Hey guys! So, before you read this chapter, you should know I kinda messed with Mr. Riordan's story. First off, Bianca is still alive and well. Her and Nico DO NOT HAVE THE SAME PARENT. Second, Thalia is not in her tree, though they do still refer to it as "Thalia's Tree". SHE IS NOT A HUNTRESS. Her and Lee DON'T NOT HAVE THE SAME PARENT.Oh, and this story will have a lot of Annabeth bashing! Sorry, Percabeth fans!
So this chapter is a little longer, kinda a filler, but the next one will be a lot better! Sorry guys!
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters of the Percy Jackson Series.
Percy's POV
This was not good. This was not good at all.
I was down at campfire with the rest of the camp when one of the girls from the Hermes' cabin pointed to the top of Half-Blood Hill, by Thalia's tree. Two figures were stumbling down the hill, barely illuminated by the light from the Big House. Chiron calmed the campers, most of which had started to freak out, reminding them that only half-bloods could get into the camp's magical borders. He then turned and galloped off towards the strangers. Thalia and I exchanged a glance and I knew she was thinking the same thing. We both took off running after Chiron; Bianca, Will Solace, Clarisse, Silena, Annabeth, Katie, Beckendorf, and the Stoll bothers were not far behind. Bianca reached Chiron and the strangers, two boys I now saw, a couple seconds before I did. Even with these newcomers to distract her, she still turned around and shot me a smug look. And dammit, if she didn't look cute as hell when she did it. I hoped she wouldn't notice the blush that warmed my cheeks, or at least put it off as just from the run or the cold.
"Ah, so your father has sent you here? May I ask who he might be?" Chiron had already started to question the boys. He looked interested, but nonetheless tired, like the last thing he wanted to do was show so newbies around. But he perked back up at the boy's next words.
"Zeus," he muttered, with a small amount of venom. By this time, the others had reached us and looked just as incredulous and doubtful as Bianca and I. Chiron looked the boy up and down with shock.
"You must be mistaken. I'm sure someone will claim you soon. How about you?" Chiron asked, turning to the other boy, but was interrupted by the first boy.
"I have been claimed. My father claimed me when I was 8." the boy didn't look angry, just annoyed and slightly defensive.
"But are you sure it was Zeus?" Chiron still sounded doubtful.
"Yes, I'm positive."
Chiron still looked skeptical. We all did. I mean, a son of Zeus? No way. The only living children of the Big Three were Thalia, Nico, Bianca and me. It was just not possible.
"Why don't we take this up to the Big House?" Thalia suggested.
Chiron agreed and we all started towards the house. The closer we got to the house, the more light shone on us and I could see the new kids better than before. By the time we were down in the basement/game room that we used for meetings, I could see every little detail about them.
The boy who claimed to be son of Zeus was about my height, maybe an inch taller. He had brown waves of hair that fell into his eyes, which were also the color of milk chocolate, but with amber flecks in them that threw off the lighting in the meeting room. He didn't appear very muscular, but you could tell he was strong and the definition of teenage muscles were beginning to show. He slung off his backpack and his hoodie with it. His arms were covered in scars and cuts and bruises.
The other boy was a couple inches taller than the first boy. His hair was straight, thick, and raven black, but also fell to his eyes that were a shocking emerald green. He was lanky with muscle, but he held himself at an odd angle, sorta slouched forward. He placed his backpack over the back of the chair, but kept his jacket on. I wouldn't be surprised if he had as many, maybe even more scars than the other kid.
Both of them wore clothing that looked like it had seen better days, with rips and patches and stains all over them. We all sat down and the meeting started. Chiron, at the head of the table opened his mouth to say something and seemed to think better of it. He turned to me and Thalia instead. "Er…I'm Percy, and this is Thalia, Annabeth, Silena, Katie, Bianca, Will, Beckendorf, Travis, Connor, and Clarisse."
"I'm Quentin. This is Lee," the boy with the black hair said with a
grin.
"Nice to meet you. So, er, you said you had been claimed? Once you know your parent, you can be put in a cabin and you get a schedule for various activities, like sword training, archery, chores, all that stuff," I explained.
"Ah, cool. Well, Lee has been claimed, but I'm not a demigod. I'm a nephilim. My dad is an angel. My mother was a human."
I leaned back in my chair and nodded my head as I slowly let that sink in before turning to Chiron. I hoped he could see the message in my eyes. What mental hospital did these two escape from?
But for once tonight, Chiron looked interested in what they were saying. "Ah, I've met a couple of your kind before in the past. Quite interesting, quite powerful."
"Thank you," Quentin smiled.
Chiron couldn't be serious right? I looked at the lanky boy and tried to picture angel wings on him, but the thought was so stupid, I almost laughed. Quentin, almost like he was reading my thoughts, turned and looked me directly in the eye. A flash of black, shiny feathers invaded my mind and I could swear I heard the rustle of wings. But just as soon as my vision was there, it was gone and Quentin was looking the other way, like it had never happened.
"And you?" Thalia asked Lee. She looked a little pale, but I couldn't blame her. Some crazy kid just showed up, claiming not only to be son of Zeus, another child of a broken pact, but also her brother. She looked scared, shocked; I grabbed her hand in mine under the table and she turned slightly to smile gratefully for the comfort. She was my best friend, besides Nico, who had disappeared a week ago, leaving just a note that said 'Be back soon. Behave children.' I missed him within the first hour he was gone. Where was my Nico?
"I already told you. Son of Zeus," he snapped.
