All right belong to Rick Riordan

Chapter 56

A Night to Remember, A Night to Forget.

(Percy)

All I could think about was the pain pounding in my head as I lay there with my eyes closed.

This was all Hermes and Apollo's fault, I should have known better than to accept a challenge from 3000 year gods who were older than alcohol but of course I had. But I was sure I had not drunk that much or at least ingested.

Slowly I began to notice a few of my other senses return both natural and divine.

The first thing I knew something was wrong was when I realized it was 10.30 am. Now sure it was not uncommon for someone to oversleep once in a while but not when you have essentially an alarm clock built into your head. The second was as I slowly opened my eyes and looked upwards and recognized the ceiling of the room I was in as my own back on Orthrys. After all not many places depicted the constellations during the day in real time. A renovation I had added after whitewashed ceilings became boring.

However that was nothing compared to when I noticed the burden on my chest and looked down.

Familiar strands of auburn lay across my bare chest caused me to panic as I began to hope nothing had happened.

'This is so much better than I thought it would be to watch.' I heard from my left causing me to turn rapidly in full panic as I caught sight of the commenter.

'What the hades have you done?'

(24 hours previously)

'What do you mean you are going hunting alone?' I demanded from the goddess who was testing the string on her bow.

'I will only be a few days and I want some time alone, well that and I need to think about certain things that have happened lately.' She explained and it didn't take a brain surgeon to work out what she was referring to.

'Yeah but now? Couldn't you have waited a bit longer? Like a few days? You know what it is today.'

'I know and the fact of the matter is it doesn't matter to me that much, you lose focus of birthdays after the first hundred. Welcome to immortality. Besides I always go hunting this time of year, though the last 2 years I have not been able to because of Typhon and grandfather first, then Gaia and the loss of the hunters.' She stated as she slung the bow over her shoulder.

'So what is one more day then?'

'Irrelevant, stay here and watch the hunters while I am away. You know your job.' She replied with a smirk.

'Oh so it is like that, this is because I woke you up isn't it.' I said rubbing the faint bruise on my arm from where she punched it in revenge.

'Maybe though it should be interesting to see if you can stay out of trouble without me holding your hand all the time.'

'First of all you are holding my hand for a completely different reason, and second trouble finds me and we both know it is looking already.' I explained and I noticed the slight rosy tint hit her cheeks.

'Whatever the case, you are staying here until I return and that is final. Neither you or the hunters are to leave until I return.' She commanded.

'Hold on so you are going off on your own and I am left here under curfew. That's not fair.' I protested.

'Nothing in life is, I am surprised you haven't realized yet. The hunters will be fine so just stay at camp until I get back and then we can move somewhere else once I find a new spot while I am gone. Have fun.' She said before flashing away and leaving me on my own standing on the beach.

Well this birthday was likely to suck as much as my last one where the only person who contacted me was my mum. I thought as I stomped my way back to the cabins and my own personal padded prison cell for a few days. Gods she had me whipped already.

I spent the day practically in solitude as I moped around the camp. All the things that had occupied me before as a camper were left remarkably lacking.

The climbing wall I was already an expert on before and what was the point when you can fly.

The arena was completely pointless, what use was hacking apart a dummy when I was now used to training with a pair of heavily armed and armored titans. That and the campers were too afraid to even try and challenge me. Even Clarisse turned white at the prospect whereas before she would have loved the chance to pummel me or at least attempt to.

Grover was off doing his Lord of the Wild thing and the others were in Rome at some senate meeting or another to commemorate the capture/destruction of Orthrys (the irony was not lost on me).

The hunters were using the opportunity to terrorize a few of the campers and frankly I was just glad that at least they were enjoying themselves. Sure I could have stopped them but that would have made them change target towards me.

So as the day passed I realized just how much I actually relied upon Artemis/Diana as a companion/girlfriend. She was someone I could speak my mind to and she would reply in kind or beat me either one. I had lost my connection to camp during my exile and disappearance from here.

