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"I just did.. What you gonna do about it, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽?"

Telemachus's fists clenched. He slowly looked down at his hands, gritting his teeth. He couldn't let Antinous get away with this. It would mean he was weak. He stared straight into Antinous's eyes with rage. Telemachus was about to put his hands up to fight when, out of nowhere, he was transported into a void-like space. 

The void was a cool blue with hints of purple, a gradient of pink washing over. He looked in amazement at the scene, completely in awe. 

"𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲."

Telemachus turns to see a woman who was looking at him in annoyance. Her hair, which gently floated behind her, glowed slightly, emitting a godly aura. Her face was perfect; like nothing he had ever seen. She grinned, knowing she had his attention. 

"Aphrodite!?" Telemachus seemed stunned at the goddesses appearance. 

"𝗬𝗲𝘀. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗺𝗲. 𝗡𝗼𝘄, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀.. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝗻??" She gestures towards the colourful vacuum, and the suitors and Antinous surrounded them. Telemachus waves his hand in front of Antinous's face. They were frozen in time. 

"Woah.. " Telemachus laughs a little at the sight. 

"𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗺."

"Oh, yeah. Soooo.." He scratched the back of his head, "I was walking around the palace when Antinous interrupted. He insulted my mum, so of course I had to talk back. He said 'WhAt ArE YoU gOnNa dO AbOuT It?' And I was going to hit him. Then, well, this happened."

"𝗦𝗼, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝘂𝘆?" Aphrodite points to Antinous. 

Telemachus nods enthusiastically, "Yes! I mean- yeah."

"𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮.. "

Telemachus tilts his head in confusion. Aphrodite notices and snickers, "𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗔𝗹𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂."

He smiles in excitement and proceeds to walk back to Antinous. He thought, "OMG I HAVE A GODDESS ON MY SIDE!! Wait a minute.."

He stops as he turns towards Aphrodite, "How can the Goddess of 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 help me fight someone??"

"𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.."

Telemachus's eyes widen as he realises what the implications might be. 

"YOU WANT ME TO SEDUCE HIM?!"

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"𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽?" Aphrodite tilted her head in confusion. Why was this mortal not taking her offer?

"I- I do! I just.. I thought you would help me with fighting or something..." Telemachus stood there, his mind racing at the idea of flirting. He never did it before, so.. Would it work? No, Antinous loves his mother, not 𝗵𝗶𝗺. Besides, he'll punch him into a bloody pulp soon..

Aphrodite sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose, "𝗜'𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚. 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿, 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗦𝗼, 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗜'𝗺 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺."

"How would flirting defeat him?? He'll kill me!" Telemachus grasped his heart, somewhat pleading to Aphrodite. Aphrodite stared at him with a mixture of annoyance and understanding.

"𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀. 𝗜'𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲." She held out her hand to him, "𝗦𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽?"

"I-.." Telemachus looked at her hand before reluctantly taking it. "Yes.. Please do." Aphrodite smiled and poked her index finger into Telemachus's head. He instantly felt a cold wind, and he was unconscious. 

Telemachus slowly opened his eyes. He was silent in shock. He could see his body, but it wasn't in the mirror. Nevermind that, he was floating! He looked and saw that his spirit was outside of his real body, the one that was held together by flesh and blood and bone. Telemachus sees his body (which I'll now be calling Aphrodite since she's possessing him) slip back into his previous position. In front of Antinous. 

"Woah.."

Time unfreezed as Aphrodite clicked her fingers; they were back inside the castle, with the suitors. 

"𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹.. 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂~" Aphrodite smirked as she put her hand on Antinous's chest. 

"What in the-" Antinous looked surprised for a second before shaking his head, his usual demeanour returning. "What the hell are you doing?"

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁? 𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂.. 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙨?" Aphrodite whispered in his ear. Antinous looked like he was about to beat her up. Telemachus couldn't watch, mainly because he knew if she got beaten up, he would have to deal with the aftermath. 

"... Eurymachus. Let's go. I've had enough of this twig." Antinous left with his friend, Eurymachus. Telemachus stared in disbelief. WHAT?! 

Aphrodite clicked her fingers again and, after a couple seconds, Telemachus was back in his body. Although, he was looking flustered. I mean, what are you supposed to do if you just flirted with a guy twice your size? 

"Oh Gods help me.."

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Antinous sits down on a bench in the palace grounds, covering his face. Eurymachus turns to him, confused. 

"You alright, Antinous?"

"Of course I'm fine!" Antinous snaps back, moving his hands away from his face to reveal his flustered state. Eurymachus stares at him before bending over, laughing profusely. 

"Wait- you- You like the 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲?" Eurymachus bursts into laughter as Antinous's face goes red. 

"I 𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧." He slams his fist on the bench, his teeth gritting as he glares at him. Eurymachus stops laughing, standing up straight. Antinous sighs and stands up, pinching his temple. 

"I've had enough for today.. I'm going to my room." Eurymachus nods enthusiastically as Antinous walks away. He stops and turns his head slightly. 

"Oh, and if you start a rumour that I like the prince, I'll tie you up and throw you into the sea myself." Antinous walks away again, leaving Eurymachus in fear and confusion. 

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀'𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀.. 

Antinous lies face down into his pillows. What if he did like him? No, that could never work. Besides, he loves Penelope, and it would be really weird if he liked both of them.. But...

"She never really talked to me properly.. And the only reason I want her is the fact I'll be king.. But what's the use? The queen thinks Odysseus is coming back. There's no way I could have her." Antinous thinks about their previous conversations, then he thought of Telemachus. He always was around the suitors. Most of them would help him with fighting skills (but that was only to gain Penelope's favour), and they knew Telemachus more than they knew Penelope in a way. Antinous groans as he rolls to lie flat on his back. This was too stressful for him. He needed to sleep. Or at least try to. 

"Oh, Hypnos, let me sleep peacefully.." He prays as he closes his eyes. He felt a cool breeze before he fell asleep. 

𝗜𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺.. 

He wakes up in a field of greens, he looks confused and cautious, "What is this place?"

"Hello, Antinous" Antinous turns to see Penelope, she smiles warmly. Antinous walks up to her, his expression one of relief. 

"Penelope? Why are you here?" He said with a small smile. 

"I'm here because I wanted to talk to you about something. Something important.."

Antinous tilts his head, "what is it?"

