Me: Alright let's make this short!
Percy: Fun chapter?
Me: Yes
Liz: Nice! I'm the only character, so far, that Starry owns.
Percy: Everyone else is owned by a rather cool dude named Rick...and whoever made greek mythology.
Me: Also, it's been years since i read PJ so i might get some stuff wrong, like Percy's house... I'm not sure if it's and actual house or an apartment, but imma make it an actual house anyway..
Enjoy the Chapter!
3rd Person POV
The celebration wasn't a possibility that Harmonia was expecting, but she enjoyed it nonetheless. When the twins agreed to the option, Sally told them to stay in the room they were in before. The twins, not wanting to upset their mother, nodded and went back to Percy's room. Sally, then, gave Paul a list of things to get from the store, as she things of what to cook.
As she went to the kitchen, there was a knock on the door. "Who could that be at this time?" She asked to no one in particular. When she opened the door, she saw Percy's friends from the camp, with a rather agitated Annabeth and a nervous looking Clarisse.
"Percy and Liz are still here, right?" Grover asked Sally.
She nodded and said, "They are upstairs, in Percy's room." The group then zoomed upstairs. Annabeth stayed behind a little. "I'm guessing you tried to stop them?" The blonde nodded solemnly. "I'm sure those two won't mind some company right now." Sally told the girl, "So don't beat yourself up too hard."
"Right," Annabeth said, "Thanks, Ms. Jackson. I'll make sure to let them nit be too much of a bother." Witb that, she went upstairs after the group. Leaving Sally to chuckle to herself, as she went back in the kitchen.
Meanwhile in Percy's room, the twins were catching up more. Laughing at the stuff they've been through. When they heard knocking on the door they looked at each other confused. Mom couldn't have gotten everything together that quick, right? They both got up and went towards the door. When they opened it, they saw their friends jump into the room, shocking the two.
"What are you guys doing here?" Percy asked.
"They wanted to know how it went," Annabeth answered, "And they couldn't wait until tomorrow."
"I'm guessing you guys didn't tell Chiron." Liz said, jokingly. When she did, the room became quiet. The group was looking at each other worriedly. With that Liz facepalmed at the five. "Are you guys serious."
"Don't stress, I told Chiron about it before we left." Annabeth said. This caused the four to go around Annabeth practically yelling their thanks. When she calmed them down they all circled around the twins.
"What the h-"
"Tell us how it went!" Grover cried out, interrupting the sea-green eyed girl.
"We're dying to know!" Piper said.
Percy looked at his sister, who looked away with a blush. "It just happened not too long ago and i think it would be better if Sal- mom was here, in my opinion."
"Aka, it was too emotional and you're too embarrassed and shy to talk about it." Clarisse piped up in a "matter-of-fact" voice.
Liz looked at her shocked then looked away, "Pfft, you wish."
"You're blushing though."
"No, I'm not." She snapped at her, turning to look at her.
"You totally are!" Jason said. The words made Liz turn her glare at him, making him silent.
Percy started roaring laughing, at the sight in front of him. "You still don't talk about emotional stuff, Har?"
The nickname caused Liz's glare to aim at him. "I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about." She huffed, crossing her arms.
"I'd like to know, though!" Grover exclaimed. The others agreed, excluding Annabeth.
Liz groaned, as Percy spoke. "Nah, I won't share that now. Plus I'd have to sit through her doing the same."
"Good on you, P." Liz said, messing up her brother's hair even more.
Percy's POV
"Well, it's gonna take awhile for mom to prepare. What are we going to do?" I asked the people in front of me. They stopped and looked at me, then looked at each other.
"We can play Truth or Dare." Piper offered.
"That would be fun. Let's do it!" Grover said. Jason agreeing.
"All of us?" Annabeth and Liz asked, in unison. They looked at each other.
"Jinx. You own me a soda!" Liz exclaimed, making Annabeth groan.
"Yes, all of us, you nerds. Let's start!" Clarisse said.
