New life

"I'm Callidora, your mom." The woman said and made a few steps toward me so that l could discern her.

The woman was so beautiful, that l could definitely say she could be "Miss Universe". She had long blonde hair, falling in nice curls. Her blue eyes were surrounded by long black eyelashes, which were ready to wink coquettish in any seconds. She had direct Greek nose, small pink lips. Her long thin neck held little head like this head had a crown. The body was thin and slender. She wore long turquoise robe that gave her the look of 18 years old girl. This girl was my age and couldn't definitely be my mom.

"Stop looking at me like this, Stefania." Her little eyebrows created a cute line. "I know l look like a girl... But l'm your mom, believe it or not."

"Let's say, l believe you."

"Then everything's great!" She screamed happily and sat next to me on a bed. "I need so much to tell you! About you, me, your father, your destiny! Can't believe l'm sitting to my child! I'm so happy!" Callidora gestured and smiled. She was such a mom who thinks they found the link between them and their dearest child. "So... I need to start with something! What do you want to know?" The serious woman, that said me "He's terrified just like you", was gone.

"Well..." l glanced in her eyes. I didn't see oceans, that l so love to discover, l didn't see wisdom, that make me admire it. No. I saw nothing, just some blue eyes, that were just amazingly beautiful, that didn't have anything except beauty. "First of all, who are you?"

"Oh, yes! So, l'm Callidora, as l said. So, um... l won't tell you the whole my story, no. I'll just tell you the most important information. I wish l could tell you more, but l don't have much time here. So, let's start." She made a pause.
"I was your age, when l went to my third quest. I needed to find something, l don't remember what, but that doesn't matter. So l found it and went to Olympus to give it back. As l did it, l was asked if l wanted to be a goddess. And l agreed. You know, that's just amazing! You don't have to worry about time, you live forever, you have thousands of friends! And, of course, l have many lovers! They love me so much, that they can throw themselves in Tartarus!" She laughed. That was weird. My 18-year old mom was telling me, 17-year old girl, about her lovers, forgetting that we know each other only 2 or 3 minutes!
"Oh, l need to go on. So, as l appeared on Olympus, l started to help Aphrodite with love stuff. It's so cool to watch pairs dating and loving each other! Then some pairs create their families and have children, others break up. And every time, if some pair breaks up, l cry! That's so bad... How could they do this, if they are made for each other?..." One tear made its path on Callidora's cheek.
"So, um... I was the best Aphrodite's daughter-goddess. I was always with her in sadness and in happiness. I was her right hand. She loved me so much for my beauty. She always says that l'm more beautiful that she is. But, of course, that's false!" Callidora smiled. "So, as you can understand, she was very proud of me when l started to date the amazing Zeus!" Her eyes shone.
"The day, when l started to date secretly your father, is the best day ever! He had his toga on and looked very serious. That day we had like a party and everybody was so beautiful! But Zeus noticed me among every little goddesses! I wore white long dress and made my hair like this." She showed me. "He walked to me and said: "You're so beautiful. What is the name of such an amazing goddess?" I answered him. You knew that 'Callidora' means 'a gift of beauty'? No? Now you know. So, beginning with that party l started to secretly date the most powerful, amazing, handsome, cool god in the whole Olympus! Zeus was so kind to me! He gave me some presents, prepared me some night walks, cooked dinner. He made me smile and happy! I was totally in love with him! When l spoke to Aphrodite, she always said to me that she saw the romantic line between me and Zeus and she loved me more for that line. So, after some time we, um... we decided that we want a child. And we couldn't wait for you to be born! I was living 9 months in some city, so that none of gods and goddesses noticed you. I was living in your city, Stefania. I mean l lived in the city where you grew up. There l gave you birth. But the saddest thing was that l couldn't have you on Olympus. We both (Zeus and me) knew that. So, we decided to leave you to one kind family that was living next to my flat." She looked down on the floor. She was about to cry. "You were so beautiful, Stefania... You were so little, so tiny... You had such an amazing nose, beautiful eyes that had a color of the sky. This nose you have from Zeus. And you have my hair and eyes... I understood l love you in the moment l saw your pretty face for the first time!... But you had to live with another, mortal family..."

