Hades POV
I sit and stare in disbelief at my sister as she conveys the tale of my brother's newest indiscretion, a child.
My sister has the ability to calm anyone of my family members and she did it wonderfully when my temper erupted worse than Vesuvius, that the whole underworld shook.
"Calm down Brother, please", she pleads.
And so I did, and I listened.
I can't help but be intrigued as my sister spoke of Rhea and the involvement of the Fates in her life.
'This will be interesting to say the least', I think as I consider not killing my young niece.
"Alright sister, I will speak with Poseidon. I will not attempt to kill this child…yet. As you can see I am quite angry with our brother, and after our meeting, then I will decide how to proceed", I tell her and she releases a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, that's all I can ask for", she responds, "I will call for him now".
She disappeared in a warm flash of light, and a few moments later, a blue flash of light appears with the smell of the ocean.
"Hello Hades, it's been a while", My brother greets nervously, and I eye him strangely. 'He's never acted in such a manner before. Interesting'.
"Brother, please, sit", I say, gesturing to a chair.
He sits down and there is an awkward silence.
"I guess a 'congratulation' is in order, despite the broken vow. Come tell me about your daughter", I start.
He looks shocked for a moment when he starts to tell me about Rhea, and her involvement in his life. 'I've never seen my brother so…loving towards one of his children before'.
After our conversation we sat there in silence for a few moments, until he broke the silence, saying,
"Brother, I need to know that when the time comes, that you will stand with me especially against Zeus concerning Rhea, and in turn I will stand with you when the time comes when your son and daughter are revealed".
I stiffen at the mention of my children. 'He has known all along'.
"You know of my children", I state calmly, but on the inside I feel anxious.
"I've known for a long time brother, how you hid them in the Lotus Hotel, keeping them safe. I don't like senseless killing Hades, they are only children", he responds.
"Very well little brother. I will stand by you as you stand by me. We will keep up the ruse that Rhea is Triton's daughter for now. Only the Fates know what the future holds, but I sure hope it's a good one", I respond.
"That's all I can ask Hades. Thank you. And one more thing; Rhea has spoken about meeting you at some point, I would like to introduce her to you in a few months", Poseidon says and disappears in a mist of sea water after I agree to meeting with my niece soon.
"I really hope she is worth it in the end", I say to no one.
Rhea POV
I am so angry, I'm furious, I'm sad and I feel like I want to tear into these people who push me around and say mean things, 'Just because I'm so young'.
I'm so angry that I can feel the water vibrating in the pipes of the entire school, ready to burst. I hear screams from the people in the bathrooms close by as the water from the toilets and showers shoot all over the placw..
"I hate bullies, I hate bullies. I don't want to be here anymore", I cry into my arms when I jump onto my bed, laying on my stomach.
I can still feel the water vibrating, pulsing, ready to be released at a moment's notice.
'I need to calm down', I think to myself but can't focus as I am so angry.
"I still have three more grades to go, then I'm done with all of this", I say to myself.
I hear a knock at the door and Jane comes in, "Hey Rhea, are you okay", she asks.
"No, I'm not okay. I'm hurt", I say to her, crying. She held me in a hug.
"They're just jealous Rhea, they don't have the smarts that you do and now they are taking it out on you", Jane says.
"But it sucks, I can't do anything about it. They push me around and this girl pushed me into one of the lockers and it really hurt. I can't fight back, because if I do, I can get expelled, I'm here on a scholarship, I can't risk it".
"You're right, but maybe we can speak to one of the teachers, one of them has to listen, right?", she asks.
"Yeah maybe", I reply, feeling calmer, even though I can still feel the water surrounding the school vibrating with emotional energy.
"Did you see what happened on the past two floors? The hallways are filled with water from the bathrooms, and a lot of people are covered in poop. You'll be happy to know that I spotted Misty, the blond bully covered in toilet water. It's a sight to behold", she says laughing.
