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Worked like magic

Percy was sitting in the stands waiting for Charlie to finish his hockey practice. It was the last week of May meaning that it was the last training before the summer holidays, but Charlie had insisted to go to the summer training as well. Percy was going to coach a summer swimming programme as well at the community swimming pool and he was pretty excited about it as he was taking an extended paternity leave from swimming since Lana was born.

“Did you see me? How I put the puck in the net?” He asked him excitedly as they were driving home. Sally with Theo and Lana as Lana was sick, and Theo didn’t like loud places such as the ice rink.

“You were incredible, bub. A true hockey star.” Percy encouraged him.

“You think?” Charlie said as Percy continued talking.

“I know so.” He stared at him from the rearview mirror. “And do you know why?”

“Why?”

“Because you’re having fun. And that’s what really matters. If you don’t have fun, then there is no point playing hockey. Or doing anything else in general. You should remember this.”

“I love Hockey. It’s the best sport ever. I don’t want to ever stop playing.” Charlie exclaimed which made Percy smile even more. Charlie stayed quiet for a second. “Do you miss swimming?”

He stared at his son’s direction lovingly, “I do, bub. But I can’t swim like I used to anymore. And it’s fine because I had a lot of fun all those years. And now I get to spend a lot of time with you, Zoe, Theo and Lana.”

“I think you’re still a good swimmer. The best in the whole world. And the best dad.”

Percy tried to not melt to what Charlie said. “Thanks, bub. I appreciate it.”

“I want to be like you when I’m older.” He exclaimed and Percy was a step away from actually crying. It meant the world to him that his son wanted to be like him, even though he wanted him to be better than him.

“You have a great future ahead of you, but don’t rush to get older.”

“Being 8 is very boring. I need more.”

“Believe me, one day you’ll be wishing you were 8 for a bit longer.”

“I don’t think so. I want to be old enough to play hockey all day and not do anything else.” Charlie exclaimed as they arrived at home. “I’m going to the backyard.” He rushed and left Percy on his own.

Percy put Charlie’s gear in the garage and took the groceries in the kitchen. Lana was sitting on the counter while Sally took a batch of cookies out of the oven. “Hey, how did it go?” Percy asked his mum as he kissed Lana who was preoccupied with the cookies next to her.

“She doesn’t have a fever and Theo is reading in the treehouse.” Sally told him as she closed the oven.

“Do you want to stay over for dinner?” Percy suggested.

“Yes, Nana. Stay for dinner.” Lana agreed with him and nodded her head excitedly.

“Estelle is going crazy with graduation and everything, so I have to go home. But I’ll see you all on Sunday. You’re still coming, right?” She verified their traditional Sunday dinner.

“Of course, mum. What else could we do?”

“But Sunday is too far away.” Lana complained and crossed her arms. Percy found it very funny as Lana spent her afternoons with Sally while Percy dealt with Charlie’s and Zoe’s practises.

“It’s only a whole day away. I’ll come around more often now that you don’t have school. I promise. Now, I need to leave before Estelle goes ballistic.” Sally kissed him and Lana and left. Percy decided that it would be a good time to start cooking.

"You got this! Just push it in.” Percy heard Charlie saying to - he was guessing- Theo. He decided to check on his sons as he was in the kitchen cooking lunch for the past hour, and he was curious what they were up to.

He went outside where he knew very well that Charlie was. After his interest in hockey became a lot bigger, he asked for a goal so he could practise even when he wasn’t on the ice. His uncle Bobby hooked him up real nice with a goal, inlineρs and more gear to practise with.

Charlie was holding his stick and shot the puck straight in the net. “Do you want to try?” he asked his younger brother.

Theo still had difficulties getting out of the house and spending time with other people and sometimes even Charlie who had too much energy for Theo’s liking. But that day was an exception as he had joined his older brother to play hockey. He was holding Charlie’s old stick and even though he was a bit hesitant he shot the puck in the goal as well. “See, I knew you could do it. Do you want to try again?”

