Disclaimer: I do NOT own Percy Jackson, nor Heroes of Olympus, Rick Riordan does

Percy's POV:

I woke up to being surrounded by a large group of campers, all staring at me and the sleepy girl next to me.

"Look, he's awake" the familiar voice of Connor said and I looked up

"What, is there something on my face? If so I'm blaming Connor and Travis" I said plainly and everyone shook their heads "Then stop staring! It's creepy!" I shouted loud enough for them to get the message but not loud enough to wake Thalia who was still sleeping on my shoulder

"Sorry, it's just. Seeing a daughter of Zeus sleeping on the shoulder of a son of Poseidon, you don't see that very often" Travis said and I felt Instinct laughing

'Well, how about Artemis willingly kissing a male' he said and I chuckled

"Well, you've seen it. Now if you don't mind. I'm going to get... Princess Thalia to bed" I smirk

"I am going to kill you" Thalia said as she slowly woke up and glared at me half heartedly

"Oh, don't act that way. We both know that you don't mind it" I said cheekily and Thalia slapped the back of my head causing the campers to roar in laughter "Alright Thalia, let's get you to bed" Thalia just nods and I get up and then pick her up bridal style causing everyone to go wide eyed "What? Ever see someone picking someone else up this way?" No one does anything and I just walk past them and too my cabin until Chiron trots up to me looking nervous

"Perseus my boy, Thalia is a daughter of Zeus" He says and I look at him and raise an eyebrow

"And?" I say obviously knowing why he is telling me this but not really giving a damn

"She can't sleep in your cabin" Chiron says and I look at him before he notices my look of 'Do you really think I give a shit about that? I do what I want, when I want, how I please'

"She CAN sleep in my cabin, because I refuse to have my cousin be forced to sleep alone in a dark, dank, dusty, musty old cabin with a creepy life like statue of Zeus staring down holding the flipping doomsday bolt like 'Respect me or Eat Voltage!'" I state and thunder rumbles overhead and I look up "I'm not disrespecting you, I am telling the truth, that statue freaks me out as it should freak everyone out." I say and the dark clouds overhead lighten up slightly 

"Perseus, you know she can't..." Chiron started to say but I narrowed my eyes

"Chiron, I know you are just doing your job. But I couldn't care less, I take care of my family and those I love. With the children of the big three being us. We need to stick together, so let me do what I want and I will even sacrifice my next five full meals to Zeus" I say and the sky thunders in approval

"Well, it seems that Zeus agrees" Chiron says in defeat and I smile

"Thank you, Chiron, I promise you won't regret this" I say and Chiron smiles slightly

"I have yet to regret any decision that I have made concerning you" Chiron says as he turns around and trots off and I open the door to cabin three and walk in

"I want that bed" Thalia says pointing to the bed next to Reyna's old bed

I walk over to it and gently lay Thalia down on the bed and she curls up and falls asleep again. I smile slightly as I pull the covers out from under her and then tuck her in.

'We would be such good parents' Instinct comments as I finish tucking Thalia in

'Yeah, but then we would have to adopt probably, and that's if Arty hasn't moved on and started to hate all males' I responded as I walked over to my bed and looked at the wall which held my minotaur horn

'Do you not remember that Arty hugged us when you activated the failsafe?' Instinct countered and I had to agree with him

'Alright, but still, we will have to adopt.' I say as I keep looking at the empty space next to my bed 'You know what would look good here?'

'A weapon rack?' Instinct answers and I nod

I turn around and take one last look at Thalia before walking out and freezing my door so no one can get in. I make my way over to the Hephaestus cabin and knock on the door to have Beckendorf answer the door.

"Hey Percy! How are you?" Beckendorf says enthusiastically and I smile

"Hey Beck, I was wondering if you could build me a weapon rack." I ask and Beck smiles

"Of course, Perce, Oh, by the way. Your brother Tyson was asked to go to Atlantis to help in your father's forges so you won't see him tonight" Beckendorf says and I smile sadly

"Thank you, Beck," I say as we walk into his cabin to work on the weapon rack

(Time skip a few months, the end of the summer season)

I walk out of my cabin with Thalia following me looking less than presentable but I learned to deal with that.

