A/N Well, hello everyone, To those of you who were wondering this story is an AU where Percy is Bisexual, and he is eventually going to end up with Apollo. This took a while due to writer's block, but here it is. I had originally planned to include a smut scene in this chapter, but in the end, that didn't happen although it's still pretty obvious what Percy's up to. I will try to include some smut scenes in some of the future chapters but because I am new to writing them we will see what happens when the time comes.
Percy's Point of View
It's been a little over a year since the camps found out about me becoming a god. How Annabeth hurt me didn't really bother me anymore, and I knew my feelings for her were gone. Despite that, I still try to avoid talking to her, and I still didn't think I could trust someone enough to have a new romantic relationship. I also knew that even if she begged at my feet, I wouldn't take Annabeth back. I knew she had realized just how much of a mistake she'd made after her cheating resulted in her getting pregnant. Not only that but the guy she'd cheated on me with, left her because he wasn't ready to be a father.
Unfortunately, as a part of my duties as a god, I have to visit the camps every so often to make sure that everything is okay and to help any demigods who might need me. Thankfully I've managed to avoid having to deal with her, but that might have been more luck than anything and I figured it would run out sooner or later.
The fact that I'd been training with Apollo meant that almost ever since I'd accepted godhood, he'd been helping me get over my depression, and made me realise that I could still find happiness despite Annabeth's betrayal. It's not that he hadn't tried to help me right from the start, I'd just been pushing him away at first and didn't let him help me in addition to training me. Eventually, though, I let him in, and I know he helped me a lot more than I like to admit.
More recently I'd decided that I didn't want to let what Annabeth did to me stop me from enjoying the rest of my life. I was immortal, so as far as I know, I have many years ahead of me, I didn't intend to spend the rest of my life alone because of her.
Much Like Apollo and a few of the other gods I prefer to stay in a younger form, so I usually look like I'm in my early twenties. Basically, the age I already was before I accepted Godhood. Due to that, I've noticed that I get a lot more attention from women, and sometimes even other men. I've known for a while now that I am bisexual, so that didn't really bother me. Due to my training, and him trying to help me recover from my depression, I'd been spending a lot of time with Apollo. Although he could sometimes be annoying, we got along well. Maybe a bit too well.
My training with him had not only taught me new things, but it also reminded me of something I already knew. What was that? You might ask, well it was something I was reluctant to admit. It reminded me that I was attracted to Apollo. The first time I'd met him I'd silently agreed with Thalia when she'd said he was hot but out loud I'd played dumb to avoid anyone possibly figuring out that I was probably either gay or bi. At the time I wasn't sure which one I was and I hadn't come out to anyone yet. I eventually realised that I had a crush on him, and I hadn't realised yet that I also had feelings for Annabeth. Once I did realise that I became certain that I was bi. I had already suspected that but my feelings confirmed it.
I hadn't really thought about Apollo much after that since I had more important things to think about with all the quests I went on. I didn't really think about him much at all after I started dating Annabeth, and I'd thought that my feelings for him had faded. Now that I was single again and he was training me I'd realised my thoughts about him hadn't really changed, my old feelings had resurfaced and now they became stronger than they had ever been. Despite all that, I wasn't really looking for a new relationship and even if I was, he didn't really seem like he could stay loyal to someone. The number of children he had at camp was evidence of that. Regardless, I still couldn't seem to stop thinking about him no matter how much I kind of wanted to.
One evening I was in my palace when Apollo and Hermes showed up. I've gotten pretty close to them since I accepted godhood, I consider Hermes a friend, and I kind of have mixed feelings about Apollo. I don't think he's noticed since he hasn't said anything to me about them. I try to hide them since I'm kind of nervous about how he would react. I know I'll never find out if I don't tell him, I just haven't gotten up the nerve yet. I also haven't come out to very many people, so that doesn't make it any easier either. How my previous relationship ended also makes me hesitate to find a new one.
Why did Apollo and Hermes come to my palace that night? Well, our conversation should help you figure it out. Apollo said, "come on Perce, it's been over a year since that daughter of Athena left you. I know you've moved on. Quit being a workaholic and put yourself back out there, you can find someone new,"
As much as I wanted to deny his workaholic comment he had a point. After I'd first become a god I'd focused on my training and my duties as a god to try and avoid thinking about Annabeth and how much she'd hurt me. I knew I was over her now, but I hadn't quite killed the habit of focusing on work.
