Percy

"I hate you all." Reyna said, taking off her shirt. Just the shirt. It wasn't even that bad. She had on a sports bra.

"This isn't half as bad as it could be." Castor informed her. "Shit used to get bad."

And it got nasty pretty fucking quick after that.

Reyna... Innocent, ignorant, Reyna.

First she dared Annabeth. Who takes this game very seriously.

"Top the person to your right."

"In front of everyone?" Annabeth was clarifying. Because next to her was Clarisse. And they're both single but still.

"I don't where else you would..."

So none the less I was turned around for about 10 minutes with most others.

It was a pretty funny game, though. And then Jason... Just Jason.

Leo took a dare. I'm sitting to his left. Leo guessed at random, right or left and got left.

Take a shower naked with the person to that direction.

Leo and myself haven't even come out to anyone yet and they're making us do this shit. It was the last dare of the night. So we go to my cabin, get in the shower, strip down, and take a shower.

I'm very insecure when it comes to my body and other people. Especially full on naked. Just shirtless is no big deal but other than that...

As we're waiting for the water to warm up, Leo noticed this and he came and hugged me from behind. Kissing right below my ear.

"You're beautiful."

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Jason

Of course they send somebody to listen in. Not watch. Listen. So Grover and myself. It was our next friends after all.

I didn't know Leo was bisexual. Or that he likes Percy.

But just... The one thing I was able to hear.

"Shut up." Leo almost teasingly mattered told Percy. "You know I love you."

"I know." Percy responds. "I love you, too."

Piper and Nico walk in and they were about to talk.

But nope.

We did not allow that.

Of course they don't say anything loud enough for us to hear after that...

So we left.

And the question came.

"If Percy came out when he was like 14 here..." This dawned on me. "Then why the hell did Annabeth and him ever date? That's a stupid thing."

"Everyone knew for years." Grover explained. "That Annabeth liked Percy. Percy knew for gods sake. And a very drunk truth or dare after a war... And they were forced to be together for 3 months of contact with each other. Which turned out to be a year once he went missing. So..."

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Grover

Tyson came to camp about a week later. And he was a wreck. It was horrible. I walked into Percy's cabin, wondering if he was ever coming to lunch and he was in there. Tyson breaking down. Him being as much of a big brother as I can.

I decide it's better I don't get involved.

"Where's Percy?" Hazel asked once I caught up with everyone else.

"Cabin." I answered. "Tyson's here. I'm guessing something happened between him and his dad but... I don't know."

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Percy

So Tyson came out to Dad as pansexual.

It didn't end well.

And it was obvious after so long, he's not talking. That's not happening. But I decided to do something that I probably should've done years ago.

I wrote a little note saying I'd be back tonight or in the morning. And I left camp. And headed to my Dad's kingdom.

With open arms, he let me in. Its rare either of us visit each other. Triton was there. Giving me dirty looks, as always. And he told me he had something quick to get done. It'll take 10 or 15 minutes. So I waited.

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Poseidon

How the hell do I talk to him?

One, he probably knows I freaked out on Tyson and is why he's here. Two, I haven't been talking to him directly, but I've kept tabs. I know the state he's in. Somehow Luke had my number. He called and told me.

At least part of that is my fault. I wasn't there for him. Ever. I know that wasn't totally my fault. But I could've been there more. A lot more.

Honestly, I didn't have anything else to do. I was trying to calm down for 10 minutes because I haven't had a personal conversation with him for years. And that was the first time we met because he asked why I wasn't there and that crap. Which was very little. When he was 13.

He's almost 19.

I'm just now realizing how horrible of a dad I am.

After about 10 minutes I went out and spoke with my son.

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Triton

I don't hate Percy. I have no reason. I've never spoken to him before.

I hate Dad. Its the fact he can remain so loyal to such an asshole.

Myself, I was born a human. And about.... 10 years ago I came out to Dad as transgender and he wasn't okay with it. So he made me half fish. Thinking it'd made a big difference.

Tyson... Last night Tyson told Dad he was pansexual. Good for him.

And Dad flipped out on him. Told him he had to be