Chapter 25-

"Where's Percy?" Achilles jumped, looking up to see Theseus and Odysseus approaching him.

"She's sleeping." He stood from the step, coffee in his hands and stepped down to greet his friends.

"And Luke?" Odysseus questioned, eyebrows raised. Achilles rolled his eyes.

"Asleep on the couch." At their questioning looks, he continues "Percy's sleeping in his room." Odysseus nodded, eyebrows still raised while Theseus nodded, liking the idea of them not being in the same room.

"How is she?" Theseus questioned, Achilles ushered them inside and Odysseus jumped over the back of the couch, landing on Luke's stomach.

'What the-" Luke fell back with a roan as he realized it was Odysseus. "What are you doing here?" he questioned, standing up and stretching his arms.

"Checking up on my sister." Theseus glared at him and Luke raised his eyebrows.

"It's not like anything happened." Luke walked into the kitchen as Achilles snorted, following him.

"That's questionable." Achilles leapt up onto the counter as Theseus growled threateningly at Luke.

"What?" he was yelling and Luke shushed him quickly, pointing towards the hallway. Theseus threw his hands up in the air, but stayed quiet.

"Nothing happened!" Luke hissed, whisper-yelling. Achilles snorted again, but didn't say anything.

"Nothing happened Thes" Percy walked in, rubbing her eyes and combing her hands through her hair.

"Morning sleeping beauty." Achilles grinned at her, but Percy glared at him in return and walked straight into Luke's arms.

"I hate Kronos and his allies." she whispered, shuddering slightly as she buried her face into his shoulder. Luke wrapped his arms around her.

"I know." He kissed the top of her head and pulled a mug off the counter, handing it to her, he smiled softly at her "Here, hot chocolate. I know you don't like coffee." She wrinkled her nose in reply. Taking a sip of hot chocolate, she turned and leaned against the counter, facing the three other gods.

"What's on the agenda for today?" she questioned, turning towards her brother. Achilles and Odysseus shrugged, not knowing while Theseus looked at her, wide eyed.

"I don't know!" he exclaimed, shrugging his shoulders and sitting at the table. "I just do what they tell me to do." He gestured all around him, which meant the Olympians apparently.

"So, how're you, Perc?" Odysseus sat down, facing her and they all leaned forward to hear her.

"I'm good." She nodded her head and smiled, shocking three in front of her and causing Luke to grin.

"Wait." Odysseus stepped forward "After everything that's happened, you're alright/" he looked like he was about to have a meltdown.

"There are a few select quotes that I like to let rule my life." She shrugged "Laugh your heart out, dance in the rain, cherish the moment, and ignore the pain. Live, laugh, love. Forgive and forget. Life's too short to be living with regrets." She then shrugged and walked out the door and into the living room and sat down on the couch.

"Interesting." Odysseus nodded his head as Achilles said this and Theseus looked at Luke.

"Did you do something to her." He pointed towards the living room and Luke threw his hands up, confused.

"What? No!" he shook his head, walking after Percy with a look of disbelief on his face.

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"Your brother is crazy!" Luke exclaimed, sitting down next to Percy. She nodded in agreement, mindlessly flipping through channels on the t.v.

"I'm not crazy." Theseus sighed and walked up behind her "I just don't know how to help you." Luke looked at him as he said this and wordlessly stood up to leave. Odysseus and Achilles also left, glancing back to watch the two before leaving.

"I don't need help." She smiled at him as he sat down across from her on the couch. Both faced each other and he looked torn between believing and not believing her.

"Why are you so calm?" he shook his head "Your mother died less than a year ago, just last week, your best friend was killed, and yesterday, Blackjack was killed." He looked at her, begging her to tell him what was happening.

"Theseus," she smiled "Some days may be worse than others, but I've decided that I'm not in charge and I don't know who is, but they're challenging me," she grinned "And for some reason, I don't think that this was really goodbye. Not to my mother or Anthony. Not to Blackjack." She nodded her head and Theseus looked at her in amazement.

"I love you." He whispered, reaching forward "I love you, little sister."