I AM A HORRIBLE AUTHOR AND I DON'T DESERVE ALL OF YOU DEDICATED READERS! PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP ON ME! I PROMISE THIS LONG OF A WAIT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN! Gosh, high school is taking up more time than I need it to. So here's an (approx.) 1,968 word chapter for you, lovelies! AND I STARTED ANOTHER BOOK! I don't know if you'll like it. I hope you do! Anyway, to the more important things. Peace out!

-Atiana

The Olympian Pack watched as their Alpha and Luna stepped inside the Alpha House. Zeus. Hera, Poseidon, Sally, and all of Jason's friends followed him in. He ordered for Ethan Nakamura and Luke Castellan to be watched be guards outside.

Jason gently lay Percy down on the couch and sat next to him with Percy's head on his lap.

Zeus and Hera watched their son hold his mate and smiled at each other.

Poseidon approached Jason and gave him a grateful nod. Sally, forgetting pack "formality" stooped down and hugged Jason without disturbing her son. "Thank you for bringing him back to us." She whispered.

"I knew you had it in you, Sparky." Leo winked.

Frank smiled. "You should have seen it. He called down lightning from the sky and slammed their Alpha into ashes."

Reyna smirked. "Bastard never had a chance. Although, I wouldn't have minded slamming someone's head in."

Annabeth scoffed and leaned into her side. "You're so violent." Reyna smiled and kissed the top of her head.

After a while of comfortable silence, Sally spoke. "Should he move him back up-"

Grrrrrrrrr.

She stopped short when Jason used his Alpha growl and wrapped his arms possessively around Percy's body.

"I can't leave him. Not now. Not after we just got him back." He said.

"You do have to go tell the pack what's happened. Everyone's extremely worried." Hera softly explained.

"Reyna can give a speech on my behalf." Jason retorted. "I'm sure my pack can understand."

Reyna got up and nodded. "What would you like me to tell them, Alpha?"

Reyna stood on the porch of the Big House, Frank at her side. Annabeth, Leo, and Hazel stood against the wall behind them.

Reyna cleared her throat and began once the entire pack had gathered.

"Thanks to Alpha Jason Grace, our Luna has been brought safely home. I apologize on his behalf for not being able to speak to you; he just feels like Luna Percy's condition can improve as long as they stay close to each other."

"He'll be alright though, won't he?" Aphrodite McLean asked.

Frank smiled. "He'll be fine. In the name off the Moon Goddess."

"While in Octavian's territory, Alpha Jason found two weres that'd been mates of the former Alpha and his Beta, Bryce Lawrence." Reyna gestured to the guards watching over Ethan and Luke. She brought them over.

"This is Luke Castellan and Ethan Nakamura." The pack watched the newcomers warily. Ethan shyly covered the bite marks and scars on his arm.

"Alpha Jason questioned them on their history himself. Luke Castellan ran onto Octavian's pack grounds in an attempt to escape abuse form his father in his old pack. He was captured and taken to the Alpha, and discovered they were mates. From that moment on, Octavian kept Luke chained by his feet. But that was in the past. In a week or so, under the full moon, you shall be reborn as a full member of the Olympian Pack." Reyna pounded her chest with one fist and bowed. "We welcome you."

Frank, Annabeth, Hazel, Leo, and everyone else copied her. The Beta straightened, then continued.

"Ethan wasn't captured by Bryce; according to him they acted like normal mates at first. However, Bryce's violent nature reared its ugly head soon enough."

Reyna didn't need to explain how Bryce expressed his anger; that was clear enough for everyone to see.

"While Luna Percy was in captivity, Ethan gave him advice and protected him from Bryce's wrath. Alpha Jason thanks him for this, and would like all of you to as well. Please welcome these two weres with open arms."

They repeated the earlier movement, and the crowd dispersed.

Frank waved away the two guards. "I'll be leading you around so that you can get used to life around here. We can have you enrolled into high school if you'd like?"

Ethan's eyes widened. "I could finish high school?"

Frank smiled. "Of course. Our school's not huge, but we're proud of it. How old are you?"

"Eighteen and a half." Ethan replied. "I was in my senior year when Bryce found me and he dragged me away two seconds after. I've always wanted to officially graduate."

Frank nodded. "We can definitely make that happen. What about you, Luke?"

"I finished high school." He said. "If I could get a job somewhere and help out in anyway, I'd be happy to do so."

"Great! I know Apollo and a couple other guys who've been needing help in their shops. Does that sound okay for you?"

"Sounds cool." Luke smiled.

"I'll let them know; I'm sure they'll be ecstatic to have you. As for living arrangements, we have a few spare apartments on pack grounds. Do you guys mind living together?" Frank asked.

They looked at each other. "Not at all." Ethan smiled.

Back inside the house, Zeus, Hera, Sally, and Poseidon went outside, leaving the house to Percy and Jason.

Jason softly caressed Percy's cheek. "I never should have let you go that night." He whispered, then sighed. "Never again."

His thumb gently swiped Percy's eyelash and Jason swore he felt a fluttering. Jason stilled his body, his thumb still on Percy's eye.

