A/N- Hello my fellow FanFiction users. Inspiration has struck and I actually have some time to write, so this is the product.
Percy was completely and utterly confused. He didn't know how long he'd been unconscious. He didn't know how he was going to get to Alaska. He didn't know where he was going to find Ravena and the Inuit demigod camp. He didn't know anything, really, besides the few details Ravena gave him. He didn't even know who Ravena was besides the fact that he could remember her name and that she was the daughter of the Inuit god Raven.
Speaking of the Inuit gods, how did Percy even find them? He's already in the middle of a war involving the Greek and Roman gods. Did he really want to get involved with the Inuit gods as well?
Percy sighed and let the tension relax from his body. He shakily stood up and stiffly started walking to the door of the infirmary. He couldn't be cooped up in there forever. Aidan and Reyna were here and he wasn't going to let a lightning strike stop him from seeing his family. He walked out the door and... ran straight into Chiron.
Chiron was holding the hand of a small little girl who only looked to be about six or seven. She kept glancing up in wonder at the horse half of Chiron. She seemed too young to be a camper, but if she was here then she must be a demigod.
Percy cleared his sore throat. "Hey Chiron, who is this? Is she a new camper?"
Chiron gave him a disapproving look. "You shouldn't be out of bed yet, Perseus. You should be resting and healing. And to answer your question, yes. This is our newest camper, Eleftheria. She goes by Elly. She is the daughter of Themis. A protector satyr found her at a group home. She's been in the system since the day she was dropped off on her biological father's doorstep. She's a little young for training, but this is her new home and she's going to be welcomed here as part of the family."
Percy looked over at the blonde-haired little girl. She wasn't even at his waist in height and her arms looked like they were the size of toothpicks. She was brought into this dangerous world very early in life. She almost reminded him of a younger Annabeth.
Percy cleared his throat again. "I could take her to the orientation video and take her to the Themis cabin if you'd like, Chiron. I was about to head out and find Reyna anyway."
Chiron allowed a small smile to show on his "disapproving" face. "That would be great Percy, thank you. Apparently an Ares camper got in a fight with a Demeter camper and there are broken weapons and new plants all over the arena. I was going to stop there right after Eleftheria was settled in but I could use the help."
"No problem, Chiron. No problem at all."
Percy held out his hand to Elly. She put her small, pale hand into his larger tan one. They started walking to where a screening of the orientation video was about to start playing. She watched the video with excitement and kept clapping her hands. Once the video was over, she looked at him a little suspiciously and asked, "Is everything on that video real or was it just a movie?" For a little kid, she was pretty smart.
Percy assured her, "Everything in that video is real and this world is very dangerous. Bad things happen sometimes, but we have to all stick together because we're all one big family. Okay?"
Elly put her small hand back into Percy's. "Okay."
When Percy dropped Elly off at the Themis cabin, the children of Themis were very surprised. "Isn't she a little young to live with us? We're all teenagers here, and she's six. Is she even potty-trained?"
Percy rolled his eyes. "Yes, Eleftheria is potty-trained. She's not two. And we rescued your little sister here from a group home. She's been in the foster care system her entire life because, unlike your fathers, her dad left her the day she was given to him. She's your little sister, so show some family love and responsibility and take care of her. She's too young to go up against monsters, don't you think?"
All of the teenagers looked at each other with panic. They hadn't even thought of Elly fighting monsters. All of their expressions were the same: determined. They were going to train Elly and make sure she would be okay if she was attacked. They were going to protect her.
One of the older sons of Themis asked, "What about school? Elly is way too young to just not go to school. We aren't children of the major gods, so our scent isn't strong enough to attract dangerous monsters. She has to go back to school, Percy."
"Chiron's looking into it," Percy explained. "He's realized that all of the year-round campers haven't had enough schooling. He's looking into enrolling all of the campers who don't attend school into schools nearby. They can take the camp vans to school every morning, so it won't be that long of a drive."
One of the older daughters of Themis took Elly's hand in hers and lead her towards an empty bed and dresser. "This place is your new home and this is where you'll be sleeping. You belong here with us Elly. You, Eleftheria, are a true daughter of Themis, and we are all of your brothers and sisters. Do you think you'll be okay here with us?"
Elly nodded her head and let out a big yawn. Percy laughed and helped Elly get into bed. Percy tucked her in and whispered to the other children of Themis to keep the noise down while Elly took a nap. They all nodded at Percy and smiled at the sleeping form of their newest little sister.
Percy had just left the Themis cabin when someone's arms were thrown around him in a big bear hug. He looked down to see Annabeth hugging him tightly, with Thalia, Clarisse, Piper, and Reyna, who was holding Aidan, standing right behind her.
