In my mini-hiatus, I finally learned where the Slim Shady joke originated. It wasn't what I was expected. I thought it was a line from a movie. Wow.
I apologize for the late update. School acted up, as did my cold, which fortunately I'm getting over. Also me dicking around on my limited Internet at home (Google and YouTube), because I had writer's block. Let me just say there's no version of the English dub for Ouran High School Club Episode 14 anywhere on YouTube, you can listen to every Marina and the Diamonds song in one sitting, there's a downloadable version of the "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared" song (that should probably not be an accomplishment for me), and Karkat and Nepeta will always cause me physical pain since they will never get together and they were my first ever ship that I properly called an OTP. And then my school Wi-Fi blew out, backing up some of my assignments. Bleah. Have this long chapter to make up for it. It was meant to be shorter, but with no chance to update, I added to it whenever I could.
Also people want to know what genderfluid means so I'll tell you:
Okay, so obviously transgender is when you identify as the opposite gender you were born as. Non-binary is when you identify as neither gender, and genderqueer is when you identify as both genders.
Genderfluid is sorta like genderqueer, but not really. It's when you identify as one gender one day and identify as another the next. For example, when I uploaded the previous chapter, I was identifying as male, but now I identify as non-binary.
So, that's basically my definition, you can look up more about it. I don't really care if you guys call me a girl or whatever in your reviews, though.
REVIEWS
MegglesGG: Omg it is beautiful lol. And they are all so fabulous (except for Drew maybe but eh)
FallingNarwhals: I still can't get over your username tbh. I giggled insanely while writing that haha. I think I said not to do that but I hope you aren't in trouble now my goodness. Lexi will be joining the Justice League because of her asexual powers lol. And yes, friendship is a form of love! Yes he did I'm still mad. You named your fish Bubbles? Please tell me that's a Finding Nemo reference. You do that. And hair is everywhere. We are literally hair.
CHBcamper52: Here it is! I'll look up that parody, I love parodies.
Green angel01: Don't fall off beds, look what happened to the monkeys that fell off the bed. They bumped their heads. And thanks!
Ink2parchment: I explained it above. And I will keep updating!
Rainbowchameleon: I hope someone does omg. And I explained it above!
Kari McCartney: I use that line all the time actually. Nico shut downs anyone that tries to flirt with him besides Will. Ooh, yeah, sorry. I'm learning Spanish actually, but I forget about "eres" God dang it. Also my computer is a butt about accent marks. And I do not trust Google Translate at all. Also that ass had me like *faints*.
TMRisLifeNewtmas4Ever: Answering in chapter order. *squeals and hides under bed* omg stop saying im amazing you guysss im not. Yes that is a Cinder reference ay. Don't try to hug Will he pushes you away. Unless if you're Nico that's hugging him. And I'm sorry not sorry for the Doctor Who references. Speaking of which I finished the season premiere. I still can't believe Santa Claus interrupted my tears over Danny, although it was nice to see the Brigadier again, despite him being a Cyberman.
SilverDawn1313: Oh god that doesn't sound healthy. She got shot down faster than a Confederate fishing boat surrounded by the entire Union Navy.
CheetosPotato: I laughed when coming up with them lol.
Moonshroom420: It didn't really work, mostly because Will had no idea what just went down. Ah yes all the humility. All of it.
Just Random: Is "Random Review" next? Always review ASAP my love. Also try getting you shit together sooner that can't be a healthy time to do it at. Yes I'm working on representation of different genders and stuff, mostly so I can do it with my own characters. Is it this week? Well, seems like it was the appropriate time to write a Lexi POV! I'm actually working on a small one-shot for her, also one for Alex. I'm actually not sure why I wrote Mitchell/Jake, I'm more into Mitchell/Malcolm actually. Weird. And openness is good! Although I'm more open online than real life, I'm afraid. Percy was voted "Most Likely to Free Willy." Also I always ask "Do you need Else for that burn?" whenever I see someone get burned haha. Nico's butt is the greatest but only Will can have it. And I am in love with their words too. "I am not a heterosexual" was a reference to "Karkat, I am not a homosexual" and I am slightly frustrated that nobody got that ref. If I was Nico I would've just been like "FUCK YOUR ASS OFF TO YOUR SHITTY CABIN YOU GODLY PARENT FUCKER" or something like that. Everyone Loves Nico *theme for "Everyone Loves Raymond" plays in distance*. I hope that people participate in it! And I hope people draw that lol. Apollo would ask Will for tips no lie. (And yes parentheses). They'll probably be a thing sooner or later, it depends on when I can find a good moment to shove them in a closet-wait. Chapter 17. Chapter 17 gives me a good opportunity.
