Back in Time with the Demigods

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 is here! Hope you enjoy! Don't forget to comment and vote!

"Praetor Zhang, Praetor Levesque, wonderful seeing you here," Reyna said, giving a nod of acknowledgment. 

"Hi! How are you Reyna! It's been forever!" 

"I'm doing great Hazel, thanks for asking."

The girl's moment was cut short by a certain wine god. 

"Praetors, while it's been a joy seeing you reunite, introduce yourselves. We don't have forever," Dionysus grumbled. 

"Sorry, Lord Bacchus-"

Dionysus's form flickered for a second. He put a hand on his head and glared at the boy who had just talked. 

"It's Dionysus, Praetor Zing-Zang-Zoom," the wine god growled in annoyance. 

"My apologies," Praetor Zing-Zang-Zoom replied. "My last name is also Zhang, not Zing-Zang-Zoom."

"Whatever."

Athena rolled her eyes at her brother. "Just introduce yourselves please."

"Of course, Lady Athena," Hazel said. "I am Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto and current praetor of the Twelfth Legion Fulminata."

"Pluto? Isn't he the Roman version of Hades?" Annabeth said. "That would technically mean that Hades broke the oath, and you're the child of the Great Prophecy! Right?"

Hades glared at Annabeth. "I never broke the oath. I, unlike some gods, stick to my word, and wouldn't break such a serious pact."

Poseidon looked down at the ground and started whistling "Under the Sea" from The Little Mermaid. Zeus pursed his lips and started looking around to avoid his brother's pointed glare. 

Annabeth narrowed her eyes at the two suspicious gods in front of her. She knew about Thalia, but as far as she was concerned, Poseidon didn't break the pact. She didn't voice her theory yet, but she knew her siblings were having similar thoughts. Furthermore, she scanned the crowd of Romans and unknown people multiple times, but didn't see anyone who looked like Hazel. 

Wouldn't they need Hazel's past self here as well? Why isn't she here? Did I just miss something? Annabeth thought.

Annabeth pushed her thoughts aside for the time being. If her questions weren't answered by the time everyone from the future arrived, then she would ask them. There was no need for her to ask questions about a topic that would most likely answer itself. 

"My apologies Lord Hades. I did not mean to accuse you of doing such a heinous act. Let's just continue on with the introductions. I really want to know more about Mr. Zing-Zang-Zoom over here."

The demigod in question looked over at Annabeth. He seemed hurt that she would call him that, but he quickly looked away when he heard Hazel's laughter. 

Hazel had a carefree look on her face as she laughed at her boyfriend's new nickname. 

"Mr. Zing-Zang-Zoom! I like it!" Hazel giggled. 

Frank looked over at his girlfriend and smiled. He then directed his attention back to the horde of demigods, legacies, saytrs, and everything in between. 

"My name is Frank Zhang. I am a son of Mars, and a legacy of Poseidon. I am the other current praetor along with Hazel."

A young boy from the unknown group looked up at Frank as he introduced himself. 

"I get so buff," he whispered.

The others, however, were focused on other things. The comment that they were praetors together made the Venus children smirk. Praetors were usually couples, and from the looks of it, these two praetors were one. 

"Are you two dating?" one of the daughters of Venus called out. 

"Yes!" Hazel gleefully answered.

"Congratulations!"

"You two are so cute together!"

"You guys are my new OTP."

"I knew it the second I laid eyes on them! And did you see the way he looked at her while she was laughing! Adorable!"

The last comment came from Silena Beauregard, daughter of Aphrodite. She looked at the couple with joy. 

"I hope I can find love like that someday," she whispered to herself. 

Unbeknownst to Silena, one of her younger sisters heard what she had whispered.

"But wouldn't that mean that you wouldn't break their heart?"

Silena looked over at her sister. "Yeah, it would."

"Could we really do that? Find love that would last? Wouldn't mom be mad at us?"

"I'm not sure. I don't even really know if mom would be paying enough attention to even notice."

"Oh."

"Don't get upset. It doesn't matter what mom thinks of us. It matters what we think of ourselves. Don't ever forget that, Drew."

Young Drew Tanaka nodded. 

"I won't."

When I started this chapter, I was not expecting to write about Silena and Drew's relationship, but hey, who doesn't like some cute sibling fluff and angst all in one?

I also wasn't expecting to write about Drew's backstory in this book, which is why I didn't include any information about it in the AU description, but I guess I can explain it now. If you don't like nice Drew, and for some reason don't like me giving a character with tons of potential some depth, then don't worry. I don't think I'll be adding much more Drew into this story (probably due to the fact I didn't include her in the plot, lol). 

Anyways, I believe that the reason Drew acted the way she did after taking over Silena's position is because she had a close relationship with her older sister. Also because she wasn't given enough time to properly grieve, so her way of dealing with the loss of her sister was to take it out on others. Finally, it was also a lot of responsibility to take Silena's role. 

All that aside, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! It was a lot of fun to write, and I absolutely ADORE Frazel. They're just too cute! Please vote and comment as well, it would really make my day <3