Athena

Epilogue

"Forever young,
I want to be forever young"
-Alpaville

"Thena! Get up! Come on get up!"

Noah barges into my room, causing me to shoot up from my bed.

"I'm up! Jeez, Noah what's wrong? Is someone hurt? Is it Apollo?" I ask Noah who's bouncing around in my room.

"No. But, guess what! Guess what! Guess what!" Noah shouts excitedly.

"What, Noah, what?" I mutter falling back down on my bed.

"You have to guess, Thena!" He frowns and crosses his arms.

"Just tell me, baby." I smile and he relents.

"Okay, so I might have overheard Tony and Alex speaking and-"

"Were you eavesdropping, Noah?" I softly scold and his face falls.

"Nooo! Okay, maybe a little, but you're not listening! That's not the point at all!"

"Okay sweetheart, go on. What did you accidentally overhear?" I make a point to sound extra sassy.

"You won't believe what we're gonna have for dinner tonight!"

"What, baby?" I inquire softly.

"Pizza and and and..." He looks at me expectantly, eyes wide and sparkling.

"And..." I smile at him and tilt my head.

"And chocolate cake!" He grins.

"No way!" I grin excitedly, "Your favorite!"

"Yes!"

"But baby... Don't you think you could've told me that after I woke up?"

He looks at me with furrowed brows.

"But you are awake, Thena. I just woke you. " He smiles innocently.

"Of course. You're right, Noah. Could you maybe give me five minutes to get ready?"

His eyes widen and he looks at the door then back at me again, almost nervously.

"Um, no." He mumbles.

I laugh, "No?"

"No."

"Why?"

"I can't."

I look at him incredulously.

"Noah please get out so I can get ready."

"Let's pick what you're gonna wear together." He goes towards the door, shuts it and then heads towards my closet.

"Noah, you're acting weird, what's wrong." I climb off the bed and head towards the door.

"No!" He swiftly runs and stands before the door, arms wide open.

At the same moment I hear Atlas, kindly ask Matteo to 'let him get the fuck out of his room' .

I gently push an anxious Noah out of the way and step out in the hallway to find Matt and Atlas arguing.

"What's wrong guys?" I ask as I approach them.

"Ask him!" Atlas throws a hand towards Matteo, clearly irritated, "He wouldn't let me get out of my room."

"Yeah, Noah did the same to me. Came to wake me up, then refused to let me out."

We both turn our heads to Matt.
"So?"

He asks clueless "So what?"

"What are you guys hiding from us?" Atlas asks with a raised eyebrow.

"Pfft, hiding ? From you? What could we possibly have to hide?" He rumbles as he rubs the back of his neck.