The ringing in Percy's head had yet to go away and his body was still aching. 'What happened?' should've been the first thing on his mind but all he could think about was the deep grumbling sound coming from his stomach. Food! his brain screamed. Wait, wasn't I just about to eat breakfast? What happened to my pancakes!? His mind scrambled as he tried to recover some form of memories in his delirious state. "...yes but he's been like that for ages. If he stays like this any longer Jason will definitely follow through with his threat to break down the door to get in here." Percy could hear voices, some quite close by, perhaps tending to him. That would explain why it smelt like the infirmary. Wait, why would I be with the healers? I don't remember doing anything stupid in the last week. But that just was it, Percy couldn't remember anything from the last week - even if bits and pieces were coming back slowly everything was still fuzzy. "What is it with everyone breaking down doors today?!" came another but more exasperated voice. Nico? So he really is in the pack infirmary. If he could remember correctly then the healer was Will, Nico's mate. So that just brought him back to his other question, Why am I here? Another deep grumble came from his stomach but this time it was loud enough to catch the attention of the other werewolves in the room. It was Will's voice which broke the misty haze in which Percy was in and finally brought him back to full awareness, "Percy?"

"Ye- Yee- yeah..." Percy knew his voice was croaky and hoarse but the look on the other two's faces made it seem as if he'd just performed a miracle.

"Oh Percy you're alright! I thought we were gonna have to call in a warlock to get you help. I thought I couldn't- I thought it would be my fault if-if... if you weren't..." The rest of the sentence died in Will's throat as he started to sob into Nico's shoulder. Percy looked on with wide, guilty eyes as he stared in shock at the outburst from the blonde-haired healer. "It- it's, um, alright?" Percy gently reassures the sub even if he was confused as to why this person he barely knew cared so much about him. For the first time since seeing him with his friends on his doorstep, Percy could actually see a small smile tug at the corner of Nico's lips. "Don't worry about that - it's the hormones. I keep on telling him that he can stop working so much whilst he's pregnant but he won't listen."

"Oh, oh ... ohh." said Percy as he put two and two together. How could I miss that? He thought to himself. He may spend more time ogling Jason than actually learning about his friends but the fact that Nico's mate was pregnant was something he should've been able to remember. Percy was about to ask why he was in here when a very irritated voice shouted from outside the room.

"Nico! Will! You better let me in to see my Percy or gods help me I will-"

"Yes, yes!" interrupted someone who sounded suspiciously like Miss Castellan, "You better pray it's Jason who gets to you first because if my baby boy isn't alri-"

"Ok, enough with the threats!" groaned Nico who face planted into his sub's golden hair. "You can come in, he's awake."

The door slammed open so hard that it made a decent sized dent in the beige-coloured walls. A tsunami of werewolves flooded the room completely disregarding the strict two visitors per patient rule. Percy was bombarded by a range of rushed questions, the loudest voices being his mum, Jason and surprisingly Hazel. "How are you feeling?" she asked concern lacing her comforting tone. "Like a giant's just used me as his own personal punching bag." came Percy's huffed reply. He took his time to look at each of his visitors; his mum, Leo, Ty and Ella - his lifelong family; Annabeth, Reyna, Piper, Frank and Hazel - his newfound friends; Silena and Charles - his guardian angels along with Nico and Will who had helped him recover. And then there was Jason. Jason. My mate. Every moment of their relationship flickered in his mind's eye like an eternal song of worship. Even if their bond wasn't yet complete or the fact that they had only truly met a couple of weeks ago, Percy knew with all his heart that he loved Jason. Loved him. As those images of his romance died down he also saw more recent ones like a table full of blue food, his mum with tears in her eyes and unbearable pain as he fell into unconsciousness. "Wh-what happened?" He asked timidly, voice still slightly shaky. His family shared a quick glance before answering, "We don't quite know." said Leo.

"You just sorta passed out." Ella added. Oh, well that isn't exactly the kind of thing I was planning to do on my birthday.

"Could it be-no...but it might..." whispered Annabeth clearly doing calculations in her head.

"Do you know something we don't?!" Jason urged as the rest of us watched the wisegirl in part confusion and part amusement. She really looks likes she's in another world when she's thinking... Apparently Will seemed to be getting her unspoken message. "You're right! Why didn't I think of that?" He jumped up and waded his way through the thick wall of bodies so that he could rummage through some paperwork. "Oh." commented Reyna as she too began to understand.

"Are we missing something?" Percy pouted as he grew tired of not knowing what was going on.

"Aha! I've got it!" announced Will as he enthusiastically waved a clump of papers in the air.

"What!?!" chorused everyone except Reyna, Annabeth and Silena. The healer glared at them to shut up before reading the words inked on the white pages,

"Presenting. A werewolf's guide for what to expect during your unique presenting experience. Chapter 2 - boys. Every-"

"My baby boy has presented!" cried May a look akin to fear plastered on his face.

"I can't smell anything different." shrugged Charles.

"Me neither."

"Yep.

"Well-"

"CAN EVERYBODY JUST SHUT UP!" bellowed Percy. He had been starting to get overwhelmed by all the voices. Immediately all sound stopped as the wolves looked to Percy for instructions. "Thank you. Now Will, can you continue?"

"Uhm, I mean yes. Every discovery of one's second gender is completely different to the next, each depending on key points in life that make you who you are. Wolves who are born into happy, caring families often present in a state of bliss and calm. On the other hand, pups who are at a young age exposed to danger and tragedy are at a higher risk for a more painful and even life-threatening experience." He stopped reading so that he could see how Percy was taking all the information. The black-haired boy frowned possibly contemplating what is supposed to happen next. "Was that - whatever happened - was that it?"

"I think so honey." whispered Silena gently caressing her own plump belly, "What you went through sounded like the painful part of the process."

"So then what am I?" he pleaded looking everyone each in the eye.

"We don't kno-" The person speaking was cut off as a beautiful aroma filled the packed room. Waves of the sweet but salty scent hitting each wolf like a 50mph gust of wind. The aroma was light and dainty but also held an undercurrent of deadly violence if provoked. It was powerful and protective in the way that only the rarest gems achieve.

"An omega." gasped Silena finally finding another friend with her secondary gender.

"An omega." gasped May who only knew of the pain that title had caused her firstborn pup.

"An omega." gasped Jason as all instincts to protect and dominate came rushing in at full speed.

Percy examined the looks of those around him, not quite knowing how he should react. Even if he did it wasn't like he could actually form a coherent trail of thoughts except for the one thing that was repeating over and over. I'm an omega.

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A/N - I didn't include the main reactions in this chapter because this is about 1400 words already and I didn't want it to get too long. Also this is sort of a filler chapter to keep me updating regularly. I will hopefully post within the first half of next week. Peace x