Chapter 5

"Gods dammit Nico! You did that on purpose didn't you!" Percy points to Nico accusingly. Percy's other hand was grabbing onto his nose and it was only him who exited the shadows hitting a wall while Shinichi and Nico appeared safely in the hallway of the apartment.

Nico was going to retort when he soon fell onto the ground passed out. Shinichi yelped as he was still holding onto Nico's back.

Percy sighed. He glance at Shinichi who by then removed himself off of Nico. "I'll take him to the couch. Welcome to my home."

Shinichi nods and follows Percy to the living room. Nico laid asleep on the couch and Shinichi look at Percy analyzing him and his relationship to NIco.

"You feel responsible for him don't you?" Shinichi voice startled Percy. Percy had forgotten about Shinichi. Percy stares at him. He personally was creeped out by the boy. Just as serious as Nico and disturbing in a different way. Percy always felt that his eyes could see every secret he had and as if his own soul was being judged.

When Percy didn't respond Shinichi pressed forward "How are you related to Nico?"

"He is my cousin."

Shinichi nods and Percy let out a sigh of relief that the questions were over. Or so he thought.

"You are a demigod as well right?" Shinichi's sharp gazed stared at Percy.

"Yeah I'm son of-"

"Poseidon."

Percy looked at Shinichi in shock. Shinichi took in his expression and explained himself "First by subtracting the goddess you are left with Zeus or Poseidons since you said that you are cousins I will take that as literal cousins with Nico.

"Wait how do you know that my dad is a god?"

Shinichi raises an eyebrow and then points to a photo where it showed a young Percy with his mom on the beach. Deadpan he says " Well, it obviously not a goddess unless the goddess can procreate with the same gender" Percy shook his head and blushes at the obvious clue. Shinichi continues on.

"Next I notice your word choice of cousin. If you were the son of hermes or any other olympian then most people would say 'he is extendeed family', 'he is my second cousin'. Then I looked more closely to your body proportions. You have a swimmer body. The shoulder and torso are slightly larger than normal. From your hands I can then list off which gods you are not likely to have for a parent. You do not have nimble fingers or callous or marks if you play an instrument. There were other things as well but it would take much longer to explain everything though the most obvious hint was the smell of sea salt."

Percy laughs."Wow, what took forever to find out at camp was figured out by a kid in less than a day. That's really cool. So your parent is Thanatos right? Are you sure it is not Athena?"

"Er- Thanatos is not my parent. Both of my parents are mortal. I am a mortal with Thanatos blessing according to Nico."

"What?!" Percy jaw dropped.

Shinichi scowled, "What? Do I have to have a godly parent to be special? Are you saying mortals cannot be great without having to be born a demigod?"

Percy, " NO, um its just that I've never heard of a god blessing a mortal. I just thought you were a demigod also."

"No, just mortal. I don't know why I have his blessing though."

Percy could only agree. Every time he looked at the symbol he would shiver. As if Shinichi appearance could only be a sign of trouble times coming.

"Well when Nico wakes up I'll convince him to let me take you to camp halfblood blood. Nico may think being off by himself is better but you are too young to be living on the streets or going where ever Nico plans to take you. You'll be safe there from the monsters."

"Monsters?"

Percy looks incredulously at Shinichi "You haven't seen any yet?."

Shinichi shook his head.

'Oops, well would he still attract them if he does not have any godly blood? Maybe Annabeth would know' Percy thought

"Well monsters hunt halfblood who are too weak to defend themselves" Percy states 'Though this sometimes doesn't stop them from attacking stronger half-blood either'

"Are you saying that there are monsters that eat humans?! " Shinichi shouted

"Well they generally ignore mortals but sometimes they can get in the crossfire of a monster and a demigod."

"So mortals are regarded as irrelevant huh." Shinichi bitterly swallowed that thought. "To think how many died because of the gods."

Percy didn't know to to reported to that remark. Looking at the time Percy invites Shinichi to join him on his bed to sleep.

"You're small enough to fit and there is no need for one of us to sleep on the floor."

Shinichi sighs and climb up the bed. Percy return back in his pj's and slid underneath the covers. Soon soft snores were heard from Percy. Shinichi just stared at the ceiling wondering what did he get himself into. His thoughts running rapid in the night until the door creaked open hours later.


Not the best ending but it's been a long time since I've updated so I thought might as well post this as I can always come back and edit it.