The Fate Chronicles

Ch 6 - Meet the Parent

"I suppose I could read the next chapter." The goddess of hearth said picking up the book.

"GROVER UNEXPECTEDLY LOSES HIS PANTS..." puzzled, she looked up at Percy whose face was violently red. All around the room, snorts and laughter could be heard and some immature people were gagging. Grover looked like he wanted the ground to swallow him as his friends looked from Percy to him and then back.

"Confession time: I ditched Grover as soon as we got to the bus terminal."

"Of course you did!" Rachel exclaimed.

"That was rude, you know. Scared me too." Grover said.

"I know... sixth grade?"

"Okay. I'm with kelp head. That would freak anyone out." Thalia said and Jason agreed with his sister.

"Whenever he... meet her."

Poseidon perked up but tried not to show it. He wanted to know what kind of person he would fall for at one point. Amphitrite on the other hand was just about controlling herself not to destroy something. She noticed the slight shift in her husband's demeanor and pinched his forearm.

Percy had a goofy smile on his face and so did a few of the other demigods, so Hestia assumed the mother would be a good person.

"Her name...luck."

"Why? What happened to Sally?" Thalia asked in concern.

"You know this boy's mother?" Artemis asked her half-sister.

"Yes, milady. Sally is amazing. She is clear-sighted and one of the few mortal parents who know the truth about us. She once even let all the hunters stay in her house because it was too late in the night and we didn't have transport to reach camp." Thalia replied with a wistful smile on her face.

"Her own... no diploma."

"Oh, my gods. That's horrible." Piper exclaimed. She had met Sally almost a week ago and had taken an instant liking to her. All of them had.

"What is a novelist?" asked Hestia.

"A person who writes stories for others to read. Sally is currently writing a book." Annabeth replied.

Athena nodded her approval. She liked people who showed ambition, especially in anything related to education.

"The only good break she ever got was meeting my dad."

'Mortals!' Hera thought with slight distaste, 'they easily fell for gods, and that destroyed their lives, not to mention the god's family life.' She looked over at her brother who had a faraway look in his eyes, as if trying to picture this mortal he would have an affair with.

The Queen of Seas looked at her husband with narrowed eyes. She knew it was no use feeling jealous because 1. It hadn't happened yet and 2. She was kind of used to it. But she could be angry at him. 'Stop daydreaming.' She told him telepathically. He had the decency to look embarrassed.

"I don't... no pictures."

"Warm glow? Trace of a smile?" Zeus repeated angrily. "You visited him? You broke our rules to visit him?"

"I do not know what I will do in the future, brother." The sea god replied exasperatedly. "But it does seem like I did. And anyway, if it's so important to you then, yes, I usually try to visit my children or at least keep an eye on them."

Zeus huffed but didn't say anything. After all, he too tried to look after his children. Now, if only Hera would give him more time to be alone, he could do it properly.