Journey to the Past {OPEN}

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She wasn't actually in the ruins. No, Lupa would eat her whole is she did that. Felicity was just on top of a nearby hill where she was close enough to see the ruins but far enough away to not be perceived as a threat. Sure was pretty positive Lupa already had her scent anyway and deemed her as not a threat, at least Felicity hoped so. She sat cross legged in the grass on the hill, looking down at the ruins. Her file had said she made her way here when she was ten. Eight and a half years ago. She wondered how she felt being all on her own at that age just finding out about her true identity. Must have been a whirlwind. Besides, what made Lupa deem her worthy anyway? Maybe her younger self had something she didn't have now. If she went to go be judged by Lupa now Felicity would probably become a doggy treat in less than a second.

She fell onto her back in the grass and stretched out. It was warm day that she was able to greet by wearing shorts and short sleeves, putting her bushy hair into a ponytail and wearing worn sneakers and a pair of cheap sunglasses that she snagged with a handy five finger discount. Today was a lazy day, simple as that. There was nothing that needed to be done. Okay, that was a lie. There was always something that needed to be done, today there just happened to be nothing involving her that needed to be done. So Felicity took advantage of this fact and decided to use her handy dandy shadow travel and get the heck out of Rome. Without telling the people in charge, of course. So what? She was a teenager and was allowed to be a bit rebellious. And it's not like she was out partying. No, she was hanging out on a hill admiring one of the most sacred places in the Roman demigod world. Not like there was anything wrong in admiring culture.

Granted, now she was looking at the clouds and deciding the shapes they could be in. "That one is a rabbit. Dog. Bird..." Felicity said in response to the clouds forms. The last one making her furrow her brow as she frowned slightly. Stupid birds and their constant reminder to metal bird which therefore reminded her of her best friend becoming a turn coat for Rome. If there was one think she wish she could forget, it would be that. Heck, she would wish for another douse of amnesia just to forget that. No, not really. She was still recovering from the last hiccup of the mind thanks to Saturn, she wouldn't want another way. And she would definitely not wish Remus to go through that again. She might not have remembered everything about him but she was still able to read his expression. He tried to hide it but she could tell he was hurting, especially when it seemed like she would never go back to him. Thank the gods she gained her senses in that department. Anyways, back to the clouds, the relaxation. No people, no gods, no titans, no stress.

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notes: I WILL HUG THE PERSON WHO TAKES THIS RANDOM THREAD ^_^

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Words: 520 Tag: Felicity Notes: All the claiming!! We haven't done a thread in so long!!

What about now? Lupa, the fierce mistress of the wolf house. The first stop of any Demigod that was to pass into New Rome from the outside world. Not only was she the one to first train them, but also she would send them to fight their way to Camp Jupiter. If they made it they were initiated into the legion, if not....well perhaps a monster would find a nice treat. This was the school of hard knocks, perhaps you thought there might be one in the mortal world, but you'd be wrong. It had been fourteen years since Robin had first left the Wolf house, and he had gone back many times. Mostly it was at the Goddesses own discretion. She would have some task for him, some children that needed to be brought to the wolf house, and more importantly siblings that needed to go to New Rome. It was no secret that Demigods parents do not have a long life span, namely for the children they bare. At times they will leave children too young to go to the Wolf House, or perhaps purely mortal children that were unable to train with Lupa. Robin would find these children, and speak with whomever was taking care of them at the time so that he might bring them to New Rome. Strong enough to protect multiple children from the dangers of monsters come for flesh, and with a silver tongue able to get any caretaker to give a child to the orphanage in New Rome. He'd taken children, mortal and demigod, to New Rome for safety. Today Robin was here on a summons. His car stopped short on a long empty road, and he began his walk to the old house. He had much more formal attire in the car, but there were times Lupa would simply call him to test him. To make sure he was still fit and ready to handle the tasks she assigned. He was not entirely sure what would happen if he were to fail though. The white Owl City T-shirt lay under a light green button up shirt, with relaxed fit blue jeans. The button up shirt was unbuttoned, and long sleeves where rolled up to his elbow. The black belt at his waist perfectly matched the shoes on his feet, one thing he could never forfeit. For certain he could make blue jeans and a t-shirt look good, but that was hardly difficult for a child of Venus. Near silent foot steps brushed their way through the grass. A rapier on his hip, along with a parrying dagger, Robin was used to trying his best when approaching Lupa's home. The she wolf was not kind with tests. Though what he found in a clearing was not Lupa, or some kind of Test, but a familiar face of another sort. “Miss Weingarten.” he spoke in his soft, kind tone of voice. Though it was soft, it was not weak and one would not mistake him for anything less than a charismatic son of Venus. “I wasn't expecting a familiar face here, how have you been?”

