Chapter 11!

He stepped forward and looked me in the eye. I resigned and handed Ben-Ben to him.

Percy's Pov~

I focused on Ben-Ben and how the water calms him down. It should calm me down. And it did.

I could feel the eyes on me, but I could also feel the dozen of campers panicking about being in my hands. But Ben-Ben was in my hands too and he calmed me. I could feel the water at my will, it met the river bed, where it was supposed to be. I opened my eyes and everyone was staring at me and from my right the Big House doors were open and Mr.D was smiling at me.

"Well look what Peter can do. Chiron I think this calls for a toast, my uncle really has a piece of work here don't you think? Especially with Annie Belle's and his kid." He smirked at me.

"Uhh… hey Mr.D."

"Greetings to you to Peter, I would like you to stop putting the campers in the air and scaring them. That's my job." He turned and went back into the Big House.

"Percy, Annabeth, bring Ben-Ben here." I walked over to Chiron and put Ben-Ben on his feet. He wasn't affected by Annabeth's and I's argument, just held my hand like normal.

"I will speak to him about the gods and I want you two to go work out whatever you didn't tell Annabeth." I felt bad, Chiron had to take my son so me and my girlfriend could get over a fight.

"Chiron I real-"

"No Annabeth, go talk or else I will be the one to tell all of your parents. Olympians, Sally, Paul, Helen, and Fredrick."

"My dad too? Why not just my stepmother? He would make me move back and you know I can't move back Chiron!" She was desperate and I felt bad, I should have just let everyone know when I told her.

"I'll talk to her. Can we just talk in my cabin?" He thought about this.

"I suppose but don't be surprised if children are checking in." I could deal with that, besides would we really fool around when we just found out we have a kid? That's enough to scare me.

"Thanks, c'mon Annabeth." I grabbed her elbow and she just grabbed my hand. We looked pretty weird so we stuck to her idea- holding hands.

I walked to my cabin, trying not to focus on the eyes that followed me in my nervous breakdown. The only thing good about it was that I learned how much I can push my powers. And all that did was scare me.

"Percy-"

"Annabeth I had a dream about this." She paled instantly.

"About Ben-Ben?"

"And him."

"The Luke him?"

"Yes." It took a minute to register for her probably because she doesn't like to mention Luke.

Then things got bad. really bad.

With a poof of sea breeze my father was in the cabin with Annabeth and I and he was royally pissed.

"So this is how you made him. Perseus, I am going to have a talk with Chiron later about two campers, who are together being alone in a cabin."

"Father… we have permission."

"And I assume you had permission to make that child!"

"I'm not sure how he got here, we didn't do it." Then I mentally slapped myself at the unintended double meaning.

"He cannot just appear, Percy."

"But he did!"

I'll admit, I felt like a whiny toddler but how can you not? You know the feeling, when that one person you hate is loved by everyone and they do something and you get blamed. That's how it felt, but much worst because my father was an Olympian who would happily kill me and my girlfriend for the sake of who knows what.

"Lord Poseidon, I would appreciate it if I could just go speak to Chiron about something Percy and I were discussing…"

"I do not care what any child of Athena does!" Then he started grumbling about Lord Zeus limiting the affairs with the Olympians' children. She nodded at me and left.

"Percy I have bent rules for you before but I cannot help but to-"

"Father, if I may s-"

"You may not! Have you not learned to speak with respect to us gods? I may be your father but you will not interrupt me, consider what I have done for you in the past. You sat o my throne and I do not blast you! I claim you, I have given you a weapon made for you, a car that is extra protection." How one sided, does he not see that all those things were for him or almost resulted in my death? I counted to ten twice now but he was going on, how could this man be my father?

I remembered warm smiles when I was a child, but now that I'm a teenager only a few gods/goddesses like and have a kid pop out of nowhere I need a hour long speech about my 'flaws'. Real fair dad, plus your brother told you to not get mixed with your children, just look at Hermes, he never could help Luke. But of course he noticed my finger drumming and me chewing on my cheek, I even started walking at one point. He managed to stop the speech and lecture me to stay still and every time I thought the same thing. I probably wouldn't be doing this or that if I weren't diagnosed with ADHD, that's right I have it because of you.

"Your thoughts?"

"Father I'm sorry okay? But honestly I have no idea how Ben-Ben is Annabeth's and mines."

"Don't say her name." He had cooled a little bit but got angry again when I mentioned her.

"Why not?" It was the only way to let my anger out, nice and slow, and taking it out on someone.

