~The Beginning of Life~

~ Chapter 65; LIGHTS ~

Date: September 26th
Time: 10:30pm
Place: Lake
Song: Lights (Ellis Goulding)

So far, everything has been normal. Besides my amazing recovery...
I have shown no signs of powers.

WHYYYYYYY
POWERS ARE ONE OF THE BEST ASPECTS OF DEMIGODS

I merely frown and start heading back to the cabins. I prefer staying in my cabin. It is my new home. Plus there's Will and Walton.

As I reach the Cabin Fire, I spot Will.
"Hey!" I walk up to him.

"Hi, Khristine!"

"I have a question. What powers do you have?"

Will smiles. "You haven't discovered any yet? Well I only have this ability to speed up healing and sometimes I can make my hand light up."

"Ooh that's handy." I bring my right hand in front of my face and stare at it.
Nothing.

Then suddenly, it starts glowing golden. A more luminous shade than when I was healing myself.
I gasp as it gets brighter.

"Huh. That was fast," Will said. "I guess the trick is to know what you're looking for..."

Hmm...
Apollo kids should be able to control light...
So...
I should be able to bend light rays...
Thwart with sight...
Cause illusions...
Invisibility.

My hand stops glowing and it starts to flicker.

YESSSSSS
SCORE
HAHAHA
I CAN BECOME INVISIBLE!

"Woah!" Will's blue eyes widen. "How'd you do that!?"

"Sight and light are related."

Will grins. "I never really made that connection."

"I wonder what that says in comparison to our smartness."

"Is smartness a word?"

"Will, will you kindly shut up?"

"No I will not."

"I see no intentional pun in that."

"I wasn't trying to give a pun..."

"Well neither was I, ha!"

Will rolls his eyes.

I smirk. "So what else could I have? Light, invisibility, healing..."
Suddenly, the song 'One Day Too Late' by Skillet starts playing. In my head.
"... music..."

"What about music?" Will asks.

"Can you hear any music right now?"

Will tilts his head.
"Nope."

"Oh... well then."

"Well what?"

I sigh. "There's music playing in my head and I don't think it's going to stop soon..."

"Wait, really!? That's cool!"

"I guess..."
Endless music... in my mind... without requiring a device or headphone...
AWESOME
I smile triumphantly.

"I wonder if I can get that," Will wonders out loud. "Probably not. But wait, so you have powers from all of Apollo's talents!?"

"Apparently. Does that make me stronger than most demigods?"

"Hell yeah!" Will shouts, awestruck.

"Well whatdyu know, lil' sis is stronger and smarter than big bro," I state triumphantly.

"For now." Will smiles mischievously.

"Oh so you agree?"

Will frowns then turns and heads to the Apollo cabin.

"See you tomorrow, lil' bro!" I shout after him.

He sticks his tongue out at me before entering.

I chuckle.

YAY
I HAVE POWERS
NOW LET'S GO PLAY WITH THEM

I spend around 20 minutes just experimenting with my powers. I started with heading into the forest and tried to light my hands to their brightest, which was pretty close to the sun's.
And the song 'Light em Up' (Fall Out Boy) had come on.

And then I tried to go completely invisible. There wasn't much light to deflect away so it was easy. Until the song 'Gone Forever' (Three Days Grace) started playing and I couldn't reappear until it finished.

The songs are extremely ironic. That's all I can say on that.

It then takes me a while to realize that the 19 clicks I've been hearing for the last two hours are the cabins, locking up for the night at their own times.

Oh shit.
The latest one is the Hades cabin.
Well. That's my last choice then.
There's Arthur.
BUT THERE'S NICO OH GODS NO PLS NO

I stare blankly at the black obsidian tower of gloom. Hopefully Arthur is in there.
I knock, and sure enough, it's Arthur who opens the door.

"Hi..." I say hesitantly.

Arthur looks around. "All the cabins locked?"

"Yeah..."

"Oh. Ours locks at midnight."

I slowly nod. "So can I stay here?"

"Sure." He moves aside and lets me in. "Nico's not here yet. He shadow travels back later."

I relax. "You should've told me sooner."

"Why? It's fun watching you being scared of Nico."

I scoff. "I'm not scared. I just don't like people after my blood."

"Mhmm. You can use Hazel's 'room'. It's behind that sheet. No one ever looks there."

"Yeah, I know. Thanks."
I duck beneath the long sheets and roll into the coffin.
"I feel right at home."

I hear Arthur chuckle. "Goodnight, Khristine."

"Goodnight~"

A/N----------------------------
// ARTHUR'S POV //

HOLY FUCK MY PRESUMED CRUSH IS GOING TO SPEND THE NIGHT ONLY 5 METRES AWAY, I BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPINESS-

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ouo