That and too many people had died that made it worth it. I suppose that was the true reason unlike New Rome it did not actually have ghosts but the place was still full of them if you spent time looking. In the past I had made peace with the friends I had lost, but there was one I never really got a chance to.

Annabeth

That name still pained in my heart, The love I was denied by that bastard Giant and his Power hungry bitch of a mother of his. I almost hoped there would be a third Gigantomachy in the future because I would take his head.

But the point was everywhere I looked was reminders of her, of us. After all she redesigned most of the camp between the wars as a means to distract herself from missing me and now I knew how she felt at that time. The difference was though she was never coming back.

And now here I was lying on the gabled roof of the big house out of the way pinning over another girl.

'Having fun up here cuz.' A voice to my left I recognized asked curiously, which was strange because the edge of the roof was there and there was not a ladder.

'What do you want Apollo?' I asked wearily not even bothering to turn.

'Dude cheer up, unlike my little sister I know what today is and the best bit is she is not here to say no. Besides we got a surprise for you.'

'What do you mean we and your sister will skin the pair of us, you for calling her younger and me for defying her.'

'She doesn't have to know, she has done her annual bugger off who knows where, which means we can party.' He explained excitedly.

'You still have not said who we meant?'

'The usual gang, Me, Hermes, Ares, Aphrodite, your brother.' The first ones caused me to groan; great the godly frat club wanted me to join.

'My brother really specific there.' It could be Pegasus or Polyphemus for all I knew. I did have literally dozens of siblings thanks to my father's promiscuity over the ages.

'Oh yeah I meant Triton.' He said getting what I meant as my father was only rivaled by his own.

'Wait Triton hangs around with all of you, like out of the water?' I asked getting sidetracked as I tried to imagine the merman god on dry land two things that just did not seem to mix.

'Yeah the problem is getting him back in it once he gets drunk and suddenly thinks he may drown, becoming hydrophobic.' He explained and I had to admit that could be funny at least. However I was distracted when I remembered something.

'Quick question, how can you fly while your sister can't?' I asked him remembering the fact he was float 20ft of the ground beside me, besides he had flown when he had fought Porphyrion as well come to think of it.

'Because I'm awesome.' He said after a seconds pause.

'Bullshit, he won a pair of my sandals in a poker game decades ago and had them re-cobbled into sneakers.' A different voice said from my right.

'Hello Hermes and why do I get the feeling you are all probably here?' I said turning towards him.

'Because you don't actually have a choice in the matter, you are coming.' The sandy haired god stated with a smile before the pair suddenly grabbed me by the arms and legs. There was little point resisting the pair of Olympians. Besides if by chance anything went wrong I could just blame being manhandled into it.

'Don't worry about Sis cuz, what could possibly go wrong.'

'Aphrodite for the last time, I am not putting on whatever chemical weapon you call aftershave on. The clothes were bad enough.' I protested as the goddess pouted.

Oh yeah I had forgotten to mention the fact the duo had dragged me to Olympus and I had spent the last hour having her drag various articles of clothes out of seemingly inexhaustible cupboards as such I wasn't sure if she actually owned all of this or was simply summoning it. The point was that eventually I was forced into my current attire. Which consisted of simple black suit trousers with a faint golden thread resembling a wave pattern around the ankle and a sea green shirt.

I almost had to throw her out of the room because she refused to leave as if expecting me to change in front of her. Fortunately due to the nature of some of my weapons concealed forms I was able to still keep Maelstrom, Riptide and my shield on me. Though I was forced to leave Firestorm my recently christened spear behind as well as Chasing Wisdom, besides I did not want to explain why I was going to a party armed to the teeth.

'But this one is almost guaranteed to help you net any girl you want.' She complained as she held the glass bottle in front of her suggestively.

'You know about me and her so don't even bother; besides she would come after you after she was finished with me.'

