Jeremy's POV:
Tiny granules of sand pressed against my closed eye lids and yet I just laid there feeling the lazy golden rays of sun light pierce through my soaking wet navy blue spring jacket, just letting the rays warm my chilled bones and to sooth my pounding head from the rock that must have caused me some kind of concussion. But there mustn't be any because I can remember everything that happened, even the long white haired girl saving me while I sank to the bottom of the river.
The realization suddenly hit me! How in the world did I get on a beach by myself and what was that crackling noise? A fire burning nearby? Am I by some kind of forest fire or camping ground? Tensing my whole body, I shakily braced my hands underneath myself and pushed up into a sitting position, to be struck by a wave of dizziness.
Gentle arms rushed under my arms to help stable me and a light giggle escaped from the person," Finally you're awake, I was afraid that that rock caused more damage then I thought," said a soft soprano voice coming from right above the arms.
Propping one hand against the sand and pushing away from it, I fought against the second wave of dizziness and tried to get a good look at the stranger. Though my eyes would not seem to focus, as the whole world was going topsy turvy on me and my stomach felt like it was going to start doing a tap dance right out of my body.
As much as I prized myself for concealing my annoying laugh, still the slight giggle escaped my mouth at the ridiculous image flashed into my mind. That was a great mistake to laugh as the pain shock right into my right temple again and cause me to groan.
"Here this should help with the pain," giggled the same elegant soprano voice. Before I knew it a small glistening canteen of a weird kind of metal that glowed but yet looked bronze sat in my hands, though clearly a sloshing sound of liquid came from inside as my hands shook with exhaustion and pain.
Trying to unscrew the cap with weak was impossible for me to do, the cap just kept slipping right through them and would seem to budge whenever I got a hold, finally with a sigh the person grabbed the canteen and deftly jerked the cap off and placed it back in my hands.
Glancing into the canteen, I could barely get sight of a weird looking gold liquid, faintly smelling like my moms Tiramisu. That's when my stomach betrayed me and loudly rumbled for the whole woods to hear, though knowing that only the person with me would hear it but the person must have experienced a lot of hungry strangers because they didn't make a single comment about my hunger.
Clumsily lifting the bottle to my lips and nearly dropping it from my weakened state, the person grabbed my wrist to stop the canteen from quivering, instead to reach for it and take the canteen from my hand and press the ring of the mouth to my lips.
Tipping it slightly so I could take small sips at a time, though immediately I wanted to gulp it all down as the flavor of my moms tiramisu burst throughout my mouth, along with the intense flavor a dull ache spread through my limbs and body making me intensely drowsy. The feeling kept on continuing making me more and more drowsy until finally I felt myself falling into a deep sleep.
Several hours later
Floating throughout the darkness in my mind, I could finally feel the resurfacing as sound starting coming back in because I could hear the crackling of the fire nearby. Meaning that the person who saved me must still be here, watching over me making sure I didn't come to any harm most likely. Laying motionless in the sand, my arms just laid right at my sides even though as much as I wanted to move them. Resigning myself to just let it run its course, I waited.
Slowly, the feeling in my arms and legs began to spread into them and leaving strength coursing through my veins, feeling healthier than I have ever had. With the feeling returning to my body, albeit being completely healed, my legs shakily held me up as I creeped my way up to standing. Swaying on the unsteady feet that I always relied on to help me escape bully after bully, to finally catch a glimpse of this person that I had to thank deeply from my heart.
A light giggle coming from behind me as the sight of the Mississippi River dominated my whole view with its raging waters. Following the giggling, finding myself coming face to face with the most stunning girl I have ever encountered, light cream colored skin glowing in the fire light making her small button nose cast a long shadow on her oval shaped face with rainbow shaped closed eyes.
She must have noticed or felt me staring at her because she immediately stopped giggling, to instead open stunning blue green eyes that pierced right down to your soul and reveal a perfect row of white teeth that she barely showed with a smirk making small laugh lines scrunch by her eyes," Oh finally awake, I was a bit worried that I gave you to much nectar because you slept for nearly a day and half. With the Moon setting we only have a set amount of time before the gate closes. Than you wouldn't have a place to rest comfortably while you try to recuperate," the girl in a chiding manner but yet belied with amusement like she welcomed the challenge
Turning away swiftly and striding towards the woods without further notice, hurriedly chancing after her as her figure nearly got lost in the shadows of the trees'. Catching right up to her, I could notice the difference in her manner as though she was finally free to be herself and with a lightness to her steps like she was walking on water," You know it's very impolite to stare at someone when they aren't facing you," she said, without even once turning her head to show that she saw me watching her.
