These drabbles were written for: Percy Jackson Fanfiction Challenges - kitty132383: The 100 Prompts/100 Drabbles Challenge
StarryNights04: Thanks :) Well, I liked writing that one too. It was fun :)
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24. Shadow
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Thalia Grace didn't like talking about feelings.
She was strong.
She didn't show how she truly felt.
However, she was a good friend and she didn't like when one of her new sister was only a shadow of herself.
"You are as good as always in archery," Thalia noted and the mulatto girl nodded without enthusiasm.
"My father is Lady Artemis' twin, he is an archer god too," she said lamely and Thalia raised her eyebrows.
"Are you okay?" the daughter of Zeus asked the younger girl who nodded but too quickly.
"You are a shadow of yourself. I don't think that I have ever seen you sad," the Lieutenant pointed out.
"I'm well. I'm just tired," Rebecca, the daughter of Apollo said and she seemed slightly frustrated.
"Yeah, and I'm a daughter of Aphrodite," Thalia said sarcastically.
"Leave me alone, will you?" Becca asked frantically.
"Not until you tell me what is your problem. Becks, I want to help you," Lieutenant said softly to the other girl.
"I-I, one of my sisters died," Rebecca said softly and desperately and Thalia looked confused. None of the Hunters have been even injured recently. The daughter of the Sun god seemed to understand Thalia's confusion, so she clarified," I'm talking about one of my half-sisters from Camp Half-Blood. When I joined the Hunters I asked her to and I nearly convinced her. If-if I was a bit more persuasive she would be still alive. She-she was one of my best friends, she was more than a half-sister for me," the daughter of Apollo said while crying silently.
Thalia wasn't good in making others feel better and comforting them so she had no idea what she should do.
"Your sister wouldn't want to see you in this state. It was her decision; it would have been bad if she only joined because you convinced her anyways, she wouldn't have been happy. She died a hero, didn't she? I'm sure that Elysium is waiting for her," the daughter of Zeus told the younger girl who nodded half-heartedly.
"She was always so cheerful, she really hated seeing people cry," Rebecca said with a small sad smile on her face, but at least she was smiling in Thalia's opinion.
"Remember her and don't be a shadow of yourself. Live the life you deserve for her sake, she would want you," the older demigod said softly and actually she was pretty proud of herself as the daughter of Apollo seemed to calm down a bit.
"Thank you, Thalia," she said thankfully and smiled weakly at the daughter of Zeus.
"I'm not replacing her, but I'm one of your new sisters. Older sisters can be annoying, deal with it," the Lieutenant said while smiling and the other girl chuckled lightly.
"You aren't annoying, I'm happy that you are my sister now," the daughter of the Sun god said honestly and Thalia was very happy.
She might be bad with feelings but she was improving and she knew it well.