Ok, so here is the next chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 14~

For a moment I just stood there completely shocked. Skylar…Died? No. That didn't seem possible. Not Skylar. Zeus's pride and joy, his favorite son…Not Skylar. I turned and looked at my ex-husband's face. At first pure horror was on it. Then it slowly turned pink, red, purple, blue, then a disturbing shade of green. I was vaguely reminded of one of those light shows they had, the ones in which they turn many colors.

"My son…Died…" Zeus said very quietly and slowly. Athena looked away and closed her eyes. She didn't have to answer. Zeus's fist clenched. He turned to me his eyes on fire. "I hate you." he said at first quietly then he screamed it louder "I HATE YOU! IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED! BUT YOU WERE SO DAMN SELFISH! I HATE YOU!" I froze. His words sunk deeply into my skin. Someone had died because of me. It wasn't the first time but there was no stopping the sickening feeling that washed over me. An innocent child died because I was selfish. Now I admit, I have killed children of other gods before out of bitterness and resentment towards the traitors of my life. This time though…I guess it felt so awful because I didn't want this one to die yet I was I who ended up killing him. What was wrong with me? I should have known something like this would happen and now Adara was going to die. Tears brimmed my eyes. No. I couldn't let that happen. Gods, no… My fist suddenly clenched. No. Adara will live. Even if I don't.

"Athena" I said my voice ringing with such authority everyone turned to me to listen.

"Yes?" she asked.

"Turn Zeus back." Many mummers were exchanged and many faces paled. I gulped and looked down.

"Hera." Athena said gently "The only way to turn Zeus back is an exchange." My head snapped up. An exchange?

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Another god must turn mortal for him to become a God again." I looked over at the children screaming and moaning on the ground. My eyes settled on my daughter. Her face was pale and she was still. You could barely see her chest moving. Her twin has already died. She couldn't be far behind.

"I'll do it." I said suddenly. All eyes including Zeus's turned to me.

"What?" I heard Demeter ask "Sister-" she began but I held up a hand.

"No arguments. Do it right now." Nobody spoke "NOW!" I screamed. I needed them to do it now. I was scared, I needed to get it over with. I saw Nemesis move through the crowd. She handed me a bottle the same as Zeus's except that instead of it crackling with electricity it was a pink and white swirled color. When I opened it laughter and happiness echoed through the room. I licked my lips in anticipation and slowly raised it to my lips. I glanced once more at my beautiful Adara before tipping it over.

The taste was warm and sweet. Flashes of things were played in my mind. Adara, Skylar, Zeus, Athena, me running, my marriage to Zeus, my time in Kronos's stomach. At first it started out strong then slowly it began to weaken. I wondered if Zeus's transformation was this dramatic for him. I then felt a cold floor beneath me. Coldness. I have never really felt such a thing. Goddesses don't really get too hot or cold. It was that clue that let me know I was mortal. I blinked and looked at my hand to see it no longer had its immortal glow. I glanced up and saw Zeus hovering over me.

"Hera!" he boomed "I will let you live as a mortal for a few days before I decide what to do with you. Let you experience what I did." I nearly snorted. He lived a mortal for only a day at most. He then raised his hand and I was in a different place. An ally way. I cursed under my breath. Could he really not send me to a five star hotel instead? Then a sense of panic went over me. I didn't get to see Adara! Was she ok? My heart was racing.

"Hey! Sweetheart!" I heard. I spun around to see two men walking towards me. I backed up slightly. I didn't like the look of these people. One held a bottle of whiskey while the other had a knife. "Come on!" one spoke "Do you want to have fun with us?" my eyes darted around. There was only a wall behind me. The other spoke now, his voice slightly slurred.

"What is a nice girl like you doing over here? We better take you home" With that he grabbed my wrist tightly. I shrieked and tried to yank myself away from him. Unfortunately all my strength was gone so it was useless. The other man grabbed me the waist and pulled me down. I had a quick flashback of Zeus doing the exact same thing. Not again…There was tugging on my dress and I squirmed in desperation to get loose. The knife must have slipped though because I felt a searing cut on my arm. I looked over and was shocked to see red blood coming out instead of gold. Warm breath was close to my face. I screamed but I was cut off but something, I'm not entirely sure what. I couldn't breathe! I felt light headed and then heard a rip of the bottom of my dress coming off followed by a sickening laugh of triumph. Then there was another sound. I couldn't hear it very well due to the fact I was blacking out. The voice sounded familiar though… There was banging and I was suddenly released from the grip around my mouth. I gasped. Very vaguely I felt myself being lifted up. Everything was tinged with black now. I could only feel strong arms wrapped around me a comforting murmuring. Then everything was gone.

So what do you think? I know that, that one part was a little creepy but hey i had to set it up for...Ah, i cant tell you that now can i ;) lol please review!