🌷 "We're Greek, Percy. We're all born with tragedy in our blood."
The only thing Daphne could ever be sure of was that she was not meant to be alive. Whatever you wanted to call it - a gut feeling or just some serious anxiety, she couldn't shake th...
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chapter X
🌷 Returning to the underworld after escaping death wasn't a smart idea. But then again, Daphne had already died, so she couldn't have been too smart in the first place.
As they were walking, Percy pulled her aside and apologized to her. The plan was originally to find a way to get her safely to camp before they made their way into the Underworld, but they'd missed 5 days from the lotus casino.
"It's okay, Percy, really." she smiled a little forcedly at him. "I can handle it."
He blinked at her. "When did you do that to your hair?"
Daphne looked down at where he was pointing at Aphrodite's little gift. Her plait was still in her hair, but it was starting to become a little untangled. The blue ribbon was a little dirty, but no less loose.
"Oh... just in the hotel." Daphne didn't want to tell them about her meeting with Aphrodite. It was too confusing, too hard to explain, and she didn't want her friends to be distracted when they were literally supposed to be focused on making it through hell and back. "Don't worry about it."
Aphrodite's melodic voice rang in her head like a siren. Try to enjoy life while you still can.
Was that what she meant? That she should enjoy her time in the Lotus Casino because it would ultimately lead to her having to return to the underworld?
But surely she was just panicking. If Hades wanted to kill her and reclaim her soul where it should be, he would've done it already. He was a God.
But...hadn't he already tried? The hellhounds, the monsters which kept chasing them. She was sure that if the Furies weren't still healing from fighting Percy and Annabeth, they'd be chasing them right now.
"Besides," she added. "I gatecrashed your quest and stole your money. I feel like it'd be cheating if I left you guys now, right?"
Percy grinned at her. "We'll get you back to camp after. I promise."
And call her crazy, but she believed him.
"Would you be willing to bet a jellybean on it?" she teased.
