Alright guys here is Chapter 10 for Daughter of Poseidon and I really do appreciate all of you guys who come here to read my story and for all the reviews which is why I'm going to be taking a bit of time after each chapter to go through all the chapters to edit and update them until I complete the story. I would like to thank Sakhmet and Hathor and Allyco for following the story and adding it to their favourites lists and to DemiDorkII for the review. I can't believe so many people from so many different countries have read my little story, thank you all so much.

Chapter 10

During my first week at camp I was shocked and a little horrified by what I heard like how a son of Hepheastus called Beckendorf sacrificed himself to destroy the Princess Andromeda, and his girlfriend, a daughter of Aphrodite called Selina, pretended to be Clarisse in order to lead the Ares Cabin into the Battle of Manhattan and died fighting the Drakon and how Percy and Annabeth fell into Tartarus during the Giant War and while they were down there Percy used his powers to make the Goddess of Misery choke on her own poison. When Percy told me I asked "So we can control any liquid?" Percy nodded gravely and I shivered before promising myself I would never use my powers like that and anyone or anything no mater how much they deserve it. I also found out how much a jerk Heracles really is which surprised me. Something else I found out was that one of my ancestors, a knight called Sir Henry was a son of Bellona which apparently makes me a Legacy of Bellona

I also told the others about telling Mark that I'm a Demigod. They were a pretty angry about it, saying I had put them at risk of being revealed to mortals. I told them Mark wouldn't do that but they didn't listen. On top of that Old and New Campers alike started comparing me to Percy and playing all kinds of pranks on me, some of which were harmless some of which got me sent to the infirmary. I tried not to let the pranks, and the names and the things they were saying get to me but I hated it. Anyway at breakfast on Saturday Percy said "We were thinking of going to see my mom today, wanna come?" I had heard loads of good things about Sally during my first week so I said "Yeah sure." That was when Zeus said "Heroes, in honour you bravery we have agreed to grant any wishes you have as long as it is in our power take your time to think about it." the Older Campers looked shocked and Percy and Annabeth had a silent conversation with just a glance. After breakfast it was just the three of us and Argus, the camp's hundred eyed head of security drove us in one of the camp vans. During the drive Sweet Child O' Mine came on the radio and I sang along, thinking of how my mam used to sing it as a lullaby. The others look shocked as the song ended and I said "What, it's my favourite song."

A little later we got out of the van in front of an apartment building. Percy pressed a button on the intercom and after a couple of seconds a woman's voice said "Hello?" Percy smiled at Annabeth and I then said "Hey Mom." which was followed by an excited "Hey Sally!" from Annabeth "Come on up Estelle's just woken up." the woman said happily and her voice was followed by a buzz as the door opened. "Who's Estelle?" I asked as we entered the building. "My baby half sister on my mom's side." Percy relied with a smile. We got the lift up to the 5th floor and when we go out of the lift Percy knocked on the door that said 502. The door was opened by a man of about 40 with salt and pepper hair. He was wearing a sweatshirt and jeans and he smiled at Percy and Annabeth as he hugged them both.

"Chiron doesn't mind you two being away from camp does he?" the man asked as he pulled away. "No, thankfully fighting through two wars got us all the privilege of leaving camp to come visit you guys whenever we want." Annabeth replied as Percy his arm around me. "Paul, this is Amelia, my half sister on Poseidon's side, Amelia, this is Paul, my stepdad." Paul held out his hand with a smile and said "It's nice to meet you Amelia." I relaxed a lot as I shook his hand and replied "It's nice to meet Paul, I've heard a lot about you and Sally." as we entered a modest flat. A sofa and a couple of armchairs sat facing a TV and the living room opened out onto the kitchen where a simple table and chairs were. There were a couple of doors which I'm guessing led to the bathroom and bedrooms. "Only the good things I hope." Joked a brunette woman of about 40 as she got up from the sofa holding a baby.

"All we can say about you are good things Mom." Percy said as he took the baby from the woman and kissed her on the cheek. "Mom, this is Amelia, my sister on Poseidon's side, Amelia, this is my mom Sally and my other half-sister Estelle." Percy added as Annabeth hugged Sally. Then Sally came over to me and I said "It's very nice to meet you Mrs. Blofis." when Percy told me Paul's surname was Blofis I thought he said Blowfish. Sally smiled warmly and said "Please, call me Sally." as she hugged me, which surprised me. As Sally pulled away she looked at me then to Percy and nodded. "I can see the resemblance." she said as baby Estelle gurgled and wriggled in Percy's arms.

Annabeth tickled Estelle's chin and said "Hello Estelle, you're such a big girl now aren't you, yes you are." in a baby voice and I'll admit my heart melted a bit as Estelle wrapped her tiny hand around Annabeth's finger. As I looked at little Estelle in Percy's arms I said "She's adorable, how old is she?"

"She's just turned four months." Paul replied putting his arm around Sally's shoulders. Sally smiled proudly at her son and his girlfriend as she said "You two are naturals."

"Yeah well, we learned from the best." Percy replied smiling back at Sally.

A little later Percy, Annabeth, Sally and Paul went out to lunch with Estelle. "Amelia do you want to come?" Sally asked. "No thank you Sally, I think I'm gonna send an IM to Mark, just to let him know what's been happening." I replied politely. The truth is I really felt I had to talk to him because no matter how bad I feel Mark always manages to make me feel better and vice versa. "Are you sure?" Percy asked, a look of concern on his face.

