The Sea and the Sky
Chapter 7
AN/ The rest of the party :D Max and Percy get a little bit *ahem* distracted. And what's this about a visit from the old gods?
Me: You're up, Max.
Max: She doesn't own my story or Percy's; if she did she wouldn't be writing fan fiction. Duh.
Me: Thank you. You now have my permission to start making out with Percy.
Max: Yay!
Max POV:
The party was heating up. My ears were ringing from the constant cheering, and I was stuck to Percy's side like glue. I could still see Nico and Thalia under the table (bird kid vision, remember?). It was about time those two got together. Thalia had been dropping hints for weeks, but Nico, like most boys, was completely oblivious. I smirked at Percy, thinking about his seaweed-brain. He laughed at me and pulled me closer. Will ran up onto the stage. "I guess Thalia won't be singing." He laughed. "I guess not." I said to Percy, and gave him a quick peck on the lips. Will snuck a knowing look at us, and said, "So who's next?"
"Max!" Percy yelled, and picked me up. "Hey!" I yelled, and struggled to get out of his grip. The crowd cheered, and Percy dropped me on the stage. "Light it on fire." He said, smiling his crooked grin. Will smirked and handed me a mic. I wracked my brain. I didn't really sing when I was with the Flock, and I didn't have an I-pod at the time. Fang always made fun of me when I sung in the shower. I finally settled on a song and smiled at Percy before beginning My Life Would Suck Without You, by Kelly Clarkson.
Guess this means you're sorry
You're standing at my door
Guess this means you take back
All you said before
Like how much you wanted
Anyone but me
Said you'd never come back
But here you are again
'Cause we belong together now, yeah
Forever united here somehow, yeah
You got a piece of me
And honestly,
My life (my life) would suck (would suck) without you
Baby I was stupid for telling you goodbye
Maybe I was wrong for tryin' to pick a fight
I know that I've got issues
But you're pretty messed up too
Either way, I found out I'm nothing without you
'Cause we belong together now, yeah
Forever united here somehow, yeah
You got a piece of me
And honestly,
My life (my life) would suck (would suck) without you
Being with you
Is so dysfunctional
I really shouldn't miss you
But I can't let you go
Oh yeah
'Cause we belong together now, yeah
Forever united here somehow, yeah
You got a piece of me
And honestly,
My life (my life) would suck (would suck) without you
'Cause we belong together now, yeah
Forever united here somehow, yeah
You got a piece of me
And honestly,
My life (my life) would suck (would suck) without you
I walked off the stage to cheering, my breath coming in short gasps. Percy swept me up in his arms, and started kissing me. I lost sense of my surroundings, and the noise of the crowd seemed to vanish. Somehow, we ended up in Percy's cabin. We fell onto his bed, gasping for breath. We continued making out, letting the outside world fade away. Needless to say, we missed the rest of the party.
Percy POV:
I woke to sunshine falling on my face. I smiled as I remembered last night. I rolled over and looked at Max. She was smiling in her sleep, and her hair caught the morning light. I reached over and gently brushed it out of her face. "Five more minutes." She moaned softly. I laughed, and she opened her eyes and looked at me crossly. Today her eyes were a bright blue. "Morning, Birdie." I whispered to her. She stuck her tongue out at me, but her angry face soon melted away as I pulled her into my arms. "Good morning, Surfer Boy." She mumbled back. I laughed and kissed the top of her head.
We stayed cuddled up like that for a while, and then I heard Jason speak in my head. "Perce, come to the pavilion. The old Gods want to talk to us." I nodded, even though I knew that he couldn't see me. Max turned to me. "Jason said..." She started to tell me, before a cut her off with a kiss. "I know." I chuckled. She stuck her tongue out at me, before jumping up and sprinting out of my cabin. I guess it really was my cabin now. I laughed at Max, then ran to catch up with her. When we got to the pavilion, I caught her in my arms and spun her around. Jason just shook his head at us.
The rest of the gods filtered in. Piper ran over to Jason and jumped into his arms. I smiled my crooked grin at him. "Hypocrite." Thalia and Nico walked in, holding hands. They looked ruffled and their eyes were bright. Travis and Connor ran in, followed closely by Clarisse. She was screaming at them, "Give it back! You don't need a rocket launcher!" My eyes widened at the thought of the destruction that those two could do with a dangerous weapon. When they tried to use me as a shield, I quickly grabbed the launcher out of their hands and tossed it to Clarisse. "Aww Percy!" Travis and Connor pouted. Max glared at them. "You two do not need a rocket launcher." She said, her eyes flashing purple. "Yes mother." The twins sighed.
