You Can't Choose Your Family (On Hold)

Chapter 9: The Sun God

Chapter nine: the sun god

　

　

　

I woke when the sun was just beginning to rise. It cast a beautiful glow on everything. I took a good look in the mirror when I got to the bathroom. For the first time, I noticed that I had a violent look to my face, like I could start a fight at any moment. It made me look strong. But besides that, I looked smart and sly. A very dangerous combination.

I noticed lots of things about myself that I had never really noticed before. Earlier that night, I had seen a picture of Kronos; it had been an old painting, so it was hard to see him clearly. But I had his nose. I had his eyes, which included the evil glint in them. I had the same arrogant look to me. I also looked… like I was radiating power. Which I assumed that I was.

I had noticed it lot more now. Whenever I would walk by someone, if I was concentrating hard enough, that person would start to walk slower. If I concentrated as hard as I could, I could make someone who was running at top speed, look like they were slowly jogging and even walking.

I was also getting better at fighting. It was like I was born with the knowledge on how to fight, which was weird considering who my father was. He known as a war god, or a war titan. But I tried not to dwell on that fact, but it was hard.

Whenever I did think about it, I would think about the offer made to me. “Stop it!” she told herself. “You’ll get yourself all worked up over nothing!” I paused for a moment. “But what am I going to do?” “Do about what?” Annabeth asked as she walked in.

“Hm?” I hadn’t really realized that she had been talking aloud.

Annabeth shrugged. “Um… never mind. You must be stressed. I understand.”

As Annabeth took a shower, I practiced some of my abilities. I looked at a squirrel running and tried to slow it down. And to my surprise, it did. It looked as if it were in slow motion. I smiled to myself. Then I looked at the satyrs chasing the nymphs. I looked at one of the younger satyrs chasing a green nymph. They were all beautiful, but this one was just a little bit more so than the others.

I concentrated on the nymph as she got ready to turn herself back into a tree. I concentrated harder than I had before. This time I felt a tugging in my gut. The nymph almost completely froze. It was almost like she wasn’t moving at all. The satyr grabbed her and planted a full on kiss on the lips.

I couldn’t help but laugh. I felt a little different. A little stronger. More… powerful. I wondered if I should tell anybody. Chiron might understand. Maybe. Could I really trust anyone here? Was there anyone here that I could really confide in?

I mulled over this as I waited for Annabeth. It was taking her a while. I was about to get up to see what was taking her so long when someone appeared. My jaw hit the floor. I had never, ever, seen anyone who looked like this guy.

He was tall, had shaggy blonde hair, and eyes that reminded me of the sun. His name popped into my head immediately. Apollo. He looked like someone you would find on the beach in California.

“You… err… uh… um…” I couldn’t form a complete sentence. What was wrong with me?

He cracked a smile. “Yes. I’m Apollo. The one and only.” he said taking a little bow.

“I thought that… um… you were supposed to be pulling the sun or something?” I asked him. I was silently slapping myself in the face for that one though. What a stupid question!!

“I was passing by. I also took a little vacation. You know Helios?” He didn’t wait for my reply. “Well, he used to be the old sun god. I decided to let him pull the thing around for a while. But frankly, I happen to be really bored and don’t know what to do.”