pt2

Andi had gone down to Bourbon Street. It looked less lively in the daytime than the bustling rapture at night. It felt like a different world. She walked around for a time before going into a daiquiri shop. She never was one to partake in alcohol even when all the gods would gather for their needs of celebration. The most amazing ale could rival the strongest spirit, vodka. The different flavors lined the counters in slushie machines. She knew her sisters would love to come to a place like this.

She stood off to the side as she weighed her options. The appeal of a virgin drink was strong, increasingly strong, and predictable. Today, of all days she wanted to shed the mean goth girl image she undoubtedly sustained the year prior coming to get the ball rolling for the gods. Her eyes flitted from the colors to the names of the drinks. Soon her eyes were drawn to a blue liquid. The color intrigued her, captivated her. She decided to go with that one based of the color. Walking up to the counter she placed her order for it. “I’ll have a hypnotic chill. Please.”

A voice behind her spoke up a second later, it was one she started to recognize. “Will you add to that, an order for pink panties.”

She turned around at his drink order. “I wouldn’t have thought you one for a drink such as that.”

Jace took out his card and paid for both drinks. “Well, I figured you would much prefer this one to the other. The pink pantie is well balanced. Plus, I wager you secretly like the color pink.”

Andi scoffed at his assessment. Maybe it was the fact that he was right but she wouldn’t allow him to know that. “I never had a chance to try one of these before so I wouldn’t know what my favorite would be. I also do not like pink, wherever did you get that idea from?”

He took the two proffered cups from the cashier and handed her the Styrofoam cup that looked faint in color. “If you say so. I do believe you’ll enjoy the panties better than the hypnotic chill.” He placed his arms around her waist pulling her flushed against him as they walked out of the shop. “Unless you want to take your panties away from you and help you chill?” His eyebrows raised in a provocative way.

He was being enticing but she could barely think straight with him so close to her. It was as if her head was in a fog. “You’re being awfully forward. Are we not supposed to have a date tomorrow? Why are you here now? Did you follow me?”

“I come here in between classes. It’s annoying when I have roughly 3 hours of downtime. So, I make it a point to try a different flavor once a week. Why’d you come out this way? Did the great Jupiter do something embarrassing?”

She gasped. It was as if he knew just what transpired in the classroom. Her head tilted to the side, curiously. “Wh…?”

Before she was able to finish her word, he had already pulled up the video which was posted to the student website. “Seems as if he is very passionate about his precious little cousins.”

Instead of saying anything but she covered her face to hide just what she was really feeling.

“You look as if you can’t commit to an emotion after seeing this.”

“I very well couldn’t after this. Who?” Her eyes narrowed behind her hands. “Whoever did this wanting to embarrass us will see that their life is in my hands.

Jace couldn’t understand what she meant with that statement. Seeing the fire in her eyes caused his blood to boil for her. He could tell she was meant for him with the way his body reacted. It was like his inner wolf was expressing how he felt for the way his mate was wronged. “If you want, I can find out who posted the video and make sure they remove it. I wouldn’t want anyone to receive a god like wrath.”

Andi shook her head bringing her back to herself at his words. The wrath of a god would be swift and mercilessly. Thinking that her eyes widen, if Zeus was to know about this video the entire school would suffer his wrath until the perpetrator was found. Thus, outing them as gods. She knew that their experiment would end and their efforts would be wasted. She turned to him, her body trembling. “Please. It needs to be taken down within the hour. If Ze… Jupiter ever sees this the whole school will know his temper has no limits.”

He wanted to ask what she meant by that word she changed but thought it would be better to make sure that she seen him in a favorable light. Maybe when she trusted him more, she’ll reveal whatever secrets she is hiding. He could smell something was not quite right about her, about any of them.