The Forbidden Love Chapter 12

Before I returned to Olympus I went back to my apartment. I needed to drop some stuff off, pick a few things up, and change into some different clothes. As I was about to walk out the door I stopped.

I took the cloak Jinxer had given me off of the hook I had hung it on, wrapped it around me, and tied it in place. After that I left my apartment and headed up the trail to the cave. As usual I didn't really run into anyone as I was going up the trail.

The night was a little colder than usual even with the cloak on. But as I was moving closer to the cavern at the back of the cave the warmth of the fire was already starting to heat me up.

"Kushina," called Olympus, hearing me coming.

"I'm here, my love," I said.

He had probably been trying to figure out if I was Jinxer or not.

I turned the corner and smiled at Olympus. He smiled right back. I dropped my bag, cloak and went straight over to him. He held out his arms to me and I went right into them. Olympus and I shared a nice long kiss. After we broke the kiss I laid my head against his broad chest while he kept his arms around me with his eyes against my hair.

"Sorry it took me so long to come back," I said. "I needed some time to think a few things over."

"Really, like what," he asked, curious.

"I heard you and Jinxer arguing," I said.

Olympus caught his breath and his body seemed to stiffen up. "You heard all that," he asked.

I nodded, saying "It was kind of hard not to. After all you two didn't actually try to keep your voices down."

For a few moments there was only silence.

"I'm not letting you go, Kushina," said Olympus.

I said "I know, my love. That's why when it's time for you to go back…I'm coming with you."

Right when I said this Olympus's head snapped down with a complete look of shock on his face. "Wait, Kushina. You mean…," he began.

I said "I won't let you abdicate your throne Olympus."

"But, Kushina, you'd be giving up so much," he said.

I said "I don't need anything else as long as I'm with you."

"If that's really what you want, Kushina, then I won't stop you," said Olympus, chuckling. "I know I'd be hard-pressed to stand in your way."

"Good," I said. "Besides, you wouldn't make a good human anyway."

Olympus opened his mouth to protest, but then he closed it when he realized that what I was saying was true.

I said "There's still one thing we need to figure out."

"Yeah…," said Olympus. "How are we going to convince my mother?"

That was the one big question that was still on both of our minds. Fortunately, an answer came to us only a few minutes later…in the form of Jinxer. Olympus and I were trying to think of some ideas of what to do when he showed up.

"I'm running out of ideas," Olympus said to me.

I looked at Olympus with a sad expression on my face. At that moment Olympus and could hear someone moving down toward us.

Olympus picked up his double-bladed spear and aimed it in that direction while I pressed myself further into his side. "Show yourself," ordered Olympus.

Jinxer appeared in front of us not a minute later. "It's me, Olympus," said Jinxer. "I've brought your medicine."

"It's about time you got here," said Olympus. He put down his double-bladed spear and let Jinxer approach.

Suddenly an idea shot up in my head. I gasped. Olympus and Jinxer turned their attention over to me.

Olympus was about to take his medicine, but stopped himself. "What's wrong, Kushina," asked Olympus.

I said "Nothing wrong, Olympus. As a matter of fact I just got a really good idea."

"Out with it, then," said Olympus. "What is it?"

Instead of answering Olympus I now turned to Jinxer. "Jinxer," I said, "there's something I must ask you."

"Yes," he said.

"Is there any way you can change me into a demon," I asked Jinxer.

This completely shocked Olympus and Jinxer. Whatever they thought I was going to say they didn't really expect that.

Jinxer wouldn't answer me at first.

"Well," I said, "is there a way?"

"I…I don't know," stuttered Jinxer. "I'd have to check my spells and incantations, but I don't know if it's even possible. Nothing like that has ever been done before."

"Jinxer's right," said Olympus. "Nothing like that has ever been done in our history."

"We have to try, Olympus," I said, wrapping my arms around one of his. "This might be our one chance to be together. If we don't do that we might very well lose this chance forever. We have to make a choice now."

Olympus let out the breath he had been holding in for the past few minutes now. You're right," he said.

Jinxer said "Olympus, I don't think…"

"I don't want to hear it, Jinxer," said Olympus. "Kushina's right and besides…time's running out."

Jinxer looked like he was about to protest ever further, but then he seemed to think the better of it and stopped himself. "As you wish, Prince Olympus," said Jinxer.

I then held out my hand toward Jinxer. "I'll take that," I said, referring to the medicine. "you have a lot of work ahead of you."

Jinxer reluctantly obeyed and left the cave.

"Do you think he'll find anything," I asked Olympus, giving him the elixir.

"I don't know," he said, taking a large gulp of the elixir, "but he'd better or there's going to be trouble. Right now we need something to transform you into one of us and we need it soon."

"I agree, but you need to take your medicine," I said. I brought the vile back up to his lips and he gulped the rest of the elixir down into his body.