Demigod One Shots

Frank Zhang- free verse

CONTAINS BoO SPOILERS

the woman smiled at the
baby in her arms
she was happy to have a child
especially since HIS -father- was the
~love~ of her life
she knew her baby was
{special}
she just didn't know how
{special}

the mother is sad now
the ~love~ of her life left
the man who never cried shed a /tear\
when he left
she is even more sad when the woman comes and says her son will •die• when a stick is *burned*
("how can i raise him if he can die anytime?")

the mother is happy now
her ^son^ is
[happy]
and
[normal]
HE never/cries\
she forgets about the stick

the mother remembers HE is *special*
when the |monster| attacks
she fights off the |monster| alone
she knows one day HE will <leave>
to learn to •fight•
(just like she will soon)

the mother is sent to •fight•
HE lives with HIS grandma
HE is #sad#
HE is even more sad when HE is told HIS /mother\ isn't coming home

HIS grandma sends HIM away
she gives HIM nothing
+except+ for the firewood that
controls HIS |life|

as HE journeys,
HE is *terrified* of the stick
and
how it can end HIS /life\ in a second

HE was made a •warrior•
(like HIS mother)
to *never* give up
to *never* be weak
(HE misses HIS grandma)

finally,
^finally^
HE finds the romans
then,
^then^
HE meets HER
maybe it was HER
/cinnamon\ hair
or HER
/golden\ eyes
but whatever it was,
HE couldn't take HIS eyes off HER

then HE meets a [son of neptune]
who defeats the gorgons
(of course, HE gets in the way)

finally,
^finally^
HE is claimed
but not by HIS ~wish~
but by mars
how can HE be a <child of mars> when
HE doesn't like to *fight*?
when HE is *quiet*?
there must be a {mistake}

the •quest• is #impossible#
(maybe HIS 'dad' was trying to get rid of HIM)
how do you free •death•?

HE gives HER the firewood
(HE is terrified)
HE *trusts* HER the most
(that terrifies HIM even more)

finally,
^finally^
HE is <useful>
(HE still gets in the way, though)
HIS mother's side isn't
so -normal- either
HE can shape shift

to free *death*
HE
must
•die•
so HE |burns| HIS firewood,
HIS lifeline,
HIS fear of •death•,
HE was ready to see HIS mother
{but HE didn't have to burn it all the way}
turns out HE is +important+ to the fates
[HE isn't terrified of death anymore]

SHE kisses HIM
HE feels +alive+
HE feels +loved+

HE meets the •seven•
{HE doesn't feel like one of them}
the son of nept-poseidon reunites with the daughter of athena
the daughter of aphrodite
is strangely *humble*
the son of jupiter, who HE heard so much about,
is *powerful*
the daughter of athena is
*terrifying* and *smart*
the son of hephaestus
scares HIM
(especially after he destroys new rome)
it doesn't help that HE looks exactly
like sammy and SHE is in -awe- of him
SHE fights right in
HE doesn't
how could
clumsyslowbig
frank be just as *powerful* as them?

HE is terrified of the son of hephaestus
he controls *fire*
the one thing that could -kill- HIM
[it doesn't help that SHE hangs out with him all the time]

HE and the rest of the •seven•
are a |family|
it goes by way too fast
one minutes they are hanging out,
the next they are *fighting*
it was all a /blur\
but,
^but^
HE gains confidence
HE isn't (so) clumsy
HE is truly +important+

they finally,
^finally^
defeat gaea
but at the cost of the son of hephaestus
HE misses him
HE regrets ~everything~ HE assumed about him
he •dies• in a fiery explosion

it was -different- without him
the #humor# was hard to find
there was a leo-sized hole <no one> could fill

it takes a while to ^heal^
SHE {never} does
but THEY have to move on eventually
first, high school diplomas
then, college
marriage
kids
*life*
•death•

the daughter of athena
falls to her <fatal flaw>
the son of poseidon
slowly •dies•, until one day,
he vanishes
the son of jupiter
/and\
the daughter of aphrodite
+age+ and •die•
#together#
SHE passes away (again)
in HER sleep
right
beside
HIM

HE was *never* the same
HE sat |waiting| for HIS turn
HE |waited| to join HER
HE was ready to -leave-
new half bloods came
but
it wasn't the same
HE was [tired]
finally,
^finally^
juno visited HIM
she said HE wouldn't •die•
until
^until^
HIS firewood *burned*
("you're sort of immortal, zhang. take advantage of it.")

HE was done
HE was ready to see HER
HE sat in the house THEY built
#together#
HE took the firewood
and held it
was HE really ready to •die•?
then,
^then^
HE ~thought~ of HER
HER
/cinnamon\ hair
and
/golden\ eyes
HE #smiled#
and
threw
HIS
*life*
into
the
•fire•

"if i'm going to burn, it might as well be bright."
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A/N- so today I was thinking about Frank, and I wondered what would happen if could only die from his firewood burning up, and not from aging or sickness or anything else