A/N: I just finished this like 15 minutes ago so I didn't get to edit it so please to hesitate to tell me if I made any mistakes. I'm so sorry I published this pretty late. Also, tis takes place after "The Lightning Thief" so Percy is 12. Happy Thanksgiving! Or if you don't celebrate it, have an amazing day and may the force be with you!

Sally's POV:

         I've got to say, the last few weeks have been... interesting.

         First, my vacation gets ruined by the Minotaur! I needed that vacation! Do you know how hard it is to take care of two reckless, impulsive kids? If you do, then you feel my pain. If you don't, you're lucky. It can be a nightmare. Bruce has been helping me lately but before that I was doing it all sola. I was alone. So I'm pretty mad at the Minotaur that not only ruined my vacation, but also kiDNAPPED ME!

        Second, we find out that Tony is a demigod. I mean, my best friend is a demigod! Now there's two of them! What am I supposed to do now?!??

          Third, Percy goes build a giant metal dragon and goes on a super-dangerous-life-threatening quest!

          Fourth, Poseidon gets the brilliant idea of claiming Percy in front of the enTIRE FREAKING CAMP! WITHOUT MY CONSENT! I mean, I knew it had to happen eventually but, not so soon! I mean, he's my son too! I should have a say in deciding when Percy should get claimed!

         Whew, sorry for ranting. I just needed to vent out a bit. I mean, as I said, taking care of two kids isn't easy, you know? Anyways, you guys came here because you wanted a story; so I'm going to give you one.

         After the whole "oh-my-gods-I-got-kidnapped-so-Percy-got-claimed-and-went-on-a-quest-just-to-save-me-but-he-also-saved-the-world-because-his-dad-and-his-brother-couldn't-just-chill-out" incident, I was looking forward to relaxation.

          But, Thanksgiving is around the corner, which means Christmas is around the corner, which means that chaos is around the corner. But thankfully, Gabe is finally gone so it will probably be less chaotic. Now normally, Thanksgiving is just Percy and I. And Tony comes by every other year; because he wants to spend time with the Avengers too. But this year, I have something different in mind. I whip out my phone and start texting Tony.

Sally
Hey, are u still coming over for Turkey day this year?

Nerd
That depends
Am I invited?

Sally
I can literally SEE you smirking all the way over here
If you keep doing that you're not invited

Nerd
So I AM invited?

Sally
...

Nerd
YES!
*does happy dance*

Sally
How did you graduate from kindergarten again?

Nerd
HEY!
You're talking to someone who graduated MIT at 17
AND has a PhD

Sally
I graduated at 17 too!
AND my son graduated at 12!

Nerd
...

Sally
Who's laughing now, Nerd?

Nerd
I hate you

Sally
I love you too!
:D

Ners
I'm still invited right?

Sally
Of course
But you have to buy all the ingredients :)

Nerd
WHAT?
But you're the one inviting me!
Why do I have to buy everything?

Sally
1- Bc you just lost an argument with me
2- You're rich

Nerd
So that's how it is huh?
Using me for my money?
I am WOUNDED Sally
We used to be best buddies, but now we're not
I wish you could tell me WHY!!!!!!

Sally
Oh cut it out Tony

Nerd
Leave me be Sally!
Can't you see I'm wounded!?
Betrayed!?

Sally
I'll make that fancy pumpkin pie u like

Nerd
*le gasp*
The one with the whipped cream and the seed crust?!?!
(It's a lot more tasty than it sounds, trust me)

Sally
Yes

Nerd
You are now my best friend!
I'm sorry I ever doubted you!

Sally
:)

Bruce
And I'll be making cookies

Nerd
BRUCE?
WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?
HOW DID YOU GET HERE?
WHY DID YOU GET HERE?

Sally
I invited him
This is a group chat, you know that right?
And he's coming over for Thanksgiving this year

Nerd
Wait, this is a group chat?
Since when?!?!

Bruce
Since I met Sally
We exchanged numbers when we met

Sally
Yeah, we're friends now

Nerd
Wait, what's your nickname for him?

Bruce
What?

