Graceful

by Alicia Mirza

One hundred moments, one hundred feelings. One hundred drabbles about Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus, Lieutenant of Artemis. How hard is it: To be the new girl? To be a demigod? To be the newbie in charge? To live as a tree? To fight your ex-best friend? To be left alone? Written for queen-sheep's challange: The 100 Prompts/100 Drabbles Challenge

8. Devotion

These drabbles were written for: Percy Jackson Fanfiction Challenges - kitty132383: The 100 Prompts/100 Drabbles Challenge

T1nyDanc3r: I'm happy you liked it. Yeah, Thalia must have been lonely... Here is the next drabble :)

Disclaimer: I don't own the Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus series, all rights go to Rick Riordan.

8. Devotion

Words: 345

"Hey, little one, I've missed you a lot," a nearly eight-year-old little girl said as she stepped closer to the crib. She took the baby boy and smiled when he grabbed a straw of her black hair and stated playing with it.

"Mommy or Daddy isn't here, but don't worry, your big sister will always look after you. I will always be here for you, Jason," she said and she sat down on the worn-out couch with the baby in her arms. The blonde haired baby giggled and he continued pulling his big sister's hair.

"You know, little one I was always alone before you came. I thought I will never have any good company, just me and Mom. However, you are here now and I love you," she said and she ran her finger through the baby's soft skin and baby Jason cuddle closer to her if it was possible. She smiled at the baby and kissed his cheek softly.

"You are a little angel; you even look like one with your golden locks. I must have done something very good to get you," Thalia told her baby brother who opened his toothless mouth and gave a sound which reminded the dark haired girl of giggling.

"Mommy said that she isn't going to come home early today, she has a lot of things to do. I don't know where Daddy is, but I'm sure he thinks about you. However, we are going to have a happy evening together. What do you say?" she asked the baby, even though she wasn't waiting for an answer. Jason was still too small to talk, but he grinned at her sister at least Thalia thought he did.

"I see you like my plan," she nodded happily and stroked the stomach of her baby brother.

"I love you, Jason. I will always love you, baby brother," she said as she put the blonde baby back to his crib.

For the first time in her life Thalia Grace felt devotion for someone.

She had someone to love.

Someone loved her.