The Unknown God/Goddess

Second

August's P.O.V

"What were you thinking?" I ask Pharsa. 

We're at home, in the living room, and me making a fuss of what happened at school. I sat opposite of her and crossed my legs. Mine was beside me, slouching and her eyes were constantly wandering.

"I could ask you the same thing." she says, her eyebrows furrowed. 

You might be wondering. How come nobody asked about Pharsa having a blindfold. Actually, in the human eye, Pharsa has no blindfold. Only beings with abilities sees the cloth that's covering her eyes. Mainly because the cloth has a god's blessing and Pharsa herself is a deity offspring. 

"I think I know what I'm doing." 

"Then I do too." I groaned. How thick can her head be? I'm stuck between peace and chaos. If I don't satisfy Pharsa somehow, here in the human world, then Hades will absolutely tell on me to the people of Olympus. Mine will think I've betrayed her since I didn't tell her that this the permission father granted us was a secret. 

I massage my crease and sigh. 

"I just want to know why you did that." 

"Did what?" 

"Told her that she can't touch me and that I'm of royalty."

"But you are." she says it as a matter-of-fact. She was so blatant like she didn't get what I was asking her. 

"Yes, but she doesn't need to know that." her eyebrows furrowed. 

"What do you mean?" 

"I'm a human here, temporarily. She'll know when the time comes." 

"And when is that time?" 

I look at Pharsa intently. What does she want from me? I already brought her here. What more does she want? I barely know the basic things in the human world and she's already testing me. I haven't even used my trump card yet. 

"When I've already captured her heart." 

"She is beautiful but there are many goddesses that are more beautiful. What about the daughter of Aphrodite?" I shake my head. 

"You don't understand." 

"Then tell me so I can." 

"I was about to but then you had to come in between us at lunch. You're basically saying one thing and another when doing something." 

Pharsa didn't say anything. I must admit. Looking at Pharsa now, it still gives me that certain hunger. She's designed to be a man-eating w***e. Her father is Hades for gods' sake. Her body was designed to seduce all living being, from monsters to deities. Her breasts were out of this world and her curves were a 10 out of 10. Her lips were kissable, pinkish red. in contrast with her pale skin. She has a small yet straight nose, like a doll. 

Her hair is eye-catching, and then her everything else follows. 

She raises her arms and then placed them behind her head. Is she doing what I think she's doing? She unties her blindfold and kept her eyes closed. 

"I still like you, Prince, even if you're portraying as woman right now." she flutters her eyes open. The world suddenly slowed down, just to give her eyes some special effects. 

Her eyes were mesmerizing. They were... yellow. Yes, yellow. I thought they were going to be pure white or pure black since that's the color of her wings and her hair. But they were the kind of yellow that would totally go transparent when the Sun shines on them. 

"Beautiful," Mine was also star-struck with Pharsa's eyes. 

"I'm thankful that you still like me but I'm already smitten." 

"I'm not saying I'm going to stop you from getting her." 

"Then what are you planning to do then?" she closes her eyes and smiles. 

"All I want is to finally be relieved. If you're going to pick her, then I'm going to make sure you got a hold on her, tight." 

"Are you saying that you want to help me?" 

"Yes. That's not what father wants but that's what my heart screams." 

"How exactly will you help me?" 

Mine kept silent beside me. I guess she's still gawking at Pharsa's eyes. 

"I'll keep on taunting her. I think that's all I can do." I look down and smile. 

"Are you okay though?" 

Of course, I don't want to be a dickhead. She just admitted to me that she still likes me and she's openly saying that she's going to help me. I know that hurts. to see the person you like happy with someone else. And I know too that it hurts more to help. 

"Don't worry. Raven High School has enough students to last me until I'm over you." 

"Are you planning on devouring our male students?" Mine finally decided to speak up. 

"Yes, but I won't kill them. Don't worry. I'll be known as the school's slut. Ah, what a title." Pharsa smiles at herself and hugs herself. 

She giggles and hugs herself tighter. I shiver. She's still Hades' daughter after all. 

"Ugh, please stop that." I cover my eyes to not contaminate my mind. 

"Anyway, what's your plan? I'm guessing it isn't doing well for you." 

"How can you say that?" I uncovered my eyes and crosses my arms across my chest. 

"Because she's still not looking your way. She's probably just making sure that you both aren't alone. She has that kind of personality." 

"What do you suggest August will do?" 

Pharsa shrugs before leaning on the sofa's back rest. 

"In cases like this, it's always something big that has to happen so that she will realize that you're sincere. She's too friendly, which means she's constantly labeling new people as friends. You should've told her you liked her the first time you met." 

I sigh. But that's too sudden. She's bound to be shocked and stay away from me. I don't even know which is more dominant in her interest, men or women.

"It's already too late for that." Mine answers on behalf of me. 

"What about you, Mine? Have you seen someone you like?" Pharsa pronounces Mine's name properly. 

"No, I'm still adjusting. Plus, I want a deity, not a human." 

"Ooh, humans are more entertaining, you know. And easy to manipulate." Pharsa winks at Mine making Mine shake her head. 

"I like to be dominated." 

