Chapter 1
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Thea sighed. Her mother was pathetic at this point. She had known for years that Robert wasn't her real father. She was a demigod, her real father was Poseidon. She was hoping that her mother would break down and tell her, someday. 'At least I got half of it.' Thea thought sarcastically as her mother cried in front of her. At least she was admitting that Robert wasn't her real father. But replacing it with a lie, telling her that her father was one of the most feared and most likely dead villains that the city had ever faced, was not ok. She wondered if Malcolm had thought he was her father. He probably did, her mom wouldn't have told anyone else. She was that selfish. She realized that her mom had finished her fit and was looking at her. She gave her a hardened glare, a window to the side of her only her friends at camp got to see. She had had it with her mom. If she wasn't going to tell her the truth, then she had no right to have her daughter's respect. Her mom blinked in surprise at the look her daughter gave her.
"You are such a horrible person. I've known for years the identity of my dad, which I also know isn't Malcolm. So if you don't respect me enough to tell be the truth, you have no place in my life. I'm going to visit my half brother, don't try to follow me, or I will personally make sure that you will suffer in the underworld once you're just a rotting corpse." She turned on her heel and stalked out to her room, past Oliver who was just coming in. She grabbed his arm and dragged him with her. "We need to talk. Now."
-_- Just a Line Break -_-
Oliver was sitting in a chair in her room as she threw clothing into her suitcase. "So let me get this straight. You knew that your father wasn't Robert, and the identity of your real father. When mom finally broke down and told you that he wasn't your real father, she told you that another person, who isn't your father, was? Why would she do that?"
"I don't know and don't really care anymore." Thea responded. She handed Oliver a slip of paper with an address on it. "That's where I'll be staying. My half brother on my father's side lives there, we're pretty close. Don't tell mom the address or I will make you regret it." She took a deep, shuddering breath as the coldness showed in her voice again. The part of her that was hardened by battle and damaged by loss. The part of her that had suffered as she had gone on quests with Percy to stop the second Titan War, and then the second Giant War. The part of her that only her friends at camp got to see, in the heat of the battle. She quickly turned to Oliver. "I'm sorry." she began, then stumbled when she swore that she almost saw the same coldness reflected back at her in her brother's eyes. Then she shook her head. She was imagining things. "I need to do this. For so long, I hoped mom would tell me. And when she finally does, she replaces one lie with another. I need time away from Starling. Away from the mess of a life I lead here. You are welcome to visit if you want to though." As she turned and walked out, so quietly that nobody else would have been able to hear it, she muttered "Not that my other life isn't less messy… but at least it isn't this."
-_- Just a Line Break -_-
Oliver knew something was up. Thea had spoken to him with such an emotionless, cold tone that it had made him wonder how she had acquired it. His own eyes darkened as her thought of how he had acquired his emotionlessness, from the time when he had to kill. He blinked it away when he saw Thea notice. He hoped she hadn't had to go through anything like that. As she walked away her heard her mutter "Not that my other life isn't less messy… but at least it isn't this." He wouldn't of been able to pick it up without his almost superhuman hearing. He frowned and looked at the address. He would be sure to visit soon.
-_- Just a Line Break -_-
"Thea!" Ms. Jackson said with surprise as she opened the door. "How are you?"
"Not good." she responded with a sigh. Ms. Jackson opened the door wider.
"Please, come in. Are you here for Percy, because he's at camp right now, with Annabeth." She informed her.
"No, I'm actually here to speak with you. I was wondering if you knew of a place I could crash. Mom finally told me that Robert wasn't my dad, but then continued to say that Malcolm Merlyn was." Ms. Jackson sat down next to her and gave her a hug.
"You have always been like a daughter to me Thea. You can stay here until you have to go home."
"But you're apartment is already so small, I couldn't ask that of you!" Thea exclaimed.
"You're not asking, I'm insisting." Ms. Jackson said, ending the matter. Thea sighed, grateful.
"Thank you Ms. Jackson." She said.
"I told you Thea, call me Sally."
"Fine." Thea huffed. They had had this argument before. "Thank you Sally."
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