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"NECTAR CHECK, AMBROSIA CHECK, IPOD CHECK, HEADPHONES CHECK, EXTRA CLOTHES CHECK" Lucia thought out loud, sitting at the steps of the big house, she looked through the bag Lee and Aurora helped her pack.
"Bow?" Rory asked
Lucia held up the brown longbow in her right hand
"Quiver and arrows?"
Lucia grabbed the quiver of arrows from beside her and showed them to her older sister
"Check, check, check " Rory confirmed
"Here take these too" Lee handed her a pouch of drachmas and five midlength bronze daggers with silver and gold accents "Spartan throwing daggers"
"But I have the bow and arrows?" Lucia questioned "I dont know how to use these."
"Look where you want it to go ." Lee aired "...then throw."
"woah lee you're a genius" She faked an ethusiastic smile "I would have never guessed"
"See the more you know" he teased, then he took a step back and observed his sister, he zipped her backpack close and put it over her shoulders tightening the straps. "You ready ?"
"As ready as I can be" She replied
Rory put a hand on her shoulder "You'll do great."
"Stay safe Lucia, "
Lucia gave them both a fake smile. It seemed to have been enough to reassure them she wasn't secretly being eaten alive with anxiety. Lee nodded at her, wishing her luck one more time, before walking away with Aurora.
Lucia sat at the bottom of the steps waiting for Thalia, Grover, and the Hunters. It was early and Lucia couldnt help but wish for more time to sleep especially since the sun wasn't even out yet.
"Lucia?" a low voice called from beside her
She turned "Ethan?what are you doing here? The sun isn't even out yet?"
"I was taking a walk. The hermes cabin can be suffocating no matter the time of day." He leaned against the handrail above her, his gaze fell down towards her full backpack. "I heard you were going on your first quest through the Stolls."his tone subtly changed "Congrats, that was quick"
"Thanks", Lucia responded politely "I didnt exactly ask for it."
"Still." He emphasized "Its impressive. alot of people want to be you right now"
"Hardly" She scoffed "I was just at the right place at the right time..."
"Many people arent."
"Are you okay?" Lucia furrowed her eyebrows together before looking at Ethans dark eyes, they were gentle but deep down she saw bitterness.
"Yeah." He nodded "Im sorry, you're just lucky thats all."
"I dont feel lucky" Lucia frowned "I feel like im going on a suicide mission"
"I wouldn't bet against you"
"You hardly know me" She pointed out "Everyone seems to be overestimating me lately"
"Well maybe you're just underestimating yourself?"
She stayed silent.
"Lucia!" Thalia marched over "Good, you're here already!"
Lucia stood, her thumbs hanging on to the straps of her black hand-me-down Jansport Superbreak.
"I'll see you around Golden girl" Ethan said "Good luck out there."
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¹𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐀. percy jackson
Fanfiction𖤓 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐀. (n.) desire to stay in the sun; love of sunlight ❝ If you want to shine like a sun, you must burn like one ❞ ❪Percy Jackson x F! oc❫ ❪The Titans curse-The last olympian❫ ❪Book one of the Sunlight series❫ ❪©-starfragme...