"My husband is no longer here." Penelope looks down in sorrow. Antinous's eyes widen. Is this his chance to be king? 

"Don't worry, I'm here for you." He puts a hand on her shoulder. She smiles softly at him, wiping away her tears. 

"I know you are. But I know what you really want." Penelope's face changes as she atmosphere shifts. She has a stern look and she pushes his hand off. 

"Huh?"

"What you really want, is the throne." Antinous looks shocked as she continues to speak. "You know, I've seen how you look at my son. You like Telemachus, 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂?"

"What? No. I don't love him, I love you!-" Antinous tries to smile but it drops as she interrupts

"You 𝗱𝗼. Stop pretending you don't." She glares at him with a firm expression. 

Antinous starts hearing whispers of the suitors. They were gossiping about Telemachus and him. He tries to cover his ears to block it. One of the whispers penetrates his ears:

"𝗪𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗨𝗣."

Antinous jumps out of his bed, frantically looking around and he gasps for air. It was night now. He puts a hand on his forehead. Just a dream.. 

Antinous decides to go on an evening stroll to clear his mind. He grabs a small dagger for protection and opens his door, stepping into the palace grounds. He walked for a while through the palace until he saw a silhouette of someone. They were sitting on a small cliff that was covered in grass and flowers and weeds. He notices the person to be Telemachus. Antinous tries to back away and steps on a branch, causing it to snap. Telemachus turns his head to see who was there and Antinous quickly hides behind a pillar. Telemachus sighs as he turns back towards the scenery. The sea softly laps onto the shore, the moonlight reflecting off it. The wind was cool and danced around Telemachus. The only thing Telemachus can feel though, is an emptiness in it all. 

"I wish you could come back now, Father. It's been 19 years.. What's the use in this?? I know you won't. You never did when I asked before." Telemachus's face carries a hint of sorrow whilst he grits his teeth. Antinous's expression softens at the sight. He knew how Telemachus longed for a father. The suitors tried their best to fill it, but it wasn't any help. Telemachus rises from where he sat and walks away. Antinous realises that he is walking towards his direction. He can't let Telemachus see him eavesdropping. He tries to find another hiding spot. 

"Antinous?!"

Antinous turns to see Telemachus, looking up at him in confusion. 

Shit. 

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Telemachus looks at Antinous cautiously. What if he came to hurt him? Or worse, kill him! Telemachus grimaces at the thought as he steps back. 

"What are you doing here? Why aren't you asleep?" 

"Well, uhm.." Antinous sighs, "I had a bad dream so I wanted to have a walk." He hated being viewed as fragile, but he couldn't hide it from Telemachus. 

Telemachus lowers his quard slightly, still scanning Antinous's eyes for any sort of deceit, "You.. had a nightmare?"

"..Yup... " Antinous says through his teeth, his eyes looking to the side. 

"Well, what was it about?" Telemachus walks up to him, crossing his arms. 

Antinous freezes a little from the close distance, "uuhhh.. " Fuck, he can't tell him that he dreamt of 𝗵𝗶𝗺. It would make him look weak! "It was nothing."

"It has to be 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲thing if it made you wake up." Telemachus glares at him in an authoritative manner. Antinous smiles sheepishly, Gods why does he have to be so stubborn.. 

"Fine, I had a dream of.. Your mother." If he couldn't say a lie, at least he could say half of the story. Telemachus's expression turns from stern to confused. 

"What? Are you scared of her??"

Antinous takes offense to that and snaps back, "No! Of course not!"

Telemachus puts his hands up, "woah, calm down. I'm sure there was something else in that dream that caused you to wake up like.. This." He gestures to Antinous's messy hair and dishevelled clothes. Antinous's face goes red from embarrassment, how could he ever go out like this?! He tries to fix his hair and neaten his clothes. Telemachus snickers at the sight. Antinous stops and looks at him in amazement. Telemachus's laughter dies down instantly as soon as he met Antinous's gaze. They both stood there in silence. Telemachus coughs slightly and looks to the side, "I gotta go back to bed, goodbye.." 

"Wait-" Before Antinous could stop himself, he grabs Telemachus's arm. "Oh, uhm.." He takes off his hand gingerly, his face blushing slightly. Telemachus's face, on the other hand, was bright red. He runs away, leaving Antinous alone. 

𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘀'𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀.. 

He locks the door to his bedroom and leans his back on it, putting a hand on his forehead. 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗖𝗞 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗?? Antinous grabbed his arm and he suddenly went all red? Why did he act that way to such a simple thing?! He sighs deeply. He glances down to see his dog. He smiles softly and lowers to his level. "Hey there, bud." He pets him, causing the dog to bark in appreciation. "You should go to bed, okay? It's not good for you to stay up." As if he knew what Telemachus said, he scampered towards his bed. He was small for a dog, he was more like a pup. Energetic. Playful. Chews on anything and everything. Telemachus lays on his own bed, looking up at the ceiling. He stares for a while, contemplating the thought of going to sleep. Eventually, he drifts off into a somewhat peaceful slumber. 

𝙄𝙣 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨.. (Because I want it to be) 

Aphrodite was talking to Athena, Ares was being.. well, Ares, and Hermes had just returned from helping Odysseus with his journey.

"𝗔𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲, 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀?? 𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲!" Athena looks at her with annoyance. 

"𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗜𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴! 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗶𝘁!" Aphrodite huffs. 

Athena pinches the bridge of her nose, "𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮!"

"𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮.." Aphrodite crosses her arms. Athena's eye twitches in irritation. 

"𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗲. 𝗗𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗜'𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴." She transforms into an owl and soars away into the clouds. 

"𝗕𝘆𝗲!" Aphrodite waves farewell. "𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝘀!" Aphrodite calls out. Ares walks up to her. 

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱? 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁?"

"𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗵. 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻!"

"𝗢𝗵, 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲!" Ares holds Aphrodite's hand and they walk away, leaving an empty space. 

Hermes flies in and puts on a presenter voice, "𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼, 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀!-.. 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲?"

Apollo enters and sees Hermes, "𝗬𝘂𝗽, 𝗻𝗼, 𝗜'𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝘁." He dissappears into the clouds. 

Hermes looks offended by Apollo, "𝗜 𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨!"

Apollo calls back, "𝗜 𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗢𝗢!"

Hermes huffs and looks around the empty, cloudy area. 

"𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀. 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲."

