{𝟒) 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟-𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 | 𝙻𝚞𝚔𝚎 𝙲𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚗

27.

⚔︎Ψ 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐈 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 Ψ⚔︎

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲, watching these two I felt saddened by what was appearing in front of me.

Clearly something went wrong since Hera didn't just leave Zeus to be with this man who in my defense was cheating on his wife but seemed to be forming a bond and affection with this Goddess who unfortunately had her heart feeding the same betrayal.

"Matthew please-" she spoke but he took her hand, slightly soaked in the rain as he came closer and back under the umbrella asking her, "tell me you do not feel the same. Tell me you hate me; tell me you dread a life with me. Tell me that I'm nothing for you."

But the expression was quite different on Hera's face as she felt hurt by her own emotions aching for this man who wasn't her husband at all. She felt a fool even though she had every right to feel these emotions even if in her nature that wasn't supposed to be.

"Matthew, I have to tell you something." She spoke looking at him and she frowned

He spoke up and told her, "Nothing you say or do will make me stop caring for you, thinking of you, my mind is riddled with thoughts that I cannot simply detach myself from these last few months. I may have made years of memories with Meredith but instead when I am with you all those memories seem infinite."

Well, if I'll be damned hearing a man say that...why can't all men do that?

No offense to Luke.

Hera hesitated, the words betraying to leave her mouth, but she fought against it.

"I'm not who you think I am. I'm..." she choked up again at the words as he nodded letting go of the tight grip and instead his grip softened.

"You can trust me..."

She simply told him, "The myths, the legends of figures from the heavens and high above may not be real but I am. I am...a tale told to children, told to many...I am...Hera, The Greek Goddess..."

Matthew's face turned confused and quite shocked as he slowly backed away letting go of her, "I know it is a lot to process. Believe me many mortals have been confused and weary, but you must believe me...I had no intention of...hurting your marriage. I believe in faith for all partnerships..."

Hera was hurt by what was coming out of her, it was just a natural instinct of who she's was.

She's not supposed to rip marriages apart but make them whole as a union, but Matthew just looked at her and went back into his apartment, she was afraid he hated her, thought she was crazy, her gut and soul both hurt at once.

Fear was casted throughout her body that she lied to him, that maybe she lost him. But she didn't want that.

Ultimately it wouldn't be her decision.

***

I woke up slowly from my sleep, I was shocked. The question remained why I was seeing all of this? Was Hera trying to feed me a message? Warn me about something? Is this Zeus' plan or perhaps even Kronos?

When morning came, we were all outside, about to depart as I looked at the 4 and I sighed out, "I'm taking Nico, we won't stir up any trouble for you."

Nico seemed out of it at my side clutching himself in a wrapped up black robe that was four times his size, almost like a blanket.

"Are you sure that's a good idea? The labyrinth plays tricks." Annabeth warned me and I nodded.

"I'm fine. No need to suddenly act like you care for me." I spoke in spite.

I turned around and looked at Nico who seemed really shaken up and I felt the guilt in my stomach seeing him in this state. He started walking up a mountain back to the small ranch house and I frowned, "we'll get going after I talk to him. I don't want him living in this state."

Eurytion approached us and smirked, patting my back, "fine by me."

"Thank you." I told him and he nodded as I looked back at Percy and began turning around and making my way towards Nico as from afar, I heard the bunch as Eurytion on advice to find Daedalus which meant to find Hephaestus.

I found my way back to Nico who sat on the stairs of the porch, and I sat beside him looking ahead with my arms crossed against my chest.

"Why him? Why did she come for him and not me?" He cried out.

"There is no easy way to answer Nico, because I don't have all the answers even if I wanted them." I simply put it, but he shook his head.

"It's not fair. She's my sister, I'm her brother, she was supposed to come for me." My heart ached at his tearful voice, but I rubbed the back of my neck saying, "I may have a...inkling as to why and it might be my fault."

He lifted his head up to look at me and I turned my head to look back at him, "like I told you, Bianca before she passed away told me she wanted me to look after you. And I'm sorry I didn't do that automatically. I'm sorry that I didn't just go and find you after I was kicked out of camp, and I was selfish for not trying hard enough."

I took Nico's hand in mine saying, "none of us deserve any of this, not you, not me, neither did Bianca and even Percy. I'm sorry I put myself at the center and hurt you. You should've had someone to grieve with, but instead you're holding onto spite and anger in which you don't deserve Nico. You deserve the whole world." I muttered my hand reaching to cup both sides of his face.

"Looking at you I can understand why my mother did what she did to protect me, she couldn't possibly imagine the person who brought a sprinkle of light into her life to be hurt just like that, but she didn't fail. And I failed you." I whispered and kissed his head and tried my best to not start crying.

"Bianca told me to take care of you because she knew if you kept clinging onto her and wanting her, you'd never grow up or be the boy and man she wants you to be. Strong, fearless and devoted. She saw the connection we made at camp and knew her sacrifice wasn't in vain." I told him.

With a deep breath I spoke, "she knew within just a few minutes of knowing me...she could trust me to defend, protect and care for you. And she was right because I protect the people in my life that matter to me, I did it for Luke and I will do the same for you Nico Di Angelo."

He stared at me and cried softly and just shifted closer into my arms to hug me, I frowned and stroked his messy dark hair as his sobs pained me.

"I went through so much at such a young age Nico, to be honest I never thought I'd get a moment to feel some sort of relief." I spoke at first, "but with you last year where you were so excited about my powers...I felt like I mattered, I felt someone who just blindly saw me for myself as everything and I loved it so much that I wasn't judged." I croaked out.

I cried softly, "thank you Nico...you are one of the reasons that I was saved."

He cried harder than I did but there we were holding each other as we both cried and let the pain just course through our bodies differently but at least we had each other.

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Here we are getting more Nico and Hayley content!

Don't worry!! I'm planning a major scene for Percy and Hayley talking about her trauma w/ growing up, the psych ward and now along with Percy & Gabe.

STAY TUNED!!!!!