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Title: The Trial of the Chosen – Living in a World of Mutants
Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus; AU
PJatO Disclaimer: All rights reserved to Rick Riordan for he created the awesomeness that is Nico di Angelo. And everything else related to Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus. Aside from the Gods, of course. They are all copyright by the old Greeks. This fanfiction on the other hand is entirely mine. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.
Warnings: shounen-ai, underage, explicit intercourse, masturbation, anal, hetero, shoujo-ai, mutants
Main Pairing: Nico/Percy
Side Pairings: Octavian/Percy, Leo/Percy, Ethan/Percy, Jason/Percy, Piper/Annabeth, Charles/Silena, Chris/Clarisse, Frank/Hazel, Grover/Juniper, Malcolm/Katie, Tyson/Ella, Jake/Will, Lou/Miranda, Drew/Thalia/Bianca
Percy Jackson Characters:
The Sirens of Poseidon: Perseus Jackson, Piper McLean, Silena Beauregard, Drew Tanaka, Lacy Hunnigan, Mitchell Logan, Tyson Jackson
The Fighters of Ares: Nico di Angelo, Clarisse la Rue, Frank Zhang, Chris Rodriguez, Bianca di Angelo, Hazel Levesque, Reyna Anderson, Mrs. O'Leary, Aurum, Argentum
The Crooks of Hephaestus: Leo Valdez, Nyssa Black, Charles Beckendorf, Jake Mason, Travis Stoll, Connor Stoll, Grover Underwood
The Hunters of Zeus: Jason Grace, Thalia Grace, Zoe Nightshade, Calypso Nightshade, Phoebe Burge, Hylla Anderson, Kinzie Cohen
The Avengers of Hermes: Ethan Nakamura, Annabeth Chase, Lou Ellen, Katie Gardner, Miranda Gardner, Juniper Gardner, Malcolm Cage, Luke Castellan
The Seers of Apollo: Octavian Simmons, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Ella Dare, Will Solace, Austin Barton, Kayla Hein, Alabaster C. Torrington
Court: Counselor Paul Blofis, Judge Chiron Brunner, Counselor Nancy Bobofit
Summary: Poseidon, one of the most powerful mutants, used his son to spy on his enemies. But what after they got caught? How will Percy struggle through the trial? And through love?
The Trial of the Chosen
Living in a World of Mutants
4. Liked by the Flames
/Nyssa\
Sometimes I want to murder my baby brother. Well, not that he is my biological brother, but it's Leo. It's hard to not love him. He's the brother I never had. Which also includes the murder-part.
"If you don't stop catching fire, I will personally rip your head off, Valdez", hissed the girl.
"It's not my fault", mumbled the Latino next to her with a frown, crossing his arms.
The mocha-skinned female next to him rolled her eyes at that, glaring slightly. This was dangerous enough for them all as it was, just being there. But her 'boss' constantly using his ability unintentionally was really endangering them.
"Calm down, both of you", ordered the tall dark-skinned man on Leo's other side.
"Yes, Beckendorf", chorused both others and averted their eyes.
"Don't be so tough with them, Charlie", whispered a soft voice behind him.
He sighed slightly and turned to look at the stunningly beautiful blonde. "Keep out of this, Silena. Please. It's because of you that we are in this mess to begin with."
The young woman pouted a bit and rested her chin on his shoulder, one of her pink streaks tickling his nose. "Are you angry at me, Charlie?"
"Angry is the wrong word", sighed Beckendorf, looking at her out of the corner of his eyes. "You were only doing your job. And... if not for said job, I would have never met you."
Her face brightened as she pecked his cheek. "You know I really love you, right?"
"I do", nodded Charles without hesitation. "And I love you too, my dove."
Nyssa rolled her eyes at their lovey-dovey behavior before turning to look at Leo again. The Latino looked a bit heartbroken. Well, a lot heartbroken. But a bit more so than before.
How insensitive of them to demonstrate their undying love in front of him... Beckendorf knows how much Leo hurts at the moment. How much that darn Siren broke his heart. Oh, Silena, sure, faithful, beautiful Silena. But Percy? He has one guy wrapped around each of his fingers. What is it Connor and Travis had said? You should never have more lovers than holes to be filled by them? Yeah.