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It was the morning, and Telemachus was already awake. He barely got any sleep since last night. He sits on the edge of his bed, rubbing his eyes. A knock at the door startles him, making him fall onto the floor. It was his mother, Penelope. 

"Oh, are you okay, Telemachus? I didn't mean to startle you. Also, you have training today, so get ready!" She says, her voice slightly muffled because of the door. 

"I don't wanna go training.." He groaned as he stands up, slouching. 

"Well, too bad. You are the prince of Ithaca. You are supposed to be-" Penelope is interrupted by Telemachus. 

"Okay, okay. I get it, mum." He smiles and opens the door, already dressed for the day. Penelope sighs and cups Telemachus's cheek into her hand. 

"I love you, dear."

"Love you more, mum." He hugs her and runs away, waving goodbye. Penelope snickers under her breath and waves gracefully back. 

As Telemachus runs through the Banquet Hall, he didn't bother about the suitors. He knew they wouldn't hurt him, at least he thinks that. He stops running as he sees the lock on the training ground door. 

"What the- who did this?" Telemachus turns to the suitors, who seem to be confused as he is. He realises that Penelope might have done it every night to make sure the suitors wouldn't steal the weapons. 

He sighs and mumbles to himself, taking out a key, "how many times to I have to tell her that they won't hurt us? I mean, I don't think they would." The door unlocks and he pushes it open, revealing the training ground. The floor was layered with dust and some sand, and the weaponry was visible. He walks up to the selections of weapons and picks out a spear. He would usually use the bow when he was alone so he can do archery, but he felt like practicing with the spear in combat will help him more. 

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀.. 

Telemachus looks bored, looking at the spear in his hands. Gods, it feels so lonely.. He was going to put the spear away when-

"Hey, Prince."

Telemachus stares at the figure.. Antinous. "What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be with the other suitors?" 

Antinous scoffs, "they're all boring, they say the same things all the time. I just.. Wanted a break, if that's alright with you?" He raises an eyebrow. 

Telemachus rolls his eyes, throwing Antinous a spear, "if you wanted to spar with me, you could've just asked."

Antinous smirks as he gets into a stance, "okay then, I guess I will next time."

Telemachus smiles and runs up to him, striking a blow. Antinous dodges with ease, using the bottom of the spear to hit Telemachus in the back. Telemachus instantly falls onto the floor, he tries to get up and grab his spear but Antinous stops him, using his spear to try choke him. Telemachus prevents it by using both his arms to push it away but he struggles to do so. Why is he this strong? It should be illegal. He grins, using what he thinks is his strength. Charisma. He looks at Antinous in his eyes and says, "You're strong for someone like you." Antinous looks a little surprised as he blushes a bit. Telemachus seizes the opportunity by pushing Antinous off him and standing up, holding the bladed spear to his throat. He pants as he pushes his hair back with his hand, "gotcha.." Antinous snickers as he pushes the blade carefully away. 

"You've improved. I can tell you that." He stands up and brushes himself off. 

He walks up to the weaponry and looks to the side, slightly blushing, "Well.. You've improved too, I guess." He put his spear into its slot. Antinous sniggers and puts his spear away. 

"Thank you for the compliment, your majesty." He jokingly bows in front of Telemachus. Telemachus laughs, putting a hand to his mouth. Antinous's grin softens into a warm smile as he stands up, looking down at Telemachus. 

Telemachus grins as he says, "How did I not know you had a sense of humour?"

"Maybe you should spend more time with me then." Antinous puts his hand on his chest pridefully. Telemachus crosses his arms and looks at him. 

"I guess I will then." Telemachus looks around to make sure no one was there and quickly hugs him, running towards the door afterwards, "I'll see you later!" 

Antinous is frozen in his position as Telemachus leaves, did he actually.. Oh my Gods, he did. Antinous unknowingly cracks a smile, his face burning up. "He just hugged me.." He calls down and glances at the door before eventually leaving the training grounds. 

What a day. 

𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙨.. 

Hermes looks around at the barren cliff, "𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲?"

"𝗜'𝗺 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲." Tiresias puts his hand up, his other hand holding his staff. Hermes grins and hugs him. 

"𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀! 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗼 '𝘀𝗲𝗲', 𝗲𝗵?"

"𝗪𝗼𝘄. 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗻, 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀."

"𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂! 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗲𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘀.. 𝗕𝘂𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗜'𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻?" Hermes smiles and pulls away from the hug. Tiresias brushes his clothes off and smiles a little. 

"𝗜'𝗺 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀. 𝗬𝗼𝘂?"

"𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗜'𝗺 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗼."

"𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗲. 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿?"

Hermes shakes his head, "𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝗼! 𝗜 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆. 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗦𝗢 𝗠𝗨𝗖𝗛 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔!" He laughs. 

Tiresias sighs and says, "𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲."

Hermes looks at him with wide eyes before huffing, "𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘂𝘀."

"𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗵."

"𝗜 𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗴𝗼, 𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲!" Hermes waves goodbye as he leaves Tiresias alone. 

"𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲- 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁, 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲?"

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Penelope sighs as she looks out of her balcony. How she yearned for her Odysseus to come back. It's been nearly 20 years. She tilted her head down in worry. He said he would come back, surely he will.. 

"𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 '𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲'?" She looks up to see Ares. 

"What do you want now?"

"𝗛𝗲𝘆! 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗜'𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂."

"You're just doing this out of spite because Athena doesn't check on Odysseus with his mental health." Penelope crosses her arms, bemused by his lying. Ares huffs before he takes out a letter. Penelope seems confused by the envelope but opens it.

"Oh my Gods!-" Penelope puts a hand over her mouth as she reads the note. 

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𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒄𝒂,         |

𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒖𝒔𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 |

𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆. 𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚. ☺︎           |

𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒅,              |

                        𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒔        |

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"Hermes wrote this?" Penelope looks up at Ares, her eyebrow raised. 

"Well obviously, you know that I'm horrible at spelling." Ares mumbles the last part under his breath, making Penelope snigger. 

"That makes sense." She folds the paper and gives it back to Ares. "You can tear it up. I have no use for it now."

"Nuh uh. You tear it up." He shakes his head.

Penelope scoffs, "Fine then." She tears it into pieces and throws it into the fire. 

"𝗜.. 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗔𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲." Ares scratches the back of his neck. 

