A/N Happy New Chapter!

Chapter 7 Old ladies knit a yarn Part 1

Theseus' s pov.

First of all, I can't believe I have a demigod sister. Damn it. Who is sooo cute! And extremely powerful. I will take the intelligence part with a grain of salt. She is smart enough to come out of a problem, which is all she requires.

But I don't like the way that son of Athena behaves whenever her name comes up. I don't know but my protective brother part tingles those times saying maybe they are more than just friends. And that is one relation I won't agree to.

Not because I have a feud against the goddess, We Sons of Poseidon are pretty bad at keeping feuds, but because I think she is too young for these things. Back to the story. "And the chapter ends. Now who is going to read next ? "Andrew questioned. "Let me read the next Chapter." Lady Hestia said excitedly.

Chapter 2: THREE OLD LADIES KNIT THE SOCKS OF DEATH

"Another weird chapter! Seriously? " Perseus groaned.

I was used to the occasional weird experience, but usually they were over quickly.

"Should I be worried about her mental health?" Father frowned.

This twenty-four/seven hallucination was more than I could handle. For the rest of the school year, the entire campus seemed to be playing some kind of trick on me. The students acted as if they were completely and totally convinced that Mrs. Kerr—a perky blond woman whom I'd never seen in my life until she got on our bus at the end of the field trip—had been our pre-algebra teacher since Christmas.

"Wait, How did that happen? I don't get it. " I asked confused. The demigods from the future exchanged looks and then Jason replied "I think you should keep your questions for now and ask us at the end of the chapter. That way the discussion won't be disturbed and we will complete the chapters at a faster pace. "I nodded at his suggestion.

Every so often I would spring a Mrs. Dodds reference on somebody, just to see if I could trip them up, but they would stare at me like I was psycho.

"You are a psycho !" Nico commented. I narrowed my eyes at him. Even though I don't know what a psycho is, I still don't like the way they make fun of her.

It got so I almost believed them—Mrs. Dodds had never existed.

Almost.

"Fifteen Dramcha, the reason is Grover! " Lord Hermes asked Andrew. "I am a son of Athena, Lord Apollo. I know that Grover cannot lie to save his hide. Even though he did impersonate a female Cyclops to save the same hide. " Andrew replied, mirth in his eyes. Everyone laughed at the blushing Satyr.

But Grover couldn't fool me. When I mentioned the name Dodds to him, he would hesitate, then claim she didn't exist. But I knew he was lying.

"You really need those lying lessons, Grover ?"Lord Hermes sighed massaging his forehead.

Something was going on. Something had happened at the museum.

"A lot of things were going on. And the thing that happened at the museum was just the beginning." Grover of us paled.

I didn't have much time to think about it during the days, but at night, visions of Mrs. Dodds with talons and leathery wings would wake me up in a cold sweat.

"Oh, my poor baby !" Lady Sally exclaimed worriedly for her daughter. Hercules and Lord Ares rolled their eyes. I couldn't help but feel a bit angry at their behaviour.

The freak weather continued, which didn't help my mood. One night, a thunderstorm blew out the windows of my dorm room. A few days later, the biggest tornado ever spotted in the Hudson Valley touched down only fifty miles from Yancy Academy. One of the current events we studied in social studies class was the unusual number of small planes that had gone down in sudden squalls in the Atlantic that year.

"Ok we got it, Father and Lord Poseidon are fighting. Now tell us the reasons, seaweed brain? " Thalia huffed. "Umm Thalia, You are talking to a book. "

I started feeling cranky and irritable most of the time. My grades slipped from Cs to Es. I got into more fights with Nathan Bobofit and his friends for pestering me. I was sent out into the hallway in almost every class.

Lady Sally winced and shook his head. I got the feeling that my sister had a lot of trouble adjusting to mortals. " Don't worry Sally, most of us have the same cases, "Will reassured her. "And it gets better with time."

Finally, when our English teacher, Mr. Nicoll, asked me for the millionth time why I was too lazy to study for spelling tests, I snapped. I called him an old sot. I wasn't even sure what it meant, but it sounded good.