"I'm going to excuse myself." their conversation wasn't interesting to me. 

I entered my room and threw myself on the bed, but I didn't land on the bed. I float on top of the bed and lay on the air. I rock my own self to sleep while on air. 

The next morning, I woke up with a knock on the door. I was startled and fell on the bed. The bed bounces as I fall on it. I groaned. I was still sleepy and who could it be at this hour? It's still too early. 

I went to answer the door while rubbing my eyes out of the sleepiness. 

"Who is i-"

"Hi," Rafaela smiles at me brightly, not bothered by my sleepy figure. 

"Rafaela?" 

"And us!" Sarah and Earl spurts out of nowhere behind Rafaela with smiles too. 

"What are you guys doing here?" 

Rafaela chuckles and combs my hair. I chuckle awkwardly and widened the area so they can enter. Thank goodness Mine is a diligent deity. That day when I was in Olympus, she immediately renovated the house. 

They come inside, heads popping and turning. 

"Nice place." Earl comments. 

"Thanks," 

I close the door and escorted them to the living room. 

"Please, help yourself." 

"Wow, such hospitality." Sarah teases me before laughing. 

"Gee, maybe because I have visitors that didn't say they were coming." 

"Oh, please, we do things our way." Rafaela says and then looks at me. 

"So, where are the other two?" 

"Uh, still asleep. Excuse me, I'll tidy myself up. Just a sec," 

I hurry to my room and magic my clothes and hair. I transported to Mine's room and wake her up by shaking her aggressively. 

"Wake up! They're here!" 

"Wha- who?" her eyes were still half-open and she was still hugging her pillow. 

"The trio! Hurry!" she jolted up awake and then proceeded to change her clothes. 

I teleported again to Pharsa's room. 

"I know, I'm awake." was what she said the second I see her. 

"How?" 

"Heat signature." 

"Ah, alright." 

I teleported back to my room and got out. I smile at them and they smiled back. 

"Have you had breakfast?" I ask the trio.

"Yes, you haven't?" Earl asks. 

"We woke her up, idiot." Sarah elbows Earl on his side making Earl yelp. 

"You didn't need to do that." Earl elbows Sarah too, but gently. 

"You want to eat first?" Rafaela ignored the two bickering. 

"Ah, I'm good. I don't usually eat breakfast." 

Rafaela pats the seat next to her. My heart tugs and I instantly smiled at the gesture. She wants me to sit next to her! Yey! But then Pharsa exited her room and sat next to Rafaela. 

"I told you, she can't be touched." 

Pharsa exchanged hostile look with Rafaela. Rafaela's smile disappeared and the two bickering stopped talking. They look at Rafaela and Pharsa before looking at me. 

"Hey, what's u-" Mine stopped talking as soon as she notices the place feeling cold and pressurized. 

"Calm down, both of you." 

"Do you have a problem with me?" Rafaela asks. 

"Yes." 

My jaw dropped to the ground. Pharsa! What the heck are you doing? I thought you were going to help me? How is this helping? Wait. I need to trust her. She already gave her word. She's a deity and she won't go back on her word. That's wrong. 

"Can you tell me?" Rafaela calms herself down and asked Pharsa politely. 

"You keep on clinging to August, I thought you were dating." Rafaela's brows knitted together. 

"Clinging?" 

"I'm only doing what you're doing. What if August has a girlfriend? Can you tolerate being second?" 

Rafaela looks at me with a troubled expression on her face.

"Woah, hold up." Earl says. 

"Yes?" Pharsa asks. 

What a grown woman. She knows what she's doing and she's slaying it. I, on the other hand, is just being led by the nose. Pharsa got Rafaela to think and reflect and even got Earl to speak up. What an achiever! I should take notes and do this too, if I want to manipulate the situation. 

"You're saying Rafaela acts like a girlfriend, right now?" 

"Yes, even though she's still a friend. It makes me think that Rafaela likes August." what words!

Mine steps up and is now standing beside me. We exchanged amazed looks. 

"Well, do you?" Sarah asks Rafaela.

"I don't... know?" Rafaela answers honestly. 

"I should go. I need to go shopping." Pharsa stands up and winks at me before going directly to the door. 

Sarah was looking at Rafaela, Rafaela was looking down at her lap, Mine and I were looking at Sarah and Rafaela, while Earl simultaneously looks at Rafaela and then us. Pharsa got skills but she didn't have to leave when she knew it was going to be this awkward. 

She should've repaired the situation before going out. Damn. I got played. 

"This is awkward." Sarah says. 

"Sorry, should I leave?" Rafaela asks. 

"Nah," Mine answers. 

"You're right! We shouldn't just go when we only arrived." Earl tries to persuade them to stay.

"But what can we do here? I think August is feeling awkward around me." Rafaela avoids my gaze. 

"No, I'm not. Come on, there must be a reason why you came here." I try to sound gentle. I didn't want to scare her away. 

Did Pharsa just put the idea inside Rafaela's mind so she can be weary around me? Will that slowly change her perspective around me? Her feelings? Her emotions? Will she pull away from me? It's up to me to not let that happen. 

