Chapter 13: Another Visit to Oskait
A/n: Before I start, I want to say that most of this will be in Oskait therefore in Katie's dream world. If it is anyone other than Katie's POV, it will be outside of Katie's dream world. I just wanted to clarify so no one got confused!
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Katie's POV:
I blinked my eyes open and yawned, sitting up. I looked around the room to see that I was back in Oskait. Someone knocked on the door and I looked at it.
"Who is it?" I called.
Drew walked into my room.
"Your Majesty, you're awake! There's a first time for everything... Let's get you dressed your highness." She said, walking over to me while wearing a maid outfit.
"Drew?" I asked, surprised.
"Yes your highness?" She asked.
"Um, what do I have to do today?" I asked.
"You have a meeting with your Royal Advisers and then another meeting with the Chief of Staff. After that, you have a free day to do what you please, Miss." Drew informed me, leading me to the bathroom. "Now if you may please take a bath. I shall set your clothes on your bed for when you get out."
She closed when she stepped out of the room, leaving me in pajamas in a very nice bathroom. I sighed and decided to get do as she said. As I got in the warm water, I noticed that I had no scars on my arms or thighs.
'Sam must've done that.' I thought looking at the ceiling. 'This place is so nice, he really shouldn't have done this for me.'
"Yes I did." A voice said. I jumped and shrieked.
"SAM I HOPE YOU'RE NOT IN HERE!" I yelled, hugging myself.
"I'm outside your door, Kat. I am not perverted, my mother raised a gentleman."
"Stay out there then! I-I'm not ready!" I yelled.
"Yes, your majesty."
I continued my bath and when I got out, I drained the bath and put on a towel, using another one on my hair. I slowly opened the door to see Sam in his, human form I guess, standing next to the door, eyes shut tightly.
"Sam, you're a great guy and all, but get out." I said in annoyed tone, my eye twitching.
"I'll get Miranda." He said, walking away, not even taking a glance in my direction.
"Miranda's here?"
"She's a dream version, she won't be like the Miranda you know." He warned before getting out.
I leaned against the wall staring at the closed door with a frown.
"What does he mean by that?" I mumbled quietly.
I walked over to the bed and looked down at the dress Drew put out.
It was a green Victorian Era looking dress, mainly green with no sleeves, and white under ruffles. There was white threading where the hole for my head to through, where the small sleeves ended, and where the green top layer ended also. There was a green bow and green buttons around my chest area. It was very beautiful. I saw a corset next to the dress, undergarments and green ballet flats the same shade as the dress.
I was about to take the towel off when I heard a knock on the door.
"Permission to enter, your majesty? Lord Samuel told me you were calling for me."
"Come in." I called. Miranda walked in, wearing a maid outfit like the one Drew was wearing. She smiled warmly at me.
"I'll help you get ready and then we shall get you some breakfast."
She helped me put on the corset and tighten it to a good amount("Tell me if you have trouble breathing and I'll loosen it a bit."), then the dress and shoes. She started doing my hair into a cool braid-ponytail hairstyle that was very pretty. Before we left though, she gave me a dagger leg strap.
"For protection your majesty." She said. I nodded and strapped it to my thigh under the dress before we made our way to the dining hall.
(A/n: The hairstyle is the second hairstyle in the video!)
We walked in and I sat on a chair next to Sam.
Sam was wearing a green doublet, a white shirt with ruffles on the cuffs at the end of the sleeves, those brown things that you wear over the sleeves and tie, with purple trousers and green-brown boots. He had a sword on the belt around his waist.
A plate was set in front of me and it smelled amazing. I set a napkin on my lap like I see them do in the movies and looked over at Sam, almost like I was asking permission to start. He nodded and I started eating. There were pancakes, waffles, french toast, eggs, bacon, sausages, cakes, cereals, milk, juice, and fruits. I saw a few other servants who looked like my siblings at Camp, stare at the food longingly. I looked over at Sam again.
'Can't they eat with us?' I asked, chowing down on some pancakes.
'Yes, but only if you invite them. You always do.' He said, wiping his face with a napkin. 'They are waiting for you to tell them it was okay.'
I swallowed and looked over at everyone, smiling.
"C'mon guys, you should know I love your company by now. Sit, get some food, stuff yourselves full."
They all sat around us, Drew and Miranda next to me. We ate together, smiling and joking. I love this, I hope I never wake up. I'm actually happy here.
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NOBODY'S POV:
While the other Demigods ate their McDonald's, Travis kept nervously glancing at the door.