Callidora stopped. How many times did she say 'beautiful'? How many times did she mention 'love' or 'handsome'? I started to understand that l didn't expect to see and to have such mom. She was so...simple... She was like Barbie girl with fixed feeling and emotions, that lived in 'beautiful' world, that was just a girl.

"Oh, you need to know the most important thing... Your name is Andromeda Diana Stefania..." She looked up and her eyes met mine. "This name was given you by us. And we thought that your mortal family would keep it... But no... Oh, l forgot!" She suddenly became happy again. "Zeus made a sword for you. Where is it?" I gave it to her. "Yes... It's the most beautiful sword! See these letters? It's for Andromeda Diana Stefania. The beautiful sword for a beautiful name of a beautiful girl." She smiled proudly. "So, this is it... Now your destiny... Don't worry. Everything will be fine. You'll get your prophecy today. Everything is clear in it. All you need to know is that you need to find a club. I can't say more." She smiled nicely. "Oh, and l always wanted to have mother-daughter conversation."

"I don't think it's a good idea..." l moved away from Callidora.

"But why? I don't understand. You're my daughter, l'm your mom. Why can..."

"Because l just know you 10 minutes!" I shouted and Callidora became sad.

"And... and..." She made a deep breathe. "I understand your feelings, l ju..."

"No. You DON'T."

"I..." My words hit her. "Um, ok... okay..." She looked up and smiled like nothing happened. "Let's talk about your powers. Why don't you speak to Piper? She can teach you to use your power."

"I don't feel like she's my sister."

"Oh... You need to think about her, too. She doesn’t know how to be with you, because you spend all your time with boys, Percy and Jason. If you were every day with her, you would know your powers. So, try to spend more time with Piper." She smiled. I'm going to throw up from these sweets, mawkishness, from these smiles, from this stupid beauty!
"Oh, about boys... Aphrodite is watching you. She thinks you're amazing!" She clapped her hands. "She was watching you and Percy all the time. She always thought that Annabeth is the only love for him, but then you appeared and she was just so curious to know what you both would do! You might have been such an amazing and beautiful pair! And famous pair, of course! The handsome and cool son of Poseidon, Perseus Jackson, that made his way through all the difficulties such as the war with Kronos and depth of Tartarus and war with Gaea, and you, Andromeda Diana Stefania, daughter of Zeus and a little goddess of love (that makes you a goddess, too), the new hero of Olympus, that has enormous powers, that is so beautiful, th..."

"Stop!" I shouted and got up from the bed. "I said stop! What are you doing? A? I'm not going to be with Pers! He's my best friend!"

"With whom you sleep every night in the bed! I was amused how smart you are when you had such an amazing idea!"

"What?!"

"Did you see his handsome body? Muscles? And scars? Oh, he's amazing!"

""Stop, this!" I shouted.

"Oh, and l like that morning scene when you were only in your underwear and Percy walked in...It was s..."

"You know, what? Get, the hell, out of here! I wish l had another mom! And also my mortal mother was better than you are!"

"Oh, my dear daughter! Don't worry... I know it's hard to admit that y..."

"I've said: Get, the hell, OUT OF HERE!" I screamed. "I don't want to see you! You're not my mom! You're just a beautiful goddess-girl that lives on Olympus!"

As l said that l rushed out of the first cabin and went to the forest, the only place where l could think normally, where l could forget about everything, where l could feel everything.



*Percy's POV*
I was standing near Stef when we heard Annabeth talking and partly screaming.

"Hey! Relax! Yes! No! What?! No! No, she IS okay!... Oh... Ah... What?! She couldn't... No... l...l... Yes, l'm near her now"
"Hello, Percy!" She kissed me in the cheek and l felt warmth in the place where her lips touched my cheek. "Good morning, Stef. I have somebody on the phone who wants to talk to you..." She gave Stef the phone.
"But who can it b..." she started. "Charlie..." she paused. That name came out of her mouth like it was her last word on the earth, like all she needed to have now was Charlie. She looked up at me and Annabeth and l saw her eyes. Blue skies were worried and terrified, they looked like some lightening hit them, like this lightening caused the pain in these skies, like soon after the lightening, as usual, there would be rain. "Charlie..." Stef whispered her magical word and, as she turned around, went to the first cabin, where she could be alone.
"Percy..." Annabeth took my face, so that l looked in her eyes, not the walking away Stef. "What is going between both of you? Percy, you've said that l didn't need to worry. But l..."
"Annabeth, everything is okay, really." I said. "I just help my friend, because she needs it."
"Can she have this help from somebody else?"
"Annabeth, just admit that you're jealous!" I kissed her in the cheek and run away from her.
"Nope!" She ran towards.
"Then you need to catch me! But still if you catch me l'll tickle you to your death!" I ran.

