She received the gift of God [Greek mythology]

Pandora blinked in astonishment, but didn't react.

That is to say...that is to say...

She whispered in disbelief: "You mean, you... fell in love with me at first sight?"

God, she actually said such shameful and outrageous words!It seemed that the blood all over her body was rushing to her face, Pandora wanted to lower her head to shake off the heat from her cheeks, but Hermes gently held her face to stop it.

"Yes," he licked his lower lip nervously, looking straight into her eyes, "so... what do you think of me?"

During the silence while waiting for her answer, he tentatively brushed her chin with his fingertips.After confirming that she didn't resist, he gently outlined the outline of her cheeks, like touching a treasure, and slowly writing a love letter with the warmth of his fingertips.Not only that, but the other palm of his that was attached to her lower back also suddenly felt a sense of presence.

Hermes didn't do anything out of the ordinary, but just acted as a fence with temperature so that she wouldn't fall inadvertently.But Pandora felt that she had forgotten how to breathe.She twisted her body uncomfortably and rolled her eyes:

"Why don't I think your feelings for me are so exaggerated...?"

He did show kindness towards her from the very beginning, but love at first sight was only seen in movies...? !No matter how you look at it, he didn't show her the fanaticism, obsession and helplessness associated with this phrase.

Her doubts could not be concealed from Hermes.His eyes flashed: "I didn't believe in love at first sight, at least, I didn't think it would happen to me. After all, because of my dear father, I didn't like this word very much. But—" He struggled to organize From the words and sentences, it can be seen that he is not used to showing his clumsy and even embarrassed side to others. "When I ran past the door that night and saw you, my first reaction was that I mistook you for Apollo or a female companion called by his friends. At that time, I... felt extremely unwilling. Why was he I took the lead. Of course, this misunderstanding was quickly resolved, and I know who you are."

"I persuaded that the involuntary attention to you was just curiosity. After all, I knew the other identity of Prometheus a long time ago, and you are her adopted daughter. After that, the entrustment from my father gave me a legitimate reason to approach you ...I know that it is only now that I suddenly confess this to you, and you will only find it unbelievable, I...I don't even know what I am talking about. The word love at first sight must be more convincing when Apollo said it." Hehe Ermes scratched his curly black hair angrily, as if giving up on himself.

"Damn, I'm really not good at this," he cursed in a low voice, "You said I could get along well with everyone in this family, and it is true. I grew up with my mother overseas and moved frequently. I Knowing how to fit in and make and maintain a good relationship is something close to instinct. With you... I do try to please you the same way, but you're not like them, I mean, mine The purpose is not just to have a good relationship with you."

Suffering from the lack of words, Hermes took her hand and stuck it to her heart.

He didn't blush, and his breathing was fairly even. He seemed to be born like this, not easy to reveal his secrets in body language, and this incident annoyed him at the moment.He grabbed her hand a little harder.

Separated by a layer of fabric, Pandora still felt the rapid throbbing of his chest.

"You made my heart beat so fast."

She pursed her lips and swallowed.

"Of course, it doesn't mean that I'll be able to take it easy by investigating your past without telling you... For the facts I found out, it's up to you to decide how to deal with them, and I will discuss them with you later," Hermes said. He pursed his lips guiltyly and paused for a moment, softened his tone, and had a very good attitude, "It's just... Even so, can you give me a chance?"

Pandora half-closed her eyes, and deliberately asked: "What chance are you giving?"

"A chance for me to cherish you and prove that I can make you happy."

You may also think that this statement is too sweet, but it seems insufficient sincerity. Hermes hastily added: "You don't need to make any decisions or promises immediately. Let me and you take your time, starting from getting to know each other again, and I will prove myself Sincerity. For example, a formal and real date for two people..."

Saying so, Hermes got closer and closer.He was blatantly testing her psychological distance from him.She could already see his thick eyelashes and feel his breath.Terrible, she jumped in shock, reached out to touch his lips, but was immediately taken away by the soft touch from her fingertips, she coughed lightly in embarrassment, and murmured complainingly: "It's too close..."

