+The Day before Class+
It was noon. All the girls slept in late due to last night's adventures. Ane was the first to wake up and she wanders around the dorm rooms to figure out where everyone was. The girl's stomach was grumbling as she walking around trying to find a kitchen. The girl needed to eat. The bright sun was shining through and the weather was warm. "Man..." Ane yawns as she walks around the first floor. It was the day before the school year started.
"Damn it Loki! I am not playing around!" Takeru shouts as he ran out of his bedroom; his face covered in crude drawings. The blue haired male ran without paying much attention that he crashes into Ane. Ane fell along with Takeru. "Ow..." She said as she slowly sits up. Takeru grunts in frustration and he quickly stands up. "Tch. I overslept and now I deal with you." He says as he looks down at Ane. Freya, who had learned about each god, found Ane and Takeru. The quiet girl approaches them.
She held a few books in her arms. "Ane. Takeru. Are you two okay?" Freya asks. Takeru glares at the girl. "What do you think? Bastard drew on my face!" Takeru said as Ane stands up. Freya steps closer to see the drawings that marked Takeru's face. Freya tried her best not to laugh. Ane gets a closer look and chuckles. "You need to clean it off before getting your revenge. Where is the kitchen? I am starving." Ane said as she heard her stomach grumble again. Freya hears the sound and she looks at Ane.
"A kitchen? Here? And you girls can cook?" Takeru said in disbelief. Ane fixes her pajamas and places her hands on her hips. "Let me guess. You came here before us and did not find the kitchen?" Ane said bluntly. Takeru narrows his eyes in a dull way. "We are Gods. We do not need to eat." He simply states the obvious. "But humans do. Freya, please bring me to the kitchen." Ane said knowing that she would soon pass out if she was not fed. Freya smiles and leads the way leaving Takeru alone. He watches the girls walk away. "They are annoying..." He said.
As Freya led Ane to the kitchen, Ane had noticed the girl holding a stack of books in her arms. All of the books were about different mythologies. "This academy is different from my high school. And, the library is much larger." Freya began the conversation. "Are you a bookworm?" Ane asks as she smiles. Freya puffs her cheeks in embarrassment. "I enjoy reading various genres." She said trying to not get flustered.
"It's not a bad thing," Ane said hoping that Freya would not get angry with her. Freya glances at the books for a moment. "We all should learn about the gods and try to get along with them. Or the darkness will come back." Freya said as her expression became grim. Ane did not hear what Freya had said. The girl's grim expression made her worry. "Freya?" Ane says the girl's name. Freya snaps out of her grim daze and Freya looks at Ane. "I-I'm okay," Freya said.
"You know it's funny...None of us have ever met before and we are behaving like we are close friends. That Zeus put us here. Maybe we are important." Ane said as the girls stared ahead of their direction. This whole situation was too believable. "We are supposed to be goddesses, right? Then let's do our best." Freya said in confidence. Ane nods. The girls soon approach a dark skin boy. He had cat ear-like style as part of his hair. "Who in the...?" Ane questions as the boy turn to them.
Freya stands stiff as the boy stares at them. "He has to be another god. No way that he is a human." Freya nervously speaks. Ane slowly walks forward as she sensed a familiar feeling coming from him. She was not sure, but the feeling was peculiar. The boy sniffs the air for a moment before he decides to run towards the girls. "Forget this!" Ane runs away and Freya follows her.
Ceresei opens her eyes to the sounds of screaming and shouting. She laid in her bed, but the person she first saw was Apollon. Ceresei screams and immediately jumps out of the bed. Fu quickly sits up to open her eyes. She could not see until she grabbed her glasses off of the nightstand. Placing her glasses on properly, Fu became irritated. "Why? Why are you here? I...no, you need to get out!" Ceresei breathes as she crawls back into her bed. Apollon did not flinch or change from cheerful demeanor. He gives a gentle smile and places his hand on Ceresei's cheek. Ceresei flinches to the blonde's touch.
"You are cold," Apollon said as he became concerned. Fu gets out of her bed and approaches Apollon from behind. In a mischievous mood, Fu shoves Apollon to fall on top of Ceresei. "You enjoy touching her face so much then you should enjoy touching her breasts. Not that she has big cups." Fu said and then leaves the room. Apollon's face pressed against Ceresei's chest and his hands accidentally grabbed her breast and the bed. "I will kick her ass," Ceresei mutters as she shoves Apollon off of her. Apollon lands on the floor. He grunts in pain as his head hit the carpet.
Ceresei glares at Apollon until she had noticed him wince in pain. The girl gets out of bed then holds her hand out for him to take it. Apollon takes Ceresei's hand and she helps him stand up. "I'm sorry Sei-san. I came to wake you up, but you looked like you were having a nightmare." Apollon explains himself. Ceresei scratches her head and sighs. "I slept fine." She said coolly. "That's good. Oh, Ne-Ne and Frey-chan are in the kitchen. After Thoth had caught Anubis chasing them, the girls started cooking." Apollon said.
