S.S. Queen's Holiday Cruise [2]

Zane

"If you don't believe me, I have other people up on Olympus who'll tell you. But I'm serious, I am your best friend, or was until you disappeared." I said.

I walk up to him and put my hand on his shoulder reassuringly, hoping to trigger some sort of memories about me from the past. But his thoughts were hard to read, the uncertainty on his face, I was hoping something would pop up about me.

"Listen, tell me how much you remember, and I'll help fill in the blanks." I said.

Katie

The guy walks over to Chance and places a hand on his shoulder. Yep, you are a great friend. You wanted to kill him. I just look to the ground and let Chance talk to him, without my thoughts in the way.

Chance

I squeeze Katie's hand and hesitate, "I just remember my accident, where I was going and what happened moments before. I remember a tiny bit of my childhood, nearly nothing of high school, and dates I went on with my wife. That's it."

Zane

I sigh, "wonderful, that's a lot to fill in, but I'll help out." I said taking a few steps back away from him.

I walk over to a black case, it was mine and it held my weapons of choice, I open it and poke my hand under the swords, I grab the photos I kept in the case. I pick out the three, one from our freshman year the summer when we went to Disney Land with our old exs. The second one with me and him handing out on that old bridge on Olympus two years later, and finally the third being just after graduation when we were celebrating with a party, that was the day he went missing. I went back over to him with the three photos stopping just a foot away from him.

"My name is Zane, I've been your best friend since freshman year during high school. We were players, picked up chicks, got drunk, help each other out, made a point that no woman would ever get between us. Here, I even have pictures of us together to prove it." I said handing him the photos.

Katie

I do not look at any of the pictures, not wanting to see his old ex. While we were dating in high school, she would try to come between us and I hated it. I cross my arms and look away.

Chance

I look over the pictures, but very little memory comes back. Only something about a party, which fuzzes out because of alcohol. Confused, I step out of his touch and study him again. Picked up chicks? Drank? That doesn't sound like who I've been lately...

"Well, I'm not that person anymore," I say. Nor can I remember it. "What does what you were talking about before have to do with me?"

Zane

"I can tell, you've changed, but in between classes and when we had free time. Eris gave us jobs to do, tasks that needed to be done. Most of the jobs were for me, but you were needed at times due to how well you could work the mist. Keep mortals from seeing though the mist into the Chaos Walkers operations." I said.

Katie

I look at the guy, confused. I am so lost in all of this, there is no telling how Chance feels.

Chance

My head starts to hurt, and I bring a hand to it for a moment before composing myself, "I don't know who Eris is, or what the hell Chaos Walkers are. You're not making sense. What do you mean I worked the mist?"

Zane

"Chance, your a demigod, the Son of Iris, the rainbow messenger goddess, you have the ability to change and work the mist into Eris' favor. Eris is the Goddess of Discord and Chaos, she hired you into helping a group of demigods who carry out her will. There known as Chaos Walkers, I am a Chaos Walker." I said in a calm tone.

Katie

If all of this is true, why did he keep it from me. My mouth drops open a bit and I stare wide eyed at Zane. "Wait, what?"

Chance

None of this sounds real, feasible. None of this sounds anything like who I feel I am anymore. My head feels like it's going to split in two, and the confusion swirling around it is indescribable or conceivable to the normal mind. I don't say anything more, just simply trying to process it all.

Zane

"I know it sounds hard Chance, I could hardly believe it when I was first told I was a demigod, but trust me it's all true. But listen, let's head back to the boat, I'll come with and contact someone who can help you though all this." I said.

Katie

I frown a a little at first, but then wipe it away from Chance. He need something that he know well in this time of pure confusion.

Chance

I look at Katie, hesitating before nodding at the boy out of confusion. The boat.. At least I'll be somewhere I know. That'll help.