I walked in to Sally's apartment, for what may be the last time. She and Percy had agreed to move into my apartment, seeing as it was bigger.
That's when I heard them talking.
"Mom its OK I know you love him, and it hurts you to have to lie to him."
What are they talking about?
"I see the way it tore you up not to tell him who Poseidon was, but its time he is part of the family, and what's the worse that could happen?" He said it with a nervous chuckle, as if he was currently thinking of the worst case scenario.
What was this secret?
"I agree, I haven't told him the truth Percy because, I wanted to protect him, but its time he knows who you are. Do you want to do this?" Sally said.
I decided to make my presence known. "Hello" I couldn't help the hostility in my voice.
Another day the reaction that followed would be funny, Percy went straight for his pen, and Sally immediately went behind Percy, they both relaxed when they saw it was me, but for the looks on their faces informed me it was about to get serious.
"Paul sit down, trust me you will need to." I nodded to Percy, and sat, but what could be so bad?
Percy just started talking. "Paul you must understand we wanted to tell you, but if you knew it could be dangerous when you know it makes you vulnerable. You would be able to see through the mist better." I was thoroughly confused.
Percy chuckled it was a nervous one though. "You look like me after a math lesson."
Sally scolded her son "It's not a time for jokes."
"OK mom, by the way she wanted to tell you, but I stopped her. I am a son of Poseidon; the sea god, as in a demigod, yah half human half god, O' and I'm currently leading a war against the Titan lord Kronos. So a lot of monsters want to kill me, but what are you going to do?" He stood there as if it really couldn't be helped.
I laughed please tell me this was a joke. "Seriously?"
"Yah Paul the Greek Gods just moved to the center of western power, i.e. the US, but the stories are still the same, they have kids, the kids fight their wars." He looked up at the sky and heard slight thunder and immediately said. "I mean help, you know just the demigod part, sheesh Zeus you need to relax."
I was waiting for them to say did you fall for it.
Then Sally started talking "Paul it's true if you would like proof? Percy will show you."
Percy looked up and nodded. Then the sink turned on by itself, and if that wasn't strange enough, the water started to dance, and suddenly became a horse then a fish, and then it vanished.
If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed, and then Percy pulled out his pen, but this time it turned it to a sword with writing on it.
"This is riptide Paul, oh by the way I read and speak Greek, and Chiron is insisting I learn Latin."
I didn't know which was more surprising that Percy who was dyslexic spoke a near dead language, or he was taught by the mythological centaur.
I realized I believed him. That sent me into another spell of disbelief.
After I had calmed down the two began to tell me their story Poseidon and Sally were the same except he was a god and his wife was immortal. Percy didn't seem to like her, that 's when I realized that my fiancés ex was a god which is a bit of a shock.
I learned Percy was a child of the big three apparently that's what Zeus Hades and of course Poseidon are called.
He also was a child of the great prophecy destined to either save or destroy Olympus. He was trying to save it, but to think he had so much power.
My soon to be step son had saved Zeus master bolt, been to the sea of monsters and fought Cyclopes and a whole host of other mythological creatures was astounding.
I just sat there blankly as he told me the rest I think I lost the ability to be shocked in-between holding up the sky, and blowing up mount St. Helen.
But at least I know the reason for the grey streak in Percy and Annabeth's hair.
They told me that sometimes monsters track Percy and that's why Percy went for the sword and Sally moved out of the way, apparently she had gotten in the way once and as a result she ended up in Hades for a week.
I then thought of a question I had been wondering about "Why don't you lock your door?"
The two burst out laughing Percy is the first to say, "This is the first question you have?"
I just nodded; it was the only thing that I understood enough to comment on.
Percy just said, "I guess when I'm home I could take any kind of mortal threat, and a lock won't stop a immortal threat"
I just nodded, "To think that was my biggest concern."
Sally just hugged me and whispered "Your officially apart of the family and you should know we love you.
Hopefully this meets your expectations and i did this chapter justice
i enjoyed writing it :)
the next chapter Paul will be meeting a friend of Percy's and learning about Percy from a different perspective
ill update as soon as i can