"Yeah, she'll be fuming. Goodbye." She waves farewell as he dissappears into a cloud of red and black smoke. She couldn't believe it. Her husband was coming back. Ody will be so happy to hear of her stories, and especially happy to hear about his son. She sighs in relief and calls out to a maid. 

"Yes, your majesty?" The maid bows her head as she enters. 

"Tell the cooks to prepare a feast."

"Is there a special occasion, your highness?" The maid tilts her head. 

"Yes. A very important occasion that we've waited a decade for."

𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩.. (Because I can't be bothered writing that much-) 

Telemachus gets dressed into his formal robes. He doesn't understand why he has to wear these clothes. It's been ages since he wore them, but he won't fuss since they are actually comfortable. He walks out of his room, locking the door behind before walking towards the Banquet Hall. He enters the Banquet Hall and looks around in awe. The lighting was a faint glow that illuminated the room. A banquet table lay in the centre of the space, covered in food. The area was decorated in a variety of ornaments such as gold, silver, brass and any other precious metals. He sits down at the left of the top seat at the table. The suitors enter in an oddly orderly manner. Telemachus sees Antinous and motions for him to sit with him. He watches as Antinous reluctantly seperates from the crowd of suitors and joins him, sitting opposite to Telemachus. Eurymachus accompanys him, sitting next to Antinous and eyeing the food. The suitors are put into motion as they find their seats. After their seating, the only seats that where vacant where the seat next to Telemachus and the empty throne at the end of the table. Telemachus felt a pang of sorrow strike his heart as he sees the barren seat. He turns to see his mother, her face stern but with a small smile hidden underneath. "May I have your attention please."

The banter of the suitors die down as she speaks, "I have an important announcement to make."

They all seemed to lean closer to hear what she says. Why hold an assembly such as this if not for news? 

"In a couple months, my husband, Odysseus, the righteous ruler of Ithaca, shall return. I have been given this information anonymously from a very significant figure."

The suitors voices penetrated the silence, breaking the tension. Some were confused. Others were excited. A small minority were angry. But one emotion they all experienced, was shock. What will this mean for them? The King was returning, and on top of that, when he returns, he'll find at least 100 men that were trying to marry his wife! Most of them had actually stopped trying to gain Penelope's affection and focused on Telemachus and teaching him. However, a small amount of others, though in doubt it could work, still tried pursuing the Queen. Now they were certain they'd never be king. Telemachus's heart sank to the deepest pit of his stomach. How is he even alive?? After all these years, he'll see his dad.. He tried to hide his sadness by smiling at the speech. Unbeknownst to him, Antinous could see that he wasn't happy. Antinous didn't really care about the King coming back since he doesn't fancy Penelope anymore. He like Telemachus. He made up his mind after their sparring lesson. Why pursue wealth when you can pursue happiness and love? 

The banquet went on as normal as it could be, although there were still whispers from the suitors. Telemachus left the banquet early, saying that he was full, exiting the Hall. Antinous followed almost as soon as he left, saying that he ,too, was full. "Wait!" Antinous runs up to Telemachus. 

"What is it, Antinous?" He says, holding his arms with his hands. He didn't face Antinous, only looking straight ahead of him. 

"Are you alright? You didn't look that.. happy, when you heard the news." Antinous puts his hand on Telemachus's shoulder.

"I-.. I just don't know how to feel about him.."

"What do you mean?" Antinous puts his hand on Telemachus's shoulder.

Telemachus turns his head away from him, "I mean, How can I face him? We barely know each other." He looks up at Antinous, showing his teary eyes, "he's been gone for 20 years, Antinous.."

Antinous's heart strings were pulled viciously as he saw Telemachus's state. "I know, it'll be hard to talk to him when he comes.. but I know you can. Who knows, maybe you have something in common!.." Get tries to lighten the mood, making Telemachus giggle slightly. 

"I guess you're right.. I'll still need to process this though, it's.. A lot to take in."

"I'll be here.. Well, if you need me." Antinous pulls Telemachus into a hug, to which Telemachus embraces. They share this moment with each other before they needed to part ways. 

"See you later, Antinous, and.. Thank you." He waves farewell.

Antinous smiles and bows slightly, "No problem, your highness." He waves back as they both walk the opposite directions of each other. 

𝙄𝙣 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨.. 

"𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗪𝗘'𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥? 𝗪𝗘'𝗥𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗗𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗥𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗗." Hades's teeth are bared as he aggressively mixes the batter. 

Demeter looks at him in annoyance, "𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲. 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁?" 

"𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟, 𝗙𝗨𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦! 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗢 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗗??" Hades pouts as he continues mixing. Apollo runs into the kitchen closing the door behind him. 

"𝗔𝗵, 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼! 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗳?" Demeter looks at him, expecting him to give her the meat. 

"𝗔𝗵𝗮! 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝘂𝗵.. 𝗔𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲, 𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘁- 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲?" Apollo smiles nervously as Demeter States at him in shock. 

"𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁." 

"𝗢𝗸𝗮𝘆, 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆. 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀.." He opens the door and wrestles the bill out of the kitchen. Demeter sighs and looks at Persephone. 

"𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱?" Demeter glances at Hades who is trying to make sure the batter doesn't stress out. 

"𝗛𝗘𝗬! 𝗜'𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱! 𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸!"

"𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗵, 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. 𝗪𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗳 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗹𝘆. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲.." She points at the fire that Hades accidentally made with the oven, trying to put it out. Demeter pinches the bridge of her nose. 

"𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁."

"𝗛𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗺𝘂𝗺.."

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Telemachus lays down on his bed, he sighs as he looks up at the ceiling. It's been a few weeks since that announcement. And throughout that time, Telemachus and Antinous were meeting up at night. They didn't want anyone knowing that they were seeing each other, so Antinous decided to meet Telemachus in his chambers. It was the one place where they both could be alone. Together. Telemachus sits on the edge of his bed and looks at the balcony, waiting. Suddenly, an arm latches onto the marble railing and Antinous leaps over. Telemachus Snickers underneath his breath as Antinous sits beside him. 

"Took you long enough."

"Sorry, I had a bit of a rough time climbing the wall." They both laugh and smile at each other. Antinous cups Telemachus's cheek into his hand. "How have you been?"

"Well.. Still anxious about my dad's arrival. But, you being here makes everything a bit less dull." He puts an arm around Antinous, pulling him into a hug, which Antinous gladly accepts. 

"Why thank you for that most gracious compliment-"

Telemachus pushes him lightly and giggles, "stop it with the fancy talk!"