'Oh don't be a prude; you're an immortal you should be expected to play the field. Not stuck with just her.' She said moving closer towards me and bending down so I could see pretty much most of her cleavage.

'Aphrodite here's a joke for you. Why is it that a guy who sleeps with loads of girls is a legend while a girl who does the same is a whore?' I told her remembering something that Atlas mentioned.

'I don't know?' She said after a brief pause with a dull look on her face.

'Fine then I will simplify it for you. What do you call a key that fits many locks?'

'A masterkey.' She said almost proud of herself.

'What do you call a lock that is fit by many keys… a shitty lock.' I said with a smile as she narrowed her eyes on me getting the hidden meaning.

'I am happy with only Artemis and Diana so stop trying anything else. We don't need you or anyone else fucking it up for us so stop trying. I am only going now because I have no real choice in the matter and nothing better to do. Now are we done yet?' I chastised causing the goddess to turn almost crimson with annoyance not that I cared I was tired of her using my love life as a source of amusement.

'I am not finished with you.' She muttered under her breathe loud enough for me to hear.

'You are both here and concerning those I love.' I warned her as I made my way towards the door. Leaving the goddess in her infuriation before shutting it behind me and realizing I had absolutely no idea where the exit in this place was. Nevertheless I did the tried and tested method and pick a direction and follow it.

How big was this place? I had been walking for over 30 minutes and had yet to find an end to the endless corridor I was following now the dozens of rooms that lined it containing numerous amounts of clothing from ever period of time and culture it seemed.

I was not even able to shadow travel out for some reason which I suspected had something to do with being in her domain and royally pissing her off and practically calling her a whore (which was true).

'Are you gonna apologize? Otherwise you are gonna be here for a real long time.' A voice from ahead of me asked before the goddess walked out from behind one of her own statues and looking at me.

'Or I can just get sick and tired and blow a hole in the place.' I quipped back.

'You can try. But then that would just give me a reason to tell dear old daddy about his daughter's boyfriend oh he will be so thrilled. A son of Poseidon and a Titan to boot, a recipe for disaster if ever I have seen one.' She said excitedly

'You wouldn't.' I said narrowing my eyes on her as she held a wicked grin.

'Right because I have no trouble causing a war that will kill many just to have fun with a relationship. Remember Troy most fun I have had in years and Helen was nothing compared to dear old Artie. So think again.' She practically commanded and the worst bit was I knew she was telling the truth. She did get kicks out of doing stuff like that.

'Fine I apologize for calling you a slut, now can I leave.'

'Third door on the left.' She said simply before flashing away and I noticed the slightly ajar door behind where she had been standing before making my way towards it.

'Cuz I don't know what you said to her to piss her off but listen wisely, she can seriously ruin your day. You have not seen the shit she does to Ares when she catches him with other women.' Apollo warned causing Hermes to pale.

'Two words Pony rides.' The messenger god whispered quietly just as the god and goddess in question came into the room. Ares in his usual biker crap trailing behind the goddess who was wearing a low cut pink dress and making her way directly towards me.

'Come on then birthday boy are you ready for your surprise?' She whispered into my ear before looping her arm through mine against my will and leading me away.

'Watch it punk.'

'Ares in case you are too stupid to realize this I don't exactly have much choice in this.' I said turning a head over my shoulder before a sharp yank told me to face forward just as we walked out of a door I had not seen before.

Well the surroundings were not what I had been expecting, I had been expecting Olympus but this was most certainly not Olympus. Well the mortals gave that away as did the traffic. The writing was in English but I did not recognize the format of the license plates and I have been to Canada so where the hell were we?

'Unfortunately the US has this stupid policy on drinking age of under 21's and for even stranger reasons Zeus doesn't let anyone break it including immortals so we had to bend the rules a little. Welcome to London.' Aphrodite explained bored just as the others flashed in behind us.

'Wait as in the Uk?' I asked.

