The Five Demigods Who Saved Olympus | Book 1, 2, & 3

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"If Amara wakes up, I swear I'm kicking your ass." Hermes said as he crossed his arms, feeling protective of his young niece.

"If she wakes up, that will mean she feels the same way too, Hermes. Nothing you can do about it then." Noelle reminded him. Hermes groaned, backing down. As for the three beside the caskets, they all just waited there. Zander and Ares then turned to Noelle. Ares motioned for Noelle to get on with it, making Noelle laugh.

"No way. I won't be the one to make a fool of myself if this doesn't work." Noelle said.

"You doubt Heath's love for you?" Zander questioned, in complete shock.

"What?! No! I mean your plan, Zander." Noelle said. Noelle then motioned towards Ares.

"Oh, I'm no fool either." Ares quickly said. The two then turned to Zander.

"I'm a fool." Zander said, not realizing what he had just said. Noelle and Ares exchanged looks, smirking at each other. Zander then put his hand behind Amara's lifting her head up and towards him. Zander then sighed. He looked up the the sky.

"Tyche, you've been giving me some bad luck all of my life. And, that's okay. Just.. please.. not this time." Zander whispered to Tyche in the sky. He then shut his eyes, leaned down, and pressed a soft kiss to Amara's lips. He pulled away after a few seconds, expecting her to wake, but she didn't. Zander looked up to Noelle who gave him a sad smile. Zander lowered his head, feeling upset that Amara didn't reciprocate these feelings. But then, Amara sat up, letting out a few coughs. She began banging her chest to help let out her coughs and only stopped when she heard Zander sit up.

"Zander!" Amara shouted.

"What?!" Zander asked, using the same tone Amara did.

"Did you just kiss me?!" Amara asked, still shouting.

"Damn right, I did! And you woke up!" Zander exclaimed.

"You're damn right I woke up!" Amara exclaimed. "Do it again!" Amara said as Zander leaned down to press another kiss to her lips. Amara placed her hand on the back of Zander's neck to hold him there for a moment longer, but eventually let go so she could greet her friends. Once Zander backed away, Amara hopped out of the coffin, straight for Noelle, and wrapped her arms around her.

"Hi!" Amara exclaimed excitedly.

"Hi 'Mara!" Noelle said, matching her excitement. Amara wanted to give Heath and Donovan a hug but noticed they were still in their coffins.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Kiss them!" Amara said. Ares wasted no time and complied. He leaned down into the coffin and pressed a kiss to Donovan's lips. Only, he didn't pull away. When Donovan woke, he woke to Ares' lips pressed against his, which he didn't mind much. He figured he'd take his first breath once Ares got his fulfillment. Once Ares realized Donovan was awake, he backed away and gave him some space.

"And here I thought you were only looking for a good time with me." Donovan said as he stepped out of the casket.

"You thought wrong." Ares said, wrapping his arms around Donovan. Once they pulled away, Amara ran over to greet Donovan and give him a hug.

"Your turn." Ares said, gesturing towards Noelle. Noelle stood there and crossed her arms.

"Not if you're all going to watch." Noelle said, making everyone groan and complain. "Don't think I don't remember what happened when Heath and I had our goodbye kiss two years ago, Zander." Noelle said.

"So, then it should only be Zander who doesn't get to watch." Amara said.

"Nobody should watch, period! That's just weird!" Noelle exclaimed. Everyone sighed and turned away. Noelle then knelt down beside the casket Heath lay inside. She brought her hand up to caress Heath's soft, pale cheek and eventually leaned down into the casket and gave Heath a short and loving kiss. She backed away and continued to caress his cheek as she waited for him to wake up. After a moment, Heath opened his eyes. He instantly sat up and turned to face Noelle. He then hopped out of the casket and wrapped his arms around her, placing his hand on her head and resting it on his chest.

"Melinoe gave me the most terrible nightmare. I remembered the day you.." Heath said, not finishing his sentence. Noelle however already knew. Heath backed away a little, giving Noelle the opportunity to caress his cheek.

"You'll never have to experience something like that again. I can't be killed." Noelle said softly. Heath furrowed his brows.

"What are you talking about?" Heath asked.

"In order to defeat our enemies, Zander and I had to become full Gods and Goddesses so we aren't as vulnerable." Noelle explained.

"What?! You guys are staying?!" Amara asked excitedly, revealing that she had been eavesdropping on their conversation. The two turned to see everyone staring at them.

"I thought I told all of you to turn away." Noelle said, glaring at all of them,

"Oh, come on! We had to see you guys kiss for the first time in two years!" Zander exclaimed.

"No, you really didn't have to." Noelle said, crossing her arms. Heath wrapped his arms around her middle, feeling amused and strangely at home with the two bickering.

"You two shut up! You guys are going to stay here in Olympus?" Amara asked, looking between Noelle and Zander.

"How are we supposed to answer if you told us to shut up?" Zander asked childishly.

"Yes, we're staying." Noelle answered. Amara squealed and tackled Zander in a hug. Donovan made his way over to Noelle, making Heath step back. Donovan leaned down and gave Noelle a hug.

"Wait, Heath!!" Amara exclaimed as she ran over to Heath and gave him a hug. Heath chuckled as he wrapped his arms around her tightly and lifted her up off of the floor, spinning her around.

"Nice to see you, 'Mara." Heath said as he set her down on the floor. Amara gave Heath a big smile before running over to Hermes. Hermes gave her a quick hug before she ran over to Polyphemus.

"I've never met you before. Hi!" Amara exclaimed as she gave him a hug too. Polyphemus smiled and accepted the hug from the girl who was much smaller than he was.

"What about me, Amara?" Ares asked, holding his arms out to her. Amara curled her lip up at Ares and slowly walked over to him.

"Oh, I guess so." Amara said, giving Ares a hug. Once she backed away, she stomped her foot onto Ares' foot with all her strength, making Ares shout in pain, immediately clasping his hand over his mouth.

"If you hurt Donovan, I will break you in half." Amara said with an intense stare. One that would make most cower, but not Ares.

"Yeah, fine, alright! Just get off of my foot!" Ares said. In all truth, she had hurt him and just wanted the pain to stop. Amara relieved the pressure and backed away, allowing Ares to hold onto his foot in hopes of making the pain go away, but it didn't. Not for another minute or two.

"Okay, we've spent enough time greeting each other. We need to find Aphrodite and the others." Noelle said, approaching Polyphemus. "Do you happen to remember where they're at?" Noelle asked. Polyphemus shook his head.

"I might be able to help." A voice rang from behind the group. They all turned to see Dolos standing just a few feet away.

"And, who are you?" Ares wondered.

"I'm Dolos, Spirit of Trickery. I'm here because I'm afraid I have betrayed you, Heath." Dolos said.

"I don't know you, Dolos. In what way have you betrayed me?" Heath asked. One brow raised higher than the other as he waited for the response from Dolos.

"I helped the enemy. Though at the time you hadn't been gifted the title of God of Spirits, you are now. And I do see that my small part in helping the enemy has affected you. I am here to prove my loyalty to you by telling you where our enemies stay hidden." Dolos said.

"And where might that be?" Heath asked. Dolos quickly answered,

"Kommos."