Two days I had spent with Agapi. More news of Kratos kept coming in, more and more people get infected by the disease floating around. Kratos had made an alliance with the titans took down yet another kid of Olympus, they would say: Hercules. Gaia had been destroyed. It was just a whole big mess. Zeus was getting more anxious and angry as he heard this. I wondered if they felt any sadness by losing a child. If I were to lose a child, thats if I ever have any, it would be the end of me.
I had sent Agapi to her room to get some rest. Keeping up after me was hard work. I could tell. But I made it fun. She followed me everywhere I went. I was the only one who really loved her. Thats another thing about me and my family. Once you're affiliated with us, we consider you family. Especially Adriano and Max: the most family-est people you could ever meet. That trait passed down to all his children, inculding me. I wonder how Claryssa and Mas were doing. I know Claryssa is pretty big by this time. Almost ready to pop. I wondered if Max still thought about me. he had his own child on the way and since Im old enough to take care of myself so he'd just let me go. But I didn't want that.
Once again clouds and thunder rumbled and tumbled. They gathered together and raindrops fell. I had gained enough strength to walk over and sit on my bay window chair and see whats going on. I watched the action from above. He was here.
" What will you do, father? You can no longer hide behind the skirts of Athena."
" ATHENA IS DEAD BECAUSE OF THE RAGE THAT CONSUMES YOU, KRATOS."
" The hands of death could not defeat me. The fates could not hold me. And YOU will not see the end of this day! I WILL have my REVENGE!"
" PETULANT CHILD! I WILL TOLLERATE YOUR INSOLENCE NO MORE!"
Zeus rose into the clouds, gathering lightening bolts, preparing to strike. Kratos looked into the sky as Zeus descended down onto his statue. He threw the bolt and Kratos blocked it, reflecting it back to Zeus with the golden fleece. Zeus flew back into the unknown. Kratos went forward out of my sight. I had guessed that he was on his way to get me. I took a scarf from out of the closet, wrapped my hair and tied it in the front. I had thought of the humidity of the rainy weather.
If feels like I'm back at square one. Kratos ran into my room, he grabbed me and went to the window. As I was over his shoulder I saw Agapi run by my door. The black Pegasus with enflamed wings flew past us and Kratos jumped. I hung on to his back and turned my head to look at Agapi hanging her head out of the window.
The Pegasus got closer to the ground. Kratos grabbed me and got ready to land. He jumped off and we landed with me still on his back. As soon as he was stable I got down.
LATER THAT EVENING...
" Something is bothering you." Kratos said to me.
" Hmm?(turning her attention from the flames that Kratos had built)"
" You are bothered. You are not filled with elation(he moves closer, right next to her)"
" Its nothing, really. Just before we flew off, one of my servants slash best friend saw us take off and I didn't get to say goodbye to her. I just feel a little bad."
" I have yet to hear this 'golden voice' of yours."
" You want me to sing for you? What would you like me to sing–Something from in my head?"
" Yes."
" Well...okay(thinks and then clears her throat)
I've been thinkin'
'bout you for quite a while
You're on my mind everyday and every night
My every thought is you, the things you do
Seems so satisfying to me,
I must confess it, boy
Ooh...and I like it
You send chills up my spine every time
I take a look at you
Ooh...and I like it
Boy, you're blowin'
my mind with the things you say to me
"
" Are you serenading me? Is this how you feel about me?"
" Well you asked me to sing for you and I did."
" Your choice of words did not have to be what they were."
" OKAY! You win."
Shit. I was caught.
" Are you in love with me?"
" No! I mean-not like(he moves closer to her and she moves back)-I mean I like you."
" That is not the same thing."
" You're right. Its not the same thing. But you wanna hear something funny?"
" Being funny is for the weak and for children."
" Well I am going to be really childish, then. When I was back home, my friend Kenaya-we about fifteen and sixteen- and I always hung out together. We would walk around the city and have fun. But when we would come across this guy at this stand, he would wink and flirt with Kenaya. One day she actually got the courage to go over and buy something from him, she freezes up! She gives him the money and as he takes it from her, he grabs her hand and caresses it and she nervously giggles and say's 'You're funny.' I'm standing in the back laughing and saying that she wasn't a smooth operator. Then the guy says 'Haha, I'm funny,' mocking her. And after that moment, a man tries to flirt with me and Im a stuttering fool! Sort of... like with you-(he leans in closer, in return for a kiss) B-b-ut theres a differencebetween...(he leans in closer, caressing her hip and they finally kiss)"
Tongues touching. Basically eating each others faces. Long night ahead.