P.S., I don't know how the lay-out will work out, so if you have trouble reading this, please let me know, so I can try and change the lay-out.

"Okay," Leo said after Percy and Annabeth disappeared below deck. "How did we not know this?" He looked at the others.

"How is Percy dating Apollo?" Jason asked, he looked positively incredulous.

"You heard him play, obviously that would attract Apollo's attention," Piper said. She had been amazed with the fact that he could sing so well. She didn't even know that he could play an instrument, let alone sing. Thereby, Apollo's children came from somewhere, so he was attracted to people with talent. Percy being one of them was just a surprise.

"But still, we're friends with Apollo's children, that's so weird," Leo said.

"Maybe that is why nobody said anything," Frank opted. Everybody turned to him. "You heard Annabeth, she said nobody spoke of it, probably because they thought it was weird too."

"That makes sense," Piper mused.

"Still gross!" Jason said.

"Do you think they love each other?" Hazel asked. She looked around at each of them, and they looked right back at her. Piper understood where the question came from; she too wanted confirmed that this was not just one of Apollo's flings, but real. Percy would be crushed if Apollo was just playing with him, and he didn't deserve that.

"Maybe Percy loves Apollo, but Apollo won't love him, right?" Leo said.

"Mhmm, why not? Apollo loved some of his lovers, right?" Frank said. While that may be true, that was millenia ago.

"Yeah, but that was thousands of years ago,' Jason said. "I don't think he is capable of love anymore." Jason said.

Off course he is still capable of love, right. Well, Piper didn't know actually. She knew the Gods loved their children, but not like a mortal woman loved hers. And the gods loved each other, like Hades and Persephone, but she didn't know how that love compared to the love two humans could feel for one another.

"Really?" Piper looked at her boyfriend. "Or are you just jealous because you ain't dating a God?"

"No!" Jason said affronted. "I just, I am just looking out for Percy. Apollo is going to break his heart!"

"You can't know that," Hazel said. "We've never seen them together before. Actually, we've never even seen Apollo."

"I agree with Frank," Hazel said. "Let's give him the benefit of the doubt, shall we?"

"Okay," Leo said, while Jason said that he couldn't do that.

"Why not?" Piper asked her boyfriend. "Try and be nice to them. For Percy. This is probably hard enough for him already."

"Percy is dating my half brother, I have every right to hate this."

"Jason."

"I will think about it, okay? Goodnight." Jason stood up swiftly and walked away.

"Yeah," Frank said as he and Hazel stood up as well "We'll go to bed as well. Wake us when you need help with something," he said to Leo, and they too went to bed.


The next morning, still before breakfast, Piper saw Percy stand against the railing on the top deck. He was rubbing the pendant with his thumb and index finger, and the pendant was glowing softly.

"Talking to Apollo?" Piper asked him from her position in the crow's nest. Percy looked up.

"Huh? Yeah," he looked down again.

Piper climbed down the mast and went to stand next to the son of Poseidon.

"I just miss him, you know." Percy looked at her.

Piper understood. Percy hadn't seen his boyfriend in 8 months. Sure, he was in a coma for like 7 of them, but still.

"We need to stop in Delos," Piper told him, "We need ingredients for the Physician's cure. You can see him there."

"I know, but only for like an hour, maybe less."

"Well," Piper smirked, "for some people that's enough." She winked at him.

Percy snorted, "Not with Apollo, he can go on for days."

"Jesus, Percy, too much information."

Percy laughed. "Com'on, let's eat breakfast."


They were just a few minutes away from Delos, and Piper was excited.

Not because they were one step closer to defeating Gaia. Not because she would finally meet Apollo and Artemis, two of the most important Gods. Also not because she was actually meeting freaking Gods. How many people could say that they met Gods.

No.

Piper was excited because she would get to meet Percy's boyfriend, hopefully.

They hadn't really talked much about it since they discovered their relationship, but Piper knew that it still bothered the rest that Percy was dating a God. Well, mostly Jason was bothered by it. Leo was just surprised that Percy was taken and could play guitar. Frank didn't know Apollo, so he figured he couldn't form an opinion. Hazel was supportive but worried. She didn't understand what was wrong about Percy dating a God, but she understood the dangers it posed for Percy.

Now they all stood leaning against the railing on the top deck and watching the island grow as they got closer. The sea a brilliant blue, the sparkling white beaches, the forest just behind the beach looked beautiful and old. In the middle of the island, an open field was visible. Two large marble temples stood in the middle of it.

"Okay," Annabeth said as the ship descended. "I'll stay on the ship, together with Frank and Hazel. Piper, Jason and Leo, get on the island and get the ingredients and information you need. Percy, I don't care what you do, as long as you return within the hour, understood?"

They all agreed.

"Mhmm," Percy said, "I will get the flower handpicked by Apollo, okay, you guys talk to Artemis or whatever it was you needed to do."

Leo stopped the floating boat, and lowered the anchor onto the beach.

"Okay," he said upbeat. "Let's go, peeps."

Jason grabbed Leo and Piper, flew over the railing and landed on the beach, while Percy just climbed over the railing and jumped down. When he landed, he released a small earthquake.

"What did you do that for?" Leo asked, but Percy ignored him. The son of Poseidon looked around. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared in the west of the Island.

"Okay," he said to Piper, Jason and Leo. "I'll be there." He ran off into the forest and disappeared from view.

Jason sighed. "Okay, then we should go find Artemis." The three of them walked towards, hopefully, the middle of the Island, where they had seen some temples when they were still in the air. Maybe Artemis would be there.


Piper, Jason and Leo returned to the beach an hour later. They had found Artemis at the temples in the clearing, and talked to her about the war, the Oracle of Delphi and the Physician's cure. Jason just wrapped his arm around Piper waist so he could fly them up to the Argo II, when they heard laughter coming from the forest. They turned around and saw Percy and some blond guy come onto the beach.

"Oh, please," Percy laughed. "She was gonna kill you if I didn't step in."

"She was not. She wouldn't dare attack me," the blond one said. That must be Apollo. Damn, he was gorgeous. He was around 2 inches taller than Percy. He had golden blond, slightly wavy hair that reached his shoulders and was beautifully tanned. His smile was blinding and contagious, as Piper herself started smiled too.

"Wanna go back and prove it?" Percy started to back up to the forest again. Apollo turned to Percy and grasped his arm desperately.

"No, wait, Perce, don't."

Percy laughed again.

"You scared of a little nymph? The mighty Apollo? What would your sister think about this?"

"My sister," Apollo all but growled at Percy, "Is going to kill you for making fun of me. Do you want that?"

Percy stopped laughing.

"Ehum," Apollo nodded, "thought so."

Percy took a step closer to the God and laid his arms around Apollo's neck. Apollo meanwhile snaked his arms around Percy's waist and pulled him closer.

"You are annoying," Percy said, then he kissed Apollo.

Piper couldn't help but squeal, and Jason squeezed her waist softly.

Percy and Apollo broke the kiss and rested their foreheads against the other's, their eyes still closed.

"I'm gonna miss you," Percy said as he opened his eyes again and leaned back some.

Apollo stared at the son of Poseidon.

"Yeah, I'm gonna miss you too," he said after a moment. Apollo kissed him again, but then released him and took a step back.

"You must go. Be careful. Don't get yourself killed or I'll have to kill you, capiche?"

Percy nodded and smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes.

"Yeah," he said softly, "you too."

So, this was crap, but you wanted it. So you are to blame for this.