He hugged them all tightly and promised that he was feeling all right. Thalia broke the news to him about Jason. "He returned to Camp Jupiter where they discovered that his decisions were being affected by an angry spirit who was camping out inside Jason. He's back to normal and he Iris Messages every single day to apologize again for the way he was acting."
Percy smiled. "I'm glad he isn't acting like an insane maniac anymore. Has the spirit been dealt with?"
Reyna nodded. "Lupa was in charge of the spirit's punishment, so I'm sure it was pretty harsh. You know how Lupa is."
Percy shivered and nodded. Even though Lupa cared for and trained him when he had memory loss, she could still be frightening.
Aidan started crying and held out his tiny hands towards Percy. Percy smiled and held Aidan close to his heart. His baby boy stopped crying and fisted some of Percy's shirt, as if telling Percy not to let go of him. Percy kissed the top of Aidan's head and started rocking back and forth soothingly. Aidan was asleep in seconds.
Reyna lightly tugged on Percy's arm. "After you saw me and went back to sleep, you were out for about a day. You kept mumbling nonsense in your sleep. Things like Alaska, Raven, Bear, Ravena, Inuit gods, and black sea. Did you have a demigod nightmare? Are these things visions of the future or something?" Reyna looked really worried. She had no clue was what happening and she really needed answers.
Percy tilted his head towards Aidan's sleeping form laying in his arms. "I'll tell you guys everything, right after I put Aidan down."
Once Aidan was safe in his crib, Percy took Thalia, Piper, Annabeth, Clarisse, and Reyna to his cabin. Percy hadn't been in there in awhile and it had gotten a little bit dusty.
Percy cleared his throat. "I met a girl in my dreams named Ravena. Apparently, I met her in Alaska when I was separated from Hazel and Frank. My memories of meeting her were wiped away. Now please hold questions until after I'm done. I'm still not entirely sure about everything myself. Ravena is the daughter of the Inuit god, Raven. The Inuit's have an Inuit demigod camp, just like us and just like the Romans. The Inuit gods refuse to have children with anyone other than full-blooded Inuit Native Americans. I'm supposed to head to Alaska to try to convince two of the Inuit gods, Raven and Bear, to change the gods minds and to be open to other mortals instead of just Inuits. If not, the Inuit gods won't have any descendants and they'll die out. There aren't enough Inuits to have a lot of demigods. There are only a small number of them."
Silence greeted the end of Percy's speech. No one could think of anything to say.
Annabeth broke the silence. "Inuit gods and Inuit demigods? A demigod camp? Percy, you've got to be joking."
He looked at them solemnly. "I'm not joking about this. I'm supposed to head to Alaska and help Ravena convince the gods to change their minds about their "only full-blooded Inuits are good enough to be the caretakers of our godly children" opinion. If not, the Inuits could die out."
Piper stared at Percy. "But we just got you back! You can't leave again. Take us with you."
Percy smiled at Piper. "I wish you could come, but I can't argue with gods, no matter the culture they come from. I have to go by myself. I'll be back in a few days time. Hopefully, I can convince Raven and Bear to change their minds."
Reyna wiped a single tear from her cheek. She took Percy's hand in hers and squeezed hard. "Don't get yourself hurt or killed, okay? Aidan needs you. I need you." She blushed and quickly dropped Percy's hand as if it had burned her.
Percy grabbed her hand again. He turned her face to look at him. "I need you too, Reyna. I'll be back, okay? I'm not leaving you."
Reyna looked around. Apparently, Thalia, Piper, Annabeth, and Clarisse had all left them earlier so that they could have some privacy. Reyna took a deep breath to steady herself and looked into Percy's beautiful green eyes. She roughly grabbed his face and dragged his lips down to hers in an emotional kiss.
Percy grabbed her waist and pulled her as close to him as possible. He wasn't letting go anytime soon.
Fire seemed to fill both of them. They hadn't kissed each other since the night of the ritual. All of the passion they had for each other seemed to pour out of them and into the kiss.
At that moment, they weren't a Greek and a Roman. They weren't the praetors of Camp Jupiter either. They weren't Perseus, Savior of Olympus and son of Poseidon, or Reyna, praetor of Rome and daughter of Bellona. They were just Percy and Reyna.
And they were happy.
A/N- Aw, Preyna love scene. I'm sorry I haven't updated in a few months. I don't mean to do it, I swear! I just can never think of any ideas anymore and I hardly ever have time to write either. The next chapter is going to be when Percy comes BACK from the Inuit camp. I don't want to bore you guys with descriptions of a camp and Inuit gods and campers. Use your guys' imaginations! I'll explain what happened when Percy was there, though. Are you Preyna fans happy about the kiss? Was the Jason/spirit thing too predictable? Review and let me know! Missed you all and I hope you aren't angry with me!
~raegan
