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I grew up happy. There is no denying the fact that even though I had been through some challenges in my later teens and dealt with some bullying, I did in fact grow up happy. How could I not have? I had a family who loved me. An older sister to look up to, a twin brother to empathize with, and two parents that always encouraged me to reach for the stars.

So how did I end up here?

It had to have started at the tail end of my high school career because that's when my life started to take a turn for the worse. I began to have health problems, they were manageable, but my grades slipped and I couldn't handle the extracurricular activities that I enjoyed. I had to get away after high school. So I went to a completely different state for university, I joined a sorority and thought that I had finally found a place where I fit in.

Apparently not.

I transferred from my university, out of country this time. My college in Europe was one of the best, I graduated with average grades, and married the man that I had been seeing all through college straight out of it.

We were in love, I know this for a fact. I loved him with all my being, I would not have put myself through childbirth three times if I hadn't loved him as much as I did, I put up with his working "late nights" while I had to deal with the children by myself when one night he told me he wanted to speak with me.

Flashback

After an hour I had finally put my children to sleep when suddenly my husband, Josef, opens the door roughly and slams it shut. I walk over to him and scold him, "Josef! The children are asleep and I do not want them to wake, please be quiet!" Then I lean in for a kiss, but he pulls away. "Josef...?"

"Marie, we need to talk," Josef said without emotion.

"Okay, what about?" I asked.

"I've been telling you that I have been working late at the office, but that is a lie," Ice cold dread filled my stomach. "Instead I've been seeing the new secretary at our office, Selene."

I'm quiet for a moment, "You mean seeing as-"

"Having an affair, yes." He stated bluntly.

I collapsed into the nearest chair, "Why? Was I not good enough?"

He had a pained look across his face, "Marie, I love you and I will always love you-"

"Don't."

He looked confused, "Don't what?"

"You just admitted to having an affair and now you are telling me that you love me. No, you cannot just do that Josef!" I grabbed my car keys and made my way towards the door.

"Where are you going Marie?" Josef asked sadly.

"I am going to the beach, I need to think and you know that I always think best while near the waves. I will be back by the morning and then we can speak more on this matter."

End of Flashback

I never did make it to the beach.

I drove the length of the highway with no trouble despite the tears threatening to pour down my cheeks. It was so unlike me, I hardly ever cried, but I couldn't help it! I was a disappointment. I had failed at being a wife, my husband had sought out comfort in the arms of another.

A secretary, how very stereotypical. I nearly snorted.

I was crossing one of the bridges on the edges of the beach when suddenly I lost control of the car, when I thought my car would stop due to the railings of the bridge, it did not and my car continued to drive over the side of the bridge into the waters below.

I didn't want to die. I knew that, despite the fact that my husband had been unfaithful I did have a good life and wonderful children, but somewhere in my gut told me I was going to die. Try as I may to open the car door and undo my seatbelt, it didn't seem to work. So I said some prayers and waited for the darkness to take over.

The darkness did take over. For a moment. Then suddenly I was placed (In a way I can only describe as apparating in Harry Potter) in a warm and snug place.

I had no one for company (where ever I was) except for the echo of a woman's voice nearby. I had only heard this woman's voice and talked to me. It was then that I theorized that I may have been reincarnated and she was my mother.

Some time later (As it was impossible to keep track within my mother's womb) I heard a second voice. This time it was a male's voice.

"Sally," The man said. His voice was deep and comforting.

"Poseidon," Really? His parents must have loved Greek mythology. "How was your latest appointment?"

"It went well, the baby is completely healthy," Sally, my mother, said. I could hear a smile in her voice. "The doctor asked if I wanted to know the sex of the baby..."

"Most likely unnecessary," Poseidon said bitterly. "I've never had a girl in the thousands of years I've walked this earth." Wait, what? Thousands of years-? Am I dealing with Poseidon, THE Poseidon?! God of the Seas?!

"Yes, I told the doctor I wanted it to be a surprise," My mother told Poseidon.

"I am sorry," Poseidon said.

"I'm not," My mother said quickly.

"You aren't? But this child will have to face dangers and I won't be able to interfere! You know the law!"

"I realize that, but you've given me a child, one that I will love and protect to the best of my abilities."

There was an awkward silence so I decided to entertain them. I kicked my mother's stomach.

Sally gave a gasp and grabbed her stomach.

"Sally, are you okay? What happened?" Poseidon asked quickly.

I gave another kick, which caused my mother to laugh, probably confusing Poseidon. "The baby is kicking." Suddenly I felt larger hands on my stomach and gave two kicks.

I was greeted by a warm, rich, almost incredulous laugh from Pos-no, from my father. As if he had never felt such a thing. I kicked again.

"The baby hasn't done this before," Sally said, I could hear the tears in her voice.

"It be because of me, she senses the sea. It's in her blood and in mine," My father said.

"Yes, of course," My mother said.

It was silent again until my father spoke up, "I have to leave. I don't want my brothers finding out about you or the baby."

"I know it isn't safe, but if you can visit once when the baby is born?" I could hear my mother's hopeful voice.

"I'll see what I can do."

A few months later I suddenly felt everything tighten around me and realized that I would be leaving my comfortable retreat soon as my mother was about to give birth to me.

Being birthed was probably one of the most mortifying experiences I had ever undertaken. I was also angry that I had to leave the comfort of my mother's womb and be passed to strangers to be tested on, so I cried. Like a good baby I cried when I was born.

I barely heard my mother's shocked voice when the nurses told her it was a girl, "Really!?"

She was expecting a boy, I knew, my father had even told her that he had never had a daughter and how old was he? Uh like a bazillion years old. What were the odds?

"Yes, really," The nurse said excitedly. "You seem exceedingly shocked."

"It's just her father's family hasn't had a girl in the family in generations." Generations. Ha.

"Well, she'll be a special little surprise then, won't she?" The nurse asked and handed me to my mother. It was my first look at my mother: Sally Jackson.

There was no doubt that my beautiful, right now she looked absolutely exhausted but that was only to be expected after the long hours of labor, I promised myself that I would make her life as easy as possible. She looked down at me and said, "Hello little princess, I was indeed expecting a boy since your father always told me he had never had a daughter in his whole existence and sweetie that is a very long time. I had many boy names picked out, my favorite was Perseus, but that won't work for you, will it?" She paused almost as if waiting for me to nod or shake my head. "No, it wouldn't so give me a moment, your father told me that names are powerful so you must have a good name."

I waited a few minutes before my mother came up with what I thought was the perfect name: Calistena Amaris Jackson.

I didn't know there was any meaning behind it until my mother said something, "Yes, Calistena Amaris, you do have beautiful strength and the sea is apart of you so I could not leave that out of your name."

I hope you liked the first chapter. I tried to change it from the other reincarnation fanfics that are out there. It will change more as we get deeper into the story.