I order you to do whatever you want to me." Hades couldn't breathe. The whispered chatter among the audience, the entire chamber, nothing existed exc...pt for that altar, and the goddess' prone form in the fires' glow. He leaned forward until he was on all fours, and began to crawl. He made it to the base of the dias, and climbed on top- the textiles were soft, amazingly fine, and of no interest to him as he crouched at the feet of his mistress, who looked down on him without judgement. His. .. bar mitzvahs..." Well it's a good thing you were prepared. I would have panicked. Oh, and from one actor to another, great performance! How did you get to be such a good liar?"Eddie paused a bit. He didn't look happy."My mom."Marie caught his change in mood. "Oh ... I'm sorry." No, it's okay. You didn't know." I'm really sorry." I gotta go." he picked up his backpack and turned to the door."I love you.", she said.Eddie stopped, turned back to her and kissed her. "I love you too. I'll see you. Tamara giggled as Kitty sniffed the box and pawed it, ripping the pretty paper it had on it.When the girls opened them, they found they had both been given a very pretty carry-all bag with a long strap. They both opened the bags and pulled out small books. “What is this?” Teresa asked as she flipped the book open.Vera chuckled again, “Apparently, your Uncle Trae decided that you should become Novices. They are your spell books. He put in the letter that Nala, Jim, Tom and Paul, will also help. ”“Your outs,” said Christina. “I hope you’re a good loser.”“We’ll see,” answered Ana, who was used to trash talk and not phased by it. Dribbling in, Ana backed Christina down into the post, faked one way, spun the other, and dropped in a layup with her left hand. She saw the expression on Christina’s face change immediately; she was going to have to take this seriously, and her eyes narrowed into a mask of intensity. They were beautiful eyes, Ana couldn’t help noticing — big and brown and full.