Hello! Sorry about the wait, I was busy writing other stories [Find them on my Profile]. So, yeah. Not really a good excuse but...
For the sake of curiosity, are any of you guys studying for the end of the year exams? I have mine in a few weeks, so hello tutoring!
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Marinette was panicking. The belt left the feel of squeezing her stomach when it retracted. She killed someone. Marinette didn't remember who though.
"How do you not remember killing someone?" Jason asked incredulously. They were speaking in Latin to get some form of privacy.
Marinette shrugged helplessly. "Sometimes when I get really angry I sort of- black out I guess. Like, my subconscience takes over. I don't really remember things clearly."
Percy decided to approacha different topic, aware of the eyes from the mortals. "Does it hurt? The belt I mean."
Marinette shrugged. She was doing that a lot lately. She replied in French. "I guess. It's not the most comfortable feeling, its like your insides are being squeezed out."
Rose cleared her throat, "Marinette, uh, you've never actually killed someone right?"
Marinette got an idea, a way to beat the system.
"Yeah, actually I have. So did those people." She replied in Italian, shaking her head no to throw them off.
Rose and a few other people relaxed, taking it as a sign of denial. Alya, however, was still suspicious. "Why did the belt tighten then?"
Marinette thought of an excuse. She made her voice meek. "I accidently shot someone when I was a kid." She looked down as if ashamed of her actions, "The person dragged me to an alleyway and- and I didn't know- I was scared. I kicked the gun out of their hands and I pulled the trigger as a mistake." Not untrue. When Marinette was on the streets with Nico, one day she got seperated and a person dragged her off.
Adrien spoke up, his voice soft and confused. "Why did you say that you didn't remember?" Marinette looked down to hide her flush. Crush or no crush, Adrien's voice was very nice to listen to.
"I don't remember the exact details, I sorta blacked out, if you can believe it."
Leo spoke up. "We," he gestured to all the demigods, "all killed someone in self defense. It's how we all met in a, er, therapy camp." The belt tighten but not enough to be noticed, at the therapy camp lie.
The demigods nodded, shamefully looking at their laps. It was quiet for a few moments before Percy spoke up.
"Can I ask a question? Thanks," He didn't wait for an answer, "If you could be a superhero, who would you be? I, personally, would choose Sharkboy." The question got a few smiles on people's faces.
"Raise your hand if you would be Ladybug," Rose said, stretching her arm towards the ceiling. A few other people follow, both boys and girls.
Kim caught on, grinning, "Raise your hand if you would be Chat Noir! The coolest superhero ever."
Marinette felt her lips tug up. "I dunno, Black Widow seems kinda cool." Piper nodded her agreement.
Leo snorted. "So what? You'll go around seducing enemies then killing them?" Marinette nodded seriously than broke into a fit of giggles, Leo following a second later.
"Maybe I'll be a lightning hero. Called Jupiter Lightning or something..." Marinette paused before looking at the blonde. She slowly reached forward, Jason watching her weirdly and...
Cuffed him upside the head.
Jason sputtered as Marinette sat back down, leaning against Leo. She fixed Jason with a deadpan stare. "Jupiter Lightning. Really?"
Octavian had maybe the funniest answer (Which was painful to admit.), with the words of, "I'd be The Golden Augur and my enemy is called Hydria." Percy paused.
"I have never heard of The Golden Augur, much less Hydria..." Octavian merely raised an eyebrow.
"Thats cause I actually do my job."
I KNOW. SUPER SUPER SHORT CHAPTER! But it was either this or you guys waiting another month and I felt super duper bad and... Yeah. Review?