Way of The Halfbloods |Page 8|

–with a heart sticker before continuing, “Lovey dovey…”. This caused Jason to scrunch up their nose, asking, “Who’s it to?”. Ky shrugged, answering them, “I don’t know; I haven’t opened it, but I should probably do that, shouldn’t I?” With that, he opened the envelope. “Hold on! What if it’s a trick?!” Jason exclaimed and then stopped himself, letting out a “Nevermind” while sighing. Standing close by, Nova snickered, trying not to laugh. Jason said, “Stop hiding,” after turning to face Nova. Ky quickly read the letter through before finally saying, “Oh, it’s for the entire cabin. A welcome-to-camp celebration is being thrown by the Aphrodite kids.” Jason rolled their eyes at that and then remarked, “That’s a bad idea.” Ky grinned at Jason as he said, “You say bad idea, I say fun night of partying.” He paused, chuckled, and then said, “It’s somewhere in the woods near the dining pavilion. ” With a hint of annoyance, Jason said, “I’m telling you, Ky, it’s a bad idea they’re Aphro kids.” “Yeah, and so?” Ky said, crossing his arms while maintaining a straight face to gaze directly at Jason. Emerging from the shadows, Nova giggled and said, “Aww, no fun.” Then, taking the letter out of Ky’s hand, she said, “Ugh, they might try something, but I’ll go.” Ky grinned and gestured to Nova, saying, “See, Nova gets it! It’s the thrill of anticipating something but not knowing what.” He kept saying, “Now I’m going to get ready,” as he started to move in the direction of the restroom. Jason huffed, “Ky, your stupid; I’m going to keep you two out of trouble.” Ky halted in mid-step but did not look back. His voice sounded unfamiliar and dark, saying, “I am not stupid, so do not call me so leth-bhràthar.” He then carried on walking toward the restroom. Jason began, “You know going is stupid,” then sighed and concluded, “But I shouldn’t call you stupid.” “Apology accepted, leth-bhràthar. Now, are you two going to get dressed or what?” Ky said, returning a moment later, already dressed for the party. “Bro, stop calling me that!” Jason whined and went to change into black ripped jeans, Converse all-stars, a tight black tank top underneath, and a blood red crop top hoodie. Ky laughed as he waited for Jason to come back before asking, “Do you even know what it means?” Jason blinked and glanced over at Ky before saying, “No.” “As we are both children of Hades, it means half sibling in Scottish Gaelic,” Ky remarked, pausing to admire his own ensemble of a loose wine-colored tank top, cargo shorts, and a black fedora. “Also nice outfit,” he said to Jason. Jason mumbled, looking sideways, “Oh, I thought it meant little brother. Also thanks.” Ky responded, “Nope, I don’t even know how old you are—you’ve never told me,” as he removed his fedora and glanced into a mirror. “Should I give up my fedora or keep it? What are your two thoughts?” Jason said, “I’m 15 ,” then glanced at the fedora and said, “No, don’t wear it.”

“Okie dokie!” Ky said before accidentally catching his fedora on fire, “Eh, I have, I’m pretty sure, 20 more of that exact fedora.” He looked over at Nova. “What’re you going to wear, Nova?”. “Why so many?!” Jason exclaimed. “What? Did it suddenly become a-

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