Every Family Has Its Monstrous Problems

by gianahennelly

Deuce Gorgon is getting ready to head on his spring break only to be told by his mother that he has to spend the next 2 weeks with his estranged father. Who has a nonextince relationship with Deuce?Will Deuce be able to overcome not only his past trauma that damaged his relationship with his father but survive, his murderous uncle, with the help of his best ghoul friends?

19. Chapter 19

Chapter 19 Home Alone Doesn't Go So Well

Deuce POV

I was just sitting in the office for something that wasn't my fault, they were the ones that tell me that I had to put Smokey in the catacombs. I looked at Nightmare who was sitting in the corner of the room like he was trying to stay out of the way.

It was so unfair she could have Nightmare here, but I couldn't have Smokey. At least I don't take my dragon to school every day and ride it in the hallway. This was such utter and complete bullshit, she could do it but I can't.

I heard the cracking of the door as the hinges squeaked. That must have been some serious rust as Bloodgood was walking into the room. But I didn't hear a hissing that usually followed my mother. Did they not answer the phone? Pleas fates make it so.

"Now should we be getting this meeting underway, where is Medusa, my lord." I look back to see my father frowning down at me, this disappointed look in his eyes. Who was he to be disappointed in my actions, I haven't seen in for 10 years and he doesn't have that right.

"Yes, Medusa has a family emergency that she is dealing with. But she sends her regards." The way that he made it sound was like he was tired of excusing my mother. What family emergency could possibly be going on. Should I have been worried I had to be missing something.

"Very well then I will tell you the issues. Deuce here brought his dragon to school. Said dragon burned the outside creepateria and the clawculus classroom. We would like for Deuce to clean up the mess of dragon as well as have your family to pay for damages."

I was expecting to hear a low growl to escape my father's lips but instead, it was a startled laughed. "You have this all wrong Bloodgood. Yes, that is Deuce dragon Smoky but he didn't bring him here. Smokey got turned into stone 10 years ago, he had been in the catacombs up until now.

Which is under the school building and next to calculus room which was Smokey probably escaped. Not to meant that we were was told but the council and the school board that we had to put him under the school. In fact, I believe that this is your fault since you forced us to put him down there which means that you have to pay the damages."

I smiled and when I turned to look at my father he had this sense of urgency in his eyes. Which meant that there really was another family emerges.

It forced a shiver down my spine as Mistresses Bloodgood looked at my father, I am sure that it if had been anyone else then she would have contested such a thing, but my father was a god and people tended to be more fearful of him.

"Right my lord I will bring this up with the De-exaction and let them know." My father nodded his head before placing a firm hand on my shoulder.

"I need to talk to you, come one." I looked at my father, there was something his eyes that was starting to freak me out. I walked out of the office at a quick pace I just wanted to know what was going on.

"Did something happening with mom is everything okay. Is it Zeus." My dad let out this aggravated sigh as his deep green eyes seem to grow darker. "I don't know what has gotten into you, Zeus is in the Greece I just talked to him a little while ago and the issues with you are resolved.

It's just your aunts are bickering and fighting causing trouble in Greece, the demigods are going after them. Your mother is worried and didn't feel like going to this meeting. She knew that whatever the school wanted wasn't going to be a big deal.

What I wanted to talk to you about is that I and flying back it's your mother to Greece for the next couple of days. She wanted to see them and bring them back over to Salem. You know how they are, they refuse to live in Greece but its not that safe with them there with the half-bloods on the hunt."

I don't know what to say, it all seemed so important but I didn't want him to go or mom this seemed like a trap to me. I doubt that mom would be able to convince them to leave I mean really they would never agree to leave.

"Dad you know that it isn't safe, she is a monster they would just kill her too." He let out this exhausted she and he gave me pointed glare before grabbing my chin forcing our eyes to meet.

"It will be fine, I am a god when I tell them that your aunts and mother are off limits. It will be fine we will only be gone for a few days, do you think that you can manage on your own?" I looked at my father this small smile on his lips that told me that he wanted me to say no. "Yeah I got it are you leaving me money"

I looked at my father and he shook his head sadly before taking out his wallet and giving me 300 bucks. "Don't spend it all and by the time that you get home, we will be gone so no parties Deuce. I mean that, seriously!" I nodded my head and watched him walk down the hallway. I am so going to have a parry.