I didn't really want to find someone new; for one, my last relationship had ended badly, and I really didn't want to be hurt again. My second reason was that I already knew who I would like to be with but so far, I haven't been able to find the nerve to admit that to him. Especially since he is often having one night stands, or occasionally even relationships with other people. because of that, I didn't know if he would want to stop that for me.
I also didn't think he had realized my feelings on his own, but I didn't know for sure. I also knew that if I tagged along with Apollo and Hermes there was still no guarantee that anything romantic would happen and even if I did meet someone it probably wouldn't become anything more than a one night stand. I wasn't sure I was ready for anything more than that. In the end, I still couldn't bring myself to admit how I feel to Apollo, so I ended up just going with them, and not saying anything about that.
When I went with them, I had done it more to shut Apollo up than anything, I hadn't intended for the night to end in a one-night stand, but things didn't really go to plan.
After I went with Apollo and Hermes, I found myself sitting at a bar, drinking, it was more for appearance's sake than anything. The mortal alcohol didn't really even affect me that much anymore. I just drank it to look more normal to the mortals who were around me. Apollo and Hermes had already wandered away from me for the moment, after all, I wasn't the reason they'd come here.
I chatted with the guy next to me for a bit before I got bored with the conversation and wandered off. I was planning on leaving soon, but my plans changed. I knew I wasn't looking for a new relationship or a one night stand, but the fact that I could help any demigod children I might have made me slightly less hesitant to be with a mortal woman. Sure if I do end up with a woman I will still try to avoid getting her pregnant but I was well aware that it could still happen. Of course, I could avoid all that completely if I get with a man, but I think how I feel about Apollo was also making me hesitate.
I ended up staying longer than I had originally intended, I had planned on just staying long enough so Apollo and Hermes wouldn't notice me leaving, but they were distracted now and I still hadn't left yet. I was delayed even more as a pretty redheaded woman, who appeared to be around my age, approached me. No, it wasn't Rachel, I doubted she would ever go to a place like this since she's the oracle. Sure to be the oracle the only thing she has to do is stay a virgin, so she could drink if she wanted to, it's just that the place I was at didn't seem like the kind of place she would be interested in going to.
Loud music blared from the other end of the room, and many people were dancing to it. Many others were drinking. Some people appeared to be celebrating, others looked like they might just be drinking for the fun of it. a few others looked like they might be trying to drown their problems in the fog of alcohol.
When the redhead started talking to me I thought about stopping the conversation before much could happen but I didn't. Instead, I let the conversation progress from small talk to break the ice, to blatantly obvious flirting. I'd already learned that her name was Lisa white. Along with her red hair she had brown eyes. The black dress she was wearing wasn't too revealing, it showed off her figure, and allowed me a slight glimpse of her clearly large breasts. I had to admit she was pretty, and I was attracted to her. So as that night continued, things were progressing quickly. As we talked I found out some more things about her, like a few of her interests. I also told her a few things about myself although for obvious reasons I avoided telling her that I was one of the Greek gods. I would tell her that eventually if I had to, and also only if she can handle knowing. For now, she doesn't need to know that.
It wasn't long before we were deciding to leave the bar, and we were instead headed to a nearby hotel. She was concerned about what it would cost and suggested getting an uber to her apartment, but I thought the hotel was easier for both of us. The cost wouldn't be a problem because I'm a god now I could make basically anything appear out of thin air so I thought getting money wouldn't be too difficult.
The hotel seemed like the best option since I couldn't take her to Olympus and I definitely wasn't going to take her to my mom and Paul's apartment. At that point, I had a pretty good idea of how our night would end, and the hotel was the best option for that. She hadn't drunk very much before we started talking and we hadn't gotten more after that so it's not like I would be taking advantage of her when we would most likely end up having sex.
