Summary: After the Giant War, Percy thought he could finally settle down with Annabeth and start a family. Instead, due to the meddling of Eros, Percy is heartbroken and wants to escape. That was when he heard about his cousins that lived in Japan, and he goes to stay with them… And in turn, learns there's more to the supernatural than he'd ever dreamed.

Warnings: No Ichigo, Strong Percy, Shinigami/Hollow/Quincy Powers Percy. Ignores Trials of Apollo. All other Bleach characters aged up one year to 16.

Percy is being held back one year due to the year he lost when kidnapped by Hera, so he'll be 17, while Bleach characters will be 16.

Pairing: ? ? ?

Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson or Bleach. Rated M for mentions of sex and swearing.

0: The Tricks of Eros

"Why…?" He couldn't help but ask at the sight as tears flowed down his cheeks and staring at the face of Annabeth Chase.

She did everything in her power to look everywhere but at him, guilt surging through her body as she realised exactly what it was she'd done to him. She knew that if she looked at him she would also start crying.

Connor Stoll, who was next to Annabeth in the bed, also looked incredibly guilty as he stared at his lap, saying nothing at all.

Percy closed his eyes tightly. "… I hope you're both happy with each other," he croaked out, forcing a smile onto his lips that looked as if it was made of glass, opening his eyes as he looked at the pair of naked demigods, only hidden by the sheets. "I hope you both live a long and happy life together and… And never give up on the other…"

"Percy…!" Annabeth tried, but Percy turned and ran out, not wanting to hear so much as a word from her lips.

How did all of this happen, one may ask?

The day before, while Percy was visiting his mother and step-father, Eros was getting bored and that was never a good thing. Him getting bored often resulted in horrible things happening, such as Poseidon and Medusa.

The God of Love began to scroll through the images of various mortals and demigods, looking for a love life to make intriguing, or to ruin. He wanted a good story to tell in a few hundred years or so, he'd run out of good ones long ago… And that was when he happened upon Annabeth Chase's image.

Madly in love with Percy Jackson, but still held lingering feelings for the deceased Son of Hermes. The God's eyes lit up in excitement… If he, Eros, could ruin the love life of Percy Jackson… What a story that would be to tell. How he ruined the love life of the greatest Demigod to have ever lived! It would be a story for the ages, one he could tell over and over again, and never get tired of!

So, the next day, when Percy Jackson was due to return he'd shot an arrow into Annabeth Chase and into Connor Stoll, the closest of the Stoll brothers at the time, and then grinned to himself as he watched the show.

Percy returned to camp feeling incredibly happy. He'd been to visit his mother, step-father, having been told his mother was pregnant by them. He was excited to be a big brother, a feeling of joy filling him he hadn't known before and had immediately rushed to the Athena Cabin to tell Annabeth the news.

He'd been told by Malcolm that she was in her office in the big house, and so Percy headed there to see her and tell her all about his time with his family… Only to freeze at the sight of Connor and Annabeth together in the bed, sheets covering them.

He didn't need to see under them to know what they'd been doing, the room stunk of their session.

All joy Percy had felt, at that moment, was sucked out of him as he felt a cold void settle inside of him. But even then… He wasn't angry. He wasn't mad. He was just sad, heartbroken, that this had happened.

So, he'd forced down how he really felt and smiled through the tears, wishing them a happy life, before he'd quickly left and headed to his Cabin to grab his things, leaving Camp within ten minutes and getting a ride back home.

The door opened, and Sally blinked in surprise. "Percy? I thought you were going back to camp…" She trailed off as she saw Percy's eyes. Bright red, as if he'd been crying. "Paul!" She called out. "Can you go make a pot of hot chocolate? I think we'll need it!"

Sally ushered Percy into the house and led him to the main area, sitting on the couch and hugging him as Percy sniffled and sobbed into her. She whispered comforting things, and Paul came out awhile later, setting the pot of Hot Chocolate and 3 mugs on the table.

When Percy finally calmed down enough, he stared blankly at his mug of hot chocolate, while Sally continued to rub his back. "What happened, Percy?" She asked softly.

"I…" He swallowed down another burst of sadness that wanted to swell up just from remembering what he'd walked in on. "I… I came back to Camp… A- And I wanted to tell Annabeth that you were P-Pregnant. S- So I asked her brother where she was… A- And he told me her office. I checked, and she was… She was…" He covered his face. "… She was in bed with someone else… Only covered by sheets and covered in sweat. A- And the room… It smelt mom. I could smell what they'd been doing."