WingedShadowGirl65: Nico never falls for anything. Never.
LOSTcharlie-claireLOST: *screams and hides under bed again* WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS IS THE BEST STORY HOW IS IT THE BEST JROIAJRF, IOQJTFIO (also someone is joining the art competition yay!)
Hikarumeaningradiance: No lie, your username reminds me of Ouran High School Host Club. Speaking of which, I need to finish that. Nico is more fabulous than anyone else.
Sharpay: I TAKE OFFENSE
Me: You wanted to break up Troy and Gabriella you have no right to speak.
And I'm glad you love it!
7AnonymousPython7: So does mine, but I opened up an ask blog anyways *laughs*. That entire scene was a reference to a Homestuck line and so far nobody's got it so I'm slightly mad. And as of now my favorite song is "Sky Full of Stars" by Coldplay! It is literally my Solangelo jam woo.
Guest: Thank you! They'd have to get Annabeth's approval first, which is always tough to do lol. And Nico would be so suspicious and Will would actually inject Percy with Greek fire lol.
Everythingpotterish: Thanks! Oh god yes sparring sessions and a locked infirmary must write. Hmm, I like the idea for the second one, but I already wrote a restaurant thing, so I'm not sure. However, I can't pass up an excuse to write Clarisse, so definitely the sparring one! I will! Also it's Solangelo, not Solanglio, jsyk. And Solangelo is love Solangelo is life.
Ball: No I'm life.
Shrek: You're wrong, I am.
Me: Solangelo is don't argue with me.
BalletBookworm: They're getting desperate.
MidnightEevee: Everyone is in love with that line lol. Nico was suspicious straight (well, gay, really) off the bat. I fear for what I shall do to Percy's health if I write him flirting with Nico. Chances are Will won't go easy on him, and Annabeth won't either. ASEXUAL APHRODITE KIDS ARE FOREVER *Lexi cheering in background*
IShallThinkOfTheUsernameLater: Once again, another person wants to marry that line. Lexi is one of the most amazing people I have ever created and I haven't even had kids yet (I haven't dated yet either). It was called "Main Tera Hero" (I had to look it up). It was funny but I was lost within the first five-to-fifteen seconds. Translations are always confusing. That's why we have Rosetta stone. Please do your homework falling behind is never fun. It ends with Friday 21st (11:59 pm). And thank you!
.I.2000: What do you mean "Poor Drew." Nico is the point maker of history. And if they knew all hell would break loose.
Sabrina-luna-potter: Thank you! Yes that line is Lexi in one sentence. Thanks!
Evarria: *panics* OH GOD IM SO SORRY HERE GO TAKE YOUR TWO SHOWERS AND YOUR NIGHT OF SLEEP RIGHT NOW I'M SO SORRY. Also ahhhh I'm glad that you love it and yes I shall keep up the "good" work lol. Yes those lines made me giggle when writing them lol.
ToneishaShipper: Why hello there. We all have those moments. GAY MITCHELL IS FOREVER YES. I saw that two and I accepted it SO HARD yes I have made you happy lol. I like my Drew a lot really. Poetry is awesome. I've actually written a few poems, if any of you guys wanna see them some time.
Chapter idea belongs to the theatrical ThisSentenceIsALie!
Disclaimer: Even Rick Riordan is not as cruel as I am.
Chapter 14: Seeing Double
"You're all insane," Lexi muttered.
Paul rolled his eyes. He generally liked all of his half-siblings, but Lexi could be a pain at times. She ruined all the fun they were having trying to get Solangelo together. Sometimes he doubted whether her so-called "platonic powers" even existed.
"You weren't saying that when Drew got embarrassed," he whispered back, dark brown skin glinting in the moonlight.
"That was different. This is crazy."
The majority of the Aphrodite cabin was gathered outside the Apollo cabin. Only Piper was absent, as were some of the younger campers. Their mission? To create a Will doppelganger.
"Okay, so we're kidnapping Austin, right? He's the one that looks the most like Will?" Amelia asked loudly, only to be shushed by many of her siblings.
