ll felt like a fragile dream. As if at any mo
oment. I remember hearing it, the
dde
cademy. The place that all deities go and a
g out evil and bringing about justice and peace to the humans of this world. A place where I could truly belong. Although anywhere was better tha
new home for the next four to six years." Mala
vibrant flowers of every color littered the grounds as full bushes and
thed taking in the sights. But nothing could
ece. I felt my eyes bulge as I took it all in and let the knowledge that I be
y like this in all my l
time it took to bring me here. A private plane and then the three hour drive, how could we not talk? I was eager to learn all
y moment and be back in the group home. Will I learn who my parents are? Is that possible
will be magic, as the humans call it. We simply call it power. Once we know your gifts, we should be ab
r and got out he gave me one last smile, a dimple peaked through his golden facial hair and his blue
dded enthusiastically. "I f
to the large oak doors. Sealing my fate, the beginning of my new life. No longer will I be Had
laring at me that is was time to start my day, start my new life. Yesterday I was thri
of answers dampen my mood too much. There was still a chance of me making friends here. I never really had friends before i
the pin that should be on my collar to show my base of gifts, for deities of fertility they were given leaf pins. Those with gifts based more in death and darkness were given skulls. War deities had shi
admistress and me, wondering who's house I was to join as I stood there, not sure what was even happening. I had turned to Malachi hoping to find an answer from him, but his bl
nally asked, looking to the
categories of deities. Only time will tell, for now you will take classes for all gifts and see what you show more promise with. I think housing you with the fertility goddesses will be the best place since it appeared to light up first when you took to the center."
with uniforms. We give all our students an allowance to use for anything else they may need. You only get it once a month so do make it last." She paused then turned back to me and smiled. Her smile didn't mak
quickly grabbed my packed bag holding my tablet and s
liver the texts for the other classes you've been assigned." She held out the stack of books in her arms with her smile still firmly intact. "I took the liberty of checking
books she gave me on my desk next to the door befor
auty Deities house and next to them is the War Deities. They are often seen together. You know the saying, 'All is fair in love and war'. Now fertility goddesses are often associated with harvest but we have many goddesses of marriage a
h hanging open, taken b
r maybe you prefer girls? No judgement, we have a few in the fertility house who play on that team. I personally don't but my best
. They were always so closed off to me, either they were closed into themselves or they were just bitches to me and attempted to hurt me physically and ment
alk much do
411 of this place." I tell her and give her two finger
. Oh my deitus, that is
f that she didn't tell me to get los
telling me what to watch out for with the other deities and wh
roup home sent me to. There were waiters taking orders at the tables and a long
ordering off the menu myself." Chloe picked up a menu off a po
around. "Are the meals here all like this? Are they in
le we walk to the table. I see some of the girls
ght ways. The huevos rancheros looked good from the picture, the description of homemade tortillas, fried into a bowl shape and topped with fresh made
Chloe said as she sat down and pulled the seat
artistic make up on. Her eyeliner was precise, eyeshadow blende
ool artistic eyeliner like that once but my han
eyeliner. I can do your make up for you sometime. It's kind of my person
ight black curls that bounced with the movement of her head, deep brown eyes and dark skin that shine
s what happened last night remember." I felt myself blush hearing th
asked with a frown. "That would be a bummer, I can already tell we will be great friends.
crystal blue eyes, her skin was sun-kissed. She looked like a true California girl to me as she flashed a perfect white smile and extended a hand across the table. "H
m piercing. Her own blue eyes standing out as her hair framed her face. "I'm done, I'm going to go to th
ream the other night and has been in a bad mood ever since."
ked as the waiter approached smiling at the
od." I replied pointing to the picture on the menu and
He asked with
r please." I answered looking back up at the waiter as he nodding again before looking toward
ee and cut into her stack of pancakes. "I personally was nervous as hell myself
till can't believe I'm here, I never thought
been a demi-deity." Candy inquired, stacking her plate and silverwar
arents. I was in a group home, but the house mother
r hottie picked you up! How far from the
n hour out because it was so late." I told them as I accep
e lesbians have to admit he is the hottest professor in
and confirmed. "She's not wrong!
