AN: Hey, thanks to everyone who reviewed! I enjoyed all of them.

This chapter is going to be a bit more fluff and humor than the others, cause I think it's good to change it up once in a while, rsather than just having angst and fighting and death all the time.

So I guess you could skip this chapter and not miss out on too much, but this really just shows Perseus getting his banishment lifted with the help of the council. That being said, it is a little boring. Not too much action.

TheRealMasonMac, that is a question that will be answered later on...so keep your eyes peeled :)

Also...you may have noticed that as of now, there is no official pairing for Perseus. I'd like to hear who you want him with before doing the whole cliche "Perseus is different from other guys and Artemis loves him" thing. I'm actually kinda leaning towards Aphrodite, cause I can't remember the last time I saw that pairing. The options will be at the end of the chapter.

Oh well, let me know what you think.

Anyways, onto the chapter.

Perseus touched down on the ground softly, his entire front spotted with gleaming silver ichor from Perses.

Not bad, He thought to himself. I still need to get faster.

"Perseus!" Perseus heard before he was knocked down to the ground. He looked up and saw that Chloe's face was practically right in front of his.

"Oh, hello, Chloe." Perseus said nonchalantly. "I see you took on Lady Artemis' blessing."

Chloe raised any eyebrow before she socked Perseus in the face. "You idiot! You come back 100 years later and that's the first thing you have to say to me?"

Perseus gave her a small smile as he touched the bruise that was a growing on his face. "Not bad. Pretty solid punch for a girl who was scared to hold her bow the first time."

"Yeah," Chloe said as she sat up on Perseus' chest. Her grin threatened to split her face in half. "It just took a special man to show me that I could do it."

"Oh?" Perseus said, feigning ignorance. "Those exist?"

"Just one." She said as she stood up and offered Perseus a hand. Right after he stood up, she hugged him tightly. "I knew you would come." She whispered.

Perseus smiled at her and hugged her back. "I promised that when you needed me, I would come. And, I have."

"Yeah, all thanks to me." Zoe smirked as she appeared next to Perseus. "Chloe here thought you were gone."

Chloe blushed a bright red. "I swear, Zoe is exaggerating!"

Perseus raised an eyebrow, and Chloe buried her face into the non-ichory part of Perseus' front. "Lady Artemis thought you were gone. She forbade anyone from speaking about you." Chloe mumbled sadly.

"I'm here now." Perseus patted her head. "Here to stay."

"Good." Came her muffled voice.

Zoe smiled at the sight and placed her hand on Perseus' shoulder. "Welcome home, father."

"We have a lot of catching up to do." Perseus admitted. "And, I need to go get your sister."

"My what?" Zoe asked incredulously. "You...you had a child while you were gone?!"

Perseus felt Artemis' glare on him before he even looked. "No, no, it isn't like that." He stressed. "I'm just fulfilling Perses' last wish. I haven't been romantically involved with anyone."

Zoe sported a mischievous grin. "What?" She yelled loudly. "Father, I cannot believe you slept with five different women! What are you going to do with all of the twenty children?!"

Perseus glared at Zoe, who was whistled innocently. With a loud crack Artemis flashed over to Perseus with her dagger in her hand.

"How dare you?" She began.

"Artemis."

"I trusted you!"

"Artemis."

"All those nights I wondered for your safety!" Artemis continued; oblivious to Zoe and Chloe's identical grins.

"Artemis."

"I even wondered if someday you'd come back and we could finally talk about that kiss!" Artemis yelled.

"Artemis."

Artemis threateningly spun her dagger. "But no, instead, you go out and act like a man! The one man I trusted goes and acts like the rest, do you know how much that hurts?!"

"Artemis." Perseus said more insistently. "I think, maybe, you should trust me and turn around and look at Zoe."

Albeit angrily, Artemis did turn around. Zoe had tears streaming down her face from laughing and was having trouble breathing.

Her eyes widened. She looker back and forth from Zoe and Perseus. "Um, Perseus…"

"Yes, my lady?" He replied innocently.

Artemis swallowed awkwardly. "I, uh, I was mistaken. It appears you did not sleep with women."

"Oh, no I did. I believe one of my rather naughtier escapades got out, and the whole civilization regarded me as a Sex God." Perseus said, and Artemis growled at him. "Kidding. I'm kidding."

Artemis crossed her arms angrily. "Humph. Both father and daughter are insufferable."

"Perhaps," Zoe retorted. "But you love us. Especially Father. Right, my lady?"

Artemis' face flushed slightly. "I am going to check on the hunters." She said before flashing away.

"You should refrain from teasing her like that." Perseus reprimanded, although the grin on his face sent the opposite message.

Zoe returned the smile, happy to be in Perseus' presence. "What now?"

Perseus smile dimmed a little. He looked to the sky, where storm clouds were beginning to gather. The message was clear: Get up here. "Now, Zoe, I go and face the music."

Zoe frowned. "Would they actually punish you for vanquishing a Titan? The Titan of Destruction no less?"

