Chapter 26-

"Are none of you answering your phones?" the voice of Hermes startled all five of them. The boys had been sitting on the couch and Percy was sprawled out on top of them, since there wasn't enough room four all five of them to sit.

"Huh?" Luke glanced at his father and the others checked their phones immediately "Hey, dad." Hermes shook his head, but smiled at his son and glanced at Percy.

"Is she asleep?" he question. The boys glanced down at Percy and shrugged.

"Kronos sent nightmares last night," Luke shrugged "She's tired." He shifted slightly and looked at the others with a warning expression before tapping Percy's shoulder. In a flash, she was on her feet, Riptide held in her hand, although still in pen form.

"Oh, hi Hermes." She settled immediately and Theseus shifted so that he sat on the arm of the couch and Percy could squeeze in next to him and Odysseus. "How long have you been here?" she questioned.

"Just a few moments, I'm here looking for all you." He frowned "How long have you guys been here?"

"Uh," they looked at each other and grimaced at him.

"I've been here since last night." Percy offered, Hermes jerked to look at her and then glanced at Luke in disbelief.

"Me too!" Achilles quickly volunteered. The look eased slightly, but it still went between Percy and Luke several times.

"Okay." He shrugged, deciding to discuss it later "Well, we've all been looking for you. There's a meeting in the throne room and everybody is there." He paused "Like, everybody." He flashed away at that and Percy looked at the others.

"I don't know about you, but I don't think is should be going to a council meeting in Luke's clothes." She mentioned. Achilles busted up laughing while Odysseus snorted and Theseus only began to notice her clothes.

"Okay," Theseus pulled Percy up from the couch "I need food, so let's head back." They waved to the others and walked out.

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"Hey, did you grab me anything?" Percy trotted up to her brother at the bottom of the temple stairs. Theseus looked at her like she was crazy.

"What? Why would I grab you food?" he sounded serious, but he was grinning as he tossed her an apple.

"Thank you!" she exclaimed, biting into it and grinning up at him. Theseus nodded and they walked towards Zeus's temple.

"Know anything about this meeting?" he questioned as they drew closer. Percy looked at him like he was crazy

"I've been at Luke's all night." She exclaimed quietly, although the streets were mostly quiet.

"Uh, technically you slept all night without nightmares and you and I went over to Luke's early this morning."

"Who says this?" she questioned. Theseus sighed and looked at her like she was crazy.

"Do you want to answer to dad or be banned from ever seeing Luke again?" he questioned. Percy rolled her eyes and shrugged.

"He's already tried one of those and the other, well." She shrugged and he nudged her with his elbow, catching her attention.

"Don't push him." He paused "He loves you, but you're going to drive us all crazy with your little rebellious acts." She looked at him in confusion.

"I don't mean to," she replied softly "I just-" she didn't have a great explanation and stopped.

"I know." He replied, smiling at her "It's in your blood. All of us had a rebellious stage, although I think yours is the only one that's going to give father a heart attack."

"Oops." She murmured, Theseus snorted and wrapped his arms around her shoulders as they walked through the throne room doors. "Wow, he really meant everybody." She whispered. Theseus nodded in agreement, eyeing the expanded room with slight distaste.

"Come on." He motioned for her to follow him and they stayed towards the outskirts of the room, looking for Triton and their father.

"Percy!" She glanced behind her just in time for her to be tackled by Thalia. Percy grinned and stood slowly.

"Hey!" she properly hugged her cousin and the two grinned at each other. "How's it going with the hunters?"

"Um, are we going to talk about that or how you just spent the night at Luke's?" Thalia questioned, Percy shushed her quickly.

"Wait, what?" Jason, who had been walking by, stared at them and Percy grabbed his arm so they could huddle together.

"Percy slept at Luke's house last night." Thalia said again, Percy threw her hands up and groaned.

"Why don't you just announce it to the whole world!" she sarcastically commented, not paying attention to the demigod who was passing by.

"What?" Nico grinned "That you slept at Luke's last night?" he said it rather loudly at a time when it was mostly quiet in the room. Many turned to look just as Percy tackled her cousin.

"Do something!" Thalia shoved at her brother, watching as the two fought on the ground. Jason threw his hands up.

"What? There's no way I'm shadow traveling out of here with Nico and I certainly don't want to be drowned today!"

"Stop being babies!" Perseus walked past them and casually threw Nico off of Percy. Somehow he had manhandled his way to the top. Nico threw a punch at him, but Perseus ducked and tossed him a few feet away with a look of disdain on his face.

'Hey, Percy." Perseus looked nervous as he knelt beside her. A long cut ran jaggedly along her arm and her shirt was rapidly reddening with blood "you okay?" by this time, a few other demigods surrounded them, keeping the gods out of viewing area.

"Yeah," she gasped out. "Nico, did you have to use your knife?" she questioned, holding her hand to her stomach as she tried to sit up.

"When you jump me like that, it's my normal reaction." He replied anxiously, kneeling beside her.

"Okay, there's a door about twenty feet to our left. Someone distract the gods," Perseus looked at a daughter of Aphrodite and she rolled her eyes, but nodded in agreement. "Come on." He put his arm under Percy and lifted her up. "Thalia, get Apollo, discreetly." He muttered, pressing his hand against Percy's wound, even though she had a hand pressed to it.

"Shit, I'm sorry Perc." Nico seemed to just realize the extent of the injury, eyes wide.

"Not life threatening." she waved him away, wincing. Perseus rolled his eyes and glanced around. It seemed that something was distracting the gods now and he quickly started to move away, towards the small door behind his father's throne.