Percy POV

I stepped into the room and closed the door behind me. I needed to get away from that girl before I made things any more awkward.

I looked at this man that seemed to be in his late thirties. He had black silky hair like his daughter and black piercing eyes. He looked quite handsome but I could see he was worn out. He took notice of me and looked away, almost like he knew why I was here for.

"Your daughter's scent is getting stronger with each passing year Kevin. She needs to come with me to the camp. You can't keep fighting them off behind her back, more and more monsters will start coming… more than you can handle."

"You know, I thought I could protect her from all this Greek stuff, shield her from all the harm in the world... I wanted her to grow up to be a regular person without worries. That is the only reason I came to this stupid town, far away from the monster infested cities." I remained silent because I wanted him to keep explaining what was going on here. He might also tell me how he was able to fend off monsters that came looking for Sharon all by himself.

"When Aphrodite said a demigod will be coming to get her I figured they would have sent someone a bit older." Gods, I hated being called a little. It was probably the only downside to being in this eight year old body.

"You got those injuries fighting off monsters right?" I pointed at giant bruise on his left arm and broken fingers on his right one. The man nodded slowly and took a deep breath.

"This time it was a Laistrygonian giant. I was hoping I would never come across one of those, luckily Andrew was there to help me take him down."

"Andrew?"

"Yeah, Andrew was the satyr Aphrodite put in charge of protecting my little girl." I closed my eyes and started to look for any satyr nearby but got nothing. The pack of hell-hounds must have gotten him right before I got here

"When I got here Sharon was alone near the parking lot. There was a pack of hell-hounds on her tail… I don't sense any satyr nearby." The man closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"This is the part when you tell me the camp can keep her safe huh? That no more innocent people have to die just because I want to keep her here?" I nodded slowly at the man and he looked out the window.

"She's my only daughter. She's the only thing I have besides my sister you know? If you take her away... she would find a new home there. She will never want to come back." I looked at the man with sympathy, ever since I joined Camp Half Blood I spend most of my time there and rarely visit my mother.

I stood up and went towards the man. He looked at me confused as I put my right hand on his shoulder. I channeled my energy towards the wounds of the man and imagined him healthy. Slowly, my new healing powers infused into him, it started to regrow and repair his body by my will. After a few seconds the man looked at his body to find his wounds gone. I took a decent amount of my power to heal him since I was not at my full strength but it was easily very invigorating for a mortal.

"Trust me, she will never forget you and will try to visit you as much as possible. As much as I love the camp I love my mother as well. In fact I visited her just two weeks ago, turned out my mom and her new husband surprised me with a baby sister." Kevin nodded and seemed to be in thought for a few seconds before removing his sheets and standing up from the hospital bed.

"You could try moving closer to New York, that would make visits much easier. If you let her come with me everything will be much easier. You and her will be much safer with her in the camp." Kevin looked in thought again and stood up straight.

"Very well, I will explain everything to Sharon when I see her and I will accompany you to Long Island." The man seemed so ready and determined to go on this journey with me and his daughter, I wanted to tell him I could just mist travel both of us near the entrance and be done with it but I decided otherwise.

We both exited the room and found Sharon sitting on the small waiting room. She was reading an outdated fashion magazine seemingly talking to herself. She was probably talking with her mom now that I think about it. Although, it is hard to say if Aphrodite was talking to her or even listening since the girl just seemed to say whatever she was thinking.

"Dad, you're all better now. How?" Kevin looked at his daughter and grabbed her hands.

"We need to talk Sharon. It's about your mother." Sharon eyed him warily and I sat in front of them both.

Kevin looked at me, I nodded and then he looked back at his daughter. "She's not dead like you think."

"This is not funny dad. You said my mom left you when I was little. I can hear her though, she talks to me, she has to be dead." Sharon was looking kind of freaked out and stood up from her chair looking at her father angrily.

I knew it was going to be hard for her to believe anything we told her but if there's something I learned from Victor and Emily is that actions explain things better than words. I stood up and put my hand on her shoulder, she turned and became widened her eyes when she saw me levitating water on my left arm.

"How are you doing that? What's going on?" I sighed and sat back down. This had certainly captured her interest as she was now eagerly awaiting my answer.

"I'm a demigod. I am the son of Poseidon, the god of the seas. I have general control over water and many other things that are part of his domain." Kevin looked impressed and Sharon looked dismayed.

"There is a camp where demigods go to live and train to fight monsters, it's on Long Island. It's called Camp Half Blood and it is the safest place from monsters." The girl seemed to be processing everything that I was saying while her father just looked at the ground sadly.

"Monsters? Demigods? All this can't be real…" The girl looked at the ground and shook her head.

"Sharon, look at me." Sharon looked at her father and glanced over in my direction before setting her gaze on him.

"Your mother is Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty." A small smile came across Sharon's face but it quickly faded. Sharon shook her head furiously but calmed down a bit before looking at me with a confused face.

