Annabeth nodded. "Yeah. And then, he said, 'No, stupid. I'm a Leo. You're a Percy.'"
Coral and Arc burst into giggles. They were in their bunk bed, and Annabeth, who was sitting on a wooden stool beside the bed, was telling them parts of her past adventures as a bedtime story, as she did often.
Coral reached down from the top bunk. "Tell us another one!"
Annabeth laughed. "No honey, it's time for you two to go to sleep."
"But mooooooom," Arc whined. "Please?"
Annabeth shook her head. "No."
She stood up and grabbed the wooden stool, walking to the door of the room. She looked back.
"Goodnight, you two."
"Goodnight, mom," they both said in unison.
Annabeth smiled and flicked off the light, closing the door and walking out of the room. After a few moments of silence, Arc spoke.
"What do you think mom does after we go to bed?" He asked.
"Uhm... she probably reads?" Coral guessed.
"That's boring," Arc said. "I bet she goes and fights monsters."
"Pfh, no," Coral said. "She wouldn't leave us alone."
"Ooh, a spider!" Arc suddenly said.
Coral froze in fear.
"W-where?" She asked.
"Probably somewhere at school," Arc said with a shit-eating grin that he knew his sister couldn't see.
"You meanie!" Coral whispered. "You know I'm scared of spiders!"
"Yeah, but it's fun to mess with you," Arc said.
Coral huffed. "I'm going to sleep. Meanie."
She huffed and turned onto her side before looking over her shoulder. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Arc said as the doorbell rang.
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Annabeth closed the door behind her and walked to the kitchen. She opened the fridge and grabbed a spare piece of bread before dropping it in the toaster. While it toasted, she got out the jam and poured herself a glass of wine. The toast popped out of the toaster, and she grabbed it, placing it on a small plate.
She reached to grab the jam, but the doorbell rang. Sighing, she walked out of the kitchen and to the door, opening it.
"It's like, eight, what could possibly - Grover?"
Grover stood in the doorway with his arms crossed and a troubled expression on his face.
"I need answers," he said.
"How did you get here so fast?" Annabeth asked.
"I'm a god now," Grover said. "But you're avoiding the topic. I need answers."
"About what?" Annabeth asked nervously.
"You know full well what," Grover said. "I know he told you everything. Annabeth, please, he's my best friend. I want to know what happened so I can help."
Annabeth brought her hand to her mouth, nervously chewing a nail. "I don't know..."
"Annabeth, my empathy link is making me feel his emotions, and they're all so confusing. I can't explain it, but... please," Grover begged.
Annabeth dropped her hand and sighed. "Alright, fine. I'll tell you, but you can't tell anybody. Understand?"
Grover nodded furiously, and Annabeth stood aside, letting him in and closing the door behind him.
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Consort to the Primordials
Fanfiction"Okay, hold on hold on hold on," Paul said, shaking his head. "Just one more time. You were framed for the killing of two gods, sent to Tartarus because Zeus used a spell he learned from Gaea, were approached by multiple of the PRIMORDIAL BEINGS OF...
