Kira peeked in on Khel's home economics class, curious on what her mother does in school. Khel was making something with a lot of meat by human standards. It looked like nothing more than a small snack to Kira. She stared at the meat so intently, she didn't notice Khel spot her. Kira jumped she Khel put a hand on her shoulder.

"You did a good job on your human form," Khel whispered, "I'm really proud of you. But you can't be in here. Take this," she slips a piece of meat into Kira's hand, "and go find your father. But don't tell him what you saw here. I want it to be a surprise."

Kira walked away, shoving the meat in her mouth. She nearly fainted at how delicious the seasoning made it. She licked the residue off of her hand as she rounded a corner. She headed for the gymnasium, since Percy had Phys Ed. at the moment. She opened the door and saw Percy's class playing badminton. She inches along the wall, not wanting to take her eyes off her father. She sat on the front bench of the bleachers as Percy dived to strike the birdie an instant before it could not the floor. His partner shot it over the net as he spotted Kira. He waved for someone to switch with him and sat with her.

"Don't tell any of the teachers," he said quietly, so only Kira could hear, "but I personally hate this game. It's not that it's challenging, far from it. It's just boring compared to what I normally do."

Kira giggled at that statement because of how true it was.

"I never did get to tell you how cute you look in your uniform. And Athena told me that you're at the top of your class. I'm proud of you."

"Thanks dad," Kira leaned in so Percy could put his arm around her.

Percy looked around and noticed that everyone had stopped playing and was staring at them. He hadn't thought about how much Kira looked like him until that point and still hadn't thought up a cover story in case anyone asked about her. Luckily, Sam spoke before anyone else.

"Boy Percy," he said, giving Percy a wink, "you weren't kidding when you said you had a cousin that could be thought of as your sister. How old is she anyway? Nine?"

"Ten," Percy hurriedly said, catching on, "she's ten. My aunt asked me to take care of her while she works out of the country."

Almost immediately, the girls in the class crowded around Percy and Kira while Percy mouthed "Thank you" to Sam, who gave a thumbs up in response.

"She's adorable," one of the girls squealed, "what's your name?"

"Kira," she said shyly, going behind the bench so she could hide behind Percy.

"Aw," all of them sighed, some of them fainting.

"How does it feel to have such an adorable little girl in your family?" A red headed girl asked Percy.

"I... Well..." Percy had some trouble processing the question, "did you guys already forget about my daughter? I mean, finding out about her was a pretty big topic of discussion last year, no one could have forgotten about that already."

"Yeah, your daughter is cute, but Kira is just so adorable!" A blonde girl squeaked.

Percy sighed and turned around.

"You want to play with the big kids?" He asked Kira.

She looked at him, then at the girls, blushed out of shyness, then edged out from behind him. He ruffled her hair as she passed him.

"Have fun kiddo," he said quietly, handing her his badminton racket.

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For lunch, Selene went with Paul to meet her grandmother and youngest aunt at a nearby cafe. She sat beside Marina's stroller, eating a panini while her aunt munched on a biscuit. Sally looked at Selene with a confused look.

"Why did you want to come with us?" She asked, "Don't you want to be with your parents?"

"Yeah, but... Dad just seems so busy. I don't want to bug him."

"Yes, well, Percy is by far the most spirited when it comes to school festivals," Paul chuckled, "I personally think it would do you hold to follow his example. Even if it is just to get rid of that frown you seem to have adopted in school."

Selene looked at Paul, looking almost insulted at his phrasing. She was smarter than she looked and didn't appreciate being talked to like a child by anyone but her parents. Selene then thought of something.

"Mom said that dad is gonna be busy all throughout the festival. Is that true?"

"Yes. Percy is one of the three senior members of the drama club, so more work tends to fall on him. They're just lucky he took the initiative and got them something to do for the festival without much conflict with the glee club."

They are the rest of their lunch in silence when they noticed that the lunch hour at the school was was almost over.