~Chapter 2 : open arms~
Author’s note : there are some implications per se to future events! Have fun lovely readers
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“Come on sunshine!” Polties called out to you while you were picking up the weapon that Ares gifted you. It was the first ever gift you received. It had.. special abilities
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The two men were walking at the front while she was trailing behind them surveying their surroundings, tense and calculated. Trees and long bushes around them, it looks eery but that’s not what polties thought.
“You can relax, my friends” he stared “huh?” Odysseus looked at him confused same with y/n, polties swung his arms around their shoulders “I can tell you’re getting nervous, so do yourself a service and try to relax my friends!” Odysseus shrugged his arm off of him “I’m fine, polties” he replied and kept walking, polties grabbed your hand and went after him.
“Look at all we have been through! We will survive what we get into” he tried to ease their worries. He let go of your hand and went around Odysseus “I know your tired of the war and bloodshed” he continued with his attempt with concerned swimming in his eyes “tell me is this how we’re supposed to live?” He crossed his arms and sighed.
“Look at how you grip your sword,” he points at his hand- almost turning white from tight his grip is “why should we take when we could give ?” He continued looking at the both of you this time “you can show a person that you can trust them” he took Odysseus’ hand and jumped in a pond of water laughing while Odysseus yelped“give it a try it’s not that hard!” He turned to look at him excitedly like a puppy.
Y/n just sighed looking at them from afar grateful to not be thrown in the water with them “I’m telling you,” he pointed at the both of you as you neared the pond “this life is amazing when you greet it with open arms”he told them once again while you helped them get out of the water.
He continued to convince them all the way while Odysseus payed him attention you were listening half-heartedly the suddenly-!
“Welcome!” A bunch of.. fluffy things? were surrounding you three “stay back” Odysseus warned them pulling polties behind him and you got into stance beside your captain pulling your sword out “We’re only here for food” he continued carefully “Food” they repeated after him and got a bit close “stay back I’m warning you!” He warned them again while pointing his sword at them
But the fluffy things replied “food num num num” while some of them are squirming behind “if we don’t get back safely my men will turn this place into blazes” he had threatened in case they try something but “here you go!” .. they actually gave them fruit!
One of them approached you giving you some fruit, You lowered your sword but didn’t let your guard down. You took a look at the fruit examining it while polties was talking about this life and how to think positively.
You cut open the fruit and took a look inside it.
Huh.. the seeds are glowing and is if thinking the same thing “but look at the way this fruit is glowing and it’s filled with glowing seeds” Odysseus showed him “it took me a while to notice just what kind of fruit they eat” he looked at the fluff nuzzling you hands as you were petting it “it’s a lotus, it controls your mind and never lets you free” he handed back the fruit to the ‘lotus eaters’ now “that’s what we get with open arms…” he muttered
“Lotus eaters” polties started determined to prove his point “I would like to show my friends that kindness is brave,” he kneeled to get down to their level “could you tell me where there’s other food to eat?” He questioned “cave” “scary cave”
“A cave!” He said excited and got up “You're saying there's a cave where we could feast?” He asked to confirm and they nodded as you were still playing with the one in your hand before the others jumped in your arms..
“And where do we sail to find this food-filled cave?” He questioned “east” “that way” they told him “Thank you” he gave them a little pat.
“This life is amazing when you greet it with open arms..” he told him slowly turning his head to him just when the sunlight him in the right way.. it made him look ethereal
“I see in your face, there is so much guilt inside your hearts” he said as he had heard from the crew on what happened with the infant, Odysseus looked a bit upset? While you looked a bit uncomfortable
“So why not replace it and light up the world?”
“Greet the world with open arms” he told him and Odysseus repeated him with him “greet the world with open arms” you just looked at them with a small fond smile
“You can relax my friends”….
Aftermath :
“Can we keep some of them?” Polties asked while sitting and playing with the lotus eaters and you were nestled in them content and looked at him “N-no—— what-?” Odysseus looked at them confused “we were supposed to get food instead we learned when to get food. Now let’s go” he pulled the both of you up while the lotus eaters fell from over you “Awww come onnnn…” polties whined a bit “just look at how adorable they look” he looked at Odysseus pleading with him while you were still trying to grab one.
Odysseus just sighed and … picked the both of you and threw you over his shoulders?!
Polties yelled while you were freaking out internally “ODY!” Polties yelled at him while Odysseus just ignored him and continued to walk in the far distance you heard a soft laughter and your face reddened and just when you thought it couldn’t get worse you heard a deep laughter and you burned in your embarrassment hoping the ground would just split and swallow you whole…
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