Author's Note: To celebrate me finishing my exams, along with my oneshots I decided to launch at once, here are some drabbles!
Warning: Slash pairings.
Disclaimer: Don't own anything.
Drabble 12 - Revenge is sweet - Ethaco! (Ethan and Nico, my new ship!)
Ethan and Nico were silently darkening the happy-go-lucky campfire with their dark demeanor. The Apollo cabin kids were singing and strumming their lyres as they sung, but Ethan and Nico kept scowling and glaring at them, making them feel uncomfortable. One of the Apollo kids actually stopped as she was midway into singing as she caught eye with Ethan.
Chiron had no choice but to end the campfire early for that night, seeing as everyone was too intimidated by the duo to continue. Of course, he never admitted it to them in their faces, but they knew it was exactly like that. But they were alright with it.
Since the Nemesis cabin was still on the way into being built, Ethan, who was the only child of Nemesis, had to bunk with Nico. Nico had no problems with it, just as long as he didn't use his sword to kill Travis and Connor again.
"Hey look! It's the emo duo again!" Travis said as he popped out of the woods, followed close by Connor. Ethan and Nico glared at the two. But unlike the rest, these two weren't easily intimidated.
"Ooh, they're glaring at us! I'm so scared!" Connor said, chuckling as he and Travis shared a high five.
"Go away." Ethan growled. But the two just continued on.
"Ethan and Nico sitting on a poplar tree! K-i-s-s-i-n-g!" The two taunted, making the campers laugh at them.
Too bad Travis and Connor forgot just who they were annoying.
"AH! MY EYES!" Travis and Connor shouted as they opened the door to their cabin, only to see Clarisse and Chris getting it on.
They really shouldn't mess with a son of the Goddess of Revenge.
Drabble 13 - Drinking the night away - Slight Pollux/Connor, Pollonnor?
Connor backed up the wall as he heard something creak from upstairs. He surely didn't want to be caught in all places here, unless he wanted to be turned into a bottle nose dolphin.
Connor's heart raced faster when he heard the cellar door open and close. He was sure any minute now, Mr D would notice him and send him into the ocean as a dolphin. Or maybe a shrub of grapes, which he was sure he would step on and on again, squeezing every bit of juice out of his body.
Then he heard a bottle opening with a Pop! And some gurgling. Connor's eyebrow rose up. He knew Mr D wasn't allowed to drink, though he kept a cellar of the finest wines, so who was the one drinking?
Risking a peek, Connor lifted his head from his hiding place and saw Pollux drinking a bottle of wine. He was also mumbling words, which Connor didn't hear quite well. Connor was about to wait him out, but accidentally pushing against an empty rack, signalizing his location.
"Connor?" Pollux slurred. He hadn't been expecting him there. But if one Stoll was there, that only meant his twin was there too.
His twin.
"Pollux? Um.. sorry, I promise I won't tell you're drinking your father's wine.." Connor apologized as he went out of his hiding place. Pollux rolled his eyes as Connor mumbled his excuses.
"Oh shut up. So where's Travis? Your twin?" Pollux growled. It wasn't fair. How come the two survived and Castor didn't? Castor fought bravely in the war, unlike those two pick-pockets.
It just wasn't fair.
"He's off with Katie, I guess.." Connor mumbled. Since Katie and Travis decided to actually date, he was always left alone since he found out he was gay. Not that his brother avoided him for that, but only because he was too busy with Katie.
"Oh. That's weird. Never saw you two without each other." Pollux said as he drank some more. "Want some?" Pollux offered, picking up a bottle of wine and offering it to Connor. Connor shook his head, knowing he would be dead if he dared to drink with his son. "Don't worry, Dad's pretty okay with me drinking his wine. Now come on, are you drinking or not?" Pollux slurred.
And that was how they spent the night together. Occasionally talking about their twins and how close they were together before the stupid war broke them apart.
Dionysus smiled as Connor and Pollux passed out in each other's arms. Even if he didn't see Connor as a perfect son-in-law, at least he made Pollux happy, even if for the moment.
Drabble 14 - Hyacinthus - Apercy
Part one of the Garden Trilogy
Percy's jaw dropped when he saw Apollo's garden. It was HU-GE! Percy couldn't, didn't believe it was possible for Apollo to have such a garden. He expected this from Demeter or Persephone, but Apollo? Wow. That was certainly a huge shock.