Ceresei lets out another sigh. She was going to be tired all day. "Please lead me to the kitchen..." Ceresei said. "Okay." Apollon smiles and he exits the bedroom.
When Apollon and Ceresei finally reached the kitchen, they saw Ane, Fu, and Freya cooking breakfast. Freya was baking chocolate chip and banana nut muffins. Ane was handling the bacon, sausages, and eggs. Fu was making waffles. "So, did you enjoy the god's touch?" Fu asked in a teasing manner. "Go to hell! I did NOT need that! I'm going to make some damn pancakes..." Ceresei mutters the last sentence and she heads over to the counter to grab the ingredients.
"Sei-san, you know how to cook?" Apollon questions as he watches the Ceresei mix the pancake batter. Ceresei nods. "I'm not that great. I only know the basic stuff." She explains as the blond male watches her. "None of us ever had to make our own food. It's fascinating to see what you humans do to make a living. We do not have to eat to survive." Apollon said. Fu turns her attention to him. "You gods must live a boring life. I bet your father spoiled you rotten. Humans like us suffer so easily." Fu said.
Balder, Thor, and Loki enter the kitchen. Balder sniffs the air as the smell of meat caught his attention. The sight of the girls cooking added on to his interest."They seem somewhat diligent with their skills." Thor spoke. "The aroma smells wonderful! I am glad to have caught the faint smell. Oh Miss Ceresei, good morning. I hope you can rest well. Did your wounds heal up?" Balder says as he waves to Ceresei. Loki quickly shoots a glare at Ceresei.
Ceresei stops stirring the pancake batter to look at Balder. "Yeah. They were just scratches. I'm fine." Ceresei said. "Wait, did something happen last night?" Loki questions Balder. Balder turns to Loki and answers him, "I fell over the balcony and Miss Ceresei leaped off hers to save me. She caught me and we landed in the bushes. So, as gratitude, I cleaned her up." Balder explains the situation. Everyone looks at Balder then Ceresei. Ceresei rolls her eyes and goes back to stirring the batter.
"Sei-san, you didn't get hurt did you?" Apollon asked. "I landed on the thorns. I am fine." Ceresei said. "You girls need some help?" Thor asks. Fu laughs as she did not expect the gods to know how to cook. More of them even trying. "Sure. We'll make sure you guys don't harm yourselves over this." Fu said. "I think we can handle something trivial," Loki said in confidence as the gods decided to help them. Thor was helping Freya bake; Loki was cooking more meat to outshine Fu, and Balder and Apollon were making pancakes and waffles under Ceresei's guidance.
Everyone was doing fine until Balder trips causing the leftover batter to spill and land on Ane. The other problem was Ceresei trying to catch him, but the result ended up with her being on top of Balder. Loki was once again mad and Fu was grinning mischievously. Apollon and Freya were in shock. The moment did not last long and breakfast was now ready.
Everyone began to fill their plates and eat the food. "This is pretty good." Balder compliments before placing another piece of bacon in his mouth. Fu chews on her sausage link and sees Loki picking at the food on his plate. "It's not poisonous and since your pal likes it then you should too," Fu said. Loki glares at the girl and surprised by her being somewhat nice. He still did not trust her, though. After glancing at Balder and Thor seeing them eat, Loki takes a bit out of his muffin. "This doesn't seem so bad," Freya spoke softly catching Thor's attention.
"Yes. It seems that majority of us can get along here. I do hope Loki can warm up to you girls. He is pretty protective of us." Thor spoke. "Before you guys came here...did something happen? I still wonder why we must help you. I'm just a human." Freya said looking up at Thor. Thor looks at Freya. He could tell she was concerned. This girl was the most innocent of them all. "You can help prevent an incident from occurring. I can only say that." Thor states. Freya nods accepting his answer and she goes back to eating. "Thank you. I'm just scared of the possibilities..." Freya admits. "I understand. But with everyone here, you will be fine." Thor assures her.
Tsukito and Takeru enter the kitchen. "Someone could have told us there was food prepared in here," Takeru said in agitation as he did not have anything on his face now. "Yeah, we aren't the help." Fu comments. Tsukito walks around to see everything in the kitchen. Takeru approaches Ane and he clears his throat to speak, "May I eat some of the food? Also, I apologize for earlier." Ane knew Takeru was hesitant. She gives him a small smile and hands him a clean empty plate. "Join us." She said. Takeru was surprised by Ane's acceptance.
Takeru politely takes the plate and nods. He had talked with Tsukito earlier about the girls being here. Takeru begins to fill his plate with food. "Takeru, you can speak. I'm not that cruel." Ane jokes. Takeru gives the girl a sigh. Tsukito stares at the food on the table. Freya taps the purple haired male on the shoulder. Tsukito turns around to face her. "Here. You should get some food before it gets cold." Freya said with a smile on her face.
Later that day, Ane was in the library. She had read a couple of books about mythology. She needed to learn about her new fellow students. The library was silent and no one else was around. That was until the door open. Ane gasps and turns around to see Hades standing in silence and surprise. He did not expect anyone to be in here. "I should leave," Hades said before he turns around to leave. "Wait, you...shouldn't go without your food," Ane said which made Hades sigh.
