Hushed murmurs spread through camp like wildfire.
"…did you hear…?"
"….woke up….."
"…..finally….."
Nico immediately knew what they were talking about and sprinted to the infirmary.
He saw Percy, groggily getting up. And before the poor boy had time to process what was going on, Nico jumped him.
"OHPERCYTHANKTHEGODSIKNEWYOU'DWAKEUP!" he exclaimed in a rush. (in slower English it is 'oh Percy, thank the GODS, I knew you'd wake up!')
"Argh," Percy groaned, "and there goes my left ribcage."
"Sorry," Nico sheepishly got up, before laying down next to him.
"So, how're the kids," asked the ever doting mother.
"Good," Nico said, strategically leaving out what he'd heard the other day.
"Nico…."
"What?"
"Something's up something's up."
"How do you know?"
"'cause, I always know when there's something up with you, now spill."
"Fine. Remember Sebby?"
"You mean my youngest and most precious baby with the fair skin, high cheekbones and beautiful eyes? Nope, never heard of him."
"Percy….."
"fine."
"Anyways, um, during his birthing there were some complications…"
"Oh no, what happened?"
Nico cracked and hugged Percy, "I nearly lost you. both of you."
Percy gasped, "Sebby nearly died!? !? !?"
"Seriously!? That's all you're getting here?"
"That my baby nearly died!? What else was important about that sentence?"
Nico sighed, running a hand through his hair, "apparently nothing."
He smiled through his exhaustion. Of course Percy'd put his life after their son's, especially their youngest son.
"Where are they?"
"Um, Jack and Quilla are by the lake, reading, Amarilla and Alethia are with Alinah swordfighting with the wooden swords we have for those under eight, and Sebby's asleep in my Cabin."
"Okay… now gimme my babies!" demanded Percy.
Nico chuckled.
"Okay, now that you're-" Will walked in and spotted another figure in Percy's bed, "di Angelo get out now!"
the two blushed and Nico shadow-travelled out, but not before giving his Percy a peck on the lips.
"Seriously," said Will, "as if the sounds aren't bad enough!"
"Oh come on!" groaned Percy, throwing his arms in the air, "is there no one who hasn't heard us!?"
"Well, not Nico, but otherwise yeah, you are really loud."
Percy blushed, "Just give me the check up. Please."
Will smirked, "but of course."
Percy was soon released and the first place he ran to was the Hades cabin. Not that he didn't trust Nico with their baby, he just didn't trust Nico with a baby.
But as he entered, the sight that greeted him made his heart do cartwheels before melting into a big puddle of 'awwww'
There was Nico, curled up on his side sleeping, with Sebastian cradled in his arms.
He grabbed the camera that was, conveniently, on the shelf and took a picture. This was so going viral.
He left, not wanting to disturb the precious father-son moment.
His next pit stop was the swordfighting arena. Not that he trusted Amarilla and Alethia less than Jack, he just didn't trust them at all. Sorry, but they were five, and unlike Jack they were not mature for their age.
He got to the swordfighting arena and watched as Amarilla parried a shot from Alethia. It was official. Both girls had his talent with a sword.
Alinah was watching them with the cold, calculating eyes of Annabeth, only missing the colour to form a replica.
He then checked out the lake.
There was Jack, and Acquilla, sitting under a Willow tree reading, if he could see correctly from there 'a dash upon the Gables stead (I'm pretty sure I just made that up, so if you look it up and don't find it this is just a warning), by Clara Vinshöekstien'.
Acquilla whispered something into Jack's ear, who turned around.
"Mom!" he yelled, sprinting at full speed toward Percy, who lifted him up.
"Hey there, mini-me!" said Percy, ruffling his son's hair.
"Ooh I knew you would wake up! I just knew it!" exclaimed Jack, wrapping his arms around his mother's neck in a tight embrace.
"Yes, yes you did my clever, clever boy!" he said, lowering jack down.
He waved at Acquilla, who smiled back shyly and waved at him.
"Now, run along then, dear," he said, pecking his son's forehead.
Jack ran along and Percy turned toward the Poseidon cabin.
He decided to make a grand entrance.
He threw open the door, "I'm home!" he announced.
Triton, who'd been analyzing a holographic map of camp, each dot on it representing a camper, looked up.
"Percy!" he yelled, pulling his brother into a hug.
"Hey, triton. Um, can we try to keep me out of the infirmary, please?" he said, losing breath fast.
Triton let go.
"I'm sorry, it's just, you had us all worried. Speaking of which, dad wants to speak to you."
"Dad?"
"Yeah, come on."
Triton tossed a drachma into the fountain and an image of Poseidon appeared.
