Days past the dream became more intense and with it the pain of the mark that was like being burnt alive , the pain at time gave him sleepless nights , he couldn't persevere and at times he tears would just roll down his face even when he was with his team mates and this left the others in ow ,Claire would tease him for being a cry baby but Cleo sensed something was of and instead tried to find out the issue but Kona wasn't ready to share his problems his feeling of being the head of the family kept him from sharing his problems ever since he realised his position in his family since he saw himself as a shoulder for his mum thus a support should never show weakness or the house would fall.
Ever since that kiss after the elemental ceremony Konna had gain the courage to face Cleo which led to tremendous change in Konna's life he for the first time found someone who was not his mother but he felt the urge to protect and care for, they became close too close for friends,he felt unease when she wasn't around this made Claire jealous something that even she found to be strange , many around them were felt jealous mostly the Son's of Zeus who so everything good to be theirs by birthright.
'Even Cleo who had never fallen in love in centuries ' was shocked by the feelings that overwhelmed her everytime she saw Konna she had never felt so vulnerable to a man or to anyone as she felt now , she tried to fight the feeling even to the point of avoiding him but the more she tried the hard it was for her , even as the so called daughter of Aphrodite she did seem to understand her own chemistry and as old as she really was she didn't know the feeling, she thought to herself for long ,"what is happening to me why am I feeling this vulnerable?What have you done to me Konna ?Why do I feel I can't live without you?"Question became more and she became more confused by them , she felt like she was loosing her mind..
On the other had Kona was in the same puddle , trying to figure out his heart , and being he thought to himself ,"Is this what it feels to love ? This feeling of wanting to have her in my life , desire to care and keep her close is this what it feels to love some one ? Should I tell her , should I give it a chance ? What if she denies me ? What if she does not feel the same ?" The question built up inside him unable to find reasonable answers to even a single one.
As times went by their friendly relationship grew a rift , they begun avoiding each other , this rift grew large to the point that everyone around them noticed it , Andrew (son of Zeus)was quick to take the opportunity he tried getting close but Cleo who didn't want anyone apart from Kona sent him away tail between legs like a hyena that had stubbled into a den of a lioness with cubs .
Jack (son of Paseidon) hunged around Kona making his life a living hell like a scavenger , Kona was confused for the first time in his life he felt like a fool since he didn't know what to do .