A Different Reality (Percy Jackson Fanfiction)

Chp 147 - Frank's POV

A/N: Reading some fics these days and finally figured it out why I felt mine was so different: I share the spotlight. Not only among the demigods, but also my OCs. They are not here only as accessories. They have their own lives, their own problems and they actually have the power to change the flow of the story – and not by acting as an antagonist or love rival (just think of Lucy getting Niel a date with Claire and crashing it with Nico or Jodi inviting Annabeth and Barbara to a Halloween party or Adam acting as an advisor for Reyna about Sierra or even Raven dragging Annabeth to the shelter where she got Oscar). Opposed to others, I didn't keep the demigods in a closed bubble, I split them up and gave them a variety of friends. An advice to other fanfic writers: if you think my fic is good, this might be the reason and feel free to use it. Anyway, I digress. On with the chapter!

Frank's Flashback

SATURDAY, 21st January

"Not that we're complaining, but why are we going to a pet fair?"

Hazel didn't immediately answer, eyebrows scrunched together while checking the map on her phone and likely with Hannah. He waited patiently, until she seemed satisfied they were going in the right path and looked over his way.

"Sorry, did you say something?"

"I asked why are we going to a pet fair."

"Oh, right. Hannah is thinking of getting a pet, since now she would have the space."

She wants to buy? Really?

"But why a pet fair? Why not from a shelter?"

She checked her phone again, mumbling to herself before focusing on him.

"Hannah is not much of a cat person, and her next apartment is not really welcoming to a dog. Besides, she likely wouldn't have much time to take it for walks, so we're thinking of a more... pocket size pet. Like a hamster? We don't know if they have hamsters in shelters."

"A hamster? Are hamsters any fun?"

"Well, it doesn't have to be a hamster. We don't have intentions of getting one today, is mostly to... know the options?"

"And how did you find this fair?"

"Hm... Lucy might have mentioned?"

Even if not the statement on itself, there was something wrong with the way she said it, which clued him that she wasn't telling the whole truth. Felix was the one to figure it out.

"You mean she invited you to this fair? But now you're coming with me?"

Her face twisted like she had something bitter in her mouth, she nodded.

"Don't get me wrong, Lucy is fun to be around and a really good friend. But Hannah and I agreed that spending time with someone who knows about all... this, is good for our mental health."

Trying to keep a serious face, he continued.

"You could've asked Nico, you know."

He exploded in laughter in tandem with Felix, after Hazel's expression to his suggestion, a mix between horror at the idea and annoyance at his suggestion. She pinched the skin of his hand, but it did nothing to stop his laughter.

"Just keep in mind that comedian isn't a career for you."

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I need to remind myself to come to a pet fair after you leave, I can't grasp the sensation of touching it completely, but they look really awesome.

Nodding distractedly to Felix's statement, she searched for Hazel's face, who was carefully analyzing the reptile in his hands.

"What about an iguana? They keep to their tank and don't need walks."