2 Human Realm

"Azi... Azi... Astarte stop... you are killing them..." a woman's voice yelling loudly. Screams and panic was all around her and her gray eyes were so black no light would ever shine again. She looks over to a see a smirking demon slither over to her and grab her.

She jerks awake with a scream and looks around quickly, to see Shini standing barely visible in the dark corner. Azi sighs and squints her eyes in disgust. "How dare you invade my sleep", she flips the blankets off and pulls her robe on. "Don't you have a small child's bed to hide under" she says with a sharp tone. When the demon speaks it's almost as if twelve people are saying the same thing at the same time. "You assume I am... what the boogie woman?" Shini's yellow eyes followed Astarte around the room, it was apparent she enjoyed torturing her.

"I am packed let me change and I will follow you to the human world, and I suppose see my mother..." her voice was dragged out. She was dreading seeing her Mother. Of course they loved each other but she did not understand her and vice versa. Shini grabs her shoulder then grabs her hand. "I am taking you to Aphrodite you have to change your looks before you enter the human realm I assure you no one has your looks there". Azi let's out a sigh.

Once they reach Aphrodite she was in a long white flowing gown and had the same jawline and blonde hair as her son. She had green eyes that made emeralds envious. Her hair fell past her waist. She had the most passionate sing-song voice when she spoke. "Oh Azi. My son's future bride.... I have been slaving on a look for you. I would never dull your beauty but I think we should make you looks like your Mother and less like your...father" she rolled her eyes. When Aphrodite stepped closer to her she touched the choker her son had given his future bride. "Astarte as long as you are wearing this choker your human appearance will stand. Not even the gods will be able to recognize you..." Aphrodite then made a fist around the sapphire and a huge light ran through her body and it cause Azi to fall to her knees.

When she looked up Shini had her hands over her mouth... "Oh your father is going to kill me." Shini sputtered quickly. Azi stands up and runs over to a mirror. She has remained her athletic frame and height, but her gray eyes are now a honey color and her skin is not as pale. She spins in a circle her hair is now brown as chocolate and lays in a crown braid across her hair line. She is wearing an olive green dress that hangs off her shoulders and has a row of lace flowers around the neckline. She turns back to look at Shini. "I am my mother....They soon load up into a Pegasus coach and head for Persephone.

"Astarte...." a sweet lullaby voice. "Astarte... " she then feel a jab and it jerks her awake. Shini has taken it upon herself to elbow her in the side. "We're here princess." Azi looks out the window and they land in the middle of the thick Forrest. She steps out of the coach and reaches down to feel grass...." I forgot what this looked like...let alone felt like" she said in awe.

"That would be because I have not been able to get you to leave the Underworld since you were 13." that lullaby voice was back but this time it belonged to Persephone, her mother. Shini bows quickly and she pats Shini on the shoulder. "Mother....." she says in a way to harsh tone.

"I will be returning soon to your father... I have missed him... while you are here your job is to change my summer... to fall. Let no humans know who you are, trust no one but Shini. You will stay on my Villa. Once you have turned the season to winter you may return to the underworld." her mother speaks very matter of fact with her. Azi nods then hugs her Mother, they embrace briefly before Persephone and her Demon Lilli depart.

Shini then looks to Azi with a way to excited look. "I call dibs on the big room." as she fades to a shadow slithering through the forest. "Hey! That my Villa!" she take off in a sprint after her. Shini of course is probably already there.

She pushes through some brush when the hair on the back of her neck stands up. She turns around quickly and steps backwards when she falls through a bush. "Shit..." she looks up and see is laying on top of a human male their faces inches apart. Her honey eyes look amazed and she looks at his Dark green eyes. "What the hell...." he realizes it's a woman. He thought she looked as if the gods had hand picked each of her features. Then he clears his throat, "I am Zale... I do hunting and fishing for Callie...." Astarte quickly stands up and dusts off her gown. "Who?" she says never taking her eyes off of him. He stands up and drops his arrows and slings his bow over his very defined arms and shoulders, for a human his build was bigger than Leau's. He also had imperfections like scars and freckles. His dak brown almost black hair pushes out of her face, then he points behind him to the Villa. "You know the new owner of the Villa and this land..." she quickly realizes her Mother uses a fake name every human knows Persephone. "Callie yes... she's my mother she went back to... our home town and I am... Azi... I mean Astarte... but you can call me Azi... will.. like live here..." she looked confused as to why she was fumbling with her words so much.