Happy New Years everyone! :-) Sorry for the delay. I lost access to my main computer for a while over the holidays. Dang this chapter was hard to write. I spent 4 days trying to focus on finishing it but my brain kept getting bored and it led me to reading yu-gi-oh fanfictions. Lol.

Starts as Percabeth, will eventually be Percy x Apollo.

Important thing to note... This will be yaoi (boy-boy). Don't like? You do not have to read.

Disclaimer- I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus series. (One can dream though) All rights go to the proper parties.

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November 5th

Apollo POV

When I woke up one of the first things I noticed was that it was no longer windy. I sat up and looked out the window. I could see sunlight beginning to creep across the blue sky. I touched my chest. It still hurt a little but it felt worlds better than it had yesterday morning. Sunny skies and not much pain, it was looking like a good day.

I looked over at Percy and shook my head in amusement. It seemed that one of his powers was the ability to fall asleep anywhere. His head was half dangling over the edge of his pack, a trail of drool on his chin.

I stretched a little and climbed out of my sleeping bag. My leg still hurt a little but it wouldn't stop me from walking. I went over to my pack and grabbed my water bottle. Either Percy had filled it or it was charmed to never empty. I was going to have to find out.

I took a long drink and decided to explore the house while I was waiting for him to wake up. The main level consisted of a kitchen, living room, a small bedroom, an entryway and a bathroom. The upstairs had two small bedrooms and something that looked like they had been attempting to make a second living room and stopped the construction halfway through the project. I glanced down to what I thought was the basement but it was just a cold cellar.

Percy was still sleeping when I had finished my exploration so I decided to go freshen up in the washroom. It had been a long time since I had gone over 48 hours without washing my hair. I was a little disgusted with myself. I went through the kitchen cupboards. I managed to find a basin, an old rag, and a bar of soap.

I went to the bathroom but I could barely see the mirror through all the dust and grime. I poured some water from my bottle on the rag and used it to rinse out the basin and wash off the mirror. I watched as the bottle slowly refilled. Well I guess that answers that question...

I emptied the water bottle eight times before the basin was full. While I was waiting for the bottle to refill I glanced at my reflection. I felt my eyes widen and I winced. I had dirt, blood, and grass stuck in my hair. My face was dusty and had a few streaks of blood from the harpy attack. I had never seen myself look as disheveled as I did then.

I took off my shirt and began cleaning myself as best as I could. I washed my hair with the bar of soap. It took a few basins of water but eventually I got all the dirt out. I wrung out my hair with my hands and used my shirt to dry the rest of it as best as I could.

I couldn't wait until I got to New Rome. It may not be Olympus but at least I would be able to have a real shower.

I walked out of the bathroom and saw that Percy was awake. He smiled at me and passed me a baggy of dried apples. I frowned but took the food without protest. I appreciated what my sister did for me but I was really beginning to hate dried fruit.

I jerked my thumb towards the bathroom and held out my water bottle. "There's a basin in the washroom for you if you want to clean up. This bottle is self filling."

Percy nodded and took the bottle. "Thanks." He grabbed some clean clothes from his bag and went to wash up.

While he was out of the room I took advantage of the time to eat. After I had consumed as much dried fruit as I could stand I decided to get changed. I dug out my clothes and slipped into a clean pair of jeans. I was just doing them up when Percy came out of the bathroom.

I grabbed my shirt as I turned towards him. Washing up had clearly done him a lot of good. Not just in the looks department, thought honestly he looked as bad as I had, but clearly for his mood as well. He was literally glowing, not quite in his godly form but pretty dam close. If I had been a regular mortal I might have been a little nervous but Athena had said I would be fine. As much as the goddess of wisdom annoyed me sometimes, she was usually right.

I smirked at the son of Poseidon. "Well someone is happy this morning."

Percy shrugged and ran a hand through his damp hair, "Why wouldn't I be? The weather is good. Not a cloud in the sky. It's a little chilly still but most of the snow has already milted. Blackjack and Porkpie arrived while you were washing your hair. They're ready to go when we are."

I sighed and felt some of my good humor evaporate. I was not looking forward to another day on horseback, especially while I was still injured.

"Very well, I suppose that we should get going then."

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November 6th

Percy POV

The day off had clearly helped the pegasai as much as it had helped us. We covered a lot more ground than I had thought we would. We managed to make it to New Rome by nightfall the day after we left the farm house.

We had spent last night in the rafters of a barn. At least it was a dairy farm instead of a horse barn; otherwise I would have gotten no sleep. I could tell Apollo was not accustomed to sleeping with a bunch of cows but he didn't complain. Considering in less than two weeks he went from being a god to sleeping with cattle, I thought he was handling it fairly well.

I could see the lights of New Rome glowing a few miles in the distance. I was excited to reach Camp Jupiter. It would be nice to be somewhere with a real bed and a shower. I was fairly certain that Apollo was most looking forward to food that wasn't dried. He had literally shivered in disgust when I handed him his breakfast of trail mix.

