Chapter 21 - So I Was Disloyal Too?

"I'll do it but I'm going Rome!", I shouted.

"Wow! Perce I didn't know you were this bad at English, man. It's 'I'm going to Rome', corrected Aether.

I rolled my eyes at him… I never expected much from him. I looked at the others and found them agreeing with him.

Sigh! A wise man once said, "normalize friendships between your IQ level so you wouldn't have to explain a joke".

So they are that much wiser than me?

It was like I was alone at a riverside playing with stones crying, "no one understands me!"

"So none of you got the joke? Honestly, I'm disappointed", I shook my head.

I could feel their curious eyes looking at me. I felt like a dog trainer in front of hungry dogs with dog treats in my hands. But this time, the dogs weren't hungry for food, they were hungry for knowledge… My Knowledge!!!

Hahaha!

Chaos, why the heck are you shaking your head at me and laughing?

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They seriously don't get me?

Do you guys get me? Yeah you, the ones listening to my story?

I looked back at the dogs hungry for my bone and smiled, 

"I'm going Rome, you know in movies and books when a character goes bad or leaves the group, they ask, 'where's John?' And one answers, 'oh John? He's gone rogue', that's exactly what I did, I'm going Rome".

I swear I could see tumbleweeds rolling around the throne room. They shook their heads and rolled their eyes at me.

If disappointment and a boring joke were a look, this was it.

So embarrassing ಥ‿ಥ

"Ok, ok, I'm going to Rome, I mean you can't possibly expect me to go back to Camp Half-Blood, anything that happens to the Gods also affects Rome so me going there makes perfect sense".

And besides, the Romans didn't betray me.

They just watched as I was struck to death.

Frank and Hazel, the only members of the seven who didn't betray me. Rome truly was the best place for me.

They nodded their heads in understanding.

"Back to the previous conversation, are the parents of the antagonists ok with this, should I kill them or fade them?", I asked Gaea, Ouranos, and Tartarus.

Ouranos and Tartarus shrugged, "Do whatever you want man", I looked at Gaea, because obviously they didn't care much for their children.

Gaea with tears in her eyes said, "kill them but don't fade them, Ouranos, Tartarus, and I will make them change"

"But honey-", they started. Gaea turned and glared at them, her eyes glowing green.

"Right Perce, don't fade them", said Ouranos, touching around his body as if in remembrance of something traumatizing.

"Yeah, we'll change them, it's our responsibilities as parents", said Tartarus in I'm - scared- but- I'm- not- going- to- show- it voice.

We looked at them disdainfully. Cowardly men, what's a little beating or dismembering going to do?

They blushed in shame as we looked at Gaea in admiration.

 "I'm only doing this for you guys, as you know I've got no lost love for the Olympians"

"Apart from a certain silver-eyed Olympian and one ice-cold goddess", said Eros. I could feel silver blood rushing to my cheeks, why? I didn't know but them being tied to me kinda gave me a tingly feeling.

Probably because I just came and I've heard some embarrassing moments, they wanted to one-up me, they started teasing me, singing:

"Percy loves Artemis and Khione"

"Percy, Artemis, and Khione

 Sitting on a tree

 K-I-S-S-I-N-G"

Ok! You've had your fun, now I'm embarrassed now

"Enough!", the noise died down.

"Thank you", I said.

I had some haunting questions about my love life, 

"Eros, can I talk to you after the meeting is over?", I asked.

"Yeah sure", he replied with a knowing look.

"Ok, this is taking too long, I mean its already *** ******** long. Percy, you'll train with the primordials so you'll be able to control your powers, in the absence of matters of pressing importance, this meeting is over", said Chaos smiling as he flashed out.

The others followed suit, leaving only I and Eros.

"I wanted to ask you why I'm having feelings for two different women at the same time, I hope you're not playing with my love life?", I asked him, a thin smile on my face.

He looked horrified, "oh Perce, you hurt me so, I'll never do that, I'm not Aphrodite", he looked at me, his kaleidoscopic eyes extra-bright with tears.

They said woe unto the one that makes a beauty cry.

I felt guilty, so I apologized.

"It's fine. Those two women are your soulmates", He said.

Soulmates? 

"Then why didn't I notice this before? Khione I get because I've never seen her before, but why didn't I know about Artemis?", I asked confused.

"Well, the reason why you didn't know Artemis was your soulmate was because of your loyalty to your ex, but I'm sure that anytime you see Artemis you stare at her longer than normal, right?"

"Yeah, sometimes I feel like a string draws my gaze to her", I replied.

I had one more disconcerting thought. "Primordial of Wolves! I'm the primordial of wolves man, I hope I wouldn't have more than two mates?", I asked somewhat embarrassed.

He laughed, his eyes glowed pink as he looked at me, "don't worry, you won't have more than two", he said. "But be warned, that won't stop females from flooding you, you're handsome, tall, muscled, and more".

I blushed

"Thanks, man, coming from you that means a lot", I said

I made googly eyes at him, my cheeks dyed silver 

"Eros"

"Percy", he called my name in a breathy whisper.

We both leaned in and...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

That's just comic relief people, I'm not bi.

He flashed out leaving me alone, then I realized something, 

HEY! Chaos, how am I supposed to get home?!!!