We all sat in a circle around the room. Or close to one anyway. Me and Annabeth sat on the middle of my bed. Harmonia laid, on her stomach, at the foot of the bed. Across from her was Piper, sitting by the closet. Next to her was Jason, making him across from me. Grover was beside Annabeth, sitting by my nightstand. While Clarisse sat a few feet in front of the door. 'I never knew these people would be in my room today..' I thought to myself. 'Yeah, you should've cleaned up more.' I heard a voice say. I immediately turned to my sister, who looked away with a smirk on her face. Did she just-
"So, who should start first?" Grover asked. Snapping me out of my thoughts.
Liz snorted. "Obviously the one who suggested the game." She said, motioning to Piper.
"Oh," Piper exclaimed, "Right! Uh.. Clarisse, Truth or Dare?"
"Dare, obviously." Yeah, that's Clarisse.
"I dare you.. to yell the first thing that comes to your mind."
"BANG!" She yelled.
"Why 'bang'?" Liz asked.
"Why not?"
There was a pause between the two. "Touche"
"Alright, my turn. Lightning boy, Truth or dare?" Clarisse asked, pointing at Jason.
"Uh, Truth."
"Have you ever practiced kissing in a mirror?" She asked him. Oh wow. Actually looking at him, I wouldn't be surprised if he said yes.
Jason looked around the room and nodded, a blush appearing on his face. I snickered, but Annabeth elbowed me in my side. Making me stop.
"Annabeth, Truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"Who is the sexiest person in this room?"
The question made me perk up. I subtly pose, as Annabeth looks around the room. Then she answered. My own girlfriend says, "Harmonia." I looked at her with a look of shock and betrayal and she JUST SHRUGS?! What the heck?! I turn to Liz, who was looking away from me, snickering. When I look away from her, everyone else was either chuckling or smirking. I grumbled and sighed in defeat.
"Speaking of which, Harmonia. Truth or dare?"
"Dare." Annabeth then got up and whispered in her ear. Whatever she whispered made her smirk then nod. She turned to me and said, "You're adopted."
"I-"
"Okay, Grover. Truth or Dare?" Wait, what! I don't get to say anything to that?!
"Dare." Okay I guess I won't.
"Do everything with 'crab hands' the rest of the game." She smirked.
"Alright." He said, with crab hands. "Percy, Truth or Dare."
"Truth." I answered.
"Did you have an imaginary friend growing up?"
The question made Liz snort. I glared at her and answered, "No."
"Oh that's a lie." Liz blurted out. "You had your imaginary friend since we were five. What was his name? Domingo?"
"It was Domino-" I quickly cover my mouth, as the name slipped through my mouth. I whisper a 'Dang it.' before shaking it off.
"Domino?" I heard Piper ask.
"Oh yeah, they were great friends back in the day, right P?" Harmonia asked me with a smug look. I glare at her and sigh. This is going to be a long game.
*timeskip*
We went around a few more times. The last question went to Liz.
"Liz, Truth or Dare?" Piper asked.
"Truth."
"When was the last time you ever cried?" I swear i saw both Annabeth and Clarisse flinch at the question.
Liz hummed as she thought. "Two years ago, I think."
"Not anytime recently?" Piper asked. Liz shook her head. "That's a long time to go without crying."
Liz shrugged and said, "I don't really like crying."
"Did someone make you cry at that time?" That's when I look up at her.
She was quiet for a little while before she said anything I spoke up, "Who made you cry?" I almost jumped at the sound of my voice. I didn't mean to make it sound cold.
Liz looked at me and smiled, "Why do you want to know?" She asked me. "Do you still hate seeing your sister cry?"
That question made me blush slightly. I can't believe she remembers that. "What do you mean by that?" Annabeth asked. Oh no.
Liz looked at me and chuckled before turning to Annabeth. "I'll tell you later." She told her with a smile.