"We just wanted to visit and make memories?" Rafaela answers me and finally looks up at me. She was confused, but I don't know with what. 

"Alright. What do you want to do?" I ask the three of them. 

"Well, what do you have?" Sarah asks. 

"We have a game room." Mine spurted out. 

I turn to her slowly with a small smile. 

"We have a what?" I whispered. She grins at me, mimicking my actions.

"Game room," she whispers back. 

"Woah! Really? Can I see?" Earl stands up and walks to where Mine and I were. 

"Sure," I smile through gritted teeth. 

I didn't know we had such a thing. Since Mine renovated the place, I haven't been able to roam around. My head was full of Rafaela that I didn't bother with other things. Am I obsessed? Is that gross? Do you think obsessing is gross? I think obsessing is gross. 

"Can I come?" Sarah stands up, excited to see our game room too. 

"I'll escort you." Mine says and escorts the two. Earl looks back and gives me thumbs up before disappearing from the corner. 

It was only me and Rafaela left in the room. 

"I'm sorry," she asks. 

"For what?" 

"For being awkward." 

"No, no, it's okay."

"Can you tell the two that I'll go first?" 

"You're going out?" she nods. 

"I'm a bit guilty because I feel like I'm hovering you all for myself." she grabs her sling bag and went directly to the door. 

I made myself invisible and followed behind her. She was walking aimlessly, avoiding colliding with other people. She was walking to the town with her head down. I transformed while still invisible and ran a few meters ahead of her. I let myself be seen and bumped into her. 

"Oh, sorry." she says and looks up at me. Her usual smile was gone. 

"Are you okay, pretty lady?" 

She looks at my eyes and was quiet for a bit. She stood frozen and just stared at my eyes. I transformed into a boy so I guess she won't recognize me. But I forgot about changing my own eye color. But this is better. I want to know what's so different between a man and a woman. 

"Do I know you?" she asks.

"No, but you will. Come." 

I grab her hand, intertwined it with mine and dragged her along with me. People were staring at us. But I didn't mind. Her hand in mine felt nice. It gave me butterflies inside my stomach and it made me feel giddy. I couldn't help but smile. 

"What's your name, pretty lady?" 

We get inside a coffee shop. I sit and she sits opposite of me. I stand up and sit next to her. I'm going to be approaching her first without regrets. I'm done just sitting idly. I should've done this when I was still August. 

"Rafaela." 

"Austin. Nice to meet you, pretty lady." she stares at my eyes again. 

"I'm pretty sure I know you." I laugh hysterically. 

The waitress comes and we ordered. It didn't really matter to the both of us. We just ordered what we think we like. I smile at Rafaela as she was still staring at my eyes. 

"I don't think so. This is the first time we've met." 

"Do you perhaps have a twin?" I laughed again. 

"No, I'm an only child. Why?" 

"You have the same rare eyes as someone I know." 

"Ooh, do you like that person's eyes?" she realizes that she was looking too much and turned away. 

"Yes, they were the prettiest." 

"Aw, I'm openly hitting on you and you're already mentioning someone else." 

"Oh, sorry." 

I grab her hand on the table. 

"Tell me to stop if you want me to." 

I intertwine our fingers together, locking them. It really is different between a boy and a girl. I noticed the subtle change in Rafaela's demeanor. 

"You said your name is Austin?" 

"Yes. What about my name?" 

"Her name is August. Your name starts with A. It's weird." 

"You keep mentioning that person. Do you like her?" 

"I can't possibly.... right?" 

"One way to find out." 

I use my hand to make her gently face me. My heart started to thump hard as our face inches closer. She looks at my eyes and gets lost in them. She looked so absent-minded. She closes her eyes right when our lips touched. I stopped breathing. This magical moment was to be remembered and to be shared. 

I open my mouth and deepen the kiss. I tuck her lower lip in between my lips and squeeze them with my lips. They were soft. It was dreamy. It was supposed to last but then the waitress came back with our lattes and she smiles when she saw us making out. 

Our kiss broke and the waitress went away. 

"Did you find out?" she nods timidly. 

"You're good at kissing." I tell her. 

Then I remembered that she admitted she was sexually active. Ah, I want to kiss her again. My eyes went to her lips that were swollen and red, puffy. I want to kiss them again. The feeling was so overwhelming but still so addictive. 

"You have the same scent." she looks at me again. I know she wants to know, I could tell by the way she looks at me. 

"You want to kiss again?" 

"Okay," 

This time, she was the first one to lean. I smile to myself and let myself indulge in such sweetness. They were more soft than earlier. She bites my lip. Ooh, she's getting feisty. I place my hand on her cheek and massage her cheek using my thumb. 

We break our kiss, panting for air. We both exchange looks before she smiles at me. 

"Thanks,"

"For what?" 

"For helping me figure it out?" 

"Figure what out?" she rolls her eyes but still smiling. 

"I'll tell you once I'm done with it and once we're close enough." 

"Kissing isn't considered close?" 

She leans in my ear. 

"Closer," she growls at me in whisper, making me feel goosebumps. She sits properly and takes a sip on her latte.

"Mhm, this is good." 

I smile at myself. She got me good.