The next day was a hard one. Ever since Percy tried to kill Leo, Louisa hadn't any contact with her brother. She refused point blank, but now… well, he could be dying. To have never made amends if his time did come would be… soul destroying.
Leo drove them to the hospital. Louisa sat shotgun, with a sleeping Elsie in her arms. Annabeth sat in the back with her sons in their booster seats, (that's what they're called here. I'm not sure what they're called in America, or if you even have any. They're like chairs that kids sit on in the car up until a certain age/height), either side of her.
Annabeth hadn't slept for the rest of the night. The ordeal she had witnessed in her mind was confusing her and daughters of Athena did not like being confused.
But she put on a brave face, making sure her sons did not see her worry. She didn't want to upset them. Tobias and Max were practically glued to the hip with their father, so closely attached; Annabeth had fondly named them The Koala Bears.
"Oy, Annabeth." Louisa clicked her fingers in Annabeth's face. Annabeth glared at her. Louisa raised her eyebrows in challenge slightly, but went no further. "We're here." Louisa told her before clambering out of the car. Leo had already opened Tobias's door and was helping his eldest nephew from the car.
"Is my daddy here?"
"Yep." Tobias looked at the size of the hospital.
"What if Daddy got lost?"
"Tobias, honey, the doctors will know where he is." Annabeth laughed, getting out of the car, Max resting in the crook of her elbow with his head on her shoulder. He had fallen asleep on the ride here.
"Daddy be better yet?"
"Not yet, sweetie. Soon." Annabeth sent a silent prayer up to her godly family, before reaching out to take Tobias's hand. Although he was ADHD too, the diagnosis barely showed except for when he was angry or upset. With Tobias though, this was a rarity. Tobias was such a well behaved, sweet little boy- it was heart-warming.
It took them five minutes to find Percy.
Percy was sitting up, reading a magazine upside down.
"Daddy, you silly." Percy looked up. Other than the fact that he was slightly paler and his hair slightly thinner than normal, Percy looked like Percy. His grin was the same.
"Hey, Tobias."
That's when Louisa walked in. Percy's grin faltered and then vanished completely as he spotted Leo hovering outside.
Louisa met Percy's steely glare with a look of challenge and determination. Whether he was ill or not, she wasn't going to take shit from her brother.
I'll be honest, I'm actually quite frustrated. While I'm listening to Skillet, there's this little pop up screen that appears EVERY FIVE SECONDS and will not go away! It's amazing that I haven't smashed my laptop yet.
Wait… heh heh, my laptop needs charging. Might let it DIE and be horrible… even though the charger's right next to me. Oh, I'm in a lazy mood.
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