A/N: These chapters take FOREVER to write! I seriously have respect for those who have written this type of fanfic before and finished! And I will never be grumpy at someone who has attempted to start and hasn't finished, because this is HARD! I think this chapter took me the better part of five days! FIVE!

Anyways, hope you enjoy it!

Oh, and by the way, I'll keep in the sentences that are six words or shorter between character comments, those that are maybe one or two sentences will have one word from the beginning of the sentence(s) and one word from the end of the sentence(s) - unless that word is something like "I" "Am" or something similar. Those longer sections will have more words according to how I see fit. I am sorry that it is annoying to have to go between the this and the book, but seeing as I don't own rights to the book, I feel uncomfortable posting the book online, so thank you for your patience and perseverance! You are all amazing, wonderful people who make this world a better place!

Disclaimer: As I said above, I don't own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or The Heroes of Olympus. Everything in bold is from the books!

~~PercyJackson~~

Percy shut the book, looking around the room. Annabeth crawled into his lap and Percy handed to book to Thalia to he could wrap both arms around her.

"Don't leave me," Annabeth breathed.

"I won't," Percy said. "I promise."

Annabeth sighed, relaxing slightly. Percy had never broken a promise to her before.

"Guess I'll read next," Thalia said, opening the book. She let out a chuckle as she saw the title and showed it to Grover.

Grover groaned. "It's not like that," he said.

Thalia grinned. "Grover Unexpectedly Loses His Pants."

Laughter erupted from the group, relieving some of the tension from the previous chapter.

"Really Grover," Travis said.

"Learn to keep your pants on," Connor gasped out between bursts of laughter.

"I don't need pants," Grover said, making everyone burst out laughing again, even Annabeth. "That's not what I meant," Grover protested.

Percy smiled over at him, grateful he had gotten everyone laughing. Grover caught his gaze and smiled back, though his face was bright red.

Thalia finally calmed down enough to keep reading.

Confession ... terminal.

"That was dumb," Athena said bluntly.

Poseidon nodded, surprising everyone, but he didn't care, he was too worried about his son.

I know, ... grade?"

"Yeah, I probably would've done the same," Leo said.

"See, it was freaky," Percy declared.

Whenever he got ... told the driver.

Connor looked at Travis, grinning.

"I don't live there anymore," Percy said.

"And it's not like half of camp doesn't already know where he lives," Annabeth pointed out.

"Really?" Connor asked. "Why? And why don't we know?"

Percy shrugged, honestly surprised they didn't. Most kids at Camp Half-Blood did nowadays. His mother and step-father, Paul Blofis, welcomed any of the demigods in with open arms, always willing to offer them a meal, a place to sleep, or some nectar and ambrosia that Sally kept in a hidden first aid kit in the bathroom. Their apartment had become a semi-safe house on the way to camp.

A word ... her.

"Wonderful," Annabeth sighed, her head still resting against Percy's chest, listening to the strong beat of his heart.

"Awesome," Thalia grinned.

"Brilliant," Rachel nodded.

"Nice," Clarisse said, surprising everyone. "What? I've met her."

"Beautiful," Poseidon sighed. The gods all turned to him, raising their eyebrows.

"You still love her," Aphrodite squealed.

"Of course," Poseidon said, a faint blush on his cheeks.

The other gods thought about that, then nodded. Zeus still loved Thalia and Jason's mother, that's why he came back to her in his Roman form. Hades still loved Maria di Angelo. Many of the other gods and goddesses admitted there were mortals who they still loved, they just never admitted it.

"Does your wife know?" Hera asked, glaring at Poseidon.

"Amphitrite knows I will always love her," Poseidon said.

"Some way to show it, cheating on her," Hera huffed.

Thalia started reading again, not wanting another argument to break out.

Her name ... luck.

"So that's why you have rotten luck," Annabeth said, making Percy laugh.

Her own parents ... no diploma.

"That - how do the kids say it nowadays? Sucks," Dionysus said, surprising everyone.

The only ... my dad.

Poseidon blushed, but smiled at Percy. Percy grinned back at him. Aphrodite barely contained a squeal. To hide her excitement, she conjured a mirror for herself. There were some flaws in her makeup from all this excitement.

I don't ... smile.

"You visited him as a child?" Zeus asked, eyes narrowing dangerously.

"Yes," Poseidon said. "Why wouldn't I?"

The other demigods glanced at Percy, a little jealous, but they figured if anyone deserved a loving father, Percy did. After all, he'd been through more crap than probably the rest of them combined.

My mom doesn't ... Lost at sea.

"A very smart way to phrase that," Athena said. "How did you ever meet this woman?"