"You would be surprised the things Zeus would justify punishment for." Perseus mumbled. "Well, see you soon, Zoe. Perhaps Hecate will be with me when I return."

Zoe grinned and waved goodbye. "Don't do anything stupid!" She yelled as he flashed away.

OLYMPUS

As the gods waited for Perseus to arrive, there were two sides to the room.

Side 1 contained the majority of the gods; Hera, Demeter, Athena, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Hestia (who was tending the fire), Artemis (fresh from her embarrassment), and Hermes.

They were glad Perseus returned. To Hera, Perseus had been sort an idol for what Zeus should be. He was kind and handsome, and extremely loyal to his family. She respected that aspect of him, and wished that Zeus would be more like him. In many ways, Perseus brought the Olympians together, something that she was extremely grateful for.

Then, Demeter. Prior to his unfortunate banishment, Perseus and Demeter had actually been quite friendly. As it turned out, Perseus was knowledgeable about all sorts of plants and such and helped tend to Demeter's gardens whenever he was dropping by.

Athena, was arguably the most excited. Perseus was everything she'd ever wanted in a son, and the two of them had been very close. Since he was gone, Athena had all but retreated into the comfort and solace of her own books and studies, practically abandoning her godly duties.

If not her, than Poseidon. Poseidon not only lost his son, but then got to know his grandson, only to have him taken. Much like Athena, he had isolated himself in his domain in order to escape the grief of losing Perseus.

Aphrodite was all but bouncing (a sight that a lot of the male gods would have loved to see). In her opinion, Perseus was just about the most handsome god to have set foot on Olympus. Throw that in with his respectfulness no matter what, unwavering loyalty to those he cared about, and his intelligence on and off the battleground, and she found herself drooling when he walked by.

Despite his wife's obvious fascination with him, Hephaestus enjoyed Perseus' company. Perseus was one of the few people who would look past his physical appearance and actually hold a conversation with him. In fact, Perseus designed many of his inventions that gained attention. Hephaestus owe alot to him.

Hestia smiled as she watched Perseus' interaction with Perses earlier. While many of the gods simply walked by her or disregarded her, Perseus made it a point to frequently drop by to check in on her. While nothing usually happened, as Hestia was almost always on Olympus, it was good to know that someone cared enough to check up on her and her hearth.

Artemis, although she would deny it, missed Perseus dearly. The hunt had been more than a bit morose, and she'd had to outlaw mention of him- or else the hunt would not move on. She allowed herself a small grin. The hunt had its co-leader back.

If there was anything Hermes respected more than Perseus' ability to juggle responsibilities at once, it was his speed. Speed was a part of battle that Hermes noted that many other gods simply brushed off. Yet, Perseus' battle style revolved around his speed. Hermes and Perseus would often race as well, with Perseus actually succeeding in beating him once-not that Hermes would admit that.

This side of the room seemed to have a glow about it. Sure, everyone had different reasons, but it was the general consensus that they were happy that Perseus was returning.

Now, onto the other side.

This side consisted of Zeus, Ares, Apollo, and Dionysus. Hades wasn't at Olympus at this time, or he'd be a part of the side that was happy to see him.

Zeus, for obvious reasons, heavily disliked Perseus. Sure, at first Zeus liked him-when Perseus passed his "wine test" and proved to be a calculating demigod. Sure, Zeus was even on board with making him a god. The boy had done a lot in the name of Olympus, and what was one more minor god? Until he became an Olympian- and a headstrong one at that. From that point on, Perseus seemed to indirectly or directly defy every order Zeus made. Zeus grumbled to himself as he saw the excitement in the room. He caught Ares' eye, who shook his head imperceptibly.

Ares too, hated Perseus. A well known fact around Olympus was that Ares most definitely had a thing for Aphrodite. I mean, who wouldn't? He thought. Everyone he knew couldn't help but look her up and down as she walked by. Well, almost everyone. That bastard Perseus could, and Fate seemed to be mocking Ares, as Aphrodite was as crazy about Perseus as Ares was about her! Not to mention, Ares got his clock cleaned. He challenged Perseus to a duel, insulted the hunters, and promptly got his arm sliced in half. As if remembering the incident, Ares unconsciously rubbed his arm.

Apollo didn't really have a reason to hate Perseus. Well, he was the one who brought Apollo's chariot back after that whole mishap (Apollo never heard the end of it) and Perseus and Artemis were close, so that was reason enough.

Absently swishing around his wine, Dionysus too began cursing Perseus. You see, when Dionysus was a freshly made god on Olympus, he'd had this oh-so-bright idea of sneaking in his "special" wine that would lower any goddess' inhibitions so that he could gain a potential partner (no one would dare consort with him due to his drunken nature). Unfortunately for him, he'd been blacked out when Perseus' domains were called, and he therefore had missed the part where Perseus was introduced as the patron of women. Making a long story short,when Perseus found out, it ruined his chances of finding a wife on Olympus even more, and promptly lowered his ability to have children.

Dionysus winced.

Anyways, to the present.

With a silver flash, Perseus appeared before all the gods for the first time in 100 years. "Hello, Olympians."