Nerd
Sally as a nickname for everyone
Mine is "Nerd"
Percy's is "Bubble Guppie"
Pepper's is "Wonder Woman"
Happy's is "Grumpy Cat"
But what's your's?

Sally
Ummm
He's "Watson"

Watson
Why "Watson"?

Nerd
Bc it's he's a character in in favorite TV show

Sally
He's a doctor
And he's underappreciated
Just like u!

Watson
Is that supposed to be a compliment?

Nerd
Yes

Watson
Ok then...

Sally
Listen, I gotta go now
I'll see you guys on Thursday!

Watson
Ok, see you later!

Nerd
Ok see you!
Oh! And Happy is going to drop off all the ingredients on Wednesday!

Sally
Ok bye!
Oh and FYI Pepper is also coming!

Nerd
WHAT?

          I turn my phone off and rush to the kitchen. Where I'm met with a startled Percy and a burning toaster. All the windows are open and he's using the kitchen towel to put out the flames. But then the towel catches on fire and he panics and throws it out one of the open windows. I can't believe that this is the same boy that graduated from MIT a few months ago.

          "What the hades happens here?" I exclaim.

          "MOM!!" he exclaims in surprise, freezing in place.

          "What on earth happened here Percy?" I ask as I dump water over the toaster, destroying it in the process. Oh well, I can always make Tony buy a new one. Percy mutters something in response to my question but I don't understand.

          "Can you please repeat that?" I ask, gently placing my hand under his chin and lifting his head.

          "I wanted to make you breakfast," he mutters, not meeting my eyes.

          "You did?" I ask in surprise.

          "Yeah," he mumbles.

          "Well isn't that sweet?" I say before kissing his forehead, "But you got Tony's cooking skills, so that's a pretty bad idea."

          "Hey!" he exclaims.

          "Now I'm going to cook us some edible breakfast," I say before officially starting my day.

*~Thanksgiving~*

          "Mom, we need to put the turkey in the oven!" Percy shouts from the kitchen.

          "Coming!" I shout back as I make my way to the kitchen.

          When I enter the kitchen I see him trying to take the turkey out of the fridge. We prepared the turkey last night so it could marinate overnight. But now it's time to put it in the oven if we want it to cook before our guests arrive.

          "Percy, be careful!" I cry as he stumbles with the turkey.

          "Don't worry Mom!" he says as he tries to close the fridge with his foot, "I got th-" He slips and falls, bringing the turkey down with him. I dive, but instead of catching Percy, I catch the turkey. Hey, I love Percy and all but I have my priorities.

          "Are you ok?" I ask my son after setting the turkey on the counter.

          "Thanks for catching me," he grumbles before he gets back up on his feet.

          "I'll take that as a yes," I say. I turn to the oven and see that Percy has successfully preheated it.

          "Wow, you managed to preheat the oven without setting our apartment on fire. Nice job," I say.

          "Gee thanks. I'm not that bad at cooking," he says back.

          "So you admit you're bad at cooking?" I say with a smirk.

          "I-I... This isn't over yet!" he exclaims.

          "Whatever you say Bubble Guppie," I chuckle.

          "Hey! *sigh* Let's just get the turkey in the oven," he sighs.

*~A few hours later~*

          DING DONG

          The doorbell startles me, causing me to smear my lipstick. I look at myself in the mirror and I see that I now have a cherry-red line halfway across my face. Well, at least I didn't drop my blush on my dress or anything. That would've been a nightmare. I need to fix my makeup, but I can't keep my guests waiting.

          "Percy, can you get the door please?" I call out.

          "Sure thing, Mom!" he answers from his room.

          I hear footsteps and then the door opening. Then I hear many voices coming from the hallway. I hear the door close and more footsteps.

          "Hey Percy, where's your mother?" I hear Bruce ask.

          "Yeah, where is Sally?" I hear Pepper add.

          "Oh, my mom's in he-"

          "Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let down your hair!" Tony's voice rings in the house, well apartment but you get it.

          "Shut up, Nerd!" I yell back, slightly irritated with the nickname he gave me all those years ago.

          "Found her! She's in her room!" Tony exclaims.

          "How did you know that?" Percy asks, "She could've been anywhere in the house... well apartment... you get it."

