A/N: If you flame me, an even higher force will flame you. Yeah I do mean that one dude...
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Chapter 2:
"Do you know him?" Prelude relaxed himself before he revealed too much.
"No. It's just that name seems familiar. So what do you do for a living, besides look for strangers." Holly glared at him.
"I don't look for strangers... Anyway I work a morning shift at the New Orleans Laboratory where I work on quantum physics and then in the afternoon I have three classes that I teach on the thirteenth through the seventeenth century warfare with." Her face lit up as she said this.
"So you work all day." Prelude finished his food as she looked over at him.
"Yes. I have to make a living somehow. We can't all have our lives set for us." Holly got up and started to clean her plate.
"And you're assuming that I do." He tried to act polite when he really just wanted to throw her out.
"Well, this house does have quite a bit of space for only one person."
"Fine." He turned away and left the room. She wasn't her. His love would have never treated him in such a way. He made it to the basement stairwell when he started to feel the need to turn and run back. What was it about her that interested him.
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Holly turned as he walked out of the room. She silently cursed herself at what she had said. He had only wanted to make small talk. She ran out into the foyer and saw him standing in a doorway.
"Look I'm sorry about that. I tend to get defensive about things like that." Just ask her boyfriends. She shook away the thought.
"I shouldn't have brought it up." A clock started to chime the hour as Holly realized she was late.
"Um... I have to hurry to work. Thank you for saving me." She turned and started to leave. "Oh and for the breakfast. You were right; they were delicious." She turned and hurry into the morning shutting the door behind her.
"WHERE WERE YOU?!" Holly looked up from her papers as her boss Ileane came over. "You were a half hour late and don't give me any crap about stress cause the other morons in the biomedical area already tried that on me.
"I had a late start this morning and found traffic to be a nightmare." Holly ignored Ileane as she started to lecture about the duties of work and how this was where accomplishments were made. She looked about the room. Her office was still cluttered after her rush out of the office the day before. The blackboard was still full of anomalies and equations as her desk had at least half a dozen books out on the same topic. Surprisingly her lab area was clean.
Ileane finally finished and left. Holly spent a while cleaning around and tossing old papers that were useless out. She tried to focus, but her thoughts weren't on the job today. They were still on that Prelude gentleman from the morning. It was weird that she would even consider him after all the previous relationship fallouts from before. Holly jumped as the phone rang.
"HOLLY! I hear that you want to come over to my sister's for dinner tonight." Selena was excited.
"I didn't know that, but I guess I am stoked. Wait which of your sisters are we talking about?"
"Amanda. She's inviting everyone over for dinner and thought it would be nice for you to get some social time away from that physics jumbo. And I bet Tabby and I can find our good hex books for you." Holly laughed.
"I don't think I'll need them, but I guess I'll see you tonight." She paused for a minute as she tried to remember the place. "So do you want me to meet you or can I have an address or-"
"Julian is going to drive you if that's okay with you."
"Alright. That sounds great. I gotta go."
Holly hung up and slumped into her chair. Sighing she looked at the clock. Time to clock out.
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Prelude tossed and turned as he remember the past. Finally he gave up on sleep and looked at the clock. Six thirty. He went upstairs and grabbed a drink from the fridge. He walked into his spare room and picked up his cello. He had found a Spaniard who made the finest string instruments and had it specially handcrafted.
The phone started to ring in the hallway. He set the cello aside and grabbed the phone.
"Prelude, you should come over for dinner. My wife and I are having some people over and you should definitely be around. I hear Valerius isn't even going to be coming since he's visiting his family. C'mon."
"I have a job to do."
"Twenty minutes and the job will get done on a full stomach."
"Fine. When do you want me there?"
"Eight? Yeah eight." Kyrian hung up and Prelude set aside the phone. Sometimes the Greeks were too friendly.
Prelude walked out of his home and headed toward the Hunters residence. It was just down the street. He felt uneasy about it. Almost like something was going to happen.
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Holly got out of Julian's car... well actually leaped to the ground and took the fetal position.
"I'm getting better at driving..." Julian pocketed his keys as Grace got out of the car.
"If you think he's a bad driver now, you should have seen him when he first started to drive. Their kids filed out of the back as Kyrian and Amanda came out and greeted them all. Selena and Bill were already in the living room with a very gothic woman who could only be Tabitha.
"Holly this is Tabitha." Selena jumped up and Holly greeted Tabby.
"Selena has told me all about all of you." Tabby laughed and the dinner continued. Soon the whole room was filled with their family and friends. Holly stood aside until she saw Tory.
"TORY! I haven't seen you in forever!"
"Holly, what are you doing here?!" Tory came over with an absolute stunning goth behind her.
"Selena invited me and there really isn't a way to say no when she really wants you to do something." Mr. Sexy Goth guy hugged Tory from behind.
"Holly this is my husband Acheron." Holly had to stop herself from jumping in the air.
"Acheron Parthenopaeus?!" They both frowned at that.
"How do you know his full name?" Holly ignored the question as she looked up at Acheron. His shades got in the way of his eyes, making it impossible to read them.
"You know my father!" They relaxed a bit.
"I know quite a lot of people."
"Yeah, but how many people do you know named Savitar?" Tory and Acheron froze.
"Savitar..." Holly was getting more and more excited by the minute.
"Yeah. Savitar." Tory looked at Acheron and Acheron remained silent. Selena bounced over and disrupted the conversation.
"Hey Tory, Ash, how are things going with you two."
"OH... things are great." Tory turned away and Ash whispered into her ear. "Ash was just dropping me off."
"Why don't you stay too Ash." Ash turned to leave.
"He has to be somewhere, but he'll be back later." Selena agreed and turned to Holly. "So Tabby still has her beginner's guide to hexes and Karma thinks she know the perfect spell for you." Holly looked after Acheron before agreeing to go with Selena.
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Acheron walked out of the house and turned the corner before teleporting to Savitar's island. The surfer was out catching a rather large one. Acheron went into the surf and met the god.
"Tired of the marriage life already? I don't think she'll take this well." Savitar sat on his board.
"This has nothing to do with Tory. I just met the most unusual thing yet." Savitar laid back.
"You've been hanging around the humans this long and you just now noticed strange things. Damn, you need to be here more than me." Acheron ignored that.
"She says you're her father. Apparently she knows you and she knows about me." Savitar didn't react.
"... Have a little too much Sprite one night did we. Although I don't know why I would be on your mind when you're with women."
"You know that's bull. Just who is she and is she yours." Savitar stood up and motioned toward the house. They both popped into the place and Savitar turned to him.
"Do you know where she is right now?"
"She's with Tory... Can't you see that?" Savitar frowned.
"We should get to them before the daimons or the greek pantheon get to her." Savitar left with Acheron close behind.
