Secrets of Olympus

Secrets Revealed

( Hades and Hestia were given thrones after Second Giant war on Percy's wishes.)

Another Olympian meeting, or to say Olympian squabble. Poseidon being lectured on by Athena, with her being ignored. Artemis and Apollo arguing, where she was lecturing her twin on being hated on by her and all other shits he pulled. Hermes scribbling and scrolling through his phone, while Dionysus sleeping and Ares polishing his weapons. Hephaestus sitting on his throne, depressed, while going over his blueprints and occasionally playing with his wedding ring. Aphrodite applying her makeup while Demeter argued with Hades for taking her daughter Persephone, who sat on his lap making a ringlet of flowers for him to wear as it was still summer and she could not go to the underworld. Hestia tending her hearth while looking over her siblings, sighing and returning back. Hera and Zeus arguing over his affairs and Demigod children.

Well in all sense, a normal meeting with no good agenda, just squabble.

But not that day. Artemis was outright screaming at her brother in the middle of the throne room, something that was frowned upon too much by Hera but went by unnoticed. He was trying to escape is way out of it by making some foolish jokes. Artemis fuse broke and she started raining arrows on him while screaming in anger, "YOU NO GOOD IDIOT! HOW ARE YOU SO ANNOYING. JUST GO AWAY AND DIE SOMEWHERE YOU ARE A DISGRACE HOW CAN YOU EVEN BE MY MOTHER' SON!!" ,while she slapped him.

All the arguments stopped and everyone was looking at the twins. Artemis was shaking with fury, while Apollo just stood there, hand over his cheek where his older sis had slapped him. In a blur, he hit her in return and he took out his bow and started shooting Artemis with endless stream of arrows, while she tried to dodge in shock. It took both Poseidon and Hera to calm him down. " Why did you say those things Artemis? That was way too harsh and unlike family." ,asked Hera with a glare, while Apollo took his 25 year old form and sat down on his throne, which had shifted away from Artemis to the other end beside Hephaestus, for the first time looking serious and face devoid of any mirth, like his usual self. In a black suit, Apollo sat there with eyes more serious than Zeus and almost like he had come here attending some serious event, with one leg on another, both arms on the armrest, much like a King.

It took Artemis a few minutes to register the shock of seeing the new Apollo on his changed throne position and the fact that Hera had come to his aid before others. The look returned, with Artemis replying in an angry manner, "He was being too annoying an... " "She asked to state the reason, not some pathetic excuses Artemis." ,replied Apollo in a cold voice. All the members cringed, all having the same thought, 'Why did he not call her little sis?'

"Why are you so calm now huh, where's all that stupidness gone and how dare you hit me. " ,Artemis shot back with a wolf glare. Apollo did not even flinch, instead replied back in all seriousness, "I can and would hit you again. You should not have said those words Phoebe Artemis. And for the fact of my stupidness, this is who I truly am and not some annoying nitwit. Better drill it in your mind."

Everyone stared shocked, with Zeus throwing off sparks, not helping with the tension in the room instead raising it even more. A shiver went down Artemis spine as she heard her full name from her twin and she saw his sitting stance and giving her a cold look of indifference. She was scared, a bit angry at the slap and at the same time feeling guilty of the words she said that were now coming back. " Umm, Apollo can you please elaborate when you said 'this is who I truly am ' and why did you hide under the facade of annoying and stupid? " ,asked Athena breaking the tension."All for this man-hater here." ,said Apollo in a sad yet calm tone, breaking a part of Artemis heart. "Why?" , Artemis asked and Apollo scoffed.

"And she has the courage to ask why" ,said Apollo before continuing in an apathetic tone, " All because of you. At first in the past it used to be us. Us hunting together, sitting and discussing each other and acting like actual brother and sister. But as time passed, your hatred for men grew, to the extent that you pushed your own twin away. Started the hunters and forgot about us. I used to dream of us living and doing everything together like we used to, but now I see it is of no use so I am not even bothered now. "