THE DRAGON KING OF KINGS

CHP 5

PERCY'S P.O.V↭

{AFTER PERCY'S TALK WITH THE FATES IN WHICH THEY TOLD HIM HE HAS TWENTY MINUTES TO SAY HIS GOODBYE'S TO WHOMEVER HE WANTS EXCEPT HIS MOTHER AS SHE IS ALREADY INFORMED BY THEM}

<[STILL IN PERCY'S P.O.V]>

I WALK AROUND OLYMPUS LOOKING FOR POSEIDON OR ZEUS. AS I WALK I SEE POSEIDON WALKING TOWARDS THE POOL. I RAN UP TO HIM AND TAP HIS SHOULDER. "HELLO PERCY, HOW ARE YOU?" I SMILE AT HIM AND REPLY "NOT SO GREAT, THAT'S WHY I CAME TO TALK TO YOU." HE LOOKS AT ME WITH A CONFUSED AND CONCERNED EXPRESSION. I SIGH "DAD I'M GOING BACK HOME FOR SOME TIME. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'LL BE GONE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE ABLE TO TALK TO WITH YOU. IF I AM LUCKY THE PROBLEM'S UP THERE WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP ME BUSY FOR A WHILE." DAD SMILES SADLY AT ME "IT'S OK SON, I UNDERSTAND. BUT PROMISE ME YOU WILL BE OKAY, AND PLEASE VISIT WHENEVER YOU CAN. I CAN'T BARE TO LOSE YOU." I GRIN AT MY DAD " DON'T WORRY IT'S NOT THAT EASY TO GET RID OF ME. I PROMISE TO VISIT WHENEVER I CAN. I LOVE YOU DAD."I SAID WITH A SMILE. HE PULLS ME INTO A HUG WHICH I RETURN WITH JUST AS MUCH FORCE. "BE SAFE I LOVE YOU TOO SON."

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AFTER I TALKED TO MY DAD I STARTED LOOKING FOR ZEUS TO TELL HIM THAT I AM LEAVING IN 17 MINUTES BUT SAW HERA TALKING TO ARTEMIS. I WALK UP TO HER AND TAP HER ON THE SHOULDER. SHE SPINS AROUND AND THEY BOTH SMILE WHEN THEY SEE ME. "HELLO PERCY, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?" ASKS HERA AT WHICH I SMILE POLITELY BACK "I'M LOOKING FOR ZEUS, DO YOU BY CHANCE KNOW WHERE HE IS?" SHE THINKS ABOUT IT FOR A FEW SECOND'S "I THINK I SAW HIM IN MY GARDEN A LITTLE BIT AGO. BUT BEFORE YOU GO CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MOMENT ALONE?" I LOOK AT HER CURIOUSLY BEFORE I RESPOND "YEAH, GIVE ME A MINUTE." I TURN TOWARDS ARTEMIS WHO WAS SILENT THE WHOLE CONVERSATION. "MILADY CAN YOU CALL THALIA TO OLYMPUS, SHE'LL KILL ME IF I LEFT WITHOUT TELLING HER, AS I AM LEAVING IN 15 MINUTES." SHE SMILED BACK AND REPLIED "OF COURSE PERCY I'LL GET HER." I TURN TOWARDS HERA "ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO WE CAN TALK WHILE LOOKING FOR ZEUS AS TIME'S NOT ON MY SIDE FOR NOW." AS ARTEMIS FLASHED AWAY I TURNED TOWARDS HERA TO FIND HER LOOKING AT THE FLOOR AND SHUFFLING HER FEET CONFUSING ME. "I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR ABDUCTING YOU, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED IF IT WAS OKAY WITH YOU. I'M SORRY, WILL YOU PLEASE FORGIVE ME?"SHE BEGS ME. I LOOK AT HER WITH WIDE EYES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RESPONDING. I PUT MY FINGER UNDER HER CHIN AND MAKE HER LOOK AT ME. "OF COURSE I'LL FORGIVE YOU. YOU DID WHAT WAS BEST FOR YOUR FAMILY AND I ADMIRE THAT. NEXT TIME SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS REQUIRED, WARN THEM BEFORE HAND.