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Neptune did not like this situation at all. The small toddler had wrapped herself around his leg and had refused to let go. Though if he were to be honest, she had just been through a rather rough situation and Neptune had simply been at the right place at the right time. The small child sniffled in his arms, her head buried into his neck. Her eyes were red from crying and she had a large goose egg on her head with a bunch of bruises on her face. The mother had been so distraught, traumatized by something, it drove her to try to end the life of her and her child by driving off the end of a pier in Los Angeles. While he could not save the mother, he was able to save the child. The child was scared and understandably so. He had taken to attempting to console her for the next fourty minutes while they sat on the beach. So what if he lied to mortal authorities, the child was a demi-god. Of whose he did not know. But she ended up in danger and in his own domain so he felt the need to step in and do something.

Sure he could have just poofed into New Rome, but there were other things he needed to do first. Things that he needed to make sure happened. She tightly hugged his neck, the stuffed Nemo fish under one of her arms while she had a little Mermaid backpack of things she owned. There were people here in new rome that could take care of her, as much as he wished for the small child to be under his own protection, he couldn't do that. She had to grow up as much as she could around those that were like her. But in case she ever needed him, he left her with a special coral necklace to remind her that he would always watch over her. But he walked through New Rome, picking up a few things that she could call her own, and then turned to the orphanage. The woman who greeted him, a matronly woman who was a daughter of Apollo, took the child and the massive amount of bags of clothes and toys that he had purchased for her. When the woman thanked him, calling him Lord Neptune, the small child scrunched her nose up at him. "I thought your name was Steve Rogers?" She asked him in an accusingly cute voice. "That's my name when I'm not being the king of the seas." He said winking at her. The toddler whined a little as he dropped her off, but when he was done he made it clear he would be checking up on her every so often. Just to make sure.

It was times like these that Neptune really missed his own children and legacies. Clare, Mikayla, Ronan, Julia, all of them he missed like crazy. So as he wandered the streets of New Rome, he watched the other families that had been there. He wasn't quite sure what to do about Ronan. He made his way through camp, thinking about it as he then came through the tunnel. There must have been a change in the guard as he only spotted one camper. Or the other one was late or didn't bother to show up. So Neptune leaned against the wall, watching traffic go by with the silent legionair that hadn't even seemed to acknowledge his presence.

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Notes: Gods' chat!! XD

Even the god of the Sun had to take some free time, some time off to relax and remember why he was doing all the hard work that he did. So he just went to Kansas, there he saw how the agriculture there was going and he was glad to see that America would have good harvest that year, he knew because the seeding had been perfect. Ha had even helped an old farmer with his farm, and also sent a good far legacy of him to find a nice fair job with that old man. It was the best he could do without breaking any laws.

Then he went to visit New Rome, he had picked some fresh seeds for one of his legacies in the city. She had a greenhouse of organic food. legacy of him and daughter of Ceres. Well, that was a nice combination. He delicered the seeds and then went to check on his other multiple children, Jason, August, Yesamina. His legacies were also very important to him, like Liam, Tessa, Lilith. He had loved each of them and had tried without breaking Zeus' laws to help and guide them.

When he went to visit one of his daughters in the orphanage, she told him about a new girl. apollo recognized a beautiful necklace on her neck and asked his daughter about it. She told him that Neptune himself saved that girl. Apollo thanked her and then left the place. He walked down the vias until he saw a known figure by the tunnel. gods could recognize the bright aura of other gods, so he knew it was his uncle Neptune. He didn't want to distract the guard by the tunnel so he walked there as a god would, the guard never noticed him there either.

"That was nice, what you did for the little girl." he said and leaned in front of Neptune, against the other wall of the tunnel.

