No one knew Annabeth's fatal flaw?

Anyway, it was hubris

So disclaimer:

I own nothing but my OC's


Tia is flying through the air, her eyes searching for any sign of monsters when a blur of white flew in front of her.

"Hades!" Tia curses as she finally looked closer, her dagger in hand in case it was a monster. But luckily, it wasn't. It was just her bald eagle flying in front of her.

Nefeli was flying in front of her. She had head bowed down in guilt but looked her in the eye with concern.

"What is it?" Tia asked urgently, misinterpreting Nefeli's concern for fear.

Nefeli just flew off in the direction of the site they had hastily made, and Tia, fearing a monster was attacking her friends- no, her family, zipped after Nefel, her braid whipping behind her and as she landed at the campsite near the dying embers of the fire-pituu, she saw something that brought tears to her eyes. Annabeth was tossing and turning in her sleep, a few stray tears leaking down her face and a whimper escaping here or there. Tia's eyes softened with compassion for the smart young girl they had met. Tia started walking towards Annabeth as another sound of distress exited her mouth, Tia sat down cross legged and gently shook her awake.

Annabeth blinked blearily as her eyes finally focused on Tia's face.

"What-" She asked, confused before she spied an eight legged critter scurrying towards her.

" Spider!" She squeaked in fear.

Tia peered in the darkness and found the arachnid scurrying towards Annabeth, She peeled off her shoe and (though it pained her to do it) squished the bug under the sole of her shoe. She looked back at Annabeth only to find the girl huddled up against her side in fear.

"Hey," Tia said softly, putting her arms around Annabeth

"The bug is gone," She picked up Annabeth and placed her in her lap.

" I'm scared, Tia." Annabeth whimpered and Tia smiled softly before picking up a comb from the ground and pulling though Annabeth's tangled mass of hair

" It's ok to be scared, Annabeth." Tia said, separating Annabeth's hair into three parts.

Annabeth moved her head around and looked up at Tia curiously.

" What are you doing, Tia?" She asked

"I'm giving you a braid," Tia said simply.

"Why?" Annabeth asked as Tia tugged and pulled on her hair.

"You know, sometimes I get scared too. My Mother-" Tia faltered, not willing to reopen those old wounds.

" Anyway" Tia said briskly, " When I braid my hair, I try to imagine all my fears and worries being sucked in and getting trapped in my braid"

Annabeth was looking at her in wonder.
" You, get scared?" Annabeth asks, disbelieving.

Tia laughs "Everyone gets scared Annabeth, but i try to trap them in my braid so they won't scare me"

Tia had just finished braiding Annabeth's hair and grabbed one of the elastics in her hair, and tied it off.

"Do you like it?" Tia asks, picking up a broken shard of glass and showing Annabeth.

For a few seconds, Annabeth stared at her reflection.

" Yes! Yes!" she shouted, a smile breaking out on her face.

At Annabeth's joyous response Tia smiled even larger than Annabeth, if that's possible.

" I know you like it" Tia whispered " but lets not wake up Thalia and Luke, Ok?"

Annabeth lowered her voice

"Can you sing me a song Tia?" she asked

Tia thought for a moment before finding a good song.

" Of course, Annabeth" She said softly, taking her off her now-numb legs and tucking her in their sleeping bag.

" Song, please!" Annabeth insisted after Tia had tucked her in.

Tia laughed "Ok, here it is"

Tia took a deep breath and sang, in a soft and melodic voice

" Deep in the meadow, under the willow

A bed of grass, a soft green pillow"

Annabeth smiled and her eyelids began to flutter

"lay down your head and close your sleepy eyes,

and when again they open, the sun will rise

Here it's safe, here it's warm"

Annabeth was almost asleep, her small chest going up and down with each breath.

"here the daises guard you from every harm,

Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow bring them true."

Annabeth's eyelids had fluttered shut, sand Tia thought she had fallen asleep, but Tia decided to continue the song anyway.
"Here is the place where I love you"

Tia didn't think Annabeth was still conscious but she whispered " I love you too Tia" gently in the wind, and Tia grinned and continued the song

"Deep in the meadow, hidden far away,

a cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray

forget your woes and let your troubles lay,

for when again it's morning,

they'll wash away,

Here it's safe, here it's warm

Here the daisy's guard you from every harm

Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow bring them true"

Tia bent down and brushed Annabeth's temple with a kiss. and she sang the last verse quietly as she looked back at Annabeth sleeping so peacefully before went back onto guard duty.

"here is the place, where, I love you."


Sibling fluff! Just Tia and Annabeth bonding time!

Quiz:

Who is Leo's great- grandfather?