"Hey, kelp head. Why don't you ever go out with one of those girls that obviously try to get your attention?" Thalia asks and I chuckle as I turn towards her and back pedal towards the pavilion for breakfast

"Why would I? I don't like them, so I don't want to lead them on" I answer honestly causing Thalia to look at me weirdly

"Normally, a hero like you would be hanging with as many girls as possible but you seem to only hang out with Beckendorf, Me, Annabeth, Connor and Travis, and Luke. And even then, you seem to disappear for hours at a time not to be seen until dinner time" Thalia says and I chuckle as Instinct rolls his eyes at me mentally

'Told you she would notice' Instinct tells me and I glare at him mentally

"I tend to do training on my own. Allows me to focus on controlling my powers, you never know when you will need to kick Heracles' ass again" I say as if I did it on a daily occurrence which I had almost done in the distant past

'Ahhh, good times. Oh! Remember the time when Heracles was being a dick and we broke his arm to the point where it still worked but was facing behind him?' Instinct says fondly and I laugh a little

"You, kick Heracles' ass? I'd like to see you try" Thalia challenges and I smirk

"Just ask Annabeth and Luke. Or better yet, ask Phoenix when he shows up. He will tell you how I killed Heracles when I found out he stole some special items" I respond as we reach the pavilion only to notice Phoenix waiting for me with his arms crossed and a serious expression on his face

As Thalia is about to respond I quickly walk to him and open my mind for him to mind message me.

'Meet at our usual spot, I have information from Jade regarding a few things' Phoenix says mentally and I nod

'Alright, I'll be there' I respond quickly before taking my seat at Table three where Thalia sits next to me

"What was that about? One moment you're laughing then when you see Phoenix with a serious expression you sober up and become dead serious like you're trying to impress him" Thalia says with a confused expression

"I guess something is serious enough for him to be serious" I lie weakly not very keen on lying to Thalia

"Well, I knew you were bad at lying but I didn't know you were this bad" Thalia says while laughing

A few minutes later our food arrives and not wanting to waste any time, I just dump my whole plate of normal colored waffles, bacon, and eggs into the brazier making to sacrifice to Zeus, Poseidon, and secretly Artemis. After I sacrifice my food I quickly put my plate away before walking out of the pavilion, much to everyone's confusion as I usually eat the most.

I make my way to the edge of the forest before I flick my hood up and start running through the forest at an accelerated speed making sure to keep my aura down. Soon I reach a large cliff where I quickly sprint towards it and jump before latching onto the side and quickly climb to the top. When I reach the top, I notice Phoenix sitting in a lawn chair next to the edge.

Phoenix was wearing his normal black clothing but he also had a pair of sunglasses on. I walked over to him and sat in a lawn chair next to him, when I did that, he handed me a pair of sunglasses which I put on after I flicked my hood down.

"So, what did you need to talk to me about?" I ask

"Well, I received news that Hades has had kids" Phoenix says an I raise an eyebrow

"And?" I say wanting him to continue

"Well, they were in the Lotus Hotel and Casino since World War 2. Jade just recently took them out and put them in a school called 'Westover Hall'" Phoenix says and I nod

"What does this have to do with me?" I question

"Whoever finds them will contact camp. I have already checked the upcoming schedule and there appears to be a prom dance in a few months" Phoenix continues and I groan causing him to smirk "I assume you know what I'm alluding to huh?" I nod sadly

"Yes, yes I do" I say and Phoenix puts his hand on my shoulder and we vanish in a flash of flames

We reappear in front of a hot pink temple that smells of literally all the perfume. I gag slightly as the door opens and a guy with white hair and lavender eyes stands in the doorway.

