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The Girl, The God, and The Demons
Chapter Five: Greek encounters, Gothic stalkers, and American tempers
A beautifully carved chariot flew high above the trees, so that Diana and the stranger could see it clearly. It was pulled by two equally beautiful white stallions, which had fire in place of manes. The driver was thrown in shadow, so that he couldn't be seen. As he descended, he was bathed in light, allowing him to be seen. He had light brown hair, which was extremely windswept, and turquoise eyes, identical to the stranger's. He also had freckles, like the other two. He wore a traditional Greek tunic, as well as Greek moccasins.
He smiled at Diana, turned to look at the stranger, and said, in a deep, masculine voice, "Well, does she know?" He seemed to be impatient for something.
The stranger replied, in a beautiful voice,"No. I...haven't gotten around to that." She tried to look guilty, but failed miserably. The other stranger had an incredibly short temper.
"ARTEMIS!!!!! DO YOU LIKE TO PISS ME OFF????? I HAD TO REVERT TO A GOD JUST TO HEAR THAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW!!!!ZEUS SAID TO TELL HER!!! GO ON, TELL HER!!!!!!!!!" His eyes looked as if they had flames in them, and, for all Diana knew, they might've. He looked thoroughly exasperated; this was clearly an old issue. Diana had the courage to speak up.
"Ummm, excuse me? But, I mean ...If there is anything I can help with, I will, help, I mean." There I go again, she thought, WHY do I do that!? The other two giggled. It was as if they could hear her thoughts...Oh SHIT! She thought They might know about Hiei!
"Well, we know now. Yes, we can read your thoughts, but we don't pry. We prefer that you have your secrets, as we as ours." Said the one called Artemis. The other person started to poke her, and she added, "Calm down, Apollo. I'm getting to it." Diana was thoroughly confused. Who exactly were these people? What did they have to say to her? Well, she thought, I guess I'll find out...
Artemis straightened up; she made sure she looked absolutely perfect, and said, "Hello, Diana. Yes, I know your name. My name is Artemis, Goddess of the woodland and the hunt, as well as protector of youth. This is my twin brother, Apollo, God of the Sun. He used to make the sunrise and sunset. I also oversee the Moon. Our friends Helios and Selene don't mind sharing their planets with us. There was this one time, oh this is funny-" Her babbling was cut off by Apollo, who cleared his throat. Diana giggled. Artemis regained her poise and continued, "Anyway, Apollo and I are former Gods, but we died out. Only one true god rules the universe; we are just in the background. Anyway, we each have a reincarnation, and they must know who they are before they turn fifteen, or else..." Her eyes fogged up and a teardrop began to form on her cheek. Apollo signaled for her to continue.
"I know, I know, sorry 'bout that..." she cleared her throat and continued, looking slightly disheveled, "Or else the host will lose the power which they hold within. Not only that, but what remains of the Greek spirit will die, and evaporate into nothingness. It happened to my good friend Athena, as well as Vesta, Selene, and Hermes. Aphrodite was heartbroken." She allowed a single tear to fall the length of her cheek, then stood up and, shaking off her weakness, shot a sharp glare at Diana's dream self. Her turquoise eyes pierced Diana's skin, and a sudden burst of wind billowed around her hair, making her seem very formidable.
She reclaimed her confident manner and said sharply to Apollo, "C'mon. Zeus will be waiting." He got up cautiously, as if afraid to disobey her, and readied his chariot for departure.
Artemis turned to Diana and said, still rather angry, "I don't want to disappear into oblivion, Diana. Unfortunately, I have no control over that. You must figure out my fate, as well as your own. You see, another, rather important, rule is that the reincarnation must figure out who they are on their own."
"But...Wha...How does that affect me?!" Diana ruffled her hair in confusion, forcing some leaves out. Artemis smiled mockingly as she climbed into Apollo's chariot.
"Bit slow, aren't you? Figure it out, Diana. Let's just say that you have a little less than a month until the deadline passes. 'Till then, good luck." Then she and Apollo had flown through the starry skies, heading toward the Moon.
She brought herself out of her stupor and thought dazedly, Wow, I'm really out of it tonight. I hope Kuwabaka, I mean, Kuwabara, isn't rubbing off on me...She ruffled her hair distractedly. A few leaves fell out, but she didn't notice.
