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Chapter 25

(Percy POV)

"Well, now what?" I grinned at Hestia. She was blushing a bit, and to be honest, I thought it was cute.

"I really don't know," she said, shaking her head.

Sighing, I sat back down on the couch and she did the same.

She spoke up. "Well, before we get too far ahead of ourselves, I was hoping you'd like to be my ... boyfriend?" she said questioning.

"Of course," I answered happily. "Maybe boyfriend isn't the term I would use, but yeah."

She visibly smiled and relaxed, which was good. Then she frowned.

"Well," she began, "It's weird, because technically, you're still my champion..."

"Hmm," I pondered. "It's almost unheard of for a god or goddess to date his or her champion, isn't it?"

She nodded.

"Well, I don't care, because I'm gonna be dating you," I said seriously.

"Well, that's sweet of you to say," she responded. "I just don't know the logistics of it... for instance, are you even still my champion if you're immortal now?"

"I have no idea," I said simply.

She scoffed. "Well, that helps a lot."

I stuck my tongue out at her playfully, and she laughed. That made me happy.

"Well," I said, getting back to our discussion, "Who do we tell about our situation?"

"I think your parents would like to know," she said, blushing slightly again for reasons yet unbeknownst to me.

I grinned and nodded. Of course, I would tell my mom and Paul, and little Andromeda, though she wouldn't remember it when she got older.

"Umm... I pondered. My friends?" I asked. She looked puzzled. "The rest of the seven, Reyna, Nico, and Thalia," I clarified.

"Oh," she said. "Maybe..."

I scooted over to her. "What's wrong with telling them?" I asked her kindly.

"What if they get mad at you, or me, and hate us?" she said, concerned.

"How about I tell them that I found a new girlfriend that's even better than the old one, but I don't tell them that I'm referring to you?"

She nodded and smiled. "I'm fine with that," she agreed.

"Okay... so, um, Zeus?" I asked. She winced.

"I don"t know. I know we have to tell him and everyone on the council eventually, but..."

"He might not approve, or ..." I pondered.

Hestia nodded pitifully, and her eyes shone with slight sadness.

"Hey," I said, grabbing her chin gently in my hand and making her look at me. "I'll talk to him. And even if he doesn't approve, I don't care. I still want to be with you," I explained. Her eyes shone again, this time with amazement and love.

"That's so sweet," she said, squirming a bit on the couch.

"Hey, well..." I trailed off.

"Oh, be quiet. You're the best person I've ever met and you know it," she scolded and quickly hugged me at the same time. I chuckled.

"Okay," she said. "So, other than what we just talked about and need to figure out, we're good?"

"We're good," I agreed.

"Just one more thing," she added.

"What's that?" I asked, genuinely confused.

I was brought out of my thoughts by my new girlfriend kissing me on the lips.

Later that day...

"Hey Zeus," I said. "You called?"

"Yes," the God himself grumbled. "I need you to go down to both camps and explain to them."

"EXplain what?" I asked.

"Oh, just tell them something about how us gods expect them to continue their training and routines, and how we also will not punish them for their part in the war. Oh, and we expect them to pick the correct side in the future."

"Alright then," I said. "Is it necessary for me to bow to you before I leave?"

"What kind of question is that?" he said, outraged.

"Hey, I really don't know, I just got thrust into this position, like, days ago."

He sighed in resignation. "Just go, and do hurry back, will you?" I hurriedly used my newfound teleportation abilities to transport myself to Half-Blood Hill.

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Bam! With a flash of light, I appeared next to Thalia's pine tree.

"Hello, buddy," I said, kneeling and patting the guardian dragon's head. "I've missed here," I told the dragon again.

It was true. Being a God had its perks here and there, one of which included an awesome goddess (A/N: coughs), but sometimes I felt like rewinding the clock and going back to the good old days of Capture the Flag and wilderness survival with the saytars. Speaking of which, I needed to talk to Grover and Juniper. I hadn't seen them in a while.

Anyways, besides being nostalgic, I also noted that one of the campers I didn't recognize had noticed my flashy appearance and was running towards the big house.

I slowly made my way down the hill into the valley. The kid emerged from the big house with Chiron, who trotted over to meet me.

"Hello, Percy," he said before bowing.

"Oh, please don't bow," I said. Chiron stopped and raised his head. "I don't need people bowing to me," I grumbled.

Chiron, on the other hand, laughed. "You're the same old modest hero I remember, then," he smiled at me.

"And you're the same old teacher and mentor who I look up to," I grinned back.

A few campers had gathered around in a circle. I turned to them.

"Hey guys," I said and waved at the same time.

Some of the new campers were whispering with some of the older ones, so I turned back to Chiron and explained that I might as well wait until dinner to say what I had to say.

Thunder boomed in the sky, and I just glared upwards.

"Cut me some slack, Zeus," I grumbled.

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In the meantime, I searched around for some of my closer friends.

I knew Leo and Calypso would most likely be in the forge if they weren't at their new machine shop Hesria had mentioned. I decided it couldn't hurt, so I ducked in there first.

Sure enough, Leo and Calypso were busy working on some sort of project I couldn't even begin to understand.

"Hey guys," I said.

Leo looked up and his face broke out into a grin.

"Hey man!" he exclaimed before fist bumping me. "How's it been?"

"Decent," I admitted. "You?"

"Oh it's been good. I might make a habit out of dying and coming back," he joked.

Calypso smacked him on the head.

"No you won't, not if I have anything to say about it," she growled.

"Hey, I was joking," pouted Leo. Then he looked at me. "Calypso's my girlfriend now, by the way."

I nodded, but Calypso smacked him on the head again.

"What?" groaned Leo.

"He just lost his own girlfriend," she explained and looked at me apologetically for Leo's behavior. Leo mouthed, "Oh."

"No, it's fine," I said calmly, waving it off. "Besides, I already found someone else who cares about me even more," I casually mentioned.

Leo's eyes took on a mischievous look, and he asked "Who?"

"I'm afraid I can't tell you that," I told him.

"But dude," he whined.

"Hey, she asked me not to tell you guys, okay?" I explained.

Leo looked like he wanted to complain some morebut Calypso grabbed his arm and pulled him back.

"Well, thanks for stopping by, Percy. Jason and Piper are down by the beach, by the way," she explained.

"Okay, thank you," I told her.

"Leo, behave," I grinned at him much to his dismay before waving and exiting the forge.

A/N: So that happened. Next chapter is Jason and Piper, Percy addressing Camp Half-Blood, and then the Roman camp as well. At least, I hope that's what the next chapter will be as I haven't begun to write it yet.

Anyways, Happy Halloween, and thanks for reading as always.