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we'll have a ball
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO."
Athena sits back in the booth with a sigh, a childish pout marring her scarred features as she looks up from her cooling coffee to lock her gaze with Artemis. The goddess had insisted they go out for breakfast, and upon hearing an offhanded comment that Athena made about her current relationship predicament, had demanded everything be explained.
She couldn't tell how much time had passed from the beginning of her explanation from how she'd first met Stefan, to where they were now, but Artemis seemed more invested in her love life than anything else.
"It sounds like it's all Katherine's fault if you ask me," Artemis shrugged, sipping on her third refill of the morning, a feat that not even Athena would consider doing for the sake of her physical health. "At the end of the day, he had good intentions, drinking human blood. But... feeding on Elena was a stupid thing to do."
"I know," She can't stop the desperation that leaks into her voice. "And that's why I don't know what to do. I feel so weirdly, like, betrayed by the fact that he fed on Elena, but at the same time he's so much stronger when he drinks human blood and I know he's always so worried about protecting me even though I don't need it, and I just–"
She cuts herself off with a tired sigh. "I'm upset with him, and I don't like being upset with him. It makes me feel like I'm going insane,"
"I understand," Artemis nods slowly, her tone staying even as she eyes the teen closely. "Do you think it's odd that fighting with Stefan makes you feel so strongly?"
Athena shrugs, looking confused at the question. "I mean, not really? I'm a very emotional person, and Stefan is, too. We don't like being upset with each other, it's just... it doesn't feel right. I genuinely don't think we've ever gone a whole day without at least speaking to each other, even if we're fighting."
Artemis hums, taking whatever it is she is looking for away from that conversation. "Well, as far as I'm concerned, it seems like you have every right to be upset with him. So, I suppose it's up to you to decide if you want to be."
Athena groans childishly. "This isn't fair,"
The goddess shakes her head. "Nothing in life is fair, Athena, but it's up to you to make things better. You can't let these things tear at your relationship. And that's not to say you and Stefan won't be fine, I'm sure you'll work things out eventually, but maybe you need some space for now. Just to allow yourself to be mad at him since you seem to have an issue staying mad."
Athena crosses her arms on the table and rests her head on them, staring up at Artemis through her thick lashes. "I'm not even mad at him to begin with. I'm really just mad that Katherine is getting to him to the point where he's feeding on Elena fucking Gilbert of all people."
