Charis stood on Phedora's bed . It was almost evening and Phedora was nowhere to be found . She even let her dorm's door open . Charis finished her archery lessons earlier and decided to visit Phedora . When she first got there , her whole room was a mess . A bigger mess than usual .
Where is she ? , Charis started walking circles around the room . She of course was worried . What if the Finders took her while she was outside ? Phedora was the demigod of the Prophecy and her best friend . The last thing in the world that Charis wanted is Phedora getting killed .
Suddenly the dorm's door opened slowly . Phedora appeared behind it . She was dressed in fancy clothing and had her hair in a braid . Charis saw faded triumph in her blue eyes .
Phedora looked at her in suprise . Before she could say anything , Charis ran at her and hugged her tightly .
"I am so glad you are alright !" she pulled back from the hug and gave Phedora a punch in the arm "Where have you been ?"
Phedora touched the spot where she was hit by Charis "That hurt !"
Charis crossed her arms "Again , where have you been ?"
Phedora nervously smiled "You will not believe it if I will say it"
Charis raised an eyebrow "Yes , I will . Say it"
Phedora sighed and sat on her desk chair . She gestured for Charis to sit down too . Charis sat on her bed "So ?" she asked Phedora .
"I... I went to the Finders' base.." Phedora said looking away from Charis .
Charis suddenly stood up "WHAT ?! What was in your head ? Why there ?" Charis said , her voice getting higher and higher with each sentence .
Phedora still looked away "We needed some information about Hecate and Rhea , right ? I got it"
Charis facepalmed "How ? From who ? And most important... why did you not tell me ? I should have gone with you..." she said with frustration in her voice .
Phedora finnaly looked at her "That is the reason I did not tell you .. I did not want you to come with me ... it was something that I needed to do alone ... and I did not want you to get in trouble if I did.."
Charis sighed heavily . Her gaze softened as she looked at Phedora "I do not want you to get killed , you know... I really don't"
"Is it because I am the demigod of the Prophecy ?" Phedora frowed at her "Because that is all you seem to care about"
Charis clenched her fists "No ... it's because you are my best friend , Phedora ! Do you really think I want my best friend to die ?" she said , tears appearing in her eyes . She blinked them away .
Phedora stood up and grabbed Charis by both her shoulders "Hey , I am still alive . See ?"
"How ?" Charis looked at her in question .
"Luck mostly" Phedora smiled nervously "I have no clue how , really"
Charis sighed while smiling "Sometimes I really do not understand how you even lived this long , Phed"
Phedora laughed "I do not understand too , to be honest" she let go of Charis' shoulders .
"What did you find out ?" Charis asked .
"There is one of Hecate's temples here in Athens . If we have enough luck , we can summon her . And I am pretty sure that Rhea is not on Kronos' side so most likely we can convince her to help us" Phedora said , a smile forming on her face .
Charis raised both eyebrows in surprise then smiled "Well that is great..." she suddenly became serious "And from who did you got this information from ?"
"Alkaios . He did not suspect a thing" Phedora smirked "His pride did not let him suspect a thing . He just considered I am asking random questions"
Charis raised an eyebrow "But he is a general ... how did you even get to him ? No , wait , let me guess... you have no clue how either ?"
Phedora nodded slowly with a nervous smile .
Charis chuckled "I swear to the gods , Phedora ! Where do you get this luck from ?"
Phedora chuckled too while shrugging "I am the demigod of the prophecy after all"
"That explains a lot of things actually.." Charis put a hand on her chin , looking away at the window .
How she was always good at most things ... how she did not die untill now..
Charis remembered the first time they met . She was forteen and Phedora was thirteen . Charis went to the archery practice in an after-noon . She observed a girl who kept hitting the bull's eye on every try . The girl said that it was the first time she held a bow in her life . Charis stared in awe at how great her aim was everytime without even trying much . That girl was Phedora . Charis decided to befriend her because of her skills . She actually suspected the whole time she was the demigod of Prophecy but decided to not say anything . She was waiting for something that could prove it . Now that that something came ... she felt somehow happy .
Charis chuckled loudly . She looked at Phedora . The girl was staring at her with confusion . Out of the blue , Charis walked at Phedora and hugged her tightly . Phedora hugged her back .
"I swear , Char .. sometimes you are too confusing for me to understand" Phedora chuckled .
"I am just glad you are alive" Charis whispered while smiling .
Phedora chuckled again "I am glad too that I am alive . And I am glad I have you as my best friend"
"Me too" Charis chuckled too .
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The Ancient Prophecy
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