Chapter 4

The next day, Annabeth heads over to the lake early in the morning, and found Percy, Thalia, and Nico talking to three men that resembled the three cousins. Annabeth soon realized that the three men must be their fathers, and waited patiently at a distance until their conversation was over. The three men then says something that makes all three cousins hug the man they most resembled, which Annabeth deduced must be their fathers, and quickly got back. The three men walk away, quickly, and Annabeth approaches the three cousins.

"Hey guys," said Annabeth, surprising Thalia and Nico

"How come you're not surprised?" asked Annabeth

"Let's just say that I can tell when there's a living object around me," said Percy, "and guess what."

"What?" asked Annabeth

"We can stay with you at your parents," said Thalia

"Really?" asked Annabeth, "That's great!"

"I still can't believe that Kelp Head here asked us whether we wanted to stay with you," said Nico

"I didn't ask her," said Percy, "Helen asked me!"

"Helen?" asked Thalia

"My stepmother," said Annabeth, causing both Thalia and Nico to nod in understanding.

"What do you think you're doing?" said a voice behind the three cousins.

The three cousins turn around, to find a woman that resembled Annabeth, with her curly blonde hair, and grey eyes.

"Lady Athena," mumbled Percy, Thalia, and Nico as they bowed down.

"Rise you three," said Athena, "and what do you think you're doing, Perseus Jackson, moving in with my daughter?"

"Y-you're daughter, my lady?" asked Percy

"Yes," said Athena, "Annabeth Chase is my daughter."

"You're my mom?" asked Annabeth, "But dad told me that you left right after I was born."

"I must apologize for that, but Zeus forbid any of the gods and goddesses to spend excess time with their children," said Athena

"Gods and Goddesses?" asked Annabeth

"Yes," said Athena, "the Greek gods and goddess to be exact."

"I'm a demigod?" asked Annabeth, "That's the correct term, isn't it? Demigods?"

"Yes, yes it is," said Athena, "and yes, you're a demigod, and my child."

"And you are?" asked Annabeth

"Pallas Athena," said Athena, "Goddess of Battle Strategy, Wisdom, and the Arts, for a few."

"And that's why," said Percy, "I had to ask our fathers. I had a suspicion that you were Lady Athena's daughter, and so I told Helen that I'd ask our fathers before deciding, since both Thalia and Nico had come to the same theory, and we didn't want to risk offending your mother by moving in with you."

"And why would offend her?" asked Annabeth

"You didn't tell her Perseus?" asked Athena

"No," said Percy, "as I had said, I wasn't sure whether she was a demigods or not, so I didn't tell her. Annabeth, I'm a son of Poseidon, God of the Seas. Thalia's the daughter of Zeus, King of the Gods and God of the Skies, and Nico's the son of Hades, Lord of the Underworld."

"So you didn't want to risk offending my mother because you're the son of her rival?" asked Annabeth

"Yes," said Percy

"And a wise move asking his father first, I must add," said Athena

"All right," said Annabeth, "first of all, why are you coming to tell me now? And second, you can't just waltz in here seventeen years after I was born and tell me how to run my life. I mean, you pretty much ignored me for seventeen years, and when one of my first friends in New York comes to stay in my house, you tell him he can't? That sounds pretty stupid!"

"Annabeth, why would you want to be friends with him?" asked Athena, "He's the child of my rival."

"So what?" asked Annabeth, "Poseidon is your rival, not mine. Percy is my friend, not your minion. Why do you care who I'm friends with after practically ignoring me after seventeen years?"

"Fine," said Athena, "but when he starts hurting you, you'll see why I didn't want you two to be friends."

Athena disappeared, and Percy let out a sigh. "And I thought she was just warming up to me."

"Relax," said Thalia, "you are; Athena's probably trying to find some reason for you not to be on her good side."

"Easy for you to say," said Percy, "Anyway, do you guys want to show her?"

"Show me what?" asked Annabeth

"Our dad's did say to tell one other person that's not the three of us," said Nico

"Fine," said Percy, "Annabeth, we're shapeshifters."