It was only when we started circling over the city that I realized I didn't know where exactly we were staying. I looked to Apollo and he seemed to understand my confusion. He spurred Porkpie lower and Blackjack followed close behind. As soon as the pegasai landed Apollo gratefully hoped down. He seemed to be doing a little better about it but he just didn't seem cut out for riding a Pegasus.

I ran a hand down Blackjack's mane. "Thanks for the lift guys. We really owe you one."

The black pegasus shook his head, "No worries boss."

I smiled and stepped back. "You guys should go rest, you deserve it. I'll see you later."

"See you later boss, and tell the god that if he wants riding lessons we can help him."

I watched them take off and tried not to laugh. It was probably for the best that Apollo couldn't speak horse. I doubted that he would be happy with the parting comment.

I shifted my pack on my shoulders and turned to face the god. The park we had landed in was fairly busy considering it was beginning to get late. I cleared my throat and looked around, "So where to Fred?"

Apollo smirked at the name and turned around, "Follow me."

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We arrived outside of a house that was a little smaller than the big house back at camp half blood. It was set on a block of houses that were fairly similar in size. Each house however was different than its neighbor. The house to our left had big bay windows while the house to our left was shaped like a 'u' with a big spruce tree in the center.

The gods had found us a beautiful house. The entire building seemed to be made of white marble. The columns at the front of the house reminded me of the fact that we were in New Rome, not Long Island. Our house had a big front pouch and flower boxes along the railings. It had three upstairs windows. One of them had lights on. I had a gut feeling that Annabeth was in that room. I smiled and turned to Apollo.

The sun god chuckled and shoved me towards the door, "Go see her. I have to go unpack my place anyway."

I felt my eyes widen, "Wait. How did you know..."

The god of music started laughing, "It was rather obvious when you started looking at the house with that goofy love struck look." I felt a faint blush appear on my cheeks and his comment. He just winked, "I will see you tomorrow Percy."

The god gave a small wave and started walking away. I turned my attention back to the house. I took a deep breath as I started walking towards the front door. I debated over whether or not to knock but I figured as it was technically my house too, I could just go straight in.

I opened the front door and was met with the sight of a big dining room that opened onto the kitchen. I walked further into the house and saw a large living room. There were a few bookshelves against the far wall and a door that I was fairly certain would lead to a washroom.

I passed the living room and headed up the stairs to the second level. There were five doors, all of them closed, but my eyes were only attracted to the one that had light spilling from underneath it. I walked up to the door and put my hand on the handle. I suddenly felt over come with nerves. I desperately wanted to see Annabeth but I was worried as to how she would react.

I had seen myself in the mirror back at that old farmhouse. I had been incredibly pleased by the fact that I still looked exactly as I had before the change. I couldn't see any difference that spoke of my godhood but what if she could? I had never been so anxious about anything. I knew that I needed to get it over with but I was terrified that she would reject me because of my choice. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to prepare myself for the worst.

I guess this is it...

I opened my eyes and turned the handle. The door swung wide to reveal Annabeth and Jason with their heads together, leaning over a table. A pile of blueprints covered the surface between them so that I couldn't even see the top. One wall of the room was covered in other drawings of buildings while the other three were filled with overstuffed bookshelves. A desk was shoved against the wall with the sketches. The desktop was filled with pencils, rulers, and dozens of other odds and ends.

The room's occupant's heads snapped up to face me. I had just enough time to notice their shocked expressions before Annabeth threw her arms around me. I blinked in shock and returned her embrace.

"About dam time you got here sea-weed brain."

My eyes widened in surprise and I clutched her even closer. I rested my chin on her shoulder. I couldn't stop the smile that spread across my face. I should have known better than to think she would have been angry at me for wanted to actually think something through. She loved me, something as small as me being a god wouldn't change that.

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Annabeth gave me the grand tour. The door I had noticed earlier did in fact lead to a washroom. There was also a laundry room just off the kitchen. The room I had found my girlfriend in was her office. It was supposed to be for her and Jason to share but he gave it to her as the majority of his work simply involved talking to the different gods and making sure that they were happy with the designs.

The room across from the office belonged to Annabeth. Her room was the biggest as she had a private bathroom. The room next to Annabeth's room belonged to Jason. The door between the office and my room was another bathroom. My room was across the hall from the son of Jupiter.

By the time I had filled them in on my trip across the country with 'Fred", it was rather late. We decided that we should all head to bed.

I opened the door to my room and looked at all the boxes of my belongings. The only thing in my room that was set up was my bed. I had a feeling that Annabeth had been the one to dig out my blankets and pillow for me. I dropped my pack on the floor. I was torn between unpacking everything and simply taking a shower before collapsing into my bed.

I frowned and looked at the boxes once more. A box marked 'bathroom stuff' was on top of one of the stacks. I decided to take that as a sign. I went to the box and dug out a towel and my toiletries.

After showering and changing into a clean set of pajamas I knew I had made the right choice. I wasn't exactly tired but I felt like I needed rest. It felt different than the exhaustion that I was accustomed to as a human. It was similar to how I had felt after the attack. I hung my towel on the back of my bedroom door and collapsed into bed. The bed seemed even softer after nearly four days traveling. I smiled and snuggled deeper into my bed.

Those boxes will still be here tomorrow...