A/N: Hi again XD. Not much to say other than thanks for your kind words in your reviews, so anyways thanks for reading and reviewing as usual. Makes me happy =D
Also, secretly I'm a cat XD meow.
Chapter 26
(Percy POV)
Leo and Calypso seemed to be doing just fine together, so I left them to continue whatever they were building. I went to find Jason and Piper, so I decided to walk around camp.
I walked by myself, passing a few campers along the way. Most were chatting and didn't pay me much attention, but some who I knew went through a phase of surprise, shock, waving in greeting, then confusion. I waved and nodded back, without saying much of a word.
Eventually, I found myself in the middle of the main ring of cabins. I spotted Jason and Piper chatting near the center, so I walked over towards them.
It was Jason who noticed me coming towards them, and he spoke up. "Hey, bro! We've been wondering where you've been!" Then, he hugged me and patted me somewhat hard on the back.
"Hey guys," I said before giving Piper a quick hug too.
"We're glad you're back," she spoke.
I sighed. "Well, I won't be staying past dinner today," I explained.
"Wait, what?" Jason asked.
"I'm kind of being forced to stay on Olympus right now," I said. It was at this point I noticed cabin three, the old Poseidon cabin had been destroyed, and in its place stood a new, silvery cabin with water and fire themes around it.
Jason followed my gaze and spoke up again. "Oh, that's the new cabin three. We're not sure which god it belongs to, as all of the ones we know of already have a cabin."
Then it dawned on me that the new cabin was most likely mine.
"Umm, about that," I said. "I think that cabin's mine," I said hesitantly.
Jason and Piper were shocked.
"How is that possible?" Piper spoke up.
"I'm kind of on the Olympian council now..." I elaborated.
Both of their eyes widened, and their mouths hung open.
"Dude, that's so cool!" Jason exclaimed.
"Not really," I muttered. "But whatever, I can't really change it. Your dad kind of forced me into it, anyways." Thunder boomed again, even though it was a sunny day. "Yes you did, Zeus, and you know it," I chuckled.
Jason and Piper were still trying to grasp the fact.
"So, are you going to be staying here, or...?" Piper wondered.
"No, I have to stay in my house on Olympus. Well, everyone else calls it a palace, but I'd rather think of it as a house."
Jason laughed lightly. "Of course. You've never really wanted all of these fancy titles and palaces and stuff, have you?"
"Nope!" I agreed. "Speaking of which, you can get rid of my cabin anyways, I probably won't be having any demigod kids anyways, and I'm not one for honor and glory and stuff."
Jason kept chatting. "Nahh, we'll keep it. You deserve the honor anyways."
Piper, on the other hand, looked surprised at my wording. "No demigod kids?" she asked. "What does that mean?"
"Oh ... um..." I muttered.
"Do you have a new girlfriend?" she asked.
"Um ... yes," I kept muttering.
She smiled. "And does this new girlfriend happen to be a goddess?"
I blushed. "Maybe..."
Jason spoke up again. "Well ... who is it?"
I sighed. "I can't really tell you that."
"Why not?" they asked persistently.
"She asked me not to tell anyone, so I won't tell anyone," I replied simply.
Piper looked like she wanted to know more. Then, her face became stricken with horror.
"It's not my mom, is it?" she asked worriedly.
"No, no. It's not," I laughed. "You don't have to worry about it; I'm sure you'll find out when the time is right."
They seemed to realize that that was the best they were going to get out of me, so they dropped the subject.
"Where's Nico?" I asked.
Jason turned his shoulder behind him and said, "Hades cabin. He's in there with Will."
"Okay. I might pay him a visit."
"Great timing them, we've got to organize some of those figurines and collectible cards Jason promised to al of the minor gods," Piper said.
"Alright, see you guys around," I said, waving. "And please, don't put me in the game, I don't want to be in it."
"Bye!" both of them called out before walking up the hill together.
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In the meantime, I turned my attention to the Hades cabin. I knocked on the door, and inside, I heard a bunch of shuffling going on. The door opened to reveal a discheveled looking Nico with Will Solace hurriedly trying to put on a shirt sitting on one of the beds.
"Oh, sorry guys," I said, laughing slightly.
"Shut up, Perce," Nico growled, blushing slightly.
"Okay, okay, I'll talk to you later, then..." I said lightheartedly before shutting the door for them and leaving.
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Later that afternoon, I found my way over to Juniper's tree, where Grover and their baby daughter, Willow, hung out often.
In that span of time, I managed to be tackled by a hug, exchange stories with my best friend, and catch up on life and what was going on in the outside world.
It turns out Willow really liked me, and I promised I would come see her again sometime.
"Percy's an amazing hero, better than your old goat," Grover would say to her.
That night, I meandered my way over to the gods table on the pavilion. Once again, I found that Poseidon's table had been replaced by a different one for me.
Sitting at the gods table, I attracted a lot of attention. Throughout dinner, people were pointing and whispering. I also noticed a sudden scent of my mom's homemade cookies that seemingly came from nowhere.
Looking towards the sacrificial fireplace, I saw Jason, Piper, and Leo walking away. I met their eyes and tried to convey a "thanks, but you really don't have to do that, especially since you're gods yourselves" look. Turns out, that's hard to communicate relying on facial expressions. I'd have to tell them later.
Anyways, once dinner ended, I stood up. The hall fell silent.
"Um, hi everyone," I began awkwardly. "I'm Percy if you don't know me. I'm just visiting the camp to bring some messages from Olympus that Zeus decided to have me deliver instead of Hermes or somebody." People looked confused and puzzled.
I elaborated further. "I'm apparently a new Olympian now, so that table and the new cabin three are supposedly mine." At this, there was a lot of gasping, and some people made to bow, but I raised a hand.
"I don't really care for any of the titles though, so you don't have to treat me with any special respect or stuff," I said intelligently. "That means bowing," I added to those still in the position.
"Anyways, Zeus tells me to tell you a few things regarding your position during the recent civil war," I sighed. There was a lot of glances and worried looks going around at this point.
"Basically, you're off the hook," I continued. There was a lot of relieved sighs going around. "The gods wish for you to continue your training and routines, and that you won't be punished for your part. However, Zeus expects you to pick the correct side in the future," I finished.
Then, I added a little bit of my own speech in. "I know some of you may know about Poseidon's former son, Matt. Well, I'm sorry to say that he's in Tartarus, and that he will most likely remain there for a significant portion of the future."
A few people either glared at me or stared at me in relief.
"So, basically, just be yourselves again like before all of the wars and this whole mess started," I concluded. "If you want, I can pop down here occasionally to fill you in on stuff going on up in Olumps, okay?"
The camp was filled with nodding and clapping, so I sat back down and watched as everyone eventually left for the campfire.
Once there was no one left, I turned to Chiron and Dionysus and told them that I'd be leaving soon.
They nodded, so I teleported myself to the other side of the country to Camp Jupiter. Because of time zones and such, it was still daylight when I arrived at the tunnel, where I spotted two Roman demigods guarding the entrance.
I sighed. Should I do a diplomatic entrance, or a flashy one?
A/N: XD. So yeah, I didn't get done what I intended to get done; I originally thought that writing Percy visiting both camps would be a one chapter job, but it turns out I was wrong. Anyways, thanks for reading, and bye! Meow XD