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Chapter 7

Percy's pov

Having Orion around helped me a lot. He was always there when I was sad or depressed and cheered me up by acting his childish, 8 year old self. It was also good that I had someone sitting next to me in the dining pavilion and in the cabin, so I was never really alone apart from when I was in the shower. But that was only for a short period of time and my thoughts were always somewhere else and usually about my new little brother, so I never had the chance to think about her. He was very mature when it came to feelings for his age and he was also quite smart. Orion was as bad at archery as myself and was a great swordsman as I was teaching him that. I predicted that when he gets older he will be the best around and definitely better than me. He was shy when it came to talking to strangers but was funny and adorable when you got to know him and he opened up. Thalia came up to me whilst I was teaching Orion some sword moves.

"Percy we need to talk" Thalia said in a serious tone. Me and her got closer since her death. We had been spending a lot of time together and much to the disapproval of Lady Artemis, we had gotten really close. But it weren't like that with Thalia. Shore, I thought she was pretty but she and her were too close for us to actually be a couple and she is a hunter. Also the fact that she was my cousin played a major part in that.

"Shore thing Thalia, Orion go have a break!" I shouted over to him. I heard him say "Ok" and heard his feet against the gravel as he walked away. My senses were really sharp since the battle at the original Mount Olympus. My eye sight had increased so I could see things clearer from far away, for example just the other day I was looking out to sea and I swear I saw a cruise ship sailing smoothly in the water when I turned to ask Thalia she said she didn't see anything and at first I thought I was seeing things. But I kept on seeing things like that and after a while I figured I had some how got sharpened eye sight. My sixth sense had improved. When playing capture the flag I could always sense when someone was behind me. Also as you just experienced my hearing had increased. My smell and other senses had also increased by at least 100 fold.

"I thought I would just let you know that I and the hunt are moving out tomorrow morning." Thalia said this with her head hung low.

"I picked her head up by her chin and said hey don't look sad. You had to go sooner or later and I am grateful for the support you have given me over the last few weeks." I said cheerfully and whilst smiling. Thalia grinned and hugged me.

"Your welcome Kelp head and thanks for being so understanding" she let go of me and stood there still grinning.

"So as its your last day at camp for a while do you want to chill with me for a little bit?" I asked her hopefully.

"Yeah sure!" she exclaimed "what do you want to do?"

"I don't know. What do you wanna do?" I asked her.

This went on for like 1 hour until an Ares kid got irritated and told us to get put before he did something that you probably do not want to hear. We ended up at the beach and just talking and listening to music. We did this until the conch horn for lunch sounded. We walked into the dining pavilion with Thalia laughing about how I just tripped up on a stick laying infront of the dining pavilion. As we walked in all heads turned to me. Everything was silent and everyone had looks of sympathy on their faces. Which surprised me the most though was the fact that the Olympian council was standing their, at the front of the pavilion all looking grim and sympathetic with their eyes glued too me. My dad looked awful, he had puffy, red eyes and tears in his eyes.

"What's going on? Why is everyone so upset?" I asked with worry in my voice.

Third person pov

"Percy you better sit down, son, and then we will tell you everything." Poseidon said while tears threatened to burst out like if Dover Dam was to burst. To be honest he could probably make Dover Dam burst if he cried. I sat down like he asked and nodded for him to carry on. "Percy, some of Gaea's supporters where seen today in Manhattan. These monsters seemed to have just been somewhere, so fearing the worst I went to check up on your mother and step father to see if they were ok. When I got there, the….their… their bodies were in the kitchen and their throats had been slit." Poseidon broke down in tears as this part. The image of the mortal women he loved and her husband dead in the kitchen will haunt him forever. And forever was a very long time when you were mortal. Percy sat there, his mouth shut tight and tears begging to fall down his cheek. "Son I am sorry, there was nothing I could do. Please don't be mad at me. I can't lose you as well as your mother in the same day." Poseidon pleaded. Percy still just sat there. Eyes fixed on the floor. He finally brang his head up and as he did tears were falling like the Niagara Falls. He stood up and then suddenly fell to his knees. He put his hand in his hands and wept. He wept like he did when Annabeth died, but his time it was worse. His own mum was brutally killed along with his step dad all because he won some stupid war and the monsters responsible for this were too cowardly to actually face him. He sat there for ages crying and everyone else sat here as well feeling his pain and crying too. Even the Ares kids and Ares himself were tearing up as they watched this young hero cry and have his barely mended heart broke again at the loss of another important figure in his life. Percy suddenly felt hand on his shoulder again and this time he was surprised to find someone he never expected to consol him. It was Hestia, goddess of the hearth. She was also crying as she brang Percy into a hug. Percy accepted the hug and started to cry onto the oldest Olympians shoulder as she did on his. People started to leave and go and try to do their regular duties but Chiron gave them the day off. All of the campers went to their cabins as they were too depressed to do anything. The gods one by one started to flash out as well until only the two hugging in the centre and Poseidon were the only living beings left in the room. Percy suddenly let go of Hestia and started to scream at the heavens.