If she decides she doesn't want things to go that far I would probably be a bit disappointed but I certainly wouldn't force myself on her, that's just plain wrong. I would never do that to anyone. Anyway, to get back to more pleasant thoughts, we went to the hotel and got a room for the night. Once we went in it wasn't long before the feelings we'd been holding back on the way there took over our minds. Things progressed quickly from a few kisses to removing each other's clothes. we continued on after that as she clearly wanted it just as much as I did. the only feelings involved might have been lust but that didn't make that night any less enjoyable as we spent a good chunk of it having sex, doing a few different positions in the process. When we got started I was in control. At first, I was taking it easy on her, not going as fast as I could have, but once she made it clear she wanted me to go faster I didn't argue. Pushing into her and then pulling out quicker than before. I still tried not to be too rough with her, I'm a god after all and much stronger than she was so I didn't want to hurt her by being too rough.
Anyway once we finished we fell asleep there. Not much happened the next morning other than her taking a shower before getting dressed in her clothes from the night before, as she walked around the room I couldn't help but feel a bit of satisfaction when I saw that she had a slight limp which meant she must be a bit sore from what we had done last night. Despite that, I got the impression that she'd enjoyed our night together. She'd. made that obvious while it was happening and just after we finished. Once she was dressed and ready to leave she gave me her phone number. I also took a shower just to keep up the illusion that I was a normal man and not a god. Under different circumstances, I could have cleaned myself instantly with my powers. After that, I also got dressed and walked with her back to the bar where we'd met, right to where her car was still sitting in the parking lot. We said our goodbyes before she went home. When she'd asked I let her think that one of the other cars in the parking lot was mine even though it obviously wasn't. I had given her my cell phone number as well since apparently all the gods had cell phones they could use. Sometimes they used them to get in contact with each other, but more often than not they were used to keep in contact with their mortal lovers. I had also been given one a while ago, but until now I hadn't really had any reason to use it except for occasionally calling my mom although I would usually Iris message her.
I didn't know if Lisa and I would end up getting in contact again, I guess only time would reveal that. I knew she might very well get pregnant from last night, because any thoughts I'd had about being careful to avoid that, vanished the minute we got in the Hotel Room. Honestly though that thought didn't really bother me too much. I'd known for a while now that I would like to have kids eventually, and if Lisa gets Pregnant I would do everything I could to help her and do my best to be involved in our child's life.
When I returned to Olympus, I teleported right into my palace. After that, I headed upstairs to get some different clothes before doing anything else. I was sure that the minute I leave my Palace, I would have to deal with Apollo bugging me about last night and probably also saying I told you so about getting me to leave Olympus and meet someone. I was trying to delay that conversation for as long as possible. I wasn't sure what else I could do to delay the inevitable though since I had already finished changing my clothes and there wasn't much else. After I went back downstairs I went into the kitchen and grabbed a piece of Ambrosia and poured myself a glass of nectar. After I finished those I'd completely run out of ideas of how to delay the inevitable, so now my only option was to brace myself for the comments that would come soon.
After I stepped outside of my palace I was expecting Apollo to show up. Since his palace wasn't far from mine it didn't take long. Just when I was thinking about going to visit my dad and Tyson, Apollo decided to show up. He appeared in front of me saying "Hey Perce how was your night?" By the end of the sentence, he was smirking at me knowingly. I was trying to avoid admitting that my night had ended the way he thought it had. Due to that I just said, "it was fine Apollo,"
His response to that was, "just fine? was she not any good?"
Groaning internally I realized I would have to admit that we'd had sex. I replied, "No Apollo, she was great. Just don't tell anyone about where I was Last night, and if Hermes knows, tell him to keep his mouth shut too," Apollo nodded, not bothering to argue. I think he knew that I could make him keep quiet if I really wanted to.
I wasn't really the kind of guy who would brag about how many women I've slept with. And at the moment I didn't really have anything to brag about. one woman isn't really anything to brag about unless you're a teenage boy, and even then it's probably not that big a deal. technically I had lost my virginity last night, although I hadn't admitted that to Lisa, and I didn't plan on admitting it to Apollo either. Honestly, I didn't care that I'd lost my virginity to a woman who I could barely call an acquaintance. I know most people say you should wait for someone you actually love, but I'd already done that with Annabeth and that clearly hadn't ended well.
I'm not sure what's going to happen between Lisa and me, at most we will probably just end up as friends with benefits, I really couldn't see myself having a romantic relationship with her, mainly because I already have romantic feelings for Apollo. I will probably find the courage to tell him about that sooner or later, Hades I'm the god of courage so I should have enough of it to tell the guy I like that I like him.