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Endmyion drew away from his touch, not wanting to be observed crying his sniffed and gulped back the tears untill the sobbs stilled. On shaking legs he slowly stood up and avoiding Apollo's gaze he looked towards the ground. "....is.....this the price that I must pay.....to live as a God APollo?" he said soflty. "....this is a worse betrayal then what Diana put me throught..."
He took a deep breath, the more he spoke the less it hurt. "I loved you Apollo.....I trusted you, I depended on you....." Endymion breathed evenly now. ".....But....I dont' know if I do anymore."

Diana sank to her knees leaning up against a rock as if seeking security from it.

His hands squeesed into tight fists, Dmyion truned his head away from the Sun-God and took one step towards the river, on feet as fleet as the wind he ran acros the rushing freezing waters, feet lightly sending up splashes as he ran down river. He did not, could not stand seeing or hearing Apollo anymore.

Diana blinked, that river was dangerously rough, and was at least many feet deep, teh young god had tranversed it like it was a but a small stream.
Endmyion's powers where now manifesting themselves.

Diana stood up, she was recovering much better then Apollo was, she felt oddly weak from the fear and knowloge, it all made sence to her. She Walked over to her brother and put a hand on his shoulder. "Apollo? she knelt beside him and put an arm around him.


Some distance away, downriver, Endmyion finally stopped and walked ashore. He was compleatly soaked from teh run on the river, and he started to shiver as the wind blew frigded air aroudn him. "Did it never become spring? as far as he coudl remember this world was always winter. nothign but cold freezing wind and snows.
Oh there was a small spark of spring...when he was with Apollo. Teh young God's chest began to ache again, just thinking of it. Dymion took a deep breath and tried to think of something else.
It was cold, very cold. He walked towards the pines seeking shelter from the cold wind, once under the thick portective branches he huddled down and gathered the dry stick and tinder into a pile. Wishing he had a match to make a fire with he abestly ran his hands through the tinder, wishing that he had a fire to dry himself off and....
A wisp of smoke came from the pile as he continued to fiddle with the sticks. Yelping in suprise, Endmyion drew is hand away from the spark of a fire that came from the pile, he blinked in astonishment as the small fire took hold and consumed the dry wood. Still suprised he fed more sticks and fallen wood to teh fire untill it was buring brightly.
Sitting in it's warmth Emdyion dried himself as much as possable.

Diana sent out her mind seeking Dymion.".....He...didnt' go very far, Let's get back to camp and I'll go and see if he'll come back...." She helped Apoll to his feet and kept her arm aroudn him as they walked slowly towards the camp.

Diana sat down, drawing her kness up. "Endmymion's powers...they come from....from his hope and broken hope." she said soflty bearly audiable. "I had observed that when he was with you, only half of his ability must have been awakened and when you dropped him..."

Diana nodded. "I'll be right back...." She gave her brother a hug and told Adel to bring out the hotdogs and marshmellows. "...It's gotten dark enough to roast them like you wanted,"
"Where' Endymion?" Adel asked. consered, it had gotten so dark in such short a time that he was worried that they didnt' come back with out his friend.
"I'm going to go look for him," She answered.
"Ok, Tell him to hurry back, I wanted to teach him some camp-fire songs since he said that this would be his first time camping."
"Alright....I'll tell him."
Diana walked swiftly, disspaeering into the trees. The boy watched her for a moment and sighed. "How did you lose him inthe first palce? He'd easliy get lost in woods around here..." Adel added more wood to the fire and brought out the food stuff for roasting, the pointed rosting sticks also where brought out but the young boy didn't open them. He Looked conserned at Apollo. "I hope that he comes back soon...." he put his small hands together in a uncounsious gesture of prayer."....I wanted to show my friend how much fun camping really is."

"Hmm? Leave? soo soon?" Adel humphed and crossed his arms "Not only you are stupid, your also no fun at all." The young boy poked the fire with a stick, sending sparks flying upwards into the low twilight. "Gee, how long will they take? I'm hungey-
"Then you dont' have too long to wait."
Adel truned towards the voice, "Endymion! There you are what happend to you?"
The young god gave him a sort of small smile. Diana was behind him. "Let's start roasting those hotdogs Adel."
The moon goddess watched the mortal boy happily teach his older friend how to stick thr cold hotdogs onteh roasting stick and how long they should be in the fire. While he was sitting, He glanced over to Apollo. " I heard his prayer.....I could not refuse him." He smiled at Adel, luaghing as the boy luaghed.