Do they ever get it right? (Open)

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This town was making her stir crazy, she did not understand how she was going to survive being here, especially if she could not learn to keep herself busy, then she had seen it. A bookstore, she always loved to read, so maybe she could purchase a few books to tide her over and maybe read inside the store in her own corner. Yeah, that sounded like something she could do. After all, books were composed of stories that were inspired by life and who did not want to drift into another world? She would be staying away from the myths about Sirens though, those pissed her off, considering they got it all wrong and portrayed Sirens as monsters, which they were in a way, but only if they were alone without anyone to care for in the world.



Although she did like to read other myths, vampires, werewolves, witches, gods and goddesses. Hell, she loved them all, she liked reading about the weird things, also she had a weird thing for romance novels. Hey, she couldn’t have a romance herself, so romance novels was the closest to it that she was getting! Besides, who did not love Romance novels? They were cheesy, yes, but sometimes a girl could dream, she knew no male was perfect though, although she doubted that anyone could love her like her father loved her mother. So she rather avoid love altogether, avoid crushes and avoid flirting at times, she did not want to die, she did not want someone else messing with her life and deciding if she died from a broken heart or not. No, she was making that choice to be celibate and to not fall in love, she was not going to allow her life to be put in someone else’s hands.



She drifted into the store, moving along the aisles of books, she was indeed in heaven right now, well, it would be heaven if there was music as well. Family, Friends, Music and Books, that was all she needed, everything else was just peachy in her mind. A soft sigh escaped her, as she brushed her hair from her eyes, her tongue peeked out, a silver stud in her tongue flashed, it was silver and she brushed her tongue along her bottom lip slightly, as she read the spines of the various books, seeing what pulled at her and what did not. Those bright blue eyes sparkled softly, as she stopped on a book about Sirens anyway, she frowned a bit, ”Such bullshit…” She huffed a bit, she hated what people wrote about what she was, she truly did, they never got it right.

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Athena had practically the same thought as the pink haired woman, going in for some new books. Well, mostly on Greek mythology considering it had been her favorite thing to read about. Wandering into the store after taking a taxi downtown to get there, she went right for the history section to see what she could find. Fingering through the books, she stood puzzled, having a hard time deciding what book to get. She pulled one out of place and read the cover of it but glanced up when she heard someone nearby cussing. They didn't sound very happy. Maybe they were having a hard time finding what they were looking for?

She however knew this store like the back of her hand considering how often she came here. She was a big history buff although she did like to read other things such as romance novels and fairytales. Perhaps she could help the woman find what she needed. Placing the book back on the shelf, she carefully approached the girl, clearing her throat to get her attention. "Excuse me, did you need help finding something?" She asked very politely.

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Annoyance etched on her features, but she opened the book anyway, glancing over the information on Sirens, the pictures showed the same monsters and that started to piss her off. No one knew what it was that Sirens had to go through, no one knew the pain they went through, all due to love and when their family was hurting. Her eyes changed a bit, that soft blue color swirled a bit until they were the color of sea foam, temptation did that. When she used her Siren powers, no matter what they were, her eyes always changed to the Sea foam color, or if her temper was up, like it was right now. She could not help it, when people got her species wrong, it made her pissed off.

She snapped a little at the woman, “No.” But once she realized what she had done, she calmed herself down almost at once, quickly apologizing, “I’m sorry, no… I just find some myths just do not have all the facts. This thing on Sirens is just… it’s all wrong.” How did she know? Well, she could not very well admit such a thing, but she closed the book firmly. “I am good. I am just looking for some books to buy while I am in Beacon Hills, keep myself occupied.”

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Athena's eyes almost narrowed into a glare when the other girl snapped at her but calmed down quickly, nodding softly at her apology. It had been accepted. "I really hate when some books play with myths like that." She sighed, having had the same problem a few times herself. "So I take it you're not from around here?" She had noted this by how the girl said while she was in Beacon Hills. She herself wasn't from here either. She'd only moved within her senior year of high school to live with her cousin Desiree and her aunt and uncle. She liked it but boy did she miss her father and Carter like mad. She wondered how he was doing and if her father was okay. She hadn't heard from either of them for a while now.

