𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 || 𝐇𝐏/𝐏𝐉𝐎

𝐗𝐗𝐕 • 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐖𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐧❜𝐭 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰

❝ More To The Story ❞

"Hey Annabeth, why Dan isn't here?" I wiped the sweat on my face with my camp t-shirt sleeve. I hadn't realized that Dan was nowhere to be found. He usually stayed here in the summer.

"Well," she shifted on her feet. "Dan's mother died in a fire, so he went to his relatives' place for her funeral." She said quietly.

I stared at her, unable to process what she had said. He lost his mother, and he never bothered to inform me. But I could understand him, he didn't have to think about anything else.

Dan always spoke about his mother, he said she was the best in everything, the best mortal, the best mother and so much more, his mother was very dear to him, her death must've been very hard on him.

"How did that happen?" I asked.

She shrugged. "I don't know, the neighbors say that it was an electrical issue, they say it might be the cause of her demise."

"I sense a but coming there."

"That's right...Dan blames Zeus for her death," she confirmed. "I don't think Dan will return anytime soon, he left a day before you came,"

That meant I wouldn't be seeing him until next year, I had to go. I wished I could comfort him, but he wasn't there.

"I understand," I said. "Anyway, I'm going to Astrelaia tonight, so-"

"So soon?" She asked.

I sighed. "Yeah, I'm leaving."

"Okay," she hugged me. "But remember to ires message me."

"Of course," I promised.

Later that day I was at the canoe Lake, thinking about all the events that happened in the past, Krios and Kronos, two major Titans actively entering people's minds and confusing them to do bad things.

What could this mean? One thing I knew was that something worse was planned for the future.

"Aqua! I heard you are leaving." Percy said, appearing behind me.

"Yes, so what?"

"I came to say good riddance." He sat at the edge of the lake.

"Same to you, now leave."

"Do you always have to be this pricky?" he asked.

"Wasn't it you who came to say good riddance?'

"Learn to take a joke, Aqua," he dipped his feet in the water, glancing at me.

"Well, I didn't laugh, bad joke,"

"Why are you leaving?"

"Because I can?"

"That's not the answer I wanted." He muttered.

"Fantastic! I don't answer according to your needs."

He was silent for a long time, playing with the water. I sighed.

"Sorry, I'll ask again, what do you want?"

"You aren't going to answer anyway." He said.

"I will if your question makes any sense."

"Why are you leaving?"

I gave him a 'Seriously?' look

"I'm going to visit my father and siblings."

"Wait what?!" his jaw hit the ground. "You can visit your godly parent just like that?"

"I guess," I smiled.