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- A Creature Of The Dark

Hazel's huff

Hazel lost her childhood to death, sorrow, and helplessness. But, ironically, like a ray of light, Nico came along. She had him; it was more than she asked for. She had Frank; it was more than she hoped for. She didn't need to die; it was more than she bargained for. She had a home and she was grateful.

But all this didn't take away one trait for her, one thing that she had been doing since the 40s, something that everyone, EVERYONE found adorable: when she got frustrated, she huffed and fanned her face, rolling her eyes in the process.

It was just a simple, old-fashioned gesture, but it made everyone smile. The way she got so flustered, and her huge golden eyes widened a slight bit and her round cheeks puffed and her little stubby hands just moved around her face, it all added to the effect.

This one time, after the war with Gaia, when Nico was ordered to stay in bed in the infirmary in Camp half-blood and he had got out, ending up all tired and weakened in front of the Hades cabin, Hazel hauled him (quite hardly so) and made him sit on the bunker. When he explained that he "didn't need medicines" or "didn't want to watch other sick people all day", Hazel had had enough and there she was fanning her face adorably which made Nico smile just a tiny bit. And then she shot a little glare at her brother's direction which eventually made him scowl. No matter how little or cute, she was a force to be reckoned with.

This other time, Hazel was having dinner in Camp Jupiter when everyone, out of the blue, got engaged in a food fight. While she managed to escape with only a smear of ketchup on her cheeks and bread crumbs on hair, Frank wasn't so lucky. And how would he be, when he was busy throwing a pancake at a younger camper? After the excitement died down she chided Frank for misusing his power and not keeping others in control. All the while, she was fanning her face and huffing and puffing and rolling her eyes. Frank knew that he should not smile, but looking at her tiny yet intimidating form doing that, that thing, he couldn't help it. He grinned and was met with a sharp look.

She received a lot of remarks about this. She didn't understand what was so great about that action, more so when she wasn't in a pleasant mood!

But Nico once told her that just like she appreciated some tiny actions of others, they also took notice and appreciated her. Like they should. And from after that, whenever anyone smiled or laughed or commented on the gesture, she blushed. She didn't want people to judge her worth on a cute little action, which placed her with little school girls. She wanted everyone to know that she was mature enough, had adjusted to the times and was capable. Sometimes she felt that her action ruined her image slightly but she couldn't stop doing it! It was a habit that she couldn't get rid of and honestly, she just decided that it didn't do any bad. She didn't put effort into stopping. And when she got flustered, she just couldn't be bothered.

It didn't help that her friends intentionally riled her up just so that they could watch her fan her face with her chubby hands and roll her eyes and look here and there. But oh well.

It isn't my best. But I hope you liked it!

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Spoiler for the next chapter: its about Reyna. So look forward to that!

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- A Creature Of The Dark