And then he even dares to look that... innocent and pained. It makes it hard to be angry at him, which sort of makes me even more angry. Damn it. He has that wounded puppy charm. Like, when the puppy chews your shoes and you really want to scold him, but he gives you that faithful, adorable look and instead of scolding him, you pat his stomach...
"I... was not returned to my stepfather because...", drew Percy's voice their attention back to the court. "Because... After... After my mother had died and they brought me to the hospital..."
There were seconds of complete silence, even the whispered chattering of the present mutants died down. The sadness and fear in Percy's voice was evident and real, making them curious.
"What had happened, Leo?", whispered Nyssa curiously.
"I don't know", shrugged the Latino with a frown. "He never told. He had been very good at avoiding talking about his past."
"Yes? Please, enlighten us, Perseus", urged the prosecutor on.
"A real bitch that woman", muttered Nyssa beneath her breath.
"Oh, Percy", whispered Silena sadly, clawing her fingers into her boyfriend's shirt.
"What had happened to him?", asked Charles as he saw the cold look in those sea-green eyes.
"I have no idea", sighed the blonde, pursuing her lips. "He... Doesn't talk about it. The topic of his mother or worse yet, his stepfather... It's a delicate one..."
"Well, Perseus, we are waiting", grunted Miss Bobofit.
What a bitch. Can't she see that he doesn't want to remember?
/Leo\
I glare spitefully at the evil lawyer witch. Why is she treating my siren like that?
I can see Beckendorf and Miss Silena from the corner of my eyes. I like her, she has that motherly charm and warmth. And she's important to my Percy. But... I don't understand why Beckendorf can have her and I can't have Percy... Don't I deserve him...? He could have anyone. He has anyone. He has Simmons and di Angelo and Nakamura and Grace. Then why should he chose me, out of those? I'm pretty inexperienced as a mutant, they all have more experience with their ability and their leadership. They are taller or stronger or have that handsomeness that I lack...
"For the love of it, stop looking like a kicked puppy", hissed Nyssa next to him, elbowing him.
"I can't help it", sighed Leo and shrugged. "I will never have what Beckendorf has..."
"You want Silena?", blinked the mocha-skinned girl in mock-surprise. "You're going to have a bad time with that then, you know that, right?"
"You know exactly what I mean", growled the Latino a bit annoyed.
"You want to be lovey-dovey with Percy again, yeah, I get that", muttered Nyssa, rolling her eyes. "But you have to get your act together for that first. If you keep fidgeting like that out of nervousness, you will get arrested without having any chance to kiss kiss and bang bang Percy."
I grit my teeth at that. She knows exactly how much I want that. I want to have him back, it was the most horrible day in my life when I learned about the truth. That Percy had been arrested, that Percy had been nothing but a fake, using my stupidity to get information. I should have known from the beginning. Why should someone like him, someone so perfect, want someone like me...?
"The... doctors, they... when they checked me, they found out about..." It was the first time Percy stumbled over his words during this trial, the first time had no ready words all laid out to be spoken and to convince. "They found out that my stepfather abused me."
"Could you go into further detail?", asked the prosecutor.
Could you go and jump down a skyscraper?
"Your honor", interfered the counselor a bit irritated. "I don't see how Percy's painful past has anything to do with my client's trial! There is no need to torture the boy any further."
Judge Brunner looked thoughtful for a moment and turned expectantly to the prosecutor. "Well? Is there a specific reason you are asking those questions, Miss Bobofit?"
"I wish to show that Percy grew up with the tendency to be abused and used by male figures of authority, leading up to him now so devotedly defending his father, who exploited him just as much as his stepfather had, your honor."
"Very well, I will allow it", nodded the judge slowly.
I growl slightly at the look on Percy's face. It's one of utter horror. How dare this piece of shit had dared to touch my siren. Once we're out of this court room, I will track that bastard down and set him personally on fire, until nothing but crisps are left of him.
"Now, Percy, answer my question", demanded the red-headed lawyer. "How did your stepfather abuse you? Since when? What did he do to you?"