Lady Sally glared at the book so hard that it would have burst into flames any second. The future demigods, other than Andrew, looked confused. "What does that mean? " "Old sot is a curse word for an old heavy drinker," Andrew replied keeping a straight face. Still, a smile sneaked up on his face. We all laughed including Lady Sally.

The headmaster sent my mom a letter the following week, making it official: I would not be invited back next year to Yancy Academy. Fine, I told myself. Just fine. I was homesick. I wanted to be with my mom in our little apartment on the Upper East Side, even if I had to go to public school and put up with my obnoxious stepfather and his stupid poker parties.

"She has a stepfather? "Father frowned at Sally while the son of Hades asked "Paul plays poker? " Lady Sally looked confused and turned to the future demigods for an answer "Yep, Percy has a stepfather. More like two stepfathers." " The first one kinda vanished off the surface of the earth, thanks to Sally and a little bit of help from Lord Poseidon." " And to answer Nico's question. No Paul doesn't play poker. This is her first stepfather." Andrew and Grover answered in sync.

And yet... there were things I'd miss at Yancy. The view of the woods out my dorm window, the Hudson River in the distance, and the smell of pine trees. I'd miss Grover, who'd been a good friend,

"She is a very good friend. " Lady Hestia smiled. Grover grinned.

even if he was a little strange.

And the grin faded. "That is true too." Lady Hestia laughed along with everyone.

I worried about how he'd survive next year without me. I'd miss Latin class, too—Mr. Brunner's crazy tournament days and his faith that I could do well.

" She definitely can !" Chiron nodded. I could see in his eyes that he already liked her.

As exam week got closer, Latin was one of the tests, for which I studied hard. I hadn't forgotten what Mr. Brunner had told me about this subject being life-and-death for me.

"Oh Percy, You don't know how correct you are!" Frank winced. I was confused. Do they teach something other than Greek too in those schools? And what in Hades is Latin?

I wasn't sure why, but I'd started to believe him. The evening before my final, I got so frustrated I threw the Cambridge Guide to Greek Mythology across my dorm room.

"How dare you throw that book! " Andrew exclaimed. Thalia slapped him and retorted ."You are talking to a book? " Lady Athena gave the evil eye to Thalia.

Words had started swimming off the page, circling my head, the letters doing one-eighties as if they were riding skateboards. There was no way I was going to remember the difference between Chiron and Charon, or Polydictes and Polydeuces.

All the future demigods except Frank winced. Seems like they all suffer through these problems.

And conjugating those Latin verbs? Forget it. I paced the room, feeling like ants were crawling around inside my shirt.

This time the Stoll brothers winced. Chris raised an eyebrow questioningly. "Prank gone wrong on Demeter cabin? " The shuddered. Everyone else chuckled at them. Lord Hermes glared at Lady Demeter who replied with a grin.

I remembered Mr. Brunner's serious expression, his thousand-year-old eyes. I will accept only the best from you, Percy Jackson.

"We all do, My friend, we all do " Will replied to the rhetorical question.

I took a deep breath. I picked up the mythology book.

I'd never asked a teacher for help before. Maybe if I talked to Mr. Brunner, he could give me some pointers. At least I could apologize for the big fat D I was about to score on his exam.

" Someone is a teacher's pet," I commented with a smile. Andrew looked cross. "She never asked me for help when I taught her Greek !" Andrew huffed offended.

"Uh huh, Why is that? Let me guess, isn't it because someone was not an easy teacher for her ! and that someone even did things like made her bait and frown at her for coming even a few feet near the person? He almost disliked her to a fault without even a proper reason. Am I not right Grover? " Will asked the Satyr.

" There was a reason, Will, there was a reason. It was that the said person had liked the said girl. Isn't it true? "Father frowned at that statement and boomed "Who is that person, who dared to touch my Percy? " Which was muffled by a squeal by Lady Aphrodite " Who is the person, young satyr? Tell me, tell me, tell me!" She urged the to reply. Both Grover and Will looked as if they are caught red-handed. Andrew, hiding a smile, replied " Book! " We groaned but obliged.