I was on my way out of the building when I heard this sobbing sound coming from the closet. There was something about it, it was high pitched so it had to be a girl but there was something about it that seemed almost familiar.

I open the closet door, after first it was just black spots. As my eyes adjusted to the black closet I managed to see Cleo pushed up against a dark dank wall. She was sitting in the fetal position as she whimpered streak of her massacre ran down her face in thick black chunky strand. As her deep copper skin was covered in purple makeup from her eyeshadow.

This burning hot need filled my body as anger rose in my body and venom filled my mouth, I was so angry I couldn't believe it I want to kill whoever it was. But her sobs clear my head making Cleo my number one priority. I let my anger give way to concern as I ran over to her.

"Cleo baby what's wrong" I lifted her chin up gently with my index finger. Her skin was ice cold was she in this freezing closet this whole time? "Cleo come on tell me everything."

As she opened her eyes there was this anger shining through them, I thought that it was because I failed to protect her. But her periwinkle eyes have love in them for me, the anger was for someone else."It was Zeus, but I would rather not talk about it in this dank close."

Before I could say another word, she fixed her mascara and smiled lightly before walking out of the closet like it was no big deal. Her shoulders were squared as her amber scented perfume linger in the close as she walked out into the bright hallway.

I simply followed after her anger rising in my chest. He was here and he laid his hands on her I could just tell. "I was thinking that we can have a party but instead I think I am going to hunt Zeus down and kill him."

I look at Cleo she smiled wide at me looping her arm in mine. "Yeah Deuce, that is a great idea a party at your place" I felt this shiver go down my spine as I turned to look at Draculaura who said it so loud that the whole student body could hear her. Great.

All the other started to cheer and I turned to see that Clawd was stalking over to us. "Hey man, that's cool a party we will be there, what about your dad and mom, I knew you said that Greeks like to party but aren't you still grounded man."

I snarled don't fucking remind me it has been the week from Hades."They are gone for the next couple of days they went to Greece for a family thing." Before I could say another word, Draculaura was yelling and squealing. "Alright well, we have to see you guy later."

I ran to the parking lot to get my car before driving to Cleo's house, I pulled up in her driveway and sat there for a moment not moving not saying a word I don't know what to say really.

Zeus was in the school and he had to have done something to Cleo when I saw him, I was going to destroy him. "Deuce?" I looked up to see this concerned look in Cleo's eyes and I wonder why. I wasn't the one that just had a run in with Zeus.

"You are shaking are you alright." I look down at my hand that was curled in a tight first, my nucleus turning white as clenched it harder. "Yeah sorry kitten, I just so pissed off I can barely contain my rage. Please tell me what Zeus did.I think that it is about time to really talk to my parents. They think that I am begin paranoid but maybe what you tell me could get this nut job out of our lives."

I was furious and she couldn't blame me, I knew what kind of god he was, and I know that he wouldn't take it easy on her. He was and always will be a monster. I looked Cleo in the eyes her deep blue eyes but they were clouded over.

"Well simply put, he said that he wanted to make it seem like you were crazy and when he had the perfect moment when your mother and father stopped believing you then he would kill you.

He also told me that if I breathed a word about this to anyone, then he would kill me too."Her voice was tight from fear and she could barely keep my gaze without worrying about who was watching.

I look intently at Cleo, anger blurred my vision as I thought about Zeus treating Cleo. My ghoul, who did this dick bag think that he is. "Well, I was going to drop you off and then head back to the house get ready for this party that I didn't even want.

But now I am staying with you, when you get dress we will head back to my house, I got Smokey and my powers between that you will be safe come on." I took the keys out of my car's ignition before opening my doo and hoping out.

I was hit by hot harsh windows from the approaching summer, I sighed and started to walk into the house with Cleo walking in front of me. I knew that I was setting myself up to get yelled at by Cleo's sister and father. But I don't care I just make to my sure she is safe.