Baffled that she would notice something like that without even turning her, until I remembered all the times that my mother knew about what I was doing and scolded me with the right amount of it to make sure her point was made and to not demean me.
Though still I mumbled my sincerely apology to this still mysterious girl but in the back of my mind, I knew that she must be close to what my mother is. Walking continuing like it would never end while the trees' grew taller and taller, like the modern world didn't exist but this small trail through humongous trees'. All to abruptly though, I felt a breeze tousle my mahogany hair and nudge against my cheek like a stray bubble.
Looking up from my feet, my eyes felt like they would nearly pop out of my head as I looked upon a lovely two story blue house with a green wrap around porch and glistening windows with white trimmings. Surrounding the house, land as large a football field surrounded it with fragrant herbs and flowers, flowing in the breeze gracefully while moonlight cast its silvery light upon their petals.
"Do you love to garden as much as I do?" the girl said, suddenly appearing on my right side sending a scent of sea water and lilies surround me like some kind of aura.
Nearly jumping out of my skin from her sudden appearance, I resorted to just nodding vigorously so my voice wouldn't squeak," Oh joy! It'll be wonderful to have you stay here for awhile," she cheerfully chirped, clapping her hands and hopping up and down.
"Uh miss, I don't think it would be a good idea for me to stay. What would your parents think about bringing me, a complete stranger, into their house?" I said shyly, "and besides, I think I should be getting home. I bet my mom is in an uproar about my absence."
"Oh phooey, papa will mind his own business. After all, I'm an adult. Sure I may not be as old as he is, but I have seen my fair share of the millennium," she sighed. "But I suppose I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Mississippi, Goddess of the Mississippi River, Rapids and Guardian of Young River Spirits, daughter of Poseidon and Aphrodite. But my friends call Missy," Missy said with a bright smile.
At that moment, I fainted.
Missy's POV
"Oh dear, he fainted again," I worried, nibbling my lower lip," I suppose the shock from the whole goddess thing was to much for him in his unstable state."
Sighing, I raised my hands so my palms faced the ground calling gently to water deep within the ground that originally stemmed off from my river. Shifting the water through the many layers of dirt and gathering the water beneath the boy. With a flick of my finger, a ripple went throughout the water causing it to solidify and able for it to pick up the boy, forming to the contours of his body so he would be comfortable.
Appreciating my handiwork, I skipped along the cobblestones of black glistening stones calling to the hardened water with my mind. Right through the front door leaving the door swing open to let the boy through. Down the hallway all the way near the back of the house sat my kitchen ready for whenever a Hero of Olympus might come stumbling in from one of his/her journey, completely stocked with Amborsia and Nectar as well as mortal food and medical supplies to take care of their injuries.
All of this I took in a few seconds from already knowing the layout of the house until the pattering of rain on my back gave notice to the presence of the water coming into the kitchen, as I always felt the rain whenever my body was facing water at that moment.
Turning around, I saw that the boy was still unconscious on my bed of water. Directing the water over to the kitchen table and maneuvering it to adjust the boy into a sitting position. Once he was positioned and settled into a chair, I gently coaxed the water to soften and sent it through my kitchen window back to my little garden pond. The water gone and settled the cabinet near the sink was my next objective, holding the various medicines to help with any kind of illness. But all the way in the back of the cabinet was what I needed from what nobody hardly used anymore.
With smelling salts in hand, I wafted them beneath the boys nose and watched as he gasped awake from the smell.
Sorry everyone that it took me forever to update and that this is a really bad chapter with nothing in it but I took a break from writing FANfiction and focused to write on my OWN original Fiction, which you can find on Fiction[no space]Press[dot]com titled Alethia Academy, as this story and my other Fanfiction story, my own original story is in a state of progress still. I have had tons of reviews from readers more on my original story then on here so I felt more appreciated there than here, if you want me to continue with writing this story, I ask to PLEASE review, I want at least FIVE reviews and if you think that I may have them already you will never know if you don't put one up, I really want to hear from you guys, doesn't take more than a minute or two to write a review.