Chapter 10
Percy's POV
I watched as Apollo worked to heal Thalia, she was laying in a bed unconscious. Eventually, Apollo stopped what he was doing, before saying, "She should be fine now. She might be sore for the next couple of days, but other than that she should be fine,"
Artemis nodded before replying, "Thank you, Apollo,"
Apollo replied, "No problem Little sis, I couldn't very well let Thalia die. You and Percy would never forgive me besides, she's our little sister,"
I stifled a laugh as Artemis had already started shouting about how she was older than Apollo. Once they were silent again I asked Artemis if I could come back and Visit Thalia after she woke up. Surprisingly she was okay with that. I guess she trusted me not to flirt with Thalia or any of her other hunters while I am there.
While he was there, Apollo hadn't tried to flirt with the hunters either, maybe it was because I was there. I didn't know but I was kind of happy that he hadn't. After that Apollo and I returned to his palace. There was no point in trying to go back to sleep since Apollo would soon have to leave to drive his chariot. Despite that, we made good use of the time we had left together before he would have to leave.
After he had to leave I headed back to my palace. Around noon I was surprised to hear a knock on my door. I tried to sense who it was using my powers and I was surprised to find my father outside my door. I quickly went and opened the door, allowing him to enter. I said, "Hey Dad, no offence, but what are you doing here?"
Amusement on his face my dad replied, "I was coming to Olympus anyway, so I decided to visit you while I am here,"
I nodded, that did make sense. My dad asked, "Percy how are you doing,"
"Good Dad," I replied, internally debating about whether I should tell him about my relationship with Apollo, and the fact that I am going to have three children. That last fact was one I was still getting used to myself.
"What have you been doing since your training has ended?" Dad asked me.
"Visiting you, mom, and the camps. I have also been spending a lot of time with Apollo,"
Dad's response was, "I'm guessing the two of you got closer since he was the one who trained you,"
I replied, "Yeah you could say that,"
Rather than waiting for my Dad to figure out what I was hinting at, I decided that I might as well just tell him. so I said, "Dad, Apollo and I are dating,"
His eyes widened in surprise, he clearly hadn't been expecting to hear that news. He was silent for a few moments, trying to decide what to say. In the end, he replied, " I feel like I should tell you that he's still getting with other people besides you,"
Much to his surprise, I chuckled, before saying, "I know Dad, we have an open relationship so I don't really mind if he sometimes gets with someone else,"
Once dad got over his surprise, he said, "Well son, if you're happy with him, I'm okay with it,"
I smiled a bit relieved despite the fact that I suspected he would take the news well.
A sly smirk formed on my dad's face, he asked in a teasing voice, "I'm guessing you have also been taking advantage of your open relationship?"
I could feel my face heating up as I blushed, that was one subject I had hoped to avoid. Now that it had come up though I was once again considering telling him about how I was going to have three kids. I was sure my blushing face had been enough to tell my father that I had in fact been sleeping around. The amused look on his face also told me that he found my discomfort amusing.
I decided that I should tell my dad that I was going to be a father. To just get it over with I said, "Dad, I've been putting off telling you this, but two of the women I've slept with are pregnant, and one of them will be having twins,"
I also told him a little more about Olivia and Lisa. I didn't tell him much other than saying that one of them was a mortal and the other was a veteran camper at camp Jupiter.
Although Dad wasn't totally shocked by that news, it still clearly surprised him.
Dad commented, "Twins aren't that common, even for gods,"
I just shrugged, I guess that's just my luck.
Dad quickly got back to teasing me, "And here I thought you were going to Camp Jupiter to make sure everything there is normal and to help any demigods who need it,"
I blushed again, but I managed to say, "Well I was doing that too,"
Dad just chuckled. we talked for a while after I managed to change the subject from my sex life. Before he left my dad said, "Good luck telling your mother about your kids,"
I groaned, knowing that conversation would be really awkward. A while after my dad had left Apollo showed up, We eventually ended up spending another night together, This time when the next morning came Apollo stayed with me since he could send another part of his consciousness to drive his chariot.
We were still spending time together when we were summoned to a council meeting. I sighed, Apollo looked disappointed as well, but we went to the meeting.
After we were all in the throne room sitting on our thrones Zeus spoke up, Apparently, he had decided that Dionysus had been at Camp Half-Blood long enough, and he was going to end his punishment there, but someone still had to be the camp director once he was gone. That's why Zeus called us there, In the end, we decided that I would be the best person to take on that position since I am the god of heroes.