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NEptune believed he was doing the right thing, that the little girl was going to thrive here in New Rome. He wanted to deeply believe that it was possible. Not that he didn't believe in the Matron's abilities, but he wanted her to live, to thrive, to have a wonderful childhood that despite everything that happened, she would be a happy and healthy little girl. The thought made his head hurt as he pinched the bridge of his nose as he leaned against the wall. Watching the cars zooming by provided another distraction for him. Neptune was half tempted to go back to the orphanage and take the girl in himself. But he couldn't even be there for his own children since Jupiter had taken that privilege away and only just recently given it back to him.

Was he doing the right thing? Keeping a distance from Ronan and being more in the lives of his girls than his, was that the best thing to do? Did Ronan really need him in his life? His little girls did, they needed him more than Ronan. Neptune felt the bright and sunny Aura of his nephew. Smiling sadly, he glanced over at the god of the sun. "Am I doing the right thing? I know your daughter will take care of her, but I feel bad leaving her there with no explanation." Sure the child was only two and a half, but kids were smarter these days than most adults would give them credit for. They knew things. "Am I doing the right thing with everything? With Ronan and Julia, is it right that I hate that little shrimp that married my Clare? Will Mika be alright with Erich?" Shaking his head, Neptuned slumped his shoulders.

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Notes: XD <3

Apollo watched the cars, how naive were mortals, they had a complete military camp just a couple of miles away from them, it was there, they would only need to close their eyes and walk without trusting their senses and they would find the tunnel. But no, thatnk the Mist they couldn't do that, they lived their happy naive lives going and comming, thinking that their lives were something granted and that they didn't have to thank for that life to anyone. Well they do, they had to thank the gods, and also those legionaries behind that tunnel, because they had saved their lives already too many times.

He was brought back from his weird thought by Neptune's voice. He seemed to be worried and more, but why? Well all Gods had their share of bad parenthood, but Neptune had always tried to be a good parent for them, even in the distance. "My giel will do fine, she... can't have babies of her own, so she loves each of those kids as hers, the girl will be fine and my girl will tell her about you, stories of the god of the seas and how he bravely saved her and brought her to safety inside the camp." He smiled at Neptune, weird how he being the medic god, his children always had some kind of medical problem and he wasn't allowed to fix it.

Then Neptune spoke about his own offspring and Apollo chuckled at the mention of Jason. "Hey, watch out uncle... that little shrimp is my boy." but he smiled and then nodded at Neptune, if someone married Mina or Tessa or Lilith or the little Kate, he wouldn't think the guy is enough for them. "I think you are doing fine, as fine as all of the gods can. Jupiter made it easier for all of us just lately, all of us need to connect again with our kin. Now... I do think you need to spend more time with your Legacies. one never know if their parents had been around enough, or if they are guiding them well. Look at Ronan, Vulcan is never around, he is lonely, and only recently is opening up, thanks to Tessa, thanks To that Khione girl. to his sister Nova. But I think he also need the fatherly touch... Vulcan won't give it to him, why not you? Or Julia... she is dating my boy August, but she is also so confused and Discordia isn't helping her at all."

He sighed and chuckled again as the sun was brighter for the camp. "We need to connect again and enjoy the time we have with them. because being mortal... we won't have them a lot of time around, you know?" smiled at Neptune with a friendly and even brotherly smile.

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Neptune frowned and his brow furrowed. Letting out a long and rather arduous sigh, Neptune leaned against the wall as he gently placed the temple of his forehead against the rough bricks. He was watching the cars, but not really seeing them. Each was a blurr that whizzed by without another glance to the two deities nor any notice towards the camp behind them. Crossing the arms across his chest, he let out another slight grumble as he reached behind his head and rubbed the back of it with a good bit of frustration. There was so much that was running through his mind at the time. Sometimes being a god made him immune to things that would otherwise stunt his understanding of the mortal world around him.

"I don't doubt your daughter will take amazing care of her. So many of the children there are so happy. So well adjusted. She's done an amazing job." Neptune said with a faint smile. He was worried about the little girl. He worried about how she would adjust to the life here at New Rome. Though the Vulcan Children had built an amazing orphanage with countless rooms that was enough for the children that had lost their parents had a room of their own, something that many believed gave them a sense of security, they had their own toys, he knew that Ronan saw to that when he wasn't too busy. Neptune was quite impressed with the orphanage and he knew he was doing the right thing for the little girl.