"Yes, we are! We'll just have to change some things, like hair length and skin color! Now, shut up!" Drew hissed, angrily waving a flashlight in the redhead's face. Amelia glowered at her, but said nothing.
"See? Insane."
"Lexi…"
"Shush!"
The charmspeak of Drew's voice shushed everyone that was gathered outside the bright yellow cabin. After a beat or two, she quietly asked, "Everyone know their parts?"
They all nodded. Drew smirked. "Perfect. Let's move on."
The door creaked slightly as it swung open, and everyone stopped, holding their breaths. But all they got in response were heavy snores. For all the energy that the cabin had during the day, they were some of the camp's heaviest sleepers at night. Which just made their plan all the more easier.
Paul acted first, followed by Lexi. He crept silently across the floor toward Alex's bunk. To be honest, this was the weirdest part of the plan. It would've been easier to just brief Alex during the day, but Drew insisted it had to be at night, right when they were kidnapping Austin, so that they could "kill two monsters with one sword." For what reason, he had no idea.
"Alex."
Breathing.
"Alex…"
A sigh, then a mumble that sounded suspiciously like "Laura…"
Paul raised an eyebrow and looked at Lexi, who was staring back at him with the same expression. He weren't sure if he wanted to know what Alex was dreaming about.
"Alex…" Lexi soothed, gently shaking zher. Alex groaned and rolled over, mumbling, "Turn off the lights…turn off the lights…turn on the show for me tonight…"
"Sleep-singing?!" Paul hissed.
"Why are you surprised?" Lexi whispered back.
Paul ignored her. "Alex…" he hissed. They couldn't risk waking anyone else in the cabin up. In the background, he heard his siblings subduing Austin, hopefully without injury.
Lexi sighed, then leaned towards Alex's ear and whispered a long string of Spanish words that made Paul wonder if he should know the translation of them. Knowing Lexi, probably not.
Alex's eyes opened, and zhe sat up groggily. "Wha-"
"Silencio." Lexi put her hand on Alex's mouth, and zhe opened zher eyes completely, before settling into a confused expression.
"Now," Lexi continued. "Before I remove my hand from your mouth, I must tell you a few things. Uno: I was put up to this by my cabin. Dos: You have a very important role to play. Tres: Austin will be humiliated. And cuatro: It may get Solangelo together."
A beast passed as Alex took it all in, hopefully, and then zhe said something, muffled by Lexi's hand.
Paul frowned. "What?"
Lexi removed her hand, and Alex breathed. "I said, 'I'm in.'"
"Bueno. Now, here's the plan: My cabin has decided to create a Will doppelganger to confess his feelings to Nico. They've decided that Austin looks the most like Will, and as you can see…" Lexi gestured her head back to where a group of Aphrodite campers were dragging a bound and gagged Austin out the door. Alex snickered.
"Boy, that'll be great to see. But where do I come in?" zhe asked.
"You have infirmary duty with Will tomorrow," Paul stepped in, grateful to take ahold of the situation again. "Your job is to distract him so that he's about…eh, fifteen, sixteen, twenty minutes late? He usually meets up with Nico after his shift, and we need enough time for our plan. You're the distraction."
"That's lovely," Alex muttered, then yawned. Zher eyes were beginning to shut close again. Honestly, Paul didn't know how the Apollo kids could be so tired at night. Then again, their dad was the god of the sun, and there was no sun at night. Perhaps it was the sun that gave them their boundless, cheerful energy. Was it like photosynthesis? Were Apollo kids secretly plants?
"We'll go now," Lexi said. "We're being summoned." Paul turned back to the door to see Mitchell mouthing cuss words at them and gesturing to the door, using a few hands gestures that would make Ares proud.
"Right. Just…let me…sleep…" No sooner had the words left Alex's mouth than zhe collapsed back into slumber with a snore. Lexi put a folded note at the foot of Alex's bed, just to be sure that Alex wouldn't forget the plan. To ensure that nobody else would know, Lexi had written the note in Spanish. Paul started walking to the door, and quiet footsteps behind him told him that Lexi followed.
"What took you so long?" Mitchell growled as they walked back to their cabin.
"Are you aware of how hard it is to wake up an Apollo child?" Paul complained.
"I don't know, Austin woke up pretty quick."
"That's because you wrapped his mouth with duct tape," Lexi said.