"Impressive eh?" Apollo asked as he walked alongside Percy. Who, was still in shock and could only nod at the god. "Come on, I'll show you around."
And so Apollo did, explaining every detail of his garden. And then, they came into the very heart of the garden. Percy understood why the garden was special to Apollo. There on the ground, in a small circle was a clump of Hyacinthus flowers.
The very same clump which started the breed of Hyacinthus flowers everywhere. Made from the blood of Hyacinthus, Apollo's former lover.
"Hi Hyacinth. Miss me?" Apollo asked, tenderly stroking the petals of one of the bigger flowers. To Percy's surprise, it somehow returned back the stroke, by curling itself on Apollo's fingers. "Oh him? He's Percy, you know, the one I've been talking about." Apollo said as he stroked the flowers once more. "Say Hi, Percy."
Percy stood there for a second, unsure of what to do.
"Hi, um, Hyacinth. Nice petals." Percy commented, and Apollo chuckled.
"He says thanks." Apollo said, standing back up from his kneeling position. "He also says, that I better not turn you into another flower."
With a dry laugh, Percy looked at the flower, which seemed to have blinked at him.
Drabble 15 - Cyparissus - Apercy
Part three of the Garden Trilogy
Percy was once again back to Apollo's garden. The first time, he met Hyacinthus, Apollo's favorite dead male lover, and this time, he was about to meet Cyparissus, Apollo's other favorite dead male lover.
Walking hand in hand with Apollo as Percy passed along the Hyacinth flowers, Percy and Apollo now came face to face with a Cypress tree. Percy noticed that something hung on it's lowest branch.
A skin of a deer. Probably the one he accidentally killed. Oops.
"Hi Cy," Apollo whispered as he went towards the tree, which contained the remnants of the boy named Cyparissus. "Yeah, I miss you too. And I would like you to meet someone, his name is Percy, you know, the one you and Hyacinth had been gossiping about, yes, I heard you." Apollo said, stroking the trunk of the tree while chuckling softly. "Come closer, Perce, he wants to talk to you."
Percy gulped as he walked close to the tree. Unlike Hyacinth who was a flower, Cyparissus was a tree. And unlike him, Percy easily noticed the body of the boy inside the tree. It seemed the boy was etched into the tree, which was standing tall. The detail was impeccable and it clearly showed the boy's grief.
"Hi Cyparissus." Percy said as he felt the trunk. To his surprise, the boy etched in the tree opened his eyes and seemed to stare at him.
"Hi, Percy." Cyparissus replied, smiling at him.
Drabble 16 - Perseus - Apercy
Part three of the Garden Trilogy
Apollo smiled as he and Percy walked hand and hand as they walked back to Apollo's garden. Never, and he means it, Never has Apollo been this happy before. Sure, he was happy when he met Cyparissus and Hyacinthus, but this type of happiness was the one thing he had never felt before.
Percy had said yes to his proposal!
And how many times has Apollo ever proposed to someone? Never! That is because they either turn out to be untrust-worthy partners like Coronis, or they either run away from him, like Daphne, or eventually turn into a member of his eternal garden, like Hyacinthus and Cyparissus.
"Relax, they're going to be happy with it." Apollo said, pulling Percy close to a kiss. After a few more steps, they've reached the inner-most sanctuary in his garden.
Apollo told the news to the two, and they seemed to have accepted it, while they were glaring at Apollo to not mess this one up. Apollo just chuckled at the two.
And so their wedding was held there, in the center of the garden. The guests had to mind themselves not to harm either Hyacinthus flowers or the Cypress tree. Zeus orchestrated the godly wedding, with Hermes as the ring bearer, Annabeth and Clarisse as the maid of honors. Thalia and the rest of her Hunter sisters were the flower girls, and practically everyone arrived at the ceremony.
Except for a certain god of war. Even if Hera forced him to, he didn't come. He just couldn't handle seeing Percy being married off to someone else. Even if he never told the other of his feelings, he still didn't want to come.
Silently thanking his half-brother in his head, Apollo smiled as he kissed Percy.
That prophecy wasn't one he wanted anyways.
Drabble 17 - Unicorns! - Hercy
Part one of the Road Trip Trilogy
Percy poked his head out the window as he watched the trees pass on by. Hermes smiled as he watched the other enjoy the scenery. Sure, Camp Half blood was very into nature, but it was always the same. Same nymphs, same naiads and often, same auras. So, when Hermes offered the younger one a road trip, Percy was just too happy to oblige.