"Because I don't want to hear about Athena's stupid child!"

"She isn't stupid!"

"She is too me! She was never one of the brightest of Athena's children and you manage to only take interest in one of the worst people on this planet."

"Well, Father, you have yet to realize she is bright, bright enough to save my ass a couple dozen times! If she hadn't saved me I would have died and you would have had to wait a couple more years for Nico to turn 16!" I wasn't finished but I figured I might as well say bye to Annabeth and Ben-Ben before I died so I walked out on him. Out of the cabin. And I felt relieved until I saw what the camp looked like.

Any demigods who were in training came out to see what the others were looking at. My cabin was lit up from Poseidon's aura and all of the people or creatures of this camp where looking at me. Nymphs, satyrs, the dragon at the border, and other creatures where scared shitless and that was putting it light. It seemed like the pizza boy story again, but they managed to convince him he was high… But I wasn't, sadly.

The campers were giving me mixed expressions- sadness, pity, happiness, confusion. I don't know what they were happy about but when I looked around I couldn't get away from the stares and the emotion. But the campers from war we in a group and they all looked like they were in the war again. Clarisse looked like her two brothers were both as angry as Ares, Katie was pale from so much yelling, Pollux looked angry at someone, though I'm not sure if the glare was for me or my dad.

"What?" I didn't yell it, but it sounded so full of anger it startled me and made all the campers flinch. Was I like my dad in that way? I cleared my throat and said it again at the same level.

None responded or even moved. Half looked at me, half at my cabin, I would have thought I turned into Tyson but when I closed my eyes there was still two blinks in one. I started to get nervous and embarrassed.

I continued my walk to the Big House. When I opened the door Annabeth was pale and red eyed, Ben-Ben was crying too and I felt bad. I walked to him first.

"Ben-Ben?" He turned and looked at me.

"I'm so happy now!" He pulled me into a massive toddler hug and I was relieved. At least he didn't appear to be scarred for life.

"Why kid?"

"I thought my daddy was dead!" He hugged me tighter and sniffled.

"I'm right here." I whispered it but I felt happy at the little flutters from him calling me daddy. I picked him up and walked over to Annabeth and Chiron. She was sniffling again and Chiron was looking at me funny.

"What?"

"Perceus, you are glowing green like your father."

"What?" I looked at my arms and I was. It was a pale green glow that looked like I was being claimed again.

"Chiron are they..?" Apparently Annabeth knew what was up.

"I think so… Percy do you feel fine?"

"Yeah, a little scared. What should I worry about now?"

"I think they are trying to take your powers away."

"Can they do that?"

"If they could your atoms would have been ripped apart by now."

Now I would like to say I was scared shitless but I wasn't. I had battled Kronos, survived a labyrinth, made Annabeth my girlfriend without dying from her mom, and had a kid pop out of nowhere. I felt invincible.

"Why can't they?"

Just then Hermes appeared in his delivery outfit. George and Martha were shaking.

"Ahh Percy, it seems I have quite a few letters for you and Ms. Chase." He handed me a few letters and Annabeth too." George and Martha were shivering too much to speak.

"What's going on up there Lord Hermes?"

"Well it seems the council has voted to stop mingling in our children's life. Ben-Ben here is a mystery to all of us because I know he popped from somewhere."

"Wait, you believe us?" I was more amazed an Olympian actually believed me too worry about anything else.

"Yes, and so does your father Percy he is just so confused he took it out on you. Much like I took my anger out on Annabeth and blamed her during the war I was blind and so is your father right now."

"Can you tell him I'm sorry?" I felt like I owed it to him more than anything. Olympians can't get involved and I had used his weakness- needing me- against him. And I felt like the worst son, almost like I was making my mother cry on purpose.

"I cannot, only you. I'm delivering mail though…" I took the hint.

I grabbed the nearest piece of paper and pen. I scribbled I'm sorry Father and asked Hermes if I needed to write the addresses.

"No need, I'm pretty smart. Though I'm no Athena." He winked at Annabeth and she just gasped at him and mouthed thank you. I was touched, he was one of few Olympians that admit fault or express mortal-like emotions, it was amazing because it was so rare, like an autographed pair of shoes or swords.

"Thanks Lord Hermes."

"It's all good kid. I think it will help your dad too." Just like that he made a move back motion and disappeared.

Yep, I did just do that! But I really hope everyone is in character, remember I'm not Rick Riordan and I don't own anything but Ben-Ben!

~EmmiG