'Where's Katie?' He thought. Persephone looked at him and smiled, having sensed his concern.
(A/n: Nah, she read his mind.)
"She's fine Travis. She'll be here soon."
'I hope.' She thought.
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Hades's POV:
"What do you mean she passed out?!" I yelled at Thanatos.
"She did!" We both looked down at the sleeping demigod on my couch. I pouted a bit childishly.
"That's my nap couch." I mumbled. "Why did she pass out in the first place?"
"I was trying to tell her about the Sentri's return, but she passed out... I think I might have been too frightening."
"You think."
"Well we have to warn her!"
"I know we do...let's get into her dream world. Thanatos, we are going to Oskait."
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Katie's POV:
Miranda, Drew, Sammy and I started walking to the room where my first meeting is going to be held. I already knew that Sam was a Royal Adviser, but was nervous to see who else was one too. When we walked in, I jumped in surprise to see Hades and Thanatos. They were wearing clothes similar to Sammy's clothes, and they were matching.
"Miss Gardner, we need to speak. You, maids. You are dismissed." Hades waved them off. Miranda and Drew bowed and left. We sat at a square table awkwardly for a few seconds before they started.
"Katie, you are in danger. Your dream world has unleashed Gods that we kept hidden for millenniums. And they are after you." Hades informed me.
"Why?"
"We do not know Katie, but you must be careful on this quest. They may come out from nowhere. They may try to kill you." Thanatos warned. I groaned.
"Why must this happen?" I face planted onto the table.
"C'est ce que c'est.[*1]" Hades sighed.
"No kidding." Thanatos agreed. I was about to ask what he said but when I looked up, they were gone.
"Well that's just peachy." I mumbled.
"Come along Kat or you'll be late for your next meeting."
"Right, the Chief of Staff...who's the Chief of Staff?" I asked as we started walking away.
"You won't believe me if I tell you." He chuckled.
"C'mon Sammy! Please!"
"No, you'll see when we get in the room."
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Travis's POV:
We already finished eating and Katie is still not here. Miranda seemed more worried than me. Thanatos and Hades walked into the room, but no Katie.
"Where's Katie?! Is she alright?!" Miranda started blabbering.
Hades raised his hand and Miranda stopped.
"Ms. Gardner is fine. We were informing her about your situation and it was too much for her so she, er..."
"She passed out, didn't she?" Nico asked. They nodded.
"We left her in a room and a note for when she wakes up. I could sense stress and tiredness rolling off her in waves so I think its a good thing she's resting." Thanatos said thoughtfully.
"So you just left her all alone in that unknown room?!" I asked. This was hysterical in a sad way.
"She needs rest Travis, calm down." Will said, reaching for my shoulder but I shrugged him off.
"Where is she? I'll take her food and a drink for when she wakes up." The male Gods raised an eyebrow.
"Go down this hallway, take when you reach the end, go left. Third door to your right. Your father is Hermes correct? You should get there without a problem, traveler." Thanatos said.
I grabbed a McDonald's bag and walked out of the room.
'I'm coming Katie. I really hope you don't hit me.'
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Katie's POV:
"Malcolm?" I asked, walking into the room. The son of Athena turned away from the window to face me with a welcoming smile.
"Your majesty, you're on time." He joked. I stuck my tongue out at him and we sat at the table. Sammy sat in the chair next to me, greeting Malcolm.
"Samuel." Malcolm greeted. We began discussing the payment of everyone in the castle and the workers. Malcolm also scolded me on letting the maids and butlers eat with me. I rolled my eyes at him and sighed.
"Their food is not as good as it should be and does not give them a balanced diet like we said we would provide. Letting them eat breakfast with me also helps build a better relationship with the workers and trust. They are my workers, yes, but they help keep the kingdom running just as much as we do, so doing it is only fair." I said, crossing my arms.
Malcolm and Sammy stayed silent, then Sammy started clapping.
"She's great. I can't wait until you take over, you'll do amazing Kat." His Maine accent coming into play. I smiled a bit at it. We have the same accent. Malcolm had more of a New Yorker accent.
"Alright. Let them continue eating with you. The payment is the same, and that's all we needed to focus on for today."
Sammy and I left the room and he smiled, putting an arm around my shoulder.
"Wow Kat! You were a real Church-bell[*2] back there but in a good way! That's my Chuckaboo[*3]."
I looked over at Sam and saw him blushing.
"Sorry, it just came out."
"It's fine, what's a Chuckaboo?"
"I'll tell you later." I was about to protest but he smiled a warm smile that made me shut up.
"You have a nice smile Sammy." I told him. He blushed a bit.
