Heroes of Olympus Children

Girls Night

A/N: So this is a little part of the fic where Lily, Angel, Belle, and Inara all have a sleepover at Lily's house and mention of the guys at Jake's house. The picture is of Lily's room. Lily and Angel are 13, Belle is 11, and Inara is 10.

"Okay, so no guys for tonight." Lily announces happily, her hair held back in a sloppy ponytail. "Let's go raid the kitchen of snacks and then start the movies."

The girls laugh and head off to the kitchen.

"What are you four doing?" Percy asks when the girls enter the kitchen.

"Getting snacks for the sleepover." Lily responds.

"Liliana if you-"

"I'm not gonna spill anything dad." the dark haired girl rolls her eyes. "I'm 13, I've got this under control."

"Besides Uncle Percy," Belle adds taking a bag of chips, "we'll keep her in line if she's had too much sugar."

"Yes, because I'm the one who goes all crazy after having a lot of sugar." Lily jokes giving Inara a pointed look.

"You can blame that in genetics." Inara sighs. "Dad's the same way."

"Trust me, I've known her father since we were 17," Percy says. "she's not lying. If you guys are getting snacks you might as well get some hot chocolate too."

"Thanks dad." Lily smiles brightly as he gets to work on four hot chocolates, one with large marshmallows, one with whipped cream and a cherry, on plain, and one with extra chocolate and some caramel.

"Be very careful girls." he warns when they take the food, a bag of chips, two bowls of popcorn, one with butter the other none, a bag of gummy worms, and a box of Redvines, to Lily's room.

"We will be." they all say carefully moving the food and drinks to the room and placing them on the desk.

***

"So what's middle school like?" Inara asks as the movie continues playing, seemingly forgotten.

"Annoying." Lily says. "Most of the girls make fun of me because I've never kissed a guy before. And they make fun of Angel for not liking sports. High school's probably the same."

"What are the teachers like?" Isobel asks as Angel braids her hair.

"Some are funny, some are mean. I had a teacher last year who failed me because I asked if he knew Alex and then told him that Alex was my cousin." Angel shivers at the mention of that teacher. "You're good Belle."

Belle nods and sweeps her braid over her left shoulder. "What about you Lily?"

"Pretty much the same."

"Are the guys any nicer?" Inara asks.

"Ha." Lily laughs. "They were more mature in kindergarten."

"She's not joking," Angel says taking a sip of her hot chocolate. "I did a test with another girl on the maturity level of guys in eight grade v.s kindergarten. Kindergartners were more mature."

The girls laugh and Inara takes out another Redvine. "Do you know about high school guys?"

"Probably the same...more or less." Lily sighs sinking into her bed.

"Hey what book is this?" Inara asks pulling down a thin, black, hardback book from one of Lily's selves.

"That's The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Great read. You'd like it."

"What's it about?"

"Two teens who have cancer fall in love." Lily says. "I literally cannot explain anymore without giving the plot away."

"It sound good." Inara flips through the pages. "Can I borrow it?"

"Sure."

***

By midnight Annabeth has to come into Lily's room to tell them to go to sleep. They all head off to their respective beds. Lily on her own, Angel on one of the two blow-up-mattresses, Isobel on the other, and Inara on the ground in her sleeping bag.

"Hey Lily." Inara asks when she's sure Angel and Belle are sleeping.

"Yeah?"

"Why do you think we've never really seen our grandparents? I mean you, Trenton, and Jake have all seen your grandparents..to some extent. How come me, Alex, Belle, and Angel haven't?"

"I dunno." Lily shrugs.

Inara was right though. Lily and Trenton had meet their dad's mom and step-dad and their mom's dad, step-mom, and half brothers numerous times. Jake had spent weekends with his mom's dad. But other than that they never saw their other grandparents, and Inara, Alex, Belle, and Angel had the short end of the stick, never meeting their grandparents. It made no sense but it was how things were.

Lily always thought that maybe her other grandparents had died or left like Isobel's mom. But thinking back on it, her parents never told her or Trenton what happened to their other grandparents. It was strange.

"Do you think they're alive?" Inara asks.

"Maybe." Lily says staring at the ceiling. "I've never really put that much thought into it. I'll ask my mom tomorrow. Go to sleep."

"Okay. Night."

"Night."

A/N: Ah yes. Now they wonder about their 'other' grandparents. Tell me what you think I should have their parents tell them or not. Also who wants to know who Isobel's mom is? Let me know in the comments, also tell me what you think of the story. -G