Dog Days

“Oh, I wasn’t aware that I owed you all my life secrets,” Percy scowled, helping Zoe along to reach what they were here for– and pointedly ignoring the firepit– and setting her down along one of the walls nearby.“We’re friends, are we not?” Zoe asked, feeling a bit better as she caught her breath, although she could feel a headache forming.“We’re a bit more than that, Zoe,” Percy responded as she walked over to the exhibit, and pulled the journal from its resting place. She hefted it in her hand, testing its weight, before letting it fall to her side.“Even more the reason to tell me than–”“Gods! Will you shut up?” she huffed, stomping around for a moment, no longer caring about how loud they were, “we’re only Soulmates when it’s fucking convenient for you! You don’t– you can’t just– fuck!”<~>Or; In which Delta and Zoe go searching for an important step to their mission, and things just jump off the rails.