all human

pairings:

Nico and Percy

Annabeth and Piper

Leo and Jason

frank and hazel

Hades and Poseidon

other pjo characters will be in the story but wont be mentioned much.

This is a short story over how percy came to live with his father and step dad after coming from an abusive home. Sally is not alive in this story and her death will be brought up often. Please don't read if you feel are triggered by the loss of a parent, drugs, abuse, and alcohol. This is not to dark of a story considering I plan for it to have a happy ending; however, I am trying to add angst into the chapters as well.

I update at random and hope the chapters are good. Please leave a good comment below and thanks for your views.

chapter 4: welcome to the family

Flashback:

The funeral home is quite. I don't know if its out of respect or the fact there are so few people here. Such a small amount of people who knew my mother. Knew the great woman now dead in the casket. SO few people to actually remember all the good things my mother had done. No one crying, everyone just staring ahead, pondering. I know what there all thinking. They keep glancing my way. Looking at the broken child leaning over the casket. I can feel there eyes boring into me. They knew, even if my mother hadn't told them, they knew what she had been through. Certain of why she was dead. Should they get me help? The poor child that will be left with the abuser.

But none of them got me help. What good friends they were.

Present time:

Everyone stared sort of the way I remembered at the funeral home. No one said anything till Hades decided to speak up. "Percy is staying for dinner today. Just to get to know us So everyone take a seat so we can start the introductions."

There were quite a few people here. And apparently more were away on a small vacation before they went back to college. I was introduced to Triton, my older brother, and Tyson, my youngest. Which including me, we were his only three. Then Hades introduced me to Hazel his youngest who was just a couple of years younger than me. He told me his other two Thanatos, his eldest, and Bianca the middle child were out vacationing at Disney world with there boyfriends. Hades told me about Nico who should be getting off of work soon and will be joining us in a few minutes. Then the other kids there were friends of the kids. The blond boy was Jason, the brunette was Leo, the blond girl was Annabeth and the girl sitting next to her was her girlfriend, Piper.

"So, how come I never got to meet my big brother?" The young boy, I think Tyson, said. He was bouncing in his seat looking at me, while stuffing potatoes in his mouth.

"Well baby, Percy was living with his mom." Poseidon made his voice soft, and comforting when he spoke to the 8 yr old.

"Well why didn't she bring him to see us?" He asked, not quite understanding that this wasn't the time to talk about it.

"Well... something bad happened and she never had the chance."

"What bad thing?" He was asking me this time.

"Nothing to bad, just didn't have the time." I lied, and Poseidon wouldn't meet my gaze when I looked over.

Hades ushered everyone to finish eating and we would move to the living room to talk more comfortably.

Once we all went into the living room the kid Hades mentioned strolled in. Hades stood to introduce us, wrapping his arm around his sons shoulder as he told me this was Nico and the two boys he had with him were Conor and Travis, and the old man with them was Apollo, a doctor who travels to clinics to help provide treatment to kids. He introduced me and I waved awkwardly.

"We don't need an introduction." Apollo said. "I already know Percy."

The thing with Apollo was that he didn't think to fondly of me. I met him shortly after I got myself into the bad situation of drinking and I ended up robbing him. I just slipped his wallet out of his pocket and ran; however, he caught up pretty fast and demanded his wallet back. So, I had to improvise, I really needed the money, so I threw a few punches took the money out of the wallet and ran. Early the next day I went to the clinic and payed to $25 to be seen, and just so happens my doctor was the one I had taken the money from. I had bolted out of the clinic as soon as we saw each other.

"It must really be a small world after all." He said looking me over.

"yeah." I whispered.

"I'd say no hard feelings, but I don't really know what to make of it." The blond said while sitting down opposite of me.

"Wait how do you two know each other?" Poseidon asked shocked.

"Your son robbed me and broke my nose." Apollo looked accusingly at me.

"I already like this kid." The black haired boy, Nico piped in. "already knows who the annoying one of the bunch is.

"Now listen here you gremlin I'll have you know everyone like me." Apollo said mock hurt in his voice as he fake clutched his chest. But quickly after Apollo turned serious again. "When i saw you at the clinic i tried to go get you after you ran. I figured if you stole the $25 to be checked up then something serious must have been going on."

I juts shrugged not wanting to talk about it.

He seemed to get the message. "I guess well talk later."

After everything calmed down, and everyone pretending that they didn't just here what he did, they had question s of there own to ask.

Triton: "So why did you decide to come now?"

"I guess I wanted to meet my dad."

Tyson:"But what about us?"

"I guess I wanted to meet you too."

I figured I'd humor the kid.

Leo:"So are you going to stay for a while?"

"No, I had planned on leaving after we finished eating.

Leo:"But dude you got to get to know us more. Your dads are great!"

"I'm sure they are but I have things to do."

Nico: What was it like growing up for you?"

"And that's where we stop asking questions." I said defensively

Nico: "Jeeze don't get your panties in a twist." He said sarcastically

I opened my mouth to throw a couple of inappropriate insults his way but Hades stepped in. "Boys lets not fight."

I looked down at my watch and say the time. "I should go I have to get to work soon."

"Percy are you sure you cant stay longer?" poesidon practically plead.

"No, I have to get going."

"Maybe you will come back again?" Hades offered.

"Not likely."

Maybe I had been a bit hateful, and avoided questions, but it wasn't like they weren't going to find out after I left anyways. And considering I had never planned on coming back maybe I should have done something when Poseidon walked me to the door. Maybe I should have hugged him, or told him goodbye at least, but I didn't. And that's on me.

Nico Pov:

Okay, so Percy was hot, but also a bit prissy. He was guarded and he looked like a caged animal, and he made a quick escape when things got to personal. And dad didn't look to happy about Percy leaving either. But after he walked them out they kept us in the living room to talk with us.

It wasn't a good talk.