So... I was going to work on one of my other ongoing stories but frankly, I decided I wanted to write this one more. LOL Sometimes it's just like that, if I want to write a chapter in a specific story I end up not being able to focus on any other one so I've started just going with it. Hope you enjoy... :-)

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 7th

Apollo POV

By the end of lunch, I was glad to escape the table. Percy's friends were far too curious about me for my own good. Sometimes I really hate not being able to lie...

I was very thankful that Percy was there. He was able to deflect most of the attention off of me. It hadn't been 100% successful but I had been able to ignore most of the questions. All I had answered was my age and where I was from. I was physically 19 and Olympus was in New York so therefore I was able to say that I was 19 and from New York.

Thank my father for technicalities...

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. I watched as Percy said good-bye to his girlfriend and my half-brother. I wasn't certain as to why he was ditching them but I could only assume that meant that he wanted to talk to me, so I chose to wait. As I waited, the daughter of Bellona approached me.

She tried to hide her nerves but I could see them lurking beneath her confident exterior. "So you are..." I raised an eyebrow in question. I knew what she wanted to know but I wanted to hear how she would word it. She frowned a little and straitened her already straight posture. "You are Percy's cousin, aren't you?"

I smiled, impressed by her wording. "Yes."

She nodded as though all of her suspicions had been confirmed, "Please do not hesitate to ask if you require anything my lord."

I shook my head, "It's probably for the best if we drop the lord thing. Only you and Percy know who I really am."

"So how would you like me to address you then?"

I shrugged, "Fred is fine."

She bowed slightly and I had to resist rolling my eyes. "Very well, Fred it shall be."

It was going to be very hard to keep it a secret if she went around bowing every time she saw me. Usually I loved the praise but it made going incognito rather difficult. I saw Percy beginning to walk over to us and I smiled.

One good thing about the children of our Greek-halves, they were not as stuck in formalities as our roman children were. I told Percy to call me Fred and he just went with it. I hadn't even given him permission to drop the Lord title; he had decided to do that on his own. A few hundred years ago I would have been tempted to turn him into a plant for the disrespect but I rather liked Percy's cheeky attitude. It kept things amusing.

He stepped up beside Reyna and gave me a questioning look. Before I could say anything though, the daughter of Bellona answered his silent question. "I was just introducing myself to your cousin. I can tell that you have things to discuss though, I will leave you to it."

We watched her leave before he turned to face me, "She knows doesn't she."

"Yes. She is the only other one who knows who I am."

The son of Poseidon nodded and led the way out of the restaurant.

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We were silent as we walked. I could see him getting distracted by the sounds. I decided that it would probably help him focus better if we were speaking, "So what did you need?"

Percy blinked and shook his head to rid himself of whatever he had been thinking about. "Sorry I was lost in thought. What did you say?"

I smiled at him, "You really need to work on that habit of ignoring gods."

Percy smirked, "Well technically you're not a god right now so I can ignore you as much as I want."

I didn't have anything I could say to that so I just rolled my eyes, "So where are we heading exactly?"

Percy froze midstride and looked at me in surprise. I saw a faint blush rush to his face, "I uh... I don't know. I wasn't really paying attention."

It was my turn to smirk, "Don't worry, I could tell you were distracted."

He looked confused, "Really? How?"

I couldn't help but chuckle in amusement, "It was rather obvious. You may have not realized it but you were turning your head like a satellite dish to listen to something else every few seconds."

"I was?"

I nodded. I decided that it would probably help if we went somewhere quieter. "Come on, follow me." I turned around and headed back in the opposite direction. He fell into step beside me.

"So where are we going then?"

I couldn't pass up the perfect opportunity to retaliate against his teasing from earlier. I gave him a suggestive smirk and wiggled my eyebrows, "We're heading back to my place."

Percy blinked in surprise before he smiled. He gave me a fake offended look, "I don't know what type of guy you think I am but I'm not the kind to kiss on a first date."

I gave a dark chuckle and fixed him with a smoldering look, "That's fine considering we haven't gone on a first date yet."

The young god couldn't keep it together any longer. He burst into laughter. I winched slightly at the volume before I joined in. The people around us were either cringing at the noise or giving us strange looks but, to my surprise, I didn't mind. It was a surprising amount of fun to tease Percy. His reactions were highly amusing.

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Percy POV

Apollo was surprisingly good company. The more time I spent with him, the more I could tell that we were going to become great friends.

His apartment building was only a few blocks away from the house I was living in. I remembered passing the building on our way to the new temple field. I was a little surprised that a god would live in an apartment rather than a house but once I saw the inside, I could understand. His one bedroom apartment was bigger than my mom's three bedroom one.

