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This is: Expectations
Thalia
Summary preview: Crushing expectations.
Being a Child of the Big Three came with a lot of expectations. Being the child of Zeus, brought even more.
Being the fabled child of the Great Prophecy was mind-blowing.
And insane, and huge, and life changing. Thalia honestly had no idea how Percy had dealt with this for two years.
She was in slight shock actually. It wasn't every day that you were a day away from saving or destroying the world.
Or, you know, being asked to be Artemis' first lieutenant.
That was kinda a big thing as well.
So many faces, so many different opinions, so many expectations. She knew her father expected her to stand up and be the child that they had been waiting for. Because, after that, he could rub it in his brothers faces if she saved them all.
But she also knew he was slightly doubtful over it. Every single person in this room knew how she felt about Luke.
Artemis was expecting her to join the Hunters and start her life over. Who wouldn't choose this if they had a second chance?
Poseidon expected her to take the offer, though she could feel a vibe in the air, over what would happen to his son if she did. He was concerned over his son.
Well that was new.
Annabeth just wanted her big sister to be happy. Thalia knew she would miss her if she took the offer, but it was better then the almost certainty that she would die tomorrow.
Percy...
She didn't really know with Percy. She had known him almost a year, and when they weren't screaming at each other, he was a great friend.
But even now, she had no idea what his opinion on this was. Did he want her to take the offer and leave him the task of figuring things out in two years? Or did he want her to refuse and just use some serious panic-formed ideas to get them through the war?
Thalia mentally shook her head and attempted to clear her thoughts, and made up her mind. It didn't matter what everyone else wanted from her.
It didn't matter that she was leaving this up to Percy to figure out. He was smart enough to think of something in two years time.
And besides, this way she would never have to feel the heartbreak of being in a relationship she had felt when Luke asked her to join him this summer.
So she said two words. "I accept."
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