I walk back to the house and into the library. I search through all of the previous god of love's books for any clues he might have left behind.
"WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?" Carr asked me
I flipped through a medical book and said "I want to know what kind of powers the last god had. I want to have an advantage or something"
I paused and asked Carr "If all gods can come back after being killed, doesn't that mean that the last god will eventually come back?"
"NO. THE PREVIOUS GOD WAS ALSO HUMAN. THEREFORE, HE NO LONGER EXISTS."
"What happened to the original god then?" I asked
"THAT, I DO NOT KNOW. I ONLY HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PAST GODS OF LOVE"
I closed the book I held and put it back. I went to the portal and thought about my family and the comfort of home.
I stepped through the portal and a sheen of dust covered me.
"CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE UNLOCKED MORE TIME"
"Huh? Really?" I asked "How much?"
"YOU HAVE GAINED FIFTEEN MINUTES"
I grimaced and said "Not a lot huh? Oh well. Can you add a timer to my screen?"
"OF COURSE"
At the corner of my screen a small countdown from five hours and fifteen minutes had started.
*I will need to think of something fast*
I went back home and my parents were waiting for me in the living room.
"When you vanished, we didn't know whe you'd come back!" My mom cried as she hugged me
My dad pulled us into a mini group hug. "You're not hurt, are you?"
I shook my head.
My siblings, Katherine and Cole, came into the living room. We all gathered around as I told them my situation.
I sighed and said "I have no idea on how to gain followers. Let alone how to get started"
Katherine, Kay for short, spoke up "Why don't you do one of those things where people go around and advertise their companies"
Cole bumped his fist lightly against her head and said "That's dumb. What's she going to say? Come one come all to the Goddess of Love!"
"Actually, that's not a bad idea" Mom said
"What?" Cole said
Dad nodded and said "you could make a small organization. Like a couples therapy"
I gave them a face
"What's with that face?" Mom asked
"Couples therapy? Really?" I asked
"It would be a start!" She said
Kat jumped up and down and said "I could tell my friends about it and we could go around my school and spread the word!"
Cole nodded and said "I guess so"
I laughed "Great joke but please be serious. I can't give advise to people when I just broke up with my own boyfriend just yesterday"
Mom waved me off "Sure you can. It's about the experiences that you get that help you"
Everyone agreed and started making plans.
I shook my head *This is not going to go well. But I'm grateful that they took everything well and are willing to help me.*
THREE HOURS LATER
I hade decided to take a bath to calm myself down for a while. I rose from my bath, changed and went to the kitchen. I stopped short of the view before me. There was a group of girls surrounding Kat and a group of boys around Cole. Considering that Kat and Col were sixteen, they must be around the same age as well.
"Umm. What's going on?" I asked
Kat looked over and said "We're going to organize a plan to help you gain followers"
I looked at the girls and boys who I don't know and asked "Do they know I'm…"
One of the girls spoke up "They told us that you are a Goddess of Love. Is it true?"
A boy interrupted me and said "I doubt it."
"Then why are you here?" Cole asked
He blushed and turned his face. "Everyone else was here and I got lonely."
Cole looked over at me and asked "Was it wrong for us to tell them?"
"Nah. Just don't tell every single person you see. They might...no, they will think you are crazy"
I opened my stats screen and checked the timer.
"I have two hours left until I must go back. Do you guys have a plan?" I asked
Kat nodded "We will organize a small meeting that will gather couples. We will make posters and posters around the neighborhood and school. This is the best we've got right now but hopefully word will spread about the Goddess of Love."
"So your plan is to tell everyone about me" I asked
She nodded. I shook my head "This isn't going to work."
She frowned "Why not?"
"People are not going to believe that an eighteen year old girl is the Goddess of Love. We need something bigger than that" Cole said
One of the guys raised his hand "Don't you have some kind of power that will show people who you are?"
I shook my head "I'm at level zero right now. People will believe me if I show them something big but I have nothing."
I looked at the time again. An hour and a half left.
"I'm going to walk around the neighborhood before I leave. I'll be back before I leave" I said
The teens were all huddled together, thinking of ideas.
*I feel bad about putting all this pressure on them. But who else am I going to turn to?*
I walked a few blocks. When I turned the corner, I saw a girl running out of her house. *This seems familiar*
She was running across the road when a car zoomed past me at a fast speed.
*FOLLOWERS: 4
SKILLS: SPEED X2*
I ran past the car and pushed the girl out of the way and into the grass. My feet were unlucky and were run over.