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She looked away too, glancing at her brother for some support. He shrugged. "I'm leaving in a few hours." She said. "Are you going to come to babysit me, or not? I'd like to know now before we argue about it when I need to go."
I don't have a good feeling about this, he thought, although he said nothing.
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"Well?"
"Y-yeah. I'd like to go."
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She nodded. "Okay." She turned to the pancakes. "Now, time to devour these bad boys!" She snatched up a few and put them on a plate, grabbing the syrup, butter, and sugar and putting them on the counter. She poured a bunch of syrup all over the poor pancakes.
He didn't feel hungry at this point, so he just leaned against the counter as she gathered her food.
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She and Zeus ate their food, then Zeus cleaned up his mess and started to head out.
Tess perked her head up. "And where are you going?"
"To say hello to Andromeda."
"Ooooo! Love is in the air!"
He snorted as he pulled open the door. "Not really, since I have a girlfriend back home." He shut the door before Tess could interrogate him.
Her eyes widened, then she stomped her foot in frustration. "Oh, you asshole!"
He snorted, rubbing his face.
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Tess finished, then dumped her plate in the sink. "Ready to go shopping?" she asked.
"Oh, shit, I forgot about that," he said. "Yeah, let's go."
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She chuckled and grabbed a card from her discarded wallet. "Great." She went out the door, holding it open for Runner.
"Aw, my knight in shining armor." He looked down at his bare feet as he walked. "I might need some shoes."
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"You'll get some." She closed the door and led him even farther into the city. It grew more crowded, and they sometimes had to dodge horse-drawn carriages. "Feel free to get whatever you want. Don't worry about the price."
"You think my mom would want to come, too?"
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"Shopping? Who knows. She's hardcore antisocial."
He tripped slightly, throwing his arms out to keep his balance. "How would I even contact her?"
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She immediately reached out to steady him. "We're almost at the shoe store. And I have no idea. She's a dark sorceress. She shows up whenever she wants. Spends most of her time in the Between, or whatever the hell it's called."
He looked at her. "You don't seem to like her all that much."
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"I'll tolerate her. She gives off creepy vibes, and it's hard to tell what her intentions are."
He frowned. What if she is trying to pull something?
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She looked over at Runner. "But hey, that's just me. She's your mother, so it might be different for you." Shit, I just made him feel bad.
"I'm just…confused. Being bred from two of the most evil people in the universe definitely doesn't mean a stable home life."
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"I wouldn't exactly classify her as evil, but she's definitely no saint." She sighed. "I'm sorry, I'm just making your life more miserable. Here, we're at the shoe store. You can stop walking around in your bare feet now."
He smiled, pushing his frustration into the back of his mind. "Yeah, that would help. I'm guessing you have a pair in mind for me?"
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She smiled. "Nope. I'm giving you free reign today." She pushed open the door and headed on in. "Just don't pick anything ugly and you'll be fine."
"I reiterate this constantly, but I lived in the streets. Anything with laces looked fine to me, as long as there weren't rats in it."
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"And I'll say it again as well–so did I." She headed towards the woman's section. "Come find me when you're done."
He rubbed his nose, watching her go for a moment before turning to the guys section. He randomly walked over to a random shoe and pulled it out. They were simple black sneakers with soft padding inside. They looked comfortable, so he shrugged and put them back into the box, walking over to the women's section with the box under one arm.
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(What if you brought that girl back in, while they're shopping?)
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She was eyeing a pair of sparkly silver stilettos. "That was fast."