When they said that, Max stiffened and her eyes turned grey. I pulled her closer and spoke into her mind. "What's wrong?" She turned to me, and I could see a few traitor tears forming in her eyes. "That's what the Flock called me." She answered. I kissed the top of her head. "It's gonna be ok. I won't let them hurt you ever again." Max let out the breath that she had been holding. "Thank you, Surfer Boy." I smiled at her. "Anytime, Birdie."
I looked around and saw that all the Gods were here. I looked at Jason and he nodded. "Alright guys, were all here." The old Gods flashed in with a burst of silver light. Zeus stepped forward. "We would have talked to you about this last night, but we didn't want to interrupt anything." He smirked. Thalia giggled from Nico's arms. I glanced at her, my eyebrows raised. "Giggles? Next thing you know you'll be wearing pink and singing the Barbie song." She stuck her tongue out at me and I laughed in her head. Zeus continued. "There are a few things that must be taken care of before you assume your positions on Olympus." We nodded our understanding. "First thing. The current relationships on Olympus will not carry over into the next rule." He said, glancing pointedly at the couples. Piper sighed in relief. "I thought I was gonna have to marry Leo." "Hey!" the God in question yelled. "That wouldn't be so bad!" Piper turned to him. "Yes. Yes it would."
Zeus continued before they could get into a big argument. "Next topic. Does anyone wish to become a virgin goddess?" Rachel and, surprisingly, Annabeth raised their hands. I looked at her. Maybe she was regretting tearing out my heart and ruining our relationship. Zeus looked at them "Okay, repeat after me….." They went through a lot of vows and promises. I really don't want to get into the details. I'll just say that they should have done that part when no one else was around. "That's so gross." Max said, her face pinched. "Yes. Yes it is." After they finished, Zeus clapped his hands. "Alright." He said awkwardly. "Next order of business. You all have to make your weapons." We all looked at him surprised. "I don't mean literally make. You can just conjure up what you want." Everyone but Leo sighed, relieved. "I think it would be fun to actually make my weapons." he said, a faraway look in his eyes. "Except everyone else's weapons would suck." Max pointed out.
Poseidon nodded at us. "Alright, get creating." He gave me a quick smile before flashing out. The rest of the old gods followed him. Everyone sat down at different areas of the pavilion to brainstorm. Max gave me a quick peck on the cheek. "I'll show you my weapons when I'm done." She said as she walked away. I sighed and sat down, starting to think. What weapons would I want?
I pulled out Riptide and looked at it. I changed its pen form to a click pen, and turned the cylinder deep blue. I changed it to sword form. I sharpened the blade so that it could cut through mostly anything. I put a slight blue stripe around the edge and placed a large pearl in the pommel. I changed the hilt to look like waves. I tapped the end of the pommel and it turned back into a pen. I moved on to creating new weapon. I summoned a silver gladius necklace. I pulled it off my neck and it turned into a sea-foam blue glaidus. The hilt was shaped like coral and the pommel was inlaid with precious stones. I gave it a few test swings and noticed like it cut through the air with barely a sound. Smiling at my work, I changed it back to a necklace. "Palírroies." I whispered, naming the sword. I sat back down and waited for everyone else to finish making their weapons.
Max POV:
I walked away from Percy and sat in my own secluded corner. I had never really used weapons, and I wondered what I would be able to come up with. After a while, I found some inspiration. I conjured a pair of bronze bracelets and put them on my wrists. They had feathers and clouds engraved on them. One said tsímpi̱ma and the other said dánko̱ma. I clicked them together and six-inch blades slid out of the bands. The knives were gold and they sparkled in the light. They had their names engraved on them. I flicked my wrists and they disappeared again. I conjured a couple of hair clips shaped like feathers and pinned up my bangs. I knew that if I took them out the pins would turn into deadly throwing knives.
I leaned back satisfied with my new knives. I would probably still use my hands and feet for most of the fighting though. One thing still bothered me. Even if he was a god, Percy didn't have wings. That meant he wouldn't be able to join me in the air. I wanted him to be able to share in the joy of flight. I had a sudden idea. I was the goddess of flight, right? So I should be able to give Perce wings. I spread my wings and pulled one of my flight feathers out. There was a soft golden glow and a golden necklace attached itself to the feather. I smiled and put the necklace in my pocket. I would give it to Percy later.
AN/ Okay, so now for some brainstorming. I'm gonna need a antagonist sometime in the future, so submit your ideas people! 'Till next time!