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

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Noelle practically dragged Poseidon down the carpet. He continued watching his daughter with careful eyes. He had indeed noticed changes from her but had yet to question her on it. And he was seriously considering it. Noelle paid no mind to her father. She didn't pay any mind to those around her, including Hypnos who cursed at the other Olympians, yelling at them in disgust within the mind realm. She did however feel Hypnos's anger, which fueled her own. As they approached the thrones, Hades stood there with an amused expression on his face. Never had he seen Poseidon at a loss for words as he was now. Zeus stood stoic-faced without a care in the world. He honestly didn't care much about this portion of the night, he just wanted the party to begin. The three fates then appeared out of thin air, arguing about something before their eyes landed on the Goddess they were having the ceremony for. Their eyes widened upon the sight of Noelle. The third even backed away to stand behind one of their sisters.

"Is there a problem?" Noelle asked annoyed, taking notice of the looks she received. The third shook her head almost immediately.

"I just didn't expect your eyes to be so red this early on." The third said, fear lacing her voice. Instantly, the first and second scolded her, shoving her in the process. Noelle took a step closer, a determined look appearing in her eyes.

"What do you know about that?" Noelle asked lowly, becoming defensive as part of her consciousness leaked through. She could hear Hypnos in her ear, scolding her for falling out of line.

"I'm wondering a bit about that myself, Noelle." Poseidon spoke with a careful voice, worried he'd upset his daughter. Hades stepped forward, being discrete.

"Perhaps now isn't the time for this, niece. Where's your tonic?" Hades asked quietly.

"Tonic?! What tonic?!" Poseidon said a little louder than intended. He didn't care much about being discrete. He just wanted to know what was going on with his daughter and if there was anything he could do to help her.

"It's none of your concern!" Noelle shouted. The room went quiet for a moment and Poseidon's eyes widened at his daughter's outburst. Heath immediately ran up, resting his hand on Noelle's shoulder, a concerned look appearing in his eyes. Poseidon's eyes fell on Heath, anger soon replacing his appearance.

"What are you not telling me? What are you all not telling me?" Poseidon finally asked, not caring about the volume of his voice at the moment. Whispers filled the room, but not one standing on the platform seemed to care.

"And why do you two know before me?" Poseidon asked, glaring at both his brother and Heath. Hades scoffed.

"Jealousy isn't a good look on you, dear brother." Hades said with an annoyed tone. The two began to argue back and forth. The fates tried calming the two down as Heath tried to hold a now angry Hades, back.

"Idiots. They're all idiots. Let's be on our way, Thanatos is waiting for your arrival." Hypnos said as he turned, Noelle following immediately after. Before she could make it to the exit, Zander, Amara, Donovan, Hermes with Helios, and Ares appeared in front of it.

"What the hell is going on with you? And don't tell me that you're just going through some stuff again." Amara demanded. Noelle rolled her eyes as Hypnos groaned from beside her.

"It's none of your concern, Amara." Noelle said. Amara stepped closer, placing her hand on Noelle's cheek.

"What's with the red? Are you wearing contacts or something?" Amara asked.

"They weren't that bright earlier." Donovan mumbled. With her group questioning her and Poseidon and Hades' heated confrontation, she felt like she was going to explode.