I didn't want to leave Yancy Academy with him thinking I hadn't tried.

" Teacher's pppeettt !" Will sang.

I walked downstairs to the faculty offices. Most of them were dark and empty, but Mr. Brunner's door was ajar, light from his window stretching across the hallway floor.

I was three steps from the door handle when I heard voices inside the office. Mr. Brunner asked a question. A voice that was definitely Grover's said "... worried about Percy, sir."

"We too Grover. We are also worried about her! " Piper sighed with something which looked close to Sadness. Why is she sad. Has something happened my sister.

I froze.

Grover groaned. "She is going to eavesdrop on us."

I'm not usually an eavesdropper, but I dare you to try not listening if you hear your best friend talking about you to an adult.

"That really is a good reason !" Lord Hermes nodded."For you, no reason is also a good reason."Lady Artemis rolled her eyes. "That is true too." He replied with a twinkle in his eyes.

I inched closer.

"... alone this summer," Grover was saying. "I mean, a Kindly One in the school! Now that we know for sure, and they know too—"

"What are you sure of ?" Lady Sally asked.

"We would only make matters worse by rushing her," Mr. Brunner said. "We need the girl to mature more."

" Still waiting !" Thalia remarked. I couldn't help but feel a bit angry at their behaviour

"But she may not have time. The summer solstice deadline— "

"What is this summer solstice deadline?" Lady Athena asked. Jason, Piper, Leo, Hazel, Frank, Nico, Reyna and Thalia shrugged. "We were not there !" They replied while Clarisse, the Stoll siblings, Chris and Will replied with" We were not told everything. Just that Andrew, Percy and Grover had to go on a quest to save the world." Grover and Andrew remained quiet.

"Will have to be resolved without her, Grover. Let her enjoy her ignorance while she still can."

"Sir, she saw her... ."

"Her imagination," Mr. Brunner insisted. "The Mist over the students and staff will be enough to convince her of that."

"Chiron is right at that. She has a hell of an imagination. " Clarisse grumbled.

"Sir, I ... I can't fail in my duties again." Grover's voice was choked with emotion. "You know what that would mean."

"You didn't Grover!" Thalia sighed.

"You haven't failed, Grover," Mr. Brunner said kindly. "I should have seen her for what she was. Now let's just worry about keeping Percy alive until next fall—"

The mythology book dropped out of my hand and hit the floor with a thud.

"Oh no, don't give yourself away! Please save the Hermes's cabin's grace. Haven't we taught you how to be lightfooted and sleuth? " The Stoll brothers grumbled some more. I am starting to worry for my half-sister more and more.

Mr. Brunner went silent.

My heart hammering, I picked up the book and backed down the hall.

"Good. Leave no evidence." The sons of Hermes nodded. "Damn, your daughter is so good." Lord Hermes told father wiping away fake tears. "No, she isn't. " Sally replied glaring at the brothers who immediately sat upright with a caught-redhanded look on their faces. I couldn't help but laugh at them along with others.

A shadow slid across the lighted glass of Brunner's office door, the shadow of something much taller than my wheelchair-bound teacher, holding something that looked suspiciously like an archer's bow.

"Chiron, why are you out of the wheelchair? " Nico looked confused. Chiron shrugged.

I opened the nearest door and slipped inside.

A few seconds later I heard a slow clop-clop-clop, like muffled wood blocks, then a sound like an animal snuffling right outside my door. A large, dark shape paused in front of the glass, then moved on.

"That means Chiron is Mr. Brunner. "Hercules stated stupidly. "Umm... Hercules, Andrew just told us a few moments ago that Mr. Brunner is Chiron." Frank pointed out. "So what, I won't believe a son of Athena, no matter how he is born. And you," he said pointing at Frank," how dare you not call me Lord. I am a god! And I can kill you with a flick of my fingers."