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”I do as well.” And she meant that, as she sighed softly to her, her mind was just drifting, she felt like she was annoyed all over the place and she could not help it. She shrugged a bit, as she glanced to her, ”I’m not, I’m originally from Los Angeles.” And she wanted to go back there oddly, she just felt so out of place here. She shuffled from one foot to the other, feeling like she just wanted to run away completely from everything. She suddenly did not want to be here anymore, high school, she could have been out of high school already, she was smart enough to be, but what was the point? She liked school, she liked learning, to read and to just explore new possibilities, anything was possible right?

But here lately she was questioning a lot of things, she wondered what more she had to do. She was not exactly a teenager, she acted more like an adult sometimes, she took care of her father, cooked and such for him, she was more mature than most her age, she just did not show it a lot of the time. She did not want to be the freak, she just wanted to be herself, and that was it. She glanced to the other girl, ”I take it you’re not from Beacon Hills either?” It was a simple question, one she felt she needed to ask, and also it might be good to get to know someone else. ”Just a guess and making conversation, I suppose…” She smiled lightly, her mind was elsewhere for the moment.

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Athena couldn't help but smile back at the female when she had answered her question. She really hadn't been from Beacon Hills just she like thought. She guessed neither of them were then. They were both like strangers to this town. Maybe strangers that at some point can even become friends? Athena didn't really have any in Beacon Hills. Just her cousin Desiree and she didn't much care for her cousin's choice of friends. They were just like her. Complete bitches. "No, I'm not. I'm from Carolina." She replied with a small laugh, nodding her head softly.

"It's good to make conversation with new people. It helps you to get to know them better and hey, I don't know many people in this place or in school even except for my cousin so it's nice to be talking to someone else." She spoke sincerely, especially when that someone else wasn't constantly biting your head off. Regardless how Desiree could be, the two oddly got along well. She didn't know how they pulled it off but they did. They had a very odd relationship. "I'm Athena, by the way," She introduced herself as she placed out a hand to the other girl, ignoring the other people walking around them as one stopped a moment to stare at the pink haired woman.

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It was something she could never get over, to be new here but at the same time not so new, she had visited sure, but she never stayed longer than a week or two. But to actually live here, it was more than being a stranger, it felt awkward, and she did not understand why. She bit her bottom lip lightly, as a soft sigh escaped her, her mind was drifting a bit but she had heard what the other woman said. ”Oh? Which Carolina?” There was a North and South one right? She smiled a bit and held her hand out to the other young woman. ”I’m Skylla, but most people just call me Sky.” Which was true and she actually liked her name and the shortened version of it, she supposed it described her perfectly, she did have her head in the clouds sometimes, but not always.

It was just good to talk to someone else, rather than just be alone, she was tired of being alone and lonely here, but she could only do so much to put herself out there. If no one else tried to get to know her in return, what was the point? She was a little awkward at times, but also it was mainly, she actually needed a little physical contact, she did not know why, it was just something that was always there, the need to show affection and all. She lifted up her free hand to run it through her hair idly, perhaps it was better if she just went back to Los Angeles, already she was longing for something exciting, and for her Dad, who at least somewhat understood her.

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Athena looked a little embarrassed when she realized she hadn't specified which part of Carolina she was from. Oops, must've slipped her mind. She blushed a little, showing her embarrassment but laughed it off. "Sorry about that. North Carolina," She told the other girl who then extended a hand to her, introducing her own name. Another smile graced Athena's lips as she took her hand, gently yet firmly and shook it. "Nice meeting you Sky." It really was and hey, both of them had unique names and a similar taste in book reading.

Unfortunately for Sky she'd been unhappy with what she'd found about sirens. Athena wished she could help her with that but she didn't know much about them. There was still many things she had yet to learn about being a hunter. But right now, her current distraction had been school and getting herself settled in. Making some friends was next on the agenda so she didn't seem so lost in the crowd. Being a better hunter was the least of her worries. Slipping her hand from Sky's, she spoke, "Are you in school right now?" She thought to ask, in case there was a chance they went to the same one. Wouldn't that be something?