'Well technically England, something American's have trouble comprehending as being a country in its own right. But regardless we are not here for a history lesson, which is why we did not invite Athena. The others should already be here.' She said before dragging me into a rather elaborate looking building which I could faintly hear music coming from.

'Wait are we in a club?' I asked as I looked around the now revealed interior.

'Welcome to the Lotus bar, formerly Lotus Tavern and Inn. Now if you will excuse me there is a bar that needs emptying.' Apollo said clapping me on the shoulder before walking past me. Wait a second that name reminded me of something.

'Yes this used to be that silly hotel, now come on we aren't here for thinking but for drinking.' Ares grunted following his half-brothers. Wow even Ares was offering exposition that must be a sign of the apocalypse right?

'Now let's see if we can find you someone to forget about dear old Artie for the night.' Aphrodite whispered into my ear and I resisted the urge to run her through.

'I know what you are thinking and you can always poke me with something besides your sword.' She said trying to be seductive.

'Not here. Not now. Not Ever! Are you really that blond to get that through your head, you know what I think they have the right idea.' I shouted at her before ripping my arm away and going towards where the other Olympians had gone.

'So broke free from her clutches did you?' Hermes asked without turning from the bar.

'Good because now I can catch her on the rebound thanks punk.' Ares said almost gratefully before grabbing his drink and a cocktail and heading back towards where we had come in.

'So Perce what you drinking, Beer, scotch, shots, Dionysius's special reserve 1222?' Apollo asked and I had to admit I had absolutely any idea what any of them tasted like.

'Stay away from my good stuff Perry.'

'What the hell are you even doing here? I don't even like you Dionysius.' I shouted across the bar.

'I don't care besides I own the place.'

'And yet you still can only drink diet coke, wow sucks to be you.'

'Listen here you little punk before I throw your ass out you upstart.'

'D with all respect, good luck with that everyone here knows that Perce would kick your ass back to the states without breaking a sweat, so shut up and get the bar staff back here.' Apollo said calmly standing between the pair of us and I heard the god mutter something I did not understand before clicking his fingers and almost immediately a trio of barmaids practically ran out.

The trio looked at the wine god who merely nodded towards us before they shifted their attention. At first glance they all looked stunningly hot but something just didn't seem right with the way they walked towards us. It was not until I focused on one that I noticed the problem they were all Empousai with their strange mismatched bronze and donkey legs.

'Are you gonna order something or are you gonna spend all evening looking at my tits.' The middle one asked with an accent and I realized sure enough it looked like I was focusing on her chest.

'Err I don't know what do you recommend?' I asked nervously.

'Shots.' Hermes said simply and the Empousai nodded and walked off towards a rack of bottles.

'Why the hades do monsters work here?'

'Cheap labor and it stops them attacking our kids so why not, besides they no better than to do anything funny. Also they are cute as long as you don't stare at them.' Apollo explained just as the entrance door opened and a figure I loosely recognized walked in though his gait suggested he was unused to the act of walking.

'Triton you made it just in time.' Both of my companions shouted at the newcomer who looked up from his intense focus on his feet noticing us.

'What did I miss?' He asked enthusiastically which was far different to the formal way he acted every time we had met at Atlantis.

'Your brother pissing of Pinky and rejecting her advances for starters. Which is more than you did if I remember.' Hermes teased and the Lord of the Deep turned almost crimson.

'I was drunk and she practically raped me besides that would explain macho man out front acting as if he is gonna get lucky. So how is it going little brother and where is Artemis?' He explained before looking around curiously as if searching for her.

'Why would Arty be here, we all know she is a killjoy besides she is off hunting apparently.' Apollo explained unaware of me rubbing my hand across my throat in a cutting gesture which thankfully my half-brother did notice and immediately dropped the subject. Great so my dad has told the whole family. Note to self dad is as good at holding a secret as Nemea is of showing restraint when it come to food.