"Luck and hard work," Poseidon said, eyes twinkling.

She worked ... easy kid.

"Why does that not surprise me," Annabeth said.

"Hey," Percy protested.

"You're the one that said it, Kelp Head," Thalia pointed out.

"Fine," Percy sighed, making everyone laugh.

Finally, she married Gabe Ugliano,

"I'm sorry, what was that name?" Hera asked.

"Ugliano," Percy said, scowling at the name.

"That is a horrid name," Hera declared.

"I can see why it's so disturbing to agree with her," Percy whispered to Annabeth, who giggled.

who was ... gym shorts.

"That's disgusting," Piper said.

"You have no idea," Grover said, wrinkling his nose.

Between ... pretty hard.

"Poor woman," Artemis said.

The way Smelly ... got any cash?"

"He asked you for cash," Thalia stated, clenching her hands into fists. She didn't like anyone else bullying Percy. That was her job.

"Yep," Percy said, scowling.

"Horrible," Piper said, thinking back to her father's secretary. She had thought that woman was bad.

That was it. ... or something.

"There is no way that could ever be handsome," Aphrodite said. She looked positively appalled that something that ugly could exist in the world.

He managed ... lights out.

"WHAT!" Poseidon and Annabeth yelled, making everyone jump.

"Percy, did he hit you?" Annabeth asked, whirling on her boyfriend. Percy noticed every eye in the throne room was on him.

He sighed. He could really do without everyone knowing everything about him.

"Percy," Annabeth said, her voice stern. Poseidon looked ready to kill someone, preferable a tuskless walrus named Gabe.

"Once," Percy admitted quietly.

The room exploded into a cacophony of cursing in Greek and Latin as Annabeth wrapped her arms around Percy's neck and hugged him close.

"Why didn't you ever tell me?" Annabeth whispered in his ear.

"It only happened the once," Percy said. He didn't elaborate that it was when he was six, and he had learned his lesson after that beating.

"I will kill him," Poseidon said, clenching his teeth.

"While that would be awesome," Percy said. "It's in the past." And he got what he deserved, Percy thought, thinking about the jerk who had hit his mother. He would have traded being beaten every day if it would have spared her.

Thalia looked ready to murder someone too, but she continued reading.

"I don't ... eyebrow.

"That's just gross," Aphrodite looked nauseous.

Gabe ... everything else.

"No kidding," Grover said. He couldn't believe Percy had never told him. Couldn't believe he had never known. He wondered what Sally would have done, had she known.

"You took a ... just got here."

"On top of that, he's just a kid!" Hera practically screeched at the book, making everyone wince. "Parents are supposed to care for their kids, not take their money."

Everyone looked a little unsettled at the idea that they actually agreed, whole heartedly, with the Queen of the Gods.

"Am I right?" ... harmony.

"They are all despicable," Artemis declared.

"I agree with loveless, here," Aphrodite said. Artemis didn't look too pleased with that statement.

"Fine," ... lose."

"We all do," Travis and Connor said.

"I'll make sure he never wins again," Dionysus said.

"You would do that?" Hera spoke.

"I'm not heartless," Dionysus pointed out as he turned another page of his magazine.

"Your report ... snooty!"

"Jerk," Annabeth said, although Percy got the impression she wanted to call him worse.

I slammed ... stale beer.

"That's gross," Hazel said, looking nauseous.

Frank nodded.

I dropped ... home.

"I've missed your sarcasm," Annabeth said, smiling at Percy. He pressed a kiss to her nose, causing Aphrodite to drop her mirror, which disappeared before it could shatter on the floor, and squeal.

Gabe's ... yarn.

"That's bad," Nico said.

"Very," Grover said gravely.

But as soon ... horrible talons.

Percy shivered at the memory.

Then I ... fears melted.

"The presence of a mother is a wonderful thing," Hera said.

"Yeah, if you're a momma's boy," Ares sneered.

"Says the man who still lives with his parents," Hephaestus grumbled, causing everyone to laugh.

"Ares," Percy said. The war god glanced at him. "I am a momma's boy."

Hera and Poseidon smiled at that.

My mother ... me or Gabe.

"What a remarkable woman," Artemis said. "She would have been a good huntress."

"Too bad," Poseidon said smugly. "She decided on a different god."

"Oh, Percy." ... came home.

"Seriously?" Jason asked. He had never known his mother, and was jealous that Percy had such an awesome one.

"Seriously," Percy grinned.

"Free samples!" Travis and Connor hollered. "Awesome!"

We sat ... all right?

"She sounds wonderful," Hera said, smiling.

"Yeah, much different from you," Hephaestus said, fiddling with a handful of nuts and bolts.