"Really?", I say excitedly, imagining one of my bullies in such a state. 'Maybe having an emotional meltdown isn't so bad'.
"Really!", Jane responded.
Later after I was more calm and collected I stepped out of the room and searched for Mr Young, one of the only teachers that I knew of that could help me here.
I spoke to Mr Young and he was upset on my behalf that I've been facing these kids and he said that he'll see what he can do.
'I hope he doesn't make it worse, but I'll just use my cuteness and age to my defence. I have no problem in tattling on these kids. Imagine just how it would look to others that they hit a kid three to five years younger than them'.
Poseidon's POV
I was sitting with Amphitrite and Triton in the throne room when I felt a surge of power coming from my own little Rhea. She is very upset, I can feel her trying to control her powers. As much as I would love to help her, I can't be sensed near her in fear of anyone of my family members finding her.
"What's the matter father?", Triton asks.
"Rhea is the matter. Something is wrong, she is very angry and I can't help her, I can feel her power boiling over from rage".
"Must I go to her father?", Triton asks.
"Not yet, Triton. We mustn't bring attention to her yet. We will not be the only ones who would've felt that. Zeus won't know where it came from, but he'll know it's a demi-god and it won't be long until he summons me, giving me the perfect opportunity to suggest your 'daughter'"., I reply.
And true to my word, I was summoned to Mt. Olympus and I brought Triton along to testify.
The room was filled with other gods and goddesses, even Hades was present.
Zeus glared at me and Hades, saying, "Now which one of you broke the pact by siring another child?", he sneered.
"Excuse me!", I say in outrage with Hades echoing me in unison.
"You heard me, I felt a power surge earlier today which could only be caused by a powerful demi-god!", he spurts out angrily.
"I felt it too Zeus, maybe you're the one who has another bastard child, not us", I suggest spitefully.
"How dare you say…", Zeus tried to say, but I interrupted him,
"I dare brother, it is you who broke the pact. Instead of speaking about this calmly, you dare to accuse us of facts you know nothing about!"
"Oh, so you are saying you know who this demi-god is!", he says.
"I do", I say calmly.
"Where is YOUR bastard demi-god you speak of?"
I sigh exasperatedly
Before I could answer, Triton interrupts at the perfect time,
"SHE IS MY DAUGHTER! Not some bastard demi-god. She is mine. I sired her nine years ago".
"What?! You're telling me that the power we felt was from the daughter of a minor god. You must take us for fools", Zeus says.
"No uncle, she is my flesh and blood. She is powerful, that's true, but the power you felt was because she was upset about something".
"It's true Zeus, Triton has sired a daughter, I have seen her with my own eyes. I gave him my word that I would protect her as if she were my own. You will not harm her", I say in a deadly calm voice.
"You would dare tell me what to do, I am your king", He responds.
"You are King of the gods, yes, but if you dare attack my family, brother, then I'm afraid that I will not hold anything back, you will no longer be a king of mine. I am tired of these senseless killing amongst our family members. No more! If I find that you have harmed my grand-daughter, then there will be hell to pay", I tell him before turning around with Triton and leaving Mt. Olympus.
Apollo POV
"Did that really just happen?", I ask, the first one to break the silence after Uncle P's dramatic exit.
Everyone was talking at the same time for a few minutes before Zeus stopped the conversations.
"Enough! We will keep an eye on Poseidon and Triton from now on. I want to know who this demi-goddess is, before we do anything rash", Zeus says and I raise an eyebrow at what he said 'before we do anything rash', what a laugh, 'Uncle P surely scared him, he scared all of us with his exit speech'.
'I wonder what she looks like'
A/N: Sorry for taking so long with the update. It's been a crazy few months. I had no inspiration for a while and then I got sick for nearly two months, having no desire to write anything. I was so tired and got dizzy spells so I couldn't focus. And I quit one of my jobs, so yay, adulting is super fun (read the sarcasm;) )