, and to give me a break, they often employ Hermes to do my job. We keep this secret from the demigods because we want this to be a private god form of messaging. The message shimmered and I could see my Father sitting on his throne.

"Father," I said.

"Oh, Iris, how did you get a message through? After you disappeared, Iris messages were shut down. Please return. The demigods need you to do Iris messaging," said Zeus.

"Father, I used HM. Hermes can be useful sometimes, too. I'm sorry IMs have been closed. I'm trapped and chained by a vampire called Victoria," I told him.

"Oh, well the demigods are on a quest to find you. But they don't have any form of communication. They have to rely on cellphones, and you know how dangerous that is," said Zeus.

"Oh well, we can't let them know of HMs. I'm glad they are trying to find me. I am scared. I haven't eaten ambrosia in a while. However, I did get hold of some ambrosia, but it is not enough. Plus, I'm a minor goddess; I don't have any cool powers except over the rainbows. Father, are you sure their quest is to find me?" I asked.

"Yes, dear, and also your lover. Hang on tight, my dear, we'll get you out," said Zeus.

"OK," I said and waved my hand through the connection.

"What was that?" asked Edward.

"HM. Hermes messaging. It is more of a godly form of communication that we mostly use if I want a break, or there is a big emergency, or if I'm too busy. The demigods only know of Iris messaging. The good part is that with HMs, you don't need a rainbow, unlike IMs," I explained. "My father is coming."

"Good," said Edward. Just then, Victoria came back. Oh-oh.

I finally updated! It's been a while. I know I didn't update on the promise date, but I have been very busy preparing my students for taking the AP exams. Also, I was sick for two days in a row. I had the flu.

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Thursday, March 31st.

I know, it is a long time, but I am very busy!

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