Chapter Thirty One

Skylar

I woke up two months after my birthday, those past couple of months have been wonderful, Conner and I getting closer together, I woke up to the sound of trumpets, I got up and straightened out my black leggings and Conner's long sleeve red shirt.

"What's going on?" I asked myself, I opened my door and played with the ring Conner gave me, I pulled on my tennis shoes and stepped outside.

"Hey beautiful, did ya hear?" Conner asked me as I walked past his cabin, he took my hand and interlaced our fingers, I felt the other half of our ring graze my finger, I smiled.

"Come on beautiful don't look like that you'll make me wanna kiss ya right here right now." I giggled and kissed his cheek.

"Alright alright what's all the noise about?"

"My dad and your dad is here."

"What...why?"

He chuckled, "Who knows? Maybe they need us for a mission, wouldn't that be exciting?" He said lifting me over his shoulder me squealing in protest, "We are moving to slow my love!" He said running.

We made it to the meeting hall where he set me down, looking around quickly and kissing my lips, I smiled, I love this boy to death, during those two months we have grown closer together and we also became the "power couple" as Percy called it.

"Ah here are those two love-birds now." Chiron said as he gestured behind two men who turned, one had brown hair and a beard I quickly recognized him.

"Dad!" I ran to him as he opened his arms I felt his arms wrap around me, "Hey sweet pea."

"Dad what are you doing here? And who is this?" I turned in his arms but then saw Conner hugging the other man, I then knew it was Hermes his dad.

"Great to see you again Skylar and on a little better terms." Hermes said letting me hug him.

"Why are both of you guys here?" Conner asked

"Well, we need you two for a mission." My dad started

Conner and I stood at attention, when a mission comes around we get extremely serious, this Earth is our home and we will do anything to help.

"Of course, what are the details?" Conner asked squeezing my hand.

"There have been reports of Centaurs going near ancient entrances trying to get into old temples." Hermes said

"But I thought Centaurs were peaceful creatures, for the most part anyway." I asked

"Not these ones, the come from a darkness unlike no other, Hades made these Centaurs for his dirty work, they want one thing, and that's the Book of the Dead."

"I thought that was Egyptian Legend not Greek mythology." I asked confused

"There are many different Books of the Dead, this one belongs to the Greeks, this book contains secret passages and spells for pure evil, years ago I locked it away." My dad said

"So they want it for power?" Conner asked and they nodded

"What can these Centaurs do?"

"Well they can do what I can do, but these ones can use dark magic." Chiron said

"But what not ask the others? Why only us?" Conner asked, my dad and Hermes sat down looking tired from holding this human form, Conner and I sat as he put his arm around my waist.

"Those many years ago Athena suggested that I use I love spell to block the entrance, I agreed and aloud Aphrodite to cast a spell, the spell that will only let two true loves go into the cave to get the Book of the Dead." My Dad finished the story, that was genius, monsters with no hearts could not love.

"But wait, Percy and Annabeth are in love aren't they?" Conner asked slowly, Hermes nodded and then spoke.

"Yes they are but the love Aphrodite was true and pure, she also hinted us that it was one of our children that will be said to be aloud to enter the gave, thanks to the Three Fates who told us that we would need you, that time has come." He finished.

I looked at Conner as he looked at me, he smirked and pulled me closer, "You better bet I love her, with all my heart, when can we get started?" I nodded in agreement.

"Today, after breakfast we will tell you where to go and what to do, put remember this will be dangerous." Dad said

"We can do anything together, true love will fight through this."

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