Sally covered her mouth, and Paul grimaced. "But why would she do that?" Sally asked, frowning. "You jumped into Tartarus for her, for goodness sake! What on Earth could compel her to cheating on you like that?"

"I don't know," he said miserably. "More importantly, I don't know what I'm going to do now. All… All of my future plans included Annabeth. All of them. What am I supposed to do…? Where is my life supposed to go now?"

Paul and Sally exchanged looks, uncertain, before Sally got an idea. "We have cousins…" She said slowly, making Percy look at her. "Very distant cousins, that live in Japan. I know you must be exhausted with the Greek World and fighting… If you go to Japan, you should be safe."

"But… What about you guys?" Percy asked. Japan sounded like a good place to get away, but he didn't want to leave his family behind.

"We'll come visit you," Paul said. "Of course, I am a teacher, so I don't get that much free time, but we'll do our best to visit you during the Summer Holidays and the like. And there's always those Iris Message things that you can do."

Percy took a deep breath as he considered that… Maybe it was childish and stupid of him to run away over this… But he'd done so much for Olympus, for Annabeth, for the camp. Didn't he deserve a break? He thought so…

"I-I want to talk to Poseidon first," he said. "Sorry, can I… Can I have a moment to Iris Message him?"

"Of course," Sally nodded, taking Paul's hand and leading him out, as Percy headed to the kitchen, using the water from the sink to make a quick rainbow in the light.

After throwing in a Drachma and saying what he wanted, he was greeted with the sight of his father, relaxing on a beach. "Dad?"

Poseidon looked up with surprise. "Percy? This is rare, why have you Iris Messaged me?"

"I…" Percy gulped, and explained everything to Poseidon that he'd explained to his mother, and then the idea of moving to Japan his mother had proposed. "But I didn't want to make a choice without talking to you first so… What do I do?"

His father looked shocked that Annabeth cheated on him, then angry, before sighing as he listened to the rest of Percy's story. He wanted to curse the Owl Spawn, but knew Percy wouldn't ask him to do that, and he was honestly reluctant to do the same. "… I think it would be good for you," he said. "To get away from it all… But Percy, you can't even speak or read Japanese, can you?"

"Well um…" Percy gulped… He hadn't considered that.

Poseidon laughed lightly. "Not to worry. I may not be as good at blessing people with knowledge like Athena, but I can do this…" He spoke in Greek, and Percy only caught bits and pieces of it.

Suddenly, Percy's body glowed green momentarily, and he looked down, then looked up. "What did you do, dad?"

"Hm? Why do you think I did anything?" Poseidon asked him, but something seemed different about his voice, something Percy couldn't quite put his finger on.

"Come on, you just mentioned something about a blessing, and I…" Percy trailed off as he noticed his voice sounded different to, before it suddenly dawned on him that he and his father spoke in perfect Japanese. "Did you just teach me Japanese?" Percy asked in shock, making a conscious effort to speak English.

"Yes," his father laughed lightly. "You can speak and read Japanese without the burden of Dyslexia. I couldn't do much for your English, so you'll have to work hard on fixing that, but you won't be burdened by Dyslexia when reading Japanese."

"… Thank you," Percy said sincerely. "I… I'll miss you, dad. I'll try and I-M you when I can or talk to you in a Demigod dream."

"I'll miss you too," Poseidon nodded. "And remember… No matter what anyone says, no matter what they do, never forget. You are my most treasured Demigod son, and a true child of the Sea God."

Percy swallowed and nodded, the pair waving to each other, before he swiped his hand through the rainbow, ending the call.

When he saw his mother again, he looked up at her and tried for a smile. "Would you mind calling our relatives in Japan? I've decided I'm going to go and stay with them."

~~The Weight of Betrayal~~

Sally got a positive response from her relatives, whom Percy found out were known as the 'Kurosaki's.' He learned a bit more about them from his mother as he prepared himself for his trip.

They were a family of three. The father, Isshin Kurosaki, and two daughters in Karin and Yuzu. Masaki, who was the distant cousin his mother mentioned, passed away with the son of the family several years before.

But then arose the issue of how he'd get to Japan. At first, he'd been worried about flying, but his father made an agreement with Zeus that Percy wouldn't get blasted out of the sky when flying to and from Japan, so that was good, though he knew it would be a bumpy ride the whole way.