"WHY DO YOU HATE ME SO MUCH? AM I NOT ALOUD TO BE HAPPY ANYMORE? I WAS STILL GRIEVING OVER THE DEATH OF HER AND YOU THROW THIS AT ME? DO YOU HATE ME SO MUCH?" Percy again broke down in tears. Poseidon this time went to hug him and Hestia flashed out as she couldn't bear to witness the pain her young hero was going through. The world seemed to quieten after that. As if the world new that its hero was suffering much pain. Little did she know that this was the wake before the storm.

Everything was back to square one again. They had just helped Percy get over the death of Annabeth and discovering he had a little brother helped out a lot with this process. But now all that hard work was for nothing so to speak. First Percy's girlfriend and best friend in the world died and now his mother, the woman who stuck by him through thick and thin, married a bald, ugly slob who abused her verbally for his safety and the woman who raised him had died. All the gods agreed to have a proper ceremony, like for Annabeth, for Percy's mum and step dad. Artemis felt sorry for this young hero and aloud Thalia and the rest of the hunters to stay until after the funeral, but after that she was to go the next morning. Percy was also told that Nico had to the underworld to help his dead take care of the souls that escaped in the giant war and bring them back and punish them. Percy seemed to get even more upset at this, if it was possible. Nico and Thalia knew Percy the best, apart from Chiron, Orion and Poseidon did, and without them it would be even more difficult to get Percy put of this trance.

It has been a week since our young heroes parents had died and today was to be the second funeral he had been to in a month. Hestia held the ceremony again and started to talk about Percy's mother. She didn't know much about her but she said how she was a brave woman that helped shape the hero that stood infront of them today. Hestia then asked Poseidon to say some words.

Poseidon stood with tears in his eyes and went to the platform that had been put up again.

"Sally was like no mortal I have known before. She was beautiful, funny and a great writer who had the best personality in the world. She knew the dangers of bringing up a demigod in America and she still went for it. She knew Percy was destined for great things and that he and her had a lot of hurt in store for them, but she still did it. She knew it would be hard with a dyslexic and ADHD kid to fit into the world and lead a normal life, but she still did it. She could have given Percy for adoption but she refused and said that 'if anyone will bring up MY son in the right way it will be me.' She was spirited and a great author and most of all she was a great mother and know one could have done a better job bringing up the Hero of Olympus in the right way apart from her. I loved her and she will forever be remembered by me and the sea as the greatest woman ever." Poseidon broke down in tears and an unlikely person ran up onto the platform to comfort him. Athena held Poseidon in a tight embrace and patted his shoulders saying a few comforting words into his ears. Everyone hung their heads down in respect. He finally came of the stage with Athena still giving him a hug but from the side. I guess the immortal enemies had finally found some common ground, they had both felt the pain of losing someone important, Athena her daughter and Poseidon, his lover. Hestia shakily stood up and announced the next speaker. Her heart swelled as she saw the pain her hero was showing through his face. His eyes where even more puffy than when at Annabeth's funeral. She quickly looked away from him and called out his name. Everyone seemed to look even more sad and depressed, even the Roman Campers and Amazons seemed to be shedding tears at how much pain he has gone through this last month. If it was anyone else they wouldn't have been able to cope and would have done something stupid. But not Percy. He stood up and walked to the platform and began to speak

"I have never known a woman as great as my mother, although probably everyone says that about their mums but I truly haven't. She stuck by me through thick and thin and was always there to comfort me when I was sad. She always supported me, even when my ideas were absolutely mental and she never gave up hope for me. She never complained about her life even though she had it had in life. She always put on a brave face for me and when ever I got kicked out of school she always understood why. I was so happy when she found someone who could take care of her in Paul Blowfis, especially after the smelly Gabe thing. She gave up so much for me, she even put her career on hold just to make sure I was safe and that nothing was after me. She was the greatest and I…I can't say good bye yet. I ….I don't want her to go yet. Please don't leave me mum…." Percy suddenly broke down in tears. His pain filled cries could be heard everywhere. Everyone broke down at this as well. Artemis couldn't help what she did next. She leapt at Percy and hugged him and held him in that tight embrace. She felt her parka get wet from the amount of tears he was shedding and it started to stick to her skin. Percy stayed there unaware of the things going on around him. All he felt was the pain of losing his mother and the love of his life in the same month. It was indescribable, the Styx was like a prick to the finger compared to the pain he felt now. Hestia looked on in pain as she also had enough and leapt at him. She was aware that Artemis was there as well but she didn't care. She only felt like consoling her young hero. She longed to see him happy again but no one knew how long that would take. Poseidon and Orion soon followed in hugging Percy. Everyone stayed there in that state for hours. No one dared moving as for the threat of collapsing if they did. That was until someone spoke out from the entrance of the beach.