"Why? I thought you loved my comedy.." Antinous feigns hurt as he puts a hand on his heart. 

"I do! You're just too funny sometimes." Telemachus smiles warmly at Antinous and Antinous grins. He tackles Telemachus onto the bed, laughing a little. 

"Let's see if your fighting's improved!" Telemachus smirks as he wrestles Antinous on the bed. They both smile and laugh as they do so, until Telemachus stops. He looks into Antinous's dark brown eyes and Antinous looked into Telemachus's frosty blue ones. Gods.. They were beautiful. Telemachus glances at Antinous's lips and leaned closer. Antinous leans in closer too. 

A crash from outside stopped them, the lovebirds looking out of the balcony. The sky was suddenly a mix of greys and muted blues. Telemachus could see the ocean strike the rocky shore, engulfing the moss and lichen coating the boulders. Antinous stands up, helping up Telemachus as they look outside, stunned. Antinous was the first to speak, "What on Gaia's green earth is happening?"

"It's a storm, but.. It's unlike any storm I've ever seen." Telemachus walks out to the balcony overlooking the ocean. He notices a figure in the distance, it seemed to be massive and it was humanoid. 

"Is that Poseidon?? What has made him 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 mad to have conjured a storm like this?" He looks concerned and worried as he stares at the horizon. Antinous stares at Telemachus for a short while before holding his hand. Telemachus turns to face him, "are you leaving already? But, you can stay here! Please.. You never stay overnight."

"I can't.. The others will think I was missing if they saw my empty bedroom. Who's knows what they'll say if they see me in your chambers.." He sighs and holds Telemachus's hand, gentle but firm, "You know I'll always come back. You can see me tomorrow as well. So, please. Let me leave." Telemachus lowers his head, nodding slightly. 

"Okay, fine.. But you better stay true to your word." He looks up at Antinous with a serious expression. Antinous nods and holds him close. 

"I promise." Antinous walks up to the railing, "see you tomorrow, Telemachus."

"See ya." Telemachus waves faintly before Antinous jumps over the banister, disappearing into the night. Telemachus watches as the entity in the skyline grew smaller in size and collapses. He hears a knock on his door, it was his mother. He walks over to the door, opening it to reveal Penelope. Her hair was tied in a messy bun, and her clothes were tossed on in a hurry. 

"Telemachus! Oh, thank the Gods you're alright."

"Mum? What are you doing up so late?" Telemachus notices his mother's condition. 

"It's your father. He's coming back today."

Telemachus looked in shock, his mouth agape. 

"TODAY?!"

𝙄𝙣 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨.. 

"𝗭𝗲𝘂𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲?!" Hera stomps out of her chambers, her eyes blazing with fury. She sees Zeus and Hades and was about to berate him when she stops, her previous rage replaced by curiosity. "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴." Zeus and Hades turn to see Hera, Zeus smiling nervously whilst Hades sighs and turns back to face the parting in the clouds. 

"𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗮, 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲! 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲.. 𝗠𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹." Zeus turns back around and Hera looks at him in astonishment. 

"𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗶𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹? 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗚𝗢𝗧 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀." Hera sits next to Zeus and watches. 

"𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗼!!" Aphrodite yells whilst holding Ares's hand. Hermes was next to them with Tiresias. 

Zeus looks up to Hades, who was standing up. He sighs, "..𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗲." Hades says begrudgingly. He thought it would be brotherly time with Zeus but I guess everyone wants to see now.

They cheer as they join the others, Hermes guiding Tiresias to a safe spot on the floor. Apollo appears, hovering over the others with some snacks. "𝗛𝗲𝘆! 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲?" Hermes asks. Apollo shrugs and gives him some. 

"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗲." Ares says.

Tiresias intrudes, "𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹-"

Hermes shuts him up by putting a snack in his mouth, "𝗦𝗵𝘂𝘁. 𝘂𝗽. 𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀. 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲?" He looks at him, irritated. Tiresias nods. 

"𝗢𝗛 𝗠𝗬 𝗢𝗟𝗬𝗠𝗣𝗨𝗦 𝗛𝗘'𝗦 𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗗!!" Zeus bellows as Poseidon is wounded. 

"𝗛𝗔! 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧!!" Hermes, Ares, Apollo and Hera all laugh hysterically at Aphrodite's comment. 

"𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲."

Suddenly, a figure in the distance starts running towards them as they realise Poseidon is gone. "𝗢𝗵 𝗻𝗼-"

"𝗭𝗘𝗨𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗧."

"𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗣-"

"𝗡𝗼."

"𝗜 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗪𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦!!"

"𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘, 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗧-" 

"𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔-"

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Telemachus closes the doors in a hurry and rummages through his wardrobe, trying to find some good clothing to wear. He finds an outfit that looked formal enough and quickly gets changed. Why couldn't his father arrive in the day? Hey, he can't say that! At least he's still alive.. 

"Telemachus?"

"I'm coming, Mum!" He fixes his Laurel wreath on his head and opens the door again to see his mother in her pastel purple peplos, a scarf draped across one of her shoulders. Penelope grabs his wrist and takes him out of the room. 

"Let me just fix your hair, okay?" Penelope tries to fix his hair but it barely does anything. Telemachus laughs a bit, taking her hands gently and holding them. 

"Mum, I'm fine. Let's just go, alright?"

She sighs, chuckling under her breath, "alright.. Let's go see your father." Telemachus realises how significant this moment is. He's finally meeting him. He cracks a smile and walks beside Penelope. Gods, how is he going to introduce himself? Wait, shouldn't his dad know who he is already? What is he doesn't?? Oh my Gods, this is going to be a pain. 

They exit the palace and walk towards the shoreline; Telemachus could see a silhouette of a raft in the distance. He could also see a person on it, though he couldn't quite make out the details. He holds his mother's hand tightly. He didn't know what to expect. Meanwhile, Antinous was watching from inside the Hall, he decided to help out with decorating as well as a few other suitors. He seems worried for Telemachus since he knows how important this is to him. He shakes his head and focuses on the decorations again. If there's one thing Antinous know about Telemachus, is that he is strong, maybe not physically but definitely mentally. That's one of the many things about Telemachus that he loves. 

Telemachus nervously taps his foot, not knowing what to do or say. He anxiously waits for the raft to either come into focus or just anchor at the beach. He closes his eyes shut. He didn't want his father to be here, he just.. Wasn't ready. 