After a while, we shared memories that we remember. Then Piper asked us a question. "What were your last memories together?" I saw Liz trying to sink further in the bed. I just looked down, suddenly interested in the floor. 'Gods, please let mom be finish.' I thought to myself.
Soon there was a knock at the door. The door opened to reveal our savior, the beautiful Sally Jackson. 'Holy crap, they answered.' I stare at my sister. 'Could you not listen to my thoughts.' I heard a snort. 'I wouldn't if they weren't so loud.' I roll my eyes and ask my wonderful mother, "Is everything ready?" She nodded and told us to head down stairs. As the group headed down stairs, Liz and I both gave our mom a bear hug. Instead of asking us why we hugged her, she just laughed and hugged us back. 'Oh, she was totally listening.' I heard Liz say. I silently agreed, as we head downstairs.
3rd Person POV
When Percy and Harmonia went downstairs, the first thing they noticed was a big sign, above the door, that says "Welcome Back." When they hit the last step, they were hit by blue and purple confetti paper, with everyone yelling, "Welcome Home!" Harmonia ignored them, momentarily, and started walking around. The Living Room had blue and purple balloons everywhere. In the Dining Room, there were stars and hearts hanging from the ceiling. A pot that was filled with white lilies, in the middle of the dining table, under a light blue towel. There were pictures of Harmonia and Percy as kids, on the living room tables. Finally there was a purple tinted light in the Living room and a blue tinted on in the dining area.
Harmonia stood shocked at the decorations and turned to her mother. "You really remembered my favorite color combination and my favorite flowers?" She asked her.
Her mother laughed, as she pointed at her head with a wink. "A mother never forgets." She answered.
Her daughter laughed at the answer. "It looks you didn't." She said, still walking around. She stopped in front of the door, her back turned to her family and friends. They saw her hand go up towards her face and go back down. She then turned around with a huge smile on her face. "I'm home, Ma. Percy."
The two looked at her and smiled. "Welcome home, Har/Dear." The two told her, going over hugging her.
She hugged back, tightly. She then sighed, contently, and mumbled, "I missed this." Then she broke the hug. "Alright, enough emotional stuff."
"Then, let's get this party started!" Percy exclaimed.
"Yeah! I can smell those chocolate chip cookies!" Harmonia said.
Everyone laughed at the excitement the two had. As they went to celebrate the reunion of a broken family. The afternoon was spent with laughing, watching movies, and playing games. Before they ate, Jason asked Sally something.
"Why are there stars and hearts on the ceiling?" He asked her. "I would've thought to see more ocean stuff."
The answer was simply, "She wasn't a big fan of the ocean."
"Is that code for: 'She was terrified of the ocean?'" Percy said, jokingly.
Harmonia hit her brother upside the head. "I was not afraid of the ocean." She said, looking at him with a glare.
"Besides you would be too, if you were almost pulled far from your family by it, Percy." Sally told him. "So, don't make fun of your sister, even if she was afraid."
"Yes, mom." Percy said. Ignoring Harmonia's smug look.
"Wait, you were pulled by the ocean?" Annabeth asked.
"Yeah, and that may have been my fault." Harmonia said, sheepishly. "I was trying to get a sea shell, from on top of a big rock. Then a huge wave came and next thing I knew I was under water, away from the beach. I couldn't really swim back then either so that wasn't exactly fun. Especially, with the waves dragging me down to the ocean floor."
"Wait, so how did you get back?" Paul asked.
"Something brought me back." The answer came almost robotically.
"What do you mean?" Grover asked.
Harmonia shrugged and said, "I felt something that pushed in opposite way of the currents. I couldn't get a proper look, but certainly wasn't human." She explained. "So, no I wasn't afraid of the ocean. I was afraid what was in it." She said.
"Wha! That's so creepy!" Piper said.
"Even I have chills." Clarisse said, shivering slightly. Harmonia looked at her, strangely.
Percy hummed. "Did you figure out what saved you, though?"
