A/N: Thank you all for reviewing. I really do enjoy them! I'm really sorry for the delay, I'm really bad at updating. Hopefully it won't take me so long for the next update. At least I know how its supposed to go. Now I hope you enjoy this newest chapter.

Pairings: JxT, AxA, OxOC, HxOC, NxOC

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Chapter Four

The Envy of Odie

Odie sighed heavily as he sat at the table beside Dionysus. He pouted as he looked down at the large book in front of him. Somehow he knew he should be able to concentrate on the text in front of him but it was proving very difficult. Dionysus looked over at the youth with a sigh. He usually would have already come up with a solution for the problem at hand but it appeared he was out of commission due to the sin.

"I'm nothing compared to them. You see it Dionysus, don't you? Jay, he's the leader. Everyone looks up to him for advice and he protects everyone." Odie grumbled to himself. Dionysus sighed looking at the youth before looking to Apollo for help.

"You do realize you have your own set of abilities. If it wasn't for you, the group would be stuck in a lot of trouble, all the time. Like right now, they are counting on you to help us with a cure for the sins." Dionysus pointed out. Odie looked at him for a moment before looking away.

"I don't compare to them. They are all so much better than I am. Faster, stronger. Atlanta can hunt, she's fast and she never backs down from a fight. Herry is strong." He whined. Apollo looked down at him.

"Yes, they maybe faster and stronger but you are smarter than all the rest." Apollo interjected trying to help Dionysus' cause for the youth. Odie shook his head looking up at the two gods.

"It's just not that. Theresa can sense danger, read minds and fight. I mean how cool is that? I can't do that." Odie stated as if he truly believed what he said. Dionysus sighed as he poured an orange liquid into a beaker of yellow liquid, causing it to bubble over.

"Odie, you don't realize what you can do. You created the PMR's for everyone and have come up with dozens ideas on how to catch Cronus." Dionysus supplied.

"None of that matters. I'm not like any of them. Look at Neil, he's good looking not to mention lucky. Archie is almost as fast as Atlanta and he fights, I mean look at who his ancestor is anyway. I can barely get an arrow across the room, can't hit a target either". A rather annoyed growl came from the direction of the door. Hermes flew over and smacked Odie upside the head, knocking his glasses off of his face. "Hey!"

"This isn't you, Odie. I just couldn't handle it anymore. I'm sorry but I just had to do it. You need to get back to doing what you are good at, not worrying about what others are good. You can help your friends and find a cure before this gets out of control but if you just sit there being all envious, you'll never help your friends. They trust you to do this." Hermes ranted, throwing his hands up in the air as he paced back and forth. Odie stared at him through blurred vision. Hermes sighed, picking up the glasses and putting them on Odie's nose for him. "I'm sorry, Odie."

Odie sat there for a moment, his mind seemed sluggish to him as he tried desperately for it to work around all the negative thoughts. He knew he could figure out a temporary solution if only he could think this through and then get his mind to work on a true cure. Though he couldn't, he wasn't the best, or the strongest or the fastest in the group. He shook his head; his friends needed him to figure this out. He couldn't just give up but he just couldn't seem to get his mind to work like it should. He wanted to growl at himself. His friends needed him this wasn't the time to let some poison get to him. His eyes lit up and he turned to Hermes.

"Kindness." Odie muttered. Hermes, Dionysus and Apollo stared at him in confusion. They turned to each other, shrugged their shoulders.

"What are you talking about, Odie?" Apollo asked first. They waited for a moment for Odie to continue. Odie struggled for a moment.

"Kindness is one of the seven heavenly virtues." He explained. Hermes looked at him then suddenly realization lit up his face and he smiled widely.

"The seven heavenly virtues! Of course, kindness to combat envy. It won't cure them but it will at least keep them from getting worse. You are a genius, Odie. I knew you could do it. Your friendship is what helped you get to the solution. So it might just work for the others, if it worked for you two. I will go tell the others." Hermes said racing off. Dionysus and Apollo looked at each other.

"Did you understand what he said?" Dionysus asked.

"Me? No clue." Apollo replied.

To Be Continued...

I know this was a very short chapter but I really hope to get the next chapter out a lot quicker. The next chapter will be the sloth of Jay. Please let me know what you think. Please review.