Astrophile-
(n) one who loves stars
In which Apollo's Oracle is not who one would expect.
Or
In which Regulus Blacks secrets are revealed
Oracle of Delphi Regulus x Percy Jackson
Pandora Rosier x Annabeth Chase
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
I HAVE A DAM PROBLEM
Barty chuckled quietly, bumping his elbow into Evan to gain the boy's attention. "That has to be the best chapter title yet"
"Agreed"
At the edge of the dump, we found a tow truck so old it might've been thrown away itself. But the engine started, and it had a full tank of gas, so we decided to borrow it. Thalia drove. She didn't seem as stunned as Zoe or Grover or me.
"The stunned feeling never goes away" Percy winced slightly as he mumbled to himself. Even now at 16 rather than 14 he still couldn't get used to the feeling of watching someone die in front of you. No matter how many quests he takes, no matter how many people are lost in it his feelings stay the same.
"The skeletons are still out there," she reminded us. "We need to keep moving."
She navigated us through the desert, under clear blue skies, the sand so bright it hurt to look at.
Zoe sat up front with Thalia. Grover and I sat in the pickup bed, leaning against the tow wench. The air was cool and dry, but the nice weather just seemed like an insult after losing Bianca.
My hand closed around the little figurine that had cost her life. I still couldn't even tell what god it was supposed to be. Nico would know.
"It was Hades" Nico's voice was bitter as his voice rang through the hall. "She died over a figurine of our father"
The hall could hear the bitterness in his voice and Hades was sure that if he wasn't a god he would've flinched because of it. He cares for his kids and seeing them live in so much pain before he came to the realization that he did care for them made his godly heart clench.
Oh, gods... what was I going to tell Nico? I wanted to believe that Bianca was still alive somewhere. But I had a bad feeling that she was gone for good.
"I have a feeling your intuition is correct Percy"
Regulus sighed shaking his head. "Nico stop joking about your drama in public your making people feel awkward"
"Well, that sounds like a skill issue Regulus. And besides you out of everyone cannot be talking"
"It should've been me," I said. "I should've gone into the giant."
"Don't say that!" Grover panicked. "It's bad enough Annabeth is gone, and now Bianca. Do you think I could stand it if..." He sniffled. "Do you think anybody else would be my best friend?"
"Ah, Grover..."
He wiped under his eyes with an oily cloth that left his face grimy, like he had on war paint. "I'm... I'm okay."
