Look up at the URL for a second, just try it. Look up at the URL. It says fanfiction, right? That means it is not my story.
Gods in this story:
Alexiares and Anicetus – Twin guardians of Olympus.
Mnemosyne-goddess of memories
Brizo-goddess of sailors
For the record, I might have the next chapter be more about the demi-gods going to Olympus/Annabeth leaving Olympus.
Chapter 1: Life on Olympus
"Now, the winter solstice is approaching soon." Hera started. She dawned a dress you would most likely see a 50s housewife would wear while everyone around her wore t-shirts and jeans. "So, we thank you all for your lovely contribution to make our family reunion of sorts a more elegant and beautiful place."
Annabeth bit her lip while she heard a voice chuckle from her side. "Worried you'll get the job of cleaning the cobwebs in her temple?"
She turned to glare at the minor gods behind her. "Shut it, Alex and Ant."
They laughed, one putting his arm around her waist and the other using her free shoulder as an arm rest. The twin sons of Hebe were difficult to tell apparent, unless of course you could notice the small changes.
Alex had a bit of stubble on his chin, seeing as he decided to look like he was around twenty while Ant looked like a fifteen year old so he didn't feel like a creeper around the young demi-god. The both wore black shirts that said SECURITY on them and jeans with more holes then jeans should have without being thrown out.
"Lighten up, Annie! It's not like you're the only one worried about getting a crappy job." Alex laughed, reverting to her nickname in an attempt to comfort her. Annabeth looked at him in pure annoyance for as long as she could manage before smiling and looking away while shaking her head.
"Ah! Annabeth, my dear," Hera grinned while walking slowly over to the girl. Before Annabeth could say a word the queen goddess twirled her hand at her. "Well, spin. Show me how much you've grown."
Annabeth smiled politely, the boys removing their arms from her as she turned around. She made an effort to hit both boys in the arm with her hair and smiled when she realized she had succeeded,
"Oh, what a lovely young woman you are turning out to be! My, it won't be long until you're of age." The goddess teased. Of course she had to bring up marriage.
The demi-god tried her hardest not to wince but did anyway. "I'm not of the right age, milady. I'm only fifteen."
"But you'll be of the right age soon." Hera taunted sweetly, brushing some hair behind her ear. "You'll make a lovely and gorgeous wife, an even better mother. Mnemosyne, put Annabeth on fountain duty with Brizo." With those words she kissed the top of Annabeth's head and walked away.
"Ah, that's cheating." Ant scowled in annoyance, his brother nodded in agreement.
"How is it cheating? It's not my fault if I'm Hera's favorite teenager on Olympus." She mocked while shoving her friends slightly.
"Annabeth, we have fountain work. Come on!" Brizo ordered. Her red hair tied in a bun on her head; she had overalls on over a t-shirt from Maryland that had a boat on it.
"I'm coming!" She yelled, turning to run after the already retreating goddess. She turned to yell over her shoulder. "Later, mall cops!"
"Hey!" They both yelled while she ran off.
"There's a… war?" Annabeth questioned the goddess while she scrubbed the inside of the fountain.
One of Brizo's siblings had found a way to keep the water from continually flowing so the two could clean them. Annabeth wondered if the last time the fountains were cleaned was during the Trojan War.
Brizo nodded, rolling her eyes. "Not surprising you didn't know. Hera seems Hades bent on keeping you an innocent little bride." She sighed, straightening so she was sitting her knees and no longer cleaning. "Yeah, my half-brother is kind of caught in the middle 'cause Zeus's daughter became a huntress."
Annabeth looked at her oddly, wringing out the sponge. "I'm sorry, how does that relate..?"
"Gods, you really have been kept out of it." She set herself up for a moment. "A Half-Blood of the eldest gods, shall reach sixteen against all odds. And see the world in endless sleep. The hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap. A single choice shall end his days Olympus to preserve or raze."
The blonde's eyes widened. "Is that a-?"
"Prophecy? Sure is." Brizo confirmed easily while getting back to work. "In fact, I think he's turning sixteen next summer. His name is Perseus."
Annabeth chuckled slightly while trying to get a stain out of the otherwise perfect white fountain. "Isn't that the name of a son of Zeus?"
Brizo laughed. "I thought it was strange too, until I got the meaning behind the name."
"What is that?"
"He was the only hero to have a happy ending." She smiled sadly, pausing slightly in her work.
Annabeth shook her head of the negative worries. "Do you think Hera's quest has something to do with the war?" She asked enthusiastically.
"If I didn't know any better I'd think I was talked to a daughter of Ares." Brizo commented.
"I just want to leave Olympus, you know? I mean, it's wonderful and everything but I'm kind of the only one here that has issues controlling things because I'm not a goddess. I can't really making the fountains change colors for holidays, change my age whenever I feel like it, make a mass of animals attack someone because they didn't recognize me as a goddess, stuff like that."
Brizo bent over laughing. "You've got to admit, it was really funny. Especially considering her symbolic animal is a kitten. Who in the name of Zeus is scared of a kitten?"
"Brizo!" Annabeth complained, though trying her hardest not to laugh. "I'm being honest, I'm bored here."
Brizo, with great difficulty, stopped laughing. "I'm sorry, Blondie-!"
"Huh?"
"It's a mortal thing," she brushed off. "Anyway, if you really want to leave Olympus I have a plan." She gave smirk full of mischief.
Annabeth smiled.
