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Title: The Daughters of Triton – The Family of the Sea
Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus
PJatO Disclaimer: All rights reserved to Rick Riordan for he created the awesomeness that is Nico di Angelo. And everything else related to Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus. Aside from the Gods, of course. They are all copyright by the old Greeks. This fanfiction on the other hand is entirely mine. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.
Warnings: shounen-ai, human-turned-merman, mating, mpreg, explicit intercourse, anal, shoujo-ai, hetero, threesome
Main Pairing: Triton/Percy
Side Pairings: Frank/Hazel/Leo, Piper/Annabeth, Chris/Clarisse, Paul/Sally, Tyson/Ella, Poseidon/Amphitrite, Zeus/Hera, Hades/Persephone, Nico/Percy (onesided)
Percy Jackson Characters: Perseus Jackson, Nico di Angelo, Leo Valdez, Hazel Levesque, Frank Zhang, Annabeth Chase, Piper McLean, Clarisse la Rue, Chris Rodriguez, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Sally Blofis, Paul Blofis, Tyson, Ella, Mrs. O'Leary
Godly Characters: Triton, Poseidon, Amphitrite, Proteus, Benthesikyme, Cymopoleia, Rhode, Triteia, Calliste, Pallas, Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Hestia, Hades, Persephone
Own Characters: Attina, Fabius, Alana, Aquata, Arista, Adella, Andrina, Ariel
Summary: The princesses of Atlantis come to their mother to ask how their parents had come together. Now Percy has to explain to his children how he had turned into a merman, how he had slowly gotten closer to Triton and how he had in the end become the queen of Atlantis. The children develop a liking for the bedtime stories of their mother, as every night, Percy reveals another part of his past and his way to the throne of Atlantis and merman-hood.
The Daughters of Triton
The Family of the Sea
Chapter 1: How to Start?
It took Percy way back, thinking about how he had first met Triton, how much they had disliked each other at first. If one would have asked him back then, he would have never guessed that one day, he would be married to Triton and have eight children with him.
"Mommy? Mommy, stop zooming out!", huffed Andrina, poking Percy demandingly. "Tell us!"
"Sorry, my dear", chuckled Percy amused and kissed her head. "Well... Where do I start?"
"When you and daddy first kissed!", declared Fabius and nodded hastily.
"Yes, yes", agreed his sisters in a chorus.
"I'm sure it's as romantic as in The Little Mermaid when Ariel and Eric nearly kissed on the boat!", gasped Arista excitedly. "Was it? With fishes singing and everything being pretty?"
"Uhm... Not exactly...", drawled Percy thoughtful, unsure how to say it.
"Why not?", asked Fabius worried.
"Well...", hummed Percy and tilted his head before leaning back some. "The story of how I kissed your father for the first time? It was on our wedding day. A very, very romantic day, just as you may picture it. And when Lady Hera asked for our vows and we declared our love for each other, we shared our very first kiss. It was as though sparks were flying and I knew I'd never love someone else aside from your father. Our first kiss was what sealed our marriage."
"Aw", cooed Adella softly, sucking her thumb.
"Now hush, it's already late and you should be in bed", chided the son of Poseidon.
"No!", objected all his children at once.
"That was way too short!", pouted Attina with a glare, crossing her green-skinned arms over her chest. "You promised to tell us how you and daddy got together!"
"And then you asked about our first kiss. The first chapter of this story", chuckled Percy teasingly, standing and carrying Ariel over to her bed. "If you go to bed now and be good and sleep, I will continue tomorrow, mh? How your dad and I got together."
"You're mean, mom", mumbled Alana with a pout.
"And you've stalled enough for one night. Tomorrow, I'll come earlier and then we'll have enough time for a longer story, but now is your bedtime", declared Percy and placed Ariel on her bed, kissing her forehead softly. "Sleep well, my little princess. And you others, off you go!"