"Wait, what?" asked Annabeth

"We're shapeshifters," said Thalia, "I can turn into birds, and other flying life forms, but I specialize in birds of prey. Percy can turn into aquatic life forms, and anything that spends time in or near the water for at least 30 minutes a day not for cleaning itself, and specializes in semi-aquatic life forms, and Nico can turn into any terrestrial life form, and anything that spends time on the ground for at least an hour a day, and specializes in anything black."

"Whoa," said Annabeth, "that is so cool!"

"Yup," said Percy, "so, you're not freaked out?"

"Oh, I am," said Annabeth, "but it's in a good way, don't worry."

"Oh, and we can also turn into a dragon," said Nico, "but each of our dragons is different from each other."

"Like what?" asked Annabeth

"Like my dragon is blue and can control water and earth," said Percy

"My dragon is yellow and can control lightning and air," said Thalia

"And my dragon is black and can control fire of any kind, and shadows," said Nico

"You mean there's more than one type of fire?" asked Annabeth

"Yeah," said Nico, "there's normal fire, which you get when you burn a match; there's Greek fire, which is really hard to put out; and there's hellfire, which basically can only be put out by the one that started it, and can only be used by Hades and any of his kids."

"That is so cool," said Annabeth

"Wait," said Percy, "didn't your father tell you this before. Not the fire thing, but the demigod thing."

"No," said Annabeth, "we should go ask him. You guys can come, since I bet you're dying to see your rooms."

"You bet we are," said Percy, "but we're going to have to get out stuff."

"Weren't you listening to our dads?" asked Thalia, "They told us that we won't have to, since they'll make it appear when we arrive at Annabeth's front door."

"Oh," said Percy, "sorry, I was too excited for being granted permission to live with Annabeth."

"Of course you would," said Nico, "because you like her."

Annabeth and Percy both blushed, and Percy said, "Of course I like Annabeth. She is my friend."

"That's not what I meant," said Nico, "I meant that you –"

"We're here," interrupted Annabeth, who was shot a glare by Nico for interrupting.

They noticed that there were six bags in front of the door. Two were sea green with a green trident on the side; two were sky blue with a yellow lightning bolt going across the side; and the last two was jet black with an equally dark helmet on it that you could barely make out.

"See, told you," said Thalia, as she took a bag in each hand

"I never said you were wrong," said Percy, as he took one of his bags in each of his hands, while Nico did the same with his bags.

Annabeth opened the door, and they all removed their shoes before Annabeth led them to the living room, where they found Helen reading a Home and Design Magazine.

"Oh, hey Annabeth," said Helen as she looked up, "I'm guessing that they can live with us."

"Yup," said Annabeth, "and did you know that I was a demigod?"

"I did," said Helen, "but you're father made me not tell you unless you found out by yourself, you were attacked, or he was there with me. And since you asked me, I'm guessing one or all of these three are demigods?"

"We're all demigods," said Percy, "I'm a son of Poseidon, Thalia's a daughter of Zeus, and Nico's a son of Hades."

"So you three knew?" asked Helen

"No," said Percy, "we didn't know, but we had a hunch. Her mother had told her right after we told Annabeth that we could live with her."

"Let me guess," said Helen, "she tried to stop Percy from moving in with us since you're a son of Poseidon, her rival."

"Yup," said Thalia, "so, where are our bedrooms?"

"Oh, goodness," said Helen, getting up, "I almost forgot. Follow me."

Helen first led them to Annabeth's room. "Thalia will be staying here with Annabeth."

"Okay," said Thalia as she went in and kept her bag on the other bed, which had a sky blue comforter with a lightning bolt across.

"Boys, you'll be in the room across the hall," said Helen, pointing to the door across Annabeth's room.

Percy and Nico entered their room, to find it half sea green and half jet black, with the bed comforters the same colors. The two boys kept their bags on their beds (Percy on the sea green bed and Nico on the black) and came out.

"The bathroom is down the hall on the right," said Helen, "and if you want anything, just ask me, Frederick, or Annabeth."

"Okay, Mrs. Chase," said Percy, Nico, and Thalia

"Oh, please," said Helen, "call me Helen. Percy, you know that."

"Sorry, Mrs. , uh, Helen," said Percy, "well, I'm going to change now."

"Sure," said Helen, "why don't you all change and come down for dinner."

"Okay," said the kids simultaneously.

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