Chapter 4

A/N: Thank you so much for favoring and following my story (stalkers) (: Umm, about a week ago, something interrupted the building of this chapter.

Me: Megaranger66: So that was you who crashed into the wall of this story?! Um, I actually laughed when I read that, but I hope you like this chapter.

Vivi007: Thank you for that, but I do see a lot of Pothena fanfictions out there that are pretty good, but thank you for reading this one.

Thaichick7: Thank you and I do believe I updated right now.

Me: I plan to respond to some reviews as I progress, so be on the lookout if I mention you in here.

Percy: I had to brace up that wall because Megaranger66 crashed into it. Annabeth shrieked when that happened.

Annabeth: Ugh, please stop saying that. *Aaaccchhoooo!*

Me: Sick?

Annabeth: I hate this time of year! Everybody gets sick!

Me: I'll make sure we have something for you. Percy and I tried to mix some medicines lately, and some of them actually work.

Annabeth: Oh gods!

Me: Anyway, I don't own PJO or HoO.

Percy: I'm actually going to keep Annabeth company until she has the strength to move around. Normally, she never gets sick.

ONWARD!


Athena POV:

After I teleported out of the throne room, I decided to walk around for a little bit. I swear, that Kelp Head god of the Sea gets on my nerves so much, I just want to run him through with a spear. But no, father wouldn't like that. That Roman hurricane is getting closer, and he's having a tough time to divert it from its path. I expect it to make landfall soon, and I hope the mortals are prepared.

Ever since we were released from Tartarus, a lot more wise people suddenly appeared. The mind was actually at work in the world, and common sense was everywhere. Oh how I loved that book. It reminds me of everything Poseidon isn't. I spend more time in the mortal world now with the release of books, theories, scientific discoveries, and thinkers. At least something changed.

As I was walking through Olympus, I happen to notice a library on the top of the hill. Strange that the library was built near Aphrodite's garden, but I guess my daughter thought it was cleaver to show her love of learning. I smirked at her joke. I shrugged and proceeded to the library.

Time Lapse!

When I entered the library, I was in awe. The architecture was amazing! Greek and Roman columns were everywhere. Banners of each of our symbols of power were hanging from the ceiling, and the bookshelves were arranged in the form of the Omega. I love that letter for some reason, I guess it's because my father thought of it. There were godlings and demigods walking around and browsing through different books, sitting and discussing different forms of literature, and studying for their education.

I looked around, and there was an old lady sitting at the service desk. She had white hair and old, green eyes. She smiled at me, and her teeth were perfectly white. I smirked and approached her.

She smiled at me. "Welcome, Lady Athena. How may I help you today?" she asked in a sweet voice.

"I'm just wondering when this was built," I said.

Normally, I would've known about its construction, but it just showed up out of the blue. "Your daughter finished it last week, but told me to keep it a secret from you until the grand opening. I guess you were absent when we opened it," she said.

I raised an eyebrow in confusion. I was here all last week, and I didn't hear of this grand opening. "May I interest you in our Independent Thinkers of the World section? Or maybe the Future Architects of the World section that just opened up a few days ago?"

I smiled and asked her where the section was. She pointed to a far section of the library and disappeared in a whisk of golden smoke.

I looked around for a few hours, taking in all the literature. All the books were lined with gold, and the wording was sewn in silver. I read everything from True Secrets of Area 51 to Operation Desert Storm: The Deluxe Edition. I must say, I can't believe that mortals never thought that aliens lived on the planet. I mean, come on! It's pretty obvious, but every chapter I read, I see the same name over and over. Lightning.

I decided to check out the book along with 50 others I found. Unfortunately, I don't have 5 other hands, so I had to stack them all up on each other so I can return to my temple in one trip. I know I can teleport them over, but my temple isn't so far away from here. I can easily walk from here to there without wasting any energy.

When I walked up to the librarian, I noticed that she had something in her hand. A necklace with a silver owl on it. It looks familiar, very familiar. Before I could ask her about it, she quickly put it away and turned her attention to me.

"Oh wow, will I be expecting this every time you come by?" she asked.

I nodded and set the books on the table. "Oh my. Oh, you got True Secrets of Area 51? It's a good read, a real page turner," she said.

I nodded, and she scanned all of the books. "All of them are due in two weeks on the 15th, so I hope you enjoy them," she said.

I picked up all of the books, and walked out the door. A godling opened the door for me with a sweet smile on his face. "Lady Athena," he said. Then he bowed.

I set the books down, and patted the godling's head. He rose up, and handed me a black box. "A special package from Lord Poseidon," he said.

I frowned. Last time Poseidon gave me something, it exploded in my face. I take the small box, and thanked the godling. I set the box on top of the books, and walked out of the library.

Time Lapse

I walked down the hall to my temple. We had our temples set up, so they all were in a hallway, but our balconies would be what demigods would see. This would be our private entrance since no one really knows about it except us.

The black box was sliding on the cover of one of the books, and I was afraid of dropping it. If it was another bomb, I wouldn't hear the end of it. Or worse, it could be a spider.

I reached for my doorknob, but before I could grab it, something crashed into me. The books flew in all directions. I fell to the ground and groaned in pain. "WHO DARES—?"

Before I could finish, I found myself staring into the eyes of Poseidon. He seemed dazed and confused when he came too, and I felt my face turn red. Mainly because he was on top of me, and our noses were practically touching.

"POSEIDON?! WHAT THE HADES ARE YOU DOING?!" I demanded.

"I don't know! All I remember is talking to Hephaestus about something in his forges. What are you doing?"

