Chapter 3

Its been a while, sorry! I got a great review that told me what i needed to fix in my story to help make it better there are more details in it than before and an extended chapter two so enjoy!

PS: Here's where the Long time skips start if you want to know what happened during the time skip Pm or review me and I'll add it as an additional chapter on the end there will be one more before the story takes it's normal course and you really get to know Andrea.

［TEN YEARS LATER]

Despite my disability life went pretty much it's own coarse every once in a while the man that had held me would come by and check in along with the man that healed me I later learned that his name was Poseidon he was a friend of the family and the other man Apollo was his nephew as the years passed Poseidon visited us less and less I missed him he had become like a father figure to not only me but to Naida and Jace as well but with his departure Apollo came more often taking his time and staying with us as long as possible. He told us that he and his uncle had very important jobs and Poseidon's in particular was strenuous at times and was becoming more like a war zone as time went on but he didn't go in to much detail the same way my parents had and it bothered me but I just accepted. as the price for spending time with him

I looked forward to each visit with Apollo for with it came an amazing gift and not the kind that you can buy. Music, poetry, lyrics and rhymes filled my families apartment some were soft and flowing others well imagine a broken record mixed with a out of tune piano and an extremely out of tune singer in short not so great even if they did rhyme they didn't do so well, never the less I never complained no mater how much it grated on my ears for it brought my sight back to me even for a moment I could visualize what was going on through his voice some times he would even give me music lessons and through that and his recommendation I was able to get a job as a music teacher where handy cap had actually become an advantage. I could instantly pick up on the right note with little or on trouble and help the children with ease many of them didn't notice my blindness and asked why I wore sun glasses inside it was truly a wonderful job and every afternoon Apollo would pick me up and take me to the archery range or at least that's what he said it was out side the city and help me put to use my bow although for some time it has served me well as my walking cane but I still enjoyed these moments of alone time with Apollo it was only an hour a day but the fact that he'd willing give me this much of his valuable time to spend with me meant a lot especially with all the trouble he said was going on at work with a Rival group attempting a hostile take over but one thing I don't think he realized was I heard the truth behind his words some one was out to get him and the names kind of gave them away. I had known for some time that I had befriended an immortal but as the length of his visits became shorter I began to remember less and less of my friend until the only thing left was the fact that it hadn't been in my that he really existed and even that began to blur but one thing remained the same one thing above all else stayed with me his heat it returned to me every time I walked in to the sun light I felt him near me. Even though I had forgotten who he was just two weeks after his last visit I had forgotten almost everything about him and the other one as well, Even how my parents had died, and I wasn't the only one my siblings were starting to for get as well. I cried my self to sleep from the stress it had caused me. Some time in the night my sister and brother came in to my room and curled up with me but there warmth barely reached me even the sun that was in the sky started to lose its warmth without him in my life.

I awoke alone it was the weekend so I didn't have a class to teach I reached out to grab a pillow and found a stack of papers written in brail as I ran my hand across each page tears ran down my face. They were love songs each and every one some of the solemn and some silly at the bottom of each page was his name and a promise one that thru everything I never forgot even as the sound of his voice faded from my mind;

You own my heart. I will come back for you.

~Apollo~

(Apollo's P.O.V. the night he decided to stop his visits)

I returned home to Olympus late that night I hadn't realized how late until My twin greeted me at the overpass arms crossed over her bronze chest plate "You were out attempting to woo a woman again weren't you how many times have I told you can't always steal the maiden's heart" she scolded

A small smile parted my lips "I'm afraid that's where you're wrong sis I didn't steal this one's heart she stole mine lock stock and barrel she's all I can think about when she's there or not she's the only woman I see since the day I met her no other mortal compares to her in my eyes"

Her arms fell to her sides "You really have gone over bored haven't you? You go to see her every day no matter what like metal to a magnet. If this keeps up you'll put her at risk she's a mortal not a demi-god. How can you be sure she'll be able to defend herself against Kronus now is a dangerous time to be a child of a god would you really put this girl at risk by getting her with child?"