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Felicity jumped into a sitting up position as she heard the voice that accompanied the previous footsteps she had thought was just her mind playing tricks on her. Nope, this was real and if she was right about the voice then she had no reason to give him one of her rare warm smiles. Okay, it's not like Robin had done her any wrong, it's just that he brought back bad memories. Namely when she went hysterical after Edmund left and it almost broke her and Remus up for good. There's another thing she wish she could forget permanently. Seriously, why couldn't she get amnesia now so she could forget the last few horrible months? Though, the only reason they were so horrible was because she couldn't remember anyone so having amnesia again may not be a great idea. How would life had been without her getting amnesia? Would Edmund still be here? Would her and Remus still end up engaged? The questions that wander through her head. Gods, if she could stop thinking too, that would be great. She hated remembering and thinking about her friend. It hurt too much.

Okay, true, while their last meet up to the Grand Canyon wasn't bad. It was kinda pleasant really, it's just Felicity feared and expected the worse for the coming months. Edmund, if he stays on Saturns side, will one day attack the Camp because the Camp will do the honorably thing and protect their heritage, also known as the gods. She didn't want to meet her antisocial buddy on the battlefield. She wouldn't be able to strike him, so he would probably strike her and that would be that. Or someone would strike him and she would watch her turncoat friend die. Then if she saw Remus die. Gods, she would have no idea what she would do without those two in her life. At least knowing they were both alive helped her relax a bit at the moment.

"Neither was I. What are you doing here?" Felicity asked, ignoring his question on how she had been. Answering complicated probably wouldn't let her keep her box of emotions closed. Robin was like Pandora and her box when it came to emotions. All he had to do was say a few words and everything spilled out until the person felt completely numb inside. Had Felicity ever mentioned how much she hated therapists? Even if he was a love therapist he still sucked. So what if he helped bring her and Remus back together, they probably would have found a way without his help. Besides, who was he to talk about love after the way he showed up drunk to Sam. Felicity was Sams neighbor, if Robin really thought he would get off free after doing that to her friend.

She took a subtle deep breath. Best not to let all her emotions show. She wrapped her arms around her legs and looked down at the stone ruins of the wolf house. "I thought this was sacred. I'm sure Lupa doesn't like everyone visiting." Felicity added on to her previous statement. She should probably at least try to make some conversation while he was here.

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notes: Yay ^_^

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Words: 401 Tag: Felicity Notes: Sorry!! Short

What about now? The moment with Sam where blurry at best in his compromised state of thought. It wasn't something he was particularly proud of, but nothing he would deny. He didn't deny much that was true. Perhaps the ache in his heart that came with the thought of Kit, but he was in a bit of self denial on that note. His mothers coaxing for a grandchild did not help the case much either. Few things really helped him, few people. But he didn't mind, as long as he had one person and he could be that one person for anyone else he was perfectly fine. He'd had his fair share of ill words and misconceptions thrown his way, people who disliked talking to him because it would remind them of one thing or other. None of this would he allow to get him down. The only thing that could take him down from the rather lofty child of Venus self confidence was the thought that he could have been in the war and saved Kit. Robin was never one to press an issue, people talked when they felt like talking and if they wanted to lay in his office for an hour staring at the ceiling he'd simply make sure the temperature was comfortable for them. With how stubborn the Romans could be it was worse than pulling teeth to force someone to talk about what made them feel weak. At times he wondered how other Psychiatrists managed in town, without the rather comforting aura he could give off. Perhaps there was a reason they more often had black eyes than he did. Or perhaps it was because he was one of the few from first cohort to enter such a position. First Cohort wasn't exactly know for it's overly emotional handlers after all. “A little bit of business really, what about you?” He'd heard about her engagement of Remus, of course. He was well integrated into the Venus network, though not everything was true it served it's purpose. “Sacred, yes. However you don't seem to be visiting her quite as much, from this far away.” She wasn't looking at him, but the soft friendly smile on his face hadn't faded. She seemed uncomfortable around him, if he could read her correctly. There was no love what so ever for him, but that was okay. He never let such things bother him.