"So I'm like you?" I nodded at Sharon and then she seemed to be in deep thought for a few more seconds.

"What are my powers?" I thought of her question for a second, in my opinion Aphrodite's children were not the best of fighters and also seemed to cause trouble at camp as they only seemed to have the ability to mess with people's feelings. Athena had blessed me with unbiased knowledge so I figured I would just say that instead of what I was thinking.

"That's a very good question. Aphrodite children have mild Amokinesis, as in the power to control love and desire and know French. Sometimes they also inherit the ability to charm-speak people into doing as they command and from personal experience I know that ability is insanely powerful." Sharon seemed intrigued now and I noticed a glint of mischievousness in her eyes and that was unsettling.

"That power is very rare though, only very few children of Aphrodite get it but you will have other basic demigod abilities. You can eat and drink godly food in small quantities without burning up in fire like mortals and you have enhanced reflexes, endurance and strength compared to regular mortals as well as a tiny bit of magic." I turned to look at Kevin and he was scratching the back of his head realizing how strong her daughter could be.

"But I haven't been attacked by any monsters, I been living safely for over fourteen years." I was about to explain to her what really has been going on but Kevin interrupted.

"You have Sharon, but the guy you always say is following you and I always take care of them before they can get to you. I used my training in the armed forces to take care of any monster that comes nearby. I don't really get injured making stunts like I say, I'm actually pretty good and never get injured at work." I was impressed with the man, I always thought mortals would have their hands full with monsters but from the looks of it Kevin kept his daughter safe for two years. Sure it was far from big groups of monsters but there are monsters everywhere, even in Idaho.

"Normally, people like me cannot see them and neither can most demigods when they are young because of something called the mist. Luckily for me I can see them through the mist and always kill them by surprise with a knife your mom gave me before she left." Sharon nodded in understatement and Kevin kept on explaining.

"I don't know why the boy was here but I'm glad he did. He told me yesterday when he found you a pack of hell-hounds was on your trail and Andrew, your stalker, was nowhere to be found... he is probably dead." Sharon closed her mouth in horror and looked at me for confirmation. Sadly, I had to nod because the poor satyr probably died in a confrontation with the pack of vicious and powerful hell hounds.

"Andrew was put in charge of protecting you, direct orders from your mother and he has fallen to the monsters, it opened my eyes to how dangerous things can get. Sharon, I will take you to this camp. Your mother told me it was going to be the safest place for you but I was very young and proud when I promised myself that I would protect you from everything." The man paused before continuing to talk.

"Two days ago I was injured by a laistrygonian giant that had found you, horrible monsters, huge and very strong, If it weren't for Andrew I would have died." Kevin looked away and closed his eyes.

"They are getting more frequent, each stronger than the last. I'm not strong enough to protect you from your scent and for that I'm sorry." At this point the man was getting teary eyed and grabbed his daughter's head tenderly.

"I just wanted to spend more time with you before you go. You have brothers and sisters there, the big family you always wanted and that I could not give you. Even if you don't come back... I want you to be safe." Kevin hugged his daughter tightly and Sharon embraced her father.

"Why can't you come along?" A muffled voice said.

"I'll be with you from now on till the moment you enter the camp. It is a place for demigods and I am just a mere mortal. I was lucky to ever spend time with your mother and even luckier to have you." At this point I was getting teary eyed as well, the man loved his daughter very much and any daughter will be lucky to have him as her father. Someone who endured so much, even more than he could handle as a mere mortal and everything was for her. Now he is letting go of his pride and selfishness by admitting he too weak to protect her and sacrificing his happiness for her.

"I think we should get going." Kevin stopped hugging his daughter and looked in my direction. He dried his eyes a bit and then turned to me squinting a little.

"Sorry but I never got your name, you also haven't explained how you got here. Aphrodite never mentioned you and I don't know anything about you besides the fact you healed me and want my daughter to go to camp. I know that Poseidon is one of the strongest gods but you are just sooo young." I had not thought of that, the man knew nothing about me besides the fact that I was a demigod and the son of Poseidon. Appearing in the body of an eight year old was probably not helping.

I could go ahead and tell him the whole truth and take hours explaining everything but that seems a tad unnecessary. I realized that lately I haven't been honest with anybody, everyone I meet, everyone I know, they only know half truths. It is for the best though, they do not know need to be burdened with all my problems.

"My name is Percy Jackson, like I said I am a son of Poseidon and possibly the strongest demigod that ever lived. I was the praetor of New Rome for a bit but was the de facto leader of Camp Half Blood for the last couple of years." Kevin and Sharon had looks of confusion on their heads and looked at each other in disbelief. I expected nothing more, I would have trouble believing me if I was on their shoes. I added the bit of me being the leader of the camp because I was, I was also the strongest demigod ever, my father himself told me I had bested even Heracles's mightiest deeds.

