Hello, it's me
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet
To go over everything
They say that time's supposed to heal ya
But I ain't done much healing
Hello, Adele
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-Percy's POV-
Percy had never met his biological father. Ever. His father was a professional fisher and got lost at sea on a trip before he was even born.
Percy still thought about him though. He had seen pictures of his father, Poseidon, and knew he was basically a smaller, younger carbon copy. Raven black hair, eyes as green as the sea. They both also had a love for the sea.
Poseidon was on Percy's mind right now, in fact, as it always was on his birthday he thought of him the most.
10 years, 10 years missing, is what he had been saying to himself the day of his 10th birthday.
Although he wished he could have his father back, he was very thankful for the people who were still in his life. His mother, Sally Jackson and his best friend, Annabeth Chase.
Sally was the best mother Percy could ever ask for. She was a small woman, with short brown hair and warm hazel eyes. (A/N: I just made up Sally's appearance because I don't remember what she actually looks like) Sally loved Percy very much, and the feeling was mutual.
Annabeth. Annabeth was Percy's best friend since 2nd grade when she moved to New York from California. She had curly blonde hair, like a princess's, and eyes that were gray like an oncoming storm. Percy didn't know why they put up with each other. They just did, and that's why they were best friends.
"Percy," Sally called to her son, "For your birthday, would you like to go to the pool and celebrate? You can invite Annabeth if you would like".
"You had me at 'the pool'," Percy grinned "Can I borrow Your phone so I can call the Chases?"
"Of course, sweetie," Sally said while sliding the phone across the counter.
"Cool, thanks Mom."
"No problem," Sally smiled as Percy quickly dialed the number to the Chase home phone.
ring, ring, ring
A: Hello?
P: Hey Wise Girl wanna come to the pool for my birthday today?
A: Sure, Seaweed Brain. Just let me ask my dad first.
*distant talking* Hey dad can I go to the pool with Percy?
P: What did he say?
A: He said yes and that he will drive me there. See you in about twenty minutes Seaweed Brain.
P: See ya
*call disconnects*
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Percy got ready while he waited for Annabeth. He put on a pair of blue swim trunks with little fish on it and threw on a white shirt. While waiting for Annabeth he snacked on some blueberries when someone knocked on the door.
He opened the door to find Annabeth wearing a pink swimsuit with grey owls on it under a sleeveless cover-up dress. She was also holding a box covered in blue wrapping paper.
"What's in the box?" asked Percy, nodding towards what Annabeth was holding.
"For me to know, and you to find out." replied Annabeth.
"Oh hello dear!" called Sally from the kitchen.
Percy let Annabeth in and she set her stuff down, but the box remaining in her hands, and whispered something to Sally. She nodded and called percy over to join them.
"Well Percy, it looks like Annabeth got you a present for your birthday and wants you to open it before we go to the pool." Sally told her son.
"Yup." said Annabeth, popping the 'p' while passing over the mysterious box.
He took the box in his hands and began to unwrap it slowly while he looked up to see the looks of anticipation on both his mother's and best friend's faces. When he looked back down to the box it was completely bare, and gasped in surprise.
"Y-y-you got me a pair of Speedo Goggles?" he said in disbelief.
"Yeah and they are adjustable so when you get older you can still use them, if you don't break them." she said smiling.
He jumped up and hugged Annabeth with all his might, but quickly remembered his mother and pulled away, both of them blushing furiously.
"Thank you so much Annabeth" he said to the girl in front of him.
"You're welcome, Seaweed Brain." she said, chuckling.
They were broken out of their daze by another knock on their door. No one else was coming to the pool with them, so they all exchanged confused glances before Sally went to get the door. They heard a surprised gasp so they ran to the door to make sure his mother wasn't in any trouble.
What Percy and Annabeth saw shocked them both. They saw a man that looked exactly like the man his mother always called his father. They saw an older version of Percy, in bermuda shorts and a fishing shirt, holding a bag that looked weighed down towards the center. They saw Percy's father.
With an overjoyed expression, his mother jumped up and gave Poseidon a hug, and he hugged back. Percy pinched himself. This was real.
"Hello, Sally. I am sorry for my absence, I truly am. May I come in?" he questioned.
His mother nodded and he put her to the ground so she could lead him into the small apartment. Annabeth and Percy were still staring at him with wide eyes. This isn't real. It can't be. Can it?
Poseidon turned around to face Percy once they were all inside. He handed the bag to his son and and eyed him curiously.
"Well, you are going to turn out just like me, aren't ya?" he said proudly, though it still sounded like a question to Percy.
"I-I- guess?"
"Totally." His father told Percy.
He turned and saw Annabeth to Percy's left.
"And who might this young lady be?"
"This is my best friend Annabeth Chase." Percy responded proudly, proud that she was his Wise Girl.
Poseidon smiled and said he should probably his decade long absence, which he did.
"When I went on that trip, I knew something was wrong once we got off the docks in San Diego. (A/N: Just pretend they moved to NYC from san diego after he went missing and this is going to be exaggerating) I didn't say anything because I figured it wasn't that major if no one had noticed it yet, but boy, was I wrong. We got 310 miles offshore when everything went wrong. The captain had a heart attack first. All of a sudden he just died, but considering it was a boat full of fishermen, we knew how to drive it.
"We were trying to get back to shore but we ran out of gas. None left anywhere. So we did what anyone would do, and left the boat for the liferafts. When we got to shore two other men had died from dehydration. We went into town to find out where we were, and we were in Mexico.
"I went back to find you both in San Diego, but I couldn't. I went to where we used to live and the neighbors said you moved somewhere, but they didn't know where. So I have the past 10 years searching and here I am." Poseidon finished.
"So…. Are you guys still up for the pool?" He asked.
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They arrived to the pool when Poseidon got down on one knee.
"Sally, even after all these years I am still in love with you. Will you remarry me?" asked his father while he pulled out a black velvet box and opened it to show a diamond ring.
Sally covered her mouth and started crying tears of joy.
"Yes. Yes a million times." Sally responded.
They were soon broken out of their dazed mood by applause from where the pool was. People had noticed the proposal.
When they finally got to the gate they paid to get in, and Percy had the best birthday ever in his book.