There was also the issue that Annabeth had tried to come around several times, but Percy hadn't wanted to see her. Sally was very kind, but stern, with Annabeth whenever she came around. He felt bad since his mother lied every time Annabeth came by, saying Percy had said he was going to visit the Roman's, or another lie like that.

Finally, came the day that Percy was going to be heading to Japan, standing at the entrance to security. "Well… This is goodbye for now," Percy said as his mother, his step-father, and even Poseidon, all came to see him off. "I'm sorry to put this on all of you, but I…"

"We know, Percy," Sally smiled. "We'll come to visit as much as possible… But you'd better come when my due date gets near, am I understood young man?"

"Yeah, I understand," Percy smiled, before his gaze shifted to Paul. "I know it goes without saying but take care of mom for me. I know she doesn't need protection but…"

"Say no more," Paul smiled at him, patting his shoulder. "Your mother is in safe hands, I'll make sure to update you regularly on what's happening, so you just enjoy your break from all this crazy stuff, alright Percy?"

Percy gave a firm nod, and then his gaze shifted to Poseidon. "… Dad…" He said softly, before blinking in surprise as he found himself enveloped in a tight hug.

"I'm going to miss you Percy," Poseidon said softly. "I'm so sorry for everything that being born to me did to you… But I am so proud of the man you have become, and I'm so proud that you are forging your own path and not letting the past weigh you down."

"… Never be sorry for what's happened," Percy said, looking up. "I'm glad I was born your son. The life I've lived, the people I've met… It all happened because I was born your son. I've met so many people who have become dear to me. It never would have happened if you hadn't been my father… I'm proud to be the Son of Poseidon, I'm proud to be your Son. And I'm happy that I have such a wonderful family…"

That made their faces light up, and he gave them all a round of quick hugs. "I'll send you a message once I'm settled in with the Kurosaki's," he said, smiling. "Goodbye… I'll miss you all."

With that said, Percy made his way through security, only glancing back once to smile at them, before he turned away and his gaze become resolute.

The flight, as expected, was full of turbulence and Percy flinched with every bout of it he hit. But he did manage to get a few hours of sleep on the flight, it was a very long flight.

He was relieved to climb off the plane, collecting his luggage, and made his way into the main lobby. He glanced around, before he spotted a man with black hair and a goatee, holding a sign that said 'Percy Jackson' on it in English letters.

He made his way over, taking a deep breath. "Are you Kurosaki Isshin?" He asked, having studied up on Japanese customs to make sure he didn't say things incorrectly, and learned that they often said the last name before the first.

"Indeed, I am," Isshin nodded, looking mildly surprised that Percy spoke Japanese so well. "You speak very fluently for someone who grew up in the states."

"I practised a lot," he said modestly, though it was a lie. "I still have a long way to go… Um, sorry, I should introduce myself," he bowed politely, as he read was custom. "My name is Jackson Perseus, Masaki-san's distant cousin on my mother's side. Please, just call me Percy."

"Perseus?" Isshin looked intrigued. "Like the Greek Hero?"

Percy gave a wry smile at that. "My mother named me after him since he was the only Hero who got a happy ending. She was hoping I'd get a happy ending too."

"I see," Isshin nodded. "Well, please follow me to the car," he said, and Percy nodded.

The two of them chatted a little on the way home, and he got to learn a bit about Yuzu and Karin's personalities in a bit more depth. Karin was, in Isshin's words, entering her 'rebellious phase' where she gave him the cold shoulder. While Yuzu was a little angel who did her best to keep both happy and was an amazing cook.

When he asked if Yuzu was able to make blue food, Isshin just gave him a bit of a weird look, and Percy looked embarrassed before explaining it was an inside joke between he and his mother from his childhood.

Soon enough, the car pulled up outside a house, though Percy noticed something and asked about it. "Ah, I also run a clinic," Isshin explained. "Big hospitals can't take everybody, and injuries seen as 'minor' can take a long time to be dealt with, which can result in them becoming major injuries before long. I run the clinic to help deal with minor injuries and sicknesses, though I'm also equipped to deal with major ones if it is needed."

"Do you think you could teach me a little?" Percy asked, making Isshin look at him in surprise. "I had a… Well, I guess you can say troubled past that led me to getting in a few fights. It would be nice knowing how to deal with injuries on the fly."