"Thank you Deuce for doing this I am still a bit shaken up. However I think that this party will do of us well, now we know that you aren't crazy and after tonight we will start playing out our next step."

Cleo was so soft and calming that I felt the anger leaving my body, letting her warm amber scent fill my nose putting me at ease. "No problem babe, I Just glad that you are safe, kitten" I started to slowly walk toward her room as she giggles at my pet name for her. I could hear my feet shuffling angst her shaggy carpet.

I had my finger interlaced with her, her watch and even breathing kept me centered as I looked at her walls. They were made out of solid gold but there was no pictures or art on the walls. There wasn't much to look at and there was the kind of people that liked to show off their wealth. Which is weird the De Niles were all about self-love but there was nothing the wall was bare.

"Cleo why aren't there any family photos or anything like that on the wall. I have been here before, but I have never noticed it before." I hear her let out this heavy sigh like I had asked that question before, but I hadn't I knew that for a fact.

"That would because of her and her sister Nefera, they both could never stop arguing long enough to take pictures." I heard this whimsical voice out of the shadows. When I looked over to Cleo she stopped slouching and stiffened as her back strengthen and she tilted her chin back.

"Hell mother" I don't think that I had ever heard her be so polite before. When I looked up I was met with the sight of women with deep black hair with loose strands of both gold and light blue in them. That would make sense when it came to the different hair color I guess.

She was slim but there was this powerful aura about her I could tell. The first thing that popped into my mind was that this was the first time that I had never met her. Every time that I stopped by Cleo's mom was out etheir in Egypt doing queen stuff or shopping. "Hello Deuce, I am Cleo mother it's so nice to finally meet you. I know your father actually."

I gazed deeply into her deep blue eyes and I knew that there was another meaning of when she said that she knew my father. But instead of asking her what she meant by that I smile politely like I was speaking to a god. "It's nice to meet you Mrs. DeNile." I watched her nod her head this small grin forming on her face. "Well dear, we will let you got get charged I am going talk to Deuce."

Before me or Cleo to could say a word I was dragged back down the hallway. The house internally looks just like a palace or pyramid. They even had sand and the Nile running through their house. But all I could think about was what could she possibly want to talk about.

I was pulled into the living room to see it was a little more American, there was a large tv with each wall covered in white plush tv had to be at least 60 inches and sitting in front of it was an antique coffee table that looked really expensive.

"So, what is a Greek doing with an Egyptian, it's not that I mind, I don't care, as long as you make her happy and I can that is definitely the case. But I'm sure that your mother and father would object seeing as how they are traditional greeks."

I watched her raise her eyebrows as she took a seat on the plush white would tell you her stern tone that she wanted an answer and not a bullshit one either.

I left out these laugh great, so I just smiled at her, and she gave me a third-degree glare like she was still waiting for her husband hates me for the same reason. "Well my mom and Cleo have there difference true, but that had nothing to do with her being an Egyptians, and my father adores Cleo."

I watch her face turned to surprise, but it was in a good way, she simply nodded her head and looked at something passed me. "Well that is good to here and you are here aren't sleeping together are you."

I choked at the sound her question, my snakes hissed at her, there fork tongue hitting my head, when they dipped their heads low. "No, what would make you say a thing like that."

I am smiled politely as the lie fell off of me no matter how well that I had recovered I knew that she realized I had fumble. I looked at her, she politely smile turning into a frown.

"That is good and that is what I wanted to hear. I would hate to have to cover that pretty face of you with sand until you are mummified."

She smiles at her own sentence which seems too dark as her eyes lit up like she thought something interesting to do to me. I could hear shuffling of feet behind me, please let that be Cleo."Hello dear, look who is here with Cleo." I shudder at thought of Cleo's dad begin behind my unguarded back, please let that be her sister.

After what Nefaria did in Boo York I wanted to turn her to stone but it was still better than the cold stare of her father. "Hello, Deuce." I hated the sound of his gruff voice, his thick Egyptian accent racking against my skin like coarse sand.

I turned back to see a man wrap entrily in bandages and a black suit staring at me, I tire not to shudder when we made eye contact, but it was like my life was flashing before my eyes. I had been able to stare down Zeus, but this man was something else he is something not to be mess with.

