Getting Ready for the Arcade

Andi got to her first class seconds before the professor closed the door. She looked behind her to see two other students right behind her be locked out. She knew what type of professor he was. Cleo waved her over to an empty seat. Andi walked past Jupiter and Juno sitting near there front of the class. He tried to reach out to grab her and have her sit near him. Before he could she moved her hand away taking her seat next to her sister. She could feel the electricity crackling around them. She looked at her sisters wondering why he was so adamant about trying to control them, her in particular.

The professor stood in front of the class and begin to give his semester speech. What he expected of his students and what he would not tolerate. Everything he said sounded like white noise to Andi. She knew she should’ve been paying attention but her thoughts drifted to Jace. What was he really like? Why couldn’t she make sense of things, when he was in her personal space? Even if she had asked the others to help her look at his thread of life she knew in her heart there would be things even they couldn’t see. What could be going on that keeps them from seeing?

Jupiter started to get tired of the professor droning on and on, he stood up in front of the very man that irked him. The professor looked meek and timid next to Jupiter. Their eyes locked, only the professor could see what transpired during their interlude. Jupiter turned to face his fellow classmates. “You see those 3 girls? One looks like death, the other looks innocent, and the last looks sophisticated. Stay away from them. They are my little gir… cousins. If any of you mere mortals think you deserve to be near them I will cut you down.”

Each of the girls looked at each other. Cleo and Lakeshia placed their heads down on the desk in embarrassment. Andi on the other hand stood up and dragged Jupiter out of the classroom. She made attempts to apologize to the professor, who only waved her off. Juno even felt the stinging of heat against her skin. She herself even felt embarrassed but also angry at his words. How could he not think before he speaks. The professor stood there momentarily. He then went back to speaking about his expectations for each student.

Cleo and Lakeshia refused to look up for the duration of the class. Meanwhile, Andi had dragged Jupiter to the end of the hallway. Her voice should have been a harsh whisper but with his sudden declaration she wasn’t about to keep quiet towards him.

“You really need to think before you speak.” Her arms were folded across her chest. You could see her nails biting into her skin. “Just because you are all powerful doesn’t mean the people here know who you are.” Now her voice lowered as she was calming down. “No one needs to know or have an inkling that Jupiter is Zeus and Zeus is our father. Do you realize what you could cause with your idiocy? No, I’m sure you didn’t think that far ahead. We are trying to blend in and live as mortals do. And that means having typical mortal experiences.” She stepped back taking a deep breath, feeling all of the anger and tension slowly starting to leave her. She relaxed her fingers from her skin. “You very well could have hurt Juno with your words.”

Jupiter facial expression while she chastised him showed his anger but by the end of it, he knew she only spoke the truth and didn’t want anything bad to happen to them. They may have their differences but he knew she loved them all, and him secretly. “… I was wrong. Forgive me.”

Andi was taken aback by his sudden apology. Her eyes narrowed into slits thinking he wasn’t sincere. “Well, if you truly mean it don’t apologize just to me. You have to apologize to the professor, clo… Cleo and Lakeshia. What you did was irresponsible.” She took that time to walk off. Instead of going back to the classroom she felt the need to screw the first day of school.

Jupiter on the other hand watched her walk right out the building. He took what she said to heart and walked back to the classroom. When he was inside all eyes were on him mines 3 pairs. He cleared his throat and looked directly at the professor first. “Forgive me for interrupting your class.” He turned to look out at the students and apologized to them as well.  Jupiter headed for his seat. He took Juno's hand in his own and let her feel that his pinky, index finger and thumb were up and out. Andi had made sure they would be able to communicate with any mortal in their path. Juno looked over and him and gave him a smile. She held her hand up in the same fashion with a smile.

Jupiter had told Juno “I love you.” He knew Cleo and Lakeshia wouldn’t look up at the moment so he waited until after class when they would look his way.