“Yes.” Theo did it again, with Charlie hyping him up. Percy was still unnoticed by his kids, and he continued watching them from a distance. Theo hit the puck again and Charlie started cheering him again.

"I didn't expect you to be this good. You've got some serious skills." Charlie encouraged him.

“Really?” He asked in return.

“Yes, really.”

Theo didn’t react at Charlie’s comment, but Percy knew that it meant a lot to him. Zoe and Charlie were twins, and they were 10 steps ahead from Theo because of their age difference. That meant that Theo had to try harder if he wanted to keep up with them which was difficult considering his siblings were social butterflies he was quieter and more contained. So, Charlie giving him that kind of support and attention gave Theo the validation he needed to continue.

“Lunch is ready. Do you want to come inside?” Percy announced.

“Yes, I’m starved.” Charlie exaggerated which caused Percy to grin.

“Then, good thing I’m feeding you.”

“Obviously. Where is Zoe?”

“She’s with Bianca.”

“Why?” His son replied like Percy had told him Zoe had gone to space.

“Because they are friends. Do you want Colin to come over tomorrow?”

“Can he?”

“Definitely. I’ll call his mum after we eat.”

“Score.” Charlie sat down at the table with Theo next to him. Lana had just woken up from her nap as she was a bit sick and slept the entire morning. Percy put her in her high chair. “Are you feeling better, Lana?” Charlie asked his sister. Lana just nodded in disagreement. “Do you want to watch Wall-E after we eat?”

“Can we watch Ariel?” She asked him.

“Whatever you want.”

Percy served them their lunch and sat down to eat with them. Charlie was narrating to Lana his entire hockey practise while she nodded excitedly like she understood everything he told her. But what surprised him the most was Theo, who after his brother stopped talking, decided to ask him something. “Charlie? Can we play hockey again? But with roller skates.”

He swore that he had never seen Charlie light up so much in his life. “Obviously. Whenever you want.”

“Really?”

“And you can come with me and play hockey.” Charlie said filled with excitement.

“But I don’t know how to skate.” Theo almost whispered like he was embarrassed.

“I’ll teach you. It’s just like roller blades. We’re going to have so much fun.”

Annabeth didn’t come home until 8 pm as they had a million things to get done before the end of the week. There was nothing she wanted more than to sit down and relax and not do anything else for the rest of the day. “I’m home.” She announced her presence as she realised that there was an odd silence inside her bustling with noise house.

She left her things at the entrance and made her way to the kitchen. She was shocked to find all the chairs in the middle of the room, with blankets, pillows and the sofa cushions all over the place. “What is this?" She asked wondering what explanation her family would give to her.

She expected Charlie or Zoe to explain her, but Percy popped out of the opening and smiled at her. “It's a fort."

"Okay? Why have you built a fort in my kitchen?" She asked again waiting for a better explanation.

"We have to protect ourselves from the monsters out there, honey.” By we, she was sure Percy meant him and the kids. He did stuff like that all the time. Going down to their level and playing all day with them. “You're in the risk area right now, by the way." He kissed her before going back inside the fort.

“Hey! You’re leaving me out here with the monsters?” She decided to play along.

“Mama, no!” Her tiniest blonde monster shouted as she ran at her direction. Annabeth caught her and lifted her of the ground and gave her a big kiss.

“You came out here to save me, bug?”

“I did, Mama. Can we please go inside now?” She pleaded and Annabeth couldn’t deny her anything. As she entered the fort, she couldn’t deny that they had done an incredible job as there was no chance it was going to collapse on top of them. Zoe and Theo were watching something on Percy’s iPad and Lana ran up to Charlie who resumed playing the ‘Little Mermaid’ for her.