"I left Camp Half Blood for a few days ago and went on a hunt for monsters as the champion of a goddess. I was hunting down the pack of hell-hounds that presumably killed Andrew but was too tired from fighting for the past few days. I was going to take a day to rest but I sensed Sharon was in danger because of a large group of hell hounds were in this parking lot. With my last bit of energy, I killed the hounds and used an ability of mine to go to Sharon. Luckily for me, Sharon and your sister took me in and let me rest in your home for the night." Kevin nodded but still looked at me suspiciously. I could see doubt in his eyes and distrust, It was unbearable as I always considered myself trustworthy.

"Also, I'm not actually this age, Lady Hestia suggested me to take this form and I did. I kind of got used to it now though." Kevin raised an eyebrow and I knew I was going to have to prove it.

"How old are you Percy?" I turned to look at Sharon and saw she looked a bit scared.

"If you are asking if I'm as old as the gods, no I am not, I am only seventeen." Sharon looked surprised as I slowly transformed into my seventeen year old self. My clothes started to grow and so did my body. My face became more refined and my body more muscular, the insides of my body felt weird as well most as if I ate something bad. I noticed that I was a bit more muscular than before, I quickly thought of the possibilities and figured it was probably because the monster's life force I absorbed enhanced my body as well as my abilities and my eight year old body did not show it.

Sharon leaned closer and came closer to me a bit. Kevin noticed and luckily pulled her back a bit. When I looked at Sharon and started to feel funny inside again. I started taking short breaths and unconsciously licked my lips as I laid eyes on Sharon. For the love of gods she is gorgeous and very hot for a fourteen year old. I obviously noticed before but Hestia was right and my young body helped me fight the mark of Himeros but put me in my teenage body and that apathy towards women's bodies goes out the window and my hormones start acting up. Without hesitation, I transformed myself into my eight year old form and I noticed I calmed down.

"Yeah, I believe you, you are seventeen… Why are you in your seven year old form when you could be in your seventeenth and look well, like a god. You would have girls tailing you..." Sharon asked. I thought of my next answer real hard. I could not tell her I have an insatiable lust for woman in my seventeenth year old form and the only ways I know to stop it is by being in my eight year old form or having intense sex with a woman or goddess, but lying to them anymore than I was doing already did not fit well with me.

"Like you just saw, I am incredibly handsome and that does not really help in my line of work of hunting down monsters." Sharon looked down but Kevin nodded and took a deep breath.

"Well, from the looks of it, you aren't lying. You are quite handsome, is that a trait all demigods share?" I thought for a second and realized maybe this man right. Most demigods were okay looking, in fact, none of them were unpleasant to look at. Since I did not know the answer I shrugged my shoulders meekly with open hands.

"So are we going to get going?" I walked a bit closer to Sharon but she backed away, from the looks of it she was scared a bit.

"Something wrong?" Why are you staying away… you can trust me." Sharon looked at her father and then back at me.

"My mother told me to stay away from you… I did not know why at first but with everything going on I feel like you're still hiding something from us." Oh, That was certainly plausible. Aphrodite did not know about my new form and was worried about her daughter. I was lucky I had acquired great lying skills from that mortal or maybe she would not believed me.

"Oh relax, your mom and I have had our ups and downs but I don't hold anything against her or her children. In fact I talked to her just two weeks ago and she seemed fine with me, I think she was just pulling your leg." Aphrodite was worried about her daughter but with me in this form she has nothing to worry about. Lying to Sharon and her dad was no big deal in this instance as I was not putting them in danger.

"Oh okay then, I did not know the gods would be so playful." She said.

"They sure are, they demand respect and everything but they are basically teenagers. Apollo is pretty cool, he calls me cousin and even Zeus has gotten friendlier after the two previous wars." Kevin's eyes widened and I immediately regretted mentioning the wars. Apparently, I needed more than just Athena's blessing to stop me from doing stupid things.

"What do you mean by wars?" I was thinking of the best way to approach this and concluded I had to drop at least part of the truth in there. If Kevin thought the camp was not safe he might not want Sharon going to camp after all.

"There was another titan war and a giant war a while ago and we aided the gods because they are our parents. Also, because titan and giant rule would end up in the end of all mortals and demigods alike if they got to overthrow the gods. They both had armies of monsters but luckily we stopped them before any serious damage was done. Everything is fine now though, nothing to worry about. In fact, Camp Half Blood is in the process of building New Athens, a city where demigods could live with their families." Kevin relaxed a bit and I knew I was off the hook. Deception was unusually satisfying, no wonder the gods liked it so much. It was also pretty harmless and I had valid reasons to do it, it was necessary for the greater good.

"Very well, we will go home and pack a few things for you Sharon, then we will all go together to the camp where I will drop you off." We all nodded and walked to their home.