"Hello, Perseus." Aphrodite said with a wink, to which Perseus gave a smile and a wave.

Athena had a small smile on her face, but her eyes were shining with happiness. "Perseus."

"Mother."Perseus replied warmly, bowing his head.

Zeus cleared his throat rather loudly. Half of the room shot him an irritated glance, to which he paid no mind. "What are you doing here, Perseus?"

"Well, I was talking to my mother and Lady Aphrodite before you interrupted me, my lord." Perseus said, his tone betraying no emotion.

"Er, well, other than that. What are you doing on Olympus?"

"Oh, that." Perseus clarified, to which Zeus nodded in relief. "Let's see. Right now, I am speaking. I am unconsciously breathing- not so unconscious now, since I mentioned it. I believe I just blinked. I"-

Zeus angrily growled. "Perseus, if you could answer why you are here, I would greatly appreciate it."

"Ah, Lord Zeus, why did you not just say so?" Perseus asked jovially, and Zeus' eye twitched. "My daughter came to get me from the Indus Valley Civilization. The Earth Mother appears to be waking."

Zeus leaned back into his throne. "You need not concern yourself with this, we have it under control."

"Right, of course, my lord." Perseus said. "Then, pray tell, why did I find a Titan fighting a group of hunters rather than one of us?"

Zeus sputtered. "Ah, ah yes that was a, uh, test. We figured that allowing the hunt to fight a minor Titan would allow us to gauge their progress."

Perseus looked at him skeptically. "My lord, Perses is hardly a minor Titan."

"Perses?!" Zeus asked frantically. "We need to get down there, now!"

"I already dispatched of him." Perseus informed the frantic council.

"And you don't have a mark on you?" Ares scoffed, speaking for the first time. "Yeah, right."

"I must have misheard," Perseus stated as he turned to face Ares, his gray eyes began to glow a bit. "Were you doubting my word, Ares?"

"So what if I was?"

Perseus maintained eye contact with Ares as an oppressive silence began to fill the room. "Would you care to test my skills for yourself? I assure you, my swordsmanship has grown exponentially since the last time we fought. The arm looks like it healed well, by the way."

Ares' response died in his throat as he felt the warning glare of all of the goddesses in the room on him. "Fine. I bet it was a lucky shot anyway."

Zeus cleared his throat once more. "Well, thank you for your assistance in the war, Perseus."

"My lord," Hera interjected. "Why not lift the banishment of Perseus? He has done Olympus a huge favor, has he not?"

Zeus faltered. "Well, I do not really"-

"Oh yes," Athena added. "Who knows where we would be without his assistance?"

"Maybe"-

"You can not deny he did us a favor, brother." Poseidon added in his two cents.

"I suppose"-

"And he looks so hot." Aphrodite said and the room got quiet. "What?" She asked as the whole room stared at her.

"Right," Zeus awkwardly continued. "I suppose Perseus' banishment could be lifted."

"Why, thank you, Lord Zeus." Perseus said graciously, overdramatically bowing.

"Right. I will be taking my leave." A monstrous bolt of lightning slammed into Zeus, and whisked him away.

The next thing Perseus knew, he was crushed in the warm embrace of Athena.

"My son," She whispered, stroking his hair. As she pulled away to look at his face, she gave him a teary smile. "Oh, how I missed you."

"I missed you too." Perseus said as he brushed Athena's tears away. "But now, I am here. To stay." He noticed Poseidon come up behind Athena. "Hear that, gramps? You better be prepared to get decimated in another fishing competition."

"Perseus, you have yet to beat me," Poseidon said, laughing loudly. "However, I agree to that. I have not been out for a good fishing trip in a while."

"That is because no immortal or mortal but Perseus hangs around after the Kraken comes out." Hera mused as she walked over. "Welcome home, Perseus."

He bowed. "Thank you, my lady."

"Perseus, you know you need not bow to me." Hera smiled as she waved his bow off. "You are one of the only bearable males on Olympus after all."

"Mm, that he is," Aphrodite agreed as she, too, walked over. "Glad to see you."

"Always a pleasure, Lady Aphrodite. Beautiful as always." Perseus complimented.

"Oh, you!" She said before doing a little twirl. "Do you like the hair?"

"It looks lovely." Perseus commented as he suddenly backed away from the crowd.

"As much fun as it is to catch up, I remembered that I have a promise to uphold. Mother, grandfather, would you care to have dinner tonight to meet my family?" Perseus asked.

"Of course." Athena said warmly.

"Count me in." Poseidon gave Perseus a thumbs up.

Now, to find Hecate.

That is it for now, I thought that the chapter was getting too long. Based on how I ended it, the next chapter will also be mostly fluff with some non fluff mixed in, or maybe not. It depends.

And, if you couldn't tell, I'll allow Perseus to be with:

Demeter

Hestia

Aphrodite (I like this one)

Hera (I like this one)

Artemis

Or any other female you like

Make sure to tell me which one, or I'll just choose from Hera or Aphrodite!

'Till next time.