'Oh yeah is it that time of the year again, I just thought she would want to keep an eye on her Guardian so we don't corrupt him.' Triton stated apparently making a save as the two Olympians decided to go into whispered words that I am sure involved 'corrupting' me.

'So been having fun lately Perseus, Dad says happy birthday by the way.' Triton asked just as the drinks arrived and he grabbed a pair of glasses and practically thrust one into my hand.

'Happy birthday to my little brother on his 18th and welcome to the fact no one cares about the next few thousand.' He toasted before downing the glass and my companions did the same so I followed suit and almost regretted it immediately as I thought my throat caught fire as the liquid passed. Now I knew how Gaia felt when I jumped down her throat.

'What the hell is that stuff. It burns.' I croaked out only to have another glass shoved in my hand.

'Don't worry about it Perce you get used to the strong stuff after a while. Now drink.' Against my better judgment I did as the sun god commanded. At least we had a sort of medic present in case of emergency. Sure enough it wasn't as bad as the first though it still felt like was pouring Styx water down my throat.

'2 down 16 to go.' Hermes said and sure enough I noticed the counter stacked with small glasses.

This was gonna get messy.

(Diana)

When I found the idiot I was gonna kill him, I had spent the entire day planning to take us out for the evening under the guise of a solo hunting trip and when I came back the moron had vanished from camp. Added to the fact I could not get an iris message through to him.

'Iris show me Apollo.' I commanded maybe I could use an idiot to find an idiot. After all maybe my brother could have a vision regarding the location of my errant boyfriend.

'Are you sure Lady Diana?' Iris voice asked strangely.

'Just do it already.' I snapped at the minor goddess. If the goddess thought it was so bad I half expected the image to show my brother with some woman or another. It would not be the first time unfortunately.

What I was no expecting was to find him with his arms around a toilet bowl and his head over it while a familiar laugh could be heard.

'Hermes where the hades are you and where is Perseus?' I shouted turning the image to my other sibling who had not noticed the image yet turned pale at my voice.

'Err nowhere sis we just decided to help him celebrate that's all, why do you care you left him at camp bored so we thought we would amuse him. We will bring him back in the morning so don't worry about your guardian for the night. Bye.' He said before flashing a hand through the mist closing the message.

Not that it mattered, First he had confirmed that he was with Percy but I had caught a view of his surroundings which was nothing but a reasonably high class men's restroom to someone glancing but it had one clue that told me everything. The fact that a vending machine of sorts had £ as a currency rather than dollars. They were at Dionysius's old place from back in the days of the British Empire.

'I am coming for you Percy.' I said aloud before flashing away.

(Percy)

'Are you sure he is Ok?' I asked my brother as we looked down at the collapsed sun god.

'How should I know he is the doctor after all.' Triton said shrugging his shoulders simply.

'Well it was a bit unfair to cheat I suppose.' I admitted knowing the pair of us had done the same after a few drinks albeit by different methods. He had turned the vodka to water before downing it while I had actually drunk it then quickly shifted back a minute so my body remained unaffected with the exception of the first few which I had allowed to affect me.

'You know it was sneaky of both of you to do that, we played properly.' Hermes attempted to lecture but slurred the words causing Triton to chuckle.

'Hello Triton is the god of thieves telling us to play fair.' I stated simply.

'It serves him right for all the times he rigged the game in the past, Dad wouldn't talk to me for months after one occasion. I can't even remember it. All I know is that I was apparently fixated on that Little Mermaid film and stole dad's Trident proclaiming myself King Triton before collapsing in the throne room.' He explained and I couldn't help but burst out laughing.

'We spiked your drink with Roofies and made you watch it, is why you did it' Apollo said weakly from his position on the floor apparently awake again after Hermes had dragged him back from the toilet.

'And how are you doing sunshine?' I mocked as he slowly propped himself up against the bar.

'Like someone has smacked me over the head with a baseball bat. Hey Bro did I hear our little sis while I was hurling.'

