She received the gift of God [Greek mythology]

Pandora tried to withdraw her hand, but to no avail.

"I'm Apollo, what's your name?" The young man's eyes were shining brightly, like a humanoid golden retriever dog, almost lying on her lap.

Lean, get too close!She stammered: "...Pandora."

"Pandora... What a wonderful combination of syllables! Perfect! I've been looking for that special one who can understand my music—" Before Apollo could finish speaking, someone wrapped his arms around his neck from behind, jujitsu Pulling him back like a chokehold, and then letting go mercilessly, Apollo coughed and shook his body, almost losing his balance and falling to the ground.

"!?" Things were developing so fast that Pandora didn't know what expression to put on.

"Don't pay attention to him, this guy is an idiot when it comes to his band." A blonde turned around from behind Apollo and clapped her hands in disgust.She is tall, about the same size as Apollo, with a skinny figure that combines strength and beauty. She can easily hold up a large white shirt, and her blonde hair is cut to a fashionable ear length, which perfectly sets off the beauty similar to Apollo. The face, the bright blue eyes are almost exactly the same as his.

Noticing Pandora's gaze, she raised the corners of her lips clearly: "Yes, we are twins, and I am the older one. Oh, by the way, my name is Artemis."

"Pandora."

"I haven't seen you before."

Artemis didn't show any malice, but she was born with an awe-inspiring aura, and she seemed to be interrogating the truth even if she asked casually. Pandora couldn't help being a little embarrassed: "I am the adopted daughter of Prometheus Titanes. , for some reasons—”

"From today, Pandora is a resident here."

Pandora followed the sound and turned her head, Hermes smiled and winked at her.He probably just took a shower, and there was still a little steam in his hair.Both Apollo and Artemis wore white clothes, while he changed into a pure black loose T-shirt and casual shorts, which contrasted clearly with the skin color of his face and limbs.Different from the high-grade porcelain-like soft white skin of the blond twins, it is cold and pale with blue-purple blood vessels that can be faintly seen under the skin, not at all like a runner.Presumably he'd be perfect as Dracula for Halloween.

"I confirmed with my father that Pandora will be enrolled in the fall semester after that. Since she is the daughter of Prometheus, it is only natural for her to live here." Hermes said and raised his smartphone.

Apollo shot to Pandora: "Then let me introduce myself again. I am Apollo Olymboi, that is my twin sister Artemis, and Hermes is our half brother." The demeanor of returning to him was very normal and polite. She didn't know what the pioneering artist was doing again for a moment, so she reached out her hand hesitantly and shook hands with him politely.

Then, Pandora suddenly thought, half siblings again?It appears Mr. Olymboi has been married at least three times.Before her thoughts could spread out, Apollo suddenly wrapped his hands around her palms again, the kind that he couldn't break free.

Pandora subconsciously looked at Hermes.

The other party did not intend to help her at all, but said with a smile: "Don't worry, he is not high, nor is he a dangerous person, but he will enter the performance mode from time to time." He also looked at Artemis , as if to ask for the affirmation of the sister of the person involved.

Artemis rolled her eyes: "Apollo."

"I didn't mean to hurt her," the blond young man shook Pandora's hand a few times with sincerity, and then let go, "I just want to say, it's great that you can live here. We will definitely have A lot of opportunities to exchange views on music and various aspects. What do you think?"

How else could she feel...

Apollo didn't mind her reaction, instead he showed a dazzling smile: "Anyway, Pandora, welcome! Don't be restrained, this is your home from now on. Well, it happens that everyone is here, why not hold a welcome party ?”

"Forget about it today. Pandora just arrived and needs a good rest." Hermes turned to Pandora. "The luggage has been sent to your new room. If you want to organize things, I can lead the way."

Pandora took the opportunity to say goodbye to the Artemis siblings: "Nice to meet you, see you later."

Apollo seemed to want to follow, but Artemis stepped on him: "Your rehearsal is over?"

"It's over! As I said before, it's definitely going to be replaced—"

Hermes took the glass sliding door smoothly.The sound insulation inside and outside of this house is very good. The conversation between the twin siblings is like accidentally sitting on the mute button of the remote control, and they can't hear it immediately.

Pandora looked around, and it seemed that she was not in the same place as when she went to the courtyard just now.The home-casual atmosphere here is stronger. Half of the glass door facing the courtyard is blocked by a closed sunshade. with some yoga mats.

"From here onwards is the private living area, and guests who come to play generally don't enter here. Behind the door over there is a small audio-visual room, where you can watch movies or play console games or something. The bedrooms are on the second floor, ladies They all live on the east side. Oh, the front is the living room, the stairs to go upstairs are over there, and there is a small kitchen and bar counter on the opposite side. If you are hungry or want something to drink in the middle of the night, you can go downstairs."

Pandora was a little overwhelmed.To be honest, she never imagined that there could be so many functional areas in a private home.From time to time she looked back, trying to remember where she had traveled.

Seeing this, Hermes said softly: "I was dizzy when I first moved here, don't worry, you will have enough time to get familiar with this place afterward." While talking, they came to the open kitchen, and Hermes He motioned her to wait a moment and opened the refrigerator.At a glance, she saw a neat array of alcoholic beverages, from vodka to beer.

Her reaction was probably too obvious, and Hermes laughed out loud, declaring indistinguishably: "I'm only a few months away from turning 21, and I'm a good law-abiding citizen, so this is all my dear Brothers and sisters." He easily took out two soda cans with one hand, closed the refrigerator door with his elbows, and took two glasses and put them on the bar. When he opened the soda cans, he raised his head to confirm, "Is sparkling water okay? I guess You may be thirsty."

