Mount Olympus [3]

Jace

"Jace Carter, son of Hermes," I introduce.

"Alyx, son of the same," Alyx nods, "And that's Nic. He's just an alien."

Nic glares at Alyx, shaking his head.

Spoiler

TIME LAPSE:
Uh...um...four weeks?

Rayah

Jace back at work, I sigh and flip through the channels of the T.V, taking a day off from mine to watch Lo and Rye. Riley has curls now, her hair strawberry blonde, and is still six. She walks into the living room, her hair in two braids, and smiles while climbing onto my lap. I hold her, wrapping my arms around her before searching around for her brother, "Where's Lo?"

She shrugs, pointing upstairs. Logan, with blonde hair and blue eyes now, warbles down before sitting at my feet, wrapping his arms around my legs. I smile and shake my head at him, yawning and checking the time.

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Jackie

Halee five now, I scoop her up, her straight brown hair falling past her shoulders. I plop on the couch with her and sigh, my stomach with a slight bump now. Nic making sure Jace does okay at work, and is there witn him, I take a deep breath and take a sip of my water bottle.

Jace

I sit at work, hardly able to concentrate, and count down until my shift is up. By the time it is, I'm half asleep in front of my computer and thirsty beyond belief. Everything aches and my second self scratches at the surface to come out. I sit up, hearing a knock at my door, and wipe the drowsiness from my eyes before Nic walks in.

"C'mon," he motions me out, "Day's done."

He studies me and I know he's wondering why today was different for me than yesterday. I pass him by and hurry to my car, jumping in and taking off towards home. The last thing I need is to be tempted to feed off of him. That'd be so freaking gross...

I pull into the drive and get out, walking inside to find my little boy and girl huddled around Rayah. Smiling, I walk over to them and wrap my arms around Rayah from behind, kissing her neck.

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Nic

Sometimes, I hate being that kid's brother. He worries the crap out of me, especially now that he's in his afterlife. One wrong move... I shudder and focus back on the road, pulling into my driveway and smiling subconsciously at the thought of seeing Jackie and Halee. Getting out, I walk in and sneak up behind the two and wrap my arms around Jackie's shoulders from behind.

"Boo," I whisper, kissing her ear.

Rayah

Have walks in, wrapping his arms around me, and I let the kids run around. I glance back at Jace and flash a smile, "You thirsty?"

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Jackie

I smile at Nic and kiss his cheek, "Hey. How was work?"

Jace

I flash a smile and kiss her chin, "I...Yeah, but I want to hear about your day first."

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Nic

I smile and kiss her cheek back, looking at Halee, "S'blah. I-I couldn't concentrate. Jace. He was distant today. But, enough about me, are you thirsty?"

Rayah

I sigh and nod, "I did nothing today. Literally. I sat here all day. And ordered pizza for lunch."

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Jackie

I smile and nod, "Yeah," I sigh, burying my face in his neck, "But not right now."

Jace

I nod and tighten my grip around her, burying my face in her neck and closing my eyes, "I'm sorry. I-I think I'm going to stay home tomorrow, if you are going to."

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Nic

I flash a smile and close my eyes, taking a deep breath, "Alright. When you are, I'm here."

Rayah

I watch him and nod, "I am. Just not in the mood to go to work just yet."

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Jackie

I nod and pull back, taking his hand as I stand. Forgetting about tha baby inside me, I swear and run to the bathroom, doubling over the toilet.

Jace

I nod and kiss her neck, opening my eyes and looking up at her. A dull pain throbs behind my eyes and I'm pretty sure that they're purple again, "We can have a day to ourselves then. I mean, Alyx can watch the twins for a little and then we can go and take them out somewhere. As a family."

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Nic

I swallow and ruffle Halee's hair before following Jackie into the bathroom. Crouching behind her, I set a hand on her back and comfort her, "This is the one part of this that I hate the most. I hate watching it."

Rayah

I nod and watch him, "Feed," I order, moving his face deeper into my neck, "You don't look so good, baby."

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Jackie

I cough, wrapping my arms tight around my stomach, "Same," I whisper, closing my eyes.

Jace

I swallow and close my eyes, my fangs lengthening. I hesitate before feeding from her, pulling back after a few mouthfuls. Kissing the wound to heal it, I tighten my grip on her and keep my eyes closed.

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Nic

I drop to my knees and lean her against me, wrapping an arm around hers, "Just relax. I'll take care of everything else for the rest of the night, alright?"

Gemini Randa - Inside the Palace

I stand overlooking the reflection pool, watching the waters smimer and come to life as the images of Tyler and Tahira appeared. Tahira had her sword drawn, her blonde hair falling past her shoulders with black tips. She wore faded blue jeans with a yellow t-shirt and white blouse. She leaps off the building and down to the ground my sword The Blade of Exile in both hands, she crushes the minortaur in a single swing, she becomes surrounded by monsters but soon several blue eletric arrows destroy the monsters. Tahira looks up to see her brother and smiles. I feel an arm wrap around me and look up to see Jason.

"They'll be fine, don't worry." He says kissing my head.

I was a mother, and I couldn't help but worry over my two children. I lean against Jason as I watch Tahira and Tyler fight together in the reflective waters overlooking Seattle.

"Please be safe." I whisper loud enough for Jason to hear.

Rayah

I start to feel a little lightheaded, and lean against him as I close my eyes.

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Jackie

I nod and take a deep breath, closing my eyes.

Jace

I scoop Rayah up and bring her to the couch, sitting down and keeping her with me. I hold her close and stroke her hair back, "Sorry. Just rest."

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Nic

I kiss the back of her head and sigh, glancing out at the living room to find Halee watching T.V. again.

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Spoiler

Keep in mind I have no clue what's going on here... Lol.

Jason

I come out of my personal meeting with an assistant of mine and find Gemini standing over the reflective waters. Sighing, I know what she worries for and feel myself ache with the same feeling.

Tahira and Tyler... At least they are getting along.

I stop behind Gem and wrap an arm around her, kissing the top of her head and telling her it'll be alright. I hear her whisper her plea and tighten my grip, sighing.

My words exactly, Gem...

Spoiler

Okay...

Rayah

I open my eyes and watch Jace, Logan crawling on my stomach. I flash a small smile and play with his golden hair, sighing. He hugs my torso and I wrap my arms around him. Riley walks to her father, smiling as she sits criss-cross in front of him.

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Jackie

I take a deep breath and stand, washing my mouth out before walking into the living room.