From Demigods to Werewolves

Chapter 68: Atlantia

I knew everyone was trying their hardest to make sure that I didn't do something stupid or I guess more stupid than killing the Fates but I didn't need them to. I was handling it like I always was but I wasn't dumb enough to realize how much it did help to have their support. I was not sure that I would have laughed again so soon if Stiles, Scott, Allison, Lydia, and the rest of them kept trying to push me out of myself. Though, I think the icing on top of the cake was Derek coming to visit me.

"So, your Dad has told me that you haven't been doing well," Derek said sitting on the bleachers next to me. He was watching the practice with a small smile on his face.

"I'm guessing Hades told you that." I say looking at him. It was exactly how you would describe a ghost. There was a slight whitish, clear outline surrounding him and I knew that he wasn't reborn, just a projection of himself. Hades probably only allowed it because I was his daughter.

"Yes, but I would have known that even if he never told me." Derek says turning to face me, "You always take the blame even if it is not your fault." I open my mouth to say this time it was mine but he holds up his hand, "I know what you are going to say but my death was not your fault. Tartarus killed me and I killed myself. I made the choice to give my life so you wouldn't give yours. You didn't force me to attack Tartarus." Derek chuckles, "Hell, you did the opposite. So, Atlantia stop beating yourself up about my death. I know it is really similar to what happened to your family but it is not your fault. Don't close up your heart. You deserve to find love again."

With that, he had faded away leaving me smiling wistfully at an empty seat in the bleachers. I am not sure I would ever love again as Derek wants me to but I can still accept a family's love. A pack's love. I think that was why I allowed myself to laugh at Stiles drove me home. Why when Allison invited me to go dress shopping for Prom with Lydia, I actually went. When Aiden asked me if I would go with him as a friend, I allowed him to, though I only did so because Allison and Lydia told me if I turned down his promposal, I was going to get a bunch from the other eager, hormonal teenagers at the school.

"This is not going to end well." I say as I let my hair magically curl before applying make-up, also with my powers. I was staring at my reflection in the mirror in my bedroom as Lydia, Erica, Allison, and Kira were getting ready near me.

Lydia stops applying her lipstick to look me up and down before she smirks, "If you mean that you are going to attract every teenager in the school, then you would be right." I snort as I fix the straps of my ombre blue colored dress. It was a one shoulder sleeve dress with the shoulder covered in this white pattern that almost looked like icicles.

"You look like a princess or a queen and technically you are." Allison points out as she steps out of my bathroom in her stunning black dress. It was simple but elegant. I could almost picture her being one of those assassins in the movies with her hiding a gun holster on her leg.

"Atlantia you are beautiful and you shouldn't hide it. Be the siren we all know you are and soon those boys will as well." Erica smirks. I roll my eyes but I keep the dress on though I almost think I should have changed if Aiden's eyes almost bulged out of his eyes.

"I knew I should have changed into something less extravagant," I say as I move to let my powers change the dress but Aiden stops me.

"No! You're fine. I just wasn't expecting you to look..." Aiden pauses like he was trying to find the word and I guess he decided to fall on, "so like a siren."

"Is that bad or good?" I ask raising an eyebrow.

"It's good because you look really good but I might have to be fighting people off of you by the end of the night" Aiden smirks at me. I hit him in the shoulder.