Mitchell sighed. "True, true."
The trio walked in silence for a few moments more, until Lexi spoke up. "So. Alex sees Laura in zher dreams. How-"
"Let's not talk about that," Paul interrupted.
"Agreed," Mitchell said.
Lexi rolled her eyes, but didn't say anything more.
When they got to the cabin, they walked in on the sight that was Amelia, Drew, and Tori Polito tossing Austin into a closet, while Otto Dansen covered Piper's ear with his hands. The head counselor could never know about the midnight escapades of her cabin. Never.
"Is that it?" Mitchell asked, and everyone nodded. He grinned. "Good. Now we sleep."
*The linebreak of Marina and the Diamonds songs*
Austin wasn't even properly awake yet, and already he was having a bad day.
He remembered exactly what had happened the night prior, mostly because he had barely caught a wink of sleep afterwards. Being bound and gagged while lying on a surprisingly carpeted closet floor didn't do any wonders for people wanting to sleep.
He had wondered for a moment why the closet was so big. The obvious answer was that it was one of the closets for the Aphrodite cabin, but there couldn't have been that many clothes. They all wore the standard Camp Half-Blood shirt (tank top, hoodie, whatever), and generally jeans and some denim shirts. Maybe this was where they stored all the Halloween costumes and fancy outfits for holidays? He didn't know. IT was so dark he could barely see a thing, save for the crack of light that was at the bottom of what he assumed was the door. Even then, that didn't provide much visual.
"She gone?"
"Yeah."
"This is still a bad idea."
"Shut up Lexi."
"When we get busted, I'm putting all the blame on you."
Austin's head jerked up at the sound of voices, his previous half-asleep daze melting away into the shadows. He wasn't sure whether to be grateful to hear voices or just plain scared. On one hand, voices meant he would be freed from his prison. On the other, it was the voices of Aphrodite children. The ones that had kidnapped him.
"Just shut up and get him out of the closet!" Snickers. "Oh, shut it, you immature children."
Austin started looking frantically around for a way out, even though he knew that there was none from his earlier poking around the closet. He was trapped.
The door swung open, and he looked back up at the people who held his fate in his hands.
Drew Tanaka stared down at him and giggled. "Hello, Austin," she sang, waggling her fingers at him playfully. "It's time for your makeover!"
Austin made a sound that could only be described as fear itself. And he had fought through two wars.
Amelia popped her red head through the door under Drew's arm. "Ooh! What's first?"
"Back, minion!" Drew shoved Amelia back, and the younger girl made an "oof" sound as she was pushed back. Austin winced in sympathy, before remembering that the girl, along with several others, had orchestrated his entire kidnapping hear. He felt less sympathetic afterwards.
More voices clamored from behind Drew, favoring Amelia's question.
"Yeah, Drew, what'll it be? Skin makeup?"
"How do we make him taller again?"
"Are we cutting his hair yet?"
"SHUT UP!" Drew bark, and the voices stopped instantly. Then she looked down at Will and smiled. It was not a sweet smile, no, not at all. It was a smile that only made Austin whimper in fear of the unknown horrors of the Aphrodite cabin.
"You all know that we have to decontaminate him first."
Austin wasn't terrified.
He was absolutely petrified.
*What is Austin's fate? Read past this linebreak to find out.*
Luckily enough, Apollo children tended to have very good memories, even when that memory had taken place in the dead of night after a very pleasant dream about a very delicious picnic with a very gorgeous girlfriend in a very colorful field of flowers near a very lovely lake that had been ruined by Lexi's rather unusual long string of Spanish curse words. And Alex was no exception. Lexi's note was unnecessary, even though it was quite fun to read. Alex now knew several insults to use on people that wouldn't understand a word zhe said. Lexi was great.
