In Olympus, I passed the rows of small marble homes, watching the quiet late evening life of the Olympians. They all seemed so content, so happy with their lives and I wondered whether I'd be able to feel that way again.
I pushed the heavy door to my house open and rustled through the drawers and cupboards to gather my remaining few items before I left for New York. Swinging my bag onto my shoulder, I knocked on the home next to mine to see Alexa, Penelope's girlfriend, swing the door open with a wide grin.
"Hey Selene, let me grab P for you," she said, sending me a quick smile and disappeared into the house for a few seconds and Penelope emerged with a great smile.
"Hey Nel," I said, a far smaller smile meeting her own. "I just wanted to say goodbye, I'm not sure how long I'll be on Earth for."
"You're leaving already?" She asked, her bright eyes dimming as she frowned.
"Yeah, duty calls," I shrugged before pulling her into a hug.
"Well, look after yourself, please?" She said, holding my shoulders while searching for a response in my eyes.
"Yeah, yeah, I will," I said, simply answering with the answer she wanted to hear.
"Love you, Sel," she said, waving as I walked back onto the street.
"Love you too, Penelope."
Clutching my bag, I stepped back through the portal and trotted to the Gateway of Hermes. However on the way, I saw a face I wasn't expecting to see.
"Leaving so soon?" She asked, her eyes cold and imploring at me.
"Yes," I said, not even thinking of how impolite my tone sounded as I was not in the mood to entertain my absent mother.
"Off to the village?" she asked, still pushing yet I had no idea why. "I suppose you'd much rather be there than here."
Something about her words flipped a switch in my that I had kept firming off for 4 years.
"No mother, in fact-in fact it's entirely the opposite...I cannot stand being down there without my father, being in the place where every where I look I see memories of him with me...He is - was - the only person that was truly there for me my entire life, who showed any care at all."
"If you're insinuating that I showed no care, you know what the circumstances of the situation was."
"I never asked to be born, mother. I didn't wish to have this life full of loneliness with a mother who can barely even look at me. I never wanted to go through all these hardships to simply survive, just to be able to see my father again but now he's gone and you don't even care how I feel. If you don't care about my existence then why did you have me? Why did you break your vow? I've heard stories about Callisto, I'm sure you loved her greatly and I'm deeply sorry about what happened but it is not excuse for your treatment towards me. It's your fault I'm here, not mine so stop blaming me for something I have no power over.
I've spent the last 4 years doing what's right on the universe and you've been off gallivanting with your hunters who I'm sure you care for much more than I. I know that you don't want a place in my life and it's taken me a while to realise that I should stop leaving a space for you."
"Well...it seems you have a clear understanding of my feelings..." I scoffed at her words, tears leaking from my eyes. She truly had no concern to soften the blow. "...nonetheless, it was never my intention to make you feel this way...no matter the happenings you are still my daughter and you are worthy of life, even if I do not wish nor deserve a place in it."
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selene // thor odinson
Fanfiction"Are you even hearing yourself right now? This is why we believe you're fully competent for this initiative. Whatever you've gone through has been training you for these moments. You don't ever stop fighting, there's always another threat. A threat...
