Chapter 17
Percy's POV
I was still at Olivia's, now that Mark was settled down we were just sitting on her couch and talking. she eventually asked me a question that I wasn't expecting, although it didn't completely shock me considering the conversation we had recently had with Annabeth and some of the things I had said during it.
she asked, "How many other people have you been with anyway? I've suspected for a while that you have probably been with more people than just me, once I found out about your relationship with Apollo I suspected it even more, it didn't really bother me, you're a god so you can do what you want, but after what you said to Annabeth I'm just curious. I won't judge you or be upset if the answer is a lot. my mother is literally the goddess of sex, so I'm not going to judge you."
I shrugged and had to think for a moment because I hadn't really been keeping track of how many people I had been with. Although I had been with quite a few people at this point, I wasn't the kind of person who would brag about it so I just hadn't bothered to keep track. I replied, "I haven't exactly been keeping track, but after thinking about it, probably around twenty different people counting you and Apollo, most of those were one-night stands that I haven't seen since, or at the very least haven't been with since,"
This time her eyebrows rose, I'm not sure she was expecting the number to be quite that high which both amused and concerned me. after a short silence, she commented, "You've been busy,"
I let out an awkward chuckle, "Not so much now as I used to be. eleven of those happened before Apollo and I got together, since then I've been happy with him most of the time,"
She asked, "What's going to become of us then? Are we just friends now or will our relationship stay the same?"
I thought for a moment before replying, "I think it can stay the same for now, I will be coming fairly often to help you with Mark anyway, I don't see why we shouldn't enjoy ourselves if he's asleep and we happen to be in the mood,"
she nodded, seeming satisfied with that response.
I knew that once we eventually started having sex again I would make sure we used protection, I was sure that neither of us wanted another child for a while. four was more than enough for me for a while. Even though I do love all my kids, I have had enough of them for a while. The same goes for anyone else I might sleep with anytime soon, except for Apollo obviously, I'm not saying I don't want any more kids at all, I just have enough for a while. Once the ones I have are at least a few years older, then I might be perfectly fine with having more kids, for now, I'm just happy to help take care of the ones I have. We were silent for a few moments, but Olivia eventually asked, "Since you have been with quite a few people, do you have other children besides Mark?"
I replied, "Yes, three, two girls and another boy. The other boy and one of the girls are fraternal twins. She seemed a bit surprised by that, although all she said in response was, "At least I didn't end up with twins or triplets, since you seem to be very fertile,"
I chuckled before replying a bit sheepishly, "I'm starting to think that may be something that comes with being a god considering how many kids the rest of them have, although I would never want that many myself,"
She nodded, and I continued, "You probably would have found out about my other daughter Silvia soon anyway, since her mother and I believe she will probably become a goddess soon,"
Olivia asked, "What goddess is her mother then?"
I replied, "Fortuna,"
Olivia was a bit surprised, but she got over it quickly. We talked for a while longer, although I managed to change the subject from my sex life, and my children, because even though Olivia wasn't judging me for the number of people I have been with, or the fact that I have other children, the conversation had still been kind of awkward. Eventually, Mark started crying again, and I went and looked after him. Not too long after, I left and returned to Olympus.
That evening Apollo and I went out on a date to another concert. After it ended we returned to Olympus and spent the rest of the night together. I wasn't sure how long it would take for my friends to find out about Mark and that he's my son. Annabeth may try to tell them thinking it would make me look bad, or maybe she will actually keep her mouth shut since I had threatened her. I'm not sure what she will do, but I'm sure that even if she does blab to my friends they probably won't have the reaction that Annabeth would want. I'm sure they would be surprised but I doubt the news of me having a child would upset or anger them in any way. Reyna would probably be the most surprised considering that I had slept with her a couple of times, and although we both knew that we weren't a couple I'm sure she might be surprised by the fact that she wasn't the only person at camp Jupiter I had slept with.
A week went by and I went to check on Camp Jupiter as well as visit Olivia and Mark again. I went to the Principia first to talk to Frank and Reyna, and we talked about the camp for a while before Frank changed the subject. He said, "I hear that you are a father, I'm guessing that wasn't planned, but congratulations anyway,"
I chuckled thinking, you don't know the half of it, before replying, "Thanks, it wasn't planned, but I am happy about it since I can visit often because I'm not as restricted by the ancient laws as the other gods are,"
Frank smiled and nodded, before replying, "Well then, Your son is one lucky kid," I knew he had a point there since the other gods rarely visit their kids, especially the Roman gods.