Alex knew zher role very well: Distract Will so that he was fifteen, sixteen, maybe even twenty minutes late to his usual meet-up spot with Nico after Will's infirmary duty. Alex just happened to have the same shift with him, which was why zhe had gotten caught up in the entire affair. To tell the truth, zhe was nearly as frantic as zher cabin had been when it had woken up to an empty bunk and a missing campfire sing-along leader, albeit for different reasons. The Aphrodite cabin could be very scary. But, mysteriously, Mr. D had told the cabin that Austin had to go home for a family emergency in the night, and they had just slept through it. Everyone seemed to buy it, since they all knew what heavy sleepers they were, but Alex could tell that some still had their suspicions. And it was obvious that Mr. D was in on it, since he had barely disguised his wink at zher right before he left the cabin. How the Aphrodite cabin had gotten him in on it, Alex suspected that zhe would never know. Probably part of one of his bets on Solangelo or something. The Aphrodite cabin was notorious for its blackmail, mostly because a few select members were surprisingly good at digging out secrets (re: Amelia and some rumor about Lexi). Alex had already learned zher lesson. But that is another story for another time, since it's like nearly 2:00 am and this paragraph is long as fuck already and I need to stop breaking the fourth wall and continue listening to Avril Lavigne holy shit.
So what was where Alex was now, standing in the back room of the infirmary at 2:57 pm, folding up towels as Will wiped down counters. Zher blonde sibling kept on glancing up apprehensively at the clock, obviously anxious to get out on time, as he always was when Alex had infirmary duty with him. At least as far as zhe was aware. Then again, it was Nico he was seeing. Alex loved Laura a lot, zhe did, but Nico had one of the finest asses zhe'd ever seen.
The problem was distracting Will. It wasn't the lack of things to distract him with, it was the number of things to distract him with. Nico, asking medical questions, Nico, opinion on Drew Tanaka, Nico, the Solangelo club, Nico, Connor and Lou Ellen's latest antics, Nico, Nico's hair, Nico's eyes, Nico's clothes, Nico's schedules, Nico's fine ass, Nico, Nico, Nico. Almost too many Nico's, in fact. Alex couldn't decide. But as the clock inched towards 2:58 pm, zhe knew zhe had to make a decision. And the moment the second hand hit the halfway mark between the number nine and the number ten, zhe did: all of them.
Alex was going to tease Will.
"So, Will…" Alex drawled, lazily draping a towel over zher arm. "You've been awfully quiet. Too quiet, in fact. Something on your mind? Or rather, someone?"
"Yeah, Austin," Will answered distractedly, looking up from his counter to glance at Alex. He hadn't picked up on zher tone at all. "Austin. I mean, leaving in the night like that, without at least telling any of us? Doesn't really sound like him, don't you think?"
Alex grumbled slightly. Clueless Will. "I was thinking that your thoughts were focusing on a something and a someone. Namely, Nico and his choice arse."
Will threw his towel down on the counter and groaned loudly. Ooh. Alex definitely had his attention now. Zhe just wasn't sure whether to continue with the teasing or just run like the Doors of Death had opened up right in front of zher and every type of monster imaginable was behind those doors. Zhe chose the more dangerous option, in favor of the club and zher girlfriend.
"Oh, you were? Hey, no need to hide your gay, man. You know that I'm not exactly a leading candidate to represent the Westboro Baptist Church, either."
"I know, I know. It's just..." Will sighed, obviously frustrated. "I'm tired of everyone trying to get us together. And Nico doesn't like it either."
"Yeah, some of the attempts to get you guys together as pretty extreme. But, you gotta admit, some were sorta clever."
"Wasn't there this one attempt about kicking a cow over a hot air balloon so it could shower us with grass?"
"And then those really exotic ones."
Will laughed, and Alex stole a moment to glance up at the clock without Will noticing. Ten seconds to 3:01 pm. Zhe grinned to zherself. Finally. Will had been delayed, at least momentarily.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure some Hermes kid came up with that one."
"The question is which Stoll."
"Nah, I think Cecil is a more likely candidate for that one."
"Are you sure? Even though he may not seem like it, Chris has quite the humorous side to him."
"I know perfectly well that he does, you remember that prank around Christmas your first year here."
Alex shivered. "Oh, God, don't remind me."
Will shrugged. "Hey, it was actually kinda cool."
Alex didn't argue, zhe just made a face at Will, causing him to roll his eyes and chuckle at the newly turned fifteen-year-old's antics. He picked his towel back up. "Well, it was quite the memorable event," he added.
Alex sighed. "Yeah, yeah, I guess you're right. But still." Glancing back up at the clock, Alex was astonished to find that it was merely 3:03. What? How had so little time passed? Oh, gods of Olympus, Will couldn't see the clock! The entire plan would fall to pieces if he did! Panicking, Alex blurted out the first thing zhe could think of: "But seriously, were you thinking of Nico's butt?"