"Deucey I'm ready." I turned my head to see Cleo running down the stairs, think the gods that she came down when she did.

"Ready to go babe." She nodded her head before kissing her father on the cheek and waving to her mother. "Bye see you later don't wait up." I ran out of the house like it was on fire with Cleo was behind me, struggling to keep up with my pace. As we got in the car and drove down the street I let out this sigh.

I quickly made my way back to the house. "What was that Deuce I have never seen you run out of my house so fast." I looked at Cleo this weary look on her face as I sighed. "Your mother asked me if we have ever had sex and I said no but she said that if she very finds out that I lied then she would have to mummify me."

I felt this shudder go down my spine as I pulled up to my house, my mom and dads car was gone which is good for me because there were tons of people already here. "They could have waited for me to get here."

When I pulled up into the driveway I notice that it's just the ghouls and Clawd and Heath. I sighed please let my house still be in one piece by the time that mom and dad got back. If they burned it down the rent would kill me.

I stopped growing and smile when I heard the similar roar of my dragon. I look up to see that Smokey was flying out of the dragon pit and on his way to come to see me. I grinned like a fool, I still couldn't believe that he was finally back to normal. I hope that he reacted well with Perseus.

"Hey Smokey." I watched him land as he started to pet his muscle as I turned to look at the others. "Dude we have to set up, but the door is locked you want to open it."

I turned back to look impatiently at Clawd and then Heath whose head was on fire as he walked over to Smokey. He went to pet him, but Smokey snapped at his hand, "Hey Smokey play nice." Heath shot out a flame that Smoke matched easily.

"Dude I still can't believe that you have a dragon, I have been waiting to get a dragon." I laughed and walked over to the front door, unlocking it for Clawd and the rest of the ghouls.

I walked over to Smokey and jumped on his back. "Yeah well Dragon's did come from Greece, so it would make sense that a Greek would have a dragon. Your coming baby I was going to fly him back to the pits." I look at Cleo as her blue eyes lit up with excitement.

She took my hand jumping on his back before tapping him slightly before he took off. As we flew back to the Dagon pits I couldn't help but look at the moon it always so clawesome and way better than the blinding sun. Normies don't know what they are missing at night. I shook my head sadly.

"Hey Deuce, I thinking that we should just enjoy ourselves it would help clear our minds out if we just focus on our friends for a little bit and having a good time." I sighed and nodded my head as the ground started to come in was right I was going to lose my mind if I didn't relax and unwind.

I took in the scenery of the dragon pits, off to the side was the stadium that held straw dummies for Smokey to practice his flames on. Aerial loops for him to fly through. But the forest was the beast part of the dragon pits. It was the perfect place for trying.

"Come on Smokey." I watched him run over to me with a javelin stick. I took it out of his mouth before throwing it with my sight watching it soar through the night's sky as Smokey flew after it. I interlaced my fingers with Cleos and turned back to look at Cleo.

"Alright, babe one night of begin worry free." I looked at Cleo as she smiled wide at me now laugh before chasing after Smoky. Leaving me to follow the two of them.

Hours had passed and the party was great, at first I wasn't too sure about it, but as the night went on it was perfect there was no way that this could end badly. I was dancing with Cleo having the time of my life when I heard the music cut off.

When we looked up I everyone in the house was staring at Holt he was the one that was in charge of the tunes and yet when we looked up at the DJ turntable, Holt was on the floor and a dick with blue eyes and golden skin had his arms folded over his chest and his killer look in his eyes. "σκατά!"

I mumbled under my breath as his cold blue eyes rain over the crowd until his eyes land on me. This sly smirk starting to form on his face. "ANYONE THAT ISN'T DEUCE HAS 10 SECONDS TO GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE I CALL THE COPS."

The room was so quiet after he said that, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop but the silence only lasted for a second. Then the uproar started and everyone left but Cleo was still there not leaving my side. That was my ghoul.

Plus I didn't want to let her out of my sight, Zeus could be lurking around. When I look around there were cups and food all over the floor. Food everywhere but nothing was broken for the most part thank the gods.