He opens his eyes after a while. He stares in shock at the person he sees. Their hair was unkempt and his clothes were torn and frayed. They also were stained pink, most likely from blood, and their eyes were sunken in slightly, as if they never had a night's rest. They smiled at Telemachus, which seemed to radiate warmness. "My son.." He reaches to touch Telemachus's cheek but hesitates, his smile faltering slightly as he sees Telemachus's expression. 

It was his dad. 

Telemachus looks at him in amazement. Since he was able to think, he always wanted to know how they would meet, and he practiced in his head what to say when Odysseus did come back. But now that he has, he lost his words. "D-dad?" was all he could say. He manages to smile, the happiness now overwhelming himself. He hugs Odysseus instantly, which Odysseus immediately accepts, tightening the hug. After a moment, they stopped, and they all went inside. Odysseus wanted to talk with Penelope alone.

(Cue Would You Fall In Love With Me Again? Btw time skip to the Celebration) 

Due to some random circumstance, the party was moved to outside, which seemed better because of the weather. Antinous and the suitors (with some help from the servants) had decorated the outside grounds in beautiful colours, and had found a way to bring the table outside! Antinous was proud of himself for this and told the servants to ask the Royal family to join them. Telemachus was the first to arrive, having already dressed up, and called out to Antinous. "Hey, Antinous!" Antinous turns around and sees Telemachus. His eyes widen as they take in his appearance, Gods, he looked gorgeous. Antinous was stunned for a minute before snapping out of it and walking up to Telemachus. 

"Hey, prince." He smirks and Telemachus sighs. 

"You know that you can call me Telemachus."

"I know, I just love to call you that." He snickers. Suddenly, everyone's conversations ceased as the King and Queen made their entrance. Penelope's hand held Odysseus's, who now looked like a completely different man from when he arrived. They walked gracefully to the crowd. Odysseus looks confused as he notices the mass. 

He whispers into Penelope's ear, "who are these people? Not to be rude.."

"Oh, these were my suitors."

"What." Odysseus glares at the suitors, which they all look slightly terrified. Penelope laughs softly. 

"Don't worry. When they knew they couldn't have me, they helped Telemachus whilst he was growing up." The suitors nod instantly. Odysseus's expression changes to a one of relief. 

"I see, thank you for being there for Telemachus. You have my gratitude." The suitors seem to relax after that, some smiling at the acknowledgement. The gathering began, the atmosphere filled with laughter, fun and gossip. Telemachus pulled Antinous aside and they sat at a ledge. The same cliff they met that night. 

"This is nice.. Don't you think?" Telemachus turns to Antinous, his hand on his.

Antinous smiles and replies, "It sure is." Telemachus rests his head on his shoulder, looking at the sunset on the horizon. Antinous lays his hand on his shoulder, "You think.. You think they'll accept us?" Antinous's smile falters. Telemachus looks at him reassuringly. 

"I'm sure they will. If they don't, I don't care. You shouldn't either, Antinous." Telemachus lifts his head to look at him, he puts a hand on Antinous's cheek. He smiles warmly and Antinous returns it. Telemachus glances at Antinous's lips and gazes into his brown eyes. He pulls Antinous closer and.. 

He kisses him. Antinous looks in bewilderment before leaning into it. They share this tender moment before Telemachus moves away. "Holy Olympus.. Did we just?"

Antinous laughs and holds Telemachus's hands, "yes yes we did, Telemachus." Telemachus grins and hugs him. They hug and walk back towards the crowd, holding each other's hand. They wanted to show everyone their love. They didn't want to be a secret. (Well Antinous wanted everyone to know in the first place, he never told anyone since Telemachus didn't feel comfortable) 

The suitors look at them, most of them in shock, some were just confused. Penelope and Odysseus were beffled at the scene. The area was quiet, with the only noise being the rustling of the leaves in the wind and the birds's symphonies. 

"Telemachus, what are you doing?" Penelope questions him in curiosity

Telemachus looks at Antinous for assurance before sighing, "..I'm with Antinous, Mother."

"I bag your pardon?" They were perplexed as to why Telemachus would be with him. Telemachus stares down in anxiousness. Oh Gods.. 

".. Me and Antinous are in love..."

"Oh.. Oh!" Penelope looks surprised and her mouth slightly turns upwards. Odysseus smiles and turns to Penelope before turning to Telemachus and Antinous.

"Why didn't you tell us before?"

"Huh?"

"I mean, Penelope wondered why Antinous always came to your chambers."

Telemachus turns his head towards Antinous slowly, Antinous shocked at the revelation. "You knew?"

"Well, the guards saw you, it's not that hard to find a person wearing white in the dark."

Antinous laughs nervously as Telemachus gives him a 'I'm going to kill you' stare before returning back to his neutral face. "So, you 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 hate me for liking him?"

"Well, whoever you love, we will accept." Odysseus wraps his arm around her waist and she giggles. 

Telemachus sighs in relief, "oh thank Aphrodite for this.." 

𝙄𝙣 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨.. 

Poseidon was talking with his son, Polyphemus, and teaching him brail. He also lied to him about killing Odysseus, so he doesn't look bad, and to make him happy. Meanwhile, Aphrodite and Hypnos were fighting over who started Telemachus's relationship with Antinous. Athena and Ares were also there for a minute before leaving, irritated and tired of their squawking. 

"𝗦𝗲𝗲? 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!" Aphrodite boasts. 

"𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹." Hypnos crosses his arms. She scoffs at him. 

"𝗛𝗲𝘆, 𝙄'𝙢 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺!-"

Ananke interrupts, "𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗺." Aphrodite turns to see her and freezes, laughing sheepishly. 

"𝗔𝗵𝗮!.. 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲! 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.."

"𝗠𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. 𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗻𝗼𝘀." Hypnos grumbles underneath his breath before dissappearing to talk to Artemis. 

Aphrodite sighs and walks away, talking with Apollo. 

Ananke faces you, "𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲.. '𝗟𝟬𝗻𝗘𝗹𝘆_𝗚𝟬𝟬𝗯𝗘𝗿'.. 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝘅 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹. 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗯𝘆𝗲." She disintegrates into black dust. 

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝.. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰 <𝟑𝟑

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𝘼𝙉 𝙐𝙋𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀 𝙊𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙁𝘼𝙉𝙁𝙄𝘾.. 