The entryway opened up onto a big dining room and open kitchen. The living room was a step down from the rest of the apartment. His living room had a large wood burning fireplace and several comfy looking couches. The hallway had three doors. One door lead to an office of sorts but instead of a desk, there were a few bookshelves full of poetry books and nearly every instrument I had ever heard of, and even a few I hadn't. The second door led to a bathroom bigger than my entire room back at my mom's place. The last door led to his bedroom. I briefly glanced in it. The only things I really noticed were a big closet and an even bigger bed. His room was done in the same red and gold theme as the one in his palace had been.

I headed back to the living room and dropped down onto the couch across from Apollo. I was surprised that the couches were even more comfortable then they looked. I smiled and reclined further into the sofa.

I looked around the room and shook my head. Everything seemed to already be unpacked. "How exactly are you already moved in?"

Apollo shrugged, "I only had a few dozen boxes to unpack. It didn't take very long. So how is your unpacking coming?" I grimaced as I thought about all of the boxes still waiting for me back at the house. Apollo chuckled, "That good hey?"

I blushed, "I meant to do it today but we ended up heading out first thing."

The sun god raised a brow and smirked. "Well if you really want to go unpack, I'm sure that if you headed back now you'd be finished before bed."

I chuckled. "Nah, I'm okay. Besides, it's probably best if we spend the time discussing your back-story."

The god of music gave me a look of confusion, "My back-story?"

I nodded and sat up straighter. "People are going to be asking you questions. I already had to tell Annabeth and Jason a few things about you so it would be best if you knew them too."

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Apollo POV

I didn't know what to think of Percy's idea. I could understand the necessity for it but being able to answer questions without lying would be difficult. I was really nervous as to what Percy had told the other two. What he said would have a major impact on whether or not I could use the answers.

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. "Very well, what did you tell them?"

"Well first off, they wanted to know if you were a demigod or not. I figured since you are the equivalent of one that was close enough to the truth."

I nodded, that one I could use. "What else?"

"They wanted to know who your godly parent was so I told them you're a child of Apollo."

I groaned and dropped my head into my hands, "I cannot say that. Why couldn't you say a child of Zeus?"

"Everyone knows that Jason is the only living half-blood son of Zeus. Plus if you were a half-blood child of Zeus you'd be older than me, which would mean that the great prophecy would have been about you, not me."

That was true but I still didn't help me.

I propped up my chin on my hand. "Percy, I can't lie. How exactly am I supposed to tell people that I am my own child?"

The son of Poseidon gave me a devious smirk, "You can't. What you can say though, is that your father is a god and when they ask which one you can say that you are the bloodline of Apollo."

I felt my eyes widen in surprise, "That... that could work." Percy gave me a smug look and I shook my head, "How did you come up with it though?"

The young god looked offended. "Hey, I have good ideas once in a while too."

I chuckled, "Apparently."

The son of the sea god stuck his tongue out at me. I started to laugh.

"You defeated Kronos and Gaia, fell into Tartarus, and obtained godhood, yet you still stick your tongue out at people?" Percy blushed and looked away. If the color of his cheeks was any indication, he was close to dying of embarrassment. I shook my head in amusement but decided to change topics, "What else do I need to know about me?"

Percy coughed and rubbed the back of his neck. "Not much, the only other thing I told them is that you have a sister."

I nodded, "Fair enough. Did you tell them her real name?"

Percy rolled his eyes, "Yes. I told them you are related to Apollo and then told them your sister's name is Artemis. There's no way that say Annabeth, who is the daughter of Athena, could ever put that together with the fact that you weren't at the council meeting and figure out that you were stripped of godhood. Even I'm not that dumb."

"Then what did you tell them?"

The son of the sea god coughed, "If anyone asks, her name is Missy."

I burst out in laughter. "Oh gods, you better hope she never finds out. Why would you name her Missy?"

The son of Poseidon's blush returned full force, "Well I was going to say Arty but I couldn't think of anything that Arty could be short for. Missy however, could be a full name."

I was touched by the amount of thought that he had put into his answers. I smiled at the young god, "You really thought this out. I appreciate it. So much in fact, that I won't tell Artemis that you named her Missy."

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We ended up spending a few more hours talking. It was surprisingly easy to lose track of time when talking with him. I was shocked when I looked at the clock and read that it was already 11 at night.

Percy's eyes widened when I told him what time it was. He stood up. "I'd better get going. I had no idea it was already so late. Annabeth is going to kill me."

I nodded and walked him to the door so that I could lock it behind him. "Have a good evening Percy."

He smiled at me, "You too Apollo. See you later."

My apartment seemed much quieter after he had left. As I got ready and lay down in bed, I thought about the afternoon. I was surprised how much I enjoyed spending time with him. He had such a unique way of thinking. I actually took great pleasure in the time we spent together.

I found myself looking forward to the next time we could hang out.