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in the next Chapter, all those who want to romance between Percy and Annabeth... you shall be sated. at least for a while. it's not dirty, but straight - up beautiful. it'll make you happy.

also references Leo/Hazel Juniper/Grover and (my FAVE) Piper/JAson. so would those me Lazel, Jover, and Pason? who knows? who cares?

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Melia POV

He looks us all right in the face - four confused, scared kids, and says: "your parents were next generation demigods. "

The car is still, silent. I feel the tension wrapping around us like vines, the questions leaping into our throats but dying on our tongues as we realize we don't know what we mean to ask. Addy's shoulders slump down against the seat. Though none of us knows what it means, we all think… hey, that feels right. Im not entirely sure what this guy is saying, but I think I might just believe him.

It's Dylan that laughs first. Then Ray. They're laughing too hard. They don't understand. They haven't thought.

"what's a next generation demigod?" Dylan guffaws.

"yeah," adds Ray sarcastically, "are they invisible or something?"

Dr. Annabeth Chase looks irritated.

"Gods. As in Greek and Roman gods. We think you might have some of both. We don't know why that hasn't affected you negatively. We need to run tests for sure. Your parents. Their parents were demigods. All of you. Siblings. I realize that this is a lot for you kids to process, but please try to bear with me. You are siblings. You were raised apart. The men in black following each one of you…" she hesitates. "they aren't the good guys. We are here to save you. Please trust us."

"either way, we have you strapped in the back of our van," snorts Dr. Percy Jackson.

Annabeth hits him. "they don't know what to do. Shut up, Seaweed Brain!" she sees our expressions. Ray's face is now impassive. Dylan is still processing. Addy looks scared. Me? I get it. Totally. Perfectly. I know mythology really well; I took several classes in it. And I think I have pieced together more than the others.

"so who are you children of, then?" I ask.

They looks surprised at how fast I've caught on, but Annabeth quickly gets a gleam in her eye and a smiles a little at me, like she's picking favorites.

"I'm a daughter of Athena, goddess of wisdom, useful arts, strategy, and knowledge. Percy here is the son of Poseidon, water, horses, storms, all that good stuff," she smiles at him a little.

Something about this has made Addy perk her head up and her attention is suddenly focused on the two.

"Are you gonna get married and have babies?" she asks so bluntly it makes them both blush bright red and gives me a little peach flush in the cheeks.

They shake their head and tell her she's cute, but this leaves them unsettled.

Something hits me. "Dylan has more Poseidon. I think. Addy – she's more Aphrodite, right? And Ray… well, he's totally Athena!"

Ray pipes up. "Melia… she's definitely more Apollo."

That had never even crossed my mind but somehow… it seems right.

"that's what we were thinking," says Annabeth, "but like I said, we need to get back and run some tests. It's a long drive back to California."

"that's where the Roman camp is. That's where demigods and quartergods train to be heroes. Little Rome has a fantastic college. We'll know who you are when we get there," Percy adds. He kisses Addy's head. She's tired, I see it in her face. Even though I barely know her, I pull the kid towards me, and she rests her head on my chest. Percy gets in and starts the car. Annabeth slips quietly into the passenger seat and buckles up.

Surprisingly, Ray leans against Addy and sighs. In a moment of courage, I rest my head on Dylan's shoulder. For a moment, he stiffens. Then, like a good big brother would, we relaxes and strokes my hair.

Annabeth pulls out a little radio and whispers, "they're exhausted. We're headed back. We've told them…" again, she pauses, "everything."

As Addy sighs on my chest, Ray keeping her warm, Dylan stroking my head, I feel as if we are all becoming the family we always were.

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