          "Yes, but I'm her best friend. And I know everything about her," Tony replies with a smug smirk. How do I know he's smirking even though I can't see him? Because I'm his best friend and I know everything about him.

          "And I know everything about you, so shut up before I spill any secrets!" I yell.

          "Yes ma'am!"

          "Are you two done?" Percy asks.

          "Yes," my best friend and I reply.

          "Sally, if it's ok we'll just be in the kitchen!" Pepper says.

          "Ok! I'll be out in a minute!" I shout.

          I quickly grab a makeup-removing wipe and start to hastily wipe the smeared lipstick off my face. After a few moments I successfully removed the cherry-colored substance off, but in doing so I ruined the rest of my makeup except my mascara.

          "Great," I grumble as I grab my concealer and start to apply it on my face again.

          I hastily start to redo my makeup but then all of a sudden there is a sudden flash of pink right next to me. I grab the dagger that I had hidden under my vanity table and point it at the intruder faster than you could say "Quidditch."

          "Sally dear! Calm down, it's only me!" Aphrodite exclaims.

          "Aphrodite?" I hesitantly ask, lowering my weapon.

          "Of course it's me! Who else?" she says.

          "I dunno, a monster maybe," I reply.

          "You're just like your son. I can see where he got it from," she says with a nod.

          "I don't mean to be rude but, why are you here?" I ask.

          "Well, I sensed that there was a fashion emergency and I just had to come," she replies with a shrug.

          "There's another reason."

          "Well, you're my son's best friend."

          "Yet another reason."

          That's when she smirks and replies, "I've seen how you look at, what's his name? Oh yes, Paul was it? Paul Blofis?" I feel my face turn as red as my lipstick.

          "Wh- what? Who is this Mr. Blowfish? I've never heard of him before," I lie.
          She raises her eyebrow and states, "Hun, the plain fact that you just turned into a tomato clearly means that you do."

          I cross my arms and say, "Well what about Paul? He isn't even here!"

          She smirks and says, "Not for long."

          "What do you me-"

           She snaps her fingers and she disappears in a flash of pink light, leaving me alone in my room again. What the hades was that about? Pls don't tell she kidnapped Paul. If she did I have no idea how I'm going to explain why he was kidnapped by a random beautiful woman and put in a five-star restaurant.

          But, one problem at a time! I still need to fix my makeup. I turn to look at myself in the mirror and notice that my makeup is... perfect. It's way better than I could ever do it. And-

          Wait

          My clothes are different.

          I don't remember putting this dress on.

          Or even OWNING this dress.

          Or these shoes.

          Or the bracelet!

          Or the earrings!

          Where did she get these clothes? What is that woman up to? I mean geez Aphrodite, this is just a Thanksgiving dinner with some friends. Not a movie premiere. That woman really outdoes herself does she? Well, at least my makeup is done. And I've got to say, I look AMAZING in this dress. I walk out of my room and notice that everyone is in the living room talking.

          "Hey guys!" I say walking in, "Sorry I took so long."

          "It's fine, Sally," Pepper says with a kind smile.

          "What's up with the princess outfit, Rapunzel?" Tony says with a smirk, "Is your knight in shining armor coming over or something?"

          "No, more like your mom came over," I reply.

          "She wHAT?" he shrieks.

          "She came in and fixed my makeup," I explain.

          "Why? What was wrong with your makeup?" Bruce politely asks. (Unlike sOMEONE)

          "I smeared it," I answer.

          "But why would Aphrodite bother to come and fix your makeup? I've never met her but from what Tony's told me, Aphrodite doesn't come help you unless she wants something," Pepper states.

          "That's what I'm nervous about," I admit.

          DING DONG

          We all jump at the noise.

          "Who could that be?" Pepper asks.

          "Did you invite someone else, Sally?" Bruce asks,

          "Is it your knight in shining armor?" Tony asks with a smirk. But then his smirk disappears as we all connect the dots.

"I've seen how you look at, what's his name? Oh yes, Paul was it? Paul Blofis?"

"Is your knight in shining armor coming over or something?"

"But why would Aphrodite bother to come and fix your makeup? I've never met her but from what Tony's told me, Aphrodite doesn't come help you unless she wants something."