'Yeah she was looking for him apparently she noticed we kidnapped him, technically though she is older than me before she hurts me.' Hermes explained and I began to panic. Artemis had known I had done a vanishing act from camp, I was gonna get a beating for sure.

'Besides I told her we would have him back by morning so she can't complain.'

'Dude we are so screwed when she catches us.'

'She has to catch us and last I checked she can't fly. So relax and try and stand up.' Hermes stated and he was technically right but that would not stop her trying.

'Nector no ice.' Apollo said dragging himself onto a stool towards the nearest Empousai who hurried of to get the drink for the inebriated god who downed it in one once it arrived returning a little color to his skin.

'You know I could have just reversed that for you right?' I stated.

'What is the fun in that besides I can claim to have played properly and not cheated like certain cousins.'

'Doesn't mean you are not paying the cleaning bill.' Dionysius grumbled from around the bar though we all ignored him. We had actually tried getting him to leave only to find out that he was stuck here because of Party Time. There was not even a convenient pac-man machine to distract him with.

'So what else is there to do here besides drink?' I asked thinking that a bar with 5 gods, 1 goddess and a titan as well as a few monsters could not be everything.

'Oh there are mortals downstairs in the main club. We were gonna take you there once you were drunk but you cheated.' Apollo explained before downing a second glass of the godly drink.

'And what hook me up with some random mortal?'

'Yep sounds good so let's go, D put it on the Tab.' Hermes shouted back at his irate brother who was still staring at us over his coke. Before once again I found myself being dragged around this time towards a flight of stairs.

Well at least I had ruined their plan partially I just had to outlast the sons of Zeus around mortals.

'Hey Beautiful, I'm a god want to ride my chariot.' Apollo asked a passing girl and the withering look he received in reply settled the answer.

'Please explain how you have so many damn kids if that is your pick up line, it sounds like a dodgy euphemism.' I said mockingly as I watched Hermes walk past with two girls one on each arm somehow evidently having more luck than his brother. I had lost track of Triton shortly after arriving though he had been following a girl around shortly before.

Aphrodite and Ares had joined us before sitting at the bar where she seemed to be getting real friendly with the Barman and strangely Ares was not ripping the guys head off.

'Dude what about her.' Apollo said pointing at some random girl who I didn't even bother to look at.

'Honestly not interested.' I said sipping my drink.

'Dude I know you lost Annabeth but people will think you turned gay. Some of these girls are smoking hot. Look at her over there in the silver dress.' He said pointing at another and I decided to humor him by looking at the girl in question before immediately almost spitting my drink up.

Sure she had different color eyes and hair but I was certain who I was looking at. What clenched it was the fact she was staring right at me.

'Fine you win Apollo, why not.' I said putting my glass on the bar top.

'Dude if you don't I am so trying after.' He said patting me on the back which was good because it meant he could not see the cringe on my face as I considered that thought for far too long. Maybe the apple did not fall far from the tree after all I though with a shudder as I approached the not so mystery girl.

'Err hi I am Percy.' I said nervously before sitting down alongside her.

'No you are a dead man Perseus, what did I tell do not leave camp.' She muttered angrily and I saw her eyes flash silver through the mist briefly.

'I didn't have much choice in the matter when your brothers basically kidnapped me. Besides you abandoned me.' I defended.

'Because I was planning a surprise date you idiot.' She explained angrily throwing me off, she had been planning a date oops. No wonder she was pissed.

'Sorry I guess, by the way you look stunning Diana.' I said guessing which aspect she was currently in as her hair was not in either style of up or down. But then little of her appearance was as usual and not just the variations in color. As I took in her outfit I couldn't help but stare at the tight silver fabric that left little to the imagination beginning at her thigh and ending just above her breasts.

True she always appeared beautiful but comparing her in a parker to her current attire was like an unpolished penny besides a Drachma.

