Disclaimer:

I DO NOT own this series. That goes to the wonderful Rick Riordan and Hyperion Books. I am just borrowing the story and characters. I will say that the story lines will be written down because it makes it much easier to follow along and know the current placement, especially if it has been a while since reading the book. Also, this is not beta'd so there will most likely be a few mistakes, feel free to let me know. Enjoy!

Oh, this is also only my second story ever so please be gentle. I've been really enjoying getting to share how I would imagine characters would react to their tales and I hope to continue to do so.

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'thoughts'

"speech"

Hi, I'm so sorry this update has taken me so long to get posted! My internet is still kinda wonky so I've been trying as hard as I can to write when it is working to insure saves, but it hasn't been the best. Add on July 4th celebrations and helping my dog's anxiety with fireworks, my week has been rough. Anyway, sorry again that this update is late and shorter than I would like, but my brain has decided this would be how this break goes.

I hope to have the next book chapter done in a few days, but I will say it will most likely be the end of this week that it will for sure be completed. Thanks for waiting, enjoy!

Interlude I

With a wave of her hand Hestia had conjured up a wide-ranging buffet. The demi-gods were quick to run up and fill some plates but paused at the remembrance of their normal offerings at meals.

"No need to worry about offerings, young ones. We gods are already here after all, right?" Hestia smiled to the demi-gods before giving the other gods a look of 'don't argue with my decision.'

"Right, let's eat!" Apollo came charging over to get himself a couple of plates stacked high. The other gods and goddesses reluctantly following, some as excited as the Sun God, just better at hiding it.

Poseidon had chosen to sit with his son and ex-lover. He wanted to get to know his son and he wanted to see how Sally had been. He still loved her after all; he knew they couldn't be together, he was married after all, but the love they had was real. He just wanted to keep his family safe.

Sally had been mostly quiet for their time here and she knew it seemed odd to the kids, usually she was a social butterfly. Always chatting and catching up with people, wanting to know how they were doing, but since coming here it's been different. Getting to be with her son, of course she's going to be happy she'll soak up all the time she can get with him, but getting to hear all about his quests? That was a different story. Yes, she knew they were dangerous, such is the life of a demi-god. In all honesty, she was glad that Percy would gloss over certain aspects and only focus on the "cool" points of the adventures. To be completely truthful, she had pretty much no idea of what monsters her son had faced, and now that she was hearing about it? Let's just say the image of her son in bubble wrap for the rest of his life was an appealing one.

On the other hand, getting to see Poseidon was a plus. She knew they would never be able to be with each other, but it was nice to catch up with him. He was her first love after all and who forgets the first person they truly loved? Add to the fact that he was her son's father and a great man. Not to mention the person she would probably consider her best friend if they were able to have more regular contact, which had become more apparent since the god had reentered their son's life. Besides she had Paul now and he was amazing. She was happy and she just wanted to share that with her friend.

Meanwhile Annabeth had decided to sit with her mother and was hoping to at least lighten up her mother's anger towards Percy. Athena approved of him in the future, why not start the process now since she would learn everything they have been through. She knew her mother would fight against her tooth and nail, but Annabeth knew she could convince the Wisdom goddess to at least see Percy as a decent guy. He wasn't like every other boy they knew after all.

Percy was still feeling uncomfortable with all of his thoughts being aired out to everybody, but if it helped for the new future, he would deal with it. Maybe the gods would get an idea of how hard it is for a demi-god. Either way, Percy was going to have to tolerate the readings. Maybe if Tyson was here, he'd be a little better, he missed his baby brother after all. Maybe the fates would bring him later. At least Percy hoped they would, Tyson was a huge help during quests and battle.

As food was easily consumed and conversations flowed, abet some more awkward than others, everybody had finished eating and were beginning to get antsy to continue reading. Hestia, who had been quietly enjoying the atmosphere of the room had noticed talks were slowly growing more stagnant and decided to get the others ready to read.

"Well, I think that was a good break. Shall we continue reading?" she smiled.

The demi-gods all nodded, they all favored the Hearth Goddess other than some of the other gods, happily agreeing and snagging plates of snacks, like cookies and other classic sweets kids would nab. The kids rushed to the couches to reclaim their seats all grabbing treats to nibble on as they settled in, the gods following with only a few grabbing some treats as well.

"Okay, who would like to read?" Hestia asks.

"I will, my lady." Chris said taking the book. He opened the book and prepared to begin.

AN: And there's the chapter. Again thank y'all so much for waiting. I'm hoping my internet will get better once the Elsa storm passes, so fingers crossed. Hope you at least enjoyed this brief update. Sorry again for the shortness, but I wanted to give y'all something even if it was small.

As always fell free to comment/review or if you prefer PM me if you'd like. See y'all next time!