"Percy!" he exclaimed, "Triton!"
"Father," they both bowed.
"You're alright now?" asked Poseidon.
Percy nodded.
Just then, Nico opened the door with Sebastian.
"Hey, Perce, I think Sebastian wants his mo-" he saw the message and Percy's silence glare, "m. his mom. Umm, have you seen her? She should've been here ages ago, she owes us overtime, a heh, heh, Lord Poseidon," he bowed.
Poseidon analyzed the child before deciding to look over it.
"I heard about what happened with the arrow…."
Just then another group entered.
"Mommy! Mommy! Amarilla sprained her ankle!" yelled Alethia, running in.
"She what!?" demanded Percy, Triton and Nico, Poseidon watching it critically, as if analyzing the situation.
"Yeah. Alinah went to call uncle Will!" she wailed, tears in her eyes.
"How did that happen!?" asked Percy.
"We were swordfighting a-and there was a rock a-and" she started crying.
Percy lifted her up, "Hey, Hey, it's okay," he said.
"Mom!" Jack entered now, "Alethia-" he saw Alethia in Percy's arms, "er, never mind, I'm guessing she told you."
Percy sighed and nodded, "Yes, yes she did."
"Gods Percy, why do you and your kin have such an addiction to the infirmary?" groaned Triton.
"Er, you do realize that technically you're my kin?"
"Yes, me and everybody at camp," came the retort.
Poseidon decided to make his presence- er, remembered.
"Um, excuse me, but may I ask what exactly is going on here!" he demanded.
Percy and Nico blushed, realizing they had no way to explain this. Other than the truth.
Nico sighed, "Er, can I call my dad too? Please."
Triton nodded and opened up another message.
"Nico, what do you want?" questioned said Death God, "oh, hello you two," he greeted Percy and Triton, "and Nico, why are you holding a baby?"
"Um, dad, there's something we need to tell you," said Nico, gesturing at the two of them, "and, er, it'd be easier to show you…."
He shifted Sebby to one arm and kissed Percy full on the lips.
Hades and Poseidon's eyes widened comically.
"WHAT!?" they exclaimed.
Suddenly the felt an earthquake. They could hear the sea raging outside. Jack jumped and clutched Percy's leg, Alethia holding on tighter to her mother while Sebastian wailed and Nico murmured soothing words to the child.
"Why? Where did I go wrong with you?" asked both gods at once.
Nico and Percy gaped.
"Nowhere. how inTartarus did we go wrong!? And you two didn't even raise us, demigods, remember?" replied Percy.
Hades and Poseidon sighed, before replying together, again, "Fine. I accept it, I don't like it, but I accept it. now stop copying me!" they yelled at each other.
"One more question," said Poseidon.
"Who tops?" finished Hades.
Percy fiercely blushed, Nico grinned wildly, whilst triton glared daggers at Nico, and the kids looked up curiously.
"What does that mean, momma?" asked Alethia, looking into Percy's eyes.
"Ummm… I'll tell you when you're older. No. daddy," he glared at Nico, "will tell you."
Poseidon and Hades did spit takes.
"WHAT!? YOU HAVE KIDS!?" they demanded.
"Triton, I thought I told you to look out for your brother, not let him get screwed and birth four kids! The oldest of which, I'm guessing, looks five, meaning he had her at….. twelve!? Are you kidding me?"
"What did you two do at the Casino? I didn't even know you met!?"
"Ummm, you forgot the nine months of pregnancy, hades."
"So it isn't even Nico's!?"
Percy and Nico yelled, "ENOUGH!"
Both gods went silent.
"Ummm, Jack, can you and Ally take Sebby to, um, the infirmary? Yeah, the infirmary, go check up on Ama and try to get as far away as possible from you insensitive-to-those-aged-five-and-below grandpas?"
Jack nodded, "Of course, mother, come along Ally."
The two major gods blinked.
"At least one looks like Percy," sighed Poseidon.
"Don't forget Ama, she's female Percy. Definitely." Said Nico.
"Don't forget female you a.k.a Ally," reminded Percy.
"Boys, focus," said Poseidon, "now, explain."
Percy sighed.
"Eight years from now," he began, "you guys and the other gods decided to give older us's a break and sent our kids to the past so we could babysit and have experience and all that mumbo jumbo."
"Wait," said Hades, "Break? Why would we give you a chance to make more of those?"
Percy shrugged, "I don't know. Anywho, that's why we 'have' kids."
The two major gods nodded.
"Okay," they sighed, "bye," and together they slashed the rainbows, leaving the two half-bloods and god behind…
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done. it's late. 'night.
-httyd4eva
peace out yo ;P