Daughter of Hecate

Chapter Twenty-Six

Percy 
        I felt terrible that Sappho was gone, if I hadn't brought up sending Caleb an Iris message  none of this would have ever happened.  Annabeth and Tyson were still asleep  so I had a little time to figure out what exactly happened.
        "Percy..." I heard a voice echo, I turned expecting Annabeth to be awake, but she was still asleep. "Percy..."
        I got up and followed the sound of the echoing voice. The voice got louder until I came across a small room with a large couch and a coffee table filled with cookies and hot chocolate. On the couch sat a woman dressed in all black, there seemed to be this purple aura radiating around her. 
        "Hecate?" I asked walking into the room.
        "Yes Percy," she said with a polite smile. "Come, sit." I did as she said, you can't deny a goddess. "You probably know why you're here."
        I nodded.
        "Sappho is in trouble," she continued and my eyes grew wide. "When the wall closed between you two, she encountered Luke Castellan and they are traveling to his ship as we speak."
        "That can't happen!" I shouted then bit my lip. "I mean, he'll abuse her, right?"
        Hecate laughed. "He won't. Eros discovered that Luke and Sappho are experiencing true love and love at first sight at the same time."
        "Isn't that a good thing?" I asked, not fully sure of where this was going.
        "Not at all. Those forms of love are the strongest emotions that mortals can withhold. Every time this happens, a war breaks out and death easily follows. That's not the only issue, I also have to prevent Luke from-" she paused. "Never mind,   I've said too much."
        "So why'd you bring me here?" 
        "I want you, whenever you encounter Sappho again to kiss her."
        "WHAT!?" 
        Hecate laughed again and handed me a tiny pouch. "Put this on your lips, it will cause her to fall in love with the person's DNA."
        "Me?" I asked confused. 
        "No, silly. I have taken some of Caleb's DNA and enchanted it. It is vital that she gets this, I am trusting that you will do this for the gods. Goodbye Perseus." With that Hecate disappeared out of thin air, leaving all of her food behind. I placed the pouch in my pocket and ran back into where Tyson and Annabeth were sleeping so we could have breakfast.