Stranger Danger

Author's Note: I figured I ought to update what with the Festive Season. Enjoy =D

Morpheus closed the door and then opened the same one again. This time instead of nothing but white, I saw a bedroom.

"After you" Morpheus nudged me. I looked up at him nervously and then stepped in. I was afraid that something else strange would happen. He followed me inside as I walked around the room. Inside was a funky spaced out bedroom. The ceiling was black with twinkling starts. A king sized bed was in the middle of the room, facing a giant sized television.

A chandelier hung from the ceiling and made it look more sophisticated and classy. I turned on what I assumed to be a light switch and a wall that had all the world clocks was revealed. It was really cool but kind of weird. There was a decent sized wardrobe and dressing table with a mirror too but what astounded me was the balcony. I walked over and opened the doors. It showed me a glorious ocean with smooth white sand. The smell of the roaring tide overpowered my nose. It was so wonderful!

"Do you recognise it?" Morpheus asked.

"Should I?"

"This used to be your room. And this balcony was kind of a special place for you." I didn't have to ask why. It was stunning. "Do you recall anything? Anything at all, perhaps a special time?" He was looking at me in an almost desperate way...almost.

"I'm sorry...no" I tried to rack through my brain but I just couldn't find anything. If I could hardly remember him, then why would I remember whatever happened on this balcony? "Why, what happened here?"

He just shook his head. "Never mind"

"No tell me. I want to know."

"It's best that you find out on your own. You might not believe me if I told you. Either way, you probably wouldn't want it to be true." That really annoyed me. Why did he have to be so mysterious about it? I was getting fed up of this place, of him.

"If you don't want to tell me then fine, but I really don't want to stick around here." I took a step to leave but he grabbed my wrist.

"Please don't leave. I want to talk to you. Maybe I could answer some other questions of yours."

"I was your guardian, and your best friend"

"And Thanatos?"

He shrugged. "A friend I suppose but he tends to be rather aloof."

"He seemed pretty forward when he gave me these gloves." I lifted them up a bit. "By the way, why did he give them to me?"

"You will find out when the time is right."

"Keeping secrets are we? Don't best friends tell each other everything?" I smiled.

"Some things are best kept secret." He said rather seriously. "Besides, being the daughter of Father Time, should you not respect timing?" To lighten the mood he added, "Don't you like a surprise?"

I wrinkled my nose. "Not recently." He gave me a warm smile and brought me closer for a hug. I didn't resist. I found that I really like being there, in his arms. It made me feel safe and calm.

"I knew that if you survived out there in the real world you would change. I just didn't think that you would forget me."

"Sorry. I wish I remembered."

"It's not your fault." He brought my hair out of my face with his fingers, then ran a finger down my cheek. My heart seemed to beat faster and I caught my breath as memories came flooding back. I was standing right here with the exact same setting in the background. Morpheus looked much the same but his hair was longer. He held me much like the way he was holding me in the present. He looked at me longingly with those ever changing eyes of his. Then he leaned in closer and captured my lips in his. And I remember being incredibly surprised, trying to reel back a bit in shock. But I had kissed him back- my so called best friend. Only the alarming knock on the bedroom door stopped us. It was Prometheus ready to collect me.

I came back to present time and slapped Morpheus' hands away. I did not want to go down this road...not again. Dating gods wasn't advisable and I didn't want to make the same mistake.

"This is too much for me" I said. A tear fell from my eye. "How do I even know that I can trust you?"

"I'm your best friend"

"No. You're a god. Gods aren't to be trusted. I won't make that mistake again. You might be charming now but underneath that facade you're just like the rest of them."

He smiled slightly. How could he be so cool about it when I had just hounded him? "I'm not Apollo. I actually care about you. I don't need an arrow to do it either."

"What are you talking about?" I raised a brow. Instead of answering my question he shook his head. "Ask Eros. It was his idea."

"Fine, I will!" As I stormed out of the room, I saw the bed post Carved on it was my name, and Morpheus' name like how young couples do with a love heart around it:

'Stephanie + Morpheus'. I wasn't sure what to think. Perhaps this was a lie. That could make sense! He was taking advantage of a vulnerable teenage girl. But the memory had seemed so real. Well, he was the god of dreams. In a huff, I stalked over to the door and opened it. Once again it was white. This time I stepped in onto something quite clearly solid.

"Stephanie!" Morpheus yelled after me. He was too late. I slammed the door in his face. Just to make sure, I opened the door again and instead there was only a brick wall. How strange. I roamed around the plain white world for a little while. Then I heard the howling of the wind.

I felt a chill down my spine. I heard a small chuckle and I looked all around for where it could possibly be coming from. No one was in sight. I closed my eyes to concentrate on calming down. When I opened them, I was somewhere else. Somehow I knew that I was on Olympus, though I had never visited it myself. Perhaps it was the massive thrones that gave it away. In the middle of the room were my mum and dad. My dad loomed over my mum with backbiter ever so close to her neck.

"Dad!" I yelled. He didn't seem to notice me.

"You have stood in my way for the last time Rebecca. You pledged your allegiance to me and now you have betrayed me. You will pay dearly." He promised.

Just as he was about to do the deed and kill her, everything paused. Oh my gosh! My mum could be the one mentioned in the prophecy. She could be the traitor. And I had let her leave the safety of the camp. What dangers was she facing? Was she even alive? I wish I knew.

Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed that. A bit of a twist with her love life. PLEASE REVIEW!