Raynare, finally managed to find her voice, after a long, tense moment, she answered Percy, by grabbing his head, and smashing her lips to his. Lip locked, for what seemed like hours, but only being minutes, she pulled back, with both of them panting.
"Does that tell you my answer?" Raynare teased, Percy had a dazed look on his face, managing to shake himself, he gave her a small smirk, with a bit of a blush on his face, "I don't know. I might need at least another. The first one was just so sudden, really didn't give me time to process it."
Raynare gave a small, but genuine, warm laugh, as she entertained her boyfriend, now? 'Holy shit, he's actually my boyfriend now.' She thought to herself. It slightly unnerved her, but she couldn't deny, that somehow, it felt right.
"Come on, I'm sure Sally is wandering why we've both been in here so long. We don't really want to give her any more ammunition, do we? We're already going to get it from her and Kalawarner as it is." Grabbing his hand, Raynare led Percy out of her room, and back into the living room, ready to endure relentless teasing from Kalawarner, and perhaps some from Sally, maybe Poseidon as well, let's not forget the potential death threats, because those are always fun. Upon being seen, and their linked hands, Sally let out a small gasp, before squealing. (A/N at the bottom)
"Oh, are you two together now?" Sally asked loudly.
Kalawarner, seeing Percy's somewhat bashful look, and Raynare's happy gleam in her eyes, smiled to herself, though she still let out a teasing remark, "Well, well, Raynare, that was fast. Don't you think you're a bit to old for him? I mean he's barely a teenager, definitely not legal yet, and you're about a few thousand years old. You cradle robber, shame on you!"
Hearing that, Raynare started to sputter, "I'm not that old! Besides, who are you to talk?! You're older than me!"
Sally was ecstatic, and lost, somewhat, in her own world. "Oh you two are so cute! Now I expect you both to treat each other well. Oh I'm going to cry, my baby already dating a woman, a woman who is like a daughter to me already. Should just marry the two of you here and now, you've known each other long enough. It seems like it was just yesterday when I was chasing Percy around on the beach, when he refused to put his diaper back on."
"Well that sounds like a good story. I would love to hear the full thing." Raynare asked, a look of innocence on her beautiful face, her violet eyes wide and vulnerable looking, Percy just looked at her, a look of hopelessness on his own face. 'Fuck, how am I ever supposed to say no to that face? I hope she never turns those eyes on me. Oh hell, who am I kidding? Of course she will.' he thought to himself, somewhat resignedly.
"Oh certainly Raynare. Anything for my future daughter in law!" Sally said cheerfully. A wide grin on her face.
"MOM!" Percy yelled out loud, extremely red faced, embarrassed and a bit angry at his mom. Raynare was laughing, the image sounded hilarious, and Percy being flustered was amusing to her.
"I do hope you have some more stories about his younger years, before we met him? They sound like they should be interesting." Kalawarner said, amusement clear in her voice. Percy sent her a withering look, one she returned with a cocked eyebrow, causing Percy to glare in defeat, at the ground.
"Perhaps the one about Percy sitting outside in the rain, naked, inside a tote, wearing a bucket on his head, declaring himself 'The Submariner' who was going to the bottom of the sea, to find his father's wrecked and sunken ship, in order to save him and bring him back?" Sally asked mirthfully.
'Well, I guess this is what I get for living in a house of females. I always lose.' Percy thought to himself ruefully. 'Though, I wouldn't change a thing about it.' he began to smile. Sure he may have lost arguments a lot, and been on the receiving end of female ire more often than not, but he loved the women in his life, he cherished every moment with them.
'All the more reason for me to destroy Kronos. I want to live like this everyday. With my family and friends. I don't want to leave them behind. Nor do I want Kronos to destroy everything. The beauty in the world, the beauty in life, it's all precious. Kronos, would destroy it all. I can't, no I won't, let that happen. I will stop him.' Percy swore to himself, as he gazed at Raynare, and then his mother and Kalawarner.
His head throbbed slightly, dully aching. His mind was bombarded by flashes of events, of people that he had never met, or at least people he didn't remember meeting, as well as battles happening, that he did not remember taking part in. Great armies and powerful warriors. Magic flying around, lakes and rivers of blood. Craters from soldiers being slammed into the ground. Massive explosions. Broken, symbolic weapons, radiating power, lay on the ground.
'A man stood on a battlefield. His armor covered and soaked in blood. His long hair, falling past his shoulders, was full of blood and sweat. His left arm had been torn off, his right arm was smashed, his left eye was missing, he wore a patch over it, a broken spear laid in the dirt next to him.
Glancing to further a bit beyond where he stood, he gazed sadly at a fallen man, lying in the ground. The man's armor torn and shredded beyond repair, a broken, crushed hammer next to the man.'
Another memory flashed, quite a bit different this time.
'A gorgeous woman sat on a throne, across from two little girls. The woman on the throne, had long, glossy black hair, milky, creamy, unblemished white skin. Her eyes were like looking at the night sky, a dark blue, almost black. She had long, shapely legs, nice, large sized breasts, ruby red lips. She wore a space colored dress, vastly black, almost like it was a physical representation of darkness.
The older of the two little girls, had long blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and tan skin. She had a cheerful look in her eyes. She radiated positivity, and mischief. She was currently smiling and talking excitedly with her sister, the girl next to her.
The other little girl, had black hair, with tints of blue in it. She had sea green eyes, with waves and tides swirling in them. Her skin, to was tanned, only like the kind you get from being on a beach. She had a shy demeanor. She gave a small, somewhat nervous smile to her older sister.'