Before I could say anything, he froze. He looked down, and back up at my grey eyes. His sea-green eyes looked so much like the sea. So deep and mysterious. Also very wise, even though he seems to have the IQ of a shovel sometimes. Still, the things he must've seen and the storms he must've conjured over the years. The monsters he must've fought under the sea during the Titan War.

I squirmed, and discovered something awkward. I looked down between our bodies, and I blushed even more. Oh gods, this is embarrassing.

Apparently, he noticed as well, and moved that part of his body off of me. "Athena, I am so sorry. I-I didn't mean—"

"Oh shut up. This was obviously planned!" I said.

He sighed and muttered something under his breath. He got off of me, and offered his hand for me. I hesitated, but grabbed his hand. It felt so soft actually. For a man, I mean. He lifted me up with a little too much strength, and I crashed into him. He steadied me by grabbing my waist.

After a moment of awkwardly standing too close to him, he let go, and we both blushed. "So, um, sorry?" he said.

I raised an eyebrow at him. Before I could help him, he looked down and noticed all of my books scattered across the hall. "Oh Us, I'm so sorry. Here, let me help."

He quickly grabbed all the books, and stacked them all according to the alphabet. I stared at him in disbelief, and opened the door. "Um, thanks Poseidon," I said.

He nodded at me, and entered my temple. He spotted my desk, and set about 20 of my books down there. The other 20 on my bedside, and the last 10 in front of my bookcase. He looked up at me with embarrassment in his eyes. "Um, I should probably leave. I don't want to screw anything else up," he said.

He quickly walked toward the door, but stopped him. "Wait, you're welcome to stay for a little bit," I said.

He sighed. "I'm sorry, 'thena, but I don't want to cause trouble again. Besides, I don't want to be reminded of my biggest mistake," he said.

Oh, he remembers the little incident with Medusa. "I guess it's too late to offer an explanation to that, isn't it?"

I raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Um, you have an explanation?"

He nodded. I motioned for him to take a seat on my bed. I pulled out a chair, and sat across from him. "Well shoot, Kelp Head," I said.

He chuckled, and looked down. "I, um, was out on a date with Medusa. I took her to my realm, and we decided to have some drinks. Everything was quiet, so I thought 'Why not? Every god needs to have a little bit of fun', you know?"

I nodded. "Anyway, when I had my back turned for a minute, she slipped something into my goblet. I didn't notice until it was too late. She spoke an incantation of some sort, and next thing I remember, I wake up in your temple surrounded by three gorgons and an angry goddess of wisdom."

I raised an eyebrow. "I kept trying to tell you, but we would always fight about something. Soon, I forget about everything, and I leave the situation in the dust." Then he buried his head in his hands and sighed.

Suddenly, everything makes sense. The feelings of resentment toward me suddenly came into light. I never let him speak before; always shooting him down before he could say anything. "Poseidon, is this true?"

He nodded. "I'm so sorry, I should've let you explain it earlier," I said.

He shrugged, and looked up at me. "I've been wondering if we could start over. Start fresh, and hopefully end this bloody war against each other," he said.

I was actually surprised when he said that. "Um, sure. So, truce?"

He nodded, and we shook hands. "Truce," he said.

I smiled. "Good, now get out of my temple," I said with a smile on my face.

He smirked. "Sure, Owl Face."

I smacked him on the arm, and he laughed as he fled from my temple. I shook my head, and reached for a book.


Aphrodite POV:

"This-this is impossible!" I shrieked.

I saw that whole episode unfold from my mirror. My magic was supposed to make them confess their love and have a make out session. Instead, I get a confession and a peace treaty?! No one has ever resisted my magic before. I slumped in my chair and pouted.

"I guess this is a start. Might as well start from somewhere," I muttered.

I picked out my lipstick from my makeup case, and applied it carefully. "I can't believe those two actually made up instead of made out. I wanted to see some of that."

I check my reflection, and smiled. "Well, at least he cleared the air a little bit. Now to really get down to business. I'm going to need some serious help for this one," I muttered to myself. "But where to start?"

I sat there, in front of my mirror. Athena was reading her books again, boooorrring! But something makes me think that she's actually happier than I ever have seen her. Something sparked though, something like the flames of passion. Although, I did love that little collision earlier. Oh they were so embarrassed!

"Ah, there's an idea! No, I can't have godlings appearing suddenly. Not yet anyway," I muttered.

I tapped my mirror, and images of every single possibility appeared. Some of them really caught my eye, but I need them to slowly confess their love, not bond them in holy matrimony because of something someone overlooked. I don't want to be hunted down because of that. Oh, speaking of hunted down, I wonder how Thalico is doing.

I waved my hand over my mirror, and the images of the son of Hades and the daughter of Zeus appeared. They were t some rock concert somewhere, and the both of them seemed to have a good time there. Not my idea of a date, but oh well. Green Day just had to get in the way, didn't they?

I sighed, and turned off my mirror. "Those two will really be a challenge for me," I said, "But I think I'll survive."

I got out of my seat, and flashed off.


A/N: Good? Bad? Let me know in your reviews. I also thought up the end to my series. At least 3 more books before I finish it all. I hope you'll like them as much as I will, but I need to finish this one, The hunt for Percy Jackson, and Book 2: Back in time. The Thalico story will be posted after all of this is done, I hope. What do you think Aphrodite will do next? Take your guess in your reviews por favor?

Percy: I probably shouldn't mention the open window in chapter 5, huh?

Me: Jackson!

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