e mostly just talked about the school and what I should expect. I was
rward so we could talk over the table.
ld shed some light on who my parents could be, I was lit
en like I had been when seeing the c
sipping my
cross the table and squeezed my hand. "You can count on us. Even Lily, she'll come a
ng the serious atmosphere of the conversation.
eartedly as Chloe and I ate. They filled me in on what to expect from classes and we talked about how it f
of us all got up and headed to the exit
day. As fertility goddesses you will be able to flow life into the seeds to help them grow into seedlings. F
fessors attention. "Professor Zohra, do we have an extra seed for Hadie? I
eard we had a new fertility goddess, yes I have a few extr
replied, accepting the
just a small fraction of it to the seed to encourage it to grow. Not too much or you could
Their eyes were closed in concentration and I could see little seedlings beginning to poke up through the dirt in their own pots. A soft green glo
lowly forming a red bud at the end of its stem. Her glo
urself. Remember we just want a small bit of life
is hard to concentrate on giving anyth
owly I pulled the smallest amount of it away and into my hands to the pot I held. I felt the warmth leave my body and move into the dirt, feeling the seed
sound of my gasp Professor Zohra turned and let out a gasp of h
e over as if I was about to fall over. "How do y
I feel fine, but t
ore she turned to the tree in my hands. "Well it would seem we need to plant this into the gr
head. "This is my first time using any power
ecting it. "Well, we will watch more closely. Maybe we
the other side of Tamera. "I told Troy she was a fertility goddess. I'm ne
rom the Headmistress." Chloe chimed in as she threw her arm over
e where I felt the call to do so. Once I had found the spot she gave me a shovel to begin to d
ttle more life to encourage it grow and that at the end of the quart
ow what kind of fruit it would bare. But before I could ask ou
were still in the curriculum and were the only classes that mixed all the houses togeth
" I asked, "Wouldn't the
hey are not the same as fertility deities. The only thing about sex and child birth they tend to be involved with is putting the baby inside the girl." Tamera stated, "The
s we walked. "They really do! Oh my deitus, Oswald Jackman is th
t did you do? He tried to kiss me a year ago when I was visiting campus and I'm ashamed to admit I almost gave in but Lily walked
sters before but I'm just now realizing it." I said
oddess. Her dad is a Death God, my dad is a Creation God, then dear ole mama is a fertility goddess. We took more after her
story then looked at her sister and huffed out an annoyed bre
"Oh don't be like that Lils, she's one of us, you saw
oom where our history class was scheduled to take place. Chloe let out a
t put her in this mood? I know she's mood
d dream the night before Hadie came to the school. She didn'
ge classroom with a number of wooden desks and numerous old chairs that were lined up neatly beside th
r shoulders but didn't look at her as he and his friends continued their conversation. Lily avoid
n and close and a familiar scent over took the room. It was a scent that I had smelt the two days it took to come to Deitus Academy.
she registered his presence, whose brea
alachi announced bringing an abrupt halt to all conversations in the room. "That's better, now then today we will
le one' from her mother Demeter." Lily answered with a smile
e and looked up finding Malachi smiling encouragingly at me. He and I had talked about
ter and the Underworld." I answered, "Wife
'. As a fertility and death goddess she represen
o the other kings and queens of the ancient god
ith red pigtails towar
e third king and quee
ther and sister, so gross." Anothe
watch that incest porn!" The guy wi
Thrones and it's a great show!" Angie yelled
n your browser history. Glass houses my friend." Malachi
what the hell man! Don'
se, I even saw Lily cover her mouth in and attemp
he review assignment posted. We may or may not have a test next class,
alwood and vervain drew closer and a shadow appeared on my
Nyctea and I were discussing doing the ceremony over again for you in a couple wee
t in, "She grew a tree today in horticulture. S
me with widened ey
gh since I did it while being so new to my gifts, so she wants me to
get the ceremony done again sooner and get you an official fertility pin. It's not unheard of to be
im for a moment before turning back to my tablet and pulling my smart pen out to begin the r