The third vision, was a bit different than the other two, as in showed him many different events, that spanned multiple lifetimes.
'He was running through a large, thick forest. His companions, young women dressed in silver, with wolves and falcons. A beautiful woman, no a goddess, was running alongside him, as well as her handmaidens. Their target, was the chimera, and Echidna.'
'He was sitting in a temple, talking to a beautiful woman. The woman, had long, raven ringlets that curled down to past her shoulders, she was dressed in fine, beautiful, even, armor, a long, deadly spear held at her side, coupled with a fearsome shield. However, her most distinguishing feature, at least according to the man himself? Was her lovely gray eyes. Eyes that swirled with pride and wisdom.'
'Once again, he was sitting alone with a woman, however this was different. This woman, was a heavily pregnant woman, a woman, that was terrified. She was afraid for her child. She could not save her other children, but perhaps she could save this one. She went to every person she could, even if her husband told her not to. She had to, for it was a mother's duty, to protect her children. Many had turned her away, some were afraid to involve themselves in other's problems, some simply didn't care. He was different. He helped her, not because he wanted anything from her, no, because it was the right thing to do.'
'This will be my last fight. I know it. I feel it. My only hope, is to take this beast with me, into the endless void, the unending abyss, from which we all are born again and return to upon our deaths. Constantly turning and twisting, enduring a miserable existence, of birthing and dying, never changing. It grows tiresome. I will break this endless cycle. No matter how. It must end. It will end….My children, I am sorry. I failed you, I failed all of you.'
Percy had seen many visions, if that's what they were. He felt the emotions of those men and women. No, they weren't all men and women, some of them were gods, or even titans, he's pretty sure there were even events of angels, and demons, dragons, even creatures such as elves, and dwarves. Truly so many historical events. Battles fought, wars waged, and deaths wrought.
'I don't understand. Why am I being shown these things? What's the point?!' he was frustrated.
"PERCY!" Poseidon's voice boomed out, effectively snapping Percy out of his inner turmoil. Looking at his father, Percy asked, "What? Sorry, was thinking about something."
Poseidon narrowed his eyes, seeing the troubled and worried look in his son's eyes. "I was merely suggesting, that perhaps you and Raynare could go to camp Half-blood. If you're going to lead the demigods in the fight against the titans, then you must get acquainted with them. You can't do that while living here, besides, the campers need training. Dionysus is useless, and Chiron can only do so much. Raynare is a good teacher, on the concept of forcing you to push to your limits. She's a sadist."
"Hm, you make a good point. Though mom and Kalawarner are coming with us. How are the demigods going to react to Raynare though? I don't want to have to maim or kill anyone in self defense." Percy said, only half joking, causing Raynare to beam at him and Poseidon to snort in amusement.
"I will tell Chiron the truth about her, that she's your girlfriend, who is also an old childhood friend, that you one day hope to marry, making her my future daughter in law, and as such she is to be treated as a princess to the throne of Atlantis." Poseidon told his son, a troublemaker's, mischievous smirk on his face, with the same glint in his eyes.
Percy, upon hearing what his father said, just gaped at him, in disbelief. "Are you serious? Mom got to you, didn't she? Raynare and I literally just agreed to date, last night. Who knows, we may not even date a year. Nobody knows what can or will happen in the future."
Poseidon just looked at his son, and Percy was off put by the look in his father's eyes. A faraway look, filled with wisdom, and knowing? "Alright, I will leave you be on the matter, I think you've endured enough teasing, though something tells me your mother isn't quite finished yet. You may have to go rescue Raynare. We will talk about whatever was plaguing you just now, later."
Turning to where she was at, Percy could only sigh. His mom and Kalawarner were teasing Raynare, badly. Her entire face was red, and she looked about ready to start skewering with light spears. Percy walked over to them, and said, "Alright, enough. We should get going. I would prefer to go before we attract anything else here. The Chimera and Echidna were enough, for a little while, at least."
Sally just pouted, she wanted to tease the two of them some more. Raynare sighed internally in relief. Kalawarner just smirked. Rushing around and getting their stuff packed, they all got in the car, as Percy was the last one about to head out the door, he was hugged by his father, who told him, "Perseus, I have watched you grow from a scared little child, into a powerful demigod. You have a pure heart, and a noble spirit. I couldn't be prouder. Know this my son, I love you, and you are a true child of the sea. My reservations about Raynare aside, I can see how much she cares for you and Sally, and how much you care for her. So, I give you both my blessings, and hope it works out for you. You've chosen well." With his final piece said to his son, he disappeared in a mist and breeze, leaving the house to smell like saltwater.
'Dad, that almost sounded like a goodbye…?' Percy thought to himself solemnly, before turning and walking out the door. Unsure if he would ever see the home again.
Well that's a wrap for this one.
Hopefully we get into the more mythological aspect of the fix in the next few chapters. I have more visions planned for Percy to see. Speaking of visions, who were the ones I showed so far? Some should be fairly obvious, at least most of them, I feel like. What do the visions mean?
What is Poseidon worried about? Why do his final words to Percy, sound like goodbye? Not going to lie, I really am going to try and make this somewhat dark and angsty, so keep in mind, it might get more gruesome. Some things are going to be stomach churning.
Percy and Raynare talked all night, I cut out some of what they talked about, I plan to show more of their talk and feelings in another chapter.
Sally being excited about Percy and Raynare, well, IDK, just something I wrote, lol
What could Poseidon have possibly seen regarding Percy and Raynare?