Will turned back around to glare at Alex. "It's not your business what I think about other people," he growled.
Alex raised an eyebrow. Oh, ho, ho! What was this? Will had danced around the question, instead of just outright denying it! Could Alex have simply struck a nerve, or had zhe stumbled onto something? Perhaps Will did like Nico, after all. Alex certainly hoped so. Although you'd think he would be in favor of the club, if it was getting him together with his crush. Unless if he thought Nico didn't like him that way…? Whatever the case was, Alex was going to confront Will head-on.
"That wasn't a denial I heard there, Head Counselor," Alex grinned, scootching closer to Will. "And you can't deny Nico's ass."
Will narrowed his uncannily green eyes at Alex. "I don't think Laura would like hearing you favor Nico's ass over hers."
Alex snorted. "She agrees with my view on Nico's butt, and she knows how much I appreciate hers."
"I think that's too much information."
"How so?"
"How else are you supposed to appreciate someone's butt?"
Alex made a face. "Oh, eugh, Will. We are not going there, not for a pretty long time. Plus…"
Alex hesitated. Zhe knew that Will knew part of Laura's abusive home life, but zhe never liked talking about Laura's life to others, even if they had to know for greater reasons than Alex's loyalty. It felt too intrusive, like Alex betrayed Laura with every word zhe spoke about it. But Will had been fundamental in helping Laura start recovering, and assigning her to a therapist that she could trust, one of Will and Alex's older siblings.
And Will could guess what Alex meant. He placed a hand reassuringly on zher shoulder. "Not ready?"
"Yeah. I'm just glad she's open enough to accept hugs and some kisses. I mean, I don't want to hurt her. Her mind when she first came here…" Alex winced, remembering the darkness zhe had felt when zhe had first touched Laura, the bruises, the cuts, the screaming. It was also part of the reason Alex wasn't always willing to touch Laura, or most other people. Alex hated hearing the screaming of minds or the sting of injuries whenever zhe touched someone's bare skin. Zhe was glad that Will had put his hand on zher shoulder, which was covered with the sleeve of zher t-shirt.
"Hey, it's okay. Laura's better now-a lot better!" Will reassured Alex. "And even if she's not completely, she will be, one day!"
"Thanks, Will, that meant a lot." Alex smiled softly at him, while his gaze flicked away from zher and settled on zher cheek. Alex did appreciate the support that Will offered, even if zhe knew that he couldn't always support his friends and family. They stayed quiet like that for a few seconds longer, and Alex could feel the air begin to grow tense. The moment was starting to get awkward, and Alex knew zhe had to break it. The clock was ticking towards 3:07 pm, and Alex needed to delay further. A minimum of fifteen minutes was what zhe had been given, and Alex had to stick to it.
"I honestly appreciate your support, Will, but you have to agree on Nico's butt."
"Wow, Alex, way to ruin the moment," Will drawled sarcastically. "Why are you so fixated on his butt?"
"No, I'm fixated on Laura's. The question is, Will, are you focused on his butt?" Alex wagged zher finger next to zher head. Will crossed his eyes trying to follow it, but shook his head rapidly to clear it of the dizzy feeling.
"Uh, no, I believe that I am not."
"Ah, you believe that you are not, but are you certain that you are not? That is the question here, Will. Not Shakespeare's 'to be or not to be,' but you believing or you being certain."
"That's a disgrace to playwrights everywhere."
"The talents you inherited from our father lie not in the field of theatre, my dear William, but in the field of medicine."
"Alex, I cannot believe you."
"Just as you cannot believe that you are not fixated on Nico's butt."
"He is an entire person! He can be fixated on in other areas than his butt!"
Alex stared at Will, who squeaked and blushed, looking away. "D-Did I say that out loud?" he stammered.
Alex slowly shook zher head, breaking out into a grin. Will had just basically admitted that he liked Nico. He liked Nico! Alex jumped up and down a little, fighting down a squeal of joy. Zhe could hardly believe it!
"You like Nico! You like Nico!" Alex sang, pulling a series of terrible dance moves. Will scoffed and rolled his eyes, still bright red.
"Yay. You've figured it out. Congratulations, Alex," he snapped, clapping his hands together slowly.