None of the future demigods looked impressed. "Yeah, as if you are any match to any of us. Heck, Piper is enough to defeat you, no offence Piper. " Clarisse sneered. "none taken." Piper rolled her eyes. Hercules looked between the two girls and then started laughing uncontrollably. " You...think...that...a...daughter of Aphrodite...can defeat me... That so... so funny." He said in between his laughs.

" Sit straight. " Piper commanded. Everyone sat up straight. Holy shit, She is a charmspeaker. And a strong one too at that. I noticed many people were trying to resist it while the future demigods looked unaffected.

Hercules, on the other hand, stopped laughing and sat up straight as if in a trance. "Slap yourself, Hercules." She said. Hercules slapped himself. "Slap yourself until I tell you to stop." Hercules started hitting himself. Poor guy. And then, Damn, that girl is powerful. Hercules fainted with all the beating. Will, giving him a pitiful look, stood up and moved his hand over Hercules's bruises along with chanting under his breath and it healed. "He will wake up soon. At least till the will can read a few more chapters." He said motioning to Lady Hestia. She obliged

A bead of sweat trickled down my neck.

Somewhere in the hallway, Mr. Brunner spoke. "Nothing," he murmured. "My nerves haven't been right since the winter solstice."

"Mine neither," Grover said. "But I could have sworn ..."

"Go back to the dorm," Mr. Brunner told him. "You've got a long day of exams tomorrow."

" Man, it must be terrible giving exams for the same class so many times!" Chris patted Grover on his arm.

"Don't remind me."

"You got your answer," Grover replied.

The lights went out in Mr. Brunner's office.

I waited in the dark for what seemed like forever.

Finally, I slipped out into the hallway and made my way back up to the dorm.

Grover was lying on the bed opposite to mine, studying his Latin exam notes like he'd been there all night. I guess, you should know that since I had no roommate and his was a heavy snorer so Grover usually came to my room to chat and study, for which I was always grateful,

"Thanks, Percy, I knew you liked my company."

Except for that day.

And his smile faltered.

"Hey," he said, bleary-eyed. "You going to be ready for this test?"

I didn't answer.

"You look awful." He frowned. "Is everything okay?"

"Just... tired."

I turned so he couldn't read my expression, and started getting ready for bed.

"He can easily read your emotions, daughter of the sea," Pan informed. Grover laughed uneasily. "I really wish I could say that, but sometimes even I can't understand her. She really is her father's daughter." Father had a big fat smile on his face. Heck, even I couldn't help but smile at that. She is so like us.

I didn't understand what I'd heard downstairs. I wanted to believe I'd imagined the whole thing.

But one thing was clear: Grover and Mr. Brunner were talking about me behind my back. They thought I was in some kind of danger.

" We didn't think she was in danger. She really was. What with Lord Hades' minion after you and..." Grover faltered realizing he had said too much. " And..." Lady Athena urged, "And what satyr? Don't make us wait."

"And Lord Poseidon and Lord Zeus were fighting. I remembered now. " " Wait, that happens all the time. It is the law of Olympus. Father and barnacle beard always fight. What is new in that?" Lord Ares snorted. " Unless", Lady Athena started looking back and forth between Father and Lord Zeus," Unless Something big has happened, something like the Trozen war." Then as if an idea came to her mind, "Something like Poseidon stole Father's master bolt!"

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A/N Ok my friends and followers and favourites so first question, I know, throughout the chapter, Theseus called Sally 'Lady' why? The reason is simple. Because she bore the first and only female daughter of Poseidon and his only demigod sister. So out of respect and cutesy, he is calling her 'Lady' and so will all the other demigods of the past.

Second, not to be seen as sexist but a study says that girls are quite smarter than boys. So... That is that.

Third, How did you like the cliffhanger? Hehe, this was totally a last-minute idea but it is worth it. Also sorry, I tried to accommodate one chapter of the book in one of mine but couldn't do it. But I promise mother teaches bullfighting and Grover's lost pants will have one chapter. Hopefully.

Lastly, I know I should have updated this last week. But I didn't get any previews or anything from the update before that so I thought you were not able to catch up with me. So please tell me if I go with the weekly update or try to give more time before an update.

Thank you