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Felicity gave a sideways glance at him and shivered under that signature friendly smile of his. Did he have any other facial expression? It shouldn't be normal for people to smile that much. Then again, Felicity was just being irrational because she was just trying to find reasons to keep the hate boiling inside of her. Which was easier said than done. And besides, she shouldn't hate someone just because they gave a friendly smile. Gods, Felicity remembered when she was so desperate for friends and kept up the image of being an optimistic daughter of Pluto. That was almost two years ago that she was that way. It seemed so out of character for her and if it wasn't for the returning memories she would have laughed at the idea of her being anything like that. But no, she use to be like that, but then the pressure got to here and she had her daydreams damaged as the true personalities of the gods out shined their divine aura. That was the point of no return to her as she spiraled further and further away from the facade she had previously built up.

That was the past though. "Business?" Felicity asked as she turned to look at Robin with a confused expression on her face. "I thought Lupa only cared about scaring the childhood out of children and hardening them up for the legion, or eating them." Felicity said seriously. After all, that was what had happened to her and all the other campers in the legion. Though, she had actually never heard of someone being eaten by Lupa for not passing her judgement. Either she was a lot softer than she let on or she was one heck of a teacher. Either way, Lupa was obviously good at getting the kids to harden up enough. Felicity remembered her departure from the wolf house to Camp Jupiter she was jumpy and ready to strike at just about anyone who touched her. Never letting her guard down.

Felicity shrugged her shoulders. Part of the reason she was this far away was because she still had a warning in her gut about becoming puppy chow. If Felicity was ever to choose the way she could die becoming dog food would not be the first thing to come out of her mouth. But Robin seemed so relax and he had even said he was on business. This was all different from what Felicity was expecting. Why wasn't this Ken doll son of Venus worried about have dog slobber on his hair as he gets ground up into food for the wolves? And what kind of business could he be on? Buying the worlds biggest dog bone?

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notes: It's okay. I loved it ^_^

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What about now? It wasn't unusual for people to misjudge Lady Lupa, possibly because she brought it upon herself. She was extremely strict in all matters of warfare, and would leave you very jumpy upon leaving. It would save your life many times on that small journey from her house to the legion though. It seemed as though that little bit of land adventure dragged every creature for miles. Possibly because that was the easiest place to obtain the scent of a partially immortal child. Robin had his fair share of battles in that week or so it took him to get to camp. He had gotten perhaps a few hours of restless sleep here and there before arriving at camp. Even then it took in a while to feel safe again. He could remember the feelings of it all, though not the specific events of the time. For most of his life he had hues of feelings as reminders of what happened. People often call scent the biggest perception reminder, but for him it was emotion. “Yes, a bit of business. Normally going to pick up a child and bring them here to the Wolf House, or perhaps get their siblings from an orphanage that they might still be family in New Rome, demigod or not. Transferring any paperwork needed to Camp or Hope Orphanage in New Rome.” he stated calmly, with a touch of fondness in his voice. He loved children. It was his people skills, and Lady Lupa's complete lack there of, that lead him to such a job. Albeit sometimes dangerous. When was putting four demigods in a car not dangerous? It was a miracle he was still able to get insurance, and generally attributed it to Mercury himself. One of his favorite gods really. Business was never a problem with that god on your side. He gave a slight nod as the dark haired girl shrugged her shoulders. “It is understandable, I know there is a large number of people who found their time here rather unpleasant. Careful not to wrinkle your brow too much, you'll have lines.” he pointed to the place between his eyebrows with a smile, a fleck of sarcasm and good humored jest in his voice. “You look like you've got another question.” He could certainly pick up her emotions, always could. Though he was one to push people to admit to them, just a little bit. When people came to only one session it often became a fault, his way was his own favorite but required multiple sessions. Getting people to walk away and think for a little while and come back to talk to him. Sometimes coming back to talk was the biggest problem. People expected everything to be fixed the first time. Fortunately humans where not machines you could fix in an hour. Because they were much more complex, and each one required special attention and getting used to their limits, and how to converse well with them. If only he could get people to understand.