Runaway

~2~

~2~

Today was supposed to be amazing. Annabeth was supposed to come back to camp. I would bring her to dinner at Atlantis. It would have been great. I could have gone to bed happy. "Well, that is definitely not gonna happen", I thought. I made my way through Manhattan towards the sea. I dove into the refreshing blue water only to be met with a facefull of Hippocampus tail. I guess dad was prepared.

On the way to Atlantis I thought about what I was going to do next. To be honest, I had no idea at all.

Once the Hippocampus dropped me off at the gate, I was met by Triton. "Welcome to Atlantis, little bro," he said. "Have you been spending too much time with Apollo?" I questioned. We definitely did NOT need another Apollo. He huffed, "Just because I sound cooler than you, does not mean that I have been spending time with Apollo. I'm just that awesome," He said. Triton and I had grown close in the short 6 months before my mom and stepfather had died. There may have been a group chat with dad, Triton, mom, Amphitrite, and me. There may have been a certain point in time when Triton had sent something he did not need to have recorded. Let's just say that there had been many questions about why Triton had recorded me recording Ares singing Taylor Swift in his undies. "You definitely have. Only Apollo would say something like that," I responded. He just rolled his eyes and pulled me into a hug. "How have you been coping with Aunt Sally's death?" he asked with concern in his eyes. "To be honest, not well. Not well at all. Mom said that they were planning to have a baby. She said that I would be a big brother soon. W-Why did sh-she have to die? Why d-do the fates h-hate me so much? Why c-couldn't I have a n-normal life?" I said while I buried my face into his chest to hide my tears. "Percy I promise, things will only get better now. Because, once you hit rock bottom, the only place you can go is......up," He said. I pulled away, "Did you really just quote 'Sing' ?" I asked. "Come on. Dad is waiting for us. And he has a surprise for you," He said.

Time skip

Triton and I swam into the main hall where we were met by our dad and Triton's mom. As soon as we walked in, streamers and confetti fell from the ceiling. A banner with 'Welcome to Atlantis, Seaweed Brain!' on it was hung. Dad and Amphitrite both swept me into a hug.

"How have you been? I haven't seen you in so long. You should visit more often," said Amphitrite. I smiled, she was always worried about me. "I'm fine," I responded. Amphritite looked at me suspiciously. "Alright. I'm not fine. I miss mom a lot. I wanted to be a big brother. I was going to propose to Annabeth, but she was cheating on me. The idiot John made my life a living Tarturus and turned most of the camp against me. Now all I have is you guys and a couple of my friends," I admitted. Dad and Amphitrite looked worried. Suddenly, Dad looked furious. "The nerve of that girl. After all you did for her, she leaves you for John. I'm pretty sure John isn't even my son. I wasn't going to have any other children for a while after you. I'm almost certain that he is not my biological son. It is possible that some of my blood was used in some obscure and ancient ritual in order to give him the looks and powers a true son of Poseidon would have. I need to go look this up in the library," he said. I was shocked. Amphitrite looked at me, "You loved Annabeth, yes?" I nodded, "And she cheated on you, correct?" I nodded again, "I'm going to have some strong words with Athena," she said. "How about we leave this for after dinner. I'm starving," said Triton with a blindingly bright smile. "Seriously, how much time do you spend with Apollo?" I asked. "I can answer that question. He spends up to 4 hours a day playing Call Of Duty with him. Then they hangout on the beach for another 2 hours. Sometimes Apollo comes over for dinner. In short, Triton spends too much time with Apollo," said Dad.

Time skip until After dinner

A/N(Poseidon and Percy are talking.)

"Percy, I have something I need to tell you. When Sally was taking her final breaths, she prayed to me to save her unborn child. I, obviously, obliged, pulled a few strings with Hades and asked the female Olympians for help. The main point is, you are a brother, Percy. You have a little sister. I want you to see her before you leave for Olympus(A/N Poseidon told Percy that Zeus had an offer for him). Her name is Estelle. Estelle Jackson," said Dad. I was overjoyed to say the least. "Where is she?" I asked. As if on cue, Amphitrite walked in with a little bundle of blankets in her arms. In her arms was a peaceful little child. She looked about 6 months old and was absolutely perfect. She had my eyes and she had blonde hair. "I blessed her so that's the reason she can breathe underwater," said Dad. Amphitrite looked at me, "I was thinking, I'm not going to be the best mom. But I know who would be. I think that it would be best if Estelle stayed with Hestia," said Amphitrite. Dad and I agreed. "Oh, look at the time, you have to go see Zeus. He said he had some mission for you. We might not see each other for a while now," said Dad as he pulled me into a warm hug, "I want you to know, that I will always love you, no matter what. You will always be my baby boy." I said my goodbyes as Dad snapped his fingers, transporting me to Olympus with Estelle in my arms. I walked to the main hearth in the throne room. Once I got there, I saw Hestia sitting at the hearth. "Lady Hestia," I acknowledged. "Percy, what brings you to the hearth?" she asked. "I need your help." I said, distress clearly written on my face. "What can I do for you?" she asked. I sighed and took a deep breath. "So long story short, my parents died, Estelle is my little sister, Poseidon and Amphitrite can't look after her properly as she won't get the attention she deserves, Dad asked me to ask you if you could look after her as you would be able to look after her better because your job isn't so taxing, not that looking after the hearth is a trivial thing, I didn't mean tha--" She cut of my near-incoherent rambling. "It's okay, Percy. I understand. Give her to me." I handed Estelle over gently. The light of the fire shined on her skin. Slowly she opened her sea-green eyes and smiled at Hestia. "She's perfect," Hestia breathed out, "I'll be honored to take care of her." I gave her a sad smile. "I'm sorry I can't stay here any longer, Zeus is expecting me. I don't know what is going to happen. Just in case I don't come back, could you please do this for me? Tell her about her brother. Tell Estelle that Percy is on an adventure and he's going to c-come back soon with lots o-of gifts. Tell her that I love h-her so m-much." My voice broke as I told her this. Hestia nodded. I took one last look at Estelle, blinked away the tears that were forming in my eyes and walked away. Time to see the lord of the cosmos.