Percy's eyes ogled at the scenery. It was nice to be out of Camp Half Blood during the summer. Outside it's borders, Percy could watch the hidden myths coexist with the human world. A nymph waved as the two passed by. Percy waved back.
"Almost there." Hermes said. Being ADHD, the road trip would have surely been a living nightmare to Percy, but since it was a nice change, it hadn't affected him as much.
After another thirty kilometers, Percy saw a group of horses galloping. Then, with a closer look, he realized they weren't ponies at all. They were unicorns.
"Unicorns?" Percy asked, pointing at the running herd of unicorns.
"Yep. Cousins of Monocerus and every little girl's fantasy." Hermes said with a chuckle. Hermes chuckled once again when he noticed Percy's eyes didn't leave the unicorns. It was like he was a kid again in front of a toy store.
"Awesome." Percy whispered as they continued on their road trip.
Drabble 18 - Centaurs! - Hercy
Part two of the Road Trip Trilogy
As Hermes continued on driving to their destination, Percy once again poked his head out when they finally reached the countryside. Their first destination was one of Hermes' lake villas in the west, and now, they were on their way to one of Hermes' kids' old house. Since the boy already moved back to the city, he left it for his half brothers and sisters to use.
And now, they were to be used by his father, and his father's latest exploit.
Hermes' personal GPS a.k.a. George and Martha, said that they were a hundred kilometers away from the house. Hermes loved the countryside as nature was a big part of him. Everywhere he goes, he sees the nature, which his now-deceased son, Pan, used to rule over before fading away. Hermes decided to not dwell on how many children he has lost over the aeons, and redirect it to his current love, Percy.
"Wow, the air is so fresh here!" Percy said, inhaling deeply the scent of pure nature. "Beats New York city everyday." He continued on. "Oh look, Centaurs!" Percy shouted, pointing to a galloping herd of Centaurs. Percy waved at them, and they waved back at him.
"Yep. Chiron's cousins, fiftieth generation, I think?" Hermes said, tapping on the wheel.
"Cool." Percy said softly as he watched them gallop alongside their car before Hermes and Percy reached the intersection.
Drabble 19 - Home! - Hercy
Part three of the Road Trip Trilogy
The best part about leaving was the thrill of being somewhere you've never been before. And the worst part was ending it. Percy didn't like endings very much, and then again, nobody really did. They hated ending their childhoods, hated ending their relationships and so on. But for Percy, he hated ending the short vacation he had with Hermes.
"See you, I'll I-M you tonight, don't worry." Hermes said as he kissed Percy's forehead. Then he was gone.
Quickly returning the keys to the Camp's van to Argus who snorted, since he did have that grudge against Hermes killing him, but nonetheless winked at Percy.
Percy sighed as he dropped his duffel bags to the floor. Although it was true that ending was the worst part of the trip, it was also a great part of it.
"Home." Percy said as he unpacked his stuff from his bags and prepared for dinner.
Drabble 20 - Di immortales - No pairing
Mini-crossover with The Heroes of Olympus
Percy glared as Jason glared back at him. If Chiron thought Thalia and Percy were too alike, he obviously didn't know who Jason was, and he didn't. Thalia might have been similar to Percy, but Jason was exactly like Percy, save for a few differences.
"Di immortales." Percy growled. He was stubborn, he accepted that.
"Dii consentes." Jason growled back. Annabeth, Piper, Leo and Thalia were silently groaning to themselves as they watched the two argue on what they should label the god, Hermes, who was smiling happily at the two.
"Di immortales, because he's currently Hermes." Percy growled. Hermes chuckled as Jason's glare intensified. He was actually just there to deliver a letter to Percy, from him of course, and the two caught him off-guard.
"Dii consentes, because, he's still Mercury. And besides, di immortales came from Rome, not Greece. So you're actually agreeing with me." Jason said, smirking proudly as Percy's face reddened with anger.
"Pwned." Leo declared, snickering as he watched Percy fumed.
And there you have it! New drabbles with my newest ship, Ethaco!
Sorry if anyone wanted Lercy here, but after all the Lercy ones I did before, I wanted to give Apercy a shine on the limelight for once.
And if anyone was wondering about Apollo's prophecy, he foresaw (one of the possible futures) that Ares was going to kill Percy, into him resulting to turning him into a new type of sea-side flowers. Thank the gods that didn't happen!