Clarisse La Rue

"What are you talking about?" My little brother asked me. "I used the landline. Is that a crime?"

"No, two nights ago." I reiterated," what you sent Percy-"

"Clarisse, my phone was stolen on Olympus, I haven't texted or called in 3 days."

"Don't lie you to you shithead."

"Then call it!" Mak insisted. "Its not here!"

So I did call his cell phone number and I didn't hear it ring, but there was an answer.

"Hello."

Annabeth.

That bitch.

"You bitch." I said.

"Clarisse?" Annabeth asked me. "Have you heard the horrible news? About Mak and Percy?"

I hung up.

Annabeth always wanted Percy to herself. She always wanted him. Always. And it pissed me off. She never realized that he didn't like her. In any sort of way. He's rejected her seven billion times already. Then again, its how she was to Luke, so. Once she hit puberty, that is.

"What happened?" Mak asked me. "Who took my phone? What did they do with it?"

"When did you say was the last time you talked to Percy?"

"3 days ago," Mak restated," on Olympus. I've been trying to call him but he hasn't been answering. Why?"

"That bitch." I remarked under my breath.

"What did they do?"

I showed him the screenshots Grover sent me.

Off to camp we were to beat the shit out of Annabeth and hopefully get Percy to listen.

By the time we got there and got Mak through the border it was lunch time. So we sat with Annabeth.

"Hey!" She said. "Mak, what are you doing here?"

"My phone." He simply said. Reaching out his hand. "You've ruined enough with it, thank you very much."

He didn't even wait for her to hand it over. He just took it.

We made sure we were right next to Percy and Grover. Knowing they noticed Mak was here.

I've known Annabeth since I was 8 and she was 6.

I know how to trick and deceive her.

"Hey, give that back!"

"Its not even yours!" I accused.

"So?"

"You stole my phone." Mak told her. "And now you want it back?"

"Yes!"

"Why?"

"Because I-"

"Because what?" I asked the daughter of Athena. "Huh, Annabeth? What did you do with my brothers phone? No Mak, you. Because you were a selfish, jealous bitch."

"I didn't-"

"Don't lie. I saw the messages."

"Okay, so I broke up Mak and Percy, big deal."

"Big deal?" Mak was astonished by this. "Would it be a big deal if somebody took your phone and broke you up with somebody you've been with for two years and intended on that to be the rest of your life? Just because you want it doesn't mean you get it. Learn it and grow the fuck up. Don't let me see your face around him again, because I will pound it in."

Grover and Percy were so confused. But not as confused as the rest of camp.

"So let me get this straight." Grover stated. "When we were on Olympus you," he pointed at Annabeth," stole Mak's phone. And texted Percy as Mak, breaking up with him. Because you didn't want them together? "

"Yeah."

She was brought into the woods by half of the Aphrodite Cabin, a few of my half siblings, and a handful of others. Which did include Nico, so.

Mak La Rue

I rushed over to my boyfriend and hugged him as tight as I could and he hugged right back.

"I've tried calling for 3 days off the landline," I told him," what happened to your phone?"

"Nico read the messages, got pissed off and threw my phone into the lake on accident. Promised to buy me a nicer one sometime this week."

So Nico shadow travelled the three of us to the city. Bought Percy a new phone. And left again.

Well, we get to his place and Hailyn was sleeping, Sally and Charlie seemed to be...

Arguing.

Something I've never heard of.

Percy just ignored it until Sally raised her voice and he saw Charlie raise his hand. Silence ringing through the house.

Percy broke it.

"Do it. I dare you." Percy told his mother's fiancé. "Just remember. She's my mother. You hit her, I promise to do much worse to you."

Mr. Blofis walked into the apartment. Silence rang through again.

Then there was a slap.

Charlie hit Sally.

Hard enough to shove her to the ground in the slap.

Blowfish rushed over to Percy's Mother as Percy knocked this guy against the wall with no fear. Kneed him where no man should be kneed, uppercut him in his face, and shoved him on the ground.

"Get your stuff and get out," Percy told him," you nasty motherfucker."

You can bet your ass he was out of that apartment.

"Are you okay?" Mr. Blofis asked Sally, helping her up.

"Yeah," she assured him," it's not like it's the first time I've taken shit like that."