Her siblings sighed and pouted as they made their way to their beds. It was too late for such lengthy stories and Percy needed time to think of how to... rephrase it for the children. He couldn't possibly tell them the truth, they would be heartbroken by it. Once all his children were back in their beds, he went around to kiss all their foreheads before turning off the light and leaving the room.
The halls were dark and eerily silent as Percy made his way back to the master bedroom. He still very vividly remembered his wedding and his first kiss with Triton. It was nothing like a Disney movie and he remembered how much he had hated it back then...
/flashback\
Percy was glaring heatedly as he stared into the mirror. He was wearing a dress. Made of bedsheets.
"Is it not enough that I have to do this? Do I have to look ridiculous too?", asked Percy miserably.
"Percy, you look beautiful", reassured Annabeth. "The toga goes good with your eyes."
"And you have to wear something traditio-", started Poseidon, who was sitting on Percy's bed.
"I'm not talking to him", hissed Percy, throwing a nasty glare at his father. "Annabeth, make him leave. I don't want to see him or talk to him. I thought I made that clear."
"Percy, don't be ridiculous", sighed Poseidon.
"Lord Poseidon", interrupted Annabeth in a soft voice. "Can't you just do this and leave?"
The god nodded slowly and left the Poseidon cabin. Annabeth turned toward the others in the cabin with worried eyes. Clarisse was busy staring at her feet awkwardly, Rachel was playing with her hair and Piper was trying to not look at her girlfriend because she had no idea how to help Annabeth with the stubborn son of Poseidon. Sighing annoyed, Annabeth approached her best friend alone.
"Percy... We need to talk about this", whispered Annabeth softly, touching his arm.
"About what?", spat Percy and turned with angry and teary eyes to her. "How my father is forcing me to marry my own brother, or how my father took the love of my life away from me?!"
"Here we go again", sighed Clarisse a bit bored. "Come on, you don't love Nico di Angelo."
"How would you know?", growled Percy darkly and tackled her.
The two rolled around for a while, hitting each other, until both came to lay on the ground, panting hard and bleeding. Letting go of some of his anger had actually helped. Groaning, he sat up.
"Feeling better, Jackson?", grunted Clarisse with one raised eyebrow, helping him up.
"Yeah. Thanks...", muttered Percy and rubbed his jaw.
"Still, Clarisse has a point, Percy", noted Piper in a soothing voice. "You don't love Nico."
"I don't", shrugged Percy awkwardly and shifted some. "But I really like him. And I like spending time with him. I like how he holds me and kisses me and... uh, well, the other stuff too. But most of all I like how much he loves me. He makes me feel loved and protected and after all the shit I have been through with the wars, don't I deserve to feel that way...?"
"Of course you do, Perce", sighed Annabeth and pulled him into a hug.
Sobbing slightly, he wrapped his arms around her neck and buried his face in her curls. "Triton hates me. He always hated me. He will never love me or cherish me. B—But with Nico... I think I could fall in love with him, if you'd give me more time with him... W—Why can't I have more time with him...? I don't want to be stuck in a political marriage with someone who hates me..."
"Sh, hey", cooed Rachel as she came to hug him from behind. "Trust an oracle here, everything will be alright. I promise, if I had seen that you will be unhappy in the future, I would have personally initiated an escape plan for you, Perce."
"Yeah, we would be bailing you out", nodded Clarisse determined. "And if that godly jerk isn't treating you right, we will come down to that palace and kick his ass."
/flashback|end\
"Do you plan on sleeping in a guest room tonight?"
"What?", asked Percy surprised and turned around.
Triton was leaning against the door-frame of their bedroom, his arms crossed and one eyebrow cocked in curiosity. "You just walked past me. And our room. So, did I do something to offend you, my love? Or are you just distracted? Hopefully by thinking of how I will be screwing your brains out tonight and how much you will be enjoying yourself."
