Break #2

                                    

                                          
After we decided to stop for the night, we all got up and went off on our own to do various activities. Some of the gods even decided to catch up with their kids. Annabeth and I decided to go for a walk around the grounds. Eventually we found a nice clearing and sat down. After a few moments, I spoke up.
"Hey, you OK?" I asked, pulling Annabeth from her thoughts.
"I'm just thinking about how rude I was to you at first," she responded softly.
"I'll be honest, you weren't the most pleasant, but you came around," I told her.
"I guess..."
"Hey, you were, like most demigods would be, blinded by our parents' rivalry. One that we have long since put to rest... Kind of," I reminded her.
"How did you get so wise?" Annabeth asked me, smiling softly.
"Hanging around you for 5 years, might have something to do with it," I teased gently. Annabeth chuckled softly at that.
"Now then, I believe I told Leo I'd play a game of Horse with him," I said, before standing up and offering Annabeth my hand.
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"Hey, Leo!" I called.
"Yeah?" he called back.
"Ready to lose?"
"More like ready to win!"
Out of the corner of my eye, I could see people, placing bets on who would win. We decided Hestia would serve as referee, as we knew we could trust her to be fair and unbiased.
"Heroes, get ready. Percy will shoot first," Hestia announced.
I made my shot. The ball went perfectly in.
"Nothing but net," I said.
Leo steps up to where I was and made his shot. The ball rolled around the rim a bit before going in.
"Ah, dang it!" Leo cried.
"That's an H for Leo," Hestia announced.
This goes on for a while until...
"The game goes to....  Percy!!" Hestia announced. Cheers came from half the group, while the other half booed.
"OK, OK. It's almost time for dinner. How about you two go shower, then meet us in the dining hall," my mom said.
"Alright Sally/mom," Leo and I said.
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Dinner was a chaotic event, but I was glad to see gods talking to their kids, or protege in Thalia and Artemis's case. I knew I was lucky to have a godly parent who was so protective of me, but the others deserve that too.
"Oh, Percy," my mom said engulfing me in a hug, almost as bone breaking as Tyson's.
"Mom, I sort of need to breath," I told her.
"Oh, sorry, honey. This whole reading is going to give me a heart attack, I just know it. There's already plenty that you left out," she said, releasing me.
"Now Sally, I'm sure Percy just forgot," Paul said giving me a pointed look.
"Yeah... I completely forgot," I tried. My mom slightly swatted my arm for that, knowing what I was doing.
"Oh, by the way. How's the baby doing?" I asked my mom.
"They're doing just fine, Percy."
"Have you found out the gender yet?" I asked, hardly containing my excitement.
"No, honey. It's far too early. I'm barely 1 month along," my mom said, chuckling slightly.
"Sorry, I'm just excited to have a new sibling," I admitted.
"We know you are. I think you're more excited than us," Paul half joked. I smiled sheepishly at that. With that, we fell into a comfortable silence for a while.
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"Alright children, time for bed," Chiron announced to us demigods after dinner. We all got up and Aphrodite showed us to our rooms.
"Now, I wanted to have the couples together, but your parents refused, so I had to settle for each couple's rooms being next to each other. Oh, and I guess I should inform you that there is a lounge for you all to mingle if you wish. Goodnight!!" she told us, grinning.
We all decided to hang out together before heading to bed.
"Goodnight!" we all called.
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Breakfast the next morning, was much of the same, but it felt nice. After breakfast we all got ready for the day and went to the throne room.  
"Who's reading next?" Athena asked.
Before anyone could answer, there was a blinding flash of light. When the light faded, there stood 3 people, Travis, Conner... and Luke?? I wasn't sure how that could be, but it was definitely Luke. It was then that I noticed Travis holding a note.
"Dear gods, demigods, mortals, and creatures,
We have decided to bring in one person from the past, for a bit of fun for some and closure for others
-The Fates" Travis read.
"Oh, this is going to be so much paperwork," Hades groaned.
"Does anyone care to fill us in?" Conner asked.
"We were sent here to read 10 books as a way to relax together," I explained.
"Can you three introduce yourselves?" my dad requested.
"Travis-"
"-And Conner-
"Sons of Hermes," they finished together.
"Luke, son of Hermes," Luke said, looking down.
"So... who's going to read," Annabeth asked, cutting through the awkward silence.
"I'll go," Demeter volunteered.
[I Ruin A Perfectly Good Bus]
A/N: Two chapters in two days??? Say what?? Here's the break, I hope I did alright. Also, three new people. I got a suggestion to bring in Luke, and I thought that was a fun idea, so I went with the Luke from after he died. I also did Travis and Conner, because they're fun. Thanks for reading!!