Annabeth’s heart melted to the sight of her 3-year-old daughter hugging her 8-year-old brother while they watched the movie. Lana most of the times liked being the baby of her family. That meant she had 3 older siblings looking after her and treating her like a princess. Well, Charlie and Theo loved her to death, but Zoe enjoyed tormenting her and making her believe absurd things like every big sister did. She like talking to Theo as they were closer to age, and Theo didn’t mind her playing in his room while he did his own thing.

But Annabeth could tell that Lana loved her big brother more than anyone else in the whole wide world. Surprisingly, Charlie was the calmest out of the siblings and the most affectionate. He never pushed her away which to the eyes of tiny Lana made him the greatest person that ever stepped on planet earth. Even at that moment where Lana was a bit under the weather, Charlie was the one watching her favourite movie even though it was his least favourite sea related movie. They stayed inside the fort until the four of them were fast asleep. After they were tucked inside their beds and sleeping their heads away, Annabeth took a shower and went to bed. “Charlie talked Theo into learning how to skate.” Percy told her.

“Only Charlie could manage something like that. I’m glad Theo will give it a shot. He might like it.”

“They had a lot of fun this afternoon. Charlie was teaching him how to shoot.”

“I’m happy they spent some time together. Sometimes I’m worried about him.”

“I know, hon. But I’m sure he’ll be fine. He is fighter. He won’t give up.”

“But still. I love him so much, but he’s going to 1st grade this year. He’ll have to do things he hate, and I don’t know how he’ll react.”

“He’ll have to adjust to the new events. Don’t worry about him, he’s got the best parts of both of us.”

That seemed to reassure Annabeth a bit. “So, tell me more. What did they do after Charlie’s practise?”

“They were shooting pucks for nearly an hour. Then, Charlie skated around for a bit and then they ate. After Lana woke up from her late nap we ate and when Zoe came home they built the fort.”

“I wish I had that kind of energy. Run around and do a billion things before the sun sets.”

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Can you write a scene with Theo and Bianca??? Like when they talk about bianca's depression??????

There'll be happiness after me, but there was happiness because of me

Theo was the quietest, most reserved and introverted out of his siblings. He didn’t have a problem being holed up in his bedroom all day and he wasn’t attached with people the way his siblings were. He only hang out with a few people who peaked his interest and made it worth it for him to let them in his mind that was honestly a labyrinth. He’s been this way since he was a little kid, he felt everything was going so fast for him, but in order for the others to keep up with him his reality looked like watching paint dry on a wall. And he hated every single part of it. He disliked how everything had to be so complicated for him and even the tiniest social encounters were a gordian knot waiting to be untied only to realise that it was impossible.

Throughout his life, only a few people had proved themselves worthy to be a part of his life. Charlie was the first person that made him realise that he was enough and helped him get out of his bubble by encouraging him to play hockey with him. Zoe shared his passion for Maths and Physics, and she was the only person around his age that could understand his rambling and absurd theories. Lana was his little sister and in a world where Zoe and Charlie always were a team, she was always on his team. She didn’t get his way of thinking, but he knew that he could count on her.

Ryder became his best friend by accident. It was a consequence of their families being so close even before the two were born and their sisters being best friends. He liked that Ryder never pressured him to talk and despite the two of them being polar opposites they kept hanging out. Ryder was one of the most social people he knew, yet extremely picky with the people he chose close to him and unbothered by anyone’s comments. Theo wished he could be like that as well. Although Ryder could easily be passed as a brainless jock, he was really smart to the point Theo knew he wouldn’t get judged for his nerdy interests.

But the person who really made a difference in Theo’s life since he could remember himself was Bianca. She spent an ungodly amount of time in his house growing up and her impact on him was evident. She was the first member of the Shakespeare Brigade and the first person he talked to about books. He was always reading a few grades ahead of him, but Bianca was the same way. She had such a nice and cool nature; she was so caring and warm and welcome that although he couldn’t feel affection for anyone, he knew that she was a person he felt comfortable around. She was an observer just like him. Not a single detail could escape her and with immense knowledge came unbearable pressure. Theo wasn’t the best reader of emotions, but he could tell when Bianca started sinking in her own emotions and surrendering to the demons that lived inside her head.