I let out a sigh if this was any other girl she'd be right but the fact of the matter was this wasn't any other girl "Artiems I have no intention of doing that to her. She would be a target any way she can see through the mist extremely well. it even seems to protect her the fates have a plan for her that much is certain it made Poseidon forget about her and I'm sure it would do the same to me if I wasn't so use to her she's powerful she killed the Neman Lion when she was ten by her self Coronus has already made moves against her."

"Then by being with her your putting her in more danger!" she roared "did you think even for a moment that you might be the reason that she remembers what she dose? The mist obviously wants it to be as if this girl never existed! We should put faith in the fates and trust that you and this girl will be reunited in time but if what you say is true then we need to give her a fighting chance to make it until she is needed!"

My sisters words cut through me like nothing else could. I hadn't realized what danger I had put Andrea in. if she died because of me I could never live with my self, and the Olympians would have to find a new sun god as well as the many other things that I represented, because this was one person that I was not going to live without "Your right I'll stop seeing her."

Her eyes widened in disbelief "That's all it took just like that. You've never given up pursuit so easily before. Why do you care so much for this girl? For all you know this could be one of Aphrodite's games!"

It was then that I cut her off I had enough "What Aphrodite gives is lust not love! Until you mentioned it hadn't even been thinking of making her the mother of one of my mortal children. Yes, I've been courting her but not with that in mind. I would not just give her a child and leave it for her alone to raise it. I would never take that big a risk with her life. Andrea means too much to me to do that. If letting her go is what I have to do to keep her safe then I'm willing to do that because I love her. I loved her from the moment that we met ten years ago and I will never stop loving her. Even if I forget everything because of the mist that love will still be there. I haven't thought or been with another since I met her. Next to you and mother she's the most important person in my life and I will do anything to protect her even if it's from you or any other Olympian, or any other immortal for that matter, I swear on the river Styx." I kept my voice level and eyes locked with hers through out the last part to make sure she under stood the truth to my words even when I felt the bonds fall over me from my oath. I was known for never telling a lie this was no exception.

She held my gaze for a minute then smiled. All the harshness from her features dissipated "You truly found the one, haven't you I can't wait to see the girl who stole you heart even if I feel saddened to lose such a maiden. She mustbe something if you feel this strongly about her. I've never known you to make a threat to me for me yes but ... mmh" she brought her hand up and ran her fingers through her long auburn locks quite the contrast to my sandy brown "You seam to be growing up took you long enough you've even stopped with your haiku phase"

It was my turn to smile "actually I feel one coming on little sis:

My sis is a tease

she..."

"Alright I get your point! And I'm not your little sister were twins!"

I was glad the serious part of the night was over those kinds of moments always made me uncomfortable it was always easier to joke around and be the class clown as the mortals say. The only person I found it easy to be serious around was Andrea. What can I say she brought it out in me. Maybe it was because she was so defenseless and needed me not as a god but as a person. She saw me as more than my title my rank in the world, figuratively speaking, leaving her for any amount of time would be the hardest thing I would ever do. I had to give her some thing to help her remember that someone cared about her even if she couldn't know who, at least not really, but what? Wait didn't she enjoy my poems that was it a stack of poems the best ones I could rack my brain for. I stormed ideas all the way to my home down the streets of Olympus I hardly noticed my sister shaking her head and laughing at my antics. She could be a real stick in the mud sometimes when it came to girls but it was a relief that she seemed to support me in this. All I had to do now was keep her as safe as I could.

The new chapter is pretty good and I liked where I stopped sorry if you don't agree. I decided to back track a little up until this point has really been the prologue so it's been pretty fast paced its just now started to slow down with the help of a good review I was able to make some changes and hope fully improve the story please review if you like or even dislike the story every little bit helpsto make the story better.