The two-tailed merman smirked and licked his lips. Blushing slightly, Percy walked over to him. Strong, green-skinned arms were opened wide in invitation. An invitation Percy gladly accepted. Leaning against the broad chest, he wrapped his arms around his mate's neck and let the king drag him into their bedroom. Humming contently, he curled together on top of Triton's chest as the two of them reached their bed. The king was more than pleased with having his mate so close.
"Well? What is going through that brilliant mind of yours that you forget where you sleep?"
There was a teasing edge to his voice, but not a mocking one. Never a mocking one. Percy smiled softly as he rubbed his cheek against Triton's chest. When Triton called him brilliant, he meant it. Not in an Athena way, but still brilliant in his very own ways, as Triton liked to phrase it.
"The children have been asking about how we got together", replied Percy softly. "It made me think of our wedding... And how I am supposed to explain it to them without freaking them out."
"Our wedding, yes...", drawled Triton slowly, placing a tender kiss on the top of Percy's head. "Not your fondest memory and I'm sorry. I wish father would have found a different approach back then, not that I can blame him. It was a dire situation and his fast thinking was what saved your life. And believe me, I am very, very, very fond of your life."
He smirked slightly and kissed Percy's cheek as the boy turned some. Heaving a sigh, Percy lowered his head again and curled himself tighter together. He valued his life too and he knew that his father had only done what would save said life. His teenage mind, very hormonal teenage mind he might add, had seen that differently though. To him, his father had been the one to be blamed. He had needed someone to project his anger onto and since Poseidon had been the one to arrange this 'wedding that would ruin his life', he had been the best target. Even though his father had done the only right thing, the only thing that indeed would have been able to save his life...
/flashback\
"I love you, I love you so very much, mio bello, mio amore", whispered the handsome Italian above him in a hushed voice as he placed feather-light kisses on his neck. "I love everything about you."
Percy gave a sluggish and lazy smile, stretching some to give Nico better access to his body. The Giant War had been won two months ago and even though Romans and Greeks were busy rebuilding and counting their losses, they had somehow managed to pull through. Not all of them and not in the way they would have thought, but those who were alive tried to keep going. Annabeth and Percy had survived the war, but they weren't AnnabethandPercy anymore. After Tartarus, Annabeth had found the most comfort in the doting care of Piper. And albeit being on his own had been hard at first, Percy had been happy for his best friend. Only after the war had been won and Nico had disappeared did Percy too find happiness. Nico had not returned to either camp after the war, just as he had promised. But Percy had lost too many friends during the two wars and he was not about to let that happen again. So he had taken Mrs. O'Leary and stalked the Ghost Prince in the underworld. Nico had been stubborn, but Percy could be just as stubborn. He had sat on Nico's bed with his arms crossed and a pout on his face until, two days later, Nico's resolution had broken and he had yelled at Percy. About how much he was in love with the stubborn son of Poseidon. Nico feared rejection, so he had kept his feelings bottled up. It had been obvious to Percy in that moment that if he would reject the son of Hades, Nico would make sure that Percy would never be seeing him again. So even though Percy wasn't sure about his feelings or anything at that moment, he would rather try with Nico than losing a friend for good. Since then, the two of them had been secretly dating. And Percy was enjoying himself thoroughly. Nico truly loved him, whenever they were together, the Italian was practically worshiping his body, ensuring that Percy always knew he was cherished and loved and it was simply amazing and exactly what Percy needed after the cruelty of the wars and the deaths. It had been one of these few moments when life seemed perfect. But as always, his life tended to turn crappy as soon as it seemed good.
"Get off him! I will not have this!"
The loud, booming voice surprised both boys, causing them to bolt apart. Percy stared wide-eyed at his angry uncle who stood looming over them, a lightning bolt in his hand. The only thing keeping him from throwing the thing at the two teens were his two brothers, on either side of him one.
"Brother, this is hardly your business", growled Hades annoyed.
