The rest of the day continued without a fault. That is, until they heard the big(bad) news.

Apparently the gods were coming to watch them in the Camp counselor games held at the end of each month.

Every head counselor was freaking out, especially the two camp leaders for they had more parts in it than the counselors.

Percy walked out of his cabin as twilight settled upon camp. He was heading to dinner when he heard his brother talking to… his father?

But, his father should've left, just like all the other gods. Whatever this was must've been important.

Curious, he crept closer.

"-no idea what danger he's in," said Triton.

"I know son."

"Then why don't you do anything!?"

"I cant, and you know that."

"At least bring him below the sea, it's where he belongs, he'll be safer there."

"And a lot less happy. As if it wouldn't be bad enough that he and your mother would fight regularly, he'd also miss this world."

"Who cares what he'll miss? It's not-"

"Hush, I sense someone coming."

Percy walked over.

"Hey, dad, I thought the gods left hours ago," he said.

"Oh, um, yes, I was just talking to your brother about… camp, yes, that's right. Now then, why don't you two hurry off, I better leave or I'll be in big trouble with my Queen," and he vanished in a burst of light.

"What were you two talking about?" Percy asked Triton.

Triton sighed, "Nothing. And don't you have to be somewhere?" before walking off.

Percy looked confused, what was he in danger from? And why was it making his father and brother so upset.

Sighing, he headed down to the pavilion.

He saw his friends and smiled at them.

Since there were only three children of the big three, Chiron had given them special permission to sit together, if they chose so. And it looked as though they had.

The rest of the seven were also permitted to join them, but more often than not chose not too as they preferred to be around their siblings. And today was not a seven day, just a three one.

He took his seat with them at the Poseidon table, which was where they chose to meet up. They didn't really know why (it's because Poseidon is the centre of their fathers' elements) but they did anyways.

"hey, guys," greeted Percy.

"Hey Perce," they greeted back.

"So," began Nico.

"What's." Jason.

"Up?"

Percy sighed, for some reason those two- and Annabeth his mom, dad, brother, blackjack and Paul- always knew when something bothered him.

"Nothing much. I just saw dad talking to Triton."

"Wait," said Nico, "But, didn't the gods leave hours ago?"

"Yeah," sighed Percy, "That's what I thought too."

"What were they talking about?" inquired Jason.

"I'm not really sure, something about me being in danger and triton wanting me to go to the sea."

Jason frowned, obviously as confused as Percy.

Nico scowled, before pushing himself up, "no," he muttered under his breath, not meant to be heard, but Percy caught it anyway, "no. no, he said. Urgh, gotta go talk."

He stomped off to the Poseidon cabin, death radiating off him.

Jason made to follow him so he could ask his best friend exactly what was going on, but Percy's hand on his wrist stopped him.

"Don't," he said, "if there's anything I've learned about him, it's that he shares what's needed and keeps close what isn't. if he isn't willing to share, then I'm not so sure that it's wise to follow him."

Jason nodded, he had to agree, it wasn't like Nico to keep anything important to himself.

Nico banged on the door. When he heard a groggy 'come in' he stomped in.

"You've got a lot of nerve trying to drag Percy to the sea."

Triton stared at him, "How dare y-"

"No! Just no! I wont allow it! Don't you understand? He's safe here. He's happy here! and I will not let you take him away, got it?"

Triton sighed, "Look, Nico-"

"I don't care if it's dangerous, Percy can handle himself. He's a warrior, not some little princess."

Triton's eyes narrowed, "Listen here, boy. Don't think I'm doing this because I want to. Do you not understand how dangerous it is for any child of the sea to be on land? The mortals alone are bad enough, coupled with the fact that we're made for the sea not land-"

"Percy, is made for both," growled Nico.

"So were half my half-mortal siblings but that didn't stop them dying gruesome or horrific deaths! Killed by mortals, murdered by friends! Don't you see? This world is dangerous! too dangerous for him. You of all people should know how many times he nearly dies on a daily basis!"

Nico's lip tightened, "And yet he always makes it out alive."

"Yes, but for how long? Huh, Nico? How long till he's old? How long till he's weak? How long until someone desperate enough kills him so they can use his life source and ties to the sea to prevent their death? Don't you understand? You land-dwellers are selfish, inconsiderate mortals who kill innocent people. And I don't know about you, but I don't truly fancy my brother being added to the list of victims."

Nico glared, "He's strong, healthy and perfectly capable of defending himself."

"What about when he contracts Lymphoma," Nico paled, "You may not know this, Nico, but in the future world, his ties are all that're keeping him alive. Do you want to see?"

Nico wanted to shake his head, but before he could answer, a swirling mist settled in the palm of Triton's hand. It was about two feet tall and two feet wide, covering Triton's face completely.

In the mist was a man, who resembled his beloved gravely. Yet, there were remarkable differences, differences that made Nico feel a mix of emotions between grief and nausea.

There lay his Percy in the hospital.

His face was hairless and incredibly pale, even paler than Nico after months in the underworld.

It was tinged with green. The most prominent feature marking him were the large, blue veins that seemed to bulge out.

Percy's face looked like it was in pain.

He was attached to a load of tubes and wires, transferring liquids all around him.

Nico wanted to look away, but found he couldn't. all he could do was stare at his eight-year-older boyfriend.

The mist disappeared and Nico faced triton again, except this time, tears stained Nico's eyes.

"Why? Why?" he asked Triton.

Triton only looked at him, a look of sadness with a hint of triumph laced his features.

"Do you see now why it's better for him to be in the sea?" Triton asked.

Nico slowly, but surely nodded, "I-I do, I may not like it, but I refuse to be selfish when it comes to him."

"Good," smiled Triton, "now run along then, off to your campfire."

And run Nico did. ran straight to Percy to give him a hug, greatly surprising the oceanic boy, who just, eventually, accepted the hug and returned it with equal force.

Nico sobbing quietly into his back. No wonder their kids had been so trepidative…

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done. short. Sad. But I'm tired so goodnight.

-httyd4eva

peace out yo;P

p.s. sorry I didn't say anything about this earlier, but if you see words joined together or a formatting mistake, then please tell me, because it means that it hadn't uploaded right, or my computer (whose autocorrect is out of whack) did some strange voodoo magic.