A/N: okay, so here's an AU where instead of camps there are schools for demigods. At their respective ages, a demigod is sent a letter on their destined birthday explaining how their unknown parent is an Olympian god and that they have been admitted to Half-Blood Academy/New Rome Tech (depending on whether or not they are Greek or Roman). The different dorms are sorted by god, sub level gender for Greeks, and cohort, sub-level gender for Roman. This will be going between characters' point-of-views so I'll add whose POV it is for each chapter.
Now of course, I'm not writing this for the AU, I'm writing this to introduce a Solangelo specific Half-Blood Academy thing, which I suppose I could have just wrote right off the bat, but that's not how I roll. I tend to over-complicate things. I was all like 'Nope! Too late, committed myself to the intro idea, no going back!' So here goes something.
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Chapter 1
He Doesn't Feel Half-Immortal…
Percy Jackson's POV
Percy was enjoying his twelfth birthday party… until the magic letter blew through the window and landed in the punch.
He had been doing what he did every year: watching movies and playing board games with his mom and enjoying their time together. Ms. Jackson worked at a candy shop called Sweet on America so she could afford to keep her and her son afloat, but she always took the day off for Percy's birthday. She had recently divorced his step-dad, Smelly Gabe, though she never told him why exactly and he never bothered asking too much. As long as he was gone.
It was while they were laughing over some inside-jokes and munching blue birthday cake and blue punch that the fateful event took place. Percy had gotten up to refill his cup and was in the middle of it when a fresh ocean breeze blew through the window. It struck Percy as odd because in the middle of New York, you don't get much of that. In fact, you don't get that period. Then the envelope fluttered in on the breeze. Percy attempted to catch it, but it was too late. The paper was already floating in the punch. He muttered in frustration and removed the letter, drying it out as best he could before taking it over to his mom in the dining room. But when he showed her the blue-stained letter, she didn't seem at all surprised. She actually looked like she had expected it to come, like one might expect a long-awaited package to come in the mail. After a few minutes of insistence, Ms. Jackson finally convinced Percy to open it. He gingerly popped off the intricate wax seal, noticing what appeared to be a pitchfork-no, not a pitchfork, a trident-pressed into it, before sliding out the parchment. It was enveloped almost completely in a cloud of blue and Percy suspected it hadn't come that way. Since he was dyslexic, he had his mom read it aloud.
"Dear Perseus Jackson,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been admitted into Half-Blood Academy. This is where you will train to become a great hero alongside your fellow demigods. As of today you are officially claimed by Poseidon, god of the sea. For your insured protection, transportation will be sent to take you to the school. A pamphlet has been provided to explain any unanswered questions. You have already been officially transferred to the academy.
Good day,
~Headmaster Chiron"
Sally Jackson took a deep, giddy breath and gazed at her son with excitement. "Congratulations, Percy. You're a half-blood!"
A/N: okay, so I didn't want to stop there exactly, but it seemed like a pretty cliffhanger-y place to leave off and I absolutely love those! I must live up to the legacy of the Cliffhanger King, Rick Riordan.
Good luck and good exploring,
~Curious Pines