Chapter 6

A/N I am so sorry for not updating! Things have been really busy lately, and I didn't have any time to really think. I hope this chapter makes up for it. I know that this is a bit late, but some things came up again, and I'm glad to put this out there. Things are pretty busy over here. Percy and Annabeth have looked at their third college this past week, Thalia was with Nico in the Underworld (He said something about showing her what he does down there), and Athena kept yelling at me for even thinking this story up.

Athena: Poseidon and I don't belong together! It's like putting fire and water together!

Me: And what happens when we mix fire and water?

Athena: Steam, of course.

Me: And steam is used to power machines. It's a cleaner alternative to smoke.

Athena: But it's a greenhouse gas, which is slowly but painfully harming the environment.

Me: I thought we settled this about global warming.

Athena: *scoffs* Mortals and their global warming.

Me: Welcome to my world. Anyway, I don't own PJO or HoO. All I pretty much own is hurricane Romana

Athena: And this stupid plot.

Me: Lady Athena, I've known people who hated my guts, and later turned into some really good friends. I put the past behind me, so why can't you? It was a series of arguments that are thousands of years old. Get over it!

*Owls attack*

Me: Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!

Zeus POV:

"I'M TELLING YOU THAT THE UNDERWORLD WOULD BE A HAPPIER PLACE IF YOU ATE CEREAL!" Demeter shouted.

"QUIT PESTERING ME, WOMAN! I DON'T WANT TO EAT CEREAL! IT'S NOTHING BUT FLAKES THAT SEEM TO MOVE BY THEMSELVES, AND THE UNDERWORLD ISN'T GOING TO BE A HAPPIER PLACE IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE!" Hades retorted.

"WILL YOU AT LEAST TRY IT?"

"WHY SHOULD I?! JUST SHUT UP ABOUT YOUR BLASTED CEREAL!"

I sighed as I tuned them out. Since this hurricane is something we all should worry about, I've called Hades up here and asked him to spend a few days up here. Unfortunately, he brought his problems up here, mainly Demeter and her usual rants about him eating cereal and what not. I mean goddess of agriculture, that's important in her eyes. It was fine until some mortal got the idea that cereal was the best way to get people to eat more wheat and barley. In her eyes, that's the most important thing on her mind.

This meeting started at around noon, and we all have been sitting here, listening to their rants for hours. We haven't even gotten on topic yet, and it's almost nightfall.

"IF YOUR FATHER WERE HERE RIGHT NOW, HE WOULD HAPPILY AGREE WITH ME!" Demeter shouted again.

"IF FATHER WERE HERE, HE'D HAVE US ALL THROWN INTO TARTARUS, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A BETTER PLACE TO BE THAN AROUND YOU!" Hades finished.

Demeter's eyes widened and she started to tear up. She started silently sobbing while Artemis started comforting her. "He doesn't mean that, don't you Hades?" she asked.

"You want the truth?"

I sighed. "Way to make it worse, brother. Speaking of brother, where is Poseidon?" I asked.

Apparently, no one noticed that he was in the throne room. Everyone was looking around the room, looking for my brother. The only person who wasn't looking was Apollo, who seemed to be lost in thought. "I saw him leave about an hour ago. Something about an appointment or something," Apollo said.

"He should've stayed. If we had to bear this constant arguing for hours without end, then he should've as well."

"Well, you can't blame him. I saw him run away with some woman before they disappeared," he said.

I sighed. "And here I thought you were bad. Did you see who it was?" I asked.

Apollo paled. He shifted in his seat, and rubbed the back of his neck. "Apollo. Is there something you need to tell me?" I asked.

"Um, well, uh," he muttered. "You see, uh, he was with your daughter when I last saw him," he said.

"Athena?"

Aphrodite held back a squeal while Ares growled. "Probably going to kill each other to spare us another 2,000 years of bickering," he said.

Apollo shifted in his seat again. "Actually, they were holding hands when I last saw them."

Immediately, I felt my anger starting to boil. First my mortal daughter decides to run away with Hades' son, and now my Athena was running off with Poseidon, my own brother?! "Where did they go?" I asked through gritted teeth.

Poseidon POV:

A few months ago, the idea of running off with the Goddess of Wisdom was the stupidest idea anyone would have ever suggested to me. Today, it seems to be not a problem with me. The other day, I showed her the powers of the hurricane, so today I decided to show her Montauk Beach. I went ahead and got rid of all of the spider nests in the cabin and I made it inaccessible to my son and Sally. Last thing I need is an interruption from them. Oh how awkward things would get if they found me here with Athena, my ex arch-nemesis.

When I asked her to join me here, she said that this will be pure business. She said that if I did something that wasn't considered business, we could forget about this whole truce and let New York turn into Atlantis. Only this time, she would be ruling it. The truth is, I want to get to know Athena a little bit more. Ever since the Attins incident, we never shared a civilized conversation with each other. Never a minute alone to talk about random things or about our children and what they do. Hey, my son discovered the remains of her son's sunken ship. The Titanic was the last straw with Athena because she thought I caused that iceberg to suddenly appear and doom those souls. I had nothing to do with that iceberg, but she didn't want to hear it.

