Part Two

“Not allowed to talk to strangers? How old are you, twelve?” Eros asked, continue to walk around the pool taunting me.

“I-I’m” I covered my breasts tightly in shame as he neared me. Hovering over me and shamelessly looking down at the water at my body.

“Eros please don’t” I said, now crying and looking away from him into the water.

“Ah, see. A little fan of mine?” Eros asked me, still approaching.

“Look at me” he commanded with compulsion. It was a feeling I hated. Only the strongest Olympians had the ability to do it. Their words had the power to control others, if they felt the need, or in Eros’s case, the desire to do so.

“Please-please no” I cried, my trained mind fighting off his commands.

“Look at me now or I’ll have you move your little arms from those sweet breasts of yours as well.” Eros said to me.

In anger, disgust, and shame I turned my head up at the two gods. I wondered if I should show them that I could fight the compulsion, but I choose against giving up my identity. They were much closer than before now, and could see my face much more clearly.

“Well this just got interesting. Hello little Kore” Eros said to me.

Damn it, I thought. Eros knew who I was.

I turned my head away again once again and began backing slowly into the corner of my mothers large pool. To my horror, the two men continued to approach me, walking at the edge of the large pool towards me.

The marble columns began to look so much smaller as their large builds approached me. My breath had increased and I gripped myself tighter in an attempt to soothe my anxiety. This was the behavior my mother warned me about. Men are pigs, she would tell me. Especially the Olympians.

“Please leave me alone” I begged them. The two continued to approach me on as if I didn’t just speak in protest.

“That’s Demeter’s daughter?” Blue eyes asked, nodding at my small body in the water. He looked pained as he processed that information.

"The most beautiful virgin goddess on earth. Her mother hides her away as much as she can, and judging from what I can see of her body, I understand why." Eros said.

The two men were now at the corner of the pool overlooking me. They were very close. I still tried to hide my breasts the best I could, pulling my long hair wet hair over my shoulders and trying to cover them. I prayed my mother or one of our followers would walk by, but unfortunately everyone was gathering and preparing for my birthday party.

“Tell me Kore, what are you doing out here all alone? Don’t tell me you’re being naughty, straying from your devotions a bit? Chastity not working out for you?” Eros said to me. He suddenly grabbed my wrist, pulling one of my arms away from my breasts. He lifted my body ever so slightly from the pool but I pulled back hard and regained my arm.

“Please-stop. I have to go get ready for the party, people are expecting me.” I asked him, and he laughed at this.

“I think we could help out a little bit you know, I did hear it was your eighteenth birthday.” Eros said with a sick grin. Gods I wanted to murder this man.

“Eros-we’re guests. I really do think we should be going.” Blue eyes said, still with the same pained and confused look on his face.

Eros did not follow his companions advice. He jumped into the water and grabbed at me. I screamed and turned away, violently thrashing to get away from him but he placed his large hand over my mouth.

“Shhh-sh, I’m just trying to give you your gift, little goddess” He said to me.

I began to sob as his hands restrained me. He was so much stronger than me.

"Eros please, I'll do anything you want." I cried to him.

"That's a good girl, of course you will." Eros said, his hands beggining to explore my body forcefully.

“Eros, that’s enough” Blue eyes said from the side of the pool.

“Aw, come on. Look at her. You're the one who said you wanted to go find some maidens.” Eros said, placing his other strong arm around my waist and his leg under my ass.

"Consentual maidens." Blue eyes said.

"Come on mate, I thought virgins were your type." Eros said. He lifted me and exposed me to the blue eyed man against my will.

Eros then moved his hand from my mouth to around my breasts, he pushed away the hair from my neck and began to kiss and suck on it.

“Eros-Eros please stop, please, I’ll do anything” I sobbed to him. I felt humiliated and violated like never before. This was it, I thought. I would be raped. Every protection my mother had set up for me I had ruined.

“That’s what we like to hear,” Eros said, bringing me back down and turning me to face him. His hands began to wander past my waist.

“No-no please not that” I sobbed into Eros's face.

“Eros-I’m warning you” the blue eyed man said.

“She asked for it,” Eros said. Suddenly there was a splash, and I was roughly ripped from Eros's grasp. I felt as though I couldn’t breathe. Eros had tried to rape me?!

The arms I was in now felt safe. I had this overwhelming feeling of calmness and release. I couldn’t stop sobbing quietly into the blue eyes chest.

“Shh, it’s okay” he said to me calmly, covering my mouth. I looked up at him as he switched from kindness to manic wildness.

“Eros” Blue eyes shouted angrily.

“This is Demeter's daughter, ZEUS’S DAUGHTER. Are you insane?” Blue eyes said, still muffling my cries. I bit hard on his finger and tried to run from him, he barely seemed phased by the pain, only looking down at me for a moment to make eye contact before continuing to scold Eros.

I continued to cry, my breasts were almost above the water, my nipples just barely below the surface. The exposure was humiliating.

“Shh” blue eyes said to me, I wanted to trust him but all of my instincts were to get as far away from both of these men as possible. Blue eyes was just stealing me from Eros. His kindness must be a trick.

“I’m not an idiot, I wouldn’t mess with Demeter. It’s just that this little one has been breaking her devotions all summer, right? I’ve seen you here before love” Eros reached to stroke my wet hair “you don’t have to pretend you haven’t daydreamed of me-“

“Eros that’s enough” Blue eyes said, one of his arms protectively around me and the other pushing Eros away.

“Alright-alright man whatever” Eros said, and I heard him climb out of the water and walk away.

“Don’t act like you’re so much better than me,” Eros added. I felt his footsteps in the vibrations of the earth, ten paces away, twenty, thirty. After several moments I realized I was clutching onto this blue eyed man for dear life.

My naked body was wrapped into his chest, one large arm around my small back and the other still on over my lips. I slowly looked up at him, realized what was going on, and pushed him away from me.

I turned away immediately, dipping my body low into the pool, almost to my chin so he would not see me.

“Who are you?” I asked him,

He didn’t respond. Instead he just removed himself from the grand pool. His large body and black suit was now dripping wet.

“Who-who are you?” I asked again, fearing the answer. Blue eyed man did not respond, instead, he began to gather my dress and things.

“Please don’t tell anyone” I said to him. His back was to me but I knew he was listening to me.

“You have a birthday party to get to little Kore. Get dressed and run to your friends, I will make sure your mother knows you’re safe” He said to me.

“But wait-who are you?” He asked me.

“PERSEPHONE! Where have you been?!” I heard one of my devoted nymphs shout from the castle halls. I turned back to look for blue eyes, but he was suddenly gone. It was as if he had dissapeared without a trace.

“We only have twenty minutes to get you ready!” another one of my nymphs shouted.

“COME, quickly” they said to me, helping me out of the bath and bringing me back into my mothers palace.