Percy blushed brightly and pulled the bedsheets tightly around his body. This was beyond awkward. His father and his two uncles, barking in on him and Nico having sex. Not to mention, one of the men was Nico's father. The son of Hades glared as he pushed Percy behind himself.
"What do you want?", asked Nico in a hostile voice.
"This union will not happen", growled Zeus dangerously, thunder rolling over the camp. "I will not have a child of Hades be with a child of Poseidon. Not you two, not with the tight bond your fathers have to you. You will never see each other again, or I will smite both of you."
There was a certain kind of hurt passing through Hades' eyes as he remembered the day he had lost Nico's mother. A certain fear to lose Nico. Because for all everyone loved to picture him as the bad guy, he still cared more about his children than most gods. He had been ready to take Bianca, Nico and their mother into the underworld to protect them from Zeus. He had aided Nico help and protection when he had first ran away from Camp Half-Blood. He had turned two blind eyes on Hazel's return to the mortal world. He could not allow for Nico to die over this, not after the boy had lived through two wars. Glaring demandingly at Poseidon, he made one thing clear. This is your fault, fix it. Hades had never hidden the fact that he hated Percy Jackson. Not just because the boy had gotten what his children could not – to live with his mother, to be the hero of not just the demigod camp, but also Olympus itself – but also for the heartache that brat had put Nico through. If Nico was to die because of Percy Jackson, then Hades would be frying Poseidon.
"There is no need to smite the kids for fooling around, brother", grunted Poseidon and took a deep breath, stepping forward. "Percy is just... enjoying his freedom before the wedding."
Percy stiffened significantly at that and stared wide-eyed at his dad. That was news to him, what wedding? His boyfriend turned to glare at him confused too, but all Percy could do was shrug.
"What are you talking about, brother?", asked Zeus, his voice quite obvious; Don't test me.
"I've never made it a secret that I want to know Percy at my side under the sea", replied Poseidon smoothly. "He will marry Triton and become his eternal consort to rule over Atlantis with him."
"What?"
Three voices at once, but they couldn't sound more different. Percy's voice was strangled, as his head was whirling with confused thoughts. Zeus' voice was surprised, yet somehow appreciating. But Nico's? He sounded betrayed and heartbroken. Poseidon heaved a sigh.
"Percy will marry Triton and he will join our ranks", declared Poseidon, not leaving any room for arguing. "This is how it is supposed to happen and you will not interfere with my realm, Zeus."
"The hero of Olympus a god", mused Zeus thoughtful, running his fingers through his beard. "I like it. Yes, he has been denying us two times now. That makes for a great deal. I can't wait for this wedding. Hera will turn it into the event of the millennium."
Zeus seemed so pleased with the idea of Percy becoming a god – perhaps because now he could turn this so that it would look as though Percy had never refused Zeus' generous offer to begin with. The king of gods had been more than offended when Percy had turned the offer down the first time and he had been downright furious the second time around. Not that Percy cared much for his uncle's temper at the moment. Worried, sea-green eyes turned toward Nico as the three gods left.
"N—Nico...", started Percy slowly, unsure where this was going, resting one hand on Nico's cheek.
"This...", chuckled Nico darkly and grabbed Percy's hand, guiding it to his lips to kiss it. "Feels an awful lot like Romeo and Juliet. Yet I think... dieing would be a far more merciful thing to do than having to watch you getting married to another man."
"Don't talk like that", frowned Percy upset. "We're not committing double-suicide."
"No plan of mine could ever include your death, Percy", whispered Nico and pulled Percy into what would be their very last kiss. "But know that I will always love you, mio bello."
Tears welled up in his eyes at that. Nico would always be the only one to love him like that. How could his father make him marry Triton? Of all people above and below the sea? Poseidon could not possibly have chosen someone who was farther away from loving him!
/flashback|end\
"You're right", decided Percy in a soft voice as he sat up. "It's not father's fault. It's yours."