"Ahhh, Phoenix. I am glad you could make it on time." The man says and opens the door for us to walk in

"Thank you, Zane." Phoenix says as Zane smiles and leads us through the temple to place with a bunch of formal looking clothes

"Well, I'm sure you can take things from here. I need to do some other things regarding Aphrodite's love life..." Zane says with a visible shiver and I can't help but feel his pain

"Good luck, Chaos knows you're going to need it" Phoenix says and Zane walks out leaving Phoenix and myself in the room "Well Perseus, look around. Find something that fits you and maybe your friends"

I roll my eyes as I walk around looking for anything with silver on it. I find a complete suit with a silver tie, silver handkerchief and moonstone cuff buttons. The rest of the suit is pure black including the pants. I pick it out and I smile before I put it on an empty rack.

"You would choose the silver one" Phoenix says in an amused tone and I roll my eyes

After a while, I found outfits for Thalia, Luke, and Annabeth. I got Thalia a black dress that went down to around her calf, I also picked out a pair of black heels for her as well as a necklace with electric blue sapphires.

'She is going to kill you by the way' Instinct said and I laughed

'Totally worth it' I respond and Instinct gives me a mental nod

For Luke, I picked out a formal black suit that had a green tie, green handkerchief, and emerald cuff buttons, black pants and shiny shoes.

"Oh, he will like that. Very expensive looking" Phoenix said as he was looking through a set of formal clothes himself

"Thank you, I feel like I know my friends well" I say proudly as I pick Annabeth's outfit out

I got her a storm grey dress that went to her ankles, a pair of light grey heels as well as a necklace that had a grey star sapphire.

When I finished I grabbed the outfits and looked at Phoenix who didn't get anything.

"Hey, can we stop by Demeter's place? I think we should pick up a few flowers for the girls to put in their hair" I say and Phoenix smiles and nods before we walk out of the Pink temple and toward a large garden

When we reach the outskirts of the garden, a guy greets us. His hair was brown with slight streaks of green in it, he had leaf green eyes and a smile that was very welcoming.

"Hey Phoenix, long time no see. What brings you out to the Garden of Demeter?" The guy asks as he notices me and waves slightly

"Hey John, we just came to pick up two flowers" Phoenix says and I nod

"An electric blue flower and a storm grey flower please, and can I have it so they can't wilt or be destroyed?" I ask and John smiles and nods

"Of course, I would be happy to supply you with what you need" John says before he turns and walks through the flower section of the garden before cutting two different color flowers one being electric blue and the other being storm grey

John chants quietly as he walks back over and hands us the flora.

"Here you go, two flowers." John says and I smile

"Thank you, I guess I better be going now, people at camp are probably freaking out that I am missing" I say and Phoenix laughs

"Alright, let's head back." Phoenix says as he puts a hand on my shoulder and flame travels us back to cabin three

When we arrive, I notice Thalia pacing furiously and ranting to herself.

"Where could that Kelp head have gone? Like honestly, it's not like he can disappear in an instant" She says as I walk over to the side and hang up the four outfits then face Thalia

"Thalia, I'm right here" I say calmly and her head snaps toward me before she narrows her eyes and storms up to me and lands a hard slap across my face

"Where have you been! The entire camp is out looking for you! We thought you were kidnapped!" Thalia spouted before I smiled

"I was just out shopping with Phoenix. Don't worry, I'm not going to be kidnapped." I say calmly and Thalia looks at me like I grew a second head

"Shopping? What did you get?" Thalia asked and I rubbed the back of my neck sheepishly

"Well..."

A/N: Hey, sorry for the delay in updating, I had work today, but no fear! I don't have work tomorrow or Monday! So, I will be updating then! Anyway, Take Care my fellow Demigods and Demigoddesses!

~Major Nich

P.S: Sorry for the awkwardness of the chapter, I don't really do shopping scenes well. But now that this is over... Who's ready for a bit more Pertemis?