I looked at the DJ table where he was walking down from. His gold skin really stood out angst his black jeans and black shirt. He had this frown on his face as he took at the sorry state of the house. "Deuce who is this guy and what is up with his skin."

I watched his face turn into a sneer as he turned something into gold and glared at it for a minute before getting bored and snarling at me. "Καθίστε" His voice was so forceful that I wasn't going to say now so I sat down like I was told to.

I sat on the couch pulling on Cleo's soft hands, forcing her to fall into my lap."Deuce what did he say." I heard him growled, his cold blue eyes taking over Cleo's frame and I didn't like the way that his eyes lingered on her legs.

"His older brother, Chrysaor, and who the hell are you and what where you think are doing throwing a party when mom and dad are gone." He was one to talk he was throwing parties when mom was gone all the time.

I flooded my arm staring intently at my lap not giving him the time of day. Who the hell was he to lecture me? "Stop acting like a child and talk to me, dad said that you were too afraid to say in the house alone. He said something about you thinking that Zeus is coming after you."

I growled, none of that was true I wasn't afraid to stay home alone. I snarled low before tipping my head up and looking at the ceiling.

"I don't know what dad is talking about, I am being stalked by Zeus he attacked my ghoul, Cleo today, so no matter what they think I know that he is here trying to kill me. What are you even doing here Chrysaor?

Get a life or a girlfriend anything is better than having you in my life." I started to stand up slowly, but he pushed me back down on the couch his rough golden hand holding me into place. "Watch yourself, little brother, one call to mom and dad and you will be ground until the end of times."

I snarled at him who the hell was he to tell me what to do. "I'm staying till mom and dad get back, drop Cleo off and we can talk about the Zeus thing when you get back."

I snarled at him as my snakes hissed at him, who was he to tell me what to do and want not to do. "Thanks, but no thanks if we are going to talk about this then I want Cleo by my side"

I made sure that my voice brooked no room for arguments, as this sneer formed on his face as he snarled and sat in dad recliner. "Alright, baby brother tells me what is going on." I look at him and then back at the dragon pits but instead of seeing Smokey flying form.

He was slumped on the back porch. I shook my head and sighed, Chrysaor looked back to see smoky and he had this masked look on his face.

"The stone stare finally worse off good since you're too much of big baby to stay home alone. Dad told me you spend like every night falling asleep on the couch with him."

I grumbled at Cleo letting out this little laugh. "Shut up that is not true it was one time and that is beside the point. I went to Olympus for spring break to spend time with him. Zeus told to me fuck off when he tried to kill me like 3 times then I finally turned him to stone.

When the took weeks were up I am pretty sure that he tried to take down our plane. After that, I saw him everywhere. He was even in the house last week. I saw him, and he was so close to killing me Chrysaor, I sweat on the fates and on the river of Styx. But when I turn around it was just dad."

I let out this breath as Cleo start to rub my arm gently for a minute before looking at Chrysaor this not believing look on his face that told me he didn't believe but he felt bad for me.

He was always picking on me so what the hell did our parents think that he would be a good idea babysitter for the weekend. "Then he was at the school he tries to kill Cleo he was in the closet when he rented to kill her if she messed with his plot. Chrysaor I swear I'm not lying."

He frowned at me and Cleo tried to back me up, but I doubt anything she said would change his mind. "It really happened, look at my throat." I watched Cleo stand up and whip off the makeup to see a thick handprint on her throat.

I could hear Chrysaor sucking in a breath as he looked at it. "Well, that is something. But for now we should get you home, Deuce gives me your key you little dork." I snored but handed over my keys there was no point to put up a fight.

"Cleo I am taking you home, Deuce your stupid little shit when I come back the house better be spotless or I am going to call mom and dad and tell them that you threw this stupid ass party."

Before I could even say anything, he turned to Cleo giving her polite looked me, kneeling and kissing me gently before standing back up and walking out of the house. I sighed and looked at Chrysaor this smug smile on his face.

"Clean, you little shit stain and you going to do whatever I say till mom and dad get back so help me, gods, I am going to set this house on fire and blame it on you." I snarled did he have to ass.

