A/N: AU but will still have some of the events from the books. I do not own Percy Jackson characters or any of the plot from the books. Please read and review! Let me know what you think!
Rolling with the Tide
"You're it! Come get me Sunspot!" I was running in and out of the waves. Every time Apollo would get close I would send a big wave to pass over him. He would be tumbled around while the Moon goddess would laugh at him. "No fair Percy! Why can't we play on the land?" Apollo pouted while rolling in the sand. "See so much better on the warm sand."
"You lost in the rock skipping contest. So I got to choose where we played today."
Apollo cocked his head up and sending me a lopsided thousand watt smile, "Yeah but Arty beat you."
At the mention of her name Artemis interjected in the conversation, "And I wanted to play in the water today!"
Her twin just rolled his eyes, "Sure you did. You're not even in the water."
She kicked the water she was standing in at Apollo, "Oh yeah. What do you call that then?"
He threw sand back at her, "I would say that is a puddle. Percy tell her to come in the water."
I splashed a little water at her, "Get in the water Moony. You will like it."
She sent a death glare at me. Her silver eyes cutting me to my nerves and I shivered. "I'll get in when I want."
Apollo sent me a secret look that I returned. I descended into the water and started pulling the water toward me. I could feel it building up into a wall of water. I could see Artemis on the other side start backing up toward the beach. Apollo was already running toward the wave. When I released it Apollo jumped right in and rolled with it. Artemis took off running but the wave still got her. She tumbled on the bottom of the sand. When she came up she was gasping with sand in her hair while Apollo and I were high fiving and laughing.
We stumbled over to her still laughing. "I know you wanted to stay on the land but did you really have to take all of it up in your hair?'
Apollo ruffled her Auburn curls and a crab fell out. That only made me laugh more. She pushed my head under water to silence my laughter. I just sent a burst of water onto her hair. When I came up her hair was draped in front of her eyes.
"That's it Percy! You're going to pay for that!" She started chasing me out into the water. She will never catch me here! I started showing off flipping in the water. When I looked back she was no where to be seen, just Apollo sunning himself on the beach. I heard a small whiny and then a battle cry from behind me, but it was too late. I was tackled in the water by the small moon goddess as she jumped from the Pegasus.
"Nice move Arty." It may have been my imagination but I thought I saw a small blush on her cheeks. She averted her eyes to where Apollo was laying. "Lets get him."
"Ambush?" I questioned.
"Of course. He still deserves pay back from his rhyming curse I had for a week."
We shared identical smirks. And with that I built up a wave bigger than I have ever made.
I was broken out of my trance by my father. "Do you remember that moment?"
I smiled, "Of course. It was just a year ago."
"Well Perseus, you're 10 now and it's time for you to begin your training."
My smile fell a little, "Training? For how long?"
"You and Triton will be training for many years. You have to control your powers over those tides you created."
"But will I be able to go to the land anymore?" I must have been pouting because dad just gave me a look to be strong.
"Don't worry about Artemis and Apollo. You will see them again someday."
He patted me and my twin on the shoulder, "Now come, you're first lesson is coming up."
He pointed up at the small canoe sailing in the ocean, getting dangerously close to a reef.
"Triton, do you see that voyager. He is asleep and will crash if he doesn't wake up. Now wake him."
I watched my twin swim to the surface. He tried rattling the canoe to wake him but the voyager just snuggled further into the canoe. Triton sent an arm of water into the canoe and drenched the voyager. He shot up in shock and then saw the breaking waves in front of him.
Poseidon looked at me now. "Now Perseus it is your turn. Guide the water so he will miss the reef."
I stared at the reef and began pulling the water in to make the waves higher. I kept pulling but it was only raising slightly. The voyager was paddling quickly but wouldn't miss it. I heard my dad's voice. "Don't look at what you're trying to miss. Just focus on what you're trying to do. Focus on that moment.
I felt the warmth on the sun and looked up at the moon and smiled. I felt the familiar tug in my gut. The voyager's canoe sailed over the top of the reef and narrowly missed the last fringe.
Dad smiled at us and lead us toward his throne room. "We are going to have a lot of training to do. But with time you both will be ready to take your throne and all the responsibilities that it comes with. Which leads me to the next part of training, addressing the public."
The doors opened to the room filled with the merpeople. The herald announced, "All rise for Poseidon and Amphitrite and their sons, Perseus and Triton." The merpeople all applauded and bowed. I have been royal my whole life but this is the first time Triton and I have been able to enter the throne room with them. When we reached the front, dad gave a brief speech announcing our training and the citizens of Atlantis each came up and gave their respects. Half way through I felt my thoughts drifting to other days with the archer twins. I was startled out of my thoughts when Triton nudged me to begin our exit.
"Well my boys, this is just your first day of training. This is the life you will be leading. The people that gave you praise, you are vowing to protect them with all of your being. We have one more visitor for today though."
He lead us into a room where he makes all of his battle strategies, but there were three women already waiting for us. They were looking at us expectantly as if they have been waiting for this moment for years.
Finally one of the women spoke, "We are the fates and we know your destiny. Sons of Poseidon and Amphitrite, it is time to grant you your title as new gods. Kneel before the God of the Sea and we will bestow your title upon you."
Triton was quick to kneel as our dad placed his hand on his head and said, "Triton, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, you will be the Messenger of the Sea. You will vow to keep all those traveling at sea safe."
He stood and gave an orderly nod before retreating. Poseidon then turned to me. I kneeled before him. He placed his hand on my head, "Perseus, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, you will be the god of the tides and storms."
God of the tides. I kind of like the sound of that.
