Travis has started going with or taking Sani to his training sessions at Brooklyn House every time the little guy goes since the wedding. On this particular day, Percy and Travis have brought Sani for his lesson, and Percy has agreed to teach a class in Greek sword fighting techniques to several of the magicians while his son works on casting spells. Travis has laid out several swords for the kids to choose from and brought his own to spar with Percy for the others to see.
"We really appreciate this," Carter says trying swords to get one with a good feel.
"My pleasure," Percy says. "Don't forget you promised to show me how to use that fancy sword of yours though."
"Soon as we're done," Carter says laying his own sword down on the table.
"Where's Travis?" Jaz calls as she runs through the doorway.
"Here," he says running to meet her. She throws her arms around him and jumps into his arms when they meet in the middle of the gym floor.
"I've missed you so much," she says kissing him.
"Good gods, you just saw each other two days ago," Carter says shaking his head. The two lovebirds pay no attention and keep right on kissing.
Drew sits at the edge of the platform for the bedroom she shares with Butch. Her feet are dangling over the edge, but she doesn't appear to be trying to get down. When Tharin trots by, he notices her sitting up there and stops.
"What ya doin'," he calls up to her.
"I'm a little stuck," she calls down.
"Stuck?"
"My belly is too big. I can't climb down," she explains.
"How'd you get up there then?" he asks curiously.
"It was tough, but now I'm scared. I'm afraid I'll fall and hurt the baby," she says.
"Do you want me to fly up there and get you?" he asks.
"I'm too heavy. You have a hard time getting your own weight into the air," she says. "Could you go find Butch for me?"
"Yeah, sure. Do you know where he was going?"
"Stables I think," she calls back.
"Don't go anywhere," he tells yells up.
"Trust me, I'm not," she agrees.
Sadie sets a small clay statue on the floor in front of Sani then places a pair of safety glasses on his little face. "You have to promise me that you won't try this at home. I don't want you blowing up any of Mommy's bobbles," she tells the boy.
"I promise," he says wondering exactly what he's going to get to do. Sadie puts her own safety glasses on then picks up her wand.
"Ha-di," she says holding the want toward the statue. The little clay man instantly blasts into about a hundred pieces. Sani claps his hands excitedly.
"Me try," he says reaching for his own little wand.
"Hold on a sec," she says. "I have to put it back together again." He rests his wand on his knee and watches as she raises her wand again. This time the command is, "Hi-nehm." The little statue reforms just as it was to being with.
Sani looks at his teacher to get permission, and when Sadie nods for him to try, he raises his wand again. "Ha-di," he shouts. The statue only breaks into 10 pieces, but it did break.
"Good job buddy," she says praising him with a pat on the back. "Now try putting it back together again."
He points his wand at some of the broken pieces then repeats the restore words she used. Just as when Sadie did it, the pieces come back together again good as new.
"Awesome," she says clapping for him now. She continues letting him blast it apart and put it back together again several more times so he'll remember.
Butch runs up to the base of the tree with his mother and brothers right behind him. "Why didn't you say something," he says quickly climbing up the latter.
"I got up here last night, but it was hard. I guess I just got scared this morning," she tells him softly.
"So did you get fatter over night?" Henry calls up to her.
"She's not fat," his mom scolds. "Drew honey, we'll get you down," she reassures her son's girl.
"I offered to fly up and bring her down," Tharin says again.
"She couldn't climb onto your back even if you could support her to bring her down," Iris says then puts a finger to her chin while she thinks. "I've got it," the goddess says after a couple of seconds. She then opens her palm to let lose a rainbow.
"Hi Lady Iris," Eros says kind of surprised to see her image.
"Eros, we need your assistance," she says. "Your sister Drew is stuck up in a tree and we need help getting her down."
"How'd she get stuck up a tree?" he asks with a chuckle. The goddess turns so the image is facing up toward his sister now.
"Hi, Eros," Drew waves down at him.
"I'll be there in a couple of minutes," he says. "Let me find my brothers."
"Thank you sweetheart," Iris says then closes her hand.
"I'm so embarrassed," Drew says putting her hands to her face.
