A Loophole (Percabeth Selection)

15- "Wow. Apollo Is Hot"

"Any questions?" Sarah asked

"What really happened to Zeus?" Thalia asked "Surely he and Rhea didn't seriously just go missing"

Sarah raised an eyebrow "You make a good point Lady Thalia. It has been rumoured that Rhea died shortly after she ran away with Zeus. It's speculated that she took herself and Zeus away from Kronos because she saw that his power had gotten to his head. Maybe she didn't love him anymore, or maybe she wasn't safe. No bodies or remains have been found of the two lost royal family members" Sarah looked down at her watch

"Well ladies, fabulous history lesson. Lunch will be served in your own rooms and please find your way to the filming studio by 7:30 tonight. Class dismissed"

Noise irrupted as girls started to talk and the chairs screeched as they were pushed back

Piper popped up next to me "I thought that was going to be longer"

"Thank you, Sarah!" I called as we followed the girls out of the classroom. I turned to Piper "It was an hour if you count walking to the classroom"

"True. What are you doing now?"

"I don't know. Want to go out and have lunch in the garden?"

She nodded "And get some warm sun? Yes please"

On the way to the garden, we stopped at both our rooms to tell our maids to send out our lunch to the gardens when it arrives

"Ah, sun" Piper spread her arms wide as we stepped down the main steps

"Why do you like the sun so much?" I asked

"I live in Whites. We have long cold winters and short cool summers. This always warm weather is crazy for me"

"So you've seen snow?" I could feel my eyes widen at the mere thought of snow

We continued to walk around the gardens trying to find a nice sunny place to sit in

"All the time. Why? Have you ever seen snow?"

I shrugged "I remember going to the snow when I was maybe, 9? And that was in Italy so technically I haven't seen Illéan snow"

Piper pushed me on the shoulder "Dude, I haven't even seen Italy, let alone Italian snow. Chill"

I cracked a smile as she groaned

"I just said chill didn't I?" She asked

I laughed and clapped my hands together "Amazing pun Pipes"

She groaned again "Puns..." she muttered under her breath

(Personally, after books, I think puns are the best thing invented on this earth. Who doesn't love a good pun?)

We soon found a sunny spot, right underneath a Pine Tree in an open part of the gardens

"Will this do snowy?" I asked

Piper rolled her eyes "Trust me, I hate the snow. There's this girl down the road from my old house, her name was Khione, and she always threw snowballs at me. One time she nearly killed me!"

"Wow" I chuckled "Did you throw snow back at her?"

"No" Piper shook her head "I stabbed her with a stick. She never bothered me again"

I raised an eyebrow and tried to suppress my laughter "You stabbed her with a stick?"

She pushed me lightly on the shoulder "It was the closest thing I had to a weapon. Plus I don't know how to fight hand to hand"