and I bit my lip to keep the smile off of my face.
"Good evening, Father." If we could bottle his voice, it would sell like crack. I hated his stupid voice.
"Adonis. I see that you're well," was the wary response.
"As well as can be sir. I'm just here checking on my charge's progress."
"Looked to me like you were trying to chop off her head." Zeus leaned back against a table and crossed his arms. His eyebrows were raised in mock question.
"Just making sure my sister is training her properly."
"Lie." Athena's voice rang strong across the courtyard.
Drew scowled in her direction and continued. "It looks as though she's made great progress."
"And he speaks some truth." She responded.
"Shut up," he ground out.
"Make me." Her voice was smooth as silk and I wanted to cheer her and hug her and be her bestest friend in the world for the rest of my days.
Hey, if you're going to have a champion, Athena isn't a poor choice.
"Brat."
"Hmm, also truth. Come along Grace. Let's get those cuts cleaned up. It's time for our session."
"I need to speak to her." Drew's voice was frustrated and a small thrill shot from my head to my feet.
"You had an hour to talk to her. You chose to fight. It's my turn to bask in her attention. So, piss off, baby brother."
He growled and grabbed my wrist. "We need to talk."
I twisted out of his grasp and mouthed, "Go fuck yourself" before walking off.
If there was one thing I was really good at, it was holding a grudge. If he thought that he was walking away from this as friends, he was in for serious disappointment.
Chapter 7
"Well that was entertaining to watch." Athena smirked at me and pulled herself up onto the balance beam in her studio.
"Yeah, who says that physical therapy is over-rated?"
Had it really been an hour that we'd been fighting? It had felt like only minutes.
"I was glad to see you incorporating new moves. You kept up with him well. He's one of our best fighters. I should know, I taught him myself." She smiled before balancing herself on her hands.
"Sometimes I forget that you're brother and sister."
"Yeah, sometimes I do, too. But then, I feel the unholy need to whip his ass and I'm quickly reminded that I can because I'm older." Her feet kicked in a scissoring motion and she twisted herself around before vaulting to her feet.
"Part of me really wants to talk to him," I sat on the mats and stretched out sore limbs. I couldn’t look her in the eyes when I said it. Shame clouded my emotions. It wasn't something I was comfortable admitting.
"That is completely understandable. You two have an undeniable bond that you shouldn't ignore just because you feel angry and betrayed. I know Adonis. I truly believe it wasn't malice that caused him to keep you in the dark. Your world had already been thrown into chaos and he didn't want to upset it any further."
I nodded and laid back onto the mats before twisting my body into a bridge. Bringing my legs up, I kicked one over the other and completed a graceful finish. Athena had been teaching me to fight, yes - but more so she was teaching me how to control each of the muscles in my body so that I'd be in tune with every aspect of my movement.
"Good, that was nicely controlled. Now I want you to walk with your hands across the mat. Make a complete turn every fourth step."
"Got it. What do you think I should do here?"
"I think you should stand on your hands and do a complete turn every fourth step."
"You know what I mean. What should I do about Drew?"
She sighed. "I think that you should stand on your—"
I interrupted her. "On my hands…blah blah blah. Got it."
"You won't be doing yourself any favors when you go up against Hope again if you're thinking about him and this situation. I've received reports of her sniffing around here - more at your house. She's not sure where you are, but she won't stop - not until she finds you and acts out whatever bizarre fantasy she has planned."
"I'm not going to lie…ooomph!" The
"Good evening, Father." If we could bottle his voice, it would sell like crack. I hated his stupid voice.
"Adonis. I see that you're well," was the wary response.
"As well as can be sir. I'm just here checking on my charge's progress."
"Looked to me like you were trying to chop off her head." Zeus leaned back against a table and crossed his arms. His eyebrows were raised in mock question.
"Just making sure my sister is training her properly."
"Lie." Athena's voice rang strong across the courtyard.
Drew scowled in her direction and continued. "It looks as though she's made great progress."
"And he speaks some truth." She responded.
"Shut up," he ground out.
"Make me." Her voice was smooth as silk and I wanted to cheer her and hug her and be her bestest friend in the world for the rest of my days.
Hey, if you're going to have a champion, Athena isn't a poor choice.
"Brat."
"Hmm, also truth. Come along Grace. Let's get those cuts cleaned up. It's time for our session."
"I need to speak to her." Drew's voice was frustrated and a small thrill shot from my head to my feet.
"You had an hour to talk to her. You chose to fight. It's my turn to bask in her attention. So, piss off, baby brother."
He growled and grabbed my wrist. "We need to talk."
I twisted out of his grasp and mouthed, "Go fuck yourself" before walking off.
If there was one thing I was really good at, it was holding a grudge. If he thought that he was walking away from this as friends, he was in for serious disappointment.
Chapter 7
"Well that was entertaining to watch." Athena smirked at me and pulled herself up onto the balance beam in her studio.
"Yeah, who says that physical therapy is over-rated?"
Had it really been an hour that we'd been fighting? It had felt like only minutes.
"I was glad to see you incorporating new moves. You kept up with him well. He's one of our best fighters. I should know, I taught him myself." She smiled before balancing herself on her hands.
"Sometimes I forget that you're brother and sister."
"Yeah, sometimes I do, too. But then, I feel the unholy need to whip his ass and I'm quickly reminded that I can because I'm older." Her feet kicked in a scissoring motion and she twisted herself around before vaulting to her feet.
"Part of me really wants to talk to him," I sat on the mats and stretched out sore limbs. I couldn’t look her in the eyes when I said it. Shame clouded my emotions. It wasn't something I was comfortable admitting.
"That is completely understandable. You two have an undeniable bond that you shouldn't ignore just because you feel angry and betrayed. I know Adonis. I truly believe it wasn't malice that caused him to keep you in the dark. Your world had already been thrown into chaos and he didn't want to upset it any further."
I nodded and laid back onto the mats before twisting my body into a bridge. Bringing my legs up, I kicked one over the other and completed a graceful finish. Athena had been teaching me to fight, yes - but more so she was teaching me how to control each of the muscles in my body so that I'd be in tune with every aspect of my movement.
"Good, that was nicely controlled. Now I want you to walk with your hands across the mat. Make a complete turn every fourth step."
"Got it. What do you think I should do here?"
"I think you should stand on your hands and do a complete turn every fourth step."
"You know what I mean. What should I do about Drew?"
She sighed. "I think that you should stand on your—"
I interrupted her. "On my hands…blah blah blah. Got it."
"You won't be doing yourself any favors when you go up against Hope again if you're thinking about him and this situation. I've received reports of her sniffing around here - more at your house. She's not sure where you are, but she won't stop - not until she finds you and acts out whatever bizarre fantasy she has planned."
"I'm not going to lie…ooomph!" The
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