"Why don't you pack up some things while you're up there. You'll be staying in the big house until the baby is born," Iris suggests.
"I'll fix a stairway too, so we don't have to keep using the latter on the tree," Butch says then helps her up to pack a bag.
By the time the sword lessons are done and Percy comes to get his son in the library, Sani is running around the room blasting things apart, while Sadie runs behind him putting them back together again.
"Whoa, buddy," Percy says shielding his face as bits of clay fly around the room.
"Hah-ri," Sadie says raising her wand and pointing it at Sani. The little boy stops in his tracks, yawns, then lays down where he's at and goes to sleep.
"How'd you do that?" Percy asks in amazement. "Mommy would love to be able to use that spell at home."
"Sorry about that, but I think I created a monster," Sadie chuckles.
After she tells him what they learned today and how good Sani is getting at it, Carter says, "Way to go sis."
"I made him promise he won't use it at home," but here I wrote it down in case he forgets. "He can put anything back together again," she assures Percy.
"Come on little one," Percy says gently picking his son up from the floor. "Let's get you home to Mommy."
Jaz and Travis now come to the door of the library. "Can Travis spend the night?" Jas asks.
"I don't think," Carter starts to answers when Travis stops him.
"She doesn't mean sleep in the same room. I'll stay in the room with some of the guys," he offers.
"You willing to sleep in my room just to be sure?" Sadie asks Jaz.
"Sure, if you'll agree," Jaz says.
"I've got a spell I can use if they don't behave," Sadie says with a smile leaving it up to the guys.
"Technically he's an adult, even if he isn't acting like one," Percy says. "I can't stop him."
"Alright," Carter finally agrees.
"You screw up and I'll tell Hermes," Percy warns his friend.
"We just want more time together, Percy," Travis says then helps him get Sani and the swords up to the chariot.
Eros and Himeros are both laughing with they get to the tree.
"It's not that funny," Drew, now standing at the opening, tells them.
"It is from our point of view," Himeros snickers.
"Just help me down, please," their sister calls.
Iris is in the bedroom with Butch when the Erotes get up to the platform. "Now you have to be careful. She's very pregnant," Butch's mom reminds them.
"We can see that," Eros laughs.
"Hasn't Psyche ever been pregnant like this?" Drew asks.
"Not really, being a goddess now, our kids were born pretty quick," he says putting her arm around his neck while he puts his around her waist.
"You ready Tharin," Himeros calls down then gets his sister's arm around his neck as well.
"Ready," the young centaur calls up to them.
With both gods now supporting her, they step off the platform and flutter her down to the ground while Tharin snaps several pictures with a camera.
"What are you doing?" Drew asks her boyfriend's little brother.
"Capturing the moment," he laughs snapping a couple more pictures.
"Why?"
"Besides being funny, you never know when they might come in handy," he says as Himeros now goes over next to him to look at the shots.
"Oh, that's a good one," the god says laughing.
"No, wait, look at this one," Tharin says pushing a button on the camera. Now both of them are howling.
"I'm going to kill you," Drew says starting toward them.
"No you're not," Butch says grabbing her arms as he has now climbed down with her bag. "You'd still be sitting up there if it wasn't for them."
"But Butch," she complains.
"Come on, let's get you settled into the big house," Iris says taking her by the arm and leading her away.
"You did what?" Chris says when Percy returns without his brother and tells him what happened.
"I couldn't tell him he wasn't allowed. He's older than I am," Percy says in his own defense.
"I sure hope you can really trust them," Travis' older brother says.
"I trust the Kanes completely. That's not the issue. I just hope they can keep their hands off of each other," Percy assures him. "Do you think this love is the real thing?"
"I don't know. I guess there's no reason why it wouldn't be. Eros has been making people fall in love for thousands of years. Look at him. Didn't he shoot himself on accident, and he and Psyche are still going strong," Chris reminds him.
"I guess you're right," Percy agrees.
"I'll take the swords back to the armory. You get you little guy to bed," Hermes' son now says. "He's really out."
"Egyptian magic," Percy says with a grin.
"Wish they'd share that one," Chris chuckles then walks off with the bag of weapons.
