The Fairest of them All

This is a story about Fantasia Crane, daughter of Thaleia, one of the Charites, and Nicholas Crane. The story tells that beauty is an important tool, that it can bring downfall and happiness at the same time. It tells us that beauty has limits.

Hope you enjoy!

Chapter One
Asia&apos;s POV

"Hey, Asia wanna-"

"Sorry, I&apos;m busy." I interuppted. I hated being asked out. It was the fifth time I was asked out today.

Chad Willows frowned and nodded. "Sure, okay. I understand."

He left me polishing my blades.

''Why? I thought Why do I have to be so beautiful? ''

My mom, Thaleia, was a Charite. She was said to be one of the prettiest goddess next to Aphrodite. My dad, in the other hand, was Nicholas Crane, was handsome waiter in a resturant called ''Monique&apos;s. ''He also sang to entertain the people in the resturant.

Because of my beauty, the Aphrodite kids hated me. They were jealous that all the boys thought I was a million times more beautiful than them, which makes them want to kill me. Like what dad used to say &apos;There are just some people in this world who you can&apos;t please.&apos; 

"Asia?" Someone behind me said.

I turned around and saw Noelle Benedicto behind me.

Noelle was the daughter of Apollo. She was an amazing archer and poet. She was my only friend in camp.

I smiled at her. "Yes?"

"Mind if I stay with you?" She asked.

I nodded as she sat beside me.

"Nice day, huh?" She admired. "No fights, no attacks, just peace. That&apos;s all I want."

"I can relate." I said, dipping my feet in the water.

"I heard Chad asked you out. Why didn&apos;t you agree?"

"Well, I don&apos;t wanna date anyone."

"If you dated this guy, you&apos;d make Sienna&apos;s head burn." She joked.

Sienna Tabor was the Aphrodite Cabin leader. She hate me from the start, ever since her boyfriend, Luke Bacal, had a crush on me. She would love to cut me into bits and kill me. How fun!

I smiled. "Yeah, more rivalry. Yehay." I said sarcastically. "I don&apos;t want war. I want everything to be easier for all of us, not just for me."

Noelle smiled. "That&apos;s something real."

Soon, it was time for dinner.

"Dinner!" Dyan Lumba, daughter of Athena, called. "Asia! Noelle! Its time for dinner!"

"We&apos;ll be there in a while!" Noelle called.