"Yeah, you go have fun, I'll be fine Perce." I said with a smile. As soon as the door shut I went into the kitchen, turned the tap of and manipulated the water into a mist. As a rainbow appeared I took a Drachma out of my pocket and threw it into the mist and said "Iris Goddess of the Rainbow, please accept my offering and show me Mark Bell in Crawcrook." the mist cleared to reveal Mark in his bedroom crying. "Mark." I said and he looked up with red eyes and tears running down his face. "Are you OK?" I asked as he wiped his eyes and smiled slightly when he saw me. "My parents have been fighting again and your mam told the others you were at a summer camp and all day I've had messages saying you're not coming back." that really made me angry on top of what I was feeling about what I was going through at camp and I took a few deep breaths to calm down then I said "Of course I'm coming back, according to Percy my fatal flaw is my excessive loyalty and there is no one I'm more loyal to than you."

Mark brightened up when I said this and asked "What about you? Are you OK?" I smiled tightly then sighed and said "Honestly, I'm not OK at all." as all the emotions I was feeling threatened to surface. Mark looked concerned as he asked "Did something happen at camp?" I nodded as tears started falling and I replied "I told everyone about telling you I'm a demigod and now I'm public enemy number 1 even to the nice ones." Mark smiled sympathetically as he said "I'm sure they'll come around soon. What about Percy and Annabeth, they both seemed pretty cool."

"I just want to come home." I said as I cried. Mark smiled sadly and said "What kind of pair are we?" I nodded as I dried my tears and asked "Do think I should tell Percy and Annabeth?" Mark thought about and then said "Well Percy is technically your family."

"So are you." I replied and Mark's eyes filled with tears again as he asked "Do you really mean that?" I smiled and replied. "Of course I do you idiot." as Mark dried his eyes I thought if this was the right time to tell him about my crush on him just because we've never kept secrets from each other. That was when Mark cocked his head and said "Maybe it's just me, but your hair looks longer." I ran a hand self consciously through my shoulder length hair then took a deep breath then said "I said this in a game of truth or dare but since Piper's siblings like gossip they pestered her for anything juicy and now the entire camp knows I have a crush on you."

Mark cracked into a broad smile and started laughing. "What's so funny?" I asked as mark waited for himself to calm down and said "I have a crush on you too but I was terrified it would ruin our friendship." I must have had a pretty stupid look on my face as I registered the closets thing I had to a brother before camp told me he had a crush on me. I broke into a smile and Mark and I were soon both laughing as I said "I'm so relieved to hear that and that I told you." Mark's eyes shone with happiness as he nodded and replied "Me too. So who's Piper?"

"Daughter of Aphrodite, she's like a modern day Pocahontas, or at least she would be if Pocahontas was Cherokee."

"You know an actual Native American? Cool." now that we were feeling a lot better Mark an I chatted about this and that including what I thought about the Gods so far and I gave him Lady Hestia's message and Mark gave me the nickname Ariel. As I heard the door open Mark said "Tell Lady Hestia I said thank you for the message and you should tell Percy how you're really feeling."

"I will, bye." I cut the connection with a wave of my hand then headed back into the living room where Percy asked. "How's Mark?" I sat on the sofa next to Percy and said "Oh he's fine." I took a deep breath before continuing "I have something to tell you both."

After I explained how I was really feeling about the way everyone was treating me Annabeth asked "Why didn't you tell us?"

"I didn't want to come between any of you, I mean like you said Annabeth their all your family."

"You're our family too Amelia." when Percy and Annabeth hugged me tears started falling from my eyes again. As they pulled away I smiled gratefully and said "Thank you both so much for everything you've done for me this week."

"Is Mark your friend?" Sally asked as I dried my eyes. I nodded and replied "He's my best friend. While we were talking he gave me the nickname Ariel." I couldn't help but laugh as I thought about it.

"Ariel?" Paul asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I think he deserves some points for creativity, I mean his nickname is Markus."

We stayed at Sally and Paul's for another couple of hours before heading back to camp. That evening at dinner the gods arrived and Zeus asked "Does anyone have any wishes for us?" then Percy and Annabeth stood up and said "We have a few requests." they walked toward the Gods hand in hand and Athena and Poseidon smiled at them and Zeus signalled for them to talk. "First let Leto and the rest of the peaceful Titans free, second give Hades, Hestia and Persephone thrones on Olympus and third no more quests, or wars, or prophecies for any of us." everybody looked shocked and started whispering to each other as Zeus considered. Eventually he said "Done, but only because it's you two asking." then snapped his fingers and Leto and Persephone appeared. Apollo and Artemis hugged Leto as Hades and Demeter hugged Persephone. Hades then nodded at Percy and Annabeth as Hestia turned into an 18 year old and hugged them tightly.

At the campfire that night I asked "How come you asked for no more quests or prophecies?"

"Because we don't want any of you going through what we have." Percy replied looking earnestly at all of the New Campers and all the Older Campers nodded in agreement.

I gotta be honest I took the idea of the no more quests wish from Relive To Save Lives by Olympus Angel which I recommend you read although I should warn you it will make you cry. I should say that since I took the idea from someone else I do not own it, nor do I own PJO or HOO