Midnight Storm (Ateez)

Part 13

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(Time skip 3months)

If you asked Celestial how she would react to meeting her mother in the past she would have told you, "I cannot wait for that day! I'd be full of excitement, I don't even think I would be able to sit still!" But now, now is a different story.

She doesn't know how to react seeing her mother a few feet away from her, her long silver hair moving lightly with the breeze outside. Jongho stood by her side, stargazing happened once a week with these two now since both were busy people. She feels Jongho bump into her back when she stops dead in her tracks, her mothers piercing gray eyes lock with her mismatched ones.

"Celestial are you-" Jonghos voice trails off when he sets eyes on the new comer, he recognized the crown on her head in an instant, her crown had a crescent moon in the middle of silver and different shades of blue crystals.

"Celestial?" Her voice is soft and sweet like honey, smooth like silk. Her voice doesn't crack nor does it waver, her tone is as gently as her eyes that scan Celestials face. A small, shy smile tugs at her lips as she walks closer to her daughter, her gray silk dress with slips up to her shoulder move gracefully.

"Get Hwa." Celestial whispers to Jongho, her eyes never leaving her mother as she hears her cousins hurried steps as he runs to get Seonghwa. She knows for a fact that Jongho isn't going to come back with just her brother, she know that everyone will possibly come.

"How are you my dear sweet girl?" Selene reaches her hands out as soon as she's in front of her, grabbing her hands in hers.

"I'm good.." Celestial keeps her voice hushed as she is still in utter shock her mother is standing before her. "I- why-"

"I wanted to see you, of course I watch over you at night because my little girl sure does love to star gaze." Celestial feels herself blush as her mother is smiling down at her, a big bright smile that almost radiate light.

"Why did you decide to come now?" Selene takes a deep breath, sighing deeply as she brushes back a strand of hair that was in Celestials face.

"Your father wa-"

"Celestial!" Seonghwa calls out loudly as he runs up to them, cutting Selenes speech.

"Well hello Seonghwa, I want to personally thank you for protecting my daughter from any harm, and for being there for her. She's very lucky to have you."

"I will always be here when she needs me and I'll always protect her. It's what family's do, we protect each other."

Selene nods as she looks at him, her eyes traveling towards San who's right beside Seonghwa. "San it's lovely to meet you, I'm happy my daughter ended up with someone like you!"

San blushes at the complement as he stutters out a reply, he had to admit she was already nicer than Poseidon was when they first met. "Malady?"

She hums urging him to go on, "May I ask what is the reason that brought you here?"

"Poseidon. He's been causing so much trouble in Olympus, Zeus actually sent me. He, or any of your parents, may not have agreed with my pregnancy, but they have all grown to love Celestial. They've watched her grow up from afar just as I did, they saw how she never once tried to challenge her father for his thrown and they love that. But.."

She looks towards the lake, she smiles when she sees how the moon dimly lit it up, casting a beautiful glow. "But what mom?"

"But your father has gotten greedy Celestial. We don't know what has happened to him, but now he wants to rule all of Olympus. He wants to overthrow everyone so he can be the soul leader of all the Gods and Goddesses, along with our children."

Celestial stares at her with wide eyes, her mouth hung open as she listens to her mother speak. Blinking she furrows her brows in confusion, "Why on earth would he want to do that?"

"We suspect he's being controlled or threatened. Someone, aside from all of us at Olympus, and your friends and family has found out about you. We believe that is why he told you he didn't want you to be involved with any of this."

Everyone is quiet before Seonghwas voice speaks, "What can we do to help malady?"

Selene sighs as she looks at him, a frown now present on her features. "The only thing that can be done is to find out what's happening to Poseidon and who's behind it. Once that's figured out he should go back to normal."

"Let us help, we know how to fight and we all possess some special abilities. Well except for Seonghwa, Faith, and Yunho." Wooyoung speaks out, his voice stern yet gentle at the same time.

Celestial nods her head in agreement, "Do you have any idea who would be behind this?"

"We believe it was some of the demigods, a certain group of them have been practicing their powers at night when everyone else is asleep. They've been training as if they're going to go to war, they took a small cabin that wasn't being occupied and renovated it. They spend most of their time in there every day, I sometimes see flashes of red and blue in the window sometimes."

"Zeus decided he wanted to follow your father one day to see what he was doing, only to find out he was meeting with them at the edge of their camp. All of you need to be ready for anything to be thrown at you, I don't know exactly what tricks they have up their sleeves."

Stepping forward Hongjoong puts his hand on Celestials shoulder, "I'm in maybe once this is all over he won't be such a jerk." Hongjoong says with a chuckle, the rest of the group agreeing with him.

"You can count on us mom, we won't let you down." Celestials tone is full of confidence as she speaks, everyone soon coming to stand beside her like Hongjoong.