Life sucks, Percy Jackson knew this all too well. While being a Demigod he knew he would have an even tougher life than usual. I mean sure, he had some trouble fighting monsters and things like that but never really anything he couldn't deal with himself. That's how he survived on his own. He was all alone and he knew this. he was also a fugitive. Especially considering he made sure Gabe Ugliano "fell" from a balcony after beating his mother to death with his hands. He had held her in his arms after Gabe had stabbed her with a broken beer bottle and watched the life slip from her body. He had hoped she would go to Elysium. She deserved it after all, she raised him by herself.

But that was all in the past. That was three years ago, when Percy was 13. Now, 16 going on 17 in a few more weeks, he had versed himself well in the many arts of Greek Warfare. He was an expert sword fighter, he could hit a rabbit with an arrow dead in the eye from 50 feet away and he even knew a little magic. But being unclaimed by his godly parent, he didn't know which kind of godly powers he would have to work on, so he studied them all. He had taken a particular liking to those of the big 3. He thought that animating the dead would be quite interesting. But control of lightning or the oceans wouldn't be too shabby either.

This is where we find our young hero now, reflecting upon himself and his past in a lake in the middle of a forest. He came back to himself and rose to his feet. He was on his way to visit the goddess Khione. She had built her palace somewhere on a small island in the Bering Strait. he would have to swim to find her there but it was well worth the journey. He was going to meet with her and attempt to study and learn more about the powers she and her children possessed. He was also interested in her ties to Poseidon and he only hoped his long journey hadn't been for nothing. He had been walking and hitchhiking for weeks now and he was somewhere in the Northwest Territories of Canada.

*Two Weeks Later*

Percy was dreaming, he was sure of it. Partially because he was with his parents and partially because he was warm. He was standing on a beach with his mother and father behind him. He couldn't see his father's face though because it was blocked out by the sun whenever he looked back. He had his back turned to the water and the sun was going down behind him. that meant he was on the west coast. But of where? It was somewhere he had never been before and he wanted to stay there forever basking in the sunlight. Then his attention returned to the scene before him and he saw a gorgeous man walking towards him on the beach. He knew from the grace of this slender man's movement he must be a divine being. As the god got closer, Percy could make out his features. He had short, spiky, black hair and semi-dark skin.

As he finally got to Percy, he spoke with the voice of an angel "Perseus Jackson, I am Eros" Percy tried to control his face and hide his surprised reaction from the young immortal. "So why are you visiting me in my dream?" Percy questioned because he knew gods only appeared in dreams for good reasons. "To tell you your future. To tell you that you will fall in love and be happy and your parents will be OK with your decisions" He continued "Perseus Jackson. Percy, I have come to tell you that in the next few months of your life you will find the answers to all of your questions" He finished with a grin on his face. "But how?" was all Percy could manage to say. "You'll see" Eros said before clapping his hands and waking Percy from his dream.

Percy sat up with a start and immediately began gathering his things and went to seek advice from Lady Khione. He rushed all through the castle of ice and found her in the library. "Lady Khione I must ask something of you." "Ah but Percy, what more questions have you after all of the ones you already asked me?" Came the wise and soft voice. "Eros visited me in a dream last night and..." Percy explained the dream to Khione and when he was finished he looked to her for judgement. "Well I doubt he is wrong. But know one thing Percy, Eros is the god of sexuality and homosexual relationships." Percy's jaw dropped. "But I'm not gay" Khione looked up at him from the book in her hands. "But are you completely opposed to the idea?" she said with a wink and returned to her reading. "Well...not really" he began only to be cut off by a loud and fruitful laugh from the goddess in front of him. "Then go Percy! Find the boy Eros told you about and fall in love. This is why you came here in the first place. Not to learn from me, but for Eros to deliver this message. I wish you luck and, when you find him, for you to have a great and prosperous relationship with this boy." Lady Khione said walking over to him. She embraced him and held him at arms length as he spoke "I will leave but only with your blessing to get me through the rough weather" He told her as he looked to the blizzard outside.

"I will have my servants give you a ride to Anchorage and from there, you should be able to take a boat to Seattle or Los Angeles" she looked to him, tears in her eyes "I've always been jealous of the love gods. I enjoy making people happy" she told him while walking to a chest in a far corner of the room. she returned to him and gave him a package "Here, this is for you. It has human money and drachmas alike in here along with several days worth of food and a very special weapon in here for you" she handed him the package and kept going "I crafted that sword from the sharp edges of the winter winds and have been seeking a purpose for it for a very long time now and I want you to have it. After all, you are the only mortal to ever give me any attention as a goddess considering the ancient Greeks had little snow." He smiled at her and happily accepted the package. "Goodbye Lady Khione" he said with a smile. "Farewell Perseus Jackson and remember that the sword i have given you was made from the sharp winds and has some very special abilities that will give you much aid on your journeys."

*8 Hours Later*

Percy came to the top deck of the barge he had stowed away on and watched the sun set on the city of Seattle and smiled. He had spent the most of his day practicing with the sword Lady Khione had given him. He'd decided to call it Kryo, the Greek word for cold and he'd found some of the abilities of which Lady Khione had told him of. This blade froze anything it touched except for Percy and it also seemed to radiate an aura of power that shielded him from anything cold that could touch him, making being on a barge in the Northern Pacific in the middle of March quite pleasant. As he watched the city before him light up, he smiled to himself realizing that this is where he was going to start his journey to find the one he loved.