Hermes opened the distance as she wished, and took her hands instead, his emerald green eyes still locked on her.

"Give me an affirmative answer, Pandora," he seemed sure that her last line of defense would be broken, so he simply shook her hand childishly, and began to act like a spoiled child, almost rubbing his whole body on her, "OK Okay? Give me a 'yes'...?"

Is this guy a Humanoid Ecstasy Potion... who could say no?Anyway, she can't.Pandora nodded dazedly: "Okay."

Hermes smiled brightly.This was the first time he showed such a simple expression in front of her.No matter how complicated his growth experience was, no matter how capable he was on the Internet, he was only two years older than her.The rainy sky seemed to suddenly leak a ray of skylight, and the glass room became bright instantly.His smiling gaze made Pandora dizzy even more, she was unwilling to be led away like this.Impulsive, she grabbed his shoulder and kissed him.

The other party was really stunned, and she was suddenly a little inexplicably proud.But her kissing skills were jerky, and the angle was not quite right. The bridge of the nose and the tip of the nose almost collided violently. In the panic, she didn't know whether it was the lips or the chin.

A muffled chuckle close at hand.Hermes covered her hand on his shoulder instead, not letting her let go, while turning sideways to find her lips.He didn't seem to have much experience, he paused for a moment with his lips pressed against his lips, and then began to follow the instinctive guidance, and began to learn how to deepen a kiss by himself while groping on the spot, and soon realized the key.

The sound of the rain seemed to be another curtain away from them, and the notes of water droplets hitting the glass became white noise in the background of quiet stagnant thoughts.The drumbeat beating the eardrum is Pandora's heartbeat, which is rapid, bewildered but joyful.She forgot when she closed her eyes, so she could smell the clean soap on Hermes more clearly.

There is only one kind of laundry detergent in the laundry room of the Agra mansion, and this light fragrance is exactly the same as the clothes on her body. The details of the smell make the heart beat for no reason.After the skin is ironed and then dissipated, the soap smell is also mixed with the smell of Hermes' skin.The heartbeat accelerated again.It wasn't just her heart that was pounding, strangely, she felt that his heart was also beating like a drum, maybe her hearing caught another beat, or maybe she felt a powerful tremor in her chest.

It was really just a kiss, but it was the first kiss between them.

Their eyes twinkled as they parted.

Hermes didn't seem to want to finish, his thumb lightly brushed her lower lip, where he just rubbed.He tilted his head slightly, making a gesture to return the distance to zero.

Bang.The sliding door of the sun room trembled. Someone tried to pull it outside and found it locked.

"Who's in there?" Hestia's voice came from outside the door.

Pandora jumped off Hermes almost immediately.

Hermes was stunned for half a second before recovering, and said loudly, "It's me. I'm taking a nap."

"Can I open the door? I think I forgot my half-made felt doll here."

Hermes scanned for a week, but he didn't find the half-finished product that his aunt mentioned. He exchanged glances with Pandora, and had no choice but to unlock the sliding door.Pandora quickly stroked her hair a few times.

"I can't go outside, and I just remembered that there are still unfinished felts, which is just right..." Hestia went straight to the storage shelf in the corner of the sun room, took out a non-woven bag from a rattan basket, and turned around. Only then did he suddenly realize that Pandora was also there.Her eyes flicked undisguisedly between the two young men.

Pandora felt inexplicably guilty of being caught by her parents for doing something bad: "Hi, Hestia."

"Hi sweetheart," Hestia smiled at Pandora as usual, and when she passed Hermes with something, she raised her eyebrows and gave him a deep look.He immediately raised his hands as if to prove his innocence.

"Then you go ahead."

Hestia thoughtfully closed the door.

There was a moment of awkward silence.

Hermes cleared his throat: "I talked a lot just now, are you thirsty?"

"Good idea, let's go downstairs."

Fleeing from the scene with a guilty conscience, Pandora walked down half a flight of stairs before remembering that the phone was still thrown on the coffee table.

