Artemis hadn't expected her sister to call out to her. She had found herself distracted from her pain by tutoring Miss O'Malley in anything the younger Hufflepuff wanted, teaching her whatever she knew.
She knew she should've talked with her earlier, but she didn't know where to start. She had somehow avoided Hestia all summer, and the first two months of the school year. She didn't know how.
When she heard her familiar nickname- the one that she hadn't heard since Apollo's death - she paused, and forced herself to turn to her sister. "Of course," she replied with a stiff smile as she made her way over to the blonde.
She forced herself to not show the pain that talking with her sister caused. They had lost Hades and Apollo in the same short span. Hades hurt, but it wasn't like losing someone she'd grown up knowing as her twin. "What did you want to talk about, Hestia?"
She knew she should've talked with her earlier, but she didn't know where to start. She had somehow avoided Hestia all summer, and the first two months of the school year. She didn't know how.
When she heard her familiar nickname- the one that she hadn't heard since Apollo's death - she paused, and forced herself to turn to her sister. "Of course," she replied with a stiff smile as she made her way over to the blonde.
She forced herself to not show the pain that talking with her sister caused. They had lost Hades and Apollo in the same short span. Hades hurt, but it wasn't like losing someone she'd grown up knowing as her twin. "What did you want to talk about, Hestia?"