"Oh yeah, it was a hippocampus. Really sweet." She answered. The others sweat dropped. "What? It looked super terrifying when I was younger."
"Honestly, I think I would be scared too." Grover said.
"You're scared of anything." The campers said. Making Grover shocked.
Soon the food came. It was Lasagna with Greek Salad and what looked like Olive Garden's Chicken and Gnocchi Soup. (Ya'll I really wanna go to Olive Garden) Harmonia looked closely at the food in front of her. She remembered asking for meals like this, but Gabe always wanted something different. She smiled as she looked at the food in awe.
She was about to speak before Sally interrupted her, "Before you ask, like I said, a mother never forgets."
"Yeah, but this is getting kinda creepy," Harmonia said, "I wasn't expecting you to remember the food I wanted."
"I remember basically everything."
Liz looked at her mother silently before turning to look to the people at the table. "Being a mom seems cool. I think I wanna be one."
"Gods bless the kids you have." Percy and Clarisse said, quietly.
"Hm? What was that?" Harmonia asked them, with a sweet yet scary smile.
"N-nothing." they both said, in unison.
Paul chuckled. "That face reminds me a lot of Sall-"
"Hm?" Sally interrupted, by turning to him with the same smile.
"Nothing, dear."
"Thought so, let's eat." She said, her smile becoming more sweet.
'Scary-' the other residents at the table thought, as Sally fixed their plates. The whole table was silent as they ate. They all noticed how content and happy Liz was eating her food. Paul the spoke up, noticing something, "You're a lefty, Harmonia?" The question made Sally and Percy stop and look at Liz.
Harmonia had stopped eating and was looking at the utensil in her left hand. "Well, yes and no." she answered. "I'm more of a righty, but there's so much I can do with my right hand." It was a simple answer, but something bothered some people around the table. "I can feel the question, 'What do you mean by that?' coming." She said with a chuckle.
"Yeah.." Paul said. Annabeth agreeing quietly.
"Well, I'll keep the answer simple. My wrist fractured when i was younger. When it healed, my wrist movements were limited and it would get tiring easier. Of course, it's better than it was before, but breaks are still needed." She explained, eating again as soon as she finished.
Before another question was asked, Sally interjected. "Why don't we talk about something more upbeat."
"I agree." Percy mumbled, mouth full. Earning him a wack on the head.
"Don't talk with you're mouth full, Percy/Stupid/Seaweed Brain!" Sally, Liz, and Annabeth scolded. They all looked at each other before smiling.
Clarisse roared laughing. "You have some feisty females in your life, Percy."
"Yeah. My mom, my girlfriend, and a clone." Percy said.
"You're more of the clone then I am!" Liz argued.
"A messed up, not as good looking clon-" An ice knife was thrown across his face. He looked at the knife. "What the heck?!"
"What? it's a butter knife. It wouldn't hurt too much." She said calmly.
"I BEG TO DIFFER!"
'Scary!' The members of the table thought once more.
After a while, Everyone was finished eating and it was time for Dessert. Mama Jackson went in the kitchen and brought back a Blue chocolate cookie cake with purple icing. Percy and Harmonia looked at the cookie cake with stars in their eyes. "Dibs!" they both yelled. The others sweat dropped as they fought over the first slice. In the end, Harmonia won, since this whole thing was about her. She stuck her tongue out at her brother as she took a bite.
"Wait.. This is actually really good." She turned to the others. "You all won't mind if I get the whole thing right?"
"Of course not!" They yelled back.
"You can get the rest after everyone has a slice." Sally told her.
She stayed silent for a bit before taking another bite. "I can work with that."
'Stingy!' The table members thought.
Oh my this was a long one. I'll spare the extra dialogue and say I hope you liked it. Please Favorite and Follow if you haven't already. And feel free to leave a review! This was also a very fun chapter to write. I always enjoy Percy and Liz's playful banter and having Sally to moniter is great. But I hope you all had fun reading the chapter. Have a nice day! XO