Skaikur

ch 14

I feel a slight tug on my back. I jerk awake. It's my father jerking Axel out of the bed.

"Stay away from my daughter." He screams at him.

I sit up. Still trying to process. I see clearly now. My father has axel by the collar.

"Daddy stop!" I scream.

He drops him and looks at me, than back at  Axel. "Go."

Axel gets up and leaves.
My dad turns to be.

"Nothing happened." I say.

"He's a criminal." Comes closer to me.

I hold out my hand to make him stop.

"So am I." I say quietly

"Athena what did you say?" He asks.

"So am I." I yell at him.  "I am responsible for over 100 people's deaths."

"You know that was an accident. You didn't mean to hit that button that sent those people to space." He looks sympathetic.

"Yea. But it still happened dad. Those people are still dead." I get up and walk out.

"Where are you going Athena?" He asks.

"Somewhere criminals like me are welcomed." I walk out.

I leave the ark to see Octavia. She looks at me. She runs over to me.

"What's wrong little princess?" She asks wiping my tears.

"Where's Axel?" Is all I ask.

"Oh boy trouble?" She smiles. She fixes my hair and puts it in a long braid.

"You could say that." I laugh.

She leads me to her tent. We sit down. "Whatever it is. You're strong. You're one of the hundred. The criminals of the ark. The first sky people on the ground in 98 years. You can get through boy trouble." She smiles.

"How did someone who grew up under the floor boards become such an amazing person?" I ask.

She laughs. "It has a lot to do with Bellamy. He may seem like a bad ass but he has such a big heart. When we were little he would read me stories about gods and goddesses, and ancient cities. I was named after an emporers big sister. Octavia the young. She was strong and wise and well bad ass."

"My mother loved those books too. I was named after the goddess of wisdom and victory. Athena." I smile.

"See and you are wise beyond what Clark and your father give you credit for.," she stands up. "Now I have to get to training, and you have to go find that handsome boyfriend of yours."

I get up too. "He's not my boyfriend. We've only kissed once. "

"Go get what you want goddess Athena." She laughs.

"Go kick ass Octavia the young." She smirks and walks out the tent.

I go to find Axel.