Primrose Complex, Prologue

"Prim, I hafta talk to you," Momma said, "It's really important."

"But it's bedtime," I moaned as I followed her out the front door.

It's late, Briar and Daddy are in bed, and I'm tired. I don't get why Mommy chose the night after my first day of school to talk about whatever this is, but I want it to wait.

"This is really important though," she repeated, almost running for the barn.

"Fine," I sigh, following her into the barn.

The barn's large enough for three horsies, and has a second story loft, which was where Mommy was heading to, now.

The loft had lots of stuff, like rope and hay and saddles that Mommy had bought so she could put them on Titan, our unicorn, in order to learn how to ride him super well.

She had old crates and pots, and even some wheels that Mommy said Cerebus had found. We walked across the thin part of the loft, over to the old couch that Mommy got, the one that's made of an old wheel.

"I have to tell you a super special secret," Mommy said as I sat down next to her, "One that you can't tell anybody."

"Not even Daddy or Briar?" I asked quietly, trying not to fall asleep. She could'a told me any other time, I didn't get why she had to tell me when it was late.

She shook her head in response to my question, which made me wonder more about what it was that she had to say. She had NO secrets from Daddy, none at all, so what could this secret be?

"No one," she whispered, peering down at the dirt ground on the floor below us, "My grandma, my momma, me, and now you are super special."

"How?" I asked, not at all tired anymore.

"I've only ever kept one secret from your daddy, and that's that we're part goddess," Mommy looked at me guiltily. I could practically feel how bad she must'a felt, having to lie to Daddy like that.

"That's silly," I tried to explain to her. Mommy was always really silly, but this was just crazy. It couldn't be true, but at the same time...I felt guilty for knowing this secret that Daddy didn't know, something that Mommy thought was so important...why would she lie to him?

"But it's true!" She practically cried, "Each of us has a power. I make people want to be good, Momma won't tell me what she did, but she had a magical power too, and my Grandma had the power to make people happy. All people have to do is look in our eyes and they feel a certain way!"

As she looked at me, she seemed to calm down.

"The only thing, is that we don't know what your power is."

"It's alright, Mommy," I stood up as the horsies came through the door. Titan opened the door with his magic powers to let him, Athena, and their baby through, then closed the door afterwards.

"I'm glad I told you, I feel so much better now," Mommy smiled and huged me tight.

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It took forever for me to fall asleep that night, when she finally let me. Not only was I thinking lots, but Briar was snoring.

I kept the secret for a super long time, but felt really horrible for doing it. I couldn't lie to Daddy about this...he deserved to know! A

"Daddy," I whispered. I had found him outside that morning, turning on the slip'n'slide, "I need to tell you something."

"Okay Primmie, but make it fast. You need to change for school and I gotta get ready to play in the slip'n'slide."

I told him as quickly as I could.

He stared at me, looking super angry. He couldn't seem to do more that while he pursed his lips.

"Forget it," I cried and turned around, walking inside as calmly as I could.

I felt that if I told Daddy, I wouldn't feel so horrible, but now that I could him...I feel worse. I just told on Mommy. I just told Daddy a secret that I had been trusted with.

How could I be such a horrible daughter?

"Wait," Daddy said, running in after me. He caught me by the toy box and hugged me tight, "Don't worry about it. I'm sorry I acted so angry. I promise, I'm not mad at you. Me and your Mommy will figure it all out." 

He sent my off to get dressed after that, but I couldn't stop feeling like a horrible person for the whole day.