We played this game for some time, when Annabeth finally got me in her arms. But, of course, l succumbed to run slowly.

"I got you!" She whispered me in the ear. Her hot breath burnt my neck.
"What l said would be next?" I turned around and started to tickle her. She laughed happily and tried to find her way from me. But as she wanted to run, she fell down, because of some stone on the earth.
"Oh!" She breathed out.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"Yeah, but this leg still hurts since Tartarus..." She did a little massage on the leg. "But, l guess, everything will be fine."
"Hope so. I don't need a girlfriend without a leg!" I met Annabeth's eyes. "Kidding! I'll always love you, and it doesn't matter if you have legs or not."
"I love you, too, Seaweed brains!" She got up and kissed me.

We would be kissing for a long time, if Rachel didn't interrupt us.

"Percy! Anna... Annabeth!" She ran towards. "I have a new prophecy! It's ju..."
She didn't finish the sentence, because the Oracle took the top of her body. The green color filled her eyes and green air started to appear from her mouth.

“The fire is burning everything down,
People are under attack,
The fire is in the ghost town
And it's turning up.
The one will bring the eight together
And will achieve the goal.
The air will see the light whether
It's her birthday stroll."

As she finished talking, the green light extinguished and Rachel became normal.

That was the new prophecy. The one thing that is clear is that 'the one who will bring the eight together' is Stef. But who are those eight? And what is this fire? I guess, it's that man that is visiting Stef every night. What is this place 'the ghost town'? Ghost town... Hm... No ideas! When will prophecies be clearer?! But, hopefully, we will win! 'The air will see the light'... What does that mean? Does light mean in this situation hope and happy ending? Or is it light that will lead her to the Elysium? I don't want Stef to die! No! She can't! It will be on her birthday... stroll... Why stroll? Oh, that doesn't matter! l won't let her die!

"The new prophecy…" Chiron said. He was standing in his centaur form next to us. I have no ideas when he came.
"Annabeth, do you know what 'the ghost town' means?" I asked and turned to my girlfriend. She was all in her thoughts and she was so beautiful. I could be looking at her for many hours, if we didn't have the prophecy.
"Percy, l have no ideas... 'The fire is burning everything down'... That must be some future fire... That will attack many people. Ghost town... Ghost town... I'll think about it later. Then 'it's turning up'... That means that the fire will soon start..." Annabeth paused. "I think in this part of the prophecy everything is clear except 'the ghost town'. Do you agree?"
"Yes." We three nodded.
"Then... 'The one will bring the eight together'... The eight... So, that is Jason, Piper, Leo, Hazel, Frank, you, me and... who?" She looked up at us.
"Nico!" I whispered timidly.
"What?" Annabeth asked.
"I think the eight one is Nico." I said confidently and met Annabeth's eyes. "What?! I think it's him."
"When did you see him last time, Percy?" Chiron asked me.
"I don't know... Maybe three months ago..." l said remembering how l saw Nico sitting in the trees' shadows and being really exhausted. I walked to him and found him senseless. So, l drove him to my home where he stayed for the night. In the next morning l saw a note from him: "Thanks. But l can handle everything myself."
"So, let's say it's Nico." Annabeth continued. "Um... We 'will achieve the goal', that means we will defeat 'the fire'. 'The air' is Stef, that's clear. Then... Stef'll see the light..."
"Maybe she'll understand something?..." Rachel said.
"Maybe... or she'll..." Annabeth didn't finish.
"I think," l said. "Stef shouldn't know about last two lines."
"Percy, l don't think that it'll be good for her..." Chiron put his hand on my shoulder.
"Oh, yes, it's better if she knows she'll die!" I said loudly.
"Why are you saying so?" Rachel raised her hands. "It isn't said something like 'unbearable pain' or 'her soul will fly away' or something like that."
"Just let's not say these lines to Stef." I said and noticed some movement near the cabins. I took a closer look and understood that it was Stef who rushed out of the first cabin and went to the forest. "Um, so... I think everybody's agreed. I need to go."