'You don't look so bad either though I was half expecting to find you besides my brother in a restroom.' She said simply and I noticed her occasionally glancing at her twin who was watching us.

'Nah because I cheated apparently, they only said I had to drink they never said I had to get drunk. As for the outfit blame Aphrodite she picked it between attempts at seducing me'

'She is lucky you know better, kiss me so that idiot stops staring at us. He is creeping me out.'

'You have no idea.' I whispered as I placed a hand around her neck and pull her face towards mine.

(Diana)

Ok maybe I do forgive him I thought as we made out sure I wanted to be angry with him but the truth was I should have acted better this morning and it was not his fault he was here. I could have just told him a bit of the truth at least. Besides he had fared better than could be expected considering his company.

I was focused on his eyes when the sudden presence of his tongue against my lips caught me by surprise. I wanted to do as I did before and stop him but I didn't after all I had been planning on going out with him tonight, hades I even changed my clothes for the occasion. So I thought why not what was the harm as I slowly opened my mouth and before long I found myself playing tonsil tennis as we ferociously made out on the sofa.

It was only when I began to fall backwards with him on top of me that I broke contact lest we end up on the floor.

'Err wow Diana.'

'Dude you just made out with a girl who has the same name as Artie she is gonna be pissed if she finds out.' An annoyance proclaimed from behind Percy.

'She isn't going to find out is she though.' Percy said turning towards me incompetent brother while I hid my face behind his head. Disguised or not it would not be that hard for my brother to recognize me this close.

'Hell no, that's what a wingman is for. Bro's before Hoe's.' He said jokingly and I resisted the urge to castrate the fool as he turned away apparently sure his work was done.

'Did my brother just call me a whore?'

'Err I think so.'

'He is so dead next time.' I whispered angrily.

'I know the only whore here is at chatting up the bar man while her boyfriend is beside her and her husband is nowhere to be seen.' Percy explained and sure enough the love goddess was in quiet words with a guy behind the bar who briefly looked up from his conversation and I could have sworn looked directly at us across the room. I don't know why but he looked familiar though from where I did not know.

'Hey Diana.' He asked snapping my attention back to him.

'Is your other self flying the chariot.' He asked and rather than reply I simply changed to Artemis and back again quickly making sure none of the gods present noticed.

'So then who is piloting the chariot?' He asked almost panicked as if expecting the moon to crash into the Earth at any point.

'My mother.'

'Wait what, Leto. And she knows you are here right with me.'

'Well here exactly no, but it was her idea to do something.' I said remembering the conversation I had with her a few days ago after we had a fight where I refused to admit I was wrong over something trivial.

'May I say your mum is awesome even if your dad is a jerk most of the time.'

'Excuse me Sir, Madam your complimentary bottle of champagne.' A voice said from beside us and I turned to find the barman there holding a bottle in an ice bucket.

'Complimentary of whom.' I asked suspiciously.

'We have been made aware that it is the gentleman's birthday by some patrons of ours.' He explained formally. I wonder who that could be.

'Just leave it on the table.' I told him and I watched as he did so before turning away. The weird thing was I was still sure I recognized him from somewhere.

'So a happy birthday to me and to us.' I heard Percy say before thrusting a champagne flute in my hand. I had been so distracted by the waiter I had no noticed him pour the drinks.

'To you and to us Percy.' I said before touching glasses with a audible chink and sipping the drink.

The thing was the moment I sampled the drink I could have sworn Aphrodite turned directly towards and smiled.

That gesture alone was enough to realize something was wrong when I felt my mind go blank and my vision dark.

AN. That is why you don't take the piss out of Aphrodite, she will fuck you up (or just fuck you).

Sorry about the delay but I really just could not be bothered to write and got sidetracked easily every time I was doing this. Reviews are a great source of encouragement, special thanks to the usual suspect for providing me with some enthusiasm.

Next time find out if Aphrodite has gone to far. and credit to who can work out who the barman/waiter was.

So until next time read and review.