"Mine?", snorted Triton amused and stared up at his mate, resting his hands on the boy's hips. "Pray tell me, my love, how was this mess in any kind of way my fault? It was you who has been sharing a bed with that infatuating death brat and confronted Zeus with his biggest fear."
Zeus and fear in one sentence. Back during the wars that concept sounded ridiculous to him, but only then, Percy had realized that even Zeus was afraid. Afraid of an alliance between his brothers. And if Percy's and Nico's relationship would have continued, the brothers would have formed that bond he was fearing so very much. Nodding slowly, Percy rested his hands on Triton's chest.
"That may be true...", hummed Percy softly and cocked his head. "Yet it is all your fault, my king. If you had not been such a coward and told me of your feelings earlier, I would not have feared a loveless marriage on my wedding day. See, all your fault, my little coward."
"You have always managed to make me feel uncertain about things", huffed Triton with the slightest pout, his hands wandering around Percy's waist to pull the boy down into a kiss. "Yet you always also manage to make me feel stronger, my beautiful queen."
Smiling into their next kiss, Percy wrapped his arms around the broad neck of his mate. He preferred to call Triton his mate instead of his husband. Because their marriage had been a catastrophe to begin with. Starting with their horrible wedding day and the most horrid honeymoon Percy had ever pictured – because who wants to start a marriage with his new stepdaughters to get accustomed to the underwater world. He had not just dreaded that time, he had also felt the most uncomfortable possible back then. Everything had been awkward and he had hated it and longed to be back in Nico's arms. No, their life together had only started weeks after their human marriage, on the day they had joined the merfolk's mate-bond.
"Now tell me, how am I supposed to explain to our curious and nagging children how we got together without breaking their tender little hearts?", huffed Percy with a frown.
"You should tell them the truth, my love", hummed Triton curiously as he turned them around, pinning Percy to the mattress. "Tell them of our wedding day and how much you disliked it. Tell them about your time under the sea with our siblings and your stepdaughters. Tell them about how you fell in love with me and how the day we became mates was the happiest of your life."
"You're probably right...", frowned Percy thoughtful as Triton caught his wrists. "They're learning about the rest of our family tree from Bythos and Aphros and there are more horrible and cruel stories than our little misunderstanding there, eh?"
"It will be better if they learn the real story from you and not from their classes", agreed Triton, trailing kisses along the blue-skinned torso of his mate. "We are both gods, after all, and sooner or later, our story will find its way into their classrooms."
"You have a point", nodded Percy slowly, closing his eyes and arching into his mate's touch. "Okay. Wedding day tomorrow. But right now... I think I want to focus on you, my king."
"Little liar", whispered Triton with a smirk, biting and sucking on a perky, purple nipple. "You want me to focus on you. You're a little aficionado, my beloved mate."
Biting his lower lip, Percy grinned down at Triton cheekily, arching more into the touch, demanding Triton's attention back on his body. "Hush now, we both know you're obsessed with me anyway, you stalker. Don't think I can't feel your eyes on me every time I leave the palace. You're a little control-freak. I think we go together pretty well, wouldn't you agree?"
"I know better than to disagree with you", smirked Triton and stole another kiss. "Now be a good little sub and obey me. I told you I would be screwing your brains out tonight."
"Don't you always?", smiled Percy and gasped breathlessly as his mate's hands wandered his body.
He preferred to call Triton his mate and not his husband, because husbands were unfaithful, but mates were devoted to each other. It had been the idea of marrying Triton that had scared him all these years ago and it had been his mating with Triton that had made his life complete.
Author's note: Did I mention the plot is a bit more complex than my Tritercy oneshots? Well, should be obvious, because otherwise this would be a oneshot too, eh? xD Anyway, no "meeting, falling in love, mating, having kids, the end". There needs to be more edges to this one! Next chapter will give a little insight into Triton's thoughts before the wedding announcement and after the wedding announcement, as well as the wedding itself. ;)