I stepped into the forest and went straight. I was going through some bushes when l heard some sound. I made a few steps left and appeared in a small clearing. In the center Stef stood with her back to me. Her body was trembling like she didn't want to cry.

"Hey, Stef?..." l walked toward her. "Why are you crying?"
"Percy?" She turned to me. She wasn't crying. On the contrary, she was about to laugh. "Why am l supposed to cry?" She tried to make a serious face, but finally she burst with laugh.
"I don't know... l just saw you running out of the first cabin where you've been talking to Charlie. So, l thought you are upset with the dialogue you had..."
"Charlie?" She whispered. Her eyes looked for one second like they didn't see anything, but then the bright, blue, perky skies were back. "No, it isn't about Charlie." She smiled.
"Then who?" I had no ideas who made her run out of the cabin and laugh.
"The one, who gave me birth. Still any ideas?" She asked rudely.
"Your mom."
"Yep!" She turned and started to walk around the clearing. "She visited me...well, after the conversation with...Charlie." She made a little, tiny pause before the boy's name. "And you know what? I hope l never knew her!" She screamed and stopped walking to think.
"Why?" I asked because Stef wasn't about to say something.
"Hm, with what do l need to start?" She ran her hand through her hair. She always did it, even if she had a ponytail. "Firstly, she used l don't know how many times the word 'beautiful'! I'm going to hit someone who will say this word! Secondly, she wanted to have mother-daughter conversation you know about whom! Then she said that Aphrodite is watching you and me! This is.... Ughr! This is my life! And l don't anyone to watch it!" She looked at the sky. "And finally she has nothing except beauty!" She was breathing hard. Her hands were clenched into fists. She wanted to calm down, but she couldn't. So, she continued to walk around the clearing.
"Oh, l see..." That was all l could say. And to think. Because she didn't say much about her mom.
"But there is one good thing." She stopped and walked to me. "Now l know my real name." She showed me her sword. "See these letters? A stands for Andromeda, D for Diana and S for Stefania." She returned the sword to its original place on the left side. "I'm Andromeda Diana Stefania." She smiled. "How does this sound? Stupidly and awfully?" She looked in my eyes. Every time she does it, l feel like she penetrates into the depths of my mind, trying to understand what I feel, think or want. But l don't dislike this, l feel like this thing brings us together.
"No." I said making one step forward. "I find it really great, gorgeous, beautif..." She gently pushed me in the ribs. I showed her my tongue and continued. "Beautiful and cool." I made one step closer to Stef. Now she was standing right near me.
"Really?"
"Yes." I hugged her and she squeezed me in the strongest arms.
"Thank you." She whispered. I didn't get what she was talking about, but she didn't for sure say that because l liked her name...
"Oh, l almost forgot!" I made a step back. "We heard a new prophecy..."
"Say it." She ordered on the word.
"Okay...." l paused remembering. "The fire is burning everything down, people are under attack. The fire is in the ghost town and it is turning up. The one will bring the eight together and will achieve the goal. And..."
"And?" She didn't take her eyes off me.
"And that's all." I breathed out.
"Hm... Is it always like this? I mean, this prophecy is slightly tangled..." Her face became serious and a little bit terrified.
"Well, you didn't hear my first prophecy!" I smiled and she smiled back.
"So, l think everything is clear. ‘The fire' is that man. 'The ghost town' is a club'. 'The o..."
"Wait, wait, wait! What did you say? 'The ghost town is a club'?"
"Oh, then it's the second important thing that l got from the mom's visit. Yes, she said l need to look for the club. So, l guess, 'the ghost town' is a club." She paused. "So, then 'the one' is me and 'the air' is me, too. The eight are you, Annabeth, Jason, Piper, Leo, Frank and Hazel."
"Nope. It's only 7. It has to be 8."
"Oh... Then we eight and somebody. And we will achieve the goal!" She smiled. "But we have to train. I have to train. Maybe we will start right now?"
"I think, yes, we can start training now. We need to do so many things!"
"Of course, l'm just an amateur in such things! Let's go!"

She took my hand and led me through the forest. I will train her as hard as l can. I will make one of the strongest demigods. I won't let her die.

Notes

Finally! I`ve done it! Thanks, my muse!
Guys, please, say somethng about my writting. l don`t know what to think about it...