Hera scowled at him.

I told ... see her.

Percy sighed. "I miss her," he said.

Poseidon glanced at his son, curious as to why he hadn't seen his mother recently, but knew he probably wouldn't get an answer if he asked. Stupid no spoilers.

From the ... teeth.

"This man would do well as a jackalope," Artemis said.

"Or a wild boar," Ares grinned at the idea.

"Then we could hunt him down," Artemis grinned, liking this idea.

"Sounds like a plan," Ares agreed.

My mom ... like Gabe.

"Money doesn't mean everything," Rachel and Piper said together. They smiled at each other.

For her sake, ... so bad.

"Really, Percy," Annabeth shook her head. Why did her boyfriend always have to try to protect people? While it was sweet and admirable, it also got him into a lot of trouble.

Until that ... "No, Mom."

"Never lie to your mother!" Hermes shouted, making everyone stare at him in shock. "What?"

"You, advocated for speaking the truth," Demeter said. "See, my cereal does help."

"It's not the cereal," Hermes said. "It's a fact that you never lie to your mother."

"You've lied to me plenty of times," Hera pointed out.

"The rules are different with you," Hermes said. Hera's face darkened and Thalia quickly started reading again.

I felt ... stupid.

"It wouldn't sound stupid to her," Thalia pointed out.

"I didn't know she knew about all of this," Percy pointed out.

"Yeah, okay, I see your point," Thalia said.

She pursed ... beach."

Poseidon smiled at this.

My eyes widened ... enough money.

"There would be if he stopped gambling," Nico said, disgusted.

"And drinking," Thalia added.

"And smoking," Grover finished.

Gabe appeared ... punch him,

"Please do," Ares said.

but I met ... out of here.

"I still woulda decked him," Clarisse said. Ares beamed at her.

"I was on ... about that?"

"No, she just brought it up for no reason," Thalia said sarcastically.

"I knew ... us go."

Annabeth tightened her grip on Percy's hand until it was painful. "He better," she muttered darkly.

"My hand," Percy gasped out.

"Oh, sorry," Annabeth said, loosening her grip.

"Wait a minute, I thought you were all like-" Thalia huffed as her sentence was cut off.

Percy wanted to say he didn't have the curse of Achilles anymore, but found he couldn't.

But Annabeth and Thalia realized what he wanted to say and their eyes widened. That dread that something bad would happen to him before they found him in the Roman camp increased.

"Of course he ... The works."

"Gabriel," Apollo snorted. "Stupid guy name."

"I can't believe she has to resort to bribery to spend time with her own son," Hera sounded scandalized.

Gabe softened ... right?"

"She has a budget for her clothes!" Aphrodite shrieked. "That's awful! That poor woman. I'll just have to take her shopping."

Percy grimaced, wondering how her mother would react to the goddess of love taking her on a shopping spree.

"Yes, honey," ... careful."

Grover snorted, making everyone look at him, but he just waved for Thalia to continue.

Gabe scratched ... poker game."

"Yeah, because paying for it was an interruption," Jason growled.

Maybe ... thought.

"You should," Piper said vehemently, then blushed when everyone stared at her.

And make ... a week.

Everyone laughed.

"That would work," Clarisse said.

But my ... him mad.

"Oh Sally, but why?" Leo said dramatically.

Why did ... he thought?

"That's what I said," Leo pointed out.

"We heard," Katie said.

"I'm sorry," ... right now."

Thalia snorted. "Great apology."

Percy grinned.

Gabe's eyes ... statement.

"If he even has a brain," Athena put in. Everyone stared at her. "What? There's no way I ever blessed that thing."

"Yeah, ... game.

"He is the worst of his kind," Artemis said, glaring at the book as though it had offended her greatly.

"Thank you, Percy," ... chill in the air.

Everyone shivered, remembering the Fates. Annabeth shifted so she could rest her head against Percy's chest once more and listen to his heart beating. It was the only thing keeping her sane right then.

But then ... ready to leave.

"Yes, get outta there," Travis said.

"Smartest thing you've said all day," Katie said. Travis grinned and kissed her as Connor gagged behind his back.

Gabe took ... whole weekend.

"Please, he probably couldn't even fit behind the wheel," Rachel said.

"He could," Percy said, grinning. "Barely."

"Not a ... scratch."

"Because you'll be driving at twelve," Annabeth muttered.

Like I'd ... twelve.

Everyone laughed as Annabeth blushed.

But that ... blame me.

"That is simply irrational," Athena said.

"VULCAN!" Leo said, pointing at her.

"I am not Roman, nor am I the god of the forges," Athena said, offended.