Percy gave his mom an ice pack and we offered to make dinner. And as we did so, we talked.

"You reacted quickly to that," it was a small remarks.

"I don't tolerate it," Percy told me," little known fact, despite how violent I can intend to be due to the wars and what not, I will not tolerate abuse, harassment, none of it. We have 5 strict rules here. No drinking, no drugs, no gambling, no smoking, no  violence unless it is to be self defense or defense of another person in harm's way."

"And those rules are there just because?"

"Nope. They were put there the hard way."

And I saw a photo by the fridge. It was old. Percy must've been like 5 at the time. But there was 5 of them. Lukas and Percy I recognized, along with Sally. Then there was a younger girl there, a few years younger than Percy, probably 2 or 3, and a man, roughly Sally's age. And it sure as hell wasn't Charlie and this photo wasn't taken when Hailyn was around.

"You have another sister aside Hailyn?"

That was a mistake.

He paused after starting up the stove.

"I..." My boyfriend answered," no. I don't."

"Are you sure?" I asked him," because there's another one in this photo here."

"I know," Percy told me," she's dead. She died 3 weeks after that photo was taken. A freak accident."

Aw.

"Oh God, I'm-"

"It's fine, Mak," my boyfriend assured me," you didn't know and you were curious. Plus, its was over ten years ago. I've moved on. But if you really want to know. Yes. She was my little sister. Her name was Taylor. Taylor Jean Jackson. We called her TJ most of the time. Three years younger than I was, so she was two. Like I said, it was a freak accident. She had a good life while she had it."

I left the subject alone as we finished making dinner and made sure there was enough for Mr. Blofis to join us. They really need to get together. Honestly.

After dinner Sally and Paul took courtesy of washing the dishes as Percy and I put in a movie in his room. The last Hobbit. It was about 9:30. A very late dinner. But I'd I fell asleep once the battle was about to start. Percy was fast asleep by then. He made himself comfy by  sprawling himself on top of me but down a bit lower so his head was resting on my chest. But I didn't mind. Not one bit.

Sally Jackson

Around 11 PM I get a knock on my door. Paul was still here. We had been talking again this past month. I broke up with Charlie. He was only here to gather a few things he had forgotten and you saw what happened. Paul and I have gone on like 3 dates in the past month or so. The first one wasn't a date. But we met up and talked. We both agreed on getting back together. That it would be nice. I know I've heard Percy remarked a few times to Nico or to Mak that he wishes Paul had always been around than Charlie. Just take it a little slower this time. One step at a time.

Paul answered the door and said it was for me. S girl about 15 named Taylor.

I told him to let her in, and he did.

Inside came a girl with pastel pink and purple hair, wearing a black shirt that was too large on the one shoulder but not the other. The shirt displayed an upside down cross. And she had dark ripped skinny jeans with converse high tops. Along with bright blue eyes.

My kid.

I don't know why or how I knew.

But this was her. This was my daughter. This was Taylor. Taylor Jean Jackson. TJ as we all called her.

For a moment, I was speechless. Its been like 13 years.

But here she was.

"...TJ?" It was barely a whisper and she gave me a small smile.

"Hey, Mom."

I ran over and hugged the shit out of her. But she hugged the shit out of me, too. So it was only fair.

She explained to me that she did die but about two years ago the Doors of Death were open and she managed to get out and get here from Greece. She got to New York about a year ago and she could never manage to find us until today she went to a research center and looked us up and got the address. She also heard there was another baby girl in the family and there was no way she was missing that.

It was determined right away when we broke up, Charlie wanted nothing to do with Hailyn.

Taylor asked who the Dad was or at least who the fatherly figure would turn out to be.

Paul. From behind me. I totally forgot he was here.

"That would be me."

I told her that as of tonight she can either sleep on the couch, in Hailyn's room or in Percy's room.

"I'll take my chances in Percy's room," she told me," how old is he now?"

"18," I told my daughter," he's a senior now, so. Just don't freak out when he's not the only one in there. I can get the cot out for you."

Taylor Jean Jackson

I put my bag down in Percy's room as Mom brought in the cot. The credits to Hobbit was playing. So I just turned off the Tv and went straight to bed.

