Beauty and Wisdom

Beauty and Wisdom: Chapter 1

Macy's POV •.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•. "Cody, what are you doing?" My weirdo, lovable, crazy, incredibly smart twin brother sheepishly smiled at me as he took his bed covers off of him. "Definitely not reading with a flashlight even though Dad told me not to, that's for sure. Why would I do something like that?" That made me laugh, like most of what he says. "Don't worry, I won't tell. I know how nerdy you are." .I added mischievously. Cody's head shot up indignantly. "Hey, I'm not nerdy. I'm just... Socially challenged. And it's not my fault that Erin Hunter had to make the Warriors series so good! I sighed. Cody was literally addicted to those books. Lets just say that Warriors is his drug, the bookstore/library is his dealer, and Dad and I are the police. "Just get some sleep. It's 1:26 in the morning, for bacon's sake!" I love bacon. Some people wonder how I can eat a whole plateful without getting fat, and I wonder too. It's like I'm immune to chubbiness or something. Oh well. Cody nods at me and lies down. I smile, because I know him too well. As soon as I fall asleep, he'll grab his book and flashlight, and as soon as you know, he will have finished another chapter. *spongebob person voice* -5 HOURS LATER- "Cody wake up! The alarm clock didn't go off! We'll be late for school!" He sat up, wide eyed. Then, I heard the strangest sound. It sounded like... goat bleat. "Bla-a-ah! I'm the one who turned off the alarm. You two aren't going to school today." I whirled around see a short kid with glasses, curly straw colored hair, and a baseball cap. "Sorry to scare you. I'm Danny. I'm going to take both of you to camp." Cody glanced at me. "W-what camp? Can't we at least say good-bye to our dad?" Danny smiles and takes off his hat, revealing two stubby horns. "Of course you can talk with your dad! And I'm taking you to Camp Half-Blood. It's the only safe place in the entire world for people like both of you. Well not the only place, there is Camp Jupiter, but I can tell you're Greek." I suddenly have become tongue-tied, because my words were jumbled. "W-what? What is Camp Half-Blood? How are Cody and I different? And why is a goat telling us this?" At the last part, Danny looked quite offended. "Bla-a-ah! First of all, I'm a satyr, not a goat! And I'll explain everything on the way. Now can we please get going? I'm behind schedule." Cody looked like he was thinking hard. "You mean you're actually a satyr, like in Greek myths? Wait a minute... Are we demigods?" Danny smiled. "Yes! Finally! Now lets go!" He hurried down the stairs, which led to the kitchen. We followed him, and surprisingly, my dad was already there, sitting at the table with a cup of coffee. Tears filled my eyes when I saw him. "Dad! Why is this go- I meant satyr, taking us away? How are we demigods? I don't want to leave!" He gently gave me a hug. "Macy, I love you very much. Cody too. But you have to go! You won't be safe here anymore because you're 15. Soon, the monsters will start chasing you. Don't ask. Sit down, and I'll tell you a story. Cody, take the other chair." "I was late for work one day at the University, and I bumped into a beautiful woman. I accidentally spilled my coffee on her expensive shirt, so I lent her my scarf. We exchanged numbers so she could give it back. But at work, I was giving a lecture to some people who were coming back to college for another degree. I couldn't help but notice a pretty lady in the front row, and after we started chatting. I took her out for dinner later, and we started dating. But here's the interesting part."

I was beginning to get tired with this story. What does it have to with us? But Dad kept talking. "The other woman that I spilled my coffee on, called me. She came over to give it back, but she ended up staying over a bit. We talked, and laughed, and maybe kissed. And then I did a thing I'm not proud of. I started dating her, too. I was cheating on Abigail and Anna. Those were their names. Abigail was the one I spilled coffee on, and Anna is the one I met at work. Somehow, I knew they were goddesses, but they both never said."

Finally, I snapped. "Dad, what exactly does this story have to do with Cody and I?" Dad stopped taking for a moment to look at me firmly, but i still saw the light-hearted twinkle in his blue eyes. "I'm getting to that, Macy. As I was saying, they were both goddesses, but they didn't let on. I loved them both very much. I loved Anna's intelligence and wittiness, and Abigail's beauty without makeup and kindness. I felt like I was doing the right thing, but my heart knew I wasn't. I was shocked when I found out that Abigail was pregnant with a baby girl. That was you, Macy. And 2 weeks later, Anna informed me that she was going to have a boy. And that was Cody." I was shocked. So Cody isn't my twin. He isn't even my true brother, just a half brother. But I wouldn't let my dad's mistake make me love Cody less. "You kids were born a week apart. It was hard to hide a baby from each woman, so I made it seem like I was baby sitting. Pathetic, lying to goddesses. But that didn't matter, since Abigail and Anna both left me and their child. I must've cried for days. But I knew that I had to take care of both of you, and you ended up having decent life. So here we are now." Dad finished his looooong story.

I couldn't help it. I cried, and cried, and cried. I wouldn't stop bawling, even when we said goodbye to Dad and Cody and Danny lifted me onto a pegasus, and started flying towards New York, because apparently that's where the stupid camp is.

I didn't even know why I was crying. I just knew that I was sad. "We're almost there!" Danny called over to me from his chestnut brown pegasus, which he called Brownie. I nodded, and re-adjusted myself on my snowy white winged horse that I named Willow.

Danny was right. I saw a big blue farmhouse, and many different buildings. We landed in a big field, and I fell off of Willow from exhaustion. I could sense being carried towards the farmhouse, and onto a soft bed.

I soon drifted into a deep sleep.

So I guess this is my life now. •.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•