His nephew mentioned the girl's cooked breakfast for everyone. The god sighs and chooses not to leave. He closes the door and decides to stand in front of it. He turns around to face Ane. "You aren't the socializing type, are you? Ceresei said that you gave her a frightened look." Ane spoke as she continues to read the book. Hades was quiet. He did not expect to hear Ane say such things. "Demeter and I were siblings even after her sacrifice. When her soul fell I saw the ties created guide her through the darkness. She told me not to save her." Hades said.
The last memory he had of his sister was the smile she had on her face before her soul fell. Zeus was furious and the others cried over her death. The goddess left her corpse to reunite with Gaia. "You are the god of the underworld and you blame yourself. Hades, you are too worried. Ceresei said that none of us will die." Ane said as she flipped a page over. Hades looks as he was shocked to know this. Ane closes the books and points to the plate of food that rested on the table.
Hades hesitates to step closer until Ane sighs. "You can sit at the table. I'm not as feisty as Ceresei or Fu. I can actually be a polite person." Ane said. "If I come any closer you will end up in misery," Hades warns her. "If you don't eat your breakfast then you might starve." Ane retorts. The two were at an impasse. Hades slowly walks to the table and pulls the chair out to sit down. He looks at Ane and she hands him the plate of food.
Hades politely takes the plate and stares at his food. The god was a bit confused. "It's not poison. It's a muffin, mixed fruit, and crepes." Ane said as she points to each item on his plate. "You...humans eat differently compared to back then," Hades spoke and Ane hands him the fork, spoon, and knife. He looks at her.
"You should recognize these utensils. I know you probably used something similar." Ane grins. Hades nods and takes the silverware. He looks down at his food then begins to dig in. He takes a piece of a strawberry and places it into his mouth. He chews with his mouth closed. After swallowing his food, Hades nods in silence. Ane goes back to reading her book.
"So, you move this...then do this." Freya was teaching the two other girls how to dance. She was in a good mood and Ceresei along with Fu could not refuse this opportunity. The girls were alone and they had nothing else to do that day. Fu sat down in the grass in enjoyment as she watches Freya teach Ceresei how to dance. It was beautiful outside as the breeze was cool. Freya's long hair flowed with the wind as she fastens her pace.
Ceresei was trying to match the other girls' movements. She was having a bit of trouble with learning something she was not comfortable doing in public. The girl had an introverted side. "Damn...this is work." Ceresei breathes in exhaustion as she continues to move her feet, arms, and hands. "It isn't easy," Freya said. Fu laughs and grins, "You are not fit, huh?"
Dionysus and Apollon watch the girls from the balcony of the dorm room. Loki, Balder, and Thor notice the girls' activity from the courtyard. Takeru and Tsukito watch the girls from their room. "Okay, I'm joining. You need a third person to make this more interesting." Fu gets up and Freya begins to teach her and Ceresei how to dance.
"They may be strangers, but they do get along well each other," Zeus said to Thoth. Thoth had his back pressed against the wall. His arms crossed. He has his eyes closed. "They don't have memories of their past lives. Not that it is even possible for their god forms to activate due to being human. The one who may be troublesome is Ceresei. She is possible to act as the sacrifice." Thoth spoke. "Apollon does not want that to happen. He will not allow any of them to die." Zeus smiles. "He seems quite attached to the humans..." Thoth sighs.
Ceresei enters the courtyard. It was the late evening and she takes a seat in a chair. The night was peaceful as she stared up at the dark sky. The night was quiet until the sounds of footsteps could be heard. Ceresei turns around to see Balder. He smiles and walks closer to her. "Shouldn't you be sleeping? Tomorrow is the first day." Ceresei said as Balder takes a seat in the empty chair across from her.
"I could not sleep. I am sorry for Loki's behavior. However, I wanted to tell you that I admire you." Balder spoke. Ceresei looks at him in confusion. To hear him say that made her feel awkward. "Balder you must mean that in a platonic manner," Ceresei said. Balder smiles as he closes his eyes. "You saved me but more importantly you don't worship me." He said. "Now you are being too nice. You should not focus on it." Ceresei sighs until Balder stood in front of her.
He looks down at the girl. His eyes locked with hers. Ceresei and Balder remain silent as he chose to stare at her. "None of them worship me. Not even you. Why did you save me? We are strangers basically." Balder spoke as he extended his arm and touches her cheek with his hand. "You already know the answer, Balder. Also, you are getting too close. If Loki sees you then he will be mad...at me." Ceresei said. She places her hands on his and removes his hand from her cheek.
"I had my fair share of doing things without thinking. Maybe it's because of what I have to do to help everyone. Besides, I choose to not worship anyone. I just follow my morals." Ceresei said and Balder does not move. He presses his forehead against hers and places both his hands on her cheeks. "Then please don't change," Balder says before he kisses Ceresei on the cheek. He pulls away as Ceresei was in shock. "Do your best Miss Ceresei." He said and excuses himself to his room.