          "Oh-"

          "No-"

          "She-"

          "Didn't!"

          We all rush to the door, tripping over almost everything. Meanwhile a very confused Percy just sits on the couch. He has no idea what's gotten into the four adults and decides to check on the turkey. Once we all make it to the door I hastily open it to reveal...

          "Paul! What a surprise seeing you here!" I exclaim. Phew, he wasn't kidnapped.

          "But you invited me," Paul says with a raised eyebrow.

          "She did?!?!?" the trio behind me exclaims.

          "I did?!?!? I-I mean, of course I did. How could I forget? Come in," I say opening the door wider.

          "Thank you," he says while stepping into the apartment. We all step back as he steps in. But then his eyes go wide as he notices who the people behind me are.

          "Y- you never said that Tony Stark, Dr. Bruce Banner, or Pepper Pots would be here," he stutters.

          "I- I didn't? I- I'm pretty sure I did," I lie.

          "Well mistakes can happen," he says shrugging it off.

          "Well, while we're at it. Let me introduce you all. Paul, (as you might know) this is Tony, Bruce and Pepper. Guys, this is Paul, he's a colleague of mine," I say.

          "I- it's a pleasure to meet you all," Paul says while shaking everyone's hands.

          But when he gets to my best friend, Tony grips his hand, pulls him close to his face and threatens, "If you even hurt a hair on her head I will make it my personal mission to kill you."

          Paul gulps and says, "Yes sir."

         Tony smiles and says, "Good." Then he walks away with Pepper and Bruce. Leaving us at the doorway.

        "You two are close?" Paul asks me, a hint of jealousy laced in his voice. Jealousy? Why would he be jealous? It's not like he's my boyfriend or anything.

          "Tony is my best friend. We've known eachother since high school," I explain.

          "Oh, that's pretty cool," he says, relaxing a bit.

          "I guess it is. But don't ever tell him I said that, his ego is only going to get worse," I say.

          "You have my word," he chuckles. I feel my heart flutter in my chest.

          "Do you want me to take your coat?" I awkwardly ask.

          "Oh! I totally forgot about that!" he chuckles. He takes off his coat and he hands it to me.

          But I drop it.

          I bend down to grab it.

          And so does he.

          That's when our hands touch. We freeze and look at each other, both of us with crimson-red blushes on our faces. We don't do anything, just staring into each other's eyes. Well, until Percy comes.

          "Um, am I interrupting something...?" my son asks.

          "No!" Paul and I shout.

          "Um, ok...? Tony said that there was someone else here and I just wanted to say 'hi'," Percy says.

          "R- right," I say standing back up with Paul's coat in my hands.

          "Hi, I'm Paul Blofis, a friend of Sally's. I'm guessing you must be Percy, her son. She talks about you a lot," Paul says while shaking Percy's hand.

          "Interesting, because she's never talked about you, Mr. Blowfish," Persassy says.

          "Percy!" I chastise.

          "It's fine," Paul says with a curt smile, "It's a pleasure to meet you anyway. But it's Blofis, not Blowfish."

          "Sure thing Mr. Blowfish," Persassy replies with a smirk before walking away.

          "That's not going away anytime soon, is it?," Paul chuckles.

          "I'm so sorry, he's normally a very sweet boy. I don't know what's gotten into him," I wonder.

          "It's fine, he seems very sweet. He'll just have to warm up to me," Paul says with a shrug.

          "I guess but first, shouldn't we go join the others?" I awkwardly ask.

          "Yeah, that seems nice."

          I put his coat away and we make our way to the living room. Pepper and Bruce smile politely at our arrival but Tony's smirking the same way he does when he's forming yet another plan that can get him killed. And Percy is watching Paul like a hawk. He studies his movements, asks him questions and doesn't let him out of his sight. Kinda like a dad when he meets daughter's boyfriend for the first time.

          DING

          "The turkey's ready!" the two children cheer.

          "Calm down kiddos, we still gotta let it cool a bit first," I say.

