ONE LAST TIME . . . heroes of olympus

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KATERINA WAS ASLEEP when someone ( the only person who could break into her apartment because she knows how to lock her doors ) broke into her apartment.

"WAKE THE FUCK UP!" Julia yelled, and Katerina flinched and, naturally, kicked them in the shin.

"Ow, ow, owwwwww!" she whined, and Katerina cracked open an eye to see Jules jumping on one foot, clutching their leg as she howled like a werewolf.

"Serves you right," croaked Katerina as if she had been yelling or singing a lot yesterday, even though she hadn't.

Julia narrowed their eyes at her. "Shut up. Where's your first aid kit?"

"I did not kick you that hard."

"Yes, you did. Where is it?"

"You broke into my apartment and you don't know where my first aid kit is?"

Julia glared at Katerina. "Those things don't correlate. Now, where. Is. It?"

"Big word," commented Katerina.

"I locked your door," said Julia, "but I can easily unlock it."

"The bathroom," answered Katerina, rolling her eyes. "Tippity top of the cupboard."

"The fuck do you mean, tippity top?" Julia grumbled, limping to the bathroom.

"I'm tall, okay?" Katerina drawled. "I can't help it."

"You can help where you put your fucking things."

"Why are you here, anyway?" Katerina asked, sitting up on her bed, leaning against her headboard. She stared at her sibling as she propped their leg up on the sink — which, honestly Katerina didn't even know was possible considering she was hurt — and dripped nectar onto the bruise.

Julia didn't even look over, she was so concentrated. "Check your phone."

"You went through my phone? While I was sleeping?"

"I go through everything of yours when you're sleeping, let's face it," they said casually. "This is nothing new."

"Is this a dad thing or a JuJu thing?"

"Why do you ask so many questions?"

Katerina made a face. "Just answer my last question."

Julia rolled her eyes. "It's a little of both," she said. "Anyway, were you not fucking listening to me? Check your phone, dumbass."

"Okay, okay, I will!" rolling her eyes, Katerina blindly searched for her phone on her nightstand, mostly because she had just realized that the giant stuffed cat Frank had given her was staring at her while she was sleeping. Well, that was creepy.

After nearly nudging her phone off of the nightstand, she picked it up and put in her passcode before going to her messages, looking at the already opened texts from Piper.

heyyyy for tomorrow you can come over anytime after noon!! preferably tell us before you show up 😁

its just going to be me, you, and sparky btw

"I'm surprised you didn't respond to her," commented Katerina.

"Ehhhhhh," said Julia. "Honestly, I didn't feel like it. Anyway, I have to leave for another date at, like, five or something. I don't remember when."

"How do you not — you know what, I'm not gonna question it," Katerina sighed. "Also, can I finally meet the love of your life today?"

"She's not the love of my life."