A small chuckle escaped from a nearby tree. Diana jumped, and glanced to the right of the roof, into the tree, and saw a pair of red eyes. She flinched, startled by their sudden appearance. She looked away, and when she looked back, they were gone. Was her imagination, or were those Hiei's eyes? She crawled closer to the tree, and noticed a scrap of worn black fabric, apparently torn off of something, like a long black cloak. She supected a certain gothic, spikey-haired boy, and smilied to herself as she descended down the ladder to her room.
The next morning, she carried the fabric in her pocket, and pulled it out ever-so-slowly, so that Hiei had a clear view of it. She saw him blush slightly, and noticed a small tear in his cloak. She smiled to herself, thinking, So what if he's a stalker, at least he knows I exist...
Diana tried hard not to fall asleep in her class, unsuccessfully. Keiko nudged her roughly, holding back laughter.
"I'd appreciate it if you stayed awake in my class, Ms. Taylor." The teacher surveyed her tired face with dislike and added, "You might want to get to bed a tad earlier." Diana blushed slightly at the class' laughter, and glanced meaningfully at Shuichi, who smiled encouragingly. She paid close attention for the rest of the class, almost as well as Shuichi. She opened her mythology book to the designated page, and suppressed a gasp with difficulty. Right in the middle of the page was an unmistakable picture of herself.
"WHAT!?" Shouted Keiko and Yukina in unison, attracting to attention of almost everyone in the lunchroom.
"Shut up! You're making people stare." In truth, Diana didn't care if people stared; she didn't want a certain person staring. "I'm surprised as well. I mean, who really expects to see their pictures in history books? Besides their parents, of course." she joked, trying to poke fun at her dilemma. Keiko opened her mouth to speak, but Diana cut her off, becoming more serious.
"It's like I knew something like this was going to happen all along, but at the same time, I didn't know about it at all. Does that make any sense at all?"
"No, but have you told anyone yet?" Yukina said worriedly. Diana gave her a skeptical look.
"Tell them what? That I saw a picture of a Greek Goddess, but it was me instead? Hell, no! I'll sound like a frickin' psycho!" Like there's anyone to tell....she thought regretfully. Yukina, a telepath, smiled in sympathy. Diana noticed and, being in a bad mood, snapped at her.
"What are you smiling at?" Yukina hid her smile hurriedly and Keiko took up the conversation.
"You should really tell him. Kurama, I mean. He could use the information. Or you could tell Yukina's brother." She said decisively, as if she was in charge of Diana's decision. Yukina gave Keiko a meaningful-yet-questioning look, as she clapped her hand over her mouth, looking appalled. Diana, being an independent American, was mad at this view. She liked her independence; why should she let this snobby Japanese girl take it?
"Number one, who the hell is 'Kurama', number two, what fucking information, number three, why didn't you tell me about your brother," she glared at Yukina, who gave Keiko a confused look, shifting nervously in her seat, and continued, "and number three, I can make my own decisions, so don't be a total bitch and try to make them for me!" Her voice rose on the last one, as well as her temper. Yukina and Keiko looked shocked at her language, and were momentarily frozen because of it.
Yukina shook it off first and said meekly, "You said number three twice."
Diana, already pissed off, got angrier and started outright yelling.
"Who gives a shit?!" She paused for a moment, letting herself cool off. By now, everyone was staring at the temperamental American student. She thought about how unfair this whole thing was and continued, angry once more. "Fine! Fine, keep your fucking secrets! Screw you! Your friendship isn't worth shit! Friends don't keep secrets from friends! Enjoy your life! I'm out!" With that she grabbed her lunch tray and her backpack and walked away angrily, stopping shortly to throw away her uneaten lunch. She slammed the door behind her, leaving two very stunned girls in her wake.
A/N: I know I was going to say something.....Oh well. I already have this story completed, and it's fourteen-sixteen chapters long. So you know. Anyway, as long as my faithful reviewers stay with me, I'll keep posting. Wow, Diana's got a temper. Maybe she's PMSing....Too much information? Anyway, this is turning out to be interesting, don't 'cha think? As always, please read and reveiw! Also, if you would be so kind as to review my other stuff, I would appreciate it.