When I woke up I changed into a new outfit, brushed my hair and all that crap, and went out to the living room, where Percy and another guy was. I didn't even pay attention to who was in the room last night. I was tired. I doubt it would've been a guy, though. Especially if they were sleeping together.

There was a note on the fridge. Paul had a meeting. Hailyn was at daycare. Mom was at work at the Candy shop. They'd start moving the storage room stuff to the actual storage closet they rent and that would be my room, just not quite yet.

Percy has changed quite a bit. I figured out what one was him by the fact that his eyes are still like looking out to the bay, but brighter and his hair is like the midnight sky.

So they didn't notice me at first.

Percy was laughing when I got out there. They were doing something on a tablet.

"You're a dork," Percy told the guy who sat next to him on the floor.

"Well yes. But you love me."

"I don't think I even have a choice anymore but to," my older brother remarked  with a small smile and gave him a kiss.

I'm sorry, but it was the happiest and cutest thing I've seen in a long time.

Because every couple I've run into I ran into because they were having am argument and wanted me to settle an argument.

After like 3 minutes I came out of the hall and said hi. I was here. I was awake.

"Oh, hi!" Percy said and gave me this look like 'who the fuck are you?'

"Oh, yeah. I suppose you were asleep when I showed up," I remarked," I died when I was like 2 and a few years ago the Doors of Death opened up and I got out and I'm here again. Taylor. Taylor Jean. You guys called me TJ?"

"No... Fucking... shit."

"Yeah," I told him, "it's me. To be fair, I barely recognized you, so..."

"You know, I wouldn't recognize me if I saw a photo of me now five years ago, so I think you're fine."

"Okay good," I commented, "where's Lukas?"

"Moved out, he's 23." My brother informed me. "He lives in the city once again. Lived in LA for a while. But due to a relationship I believe his job and whatever is being transferred here and they're moving in together from what I figured."

"Okay, because I was going to say I don't think the other guy here is Lukas."

Percy realized I didn't know this guy.

"Oh!" Percy recalled, the three of us all standing by now,"yeah, sorry about that. Taylor, this is my boyfriend, Mak. Mak, this is my little sister, Taylor. But everyone calls her TJ."

My brother was gay.

Well.

That was something I didn't see coming.

I mean. Its one less thing to worry about. The fear of coming out to my Mom and Paul as lesbian.

Yes. I am gay. I havent dated anyone yet. Mainly because I didn't want to when I was trying to find home. I had a few crushes and a lot of eye candy and when they're all female it was pretty easy to pin point it.

"Well that's one less issue for me." I commented.

"What?" Percy asked.

"Worrying that Mom will totally beat the shit when I tell her I'm gay."

Percy just froze for a second.

"Hm?" I ask my brother.

"Out of all 3 of Moms kids that can actually like communicate and what not," Percy told me," all 3 of us are gay. Hopefully Hailyn turns out straight so Mom can have grandkids that aren't adopted."

"Lukas is gay?" I asked.

"He ran for 7 years because of it," my brother confirmed for me," he told them on his 16th birthday, Gabe beat the shit out of him. Told him to go to hell. He was gone in the morning without a trace and he came back like 6 months ago. Not even. Me and mom had issues when I told her but she was also on so many medical drugs she didn't know what she was thinking or saying at the time. So you should be fine."

Percy Jackson

So Madeline and Bianca apparently broke up.

Weird ass Christmas. Let me tell you.

So with his parents going through a divorce and having court on Christmas for it, Mak was over. Clarisse was with Chris and his family. But of course Lukas came and brought Teagon, who brought with Will, who brought Nico, who brought with Bianca.

Well TJ and Bianca you could tell instantly were hitting on each other and by the end of of the holiday they had gotten together.

So this is what we had:

So I'm related to Lukas. Who is dating Will's brother, and Will is dating Nico and Nico's sister is dating my sister.

That is one kind of demented love circle thing.

Will and Nico asked Mak and I how long we've been together. Thinking they're the longest lasting relationship here.

They've been dating just over a year now.

"Well October." Mak remarked.

"So a few months." Will replied.

"Well no," I said," because it would be... 26 months. Just a few months over two years."

Nico just looked at me.

"I don't think you realize how much I hate you right now."