Neptune gave a snort mixed with laughter as Apollo took an affront to the fact that he didn't like Jason. That the boy was Apollo's son. "Really though, think about it sunshine, are any boys going to be good enough for your girls?" He said with a bit of a smirk. "Jupiter...." Neptune muttered as his brow furrowed, the name of his brother was just not sitting well on his tongue. Jupiter had been such an idiot for so long and so paranoid, Neptune had no desire to take over Olympus and thought his brothers delusional grandeur was a bit much. Even Pluto had become more tolerable than Jupiter had. "Spend some time with Ronan, I just might. And I'll make time for Julia, she deserves it, even if she has bad taste in guys." He said with a slight laugh, elbowing his nephew in the side.

"I just don't want to loose them, aren't you afraid that one day they'll be gone?" Neptune wasn't speaking in the physical sense, his biggest fear was that he would forget his children, his grandchildren. He didn't want that.

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Apollo looked at neptune and noticed how worried he was, he really had the aura of an old man, not because it was weak, but because it was elderly, wise and deep. Apollo looked into his uncle's eyes. He wasn't worried only for how the girl he brought into the orphanage would be dealing the life of a demigod in the City or even more threatening a life of a legionary in Camp for ten years of her young life, at least. His pain and worries came from a place in his mind and heart deeper than the place where the girl was.

"No... no man would be good for my girls. So as even when I've checked on Gunnar and on Ethan, and Zane... They are amazing men... but still not enough for my girls... " smiled at him and then looked at the cars again, so close yet so far. He smiled as a woman was telling her mother, by phone, she was going to get married. And then in other car a teen singing the top of his lungs some rock music song. but then Neptune asked about his feelings. He sighed deeply and closed his eyes and then turned his head slowly at her Neptune was standing.

"Of course I'm scared of that." then he opened his eyes and looked directly at his uncle. "Every single day I try to bring their faces, the sound of their voices... I know some would say that it's a crazy action, but I don't want their memories to slip away from my mind. Each one of them was precious, each one of them is and will be." changed the stance and continued. "But if you really mean to, you won't forget them, not one of them."

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Sometimes situations were just crappy, but Apollo might have been a ball of hot gas (Diana's words not his), Neptune believed deeply taht Apollo had more to him than he let on. But he was a charming kid, and Neptune would always believe that Apollo was a kid, he would always see him that way no matter how old he was or how old Apollo got. There were many things that Neptune trusted Apollo with, but not with the hearts of his girls. He wanted to protect them, but also he really believed that there was nothing that Jason could do to prove to him otherwise. He didn't know what that girl saw in that idiot boy, but if he made her happy then he would be happy but needless to say, if that boy had ever thought about breaking Clare's heart, he would turn Jason into a starfish and throw him in the desert.

"Then you know as a father what I'm feeling. Even if Jason is a model citizen, he will never be good enough for my girl and frankly...." Neptune's voice trailed off as he furrowed his brow. "I don't know what your relationship is with him, but some of his decisions have me worried. His emotional state..." Again his voice trailed off, leaving Apollo to think about whatever he wanted in regards to Jason. Neptune wasn't stupid, he knew what people were saying about him and the decisions he made after the war. There were many people that probably asked Apollo to look out for jason, he knew he had heard Ronan's prayers for Jason.

"I feel guilty at times, I can see their faces and hear their names in my ears but sometimes specifics have faded. Do you remember my son? The one that had his way with the daughter of Mars? The son that Mars killed? I can't even remember what he looked like no matter how hard I try. There was a lot of shame but at the same time, he was still my son. How could I not hate Mars for what he did?" Neptune shook his head. "But I don't expect you to love everything that Jason did or will do, but maybe he'll listen to you better than heeding my own warning." Neptune kicked at a can that had been thrown from a window of a passing car. "I hate this." he stated bitterly.