"Now Chuckaboo, don't you go calling me a gal-sneaker[*4] because I ain't that kinda man. And you like Travis." Sammy scolded playfully. I felt a blush coming onto my face.
"I-I don't like Travis!" I shrieked.
"Kat, don't sell me a dog[*5] and tell me the truth. Aren't ya my Chuckaboo? You can trust a guy like me! I'd shake a flannin[*6] for ya any day!"
"Alright! I'll admit it! Just stop confusing me with all your old timey phrases!...Why don't you teach me them? I'd be funny confusing everyone with them right? C'mon Sammy!" I pleaded.
"Now wouldn't be a good time, Kat."
"Why?"
"You're waking up."
I saw his form flicker and everything was suddenly disappearing. I panicked.
"No! Wait! I don't wanna wake up! Sammy!"
"Don't worry my little Chuckaboo, I'll still be there when ya wake up. And I can also teach ya some of my 'old-timey' words in the real world."
"Fine. I'll be back soon, Oskait." I said. The last thing I saw was Sammy smiling at me before blacking out.
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Katie's POV Still:
I blinked open my eyes and let them adjust to the light. I sat up on the comfortable thing I was laying on and yawned, looking around. I jumped and covered my heart with my hand dramatically.
"Travis! You could've given me a heart attack!" I hissed, pushing him off the couch. He was sitting on the couch next to me smiling a creepy smile, crazy bastard.
'Kat!' Sammy gasped in my mind.
'You curse too Sammy.'
Travis was laughing and sat up from the floor, rubbing his head and making his messy locks fall perfectly around his face, framing it nicely and making him look like a God all on his own.
"Sorry I scared ya Katie-Kat. I brought you some food." He said, pointing to the table on the other side of the room. I fumed as I walked over to the food.
"You're a bastard, Travis Stoll." He gasped dramatically.
"Did my Katie-Kat just curse? I'm finally rubbing off on you!"
"It wasn't you, I'm pretty sure a lot of teenagers curse these days." I grumbled as I began eating my McDonald's. "And I'm not your Katie-Kat!"
(A/n: And that's why teenagers scare the living sh*t outta me![If you understand this reference you are awesome!!!])
"Of course you are my Katie-Kat! I'm the only one who calls you that!"
"Actually, I have a friend name Sam who calls me Kat." I said smugly.
"Well she can back off."
"She is a he. His name is Samuel." Travis gasped dramatically and placed his hands over his non-existent heart.
"Have I lost your love to another already? Katie, tell me it ain't so." He pulled up a chair next to me and pulled me into his chest.
"Let me go, Travis, I'm eating." I rolled my eyes and pushed myself off him, grabbing my McNuggets and continued eating.
"Humph, just watch Katie, when you propose to me I will say no and tell you to leave me alone since I'm eating."
I had to swallow my nugget quickly to prevent from chocking and started laughing.
'Please, he'd be the one proposing to you, Kat.' Sammy said in my mind. That made me laugh harder.
"Alright, whatever you say Travis." I smiled, punching his shoulder and sipping some more of my Mountain Dew.
"Hey, did you steal one of my nuggets?"
"No." Travis said with his mouth full. I growled and pushed him off his chair. He grabbed onto the chair to somewhat balance himself but it fell with him. I started laughing again.
'I guess there's always stars that shine in the darkness of life.' Sammy said.
'What?'
'Nothing, nothing at all.'
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A/n: So that's the end of that! Thank you for reading and I hope you liked the chapter.
P.s.-I'm putting this up for my birthday, which is January 23, so this is basically a present from me to me. Thanks me!
Still need someone to help me with a new cover so please lend me your skills someone!
ReUpdate: I accidentally put Granger instead of Gardner in here, damn it Hermione!
Explanations/Things Starred:
[*1]-C'est ce que c'est.: French for "It is what it is."
[*2]-Church-bell: Old-timey word for "talkative woman".
[*3]-Chuckaboo: Old-timey nickname for close friends. I thought it was cute so I put it.
[*4]-Gal-sneaker: Old-timey term for "a man devoted to seducing women".
[*5]-Don't sell me a dog.: Old-time term for "Don't lie to me."
[*6]-Shake a flannin: Old-timey term for "going to fight".
Stay strong and live life my friends, and remember, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Katie's Dress and Shoes(couldn't find any shoes with the same color as the dress):
Sam's Outfit minus boots:
Thanatos/Hades's Outfit that I was too lazy to describe:
Is it just me or does that guy look like he's done with life to any of you too?
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