Hi everyone, LolzBolz again.

I just wanted to say thanks to Awesome Person aka Guest, RogueFox1 and Madgirl013 for reviewing. Madgirl013, you are probably right about Thalia, but Maths isn't my strong point and so can you just pretend for the sake of my story that Thalia is like a year older?

It's the 11th August today. A week before Percy's 37th birthday.

Chapter 2 Arrivals

Percy POV

The first to arrive are Frank, Hazel, Sammy and Emily. Sammy and Emily are twins, and are a few weeks younger that Luke. The three of them get along really well. Sammy looks so much like Hazel, but can transform into a few animals, as long as he knows them really well. Emily looks very similar to Frank, but can summon few select types of metals. Like Hazel, when she gets nervous, she summons precious metals without even realizing it. As soon as I open the door, Annabeth runs down the hall, screaming like a high schooler.

"OH MY GODS, ITS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU!" she yells.

"EEEEEEEEE!" squeals Hazel back. They hug; do all the girly things while Frank and I do our secret bro handshake (or the broshake, as we call it). The one only him, Jason, Leo, Nico and I know, although Nico will only do it under sufferance. I go give Hazel a hug and a kiss on the cheek, and then I go to bend down to give Sammy and Emily a hug, when I realise that they are both nearly up to my shoulder.

"Wow, you guys have grown!" I say, while giving them both hugs.

"I know, and Uncle Percy, guess what! I am a whole inch taller that Sammy!" exclaims Emily. I shoot Sammy an apologetic look and mouth 'you'll catch her eventually'. Then Zoë and Luke come running down the hallway. Luke and Sammy do their own broshake, while Emily picks Zoë up and spins her round.

Next to arrive are Jason, Piper, Diana and Tom. Diana is about a month older that Luke, and is a perfect mix of both Jason and Piper. She has her mothers exact shade of brown hair, and her fathers startling blue eyes. The rest of her features are just the right blend of the two. She is not as pretty as Piper, but she almost is. Tom, who is about a month younger than Zoë, doesn't really look like either of them. He has white-blonde hair and brown eyes. I guess he kind of has Jason's nose, and his eyes are the same shape as Piper's, but that's about it. As I open the door this time, Annabeth, Hazel, Zoë and Emily all run down the hall screaming, and I am nearly trampled. Then of course, Frank comes down the hall and we do a three-way-broshake. I say hi to Diana and give her a hug, then bend down to say hi to Tom. He has never been the most boisterous kid, but something seems off.

"Hey buddy, what up?" I ask, trying to get a conversation going.

"Diana" he replies

"What?"

"Diana can fly and I can't."

"Oh. And when did Diana learn she could fly?"

"Yesterday."

"Well how old is Diana?"

"Fourteen."

"And how old are you?"

"Eleven."

"Exactly. I'm sure you'll be able to fly when you're fourteen."

"Oh yeah! I didn't think about that. Thanks uncle Percy!"

"What are favourite uncles for?" I joke.

He grins at me, and runs off to play with Zoë.

"Percy, what did you do?" asks Piper "He's been moping around ever since Diana started flying."

"I just told him that I'm sure when he's fourteen, he'll probably be able to fly." 'Or charmspeak' I think, but didn't say it out loud. Piper doesn't want her kids to inherit THAT.

"You're a genius. Why didn't we think of that?"

"Uh, duh. You said so yourself. I'm a genius!"

Piper just rolled her eyes and continued on down the hall with Annabeth and Hazel.

"How you been, bro?" I ask Jason. "Still building temples for those minor gods?"

"Yup," he replies. "I think I'm nearly done though."

"Okay, well, if you need any help, don't hesitate to give me a call."

"Thanks bro."

Just as Jason sits down, there is a chicken noise from the front door. Jason, Frank and I exchange glances.

"LEO!" We all yell. He must've done something to our doorbell. This time it's us running down the hallway like idiots! Leo and Calypso are standing there, Calypso holding their one-year-old, Esperanza.

"Leo! How you going' man?" Jason asks.

"Not too bad. This one has finally stopped keeping us up at nights," he says, jerking a finger at Esperanza.

Even as a baby, she has Calypso's long brown hair, and Leo's Latino complexion. The kids must've heard the chicken noise, because just then they come running down the stairs and into the hallway.

"Hi uncle Leo!" They all yell in unison

"Hey kids!" he yells back.

Luke, Sammy and Tom all run in for a hug and most likely a corny joke, while Zoë, Diana and Emily surround Calypso.

"Awwww she is soooooo cute!" says Emily

"Hi Anza," says Diana. "You have grown so much!"

"Can I hold her?" Zoë asks quietly.

"Of course you can Zo, just be really careful," says Calypso, as she places Anza in her arms.

The kids then all go back upstairs to play, presumably with Anza, when the doorbell makes a mooing noise this time.

"Leo you're gonna need to fix that!" I yell as I go to answer the door.

It's Thalia and Isaac. As soon as I open the door, I pick up Thalia and swing her round

"Hey, cuz!" I yell. As I put her down, I whisper in her ear, "Does he know?"

She slowly shakes her head. It's going to be tricky, pretending not to be a demigod, especially after all we've been through together, but for Thalia's sake, I know we can do it.

After saying hi to Thalia, I turn to Isaac.

"Hi, my name is Percy. I'm Thalia's cousin. Welcome to my home. Do you have any objections to eating blue food?"

Isaac shakes his head and looks at me like I'm from another planet. Thalia whispers something in his ear and he breaks into a smile.

"Come on in," I say, and lead the way into the dining room. All the girls and Jason stand up and give Thalia a hug. Just as

I'm about to sit down, the doorbell makes a baaing sound, like a sheep.

"Who do you think it is?" I ask everyone. "Either Nico and Will or Reyna."

"Oh, no Percy, I forgot to mention, Reyna texted my, she can't make it, but she says she promises to catch up with us soon." Annabeth says.

"Oh. Nico and Will it is."

Just as I'm about to go down the hall, Zoë and Tom come running down the stairs.

"We'll get it dad!" Zoë yells, but I go anyway. Knowing those two, they will let Bianca inside and just close the door on Nico and Will.

Zoë opens the door and Bianca runs inside, followed by Zoë and Tom.

"Hi uncle Percy," she yells as she goes past, her long brown hair streaming behind her, her emerald green eyes sparkling with excitement. I let Nico and Will in, take them through to the dining room and announce, "Finally, we can eat!"

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