When the two girls stopped talking about their different reading, it was already 1 PM.
Unlike what Cassandra could have firstly thought, Galatea really seemed to be interested by her company, and it warmed the seer's heart, to know that someone other than Icarus or Hercules liked to be with her, and talk with her, and didn't look at her like she was some freak, just because of her "gift".
For the first time in a long time, Cassandra didn't feel like she was alone anymore, and she was not this time with someone who was with her because she had no one else (Galatea could have become someone really popular really rapidly, if she had wanted to), but because she did want to be with her.
And it was good.
Galatea was apparently a quick reader, and her and Cassandra rapidly had a debate about which play written by Aristophanes was the best, or about the tragedies, and who between Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides was the best one.
Galatea had looked at the young student during the discussion, seeing her finally go out of her usual apathy as she was dealing with a subject which apparently really interested her, and she had felt this strange feeling come back into her chest.
The woman made of clay knew that she was herself considered as being beautiful (she was created by the goddess of love and beauty. She had been made by her to be beautiful, according to the criteria of the period), but the thing is that, as she looked more and more at her new friend, seeing her eyes shine with interest, her smile growing more and more, she found her just being truly magnificent.
They had talked together for almost two entire hours, and, as she realized what time it was, Cassandra chuckled.
"Whoa... I didn't realize... I think it's the first time I finally have a long conversation which is only about books. When I talk about this kind of things with Helen, in the end, she always begins to talk about boys, clothes, or other things... And I am not even talking about Hercules or Icarus, they mainly don't care about it.
- And I was happy to talk about this with you, Cassandra, Galatea answered, her cheeks red with joy and excitement. It was a really pleasant talk."
Cassandra felt herself blush for a reason she couldn't explain nor understand.
She was not sure she wanted to do so.
(Why did Galatea have to be both beautiful and interesting ?)
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The visit of the school was pretty short, since none of the girls really wanted to stay too much far from the library for a too much long time and from their so much interesting conversation, Cassandra promising to Galatea to give to her for some times some of her own books.
As Cassandra showed her what had to be seen in the school and on the campus, they continued talking together, the seer evoking mainly Hercules and his adventures – which were mainly failures, to be honest – as Hades' shenanigans and plots – most of the time stupid things/failures as well – and also her own problems.
She didn't tell her anything about her personal curse or her relational problem with people.
After visiting the place, they went to eat together (Icarus was still not here, as he is not here anymore, and Hercules was still training with Philoctetes), and after that, Galatea decided to go to see her "moms", in order to ask them questions.
As Cassandra was continuing reading her book (which was still Aristotle's one), the young woman went to Aphrodite's temple.
It felt strange.
YOU ARE READING
I wanted to give him a lesson !
Fanfiction[Hercules: The Animated Series. Hercules and the Dream Date] : AU. Aphrodite wants to give a lesson to Hercules for his inconsistency, so she gives a real personality to Galatea. Problem : things go wrong and instead of falling in love with Hercules...
