A/N: I went slightly OOC on the last chapter... I had this come up in a dream. It was awesome so bare with me. It gets pretty great.

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Chapter 3:

Prelude started up the stairs when he saw Ash and some surfer guy heading toward the place.

"Ash. Didn't expect to see you around here." Acheron turned to the dark-hunter and grinned.

"Could say the same to you Pre. I believe your german not greek." Prelude smirked back.

"You should tell that to the others. So whose the carper?" Ash laughed as the surfer frowned. Prelude moved more towards the door and stopped.

"You don't know how well that phrase fits him. This is Savitar. He's in charge of the were-hunters." Yeah right.

"Sure and Kyrian's roman. Whatever." Savitar ignored them and opened the door to the house. Kyrian rushed out of the dining room and met them all with a grin.

"I thought eight was before nine? What happened? Even Tory made it before you Ash. And Sunshine and she's usually the last." A shout came from the dining room as Sunshine yelled back at the general. The Atlantean ignored him while they all went and sat down at the table.

The table was long since there were so many at it and Prelude was surprised to find Holly was sitting next to a light brown haired woman and Kyrian's sister-in-law Tabitha. The three were in a deep conversation as he, Ash, and Savitar entered the room and sat down.

Her hair was thrown back into a sloppy bun and her blue eyes sparkled as she spoke to the other two. She was so much like her. It was uncanny. Savitar leaned over.

"She's not Shanta. You can keep thinking she is, but since your a dark-hunter it'll hurt you more." Prelude froze at that.

"How do you know about-"

"It's all your thinking about and I would recommend you stop thinking about it because Kyrian's wife will hear every word." Sure enough Kyrian's wife was frowning at the other end of the table and whispering to Kyrian. Prelude tried to stop thinking about it. It was hard though since Holly was right there. They all quickly finished as the children finished and all the other guests left. Holly was still talking to Kyrian's wife and sister as Acheron and Savitar shut the door.

"You two should grab your kids and go to bed." Savitar pointed toward Kyrian and his wife. Acheron looked over at him. "You should be moving along and get started on your job." Prelude turned and walked out of the house instead of arguing. It would have been pointless to argue with Ash since he was the leader.

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Holly had watched Prelude throughout dinner. His manners were European, she could tell. After all, her mother had once tried to get her to have those same manners. It had ended though when she had started ditching the lessons to play with the neighbors. After a long conversation about how all guys were poison except the others husbands, the others had started to file out and Tabby quickly left to find her husband Valerius and their newborn son who they had named Zarek. Apparently they had named their son after Valerius's brother.

Amanda pulled Holly aside after Tabby left. She seemed like she wanted to talk about something but she remained silent until the tan guy that had entered with Acheron said for Amanda and Kyrian to take their kids and go up to bed... in their own house. Holly watched as Prelude left and the door closed behind him.

"Now hold on a minute. This is my home and you have no right to tell us to leave." Tory sighed as she looked at him wearily.

"This only has to do with Holly so if you two would kindly leave." Holly looked at the guy.

"If this has to do with me we can just go to my house. It's not like this is the only safe house in the world." Amanda looked over at Ash.

"This is bad isn't it." Ash rubbed his forehead as he frowned.

"It would be best general if you at least sent the kids to bed. They don't need to hear this." Amanda grabbed her two kids and headed up the stairs as Kyrian sat down next to Tory. The surfer turned and motioned for her to sit as well.

Holly sat down and looked him over. He was maybe in his late twenties. He had a major tan and was wearing a wet suit that showed off every part of his body. He looked down at her for several minutes. The silence got more and more uncomfortable as they all waited for someone to speak.

"Ash..." The guy turned to Acheron. "I'm going to take her to her place. I'll talk to you later." Ash nodded and he motioned toward the door.

The night was still young outside as they walked out toward the street. "Where's your house." It was more of a statement than a question.

"My house is just outside of town, but my car is just a couple blocks away." The guy nodded and they headed toward the parking garage. She felt better out in the open. The breeze was pleasant as the trees gently swayed. It was already getting cold as the fall continued toward winter. The entered the garage and Holly unlocked her car. The guy sat down in shotgun and waited until they were on their way to her home.

"Do you know who I am?" She felt him looking at her as she drove.

"No, but I'm assuming you know my father Savitar." He looked out the window as the blurs of houses passing by.

"Have you ever met this guy, know what he looks like, what he does?"

"I know that he's my father and like it or not I'm related to him by blood." He looked over at her and smirked.

"So what would you say if I told you that I'm Savitar?" Holly gripped the wheel and tried not to lose control of the car.

"... I would have to ask if you the waves where you were at a little too hard!" He laughed as she turned off the highway leading out of town.

"I figured it would be like that. " He looked back out the window. They parked at her little house and they both got out and headed inside.

"Can I get you something to eat." He didn't answer as he looked at her trophies and degrees. She walked over.

"You've been working hard." He looked at her.

"Um... I was always an outsider though. My mother didn't like me and with Savitar gone I was pretty much alone with nothing better to do." He grimaced at that.

"You were suppose to be human. That's what the fates had said. You were suppose to die in a crash before you turned eleven." Holly froze as he continued. "I couldn't see your fate like everyone else... Apollimy didn't even know about you. We had you taken out of her before she realized..."

"...So you are my father." He looked at her. Remorse was very clearly cut across his face. Then it hit her. That crash years ago...

"...I did end up in a crash. I had fallen on the road and the truck had sent me flying into the windshield of another van. I had spent only an hour in the hospital when they discharged me. After that no one would even talk to me. They all pushed me away." Savitar draped himself onto the couch as she remembered all those years of being different. Of being the freak. That had continued until college.

"Fates are bitches aren't they." Holly looked up at him as he shrugged.

"You mean fate."

"No I mean fates. You see all those mythological gods and goddesses are real. They're annoying too-"

"I think you had too much to drink. Those gods and goddesses are referred to as 'mythical' because they aren't real." Holly turned to head to bed when Savitar appeared before her. She spun around to find the couch empty.

"They're just as real as you and me. I wouldn't recommend visiting them until you stop giving off psych prowess out from every pore of your body." Holly looked at her father.

"I don't believe in superpowers." Holly headed down the hallway and started to get ready for bed. He followed close behind.

"Don't you think it's odd," Holly tried to ignore him to no avail. "that Julian found Grace when she was a sex therapist and he is a history teacher. Or that you healed from a life threatening event in an hour instead of months. Think about it-"

"I don't want to!" Holly turned to face him and looked up at him. "I considered myself lucky to survive and heal after that crash and as to Julian and Grace I really don't think I want to know how they met." Savitar grinned at that.

"Do you want me to leave?" Holly shook her head.

"No. I waited so long to finally know who you are that I..." Holly felt her tears starting to come. They were on the verge falling towards the Earth. The surfer sighed.

"You can't stay here."

"Why?!"

"If the gods find out about you they'll be after you. Go grab what you need and hurry up." Holly turned and started to pack. He refused to answer how long she would be away so she packed enough for a couple weeks and she met him back in the living room.

"So where are we going?" Savitar hugged her. Holly couldn't see for a second and when he moved away she found herself in the living room of another house. Savitar motioned for her to sit down.

"Savitar! What are you doing away from the surf?" A tall muscular man walked in with a robust woman holding a toddler.

"I was dragged away when I found Holly here in some deep shit. I wouldn't care, but this situation involves me personally. I need her to stay here for a while with you wolves, Vane." Vane looked over at her and nodded.

"She has quite a bit of potential for the daimons to come after her. Fine, Bride and Angela could use some company."

Savitar turned and disappeared, leaving Holly with the couple and their son.