Hermes stood waiting under the small window at the corner of the stairs, waiting for her to close the sun room door again and come down.When they went down the steps side by side, he naturally took her hand.

Pandora lowered her head, and the smile on the corner of her lips deepened a little.

"There's probably no way to hide from other people that we started dating," he said suddenly.

She looked at him puzzled: "I didn't intend to cover it up deliberately, if you think..."

"No, what I mean is that since Hestia bumped into her, and now that a group of people are hiding in this house behind closed doors, everyone will know about it before breakfast tomorrow."

"..."

However, in fact, the news leaked faster than expected.

Councilor Olymboi was full of rumors, and Hermes still had an unshirkable help to help, and the two went back to their rooms afterwards.Before dinner, Artemis knocked on the door suddenly.

"A piece of advice from the elders: If you are not mentally ready, even if that boy Hermes invites you to his place, don't force yourself, just refuse." Artemis went straight as always, and came up Heavyweight speech.

"Uh," Pandora's face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, "We haven't reached that stage so quickly..."

The blonde girl raised her eyebrows: "He is the type who makes up his mind and shoots quickly. After all, when he first met, after he found out that Apollo was his half-brother, he immediately took advantage of Apollo's turning around and didn't pay attention. My brother’s favorite superhero toy at the time was taken and his name was written on it. I saw it with my own eyes. There are many other similar cases, and in a way, the three of us grew up together.”

"..."

Is there a necessary connection between these two kinds of things?

Artemis put a cardboard box into Pandora's hand: "Of course, it's fine if you think it's ok. Safety comes first."

Pandora lowered her eyes to read the trademark and product name on the box, and almost choked.But the other party was frank and frank, and she didn't need to be twitchy. After the sluggishness passed, she readily accepted: "Thank you, Artemis."

"If you encounter any troubles, just come to me, I will always stand by the girl," Artemis patted her on the shoulder, and then sighed happily, "I have been annoyed to death because of the old man since yesterday, rain I kept going, and finally a good thing happened today. Well, see you later."

Pandora closed the door after sending away the shooting champion from the Olymboi house.

There are still many thorny and heavy problems that have not been solved, and her adoptive father is still missing with the answers to the mystery, but she can think about these things slowly, and she doesn't have to worry about it alone.

Pandora didn't know what to recall, and smiled uncontrollably.

The screen of the mobile phone on the table lit up, and she picked it up to have a look.It was actually a voice call request from Hermes.

"Hi." Pressing the green call button, she was inexplicably nervous before speaking.

"Hi," there was a pause before Hermes said, "I haven't seen you in five hours."

What a silly way of greeting.

But she actually agreed: "Well, I won't see you in five hours."

There was also a moment of silence on the other end.None of them pointed out how bizarre it was to be on the phone in the same house.

"Are you still busy?" Pandora vaguely heard the sound of typing on the keyboard.

"I'm waiting for an email reply, and now it's halftime. I suddenly want to hear your voice." Hermes seemed to stand up, and the chair made a slight friction sound, "Can you chat with me for a while?"

"Okay."

He thought for a while, and the smile in his voice became heavier: "What are you talking about?"

"Well...for example, have you ever had a pet?"

"If potted plants are considered pets, they have been kept."

"plant?"

So Hermes began to narrate the story of a certain pot of unknown flowers that accompanied him briefly for more than half a year during his childhood when he moved frequently.He then asks her in turn if she ever had a pet.They are all insignificant trifles, bits and pieces of ordinary memories of the past, but because they are fragments of their lives before they met each other, sharing has meaning.

Hermes is good at multitasking. After the rest time, he still didn't hang up.

Pandora took the book casually and sat on the windowsill of the bay window, continuing to chat with him casually.

After coming to No. 1212 Agra Avenue for more than half a month, Pandora has more personal belongings. This room on the second floor still has a large area of ​​idle space, and the breath of life is weak.However, in the broken words and comfortable silence, something unseen sprouted and grew quietly, filling the room that was too big to get used to.

Even though the dense gray rain was still falling across the window, watering the trees surrounding the mansion thickly, at this moment, her mood was light and dry.