Chapter 23: Winter

After a week more of craziness, Hades was finally out of the stupid cast and Zeus was back to his sixteen year old self and the two were back to school. December had arrived in New York and snow had started to fall. The three gods had to practically shovel their way to school. Demeter had left them after the week was over, which was a relief for both Zeus and Hades.

The three gods entered the school soaking wet and slightly freezing.

"I can't believe they still ask us to come with this terrible weather!" Zeus exclaimed "that is quite unfair"

"Oh, stop whining." Poseidon said removing his coat and rubbing his arms warm. "It's just frozen water"

"Yeah, frozen water that could be felt all the way into your bones" Hades muttered sarcastically

"Well, it's better that a hot winter" the three gods jumped in surprise. Behind them was Poseidon's friend Allison. She was still wearing three layers of coats, gloves and about a thin layer of snow. But she didn't seem to mind "I heard that in other countries, winter is still thirty six degrees! I mean, seriously?"

"You're still covered in snow" Hades noted She smiled at him sarcastically

"You don't say" Over the week the two had become friends from a common acquaintance known as Sarcasm. Both could talk for hours just contradicting each other and snapping things back and forth. It was rather poetic in a sense... A very strange sense at least.

"I think he meant is why" Poseidon said "doesn't tour mom bring you to school"

"Well" Allison said removing a few layers revealing a purple long-sleeved sweater over a blue shirt. "She had this convention again and I took the bus here"

"the bus stops right outside the school" Hades noted "it's not possible to get that much snow on you after walking five meters infinite school unless the snow was until your head which I highly doubt."

She glared slightly at Hades. "Alright let me rephrase that I took A bus here. Walked from three blocks down to here."

"Why?"

She just shrugged "Mom is busy. She leaves me money, then I know how to get here by myself so... It's fine."

"It's fine?" Poseidon repeated "you were out in the snow. Alone. While it was practical pouring snow outside."

Allison shrugged. "You get used to it"

"Really? That's all you have to say, you get use to it?"

"We have to get to class" she said changing the subject.

"Alright" Poseidon said "but his conversation is not over"

"Sure, sure" she said waving it off. Then they all went into their classes.

Later after their third class, the office announced a half day due to a coming snow storm. Poseidon waited for Allison outside of the Math classroom. Zeus came out of the classroom.

"What are you doing here?" he asked Poseidon

"Waiting for Ally"

"She was the first one out of the class." Zeus said "why are you looking for her."

"Because knowing her she would try to evade the conversation." Poseidon said "hopefully she hasn't left yet"

Poseidon swiftly walked over to their lockers while Zeus slowly followed his brother.

In the hallway, Allison was putting on her left glove when the two gods arrived in the hallway.

"Hey guys!" she said "Wazzup! How's it goin? That's great but as much as I love to talk I need to get home"

"Oh no you don't" Poseidon hooked his arm at hers and they turned in a circle. "Did you not hear that there is a storm coming? You're staying with us and ask your mom to come get you from our place."

She raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms. "You want me to join you walking four blocks away from school where I only have to walk three and a bus to get home?"

"Yep," Poseidon said smiling

"And people say I'm crazy" she muttered "as much as I would love to I really need to go before my mom gets home and the rain worsens"

"This is why you should come with us." Poseidon said as Hades had appeared from the chemistry Labs.

"Come on then let's go back to the apartment" grabbed Allison by the arm while Hades looked confused at Zeus.

Zeus shrugged "I don't know what's going on in his mind either, just better go with it."

The four teenagers arrived in the apartment soaking wet. Hades went to turn on the heater while the others where removing one by one layers of coats while slightly shivering.

"See," Poseidon said while his teeth were slightly chattering. "I-I t-told you it w-was c-c-c…" then he sneezed loudly.

"Yeah, its cold and you caught one as well" Allison said removing her coat. She was back to her purple sweater and blue shirt. it wasn't even the slightest bit wet.

"H-How the h-h-heck are y-you not w-wet" Zeus exclaimed

"Rain coat" she said pulling up the top layer of her winter attire. "It's water proof and reaches like half a foot below my knee so I barely get wet."

"Didn't think of that" Poseidon said. "Anyway, tomorrow's the start of Christmas break"

"Yeah I know" she said. "I was going to ask if you guys wanted to go sleding some time after Christmas."

"That would be nice." A girl's voice said from behind them. Making them jump. Hera was standing there. She wore a blouse with a pair of jeans, looking a bit like a mom.

"Where did you come from" Poseidon said

"The door"

"Um… I'll use your phone for a moment while you sort out your… thing" Allison said and left Zeus and Poseidon in the room. Hades came in not long after.

"What's going on Allison said that we have a visi…" he stopped in mid sentence while the other three gods looked at him. "What?"

"Have you looked in the mirror?"

"No why?"

"There is soot" Hera said "All over your face"

Hades wipes his hand around his face which made it worse. Hera groaned and conjured a went towel and started to smother her brother. Hades struggled under her grasp.

"Hold still, will you?"

"Get off" he exclaimed then grabbed the towel and did it himself. "Why are you here?"

"Well, Hestia said that we go back home to Olympus, during your Christmas Break"

"As in we're done here!" Zeus said "Back to Normal?"

"No" Hera said plainly "Just back home for a week or two to celebrate Christmas."

"That's great" Hades said sarcastically "Back together like in dad's stomach"

Hera slapped him upside the head. "None of that."

Hades rubbed the back of his head. "Uh…OW?"

"Anyways," Hera said "I will be coming to pick you up tomorrow." Then she disappeared

"That was nice." Zeus muttered sarcastically. But before anyone could respond Allison stepped out of the other room.

"What happened to your sister?" she asked

"How did you know that was our sister?" Poseidon asked

She shrugged "Lucky guess? Anyway, my mom is coming to pick me up in a few hours after her shift in the hospital. She's mad that I didn't tell her it was half day cuz of the storm"

"Why didn't you tell her?"

"Well, I can't exactly call her the part that I don't have a phone." She said "So yeah. She tends to do that a lot. Once I remind her that I don't have a phone, or anyway to contact her she's going to say…oh"

"Okay?"

"So what do you wanna do now that you guys have dragged me all the way here?"

"I can't believe you did that" Poseidon said. "The dare was almost impossible. I can't believe you managed to hit the target!"

"I got great aim or so some say" Allison said. "That's one of the things I do for fun."

Her mom's car was parked just outside the building waiting for her. She walked over to the car and waved to Poseidon.

"See yah," she said and climbed into the car. Poseidon was sure he saw that glint in her eyes that was similar to one of his nephews.

Alright first chapter back from my six chapters of First person POV. I still have a hard time shifting back. I just got back from Beijing, China. Where it is spring, its an experience for me seeing as I live in a tropical country. It was great. Five hours on a plane going there, I made this chapter and some of DMD3. Coming back however, I couldn't sleep from flight delays, over excited kids and a wailing baby. So after sleeping, watching December Boys, I finished this chapter FINALLY!

Allison is a character that I used to represent some of the events and happenings that I may have done or wanted to do in my school life. Like her, I had bitchy classmates and a boy for my best friend. I actually might make a separate story on her life as the Daughter of Apollo. So I ask of your opinion on whether or not I continue it seeing as sadly this story is about to come to an end.

Alright, next chapter would be Christmas, anyone have suggestions? I have the story, but I am kinda stuck and its kinda short, so yeah….

ANYWAYS…

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