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breaking down or at least on the verge

Summary:

Athenas sick

luckily Pallas (owl) goes and finds help

and luckily hera actually gives a shit about her

Notes:

guys i know this is short but its a necissary evil

Also im posting this bc im bored
And i wanna be posting destined to hold onto things too long tmr

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1

Chapter Text

The owl had been following her around for a few months now, forcing her to sleep, eat and socialise, all things she did not need to do, no thank you.

 

She woke up one morning, the owl suspiciously missing until she heard a knock on the door. “Athena?” Hera’s voice drifted in, “are you there?”

 

“Come in” Athena responded, too tired to actually get up, had she really had a full night sleep?

 

She heard the door open and Hera entered, “Athena darling, where are you?” The god queens voice echoed through her domain.

 

“In here” Oh gods her voice sounded weak, what was happening.

 

Her door cracked open and Hera entered, with Pallas on her shoulder, “Oh baby” suddenly Hera was sat next to her, her cool hand pressed to her forehead, “your burning up, do you think you could tell your owl to go get Apollo?”

 

She felt herself shake her head slightly, murmuring “not my owl”

 

“fine,” Hera changed tack immediately “as this owl is one of your sacred animals can you ask her to go and get Apollo”

 

“Pallas can you listen to Hera” Gods she sounded so pathetic, why would Hera even come see her, let alone stay once she saw how useless she was. She heard Hera talking to the owl, and then saw the owl fly out the window.

 

“You can sleep you know” Hera was stroking her hair now.

 

“No- work” She found her body pushing herself into a sitting position before Heras hand pushed her back down.

 

“No Athena you need to rest, you have a fever” before she could protest her eyes fluttered shut.

Chapter 2

Summary:

Athena may be delirious

Notes:

hi :P

I haven't updated this in a while lol

i am working on other things i promise

but more of destined to hold onto things to long on saturday

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

When her eyes flickered open again it was much to bright. The infirmary she realised with a jolt, trying to sit up. “None of that,” someones voice said, she couldn’t tell who, “you need to rest, your still running a fever.”

 

“Mama?” She hadn’t heard her mother in a very long time, almost 4,000 years, since she had escaped. She felt a cool hand on her forehead and lent into the touch. “I missed you.”

 

“Shhh, darling it’s okay, I’m here now. Your okay, I love you.” She felt her mother pull her into a sitting position, “Here, drink this.” A cup of ambrosia was held to her lips and she swallowed instinctively the liquid cooling her throat.

 

“I- I missed you so much,” since when was she crying, “Why didn't you come with me?"

She heard her mother mutter something under her voice before responding, "I'm sorry baby, I couldn't come with you, but I'm here now."

 

"Will you stay?" She knew she sounded weak and childish but her mother had never minded before.

 

"I'll stay with you as long as I can, I promise." She felt herself be pushed back down to lying again. "Do you think you can sleep a little longer?"

 

Before she could respond she felt something wash over her, pulling her back to sleep.

 

 

Notes:

I have the next chapter for this

so next wednessday it shall appear

Chapter 3

Summary:

hehehe...

this ones a lil bad :P

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Hera had been sat by Athena for hours, watching her toss and turn, unable to leave. Suddenly, she saw Athenas eyes open and after a moment she tried to sit up. "None of that," she said kindly but firmly, "You need to rest, you're still running a fever."

 

"Mama?" Heras blood froze, she had never heard Athena say that before. She must be running a fever, she placed her hand on a very hot forehead, definitely a fever. "I missed you." Athenas voice startled her again but she stayed as calm as she could, if Athena was hallucinating her mother then she would damn well make it a pleasant experience.

 

“Shh, darling it’s okay, I’m here now. Your okay, I love you.” Hera pulled Athena carefully into a sitting position, pressing a glass full of nectar to her lips, "Here, drink this" She held the cup their until Athena had drunk it all, letting her take as long as needed.

 

"I-I you so much." Suddenly Athena was crying, how long had it been since she had last seen her mother. "Why didn't you come with me?"

 

"Who is…" Hera muttered quietly she didn't even know Athena had a parent other than Zeus, "I'm sorry baby, I couldn't come with you, but I'm here now."

 

"Will you stay?" she had never head Athena sound this childlike before, after all she had never had a childhood.

 

"I'll stay with you as long as I can, I promise" Hera could see Athena was growing weary again so helped her to lie down again. "Do you think you can sleep a little longer?"

 

She saw Athenas eyes shut before she could respond, and she dropped the act. Who on earth was Athenas mother?

Notes:

i am so fucking sick istg this aint fair
blegh

hope you enjoyed <3

Chapter 4

Summary:

Im still ill :(

And so is Athena

Notes:

Im posting this Tuesday evening instead of Wednesday morning because I wanna post something on Thursday and my brains a shithead

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

When Athena woke up she had a vague memory of the last time she woke up. She just remembered her mama, but that shouldn't be possible. She hadn't seen mama since she had escaped.

 

She looked around and saw Hera standing in the doorway talking to Apollo. Fuck. She couldn't have? Surely Hera would've corrected her. As far as everyone else knows she didn't even have a mother. She did miss mama though, maybe it would be nice to have someone care about her again.

 

"Athena?" Apollo's voice startled her out of her thoughts, "Can you hear me?" They were both standing next to her now. She tried to push herself up to a sitting position, only to feel Apollos hands pushing her down. So this was going to be a bad interaction. Just great.

 

"Apollo, can you leave us?" Hera was clearly commanding rather than asking. Apollo said a few words that Athena didn't hear before leaving the room. She tried to sit up again, this time she felt Hera's hands push her back down. "Apollo said you have to rest, now, drink" Hera held a cup of something to her lips and Athena swallowed it obediently, she didn't want Hera to be any more annoyed than she already was.

 

It was bad enough being sick with Apollo in charge, let alone a potentially annoyed Hera. After all her step-mother was infamous for hating Zeus' illegitimate children, so she had no doubt Hera would HATE being treated as one of Zeus' cohorts, even if Metis had been queen before Hera.

 

"Athena?" Hera looked, concerned? Why on Olympus would she be concerned rather than annoyed. "Are you feeling a bit better?"

Athena nodded, her throat felt too raw to speak but she guessed Hera was really asking wether or not she was still hallucinating.

"Do you remember what happened earlier?" She nodded again, of course Hera would bring this up. "Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?"

 

"Of course not," Athena forced herself to speak, almost breaking out in a coughing fit.

Notes:

The amount of stuff im stealing from anime is insane 😭 (she doesn’t know it yet but the whole hallucinations bit is based of off a goddesses childhood)

Be friends with writers kids :P

Notes:

hope you enjoyed

because athena most certanly didnt

Edit: I posted this in computing lol

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