Child of Time

Chapter Thirty-Two: N1C0S0L4C3-1924

^isn't important...at all. you'll know when you get there, hopefully.

PERCY

"Gold fish."

"It's Go fish, Perseus."

"Go, gold, same thing."

"No, it's not!"

"Fine, fine. Go fish, then, Nico."

"Thank you. And I will."

I watch as Nico picks up a card before grinning.

"Bianca." His sister looks over to him. "Do you have a Queen?"

"Hey! That's only because I asked Dad last round!"

"Well, you should have waited then asked me."

"Whatever." She grumbles and slides him the card.

"Perseus." I look over to Hades. "Do you have a Jack?"

"Uh, Jack? What's that one?"

"A J."

"J. J, J, J. Oh, I have two."

Hades blinks at me then turns to Nico.

"I thought you said you taught him the rules."

"I thought I did too."

I look between them. "I remember the rules. You said you have to ask other people for cards that you have then put them down."

"And what did I say when you pick up a card you already have?"

"To put it down."

"Yes, Perseus."

"Yeah, I'm not getting it. What am I supposed to be learning here?"

Nico sighs and shakes his head. "How do you have two Jacks, Perseus?"

"I already had them. When you gave them to me before the round started."

"And you have two."

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Yes."

"What do you do when you have two of the same card?"

"You put it down." Nico nods and I look back to my cards. "But you said I had to get the card from the pile or someone else to put it down."

"Perseus." I look at Bianca. "Just put the two cards down and tell him to go fish."

I blink before taking the two Jacks from my hand and putting them down.

"Gold fish."

Nico groans. "I'm done! I can't do it!"

I laughed. I only said gold fish that last time to get on his nerves.

"I am never playing Go Fish with him ever again."

My eyes light up. "Can we play Mythomagic then?"

"No!" Bianca and Hades yell out. Nico and I pout.

"But it's our favourite game!" We yell out in unison.

"You two will be playing that game for hours, so no."

We both groan and sink down. "Fine!"

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I latched myself onto Hades, my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist. "I don't wanna go!"

"Perseus, you have to."

"But I want to stay with you!"

"Perseus, you have to go back to Father."

"He'll be fine without me."