Alex stopped doing the Sprinkler halfway through it to give Will a confused look. "What? I'm gonna keep this private, mind you. We don't need the Aphrodite cabin all over this." Of course, the Aphrodite cabin would murder Alex with fifty different types of makeup if they knew zhe had kept this a secret from them, but Alex could guess that Will wanted this to be a secret.
"I know, but…" Will grimaced and crossed his arms, glancing out the window.
Alex stood up, straightening zherself out. "What is it, big brother? Something wrong?"
"No, it's just…It's nothing."
Alex reached out a hand to touch Will on the shoulder, forgetting that the boy was touchy about being touched. "Hey, Will, if something's up-"
"DON'T TOUCH ME!"
Will slapped Alex's hand away, flooding zher with a sharp influx of a paper cut from yesterday on Will's left pinky and a menagerie of troubled feelings. Alex gasped, clutching zher hand. What…What was that? Sure, Alex was in the wrong for forgetting, but usually Will wasn't so angered at people touching him without permission. And the feelings…so troubled, so hard, so chock full of emotion…They were all enforced by a stronger power, a stronger emotion, but Alex hadn't touched him long enough to get a grasp on what that feeling was. Hatred? Love? Jealously? It almost felt like a mix of all those three.
"Will…" Alex trailed off. What was going on?
The anger had drained out of Will's face, leaving him with a shocked expression as he stared down at his hand, then at Alex, then his hand, then Alex again.
"Shit," he muttered. "Shit. Shit. Shit. I-I didn't mean to. I didn't mean to hurt you, Alex. Oh, gods, I'm so sorry, I screw everything up." He put his other hand on his mouth in shock, and Alex could hear him muttering something. Zhe couldn't hear all of the words, but some of them sounded suspiciously like "has" and "Percy." What? What did Percy have to do with anything?
"Will!" Alex held zher hands up. "Will, I'm not exactly sure what's got your panties in a twist, but it's okay! You're obviously stressed, I get that now, and I didn't realize it sooner. I should've asked before touching you, but I forgot, and it's my fault for forgetting. I swear not to talk to anyone about your crush on Nico, and nothing is your fault. I don't know what's stressing you out, but if you want to talk about it…I'm here."
Will breathed unsteadily, and blinked rapidly. "No. No, Alex. I-I think I'm fine now."
Alex knew better than to push him. Laura could get like this at times, and Will had done this in the past. "If you say so. But remember."
"Yeah…Yeah…Yeah, thanks Alex." Will waved zher off. "I'm fine now." He picked up a towel, as to continue his cleaning duties.
Alex frowned. Obviously, Will wasn't fine, and zhe had no idea why. And if Will was so stressed he would actually swing at zher, this was a problem. Zhe needed to talk to someone about this, and soon. Otherwise, he could blow up again, and with worse consequences. "Um, Will, have you seen the time?" zhe quipped. It was now 3:12 pm. About three minutes earlier than what Alex had been told, but Will didn't need to suffer any further.
Will's eyes just about bugged out of his head. "Shit! I'm twelve minutes late! Oh, Nico's gonna be so mad!" Will threw his hands up in the air in a panic, causing the towel in his hand to fly and drape itself on Alex's hand. The dark blonde shuddered and yanked it off of zher face, calling out, "Hey, Will!"
But he was gone.
Cursing, Alex threw the towel back over zher shoulder, barely pausing to listen for the wet slap of it hitting the floor. Zhe stomped out of the room. Zhe had a crazy tall blonde flagpole of a half-brother to find.
*The search for Will continues, right after this linebreak!*
"Alex?" What's wrong?"
Alex looked up and grinned when zhe saw that Laura had fallen in step beside zher. "Hey, babe. You wouldn't have happened to see my crazy flagpole of a brother around, would you?"
Laura frowned, her long black braids swinging at her shoulders. "Which one?"
"Will."
"Oh, yes, he was heading towards the arena."
"Thanks a lot!"
"Does this have anything to do with what Lexi wanted you to do?"
Alex grinned even wider, if possible. Being around Laura just made her grin uncontrollably. "Yes, actually. He ran off when he realized he was late, and I'm not missing the show. Wanna see it?"
Laura offered Alex a small smile. "Sure?"
Alex had to stop zherself from kissing Laura right there and then. She was just so cute when she smiled! Her perfect white teeth complimented her deep dark brown skin beautifully. To Alex, everything about Laura was just beautiful. "Great!" Then zhe held out zher hand. "Would you like to take my hand?"