L0nEly_G00bEr sits on a rocking chair on a porch; it sways slightly as the wind brushes against it. L0nEly_G00bEr turns to face the audience that had accumulated (you guys <3) and laughs a little. 

"𝗛𝗲𝘆, 𝗴𝘂𝘆𝘀! 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱? 𝗛𝗲𝗵. 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗜'𝗺 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝘅-𝗨𝗽, 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻.. 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗼-" A user interrupts and hands L0nEly_G00bEr a piece of paper. They look surprised and stare at the sheet, skimming over it's contents, "𝗢𝗵! 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻! 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸-.." They shake their head and stare back at the small crowd, "𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻. 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀? 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀!" They dissappear from the chair, all that was left was whisps of smoke and the rocking chair. 

I'm so happy that you guys like my fanfic! This all couldn't have been possible without everyone's support <33

Love you all!/p

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Another day in Ithaca. Telemachus wakes up to the sun shining on his face. He gets out of bed and begins his daily routine. Wash his face, comb his hair, use his chew stick, get dressed. The usual. He walks out of his room to be greeted by his father, Odysseus. He smiles warmly at Telemachus as they walked side by side. "So, how have you been?"

"I'm fine, dad. What about you?" Telemachus smiles faintly. I guess, he wasn't used to seeing his father around, even if it had been a year.

"I'm not too bad myself." Odysseus replies. Telemachus looks around at the landscape before bumping into someone. 

It was Penelope. 

"Oh, sorry mum! I didn't see you.."

"Well, next time, keep your eye on your surroundings. But, apology accepted." She grins and Telemachus grins back. Odysseus takes Penelope by the hand and they all walk towards the Dining Hall. It was odd now that the suitors had left, it felt almost.. Empty. Telemachus sighs and was going to sit at his seat on the dinner table until someone covered his eyes. 

"Hey!" Telemachus looks pissed but his demeanour changes when he hears a familiar laugh. He pulls the person's hand down and turns to see them. "You."

"Yeah, it's me." Antinous stifles another laugh and Telemachus shakes his head, his smile widening. 

"You always know how to make my day."

"How? We only just started talking."

"Exactly." Telemachus blushes slightly as he sits in his seat. Antinous sits next to him, glancing at Penelope and Odysseus, who were eavesdropping on them. Telemachus notices this and looks at his parents, "ahem."

Penelope and Odysseus pretend to not know what they were doing, making Telemachus snicker a bit. The cooks March into the room single file, holding the food trays. They place them into the table in a mannerly order and proceed to return to the kitchen. Telemachus looks at Antinous, who seems particularly interested in the furniture. He sighs and holds Antinous's hand. "Antinous, you good?"

"Hm? Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Are you okay?" Antinous gives his attention to Telemachus. 

"Yeah, I'm alright too." He smiles. The breakfast goes on as usual, until Odysseus clicks his fingers to get everyone's eyes on him. He clears his throat and looks at Penelope with a grin.

"Me and Penelope have an important announcement to make to you both."

Telemachus and Antinous are both intrigued as to what it must be. 

Odysseus speaks, "We have decided for us to go abroad!"

Telemachus chokes on his food as Antinous tries to help him. The men were too stunned to speak. "ABROAD??" Antinous shouts. 

Telemachus stands up from his seat after he dislodged the food in his throat. " You can't be serious, dad. Why?? And who will look after the kingdom?!"

"I have had arrangements with my sister, Iphthime. She will look after the Kingdom along with a few other trusted allies." She explains to them. Telemachus stares at them, dumbfounded. Antinous looks a bit happy at the information. Telemachus sits back in his seat, his arms falling to his sides. 

Abroad. To where? He never went out of the kingdom at all! Is this real? Oh gods... WHY NOW?? 

𝙄𝙣 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨... 

"𝗛𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀!!" Apollo grins as he floats towards Artemis. 

She sighs and lowers her bow slightly, "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼?"

"𝗢𝗵, 𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗪𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀!" He pushes Artemis's bow to the side as soon as she was about to strike a deer. 

She glares at him, pissed, "𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢!"

"𝗛𝗔 𝗛𝗔𝗛𝗔!! 𝗕𝘆𝗲, 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘆!!" He dissappears, leaving Artemis alone next to a tree. The grits her teeth and looks at her hunters, who seem to be focused on taking out the deer. She relaxes before shooting the deer with an arrow. She closes its eyes. 

"𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗿." She smiles softly before motioning to the hunters to take it away.

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Telemachus is standing on the shore, staring off into the distance. His tone was somewhat melancholy as he grabs a smooth stone from the ground. He skims the stone on the sea and sighs. Away. From home. And everything he knew.. It was too much to take in all at once. Antinous finds him on the beach and walks up to him, worried. 

"Hey, you okay, Tel?" He says solemnly. Telemachus opens his mouth as if he was going to reply, but closes it shut after a second of thinking. 

"I-.. I don't think I want to leave."

"And.. Why's that?"

"Because this is where I have lived my life!" He exclaims, before calming himself down. "All my life, I imagined the outside world was full of terrifying deities and monsters. But now, I don't know what to think. My father told me stories about his travels when he returned. He told me about the wonders of Earth. And yet I don't know if I can trust those tales. I just want to stay here, but I can't argue with my parents about this. Now I'm afraid we might leave Ithaca forever!... Heh.. Can you believe it? I'm acting childish. I should man up.."

"Hey. You aren't being childish, I know how you feel when it comes to this. Moving away.. Not knowing if you're just going for a while, or for years. It's nerve wracking, trust me. But I promise you, there is no way that your parents will leave Ithaca and never come back." Antinous puts a hand on Telemachus's shoulder. Telemachus looks up at Antinous. 

"What about you? Do 𝘺𝘰𝘶 promise to come back here?"

"I promise. May Zeus strike me down if I decide not to." Antinous holds up his hand to show Telemachus his trustworthiness. He smiles and hugs him, which Antinous kindly returns the gesture. I guess it won't be all that bad.. 

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲.. 

Penelope waits patiently in her throne alongside Odysseus, though he looks more impatient.

"Where did you say Iphthime was again?"

"Darling, don't worry. She'll be here any moment.." She places her hand on his, "I'm sure of it."

