December 21st

Mirra's p.o.v

Today, the elementary school took a small field trip to central park.

We had been learning about vegetation in the winter and how tree's and grass can survive during such harsh cold. Today was our last day at school before winter break, so got with the principal and thought it'd be fun to actually see this vegetation life.

Or, if you want to be technical, talk about it for five minutes then go play.

We had went into the larger section of the park, but the teachers said it'd be alright if we wandered around a bit, so long as we don't go to far. I decided to go to the smaller park that Percy always takes me to.

Once there, I found it pretty lonely with no one to play with, so I then got the idea to sneak over to the reservoir.

The path that led to the reservoir was pretty quiet, and the air was a bit more chilly because I was getting closer to water. I past the giant rock-Percy had called it the doors of something. I can't exactly remember and he never did explain it- and took a left past a few trees. There were two bushes that opening up, revealing the entrance to the reservoir.

I was expecting to be alone there, but when I arrived, I saw a man standing by the water.

He look familiar. His back was turned do I couldn't see his face, but he had messy black hair that seemed to have been windswept. He wore a blue sweater and jeans, along with a leather jacket to protect him from the cold, and fishing boots. He didn't seem to be doing anything, just standing there.

Then he turned around, and I could see his face.

That's when I realized who he reminded me of. His eyes were a beautiful sea green, always seeming to change shades and swirling around, like waves crashing on the beach. His face had smile lines, so it was obvious he smiled a lot, and his chin was decorated by a neatly trimmed beard. His skin was tan, like he spent a lot of time in the sun, and he had lean muscles, almost like a swimmer.

He turned his head and noticed me standing there. A warm smile grew on his face as he walked over and bent down to me.

"Hello little one" he said, in a soft and gentle voice. What are you doing here all by yourself? Are your parents around?"

"I'm here with my school" I answered shyly, trying to be polite. "We're on a field trip".

"Ah, I see." The man said. His smile brightened as he placed a hand on top of my head "Might I get your name?"

"Um, it's Mirra. Mirra Jackson." For some reason, I didn't say Blofis. I thought it, but the word never escaped my mouth.

His eyes seemed to flicker a bit. "Jackson?"

"Yeah," I nodded. I noticed him chuckle a bit. "Why? What's wrong with that name?"

"Oh, no, nothing wrong with it." He reassured. "Just you have the same surname as my son."

"Your son?"

"Yes." He ran a hand though his hair and sighed. "Anyway, my name is Poseidon."

I gasped and fell back onto the grass. He gave me a strange look. "Somthing wrong?"

"Y-Your Percy' s father!" I yelled, then mentally facepalming for not realizing it sooner. They look exactly alike for crying out loud!

He blinked a few times while looking at me on the ground. "You know my son?"

I nodded. "Yeah, he's my big brother. Step-brother actually, but brother nonetheless. I-i'm a mortal by the way."

Poseidon starred at me for a few seconds, probably debating whether I was being truthful or not, but then he broke into laughter.

"Its very nice to meet you then." He extended his hand, which then I started laughing, and took it.

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It was around 6 o'clock in the apartment. Mommy and daddy went to get a pizza for dinner, so Percy and I were alone. Percy was typing on his laptop, but I couldn't understand anything he was typing since the letters were in Greek.

"So, Mirra?" Percy said, closing his laptop and turning towards me. "What'd you do at school today?"

"We went on a field trio to central park." I answered, hugging my dolphin plush while snuggling closer to him. He put his arms around my neck and pulling me into his lap.

"That sounds fun. Anything interesting happen?" He asked while handing me a cup of hot chocolate. He poured him a cup too, then drowned it in whipped cream.

"Nope! Nothing that I can think of."

Percy nodded then took a sip of his drink, leaving a moustache of cream on his upper lip. I laughed then grabbed the whipped cream, giving myself a moustache.

Percy laughed at me as wiped the whipped cream off his lip, then took a napkin and did the same to me.

Just as we had snuggled back into the couch, I felt a gust of cool wind hit me face. It smelt salty and clean, like when your standing at the edge of a boat and the wind is hitting your face.

Percy and I turned around, and there was a man standing in the middle if our apparent smiling at us.

"Dad!" Percy exclaimed, gently pulling me off his lap and walked up to meet him. I watched as Percy was pulled into a huge by Poseidon, but he didn't look too disappointed. Now that they were in the same room, I noticed how scary it is how much they look alike.

"Dad, not that I'm not happy to see you or anything, but what are you doing here?"

"What? A father can't visit his son every now and then?"

Percy crossed his arms and gave him a sceptical look. Poseidon sighed.

"Fine. The winter solstice is coming up, and as you know..." I couldn't hear the rest because they had started talking in hushed tones, but judging by the expression on Percy's face, it wasn't anything bad.

"So, do you think that we could work that out?" Poseidon asked, in regular tones this time.

"Yeah. That's going to be awesome!" Percy exclaimed, eyes las lighting up with excitement.

Poseidon nodded. "Good, now I'm afraid i have to leave, before Zeus throws another one of his temper tantrum's" Thunder then rolled across the sky, causing Percy and me to jump. "Oh, shut up! I'm coming already! Blasted drama queen."

Percy waved goodbye as Poseidon was about to teleport out, but before he could, he turned to me.

"Oh, before I forget." He snapped his fingers and my backpack fell into my lap. "Mirra, you left that in the park by the reservoir." He winked at me then was gone.

Percy turned to me with a shocked expression. "Nothing interesting, you say?"

Just then, the door opened, revealing mommy and daddy, with a huge box of pizza.

"Hey guys, we're back!" Mommy called, then looked at Percy and my expressions and sighed.

"Okay, what happened this time?"

Okay, so you guys have been wanting Mirra to meet Poseidon, so there you go. If your wondering why it's so early,I have a nocturnal friends over. ;)

Next chapter will involve Annabeth for those people who want to see more of her.