He first noticed she wasn’t eating or was fake eating her dinner. Then, she stopped showing up to parties, started cancelling her plans with Zoe and started disappearing. If you didn’t know her, you would think that her behaviour was normal for a top student that spent hours studying. But Theo could read her signs better than that. He couldn’t ask Ryder was going on as it wasn’t a subject he could easily discuss. He also didn’t want to talk to his parents as they probably didn’t know how important his friendship with Bianca was. Zoe was going to take her side and that left him Charlie who wasn’t the best at noticing changes on someone. But he couldn’t just do nothing and wait.

“Do you think Bianca is acting a bit strange?” Theo asked his brother as he was driving them home after practise.

“What? No, she’s just studying a lot at the moment.” Charlie replied just like he expected.

“I don’t think it’s that. You can’t tell me that you don’t see it. She is drifting away.” Theo argued.

“She’s Bianca. She is always working too much and stressing for things out of her control. Don’t worry about her.”

“No, this is different.” He insisted. He hated being dismissed especially when he knew that he was right.

“How is it different? Every year it’s the same thing. She starts studying a lot more. Then she joins one or two extra clubs and disappears every day. In a few weeks, she will be as good as new.” Charlie comforted him. Truth be told he had never met a person who challenged themselves more than Bianca, but still her behaviour wasn’t adding up.

“It’s not the same. She is hiding from everyone. She thinks that if she is busy, everything will go away. There is no way you aren’t the slightest worried.” He turned to Charlie for a bit of sympathy.

“I honestly don’t know. It’s not something out of line for Bianca. Maybe she heard the Harvard Statistics, freaked out and she tried to make her 3.9999 GPA better.” Charlie looked away from him.

“That’s exactly what I’m talking about. She is barely talking to you and Zoe. All she does is study and disappear from planet earth. Even when she is here, she isn’t. I am worried about her.”

“Why are you even worried? You don’t talk to her. The only time you see her around is when she’s with Zoe at home and even then you can’t even face her.” Charlie said.

It hurt Theo knowing how shallow he seemed to his brother. He wanted to believe that he knew him better than that. But even the best adventures couldn’t decipher the mystery that he was. “There’s more to me than what you think.”

“If you are so concerned about her, go talk to her. I don’t think she’s acting stranger than usual, so I can’t ask her about it.”

“Fine,” Theo replied and remained silent for the remainder of the drive.

How was he even supposed to go talk to Bianca? Most days he was embarrassed to even talk to Charlie and Zoe, and they were his siblings. He was terrified of talking to Bianca, but he knew he had to ask her before it was too late.

He was studying on the kitchen table when Zoe stepped inside with a leash in one hand and her Pomeranian on the other. “Here is my favourite brother.” She said as she waited for Theo’s reaction.

“Charlie left half an hour ago. He has extra practise.”

“You’re very funny, has anyone ever told you?”

“I can’t detect sarcasm, Zoe.” He confessed.

“But you’re doing an excellent job using it.”

“What do you want?”

“Can you take Lily for a walk?” Theo groaned, “I was going to do it myself, but I have to go to an urgent team meeting. Can you do this for me?”

Theo sighed as he knew Zoe handled Lily fine by herself. “Fine, I’ll do it. Go to your meeting.”

Zoe hugged him, which made him stiffen as he wasn’t the best with physical contact. “Sorry, I forgot.”

“It’s fine. No worries.”

Theo put his headphones on as he entered the park. Lily just like her owner had a lot of excess energy which she had to take off by playing and running around. Theo didn’t take her on walks often as Zoe had her set, but there were days when he would take her with him. He sat on a bench that was far away from everyone else in the dog park as he wanted to avoid any small talk with strangers. He pulled his copy of Henry VI from his pocket and started reading where he was left.

