"You were wearing a hoodie? Seriously? A stuck up god, wearing a hoodie?"

The eldest son of Poseidon frowned, offended.

"I was in your cabin in the middle of the night, and you are worried about that?"

"Oh. Right. I was just surprised. So, what were you doing in my cabin now?".

"Obeying fathers orders." He said simply.

"Father ordered you to sneak in my cabin and scare me half to death?"

Triton frowned again, this time looking perplexed.

"No. He finally found out how weak you are and realized you need a protector to stay alive. Sadly, said protector is me. I do not understand why you need to stay alive, but then again, I don't understand why father hates Japan either."

'He must be kidding' Percy thought, overwhelmed 'this could not be happening!'

"Why would dad do that?"

Tritons eye twitched, like Percy's did when he was really really angry. Actually, when he thought about it, looking at Triton was like looking in a mirror. Somehow they had managed looking almost exactly like each other despite having different mothers.

Almost.

Triton was paler than Percy in his human form, and he had longer hair and a more regal face. He was also taller, no matter how much Percy wanted to deny that one.

"-erseus PERSEUS! Are you listening!?"

Percy blinked up at him and smiled innocently, just to rile him up.

"Oh! You were talking, big bro?"

"You asked me a question. Of course I was talking." Triton growled at him, looking increasingly frustrated.

Percy sat down on his bed, gesturing to Triton to do the same.

"Well, tell me that again."

The eldest sea prince grudgingly sat down.

"I don't know why, but I think I have to keep you safe from your cousin."

Percy winced.

Poor Nico. Why did all bad have to happen to him? Percy knew Nico would break down from all this pressure eventually. Campers fearing him, Hades berating him, Persephone turning him into different kinds of flowers, and...

Bianca.

It was ultimately all Percy's fault, wasn't it?

"Umm. I can take care of myself just fine."

"You are surely the more powerful one, but you do know that your fatal flaw is loyalty. Father is probably worried you'll refuse to harm him in order to protect yourself."

Triton was right. Percy would never hurt Nico. He was like a little brother to him.

they were silent for a while, before Percy spoke up again.

"Hey can I tell you something?"

"I suppose you can."

"You looked ridiculous in that hoodie."