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I felt myself gasp against the rough skin of the hand as a grinning face of straight black hair and silver eyes came into view. "There you are, my blossom." He whispered, his breath moving the hairs near my left ear. "I want to speak to you personally this time, not in a dream. Close your eyes to not harm them, blossom." I didn't see him do anything, but a blinding light came and I did close my eyes, the light burning against my eyelids before darkness came.
"You can look now, my sweet." I opened my eyes to see that we were somewhere outside on grass. He stilled had me pinned down, and finally rolled off of me. I looked around when I jumped to my feet. We were at the edge of a park, the swings empty of children at this late hour. A fence loomed next to us, the end of the property irrelevant to this situation. He leaned against it. "Now, you must have many questions for me. I will answer honestly as much as I have answers."
"Why am I here?" I blurted out. He was right, my mind was reeling with questions. Like, why did he take interest in me? What did he want from me?
He simply just laughed. "I tell you I shall answer your questions with the honesty of a dove and you ask why you are here?" His laugh was sweet, like music in the silence. "You are here because I wanted to bring you out of the dark. You deserve to know even the evilest truth there is."
I leaned my right side against the fence. "Why me?" He seemed to be surprised by that question, but the cheerfulness in his eyes did not leave, as something else sparked in his eyes.
"That is because you are special. The first child to be of Athena and cousins to the children of Zeus and Jupiter. There is no evil in your pure heart, no darkness in your light. There are many who would feel blessed just by knowing they had been in your presence. You make many of us feel small and useless, for you are a queen compared to even the gods." He paused, then just shrugged. "You're here because of who you are."
I didn't understand any of it, but there was something in the look he gave me that made me not want to question him more on the subject. "What do you want from me?" I asked softly, afraid of the answer. Something in his eyes flashed greater.
"I want to show you what you can become, what you are." He pulled away from the wall, and walked towards the park. I watched him. "Of course, you wouldn't know what I speak of." He turned back to me, and, just as before, he walked to me slowly, my feet automatically moving backwards. Back hitting the fence, he raised his left arm and held the fence next to the right side of my head. He leaned in, giving me the sent of citrus. I stiffened, I love citrus,but how did he know? His breath stirred my hair out of my face as he held the left side of it in his right hand. He looked at me, his face serious. "Do you know which side you shall fight on in the war?" It was above a whisper, but I didn't know what to do.
"I-I-I d-" I couldn't speak with this guy's face only inches away from mine, making my heart pound against my chest. "Why do you care about me?" He was startled by the question, and pulled back, giving me space to breathe. He stepped back, and was about to turn and walke away. Why was he leaving? I ran towards him and put my hand on his right shoulder. "Astraeus-"
He spun around, wrapping his left arm around my waist and his right behind my neck, and I didn't have a chance to blink before I felt something soft against my lips, warmth flowling through me. I felt a spark of wamth hit me, and I felt safe. He pressed his right hand behind my neck gently, and his lips pressed against mine more firmly. Somehow my arms flung at him and wrapped around his neck, my lips responding to his. I wrapped my hands in his dark hair, his soft jet black hair sliding in between my fingers. His hands slid down to my waist, holding me firmly. He pressed his body against me, his bare skin touching my thin shirt. I could feel the heat radiating off of him, our lips pressed together in synchronization. I knew we I was walking backwards, but I didn't pay attention to it until something hard hit my back.
I gasped against his lips before he pulled back, breathing hard and his face flushed. He leaned next to my face, against my ear, and whispered. "Because I love you. I couldn't stop thinking about you the first time I saw you in your home. I was the one who told Athena about you, since she didn't always keep track of all of her children." He paused to gasp for breath, his chest heaving as much as mine, maybe even more. "I left her hints before she saw you being hit by your father, and she spoke to him afterwards. I knew you were pure, and I didn't want anything to happen to you. Now you know why." He pulled away and this time, he dissapeared, as everything went dark.
Well, here you go, enjoy, and hopefully we will have 15 real reviews by tomorrow or something. I will give shoutouts, so don't feel like you will be left out. Next chapter might be exciting.