Isshin stared at him, probably wondering if he was some kind of delinquent, before he smiled and nodded. "I can teach you some basic first aid. It's always a good skill to have ready, you never know when you might need it. Now!" He clapped his hands together, opening up the door as he ran inside. "Daddy's home!"

"Shut up old man," a female voice came from inside as Percy looked bewildered as he stepped inside, seeing a young girl with black hair holding Isshin in a Boston Crab submission hold, like you'd see on TV. She looked over and noticed Percy, "Huh, who's this?"

"Ah, sorry," Percy bowed. "My name is Jackson Percy, I'm a distant cousin on your mother's side. I've come to stay in Japan with you… Erm, please pardon my intrusion."

"Oh, it's so nice to meet another relative!" Another girl said, and Percy looked over to see a girl with blonde hair hurrying over, grabbing Percy's hands. "It's nice to meet you, Jackson-san! I'm Kurosaki Yuzu, and that," she gestured to her sister who tightened the hold on her father. "Is Kurosaki Karin, my older twin!"

"Twin…?" He looked confused, before it dawned. "Oh, fraternal twins. That's cool, it's nice that you two don't look the same, it means you don't get confused."

"Yep!" Yuzu grinned. "I'll show you to your new room! Come on!"

"Um… Is it okay to leave them like that?" Percy asked with mild concern.

"Oh, don't worry, that's normal!" Yuzu chirped and began to head upstairs.

'In what world is that normal…?' Percy thought incredulously, before he lifted up his luggage and followed Yuzu upstairs, leaving Karin to discipline her father.

"And this, is your room!" Yuzu said, opening the door. It was barren, as expected, but it was still a good size. It had a desk for him to work, a nice big closet to keep his clothes in, and the bed looked very comfy. "Feel free to unpack! Oh, and dad is going to have you enrolled in the local High School."

"Please mention to him I need to be held back a year," he told Yuzu. "I had an incident where I was… Uh… Indisposed for a year, so I need to get that year of education back."

Yuzu nodded. "No problem! Lunch is at about One, so feel free to relax until them! Oh, and welcome to the family!" She gave him a quick hug, before heading downstairs.

Percy gave a small smile and looked around the room, before he slowly started to unpack. He hadn't most of the spoils of war he'd collected, opting to leave the majority of them back in Camp Half-Blood, so it was just his clothes and a few other things he'd brought along. Like ambrosia and nectar, the wristwatch shield Tyson had made him- which had been repaired- and, of course, Riptide.

It didn't take him all too long to unpack, and he took a seat on the bed and looked around. It was normal… Almost unnaturally normal in a way, but he was safe here. No monsters, no gods, no demigods, just him, his distant cousins, and this town called Karakura.

Best of all, since he was safe from monsters, he could finally start using technology safely! With that in mind he took out a laptop, based on Daedalus' own that they'd acquired, and began to write a quick message to his mother to tell her that he'd landed safely.

"I have a feeling I'm going to like it here," Percy said with a smile as he typed away, looking forwards to the normal life and adventures he'd be living in this small town.

Word Count: 3255

Chapter Published Date: 27th December 2019

A/N: Right, time to explain myself. So I should say that Stacking the Deck is officially on HOLD. This is due to a few reasons, but the biggest one being that I was on shaky ground with Ruby as a character anyway. And due to the results of the poll, she was looking to be more featured in the story. Then someone ruined Ruby for me as a character again- not the first time, probably won't be the last, and I've now lost all motivation to keep writing stacking the deck for a long while.

I've been looking for a new story to write, and thought of a couple ideas. Then, after talking with one of my good friends who I found out also liked Percy Jackson, this idea suddenly came to mind. A new twist on the betrayal story where neither Annabeth nor Percy is at fault, but Eros meddling makes something happen, and Percy wants to get away.

Some of you may be wondering why Ichigo is deceased with Masaki in this story. The reason is because I didn't want to have to balance both Percy and Ichigo as main characters. I could have done it, but it would have made things more stressful for story writing in the long term, and I didn't want that. For that reason, I decided to have Ichigo be deceased in this story, and Percy will instead get his hollow powers from almost being taken over during the shattered shaft training.

Anyway, that's all from me! I hope people will enjoy this new crossover story! Until next time, this is Ezras Hargrave signing off!