Even though they had been happening for a number of years, it was still unknown to her how these? feelings?came.
As always, it will happen suddenly- Usually, she would be doing something simple like admiring the flowers in the meadow?
However, soon those all too familiar feelings would come over her, and no matter how many times she tried, it was all ways too hard for her to describe them accurately. They seemed to be a myriad of many strong emotions-and every time she felt them, particular ones like passion, fear, and sadness would come to her especially strong.
But the one thing she felt the most was not even an emotion.
It was a feeling.
A feeling full of uneasiness, possessiveness and...obsessive ness.
It was the feeling of being watched.
And that feeling scared her most of all. For every time she felt that feeling, it brought her to her knees, and made her feel sensations that caused her to tremble something akin to pain.
" Akane? Dear? Are you okay? " Akane jumped as she felt a soft hand on her shoulder. Looking up, Akane saw her mother's worried frown and smiled as reassuringly as she could. " I'm okay, mom. I just... got a chill. " she said as she slowly stood. The feeling was gone, but she still felt dizzy.
Demeter frowned as she noticed her daughter's dazed expression " A...chill? Is that what caused you to tremble like that? " Akane nodded, but frowned at her mother's skeptical expression.
" Yes, it was....Look, I'm fine, mom. Don't worry about it. It was just a little chill that caught me off guard. " Demeter paused for a moment as she looked into her daughter's amber eyes, and after a length of time she simply sighed.      " Dear I'm sorry if it feels like I'm smothering you...but it bothers me how reckless you act sometimes...You must realize that even immortals feel pain....especially those who have human ancestry. Try to understand that I'm only trying to protect you. " she said softly as she held her daughter close.
Akane sighed. She understood. She understood it completely. How could she not? She had heard this too many times for her to count. She always knew that she was a...half breed. That she wasn't as invincible as the others...that even though many called her an immortal, there was always something out there that could end her life.
" I understand mom. I-l shall be more careful, I promise. " Akane said with genuine smile. Despite her own wishes to be free to do her own will, she loved her mother far to much not to fulfill her wishes.
Demeter smiled as she heard this. " Thank you dear. " she said softly as she gave Akane another hug. "  I suppose shall take my leave now... Someone has summon me. "
Akane smiled, but said nothing as her mother left to answer a plea. When she was finally out of site, Akane let herself tremble again. The feeling was troubling her more than usual. She had never felt it so many times at once. Sighing, she wrapped her arms around herself as she trembled once more. This feeling...it was probably nothing at all. She probably did end up getting a chill somehow. ...Somehow. Turning around with her eyes lowered, Akane walked towards her palace...and gasped in surprise as she walked into a body. Stepping back, Akane looked up into the face of a handsome, deeply tanned man with long black hair. It was her father. " Dad! " she said in surprise. Anything else she was about to say was silenced by but Soun's finger on her lips.
Hush, Akane. " he said, taking his finger from her mouth. " You know as well as I do that you don't have chills. What's this about this shivering that you refuse to tell your mother about? " Lowering her eyes and turning her head in shame, Akane said a few words that was far to low for him to hear.
Soun frowned. " What did you say? " Akane sighed and looked her father directly in his eyes. " I...it was...I felt someone watching me...and-" Akane trailed off and blushed. Soun stood for a moment and waited for her to finish.
" And...? " Akane face turn to a deeper shade of red. " And..." she said, trailing off again and shuffling her feet. Soun blinked as he got her meaning.
" You mean...?" Akane nodded shyly. " Yes. I-" she cut herself at the look of total fear in her father's face. " Dad? What's wr-" " Where is your mother? " he interrupted hoarsely. Akane blinked in surprise at his question. " She went to answer a plea...Dad what's wrong? " Soun looked sadly down at his daughter." I..I have to talk to you mother...now. " Akane frowned at her father's expression. " What? Why? Dad, tell me what is wrong! " Soun turned his head away from Akane. ".... It sounds like you were being watched by a god, Akane. "
He whispered. Akane froze as her father said this. To be watched by a god.... Meant to be desired by a god... and to be desired by a god... meant to be cursed by the gods.