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

Teorus, The Greedy Prince: Story 7

So, me, Teorus and Vega end up trying to help out Altair in the search of Ichthys.

"Why is there so much backed up paperwork?" Vega asks, glaring at a mountain of incomplete reports.

Altair sighs. "Sorry... Lord Ichthys is always avoiding me.

Teorus comes in between them. "Come on, you two, don't fight. You're lucky to be able to spend time together while you\re on Earth. Try to get along."

"What? You mean they don't get to see each other in the heavens?" I ask.

Teorus shakes his head. "Nope. Wishes and Punishments hardly ever work together. You missed Altair, didn't you Vega?" Teorus teasingly asks, Vega.

"L-Lord Teorus, stop it!" Vega nervously pleads, as her cheeks glow a bright red.

Awe, how cute. I think to myself looking at the two young gods.

During the time we're all cleaning up the mountain if documents, I can't help notice Teorus staring at my face.

I look at him, trying not to let my low self-esteem show. "What is it?"

Teorus smiles. "Nothing. I was just thinking about how cool you were before, that's all."

"Hm?" I look at him puzzled. "What do you mean?"

Teorus chuckles. "I never thought I'd see a girl argue with Scorpio like you did. You really are a weird one, Abbey."

"You argued with Lord Scorpio?!" Both Altair and Vega stop what they're doing, out of disbelief with what they heard.

"Uh, yeah? I wasn't going to stand there and insult me or Teorus like that." I say in an confident tone.

"I can't believe you risked your life like that..." Altair says.

"Thank goodness you're safe, Lady Abbey." Vega gasps.

"Is he really all that terrifying?" I say, looking between the two disbelief children and Teorus. "Was what I did really that bad?"

Sure, he can fire a death stare as if he's the spawn of Satan, and say a few insults, but that's all it is.

Teorus reassures me. "No, not at all. I was suuuper happy you said what you did. It was kinda' touching to hear you think of me in that way, Abbey."

"O-oh... it was nothing." I suddenly become a little shy. "All I did was say what I was thinking, besides I wasn't just going to stand there and do nothing."

Teorus smiles brightly. "I know, but thanks."

I smile back.

We get back to work and some time later we manage to finish the reports and organize all of the documents.

"Phew, we're finished!" Teorus cheers.

Vega giggles. "All that's left now is to deliver these to the heavens."

Teorus and the others leave the living room carrying the stacks of documents. Then, as they do, Huedhaut walks into the room.

"My, my, it looks like you guys have been awfully busy." He says, eyeing the documents.

I shrug. "Yeah, well, we all did what we could to get some work done for the Department of Punishments."

Huedhaut looks surprised. "Work for the Department of Punishments? Well, that is certainly unusual."