Old Vows, Young Lovers

One Life, One Chance

Alright here it is, Chapter 31

This chapter is going to have some very intense moments, and yes, we are at the point in the story where the action, suspense, and surprises are going to be continuous for the rest of the story. There is a very crucial and story-wrenching event that is going to happen in the next chapter, and then in a few chapters the entire plot is going to be flipped on its head then folded over like a flipping burrito at Taco Bell.

This chapter is also going to shed some light on the Pertemis lore Pre-Old Vows.

Thank you to everyone that helped me on this chapter, and I really hope you guys like it.

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Sunshine floods into Atalanta's bedroom in the late hours of the morning as she lays on her stomach in the middle of her side of the bed. A good book in her hands as she lays there wearing just a short, thin black nightgown with some tight underclothes underneath. Her hair is wet from the shower she just took, and she smells of the forest and lavender. A freshly cleaned outfit of hunter's garb lays on the wardrobe next to her mirror. She lays there happily as she waits patiently for her... boyfriend to wake up. She is not really an early bird herself, and she certainly isn't about to wake her precious man up.

Last night was a whirlpool of emotions that she has a very hard time processing. The two times they kissed had been euphoric, but she doesn't know what to think. Artemis told her everything she shouldn't do but she hadn't told Atalanta anything that she should do, so she is kinda just going at this alone without a direction or a way of knowing what to do. She reads a lot of books, and she has been trying to read books that are geared toward building healthy relationships, but it doesn't necessarily make her any smarter when it comes to these things.

She's dreamed of losing her innocence to a nice man for ages, but now that she finally has the opportunity to do it she's not scared, of course, but she is nervous. Ray is so sweet, and if anything happened to him... Gosh, she would never forgive herself. She doesn't have to worry about Phoebe since they are basically twins. Phoebe won't do or say anything to Ray as long as he is good friends with Atalanta.

For the first time ever she defied Artemis's authority and fought back when she said that Ray couldn't stay here. It was definitely worth it, and now she feels even more empowered than ever before.

She is so deep inside of her thoughts that she doesn't even realize that Ray opened his eyes to stare at her, and that her fingers were starting to slip on the pages of her book...

"Shit," she curses under her breath as her book slaps closed, losing her place.

She quickly glances over to the side at Ray to see if the sound had woken him.

"Good Morning, My Little Huntress."

She blushes with a smile as she looks away in embarrassment. The nickname is really sweet, and she just... she just LOVES it.

"Good morning, Ray, how did you sleep?" She whispers to him softly in a gentle, comforting voice.

He sits up in bed and looks around, then he looks at the window and his eyes widen.

"Gosh, I am so sorry for sleeping so long."

Atalanta just looks up at him with a confused expression, and then she starts to giggle.