DEVOTION, percy jackson

Oh Golly, The Roads Getting Bumpy

Tallulah sat on her bed in her cabin. Her and her sisters were deciding on what clothes to bring on the quest. The three girls had practically cleaned out her closet. 

Tallulah's quest was the first quest a Demeter kid has been on in the last twenty years. Doing well on this quest was as important for her siblings as it was for her.

"No, that shirt is too formal for a quest." Tallulah said to Katie as they held up different options. The group of girls decided on two outfits. One being a pair of jeans and a camp shirt. Another was jean shorts and a white tank top. This way she could mix and match if things got dirty.

Tallulah decided to put on her jeans and white tank top. It was summer so she was warm and didn't think she would need to bring a jacket. Then the girl packed her toiletries and anything else she needed. Her sister's gave her extra Drachmas.

Tallulah gave one final look to her sisters. She saw Daisy had tears in her eyes. "Oh Daisy, don't cry. You know I'll be back here to annoy you in no time at all." Tallulah reassured her younger sister. 

"You better be safe. If you die I'll kill you." Katie said. Tallulah just laughed. The three sisters hugged. It was heartfelt 'see you later.'

Tallulah grabbed her bag and started to make her way through camp. When she got to the hill she saw everyone already there. "Oh my," she said, "I am really late." 

Grover just rolled his eyes. Tallulah was never on time, just fashionably late. "Nice of you to show up." Percy said with a smile. Tallulah just gave him a smirk.

"Wait!" a voice yelled. Tallulah turned around. There she saw Finnegan sprinting up the hill. "I still need to say goodbye." The son of Apollo said in between breaths. "And I thought I was fashionably late." Tallulah said.

The two hugged, Finn's head resting on top of her's. "Be safe. I don't wanna be on this shit hole of a planet without you." He told her. Tallulah laughed and told him she would do her best not to die. "I'll come back." Tallulah said.

Finn turned to go down the hill, and on his way passed by Luke Castellan. Tallulah and Luke never really spoke, but when they did he was always so kind.

Luke came running up the hill, carrying a pair of red converse. "Hey!" he panted. "Glad I caught you." Annabeth became shy, the way she always did when Luke was around. 

"Just wanted to say good luck," Luke told the group. "And I thought...um, maybe you could use these." He handed Percy the converse, which looked pretty normal. Luke said, "Maia!"

White bird's wings sprouted out of the heels, startling the son of Poseidon so much he dropped them. The shoes flapped around on the ground until the wings folded up and disappeared. "Awesome!" Grover said. Luke smiled. "Those served me well when I was on my quest. Gift from Dad. Of course, I don't use them much these days...." His expression turned sad.

Everyone at camp knew that Hermes was a sore subject for the Castellan boy, so no one mentioned it.

Percy and Luke talked some more, but Tallulah got bored so she tuned them out. She stared up at the sky, looking at the clouds. Tallulah's attention was brought back to reality when Grover yelled, "Lulu, Percy gave me the magic shoes!" Tallulah grinned and said "Grove that's awesome!" Grover had always wanted a magic item.

Luke said goodbye. Tallulah thought they would finally get to start the quest, but Chiron had to talk to Percy. The two walked away, but Tallulah coils still hear bits of their conversation.

"That's a pen." she heard Percy say. "That's not just a pen..." Chiron responded. "Oh, like Tallulah's ring?" she heard Percy ask. The girl saw Chiron nod. Shortly after that the two came back to the group. Percy came over to stand by Tallulah.