Benigno 'Benny' Troyer was stuck.
And frustrated.
And late.
But, most importantly, he was stuck.
Not stuck physically, more like stuck mentally. It was because, at the tender age of 19 years old, Benny had decided to pay Literature college by writing a book, about something that happened when he was fifteen. At the beginning, sounded like an easy job, writing a bunch of words that made some sense and give the draft to a editor (who would had imagine that your girlfriend's 'uncle' would be one?) and wait until they get sold.
His first book was sold faster than Taylor Swift's concert tickets and that put pressure in the young boy.
Now, 5 years later from that success, the editorial house wanted Benny to take a different public. Hence the reason why he was stuck. But, glancing at the clock, he realized he could end up dead in the next few hours if he didn't arrive to his date with her girlfriend soon. Rushing out of his shared apartment, he walked around the city of Washington, Pennsylvania, to meet his girlfriend at their favorite cafe. Fortunately, she was waiting for him outside, because of the heated month of July.
"Benny, what happened? I was growing worry!" she launched at him, in a hug, her eyes shinning with worry and unshed tears. Benny sighed and hugged her back, rubbing her back "I thought..."
"It's OK, Ana..." he cooed her, pulling back a little to see her. According to him, and her parents, Anastassia Solace-di Angelo had became even more beautiful growing up. Her brownish hair defined her face and her blue eyes made her stand out in any crowd. She was forever slim, but not thin, as she gained some muscles over the years and summers of working "I just didn't check the time, that's all..." he admitted, rubbing his neck.
"Well, you're here now..." she stated, grabbing his hand and walking into the cafe. Once seated, they ordered a pair of coffees and some brownies to pass the time. They talked about mundane stuff, until Anastassia noticed Benny's far away look "Benny?" He looked up and saw the worry in his girlfriend's eyes.
"Sorry, Ana. I can't seem to take my mind off things..." Benny didn't want to unload his problems with her, but she was a great listener and maybe she could offer him a solution or even a spark of an idea.
"It's this about the new book?" Anastassia was in the loop of things, since it was her uncle Dylan who worked as an editor and published Benny's first bestseller.
"Your uncle claimed that there was no rush and I trust him..." Benny acknowledged, nodding. It was true, every time there was a Solace-di Angelo family reunion (which happened like every two months, as far as Benny knew), 'Uncle' Dylan was there, enjoying and making conversation, always avoiding talk about work "...but I got a call from the publishing... They want an idea for the end of the summer, so I can release the book for winter..."
"That's not fair!" she complained, grabbing his hands in hers "Your book is still selling and you deserve the break, Benny... You just finished college last summer, for Gods' sake!" He smiled at her concern and sat next to her.
"I know, sweetie, I know... But you know how this industry is..." Benny pulled her closer to him, almost cradling her in his arms. They stayed like that for a few moments, before Anastassia looked up, frowning.
"You think... Nah, never mind, it's silly..." she shook her head, throwing her idea away.
"No, tell me... What do you think?" Benny watched as Anastassia bit her lower lip, insecure.
"Let's go to my house, I need to talk to my parents before telling you my idea" she decided, mysterious. Benny smirked and nodded, kissing her. There's a big chance he couldn't do that when they got there...
"Dad! Papà! Benny and I are home!" Anastassia screamed as soon as the door was opened. Benny walked in behind her, taking one more look to the familiar apartment vision. As usual, the apartment was spotless, a perfect combination between the light and the dark, reflecting perfectly the personalities of the members that lived in it.
"Welcome back! Had a nice date?" They got greeted by Will Solace, Anastassia's father, who was walking out of the living room. His partner, Nico di Angelo, walked out of the kitchen, with an apron on.
"We cut it short..." Anastassia admitted, while Benny nodded. Though her parents had accepted their relationship back when they were fifteen, sometimes Nico could be quite scary if he wanted to "Actually, I wanted to talk to you too..."
"Ana's home! Ana's home!" Benny heard before noticing that the echo voiced came from the Trenton triplets, who were followed by the whole family. And, when Benny thinks in the whole family, means the whole family. Will's siblings were there, as well as Nico's sister, his cousins and the siblings of the siblings, along with the kids and their respective couples.
Family reunion.
"Hey, guys!" Anastassia hugged a lot of people, before grabbing Benny's arm, with a smirk "This is even better, Benny..." she whispered at him, leaving him perplex "I believe we found your next inspiration muses..." Benny frowned until he understood his girlfriend's words.
"You want me to write a book about your family, Ana? Seriously?" Benny was acting a little skeptical, but it wasn't like he planned it "You think people would like to read about them?"
"Benny, you know my family is a little... what's the word I'm looking for?" she thought for a second, before nodding "...special. We are not what we look like and I think that it would give you that fantastic edge that you and your publishing is looking for..." she tried to sell him the idea, though Benny didn't need sell. He was just not ready to face the disappointed look on his girlfriend's face if this went south.
"Alright, love. I take the challenge" he accepted, smiling. Anastassia smiled back at him and hugged him "So, with whom should I start first?"
"That's easy. The Jackson siblings"
Hello, guys!
Like I promised, a new story is being posted today!
Now, there are gonna be a new writing style in this story and is gonna be the 'interview mode' in which the bold letter is gonna be Benny asking and the normal one is gonna be the legacy. I believe it's a better way than to write Q and A in every single paragraph, don't you think?
As some of you can notice, some details of this chapter had been change, as the math between the age of the demigods and the age of the kids didn't add up, so I apologize if I make some mistakes along the way regarding that topic.
You have to bear in mind that, for this story, I'm gonna use the kids of the canon couples and the ones that could be canon (Tratie, Connor/Lou, Chiara/Damien) along with the ones that I created with personal OC. Some of these OC's kids don't have name or adventure to tell, so feel free to give me your ideas and, if I like them and I haven't planned them already, I'll use them and give you credit!
You guys enjoy the read!