I can hear Nakamura two rows behind me growling darkly. And for once, I have to agree with him. How can this person ask such questions in such a nonchalant voice?! She has no idea about pain, what it means to be left alone, to suffer...
"Calm. Down. Valdez", growled Nyssa next to him, her fingers clawed into his knee. "Or do you want to set the court room on fire, dumbass?"
"Breath deep, Leo", advised Silena from the other side, still sticking close to Beckendorf. "It helps. Count to ten and picture something soothing."
One, Percy's naked body, two, Percy's widely spread legs, three, Percy's twitching entrance...
/Percy\
As I try to avoid the lawyer's glare, I turn to stare at Leo. He always makes me smile, but... not at the moment... The moment is too dark to be brightened, not even by my firebug...
He had looked tense, ever since entering the court room... But now, with his eyes closed, his tension seemed to just melt away from him. Whatever he is thinking, it works pretty good. I wish I would have that too now. Something else to think of than what that damn lady wanted me to think of...
"What do you think it means?", grunted Percy defensively, crossing his arms over his chest with a dark glare. "He beat me up. And then he started to rape me. First when I was eight. Only sometimes, I suppose I wasn't pretty enough back then. More often when I turned twelve. The beatings ceased then though. I suppose he didn't enjoy it as much when I had broken bones."
Silence followed, just as I intended. I avert my eyes again, unable to look at Leo any longer. I don't want to see any of their faces. Not my friends and not my lovers. They... I don't want to see them when they realize who I am, what I am...
"Are there any more details you want, ma'am?", asked Percy with a slight edge to his voice. "Which position he preferred to take me in, perhaps? Or how many bones he had broken in my body during that time? How he smelled back then?"
"That's enough, young man", warned the judge. "I think you need a break. You're growing edgy."
"No, no, sir", denied Percy hastily, shaking his head. "I'm fine. Really. I just fail to see how the man that raped me stands in any connection with the man that rescued me and gave me a home."
"I would rather say that they simply did the same", accused the prosecutor, pushing her glasses up. "They exploited your innocence just the same way. One to force himself onto you, the other to force his will onto you. Isn't that the case, Percy?"
How dare she says that. Dad is nothing like Gabe. Dad loves me, he helped me, he got me out of that hellhole. He gave me a real life, he gave me my friends.
"Excuse me, ma'am, but I would object to that", voiced Percy timidly, his hands folded in his lap. "Father tracked me down when I had nothing left. When I was short of falling into the system. He offered me a place to stay, he offered me the father I never had."
"You may think that", nodded the female lawyer. "Because you have been through so much. It's quite similar to the Stockholm syndrome. You start bonding with the ones manipulating you."
"I never bonded with my stepfather", growled Percy with gritted teeth. "I hated him. I still hate him. I despise him wholeheartedly. I have never felt anything aside from hatred for him. What he did to my mother, what he did to me... I will never forgive him."
"Interesting", noted the woman with one raised eyebrow.
Crap. She's doing that on purpose. She's trying to corner me, to trigger me into reacting. I don't know what she wants from me, I don't know if she's after my mutation, or if she's just simply a bitch because I'm prettier than her. I need to calm down. I need to get back into focus.
Closing my eyes, I try what Silena had always told me to do when I was out of it.
One, Nico's dark and mysterious smirk, two, Octavian's sky-blue eyes, three, Leo's mischievous nature, four, Ethan's calming presence, five, Jason's strong and broad chest...
I can feel the tension melting away from me even before reaching ten.
"I'm sorry", smiled Percy apologetically. "I suppose it just... always gets to me to remember how this disgusting man touched me and... did things to me..."
"It's alright", reassured the judge softly.
It's so easy to fool humans into trusting me. Into liking me. In to feeling bad for me.
My eyes trail over to my boys again. To the stoic, mostly emotionless faces on my lovers. It's that moment that I hate my gift. Because they think I tricked them into liking me... But all I want is them.
Author's note: Two more short chapters (for Ethan and Jason) and then I'll get to the looonger chapters. And the smut and fluff. Promise. ;)