If Looks Could Kill

Now I will admit that I'm a tiny bit up myself. I'm rich...well my parents were rich, but I inherited it. I'm pretty. I'm not a weak little girl. I love to prove dominating guys-- mainly the fighters I faced back in piccadilly-- that they were wrong.

While I was in high school, I was head bitch. I was that slutty girl who wore clothes to short, my friends all hated me and my boyfriend was an asshole. He was only with me because his parents were rich too.

I kept my fighting identity hidden from the rest of the school. If they knew, I'd be shunned. I was supposed to be a weak, dumb, blonde (not that I was blonde) who any guy could manipulate. Then after I killed my Bio teacher, I didn't learn a thing. I still paraded around in my heels and let people believe I was stupid. I became head cheerleader and had an excuse for my strength. I had an excuse fot staying out late at the library. I was literally two people. Only one of which I was proud of. The dumb, cheerleading bitch or the smart, fighter, woman.

What would you choose?

That's why now, at this 'camp' I am so determined to prove to myself that I don't have to change for others and I can be the side of me that I have always wanted to be.

That's why when the Green Lady Of Death was standing at the doorway repeating my name, over and over again, I ran up there. Itch followed me and we reached her at the same time as Percy, Annabeth and Nico.

The guy with hooves (who Annabeth introduced as Chiron) gallops over too. I'm not sure what to do but she is still crying my name, again and again. Her skin is becoming see through, claws are reaching through. Creating scratch mark on her pale skin, from the inside. Blood drips down the side of her face and runs down her shirt.

She must be trying to give another prophecy. Dr. Will runs over next and starts to do some, healing stuff.

Then Rachel starts to say something other than my name.

"The unknown will rise,
To save the goddess others dispise,
The love of Aphrodite,
Will be forever lost,
If red is not Mighty,
one life will be the cost,"

Then she collapses. Dr. Will and Percy instantly pick her up. Percy yells something about people needing to move so they can get her to the infirmary.

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The night ends in a quiet chatter. People all trying to figure out the prophecy. I try to forget it but it's really hard to forget.

"Charlie, don't stress about it," Itch says with a tight smile. He's hanging upside down from the bunk above me. I smile at how ridiculous he looks and nod, "seriously, it will do you no good."

"I'll try not too, but it was so scary, no one should look like that." I shudder as the image runs through me again.

"Rachel is a Prophetess, she can give warnings of the future, and whoever 'Red' is, they are in serious danger." Itch says in all seriousness. Then settles down for bed with a final good night and sweet dreams.

Around 2.am, I am suddenly awoken. A loud but soft knock is coming from the door. I slowly pull my eye mask onto my forehead and wrap my nighty tightly around me. I move my feet over to the sidd of my bed and slip my feet into ny fluffy pink slippers.

I walk over to the door and look out the window next to the door. A tall lady is standing there. I pull open the door and see her. She is wearing a long ball gown of a deep pink colour. White gloves run up to her elbows and threads of pearl necklaces ring her neck. Her long blonde hair cascades down her back and her make-up is on point. She is beautiful. I am instantly jealous. Who is this woman?

"Charlie, I don't have much time, you need to know this though," She begins. Her voice is sweet and sugary. "I am Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, I am also your mother." She states. Well that explains the beauty.

"Wait? What?!" I exclaim loudly. I hear Itch move in his sleep and Aphrodite quickly pulls me outside and quietly shuts the door.

"When your father got ne pregnant, he knew I wouldn't be able to stay, he also didn't want you knowing who your real mum was. He found a woman who was also pregnant and they got together. When both babies were born on the same day, I swapped you for her real baby." She says quickly explaining everything. My eyes widen at the thought of it. How could I be 'swapped'?

"Where is the other baby?" I ask wanting to know. I look at my mother pleading for answers.

"I don't know, I gave her up for adoption." She says like giving someone else's baby away is no big deal.

"Can't you do some godly magic or something?" I ask. I'm still not quite sure how this whole godly thing works.

"Not at the moment, I'm not actually physically here, with you, I have been kidnapped-" she starts before I cut her off,

"Godnapped." I say smugly.

"Yes, you have the same sense of humor as your father. Anyway, I'm only here to tell you this so you don't have to spend another night in this dreadfull cabin," she says staring distastefully at the Hermes cabin, "and to give you this." Aphrodite holds out her hand and sitting on her palm is single bangle. It's soft looking silver, it has a dove on it and it's quite large. I pick it up,

"Um, I don't think this is going to fit on my wrist." I say holding it up to my face and peering through the hole at her.

"Just put it on!" She says excitedly. I put it over my left wrist and it shrinks in size. "Now twist the dove!" She encourages,

I twist it like she instructs me too. The bracelet turns into a whip. "Cool! How did you know I loved Isobel from The Mortal Instruments?!" I say and wrap her into a hug.

"Lucky guess."She mutters. Then she turns to leave.

"Wait, I still have heaps of questions." I say.

"I must go, my 'god-napper' is coming back." Is all she says before she dissappears into nothing.

Notes

So now the mystery is revealed! I hope you liked it! Please leave feedback don't be a silent reader!

Chelsea