Eclipse

Fourteen

I was pleasantly surprised once I saw the city. While a little old fashioned it was really beautiful. It made you feel a sense of peace but I also felt that this was not a place where you could fuck around.

Everyone here seemed really serious. Serious about bettering themselves, learning or helping others.

As we walked over I couldn't help but pray in my mind that Zeus would figure out that this wasn't the place to act like a little kid excited by everything and bursting with bubbly joy. He needs to remember why we're here and limit the lame jokes.

I read Zeus' aura real quick and it definitely worried me. He was full of energy and excited, his face was bright and had a smile on it while he looked around at everything. I decided to read what he was thinking since I couldn't help but be curious.

'I really want to climb to the top of these little buildings and just hop from one to the other. I shouldn't do that... right? I mean, would it really be that bad? It would be super fun but this place seems kinda uptight...'

"ZEUS PLEASE NO! JUST RESIST THE URGES AND I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR FAVORITE COOKIES WHEN WE GET OUT!" I placed in his mind.

I saw him sigh but then he sent me the message, "I wasn't going to do it... I was just thinking."

I raised my eyebrows and he sighed again. He looked like a sad little boy and I couldn't help but reach up and pinch his cheeks a little, giggling at the little smile he couldn't help but show.

He rolled his eyes and huffed but I noticed his cheeks turning a little pink.

Suddenly I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see fire, his face looking just as hostile as always.

"What's up?" I asked and as if something dawned on him his eyes widened.

I raised my eyebrows, waiting for him to say something but he was just there, silently, his eyes widening slightly every second this awkward moment continued.

"You okay Fire?"

He nodded his head quickly but otherwise said nothing.

Before I could figure out what the fuck was happening we had arrived at the really tall and large dome made of glass. We walked in and I gasped, looking around in awe.

I couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity while walking in.

"Our leader is in the center of the garden. He doesn't talk much but you might get more out of him if only two of you go. The rest can wait here unless absolutely necessary."

I looked at Jacob. "How did you know about all of this?" I asked.

"Their leader was kept in our jail for a while. I heard a little while after he escaped he took back over this place. He had left it in the hands of one of the ones he was mentoring for a while but no one's as good as him. He is the true leader. He has taught us all so much, he really helped me."

I nodded.

"I think Eclipse and I should go in, if you guys don't mind. We're kind of the leaders of this particular mission." Fire said, tone bland as always.

The rest nodded their heads, agreeing although none but Killian looked okay with it.

I smiled at the others apologetically before looping my arm through Fire's as we headed through the path into the indescribably beautiful gardens.

The trees were tall over us and the dome brought in all the sunlight but surprisingly none of the heat, the temperature was perfect, a little warmer than normal, forcing your body to relax.