The demigods, Grover, and Rachel burst out laughing.

"I think he's referring to Star Trek," Apollo chuckled.

Athena raised an eyebrow, causing a new round of laughing to break out.

Watching him ... cannon.

"What did you do?" Piper asked.

"I have no idea how it happened," Percy shrugged.

The gods glanced at each other as Poseidon beamed at Percy. His son was certainly powerful.

Maybe it ... step on it.

Everyone laughed at that.

"Smart idea," Connor said, grinning.

Our rental ... spiders in the cabinets,

Annabeth and Athena shuddered.

"If you ever take me there," Annabeth leaned in to whisper in Percy's ear. "You'll have to clean it out first."

Percy blushed, but nodded.

and most ... loved the place.

"Well, you are old Barnacle Beard's son," Hermes said.

"Old Barnacle Beard?" Poseidon asked, raising an eyebrow.

Hermes grinned. "Face it uncle P, you are old."

We'd been ... met my dad.

"It is," Poseidon confirmed.

"That's terribly romantic and tragic," Aphrodite sighed. "Just think, your love returns to the sea every year to see you, yet you never come."

Percy frowned. He had never thought of it like that, but now he wondered if his mother did love to go to Montauk in the hopes of seeing his father again. A glance at his father showed Poseidon was probably thinking along the same lines.

As we got ... of the sea.

"That's what drew me to her," Poseidon said. "But it was her personality that truly won me over."

"That's so sweet," Piper said.

"Watch yourself, Beauty Queen," Leo whispered to her, making her blush.

Jason, realizing he liked it when she blushed, decided he wanted to see it more often. Gathering up his courage, he casually stretched his arm before letting it drape across Piper's shoulders.

"About time," Percy said, surprising everyone who heard. "What? Even I could see they like each other."

"Yeah, but it took you long enough to admit your own feelings," Katie said while Jason and Piper blushed to the roots of their hair.

"I'm not the only one," Percy said pointedly, and Katie blushed.

Annabeth chuckled against Percy's chest, causing Percy's heart to skip a beat before speeding up. Annabeth smiled slyly; it was good to know she had that effect on her boyfriend.

We got there ... from work.

"What's up with the blue food?" Leo asked. "I mean, it's cool and all, but why blue?"

I guess I should explain the blue food.

Everyone laughed at that.

See, Gabe ... streak, like me.

"Hate to break it to you, cuz," Thalia said. "But you've got more than a rebellious streak."

"Hey," Percy said. "I'm not that bad."

"Yeah, you kinda are," Grover said.

"And we wouldn't have it any other way," Annabeth said.

When it ... candy shop.

"I love the one she's working on," Annabeth said.

"You've read it?" Percy asked, looking down at her.

"Of course, Seaweed Brain, I wouldn't have passed up the chance to read it," Annabeth replied.

Eventually, I got ... his green eyes."

Everyone glanced from Percy to Poseidon, to Percy.

"He's like a mini sea god," Apollo said.

Hazel laughed, remembering what she had thought when she had first seen Percy running towards her while carrying the disguised Juno.

Annabeth smiled, meeting Percy's eyes and holding his gaze. She loved those eyes, they were absolutely breathtaking.

Mom fished ... proud."

"I am," Poseidon said, smiling at Percy. Percy smiled back, blushing at the praise. It wasn't every day your demigod parent told you they were proud of you.

The other demigods looked slightly put out at this and their parents noticed and frowned. They should probably tell them how proud they were of them all. But praise didn't come naturally to any of them, even if it was to their own children. Especially if it was to their own children.

I wondered ... six years.

Percy's friends all winced, being forcefully reminded of how little Percy seemed to think of himself.

"How old ... This cabin."

"That's so romantic," Katie sighed.

"Yeah," Piper and Annabeth agreed. "It is."

Even Clarisse looked a little wistful.

Aphrodite grinned broadly.

Conner, Leo, Nico, Will, and Thalia gagged. Hazel and Frank were both blushing and trying not to look at each other.

"Enough with the romance, please," Thalia said.

Artemis raised an eyebrow, studying the girl with interest.

"But… he knew me ... he'd never even seen me …

"I did," Poseidon admitted. "Your mother never knew that though."

"You shouldn't have," Zeus said.

"Like any of you wouldn't have done the same," Poseidon said. All the gods looked down. None of them had checked on their children, but now they wondered if they should.

I felt ... Smelly Gabe.

"I am sorry for that," Poseidon told Percy.

Percy shook his head. "I didn't understand then why you couldn't, but I do now."

Poseidon offered him a smile, feeling relieved that his son didn't blame him for what he couldn't control.

"Are you going ... want me around?"