"Thank you." Pandora took the glass, and the transparent liquid hissed and exhaled. The sound and the scent of lime from the sparkling water brought a cool feeling to her face, and she couldn't help but relax a little.

"Then, cheers," Hermes touched the water glass directly with her, "Welcome."

She took a sip and moistened her lips, remembering to say thank you: "Thank you for helping me contact Mr. Olymboy."

"It's not a big deal to send a message." He glanced towards the stairs, "Your room is next to Athena, and she will come down to pick you up right away. If it's okay, I and the other brothers will not go to the east side, otherwise Al Themis and Athena will be angry."

"Athena is...?"

"My sister is also the eldest among our brothers and sisters." Hermes nodded calmly as if anticipating what Pandora wanted to ask, "She and I, and the others you met just now are all half-brother."

Pandora nodded as normal as possible to express her understanding.The number of marriages increased by one.Mr. Olympoy's life is wonderful... No, maybe not all Olympoy's children are born out of wedlock?But it's hard to judge from the attitudes of the few people I met just now.However, it is impossible to inquire about this kind of family secrets abruptly.

"What about you, Pandora? Prometheus seems to have a child?"

"Deucalion, but he has been working abroad since he graduated from university. I was very young when he left, and I haven't seen him for a long time..."

"So you've been living with the Prometheus couple and Epimetheus?"

Pandora stared down at the tiny air bubbles attached to the inner wall of the glass, and said calmly, "About two years after Dad disappeared? Pronoia moved to a big city." Unlike Prometheus, she was used to straight Call the adoptive mother's name.She met Hermes' implicitly probing eyes, and smiled: "At the beginning, she and my father had a big disagreement about adopting me. Probably suspected that I was his illegitimate child... She loves him very much, So I haven't been very close to her."

Hermes seemed to understand something: "So Epimetheus became your guardian?"

Pandora nodded, couldn't hold back, and sighed softly.

The other party smiled knowingly.It seems that he has also heard a little about Epimetheus's behavior style.No, since he was the one who contacted Mr. Olymboi, it is very likely that Hermes had already learned about her guardian's failed coin speculation.In a sense, anecdotes can be passed on to the children of distant relatives who don't come and go frequently, and he is quite strong.

"Prometheus..." Hermes asked politely halfway.

"There is no news at all, and the police have no clue," Pandora smiled bitterly. "Epimetheus thinks he must be in the hands of the FBI. Who knows."

Every time she talked about her adoptive father, the audience couldn't help but comfort her with sympathy. To be honest, she was a little tired of hearing it.But she couldn't detect the curious hypocrisy on Hermes' face.He stared at her with a smile on his face for a moment, then suddenly clinked glasses with her again: "But you were still admitted to O University, although it's strange for current students, this is not a school where you can get in casually. congratulations."

Pandora lowered her head.

It was as if this was the first time someone had said such a thing to her.

Something tickled and stirred deep in his throat.She didn't dare to make a sound, fearing that her voice would tremble and change tone, so as to reveal the inexplicable tears at this moment.She must be so tired.After all, I almost slept on the street.She cleared her throat and took a sip of sparkling water.She's even grateful when someone stomps down the stairs in flip flops.

The visitor had long hair fluttering, and a sports headband was tied on his forehead to hold it loose. The white vest was covered with a Hawaiian shirt, plus flowered shorts and slippers, and he looked like a vacation outfit.He walked over slowly, went straight to the refrigerator to get a can of beer, and then glanced at Pandora: "Who is this?"

When passing by, Pandora smelled a strong smell of alcohol.

Hermes explained the origin of Pandora again, and then introduced: "This is Dionysus, my half-brother."

The Olimpoi children are all good-looking boys and girls, but they have their own characteristics, and this one is no exception.Dionysus seems to be about the same age as Pandora, with deep eyebrows and eyes, but the curve of his cheeks is quite soft, his limbs are slender, but he has obvious muscle lines, and his body has an almost neutral quality. More like an art-house leading man across the Atlantic.He didn't talk much, and he was lazy. He nodded to Pandora, squinted his eyes and leaned against the bar counter to drink directly from the can, as if he didn't intend to join the conversation.

"By the way, if you don't mind, we can add a p or facebook. If you have any questions about the school, or want to go around the neighborhood, you can contact me. I am relatively free recently, unlike other people So busy."

Pandora glanced at her phone, which was running out of storage capacity, and said apologetically, "I don't use social platforms very much."

There is no room to install new apps.

"Then can you save my number?"

She switched the phone to the dial interface and handed it to Hermes.

A moment later, the phone rang on him.Lili pressed the call, and he turned the phone back to her: "In this way, I also have your number, and I won't miss it as a garbage call." After a pause, he joked again: "If you get lost in this house, you Contact me anytime, I'll be happy to come and act as a guide."

Pandora said cooperatively: "I will."

Someone came downstairs again, this time a woman.She is tall and tall, wearing a pair of tortoise-shell glasses that seem to be just for decoration, and a beige sleeveless linen dress. Her curly brown hair reaches the corners of her lips, and her well-defined features, especially her thick eyebrows, are very heroic.She walked over directly and said hello to Pandora: "My name is Athena, and I will be your neighbor from today on. If you are ready, how about going upstairs with me?"

Pandora put down the glass and said goodbye to Hermes and Dionysus: "Nice to meet you. Good night."

Dionysus raised the beer can as a sign.

Hermes replied: "Good night."

When the footsteps of Athena and Pandora were no longer heard, Dionysus suddenly said, "Are you interested in her?"

Hermes did not deny it, and asked with a smile: "Aren't you curious about the adopted daughter that Prometheus insisted on taking in for no reason?"

Dionysus just shrugged his shoulders.