          "Awwww"

          "Why don't you all go sit down at the table while I get everything ready?" I say.
          Everyone complies and they take their seats at the table. Meanwhile I head to the kitchen to take the turkey out of the oven. I use a meat thermometer and stick it into the turkey. It's just right. I suddenly hear some shuffling behind me and I turn around and see Paul.

          "Um, need some help?" he shyly asks.

          "Um, I don't think so..." I reply

          "Are you sure?"

          "Positive."

          "Alright," he says before turning around and joining the others. I take the turkey in my arms and walk to the table. I carefully set it down at the center and take my seat.

          "This looks amazing, Sally," Pepper says.

          "Thank you," I say.

          "Well the food's not for show, is it? Let's dig in!" Tony exclaims. We all laugh and start to eat. I mean, wow the food was amazing. I probably shouldn't brag, but dag, I amaze and astonish. And my food was pretty astonishing.

          "The food was great, Mom!" Percy says.

          "Aww, thanks Percy," I say. He smiles in return.

          "Yeah, I wish I could eat more!" Tony exclaims.

          "If you do, you're not going to fit in your suit!" Pepper says.

          "Oooh!" Percy says.

          "That wasn't even a burn!" Tony exclaims.

          After that we keep on talking about everything and nothing. Tony and I tell everyone some embarrassing baby Percy stories. We all laugh as Percy hides his face in his hands.

          "Hey! Why don't we play a board game?" Percy loudly asks.

          "That sounds fun," Paul says.

          "Do you guys have 'Clue'?" Pepper asks, "I've always loved that game."

          "Sure," Percy says before going into his room and rummaging through his stuff.

          After a few minutes he comes out of his room and shouts, "Eureka!" Holding the game above his head.

          He comes back to the table and we start to set up the game. We all choose our characters. Paul chose Professor Plum. Bruce was Mr. Green. Percy chose Colonel Mustard. Pepper chose Mrs. Peacock. I chose Miss Scarlet. Which left Tony with...

          "Dr. Orchid?" Tony asks.

          "I don't remember that they had a 'Dr. Orchid' when I was a kid," Pepper says.

          "Yeah, wasn't there a butler or something?" Paul adds.

          "There was, but they removed him and added Dr. Orchid," I answer.

          "Fine," Tony grumbles, placing his pink character piece (or whatever they're called) on the board.

          We start to play. Causing one another, trying to see other people's cards, and most importantly: trying to find the murderer.

          After about thirty minutes Percy jumps up and shouts, "I got it!"

          "Who?" we all ask.

         "Mrs. Peacock killed Mr. Body in the Billiard Room with a revolver!" he shouts before promptly grabbing the envelope at the center of the board and taking out the three cards inside. He smiles triumphantly and shows us all the cards one by one.

         "Nice job, Percy," Paul says. Percy seems shocked by the comment but replies nonetheless.

          "Thanks... Paul," he replies with a curt smile. Paul smiles at the fact that Percy used his real name, he's been calling him "Mr. Blowfish" all afternoon.

          "I'm having a lot of fun and all but it's getting late," Bruce says.

          "Bruce is right, we should get going," Pepper says.

          "Yeah, if we're home any later, Capsicle is going to get a heart attack!" Tony chuckles.

          We all put away some of the stuff because we're all too tired to actually clean up and head towards the door. We say our goodbyes and wish each other a good night.

          But, just as Paul turns to leave he stops in his tracks and says, "Wait, I forgot something!"

          "What? What is it?" I ask.

          He walks up to me, kisses my cheek and says, "That's what I forgot. Have a good night, Sally." And with that he gets in his car and leaves. Leaving me blushing at the door.

          "That was smooth," Percy says with a smirk.

          "Percy!" I cry.

          He shrugs and says, "It's true. Now I'm going to change into my PJ's and hop into bed. Goodnight, Mom."

          "Goodnight Bubble Guppie," I say back.

          Then he leaves and enters his room. I close the door and walk into my own room. I flop down on my bed and think a bit about what just happened. I can still feel my cheek tingling from the kiss. Gods, I feel like a teenage girl right now. I need to think of something else. I change into my pajamas and slide under the covers of my bed. I stare at the ceiling for a while before smiling softly to myself.

Tonight was a good Thanksgiving, don't you all agree?