"Look kid. Drop the act. No one believes you and the sooner we can get you in a cabin, the sooner we can go to bed," Clarisse snapped back.
Lee just sighed and shook his head. Quentin looked at a loss for words, looking between Lee and Clarisse.
"I believe him," a voice came from the doorway.
Nico. Where the hell did he come from? He stood in the doorway just a couple inches shorter than me, his dark hair long so that it fell across his forehead. He was still wearing his aviators jacket and black jeans like the last time I saw him. His onyx eyes swept the room and met mine for a brief moment. They then fell to Lee and looked him up and down. "I believe you," he repeated.
No one spoke. I could see Lee and Quentin taking Nico in. Lee looked about 14, the same age as Nico. Quentin looked maybe a year older.
"What are you doing here?" Clarisse questioned Nico with a small amount of venom. No one could blame her. All the other campers felt a little uneasy around him, being the son of Hades and all, but I didn't. For some reason, I had always felt at ease around him. Maybe it was because I was a little attracted to him. It wasn't my fault that he was just so cute.
"I decided to come back just to see your beautiful face, Clarisse," Nico's voice heavy with sarcasm.
"Maybe they should just stay in the Hermes cabin tonight. We can figure out the rest in the morning." Travis suggested.
"That's a good idea. Travis, Connor, please show Lee and Quentin to the Hermes cabin."
We all got up and dispersed. But Nico grabbed the sleeve of Quentin's jacket before he could follow the Stolls out the door. Nico pulled him into a corner and began to talk to him. Lee followed them to the corner seeming unwilling to let Quentin, his only friend out of his sight. Nico paused just for a second to look Lee up and down again before picking up where he left off. Quentin started to laugh at whatever Nico had said and shook his hand. Lee did the same. The two new boys sped out the door after the Stolls. I walked over to Nico.
"What the fuck, Nico? Where-"
"Hey, Perce," he said with a smile. I looked him in the eyes and hesitated before pulling him into a hug. He hugged me back tightly.
"I was worried about you," I whispered. When we broke our hug, he looked surprised.
"I was just looking around, you know into family stuff," he mumbled. Ever since his father had talked to him for the first time in his life a couple months ago, he had gotten curious; it had given him a reason to look into his past he never remembered.
"Oh… find anything good?"
"Just some stuff," he replied quickly.
"Oh…well, I'm happy for you," I murmured.
"Thanks, Percy. Really," he looked at me with big sincere eyes. He wasn't used to people caring for him. Poor kid had been on his own for too long. I hugged him again.
"I'm always here, Nico," I whispered. Our arms were still tight around each other still. As I pulled back, he gripped the front of my shirt in a fist and bit his lower lip, before flicking his eyes up to me. Oh, god. That was so hot. He held my gaze and then let go.
"Nico, you idiot! Where have you been?!" Bianca grabbed him and pulled him tightly to her, so that Nico was gasping for breath, though he was grinning. It was kinda amusing to watch how Nico, the powerful, intimidating son of Hades got treated like a three year old by his half sister; and the funniest part was he put up with it. He loved the attention, especially from basically his only family. And Bianca didn't mind giving it to him, being the protective big sister she was, though they were only about 3 months apart.
"Nico…" And there was Thalia, standing before him. Nico imeadiately extricated himself from his sister's embrace and went to Thalia. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close as her arms went around his neck. He buried his face in her hair and her arms tightened around him.
They had always had an odd love/hate friendship. One minute, they couldn't stand the sight of each other, the next, I seriously thought that they were gonna fuck right in front of us. And they weren't even dating, weren't in any kind of relationship. Maybe it was about time they were…
Nico unraveled his arms from her waist and looked at Bianca.
"Please tell me you didn't break into my stash while I was gone. Im gonna need it tonight." Nico was probably the worlds biggest stoner; not that I have anything against it, seeing as I'm running a close second to him…
"Just a little," Bianca smirked. Nico narrowed his eyes and turned to me.
"Wanna come over tonight?"
"Nah, I'm wiped. Tomorrow, wake and bake?" I grinned.
"Perfect."
And suddenly, there was an awkward silence. None of us wanted to say it; if this boy was really the son of Zeus, what did that mean for us? The prophecy, the pact, the dynamic of our small family of four that stood here in this room, all of it would change. It was time we started considering that, though none of us wanted to.
"Im gonna go. Bye guys." Thalia gave me and Bee a little wave and locked eyes with Nico before turning and heading to the Zeus cabin.
"Ugh. She's my best friend. Don't even think about it," Bee muttered to Nico, as he turned to glare at her.
"Well, Perce is my best friend but that doesn't stop you from thinking about his dick all the time," Nico grinned, making me turn downright red and Bee blush, letting out a strangled little gasp.
"Ugh. Asshole," she pushed Nico with all her strength, enough to barely make him stumble, making him grin even more. She stormed toward the door, her hazel eyes meeting mine for a fleeting second.
I almost melted, collapsed. She was so beautiful. I wanted her. I wanted her more than anything. And I wanted her now.
Too soon, she was gone, the door to the meeting room slamming behind her. Nico was doubled over laughing. I just glared at him. He started to calm down and straightened up, walking over to me and patting me on the shoulder, still smiling.
"Night, Percy."
He walked out of the room, and down to the Hades cabin.
I walked down to my cabin and fell into bed thinking about Bianca. And even after my eyes closed, I still saw flashes of hazel and Bianca's beautiful face. And for just a second, I thought I heard the rustle of feathers.