"Why would you think that?" Hazel said. "It's obvious she loves you."

"I know," Percy said. "I wasn't thinking when I said that."

"Obviously," Thalia said, playfully punching Percy's shoulder.

"Ow," Percy complained.

"Wimp," Thalia said, causing Clarisse to laugh.

I regretted ... I'm not normal," I said.

"No, you're definitely not normal," Nico said cheerfully.

"Yeah, good thing, too," Will pointed out.

"You say ... you are.

"Like very important," Annabeth said, still leaning on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. "To a lot of people."

"I know, and I'm not going anywhere," Percy told her softly, brushing his fingers through her golden hair. Annabeth sighed with contentment.

I thought ... from what?"

"Aliens," Nico said.

"Ooh, really?" Leo asked. "That'd be awesome."

"Idiot," Piper rolled her eyes, but smiled.

Hazel smiled at that, and glanced at Leo. She had been avoiding looking at him because she couldn't get over how much he looked and acted like Sammy. She knew it was impossible he was Sammy, but he reminded her of him so much it hurt.

She met my ... of his head.

"Keeping tabs on him?" Athena asked Poseidon.

Poseidon shrugged. "I don't know, hasn't happened yet."

Before that- ... toddler hands.

"Not bad, punk," Ares said, which was as good of a compliment as anything coming from him.

Everyone else looked impressed, sneaking glances at Percy. Percy blushed, a little uncomfortable with all the attention. Well, more than a little uncomfortable.

In every ... move.

"I thought you got expelled," Leo said.

"Yeah, because of those events," Percy pointed out.

I knew I ... want that.

"Percy," Grover said.

"I know," Percy said. "But I just couldn't bring myself to say anything."

Nobody else really understood what they were talking about so Thalia kept reading.

"I've tried to ... "A summer camp."

"Wooo! Camp Half-Blood!" Travis, Conner, and Leo hollered.

My head was ... you for good."

"Except it didn't," Annabeth whispered to Percy.

"No," he whispered back. "It didn't."

"For good? ... vivid dream.

"Ugh, demigod dreams are awful," Jason said sympathetically.

"Are they really that bad?" Apollo asked.

"Yes," all the demigods said.

"Cool," Apollo grinned.

Will shook his head at his father.

It was storming ... eagle's wings.

"You two are really angry," Dionysus observed.

"Don't know why," Zeus said, confused.

As they ... harder.

"Hades, you have something to do with this?" Athena asked.

"How should I know," Hades said. "It hasn't happened yet."

I ran ... slow motion.

"Man, I hate dreams like that," Leo said. The other demigods nodded.

I knew ... screamed, No!

"Yes!" Zeus yelled, grinning at Poseidon. Poseidon stuck his tongue out at him and Zeus retaliated in kind.

"Oh geez," Thalia said, rolling her eyes.

"This is our dad?" Jason asked so only the demigods heard.

Thalia snorted. "Yep this is our dad."

Percy laughed.

I woke ... said, "Hurricane."

"Smart woman," Athena said.

"Of course she is," Poseidon said.

Athena glanced at him. "She must have had a lapse in judgment when she met you."

Artemis snorted at that.

I knew ... on end.

Percy shivered, remembering that sound.

Then a much ... exactly Grover.

"What does that mean?" Leo asked, glancing at Grover. "Do you shapeshift or something?"

"No," Grover said.

"That would be awesome," Frank said.

"Searching all ... thinking?"

"Yes, Kelp Head, what were you thinking?" Thalia asked.

"I wasn't," Percy said.

"Cereal can help with that, dear," Demeter offered, feeling she had been quiet for too long.

"Enough with the cereal, mother, you're embarrassing me," Persephone said. Katie nodded her head in agreement.

My mother ... was seeing.

"Don't just stand there, tell her," Rachel said.

"Rachel, it's a book," Percy said. "It's already happened."

"Shut up," Rachel said as everyone chuckled despite the tense situation in the book.

"O Zeu kai ... tell her?"

"Watch your mouth, satyr," Dionysus said, sounding bored.

"Yes sir," Grover said, though he rolled his eyes. Percy grinned; he liked Grover, Lord of the Wild.

I was too ... should be …

"Take a deep breath," Thalia said.

"And don't strain yourself," Nico grinned.

My mom looked ... Both of you. Go!"

"Yes, please get out of there," Poseidon said.

Grover ran ... were cloven hooves.

"Well, he is a satyr," Thalia said.

"I didn't know that," Percy said.

"Took you long enough to register it though," Nico laughed. Percy glared at him, shutting him up quite effectively.

"So, who's next?" Thalia asked, waving the book around.