Olympus High

A god talks to us about jobs

"Can we take a break?" I said, panting. It was a hot Monday and It was before lunch. I had foot racing as my sport today. Abigail also joined the class and was zooming past me. And she wasn't even wearing winged sandals.

"A break? Ha! About a hundred years ago, did you think us nymphs, running from love sick gods, took breaks? I'm glad I turned into a laurel tree before Apollo could catch me." Coach Daphne said.

Thunder boomed on, once again, a sunny day.

"Sorry, Apollo, it didn't work out! But it worked for the better, right? I mean you had Aiden and all so......." Coach Daphne explained to the sky.

I gulped some water from the cooler. Abigail was already on her 8th lap around the field and let me tell you that the field is huge! She only stopped once to say hi to me.

"Early finishers, you can head to the locker room." Coach Daphne said. "Ariana, you still have 5 more laps."

"But lunch is in 4 minutes!" I protested.

"Then you better get to it." Coach Daphne said. The rest of the girls made a bee line for the showers, murmuring something about how Apollo is so hot.

I ran across the field 5 times in less than a minute. I don't know how. I just did.

Coach Daphne's jaw dropped. She gestured me to the locker room. She started cursing in Ancient Greek and I recognized one word that I won't get in trouble for saying: Hermes.

Abigail hopped out of the locker room wearing a red chiton. "Wow! Either you just finished your laps or Coach Daphne allowed bribes."

I laughed. I finished my shower and wiggled in a fresh new chiton. I then combed my hair and gathered it in a braid.

"Attention all students, we have a special guest today! All students are to head to the outdoor amphitheater. " a voice on the intercom said.

I walked out the locker room and saw a sea of students heading to the door.

I chose a seat near Abby, Abigail, Piper, And Paisley.

"Who do you think it is?" I whispered.

"Maybe a famous Mortal they brought from the UnderWorld." Paisley whispered back.

"But wouldn't it run away and try to live in the world?" Piper said.

Abby shook her head. "They have OC. Olympus Chains are tied around their legs so they can't leave Mount Olympus unless someone Immortal or living unchains them."

"What if it's a God?" Abigail wondered.

"Maybe. But I mean, what God would waste their time going to high school to talk about their job when they could be doing other things?" I said.

"Not one. But Athena is the daughter of Zeus so if they don't do what your Mom wants, Zeus could cast them down from Olympus and they could be forced to live on earth." Ashton shot from a row in front of us. "I mean what God would waste their time on earth?" Ashton said in a bad impersonation of me.

I shot him a glare.

My mom then walked on stage.

"Hello, OH Students. As posted outside the office, it is officially Career- ology week at OH! So everyday before lunch, we will have a special guest here at the amphitheater. Here is our first special guest: Poseidon, Bringer of Earthquakes, Father of horses, and God of the sea. Now everyone sit down and be polite." Mom said. It seemed really big of her to let her ultimate archenemy come to her school. And didn't seem like she was faking a smile. She shifted into a barn owl then flew back stage.

              Poseidon walked on stage. He waved and showed the school his blinding white smile. Shining like sunlight dancing on the ocean. He had tanned skin and was wearing something from Tommy Bahamas, a parrot pattern button shirt and salmon pink shorts. He had eyes that were bluer than any ocean I've seen and black hair that was unruly and messy, yet it made him look even more handsome. He looked only about 25- ish, but every one knew he was as old as earthquakes themselves. He also looked pretty easy going, but I heard enough stories about him cursing King Minos's son to be a half bull, half man terror, or how he prevented Odysseus from getting to his family for twenty years after the Trojan war, after the hero, my hero, stabbed his ugly son, Polyphemus, in the eye.

Point is, the guy's got anger issues.

The crowd cheered and screamed for the sea God, especially Ares kids, since Poseidon was an earth shaker and he destroyed a lot of things when you got on his bad side.

"Athena," He sighed with a smile, "has always had a passion for dramatic exits. I think she would've done well as the Goddess of Drama."

The school roared with laughter.

"As Athena addressed, I am Poseidon, God of the sea. When choosing your DemiGod title, you want to try to incorporate some of your interests in it. Or relate it to your parents. For example, if your parents-"

"But what if you wanna be a DemiGod not relating to your parents?" Payton called out.

"It's one of the rules of being a DemiGod. You're gonna be most likely to be related to your parents in one way or another." Poseidon replied.

"But-" Payton started.

A faint smile curled on Poseidon's lips. "Obedience does not come easy to you, does it, son?" He said.

Payton nodded his head.

"I should take some blame for that, I suppose. The sea doesn't like to be restrained." Poseidon said.

"Now, for example, if I was the offspring of Apollo, I would most likely choose 'Poseidon, DemiGod of music and prophecy'. Can anyone tell me why I have prophecy in my name?" Poseidon questioned.

Piper's hand shot up. "The one in the orange chiton." Poseidon said, pointing at Piper.

"Actually, I have a question. Why do us mortals have to be in the amphitheater if we don't have titles? Doesn't that seem pointless? I mean, wouldn't that be a waste of space in the amphitheater? And why-" Piper said.

"You must be the offspring of Pandora, correct?" Poseidon interrupted.

Piper nodded. "How did you know? Are you really Apollo's son? Wait, that would be ridiculous, right? Then you would be a DemiGod like us and-"

"Just a hunch." Poseidon said, before she could launch anymore questions. He winked.