Again, a light fluttering. Percy's face, which had been relaxed in his unconsciousness, was now strained with his effort. It paid off, however, when he clenched his eyes together before peeking them open.

Jason held his breath as Percy opened his eyes. They stared at each other-Percy, with his head in Jason's lap, refusing to look away.

After a few minutes of staring, Percy finally spoke. "Am I dreaming?" His voice was raspy and soft.

Jason smiled as Caelum cheered and whooped inside. "No, You're home, Percy."

Percy's mind registered the words and his lips broke into a wide grin. He reached his arms up and pulled Jason into a hug.

"I didn't know when…I thought…" He could barely get the words out. Jason wrapped his arms around him. "There was no way I was going to leave you over there."

"I was so scared Jason." Percy let the tears fall. "Octavian said…he was going to take me if you-"

"Shhh…" Jason felt anger rise in him again, but pushed it down for Percy's sake. Caelum growled. That bastard! How dare he touch what's mine?!

Jason stuck his head in the crook of Percy's neck, taking a deep sniff. He needed his wolf to calm down. Percy was still very vulnerable in this state.

"He can't touch or hurt you ever again, and neither can his asshole of a Beta." Jason cooed. Percy shivered at the mere mention of Bryce. Caelum sent calming waves of emotions to Thalassa, which helped the poor wolf as he sobbed on Jason's shoulder.

"Did you…" Percy sniffed.

Jason didn't answer, but his grip on Percy tightened. "I had to. He was a threat to the survival of my pack."

Percy didn't know what to think, so he steered away from that topic. For now. "What about Ethan…and Luke? What happened to them?

. "I brought them onto pack grounds. They'll be official members in a week." He was silent, and then added, "They're mates are dead. I'm surprised they didn't lose it like everyone else."

"Maybe their wolves knew not to get too attached." Percy whispered. "Ethan saved my life, you know. When Bryce beat me to unconsciousness."

Jason growled. "I'm so glad I struck him with a lightning bolt."

Percy's eyes widened and he yanked his arms back. "What?!"

Jason blushed. "Oh, yeah…I have a lot to tell you. But it can wait until tonight. I'm sure you want to see your parents."

Percy nodded. "Definitely."

So Caelum mind-linked his and Percy's parents, telling them to get back to the house as soon as possible.

"What's wrong, Alpha? Did something happen to" Sally stopped short when she walked into the living room.

Percy sat upright holding Jason's hand, who gave a small squeeze for comfort.

"Hey, mom."

Sally slowly approached the couch. The rest of the parents traipsed in, staring in shock at the awaken Omega.

His mother fell to her knees in front of Percy. She lay her head on his knee and began to cry tears of joy.

"He's okay…." She whimpered.

Poseidon approached his mate and son. Jason gave Percy one last squeeze and got up from the couch. Percy flashed a small smile at him, picked up his mom's head from his knee, and hugged her, kneeling on the floor. She wrapped her arms around him and cried on his shoulder, not unlike what Percy did to Jason a few minutes ago.

Poseidon kneeled and hugged his entire family. His wolf finally felt complete again, holding everyone in his arms like back in his old Alpha days. He rested his chin on Percy's head and smiled, closing his eyes.

And no one disturbed their little family reunion.

Later that night, Percy and Jason climbed the stairs to their floor of the Alpha House. Percy told Jason he couldn't say hello to the entire pack at the moment; Thalassa still needed rest. Jason held Percy's hand and, when they reached the top of the stairs, pulled him into his room without a second thought.

Percy really didn't mind; he wouldn't be ready to go into his own room for a while.

Jason's room looked just as he'd remembered; just a lot messier. Papers lay scattered on the floor along with clothes. The bed wasn't even close to being made, and the fitted sheet was half on, half off.

Percy giggled at the sight. He went around, hoping to put some semblance of a room back to the space. Jason blushed and helped him. Together, the room looked more like someone lived there and less like it was ransacked.

They lay on the bed. Percy's head was on Jason's chest and he listened to the lulling sound of the slow heartbeat. Jason played with Percy's hair, gently twisting the black locks in his fingers. Caelum was urging him to talk to Percy, but he didn't want to break this peaceful silence they had.

Unfortunately, Percy picked up on Jason's anxiety. "I know you want to talk to me about something, no matter how steady your heartbeat is."

Jason sighed. "Yeah," He sat up, causing Percy to do the same. He held Percy's hand and looked him straight in the eye.

"When I woke up the morning after your birthday, and you were gone, I thought my heart would stop. I was worried and I couldn't breathe. My father practically had to scream at me to snap out of it and get your search party together. I…I never want to feel that again. I never want you to be terrified for your life because I failed to protect you-"

"Hey, look at me." Percy said softly. "It's not your fault. You couldn't have known."

"I should have." Jason countered. "I should have been there so that bastard never would have had his hands on you. I never want you to go through any pain again, which is why I've been thinking…"

Percy waited while Jason gathered his thoughts. The blonde Alpha took a deep breath and looked directly into the eyes of the Omega.

"I want to mark you."