Since this is the first Lethan, I'd appreciate a small mention if you used them, thanks.
Disclaimer: The Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus cast belongs to Rick Riordan, not to me.
Enjoy this drabble.
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They were lethal.
Lou Ellen and Ethan Nakamura could have had a television show named after them. They were the do-gooders that fought evil Titan forces. He and she were a powerhouse of two.
But now she's a just a house of one. There's no power without Ethan—there's only an empty house where she's waiting, and no one's going to return.
We could have, Lou Ellen thinks to herself as she watches Ethan Nakamura burn in Nemesis' shroud. They could have made a duo that fought against evil, they could have maybe even been together, and they could have worked together to make minor gods recognized. But the "could haves" are dead now, burning with Ethan.
"Come with me, Lou. We can fight against Camp Half-Blood, and make minor gods be recognized with Kronos' help." His past words are ringing through her head as she tightens her grip, watching others cry around her for the other dead demigods.
She remembers struggling with her response. Yes? No? Yesno? Noyesyesno… She knew what Ethan meant about recognition for minor gods, but was joining Kronos the right choice? No. It wasn't right; it was wrong. And when Lou Ellen had said no, his face had burned into her memory—his tight, angry face. Rejected. The son of revenge was rueful, but he couldn't find it in his spiteful heart to take revenge, for Lou Ellen was his blind spot.
"Okay, if that's what you want. But know that we'll be fighting each other from now on," he'd said painfully just moments before his escape from camp. He'd hugged her with one last grip before he'd left for Kronos at the front of the Camp Half-Blood sign. It had hit Lou Ellen that there would be no more time to spend with each other, their last moments were too quick and out-of-place, and it had gone by way too fast.
She had let him go with too many "what-ifs."
And Lou Ellen's mad for not changing his mind. She wonders what would have happened if she had joined Kronos. She probably would have died, too. All she knows right now is regret, and she's not sure how she can shake that feeling.
But now the future's different, and minor gods are recognized thanks to the beautiful Japanese boy named Ethan Nakamura. Lou Ellen's trying hard not to cry, but her defenses are going down. If they were fighting against evil, Ethan could have been there to save the day.
A few tears come out…
Then ten thousand spill out of her.
But she's wondering why they're not hitting the ground.
And his spirit's standing behind her, and he catches her tears as they slide off her cheek, and he's apologizing over and over. She turns around, though, but there's nothing to be seen.
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So Ethan and Lou Ellen, anyone? It's hard to have a relationship with a boy like Ethan. But it also makes things more interesting. I think Lou Ellen and Ethan are interesting together. They are both minor gods. Lou Ellen's mom is goddess of dark magic while he's the son of revenge. Interesting. Also, I did a play-on-word with their couple name Lethan, Lethal? Lol.
Tell me what you think by slipping in a review. ;)
Thanks to mew-tsubaki for beta'ing.