Laura slipped her hand in Alex's with nary a second thought, and Alex's heart beat so fast zhe thought it would burst. Laura was definitely getting better, and Alex was glad to see it!
"C'mon!" zhe cried, and together they ran towards the arena.
When they got there, it was to a very amusing sight: Will chasing around someone that looked quite a lot like him, Lexi was facepalming, Nico was holding his sword up at a panicked Drew's throat while Amelia stared open-mouthed at them, Paul and Mitchell helped Travis Stoll with a large camera, and Connor and Lacy chattered away, seemingly oblivious to everything.
Laura and Alex stared at the scene in front of them, until Laura said, "Amazing."
"Agreed."
Silence, except for Will's cursing in Ancient Greek and Austin's pleas for mercy.
"How did this even happen?"
"I'm not sure that we want to know, Laura."
Homestuck Monologues Shadocon with Nepeta and Karkat more like "aww omg is Karkat gonna say he's flushed for Nepeta omg is he describing her wait HOLD THE FUCK UP WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO DO THAT OH MY GOD IM ACTUALLY CRYING OH MY GOD NEPETAAAAA okay okay close the tab close the tab okay listen to music okay what song was I on hmm idk I'll just click play oh it's starring role OH MY GOD STARRING ROLE THIS DOES NOT HELP ME AT ALL OH MY GOOOOOOD" and me crying at 1:17 am over my universal OTP. Then I clicked on a Karkat/Nepeta video that had the song "Starring Role" in it and cried some more. If you haven't noticed I'm not very good at taking care of my health.
And Will's starting to get pretty stressed! When will things be set straight? Well, gay, but you all know what I mean.
Also, Alex's powers are sensing someone's injuries, both mental and physical, whenever zhe touches their bare skin, be it them touching zher or zher touching them. Other than that, zher powers are generally spread out in the other areas associated with Apollo, such as archery or singing or poetry or whatnot. I know, I know. I need to stop coming up with such awesome powers.
Happy early Thanksgiving to my American readers! My dad's mom and her second husband (my dad's parents are divorced) will be coming over this weekend. I haven't seen her in a few years, so yeah!
Speaking of which, I have no idea if I'll be able to update next week, since my computer is disconnected from the Wi-Fi at home, which sucks. So is my phone. At least my friend lets me use her Wi-Fi, and she lives right down the street. I'll be writing like crazy though. I plan to set aside an entire day so I can plan out my story that revolves around Nico. There's also another story linked to that one that I have to plan too.
Also, real talk about updates: They might not come next week, and I'm not even entirely sure how often I'll be updating this this week. I'm still fighting off a nasty cold, and need to rest often. Best chances another update will be out by tomorrow, but my computer's being weird. I'll try to be back in the game come December, however. December will also be the month we finally see Solangelo get together! So the story will be ending around then. Any last-minute requests for me to write next week? I'm surprised I haven't got any involving Thalia and the Hunters. I've actually been looking forward to writing one involving them but I can't think of a scenario involving them as of now lol. I think Ippiki Ookami no Fuyu mentioned an idea, but I'm not sure. Geez, I don't think I've heard from them in a while. Are they okay?
One last serious babble: I'll be getting my ADHD medicine later today, and my parents want me to start it next week. Will it affect my writing? I have no idea. I hope not, I actually sorta like the way I write. Surprising, I know, when I hate so much about myself already lol. Chances are my lines won't be quite as randomly humorous. Also maybe shorter author notes? Oh wow this is weird. I hope the medicine doesn't affect my personality. Chances are it may just make my OCD flare up. Can you imagine me actually having everything organized, instead of just a few things? Neither can I.
CAUSE YOU'RE A SKY
CAUSE YOU'RE A SKY
FULL OF STARS…
"Sky Full of Stars" more like SOLANGELO
"Starring Role" would probably be Percy and Nico lol. I don't even know if I ship them because theres Percabeth and Solangelo though. However I do ship Nico/Percy/Annabeth and I'm not sure why I just polyamorous lovers okay (Also because I want happy Nico and Percabeth so combine the two and you get Nicercabeth woo) (And I may or may not be writing a songfic about Nico using "Starring Role" cough cough)
Bluh I can't stop coughing though I'm afraid that I might accidentally cough so hard I throw up
Also keep sending in your favorite lines and the contest ends tomorrow you guys lol
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