I had no intention of telling them right now that I have other children, they would find out about Silvia soon enough, and although I trusted them I was planning on keeping the twins as secret as possible for their safety. Sure Mom, Dad, Apollo, and Olivia know about them, but I wasn't planning on telling anyone else. I hadn't really planned on telling Olivia either but then she had asked and I decided that telling her couldn't really hurt. Despite that, Everyone else could find out once the twins eventually have to go to Camp Half-Blood once they are teens because if I keep telling people about them, they wouldn't really be secret at all. Once I finished talking to Frank and Reyna I went and spent some time with Olivia and Mark for a while, after that, I visited Lisa and helped her with the twins. After that, I spent the evening with Apollo.
A couple of days later it was finally time for Silvia to get her domains. It all felt a little strange to me since she looked like she was in her late teens now, even though It hadn't been that long since she was a baby. We were all in the Throne room on Olympus, and we were all in our Roman forms. Fortuna was also there, seated on a smaller guest throne. Silvia stood in the middle of the room waiting for the fates to arrive. She looked a bit nervous, and I smiled at her encouragingly.
The fates appeared and began speaking, "Silvia, daughter of Perseus and Fortuna, you will be both Roman, and Greek, and your domains will be Loyalty, Kindness, And Generosity. Your Greek name will be Melite,"
One of the fates, I think it might have been Lachesis, placed her hand on Silvia's shoulder and gave her her new domains and gave her Greek side her name. Once that was done it turned out that her sacred animal was the Elephant. Not long after that, the fates left, and most of us returned to our Greek forms, Fortuna and I stood up and I shrunk back to the size of a normal man. Dad did the same and we all went over to Silvia, smiling at her proudly.
Now she was smiling too, and we took turns hugging her, and we all told her we were proud of her. Fortuna and I would train her with her powers that were related to her domains, but anyone who is born a god instinctively knows how to teleport and control their forms as well as the other things that all gods can do.
Smiling at her I asked Silvia, "Do you think you are up for visiting the demigod camps today, or do you want to leave that for another day?"
She replied, "Let's go, I can handle it, Dad,"
I replied, "Alright Sweetie, if you're sure,"
Before we could leave she replied, "You better not call me that in front of the demigods,"
I chuckled and ruffled her hair, which caused her to grumble, "Stop that, now you're messing up my hair,"
I laughed and said, "don't worry about it, you look beautiful,"
Fortuna said, "he's right, now which camp are we going to first?"
I said, "We might as well start with Camp Jupiter since most of us are in our Roman Forms,"
They agreed, so we teleported to Camp Jupiter. We went to the Principia to get Reyna and Frank to gather the legionnaires so that we could introduce them to the newest minor goddess. Once they had gathered everyone, the Romans bowed to us, although I was sure they were wondering who Silvia was. Some of them may have guessed the truth just from seeing the three of us since Silvia does look like us. I spoke, "Romans, we are here to make an announcement. A new goddess has been added to both the Greek and Roman Pantheons, you will know her as Silvia, She is the goddess of loyalty, kindness, and Generosity, she is also our daughter,"
A voice spoke up from the crowd that I would have recognized anywhere, Annabeth asked, "How could she be your daughter when she looks like she's already eighteen," I rolled my eyes and said, "Really Annabeth, think, that's what you're supposed to be good at isn't it?"
It seems Fortuna was nicer than me, since she replied, "Gods grow much faster than mortals or even Demigods, and Pregnancy for goddesses isn't as long as it is for mortals, that is why she looks like she's eighteen, rather than still being a baby,"
Annabeth stayed silent after that, And Fortuna and I stepped back, Allowing Silvia to speak to the Romans herself. I Could tell she was nervous so I placed a hand on her shoulder, and when she looked at me, I smiled at her encouragingly.
She looked back at the legionnaires with more confidence and spoke for a few minutes before we let the Romans disperse, and we left to visit Camp Half-Blood. We switched to our Greek aspects before we found Chiron and asked him to gather the campers. Once he had done that I explained to everyone why we had come. They were all pretty surprised considering that they hadn't known about any of my children until now.
I doubt anyone there even knew that I had been sleeping around considering that the only person from Camp Half-Blood that I had slept with was Nico, and he was doing the best he could to keep the fact we had slept together a secret. I was honestly fine with that, Considering that I don't normally talk about my sex life either. Chiron was the only one who didn't seem to be all that shocked by me having a daughter, but then again, some things I had said to him a while ago might have made him suspect that I might have children.
After I finished explaining, Silvia, as her Greek side Melite, spoke to the campers and Chiron. While she was doing that, I decided that I would stay behind for a while once Melite and Tyche left. I wanted to talk to Chiron and my old friends, although based on the look Artemis had sent me before she left the throne room, I knew she had probably not been happy to learn that I have a child, so I wasn't looking forward to my next conversation with her. I was pretty sure Apollo wouldn't be able to fend her off this time. So maybe part of the reason why I was staying longer was to avoid that conversation for as long as possible.
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