Star-Crossed Myth: The Divine Fate (Book One)

Scorpio, The Abrasive and Cool: Story 4

The second I open my eyes, I instantly feel my mood sour.

I lay there in my bed, debating to actually get up or just spend my day off sleeping the day away. Where I don't want to put up with anything, or anyone. Especially the Gods.

It was because of them, or mainly, Scorpio that has me in such a bad mood. I left the mansion yesterday, frustrated with the events that happened, with how Scorpio spoke to me. I couldn't let it go, I couldn't stop thinking about it which ended up me going to sleep angry.

However, the grumbling of my stomach forces me to drag my body out of bed and make something to eat. Just simple toast and jam, that I munch on while, with a fluffy blanket wrapped around me, I curl up on the couch and flick on the T.V. The second the T.V comes to life, a news program comes on and talks about that politician, nearly killed....or 'punished' yesterday.

I read the ticker at the bottom of the screen. "...Corrupt politician's embezzled money revealed in accident."

Then the reporter on the screen speaks. "I never thought what he had been up to would be revealed like that."

The pundit speaks next. "I bet he can't believe it either. This must be what people mean when they talk about 'divine punishment'."

"Oh, shut up." I turn down the volume on the T.V. Feeling disgusted as the words 'divine punishment' was brought up.

"So, all that stuff Scorpio said was true..." I sigh as I look up at my ceiling. "Not that I doubted him in the first place." Tilting my head to look at the T.V, I see the politician man being arrested and the bleak expression he wears. "I bet he thinks his life is over, now he's just a sad pitiful man. It's his own fault." I coldly say. "But it seems unfair to allow a god to have that much power over humans, to which he hates so much, to dole out a divine punishment."

I slowly close my eyes and Scorpio appears. The moment from yesterday when we stood at the reflecting pool, the look on his face...

I open my eyes again. "None of us have ever been anything more than nameless goldfish to the gods...what a goddamn joke." I say angrily as I throw the blanket off of me.

"The Gods don't understand us anymore than we humans understand them." I chuckle to myself. "So those are the type of God's people have been praying to all this time.... if only they knew."

Looking back at the T.V out of curiosity, the news report has ended and the weather forecast comes on. I sit back up and turn up the volume a bit.

The weather forecaster woman, comes on to the screen. "With tonight's weather we have clear skies even our city residents should be able to view the meteor shower. Events like this only happen once a year. Keep your eyes on the stars and don't forget to make a wish!"

"Ugh. give me a break." I say in repulsion, as I switch off the T.V and get up, picking up the blanket and wearing it like a cloak.

A meteor shower, eh? I haven't seen one of those since I was a little girl...

As I go to try and return to my room to hibernate someone appears in front of me.

"Lady Abbey!" Altair shouts excitedly.

"Whoa!" I jump back. "How...when...did you...?" I point at me, then looking at my locked front door.

He laughs. "I came in through your balcony."

I look at my opened door balcony. "What?! That's dangerous! I live on the sixth floor?"

"It's okay, I can fly." He smiles kindly.