Odysseus smiles and their fingers intertwine. He looks into Penelope's eyes and seems to be lost in their beauty. Out of nowhere, the palace doors swing open to reveal Iphthime. She wore a white gown with purple highlights. Her smile radiates warmth as she runs towards her sister, hugging her tightly. "Oh how it has been so long, Penny!"

"Indeed it has been, Iphthime." She hugs her back before Iphthime releases her from it and turns towards Odysseus. 

"It is a pleasure to see you again, your majesty." She bows her head a bit and Odysseus laughs a little. 

"Please, call me Odysseus. You 𝘢𝘳𝘦 my sister-in-law."

"Okay."

"Now, Iphthime. I will have one of my maids instruct you on how the kingdom will be run these next few weeks. I do hope you enjoy your temporary stay here, sister." Penelope places a hand on Iphthime's shoulder. 

"Okay, Penny. I wish you all luck on your journey. May Hermes protect you."

"Thank you." Penelope grins. Odysseus puts a hand on his chest and bows his head to display his gratitude. 

The next couple hours were full of meaningful goodbyes, and promises. The Royal Family (+ Antinous) all enter a chariot encrusted with gold and Herm. They are ridden off into the horizon, embarking on a new, yet exciting adventure. 

𝙄𝙣 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨.. 

"𝗢𝗶𝘇𝘆𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴?" Ares looks at her in confusion. 

"𝗜'𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄. 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵?"

"𝗘𝘂𝗴𝗵.. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗜'𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀-" He proceeds to walk away until Oizys begins to talk. 

"𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘆." Ares stops and turns to Oizys. 

"𝗜 𝘀𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.." He observes the distraught man along with Oizys as she raises her hand to increase his sorrow. Ares was only interested in the bloodshed though, so it didn't matter that the person was sobbing. Aphrodite was also watching it, since she loves drama. Ares notices her and is shocked. 

"𝗔𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲? 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼??"

"𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗵. 𝗢𝗶𝘇𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮." 

Apollo appears out of no where and bellows, "𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗧'𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗕𝗬 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗕𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗬-" He vanishes as soon as he arrived. They all groan in frustration, Ares looks pissed. 

"𝗜 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗜'𝗹𝗹-"

"𝗦𝗦𝗦𝗛𝗛𝗛𝗛𝗛𝗛 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝘁!" She puts a finger over Area's mouth and he sighs in defeat before staring at the parted clouds again.

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After a long travel (by both carriage and boat), they had arrived at the island of Aeaea (pronounced ay-ee-ah). It was a lush land, with the forest seeming to welcome them in with open arms. The crimson hues of the setting sun highlighted the beauty of the wildlife, making it even more magical. Telemachus looks in awe at the scenery whilst Antinous converses with Odysseus. Penelope proceeds to move towards Telemachus, smiling warmly. 

"So, I can tell you're excited, dear." She assumes, judging by how her son couldn't stop staring in fascination at what he's experiencing. Telemachus snaps back to reality and shakes his head. 

"N-no I'm not, I'm just curious is all. I'm a grown prince. I won't be excited over little things." Telemachus crosses his arms, turning his gaze away. Penelope laughs faintly before looking at Telemachus. 

"You sound so much like your father.."

He looks surprised, "really?"

"Yeah. He used to act the same. Always saying he was a grown man, but when I even gave him the slightest attention, or even a kiss, he would be ecstatic!" Penelope's face eases as she reminisces on when Odysseus was young. Telemachus laughs, breaking the awkward yet peaceful silence. Odysseus and Antinous notice it and they both walk up to them. 

"What seems to be the joke, hm?" Odysseus inquires. Antinous raises an eyebrow at Telemachus but he ,too, begins to snicker. 

"Oh, it's nothing, honey. I just told Telemachus about the days when you would fawn over me." Penelope snickers and Odysseus feigns betrayal. 

"Oh my gods, how could you, darling? I thought it was a secret.. But I still fawn over your love." Odysseus smirks and Penelope scoffs, smiling. Antinous and Telemachus exchange knowing glances before walking away. 

"We'll leave you to it." Antinous shouts as they both wander into the forest. Telemachus giggles as he sits down on top of a small hill. Antinous sits next to him, grinning. "How's my little wolf doing?"

"Hey, my name's Telemachus, use it!" Telemachus smiles. 

Antinous laughs, "okay, okay.." He looks up at the sky. The rich red mixing with deep blue created a subtle yet elegant contrast in the starry night. The inhabitants of the land chirped a melody of softness and in harmony. It was peaceful. Telemachus sighs, his muscles relaxing as he looks up as well. 

"The night truly is full of wonders, wouldn't you agree?" Antinous nods in agreement at Telemachus's statement. 

"It truly is.." Antinous moves his hand to Telemachus's, his fingers intertwining with his. Telemachus puts his head on Antinous's shoulder, closing his eyes. 

"This is nice..."

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝘿𝙖𝙮... 

Antinous wakes up and sees that Telemachus has already prepared for the day. He decided to also get ready as he knew there would be alot to do. The morning consisted of exploration and mostly still travelling. Penelope had discovered a map whilst helping Telemachus with trapping animals. It was still in good condition and was very detailed, it included a quaint village that was not far from them. They all decided (after some reluctance from Antinous) to visit the village. They did not know who would be there to greet them, perhaps a friend? Or maybe a foe..

𝙄𝙣 𝙊𝙡𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨.. 

"𝗭𝗘𝗨𝗦 𝗜 𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗔 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞, 𝗜 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥."

"𝗢𝗛 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗦? 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗠𝗔𝗗 𝗜'𝗠 𝗧𝗥𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗢 𝗠𝗬 𝙅𝙊𝘽??"

The God of the Sky and Thunder has been arguing with the Titan of the Sun. Artemis and Selene was here too, only to enjoy the drama. Surprisingly, Aphrodite declined as she had 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 things to do. Zeus clenched his fists and creates a lightning bolt. 

"𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜'𝗠 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗢𝗗𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡, 𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗡." 

Helios scoffs and he burns bright, "𝗔𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱, 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵." Zeus grits his teeth as he is about to throw the lightning bolt. 

He sighs, snapping his fingers before the lightning bolt dissapears. "𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗲.. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗻. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗼."

"𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿?"

"𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 '𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲'.."

".. 𝗔𝗹𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗮, 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗚." He disintegrates into the clouds whilst both his sister Selene and Artemis laughed hysterically before they, too, left. Zeus sat back in his throne. 

"𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴.. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲?"

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