Anyway, when we entered through the front door, business was starting. Athena turned the nearby table into a command base with weather machines and thermometers. She started to spread out underwater charts and maps of the region. According to her, the hurricane was expected to pass us first, so we needed to stop it here. Her wind machines started to spin like crazy. "Kelp head, get over here," she said.

I sighed and walked toward her. I leaned over her shoulder as she straightened her maps. "Where is the hurricane right now?" she asked me.

I scanned the map and pointed near the shore. "Here, which means that it should make landfall in a few hours," I said. "Most of the water can be stopped, and its power can be weakened, but I can't stop the wind."

"I can have my father help us out with that. Ok, you can set up whirlpools around here, slowing down the hurricane/ tsunami," she said.

Over the past few days, the hurricane was able to build up so much energy; it started to make a tsunami. The whirlpools would be considered the front lines to stop the energy before it gets to shore. That way, there would only be a mild flooding while Zeus stops the wind from taking down the buildings. If I cannot stop the tsunami, Athena decided that we can rip this storm apart. I can divert the waters completely and the wind will not be strong enough to be considered a hurricane. Although, it has to get real close because I can't focus that far out on land.

"You do realize that we are playing with nature here, right? Greece vs. Rome in nature, and we all know that they are evenly matched," I said. "Besides, you are not immune to the ocean like I am. I can't guarantee your safety if we fail."

Athena sighed. "I know you mean well, Poseidon, but we need to work together on this. I have everything figured out based on scientific knowledge. This hurricane is a stage 2 with Tsunami waves hitting a height of 7 feet. Winds are raging at 120 miles per hour, and with the water levels the way they are, if we don't stop this tsunami, everything will be underwater. Poseidon, we must be ready for this," she said.

I sighed. "Right, ok. The hurricane will not be here until at least midnight, so get some rest. I'll wake you up when the times passes by," I offered. "Rest that big brain of yours."

She smiled. "I could use a good rest, but you need the energy more than me."

"No! I have handled countless years of no sleep, and I never lost power! I can handle another few hours of no sleep," I retorted. Immediately after that, I regretted it.

Her eyes widened. "What do you mean no sleep?"

I sighed, and backed into a couch. Athena followed me, and sat beside me. "There is no way you are where you are without sleep. It's not wise to not sleep," she said.

I forced my eyes shut, then opened them. "Have you ever fallen in love with a mortal?" I asked.

She shook her head. "Only when they prove to me that they can really think, but not Aphrodite love. Why?"

I sighed. "When I claimed my son all those years ago, Amphitrite got really upset. I told her that Sally was a special mortal, and I didn't regret my decision to claim him. Triton found out shortly afterward, and threatened to disown himself."

Her eyes widened. "When Percy saved us from Father, they really lost it. She made me feel guilty because I still cared about Sally. Amphitrite wanted a divorce, and guilt haunted me since. No matter what I do, I cannot sleep, but the anger I have toward Amphitrite has fueled my power since."

Athena shook her head. "You can't have hatred fueling your powers. It won't end right if you let her get to you. You fathered a hero who saved the world twice, brought peace to my daughter, and managed to unite Camp Half Blood and Camp Jupiter. If Amphitrite hates you for that, it's only because she wanted Triton to be the hero. She may've wanted Triton to rise and rule the seas, but since you favorite Percy more, his future is looking bleak. Don't regret fathering Percy," she said.

I smiled. "Well, I will never regret fathering Percy. I'm glad that he fell in love with your daughter, and I want to see them get married one day," I confessed.

She smiled. "I want to see them get married too. I guess I've been blind of their relationship and I guess they really do love each other. I'm sorry for all the torment I've caused you in the past," she said.

I smiled right there. In the past, I always wanted Athena begging me for forgiveness because she finally realized that I was stronger than her. This time, we both realized that we were evenly matched for years. She inched closer toward me, and I followed suit. "You may be a little hell raiser—"

"Little?!"

I smiled. "Sorry. BIG hell raiser, but you always were my chain to sanity. Thank you," I said.

She smiled, and she started doing what I never thought was possible. She closed her eyes, and leaned in. We were centimeters apart when a bright light entered the room. "POSEIDON!"

A/N: Cliffhanger! Leave your reviews if you want to read more.

Athena: That will never happen!

Me: Even the coldest hearts can warm up to the truth.

Athena: … … … You are really pushing it, aren't you?

Me: Lady Athena, just stop. This story is fanFICTION! Fiction, as in, not real!

Athena: You got a point.

Me: But still. Try to get along with Poseidon. He's not devil spawn, you know that.

Athena: Fine, but if anything happens, I'm coming after you.

Me: Now I fear for my life. REVIEW!