"You're such a dick you know that" He laugh and started to walk away waving over his shoulder. "I might be a dick, but I am still older than you, you dumb little shit." When he was gone I went about cleaning the house thank gods that the party was reserved for the first 2 floors and the background. The only problem is that there was a lot of trash in the backyard.

When I entered back door there was Smokey he lifted his head to look up at me before exhaling through his nose and I watched the flames dance in the sky as black smoke started to go up in the air. I smiled at him it really was amazing that he was back I don't know what to even think about that.

I sighed heavily as I started to go around the backyard picking up each piece of trash when I hear a shift in Smokey at first, I thought that it might have been Zeus but there was no flames or sparks. "So, Zeus is trying to kill you and you thought that having a party would be a good idea.

I mean really I didn't think you were that dumb." I snarled under my breath he was messing with me. When I turn around I was met with his golden skin glinting in the moonlight.

His blue eyes were cold as he petted Smokey's back running his fingers angst his wings as it forced a smile to my face. Maybe he did change somehow. I glared at him for a moment just thinking about what he said.

"I didn't want the party I wasn't going to throw it before Cleo told me what happened. But then one of my friends heard that my family was out of town and she took it upon herself to plan a party. I just want along with it because by the time that I got home with Cleo they were already here.

You can't tell mom and dad I am already in trouble, I have been grounded until further notice and I'm only allowed to drive my car to school and back. So please don't tell them."

I could see this amused and devious expression on his face. "Sure, my favorite baby brother as long as you do as your told. So, once you're finished cleaning head to bed." I looked at him, there was no way that he was being serious.

"No way it's like 11." He snarled wildly at me but I just sighed and finished cleaning before climbing back up the stairs after saying goodnight to Smokey. I collapsed on my bed staring up at the ceiling.

I hated this, this feeling of Zeus being out there and at any moment he would come out of the darkness and kill me. It was nerves racking and how could, I sleep with that hanging over me. I looked over to my alarm clock it had said 11:10 and I knew that I wasn't going to sleep anytime soon.

That was when I hear my phone going off. I groaned and rolled over to the side of the bed. I looked at the caller id the name dad kept popping on the screen. I hit the answer button and place it gently to my ear as I slowly closed my eyes.

"What ups dad." I looked at the door it slowly started to open while I kept my eyes closed. "I'm calling to see if you were asleep. But you're not, why aren't you asleep." I looked at Chrysaor who was sitting in the door frame. "What the hell are you doing up your stupid shit go to bed now."

Before I could say thing, dad started to talk on the phone, "Deuce is that your brother." I looked at Chrysaor, who was standing in the door frame.

"Yeah, dad that the jerk he had been making fun of me since he got here." I heard at my father growl under his breath and snarled "Deuce put me on speaker coffin." I nodded my head and hit the button. "Go ahead, dad."

I looked at Chrysaor who was glaring at me, I knew that he was going to threaten me the shut the fuck up as soon as the phone hung up.

"Chrysaor what have I told you about picking on your little brother, knock it off. Oh, and Deuce head to sleep there is no big bad Zeus out to get you.

If it makes you feel better your big brother is going to stay with you. Isn't that right Chrysaor and if he makes fun of you, he will have to deal with me when I get home."

I looked at Chrysaor, this frown forming on his face as a growl built in his throat. "Goodbye, boys." We both said bye dad at the same time and then hung up the phone.

When I place the Icoffin on the table I looked back to see that Chrysaor had his fist coked back as he paced over to me."The next time you do that shit I will kill you."

I watched him let you a sigh as he started to walk back to the front door. "Wait for your leaving, dad said you had to stay." I heard him let out a low chuckle as he closed the door and laid down on the couch that was on the right side of the room across from my bed.

He laid done on the couch, putting his feet up on the end of the couch. "Go to sleep your big baby I'm not leaving, if I leave then dad would kill me." I looked at him for a moment, I didn't know why but it was relieving that I wasn't alone.

I mean sure my brother was a self-serving dick that was never nice to me but at least this way I knew that if Zeus is coming for me tonight I won't face him alone.