I was okay with it, I had moved on from Annabeth so being at Camp half-blood wouldn't bother me like it used to. I also wouldn't have to always be at the camp. I could still go out with Apollo, or visit my mom, my dad, or Lisa or Olivia, and I could still spend some nights with someone other than Apollo if I wanted too.
After the meeting, Apollo and I went our separate ways for now. I was headed to Camp Half-Blood to inform them that Dionysus would no longer be their camp director. I teleported out of the throne room, and I reappeared on the porch of the big house. When I didn't find Chiron there, or anywhere inside the house for that matter, I assumed he was probably teaching an Archery class. I decided to wait until he returned. I sat down in a chair and summoned a book that I had started reading a little while ago. Since I'm a god now, dyslexia and ADHD aren't really a problem for me anymore, although I can still fight and read ancient greek as well as I ever could, if anything I was better at reading ancient Greek and Latin than I used to be, and because I am more powerful, my fighting abilities have also improved.
It was a while before I heard the clopping of hooves on the wooden porch. I was putting the bookmark back in my book, when I heard Chiron say, "Percy!" he was clearly surprised to see me. I sent my book back to my palace for now, and then I looked up. "Hey, Chiron,"
"Percy, what brings you here?"
"Well, I just came from a council meeting, Zeus freed Dionysus from his punishment here, and I am going to be replacing him as camp director,"
"Chiron was surprised for a moment before he replied, "Well welcome back Percy, It will be nice to have you back. You are welcome to stay in one of the rooms in the big house if you wish,"
I replied, "Thank you Chiron, I might do that,"
Chiron asked, "Have you told any of the campers yet?"
I replied, "No, I thought I would surprise them at dinner,"
Chiron nodded, "What will you do until then?"
"I thought I might go visit someone,"
"Your mother?" Chiron guessed.
I replied, "No, a woman I met a while back,"
I didn't say any more than that on the subject, but Chiron wasn't stupid I was sure that he had probably guessed the kind of relationship I had with Lisa. In response, he simply nodded, and moments afterward I left to go to Lisa's. I really didn't care if Chiron suspected what was going on between me and Lisa. I knew he wasn't going to go blab about it to the other gods. He was going to find out about her and our twins eventually anyway since they would have to go to camp eventually.
Once I got to Lisa's she let me into her apartment, and I asked, "How are you doing?"
"Well enough," she replied, I could tell that her pregnancy was really starting to show, but then again, she was pregnant with twins. I've been doing everything I can to help her. Afterall it was mainly my fault she was in this situation. Sure she had been a willing participant in everything we'd done, but I certainly could have done more to try and avoid this situation. Regardless there was no point in dwelling on that now since there was nothing we could do to change our situation now.
"Do you have any ideas for what we should name them? We shouldn't leave the decision to the last minute," she asked.
I actually had thought of that, but all the names that I'd thought of were also the names of friends I'd lost. I was thinking of Selina and Zoe for possible names for girls, and maybe Charlie and Luke for boys. We discussed it for a while, coming up with several possible names for both boys and girls since we didn't know the twin's genders yet. We didn't rule out any ideas yet since it was still pretty soon to make the final decision. She seemed to like the names I suggested, and I also liked most of her ideas.
We talked for a while about that and other things until I knew I should leave and return to camp. I said goodbye to Lisa for now and went back to Camp Half-Blood.
Once again I appeared on the Big house porch and Chiron and I went to the dining pavilion. Soon after the campers started arriving. They all seemed surprised to see me sitting with Chiron, but I guess I couldn't blame them. I don't usually visit at dinner time. They were probably also wondering why Dionysus wasn't there. As the campers sat down at their tables I could tell they were all talking to each other, although I wasn't really paying much attention to what was being said. I decided to wait a little longer before revealing why I was there. After he made his announcements Chiron said, "I'm sure you are all wondering why Lord Perseus is here,"
I shot him a halfhearted glare for using the formal title. Chiron ignored it and finished with,"However, I will allow him to explain that himself,"
I stood before I began speaking, "Well, I'm sure you're all wondering why I'm here and Dionysus isn't, although some of you might have figured it out already. Zeus released him from his punishment here, and I am taking his place as Camp Director. For me it's not a punishment I chose to do it. So you will probably be seeing a lot of me around here from now on,"
I could tell the campers were pleased, a few even let cheers escape before thinking better of it and going quiet. I just chuckled. I wouldn't mind being back at camp. It would be nice seeing my old friends more often, and I would be able to help train the campers. At one point during dinner I had caught sight of Nico, I hadn't been able to talk to him as much as I would have liked since that day when we'd had sex. I planned on talking to him soon, although things are a bit awkward between us now. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens when we get a chance to talk.
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