“My thoughts are whirled like a potter’s wheel: I know not where I am, nor what I do.” He heard someone say and as he lifted his head he noticed Bianca was there, probably taking her dog for a walk at the park as well. “Can I sit here?”

“S-Sure. Yes, no problem.” Theo stuttered as Bianca sat next to him.

“Are you alright?” Theo asked her. “Not ‘fine’. Is there something more serious going on with you? Because I think you aren’t fine and don’t want anyone to think that you are anything from perfect so you end up holing up and avoid confrontation with everyone because you want to be the person everyone can count on and not the person people need to take care off.” Theo rumbled and then realised how he probably messed everything up. Bianca was speechless, which even Theo could understand that wasn’t a good sign. “I know that I might be stepping a line, but I’m worried about you. You haven’t been yourself lately.”

Bianca swallowed hard and sighed. “You’re the first person to ask me that.” Theo didn’t know what to reply. “I am not doing well.”

“What’s wrong? I am not going to tell anyone. I promise.” He swore.

“I have clinical depression. I got diagnosed a month ago, but I didn’t want to worry anyone. You know how protective Zoe is of me and I didn’t want her to use her energy on me.” Bianca confessed. She was fidgeting with her thumb ring, “God, this is embarrassing.”

“No, it isn’t embarrassing. It’s human. You can’t be strong for this long.” Theo noticed a strange fog in Bianca’s piercing blue eyes.

“You are the only one who is going to find out. I haven’t told to anyone, and I don’t plan to. Maybe Zoe will find out as she is already a bit suspicious of me. I have depression. Not like we say it as a joke. Depression as in there is something wrong with me. Combined with my clinical anxiety, OCD, ADHD, lethargy and panic attacks it’s a real party.”

Theo didn’t know how to reply to her. He wasn’t good with handling other people’s emotions. “There isn’t something wrong with you. Depression isn’t a sign of weakness.”

“I am not feeling so bad when I’m doing something. Especially when I study for school. That��s why I’m studying and working so much. Is either that or being lethargic.” She explained. “Everything is so hard nowadays.”

“You look like you need someone to talk to.” Theo said.

Bianca just moved her head in surrender. He couldn’t miss the tears she wiped with the sleeve of her sweatshirt. “How did you even notice? I thought I was doing a good job.”

“You aren’t acting like yourself. You are rarely in the house anymore and Zoe misses you. And you don’t eat anything. Maybe the rest aren’t observing enough, but I notice everything, B. And I care enough about you to make this really awkward conversation.”

“You care about me?” Bianca asked him.

“You are one of the people I tolerate, and the list is terribly small as it is. I don’t want anything bad to happen to you. I know how much you mean for everyone, and you are stronger than what you think. I may be dense, but I am not ignorant.” He confessed.

Bianca’s mouth formed a small smile. “You are everything, but ignorant, Theo. Thanks for looking after me.”

“Are you going to be alright?”

“Maybe. I don’t know yet.” She replied. “I am trying my best, but it isn’t enough.”

“You have to give yourself permission to relax. You can’t carry all the weight all at once.”

“I do. That’s the problem. I don’t have time to sit down and relax. I have to get better as soon as possible, or I’ll start missing things. I can’t fall behind right now.”

Theo only then understood how horrible Bianca was feeling. She was suffocating under the immense pressure she put herself under. And he couldn’t help her out as much as she needed. He couldn’t be her person, but he couldn’t tell anyone else as her trust was more important. “You are doing so much for everyone. You need to take some time to yourself. You think that the worse thing that can happen at the moment is you falling behind, but it isn’t. The worst thing will be to lose you. And if you continue not forgiving yourself for being human, it’s going to be even worse. Not only for you, but and for everyone else involved.” Theo confessed.

“Can I count on you to not say anything?”

“Of course. I am not telling anyone. I swear. You can talk to me as much as you want. It’s not like anyone expects you talking to me.” He chuckled. “I don’t want you to think that you don’t have anyone to talk to.”

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