LET ME INTO YOUR HEART, pjo x hp

𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐔𝐄

𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃, 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐄𝐓. She had been loud and curious, she wanted to be free like a bird yet she was so intertwined with her twin brother that she'd never leave. Elisa cried when it thundered and always felt compelled by fire. An odd child. An odd, obnoxious child who asked a thousand questions without waiting for answers.

She was none of that now. You would see any of that in her, you would never even know that she had been that forever smiling, eternally curious little girl who had no idea of the danger of the world around her.

Now, at fifteen years old, she knew way too much and carried exhaustion in her core. She wanted to rest, she wanted to grieve. Bianca was dead, Khael was dead. So many people dead. Nico and herself had almost died on many occasions.

But she wasn't. She was alive, Hazel was alive, Nico was alive.

No one saw that happy girl anymore. Not with her dark hair and even darker eyes. No with her quiet demeanor and the half smiles she gave to people she cared for, just to make them worry a little less.

Rest. She wanted to rest. She wanted to sleep for the rest of her life. She wanted to float in a river and be at peace. Finally.

"Young one."

Fuck.

She didn't need to turn to recognize that voice, the power it carried. It demanded respect but it also haunted you at every turn. Reminding you of a decision you could not escape.

Elisa turned slowly, her black curly hair, reminiscent of onyx, tied up in a ponytail for once matched her eyes almost completely, her exhaustion making them darker than their usual brown. "Lady Hecate."

"Child, I know it is a terrible time for you. Mourning you should be. But there is one last thing to be done." Hecate looked as sympathetic as a goddess who had lived for thousands of years could.

Elisa wanted to be mad, she wanted to scream and rage and should to the heavens, so that all the gods might here. 'WHY ME?' She wanted to scream. 'Has enough not been taken from us? Have we not earned peace?' She took a deep breath to calm herself down. These were gods. No matter how angry she was, she knew better than to anger them.

Zeus had tried to kill them for just existing, she doesn't want to know what he will do once angered.

"It is a terrible time. Five years, I should be mourning. My sister. My best friend. So many died. And yet, there is still danger? Why? What else could there be?" Elisa was aware of how angry and desperate she sounded but she was getting past the point of caring. "Did anyone besides Hazel even care when Nico and I were trapped in a bronze jar by giants?"

Lady Hecate wasn't to blame. Elisa knew that. It wasn't fair. It was fair that they suffered but it was also wasn't fair to take her anger out on people who probably didn't even know.

"I'm sorry, my child." Hecate looked at her with kind eyes, sad and soft which only made Elisa want to cry because they reminded her of her mother. "I'm sure that you are aware of the race I created. Witches and Wizards."

"Hecate's blessed. Yeah, Chiron told Nico and myself a little about them. I... see them sometimes in the underworld." Elisa nodded along with her words but she was confused. Why was this being brought up now?

"There is great danger, turmoil. I fear children are being led down the wrong path. I cannot discern what is wrong. I know it is a lot to ask, but please go into their world and find out."

"I don't have magic." Elisa pointed out, in all her frustration.

"That's an easy fix. As easy as me blessing you with magic. Will you undertake this request, my young one?" Lady Hecate asks, her purple eyes staring right through Elisa.

Elisa wanted to refuse, she wanted to say no. Technically she was still supposed to be in recovery. But....

Eli.... Be happy.... Be safe.... Be loved....

The voice of Khael and Bianca mixed together and it made her heart clench. Oh how she couldn't stand to be here because of the tainted image it held for her.

"Alright. I agree." Elisa reluctantly gave in to the request laid out in front of her. "But it's not an official quest right? It's just. Me doing you a favor."

"As you wish, I will you give you something special in return for this favor." Lady Hecate lent down to kiss Elisa's forehead and she startled.

Elisa felt it, Hecate's blessed flowing through her. The magic was similar to what she had felt when she first used her powers for the first time. But there was something else. A mark on her arm.

"Who in the name of Hera is Caelum?" Elisa's voice pitched up in bewilderment.

Caelum.... Caelum.... It was the name of a constellation, right? Elisa couldn't remember it very clearly but Khael taught her about constellations one summer.

Hecate's smile was mischievous and smug. "The name of your soul bond. A little gift."

"What?!" Elisa regretted this so much. "Take it back!"

Hecate shrugged nonchalantly. "Can't. The bond chose Caelum Black. All I did was ask magic, my domain, to chose someone for you. To love you, to cherish you, to protect you and you would be all those things in return. Magic chose the person and i created the bond."

Elisa couldn't help the bewilderment she felt, her mouth fell open as her eyes narrowed. "I didn't ask for this!"

"I know but you've done so much, lost so much." Hecate started to walk away. "I'll have one of my messenger send you all the details at a later date!" She smiled brightly at Elisa before disappearing.

"Oh, Di Immortales. I'm fucked." Elisa swore under her breath as thunder sounded in the distance.

All the while, across oceans, a certain boy felt as if this year something good would happen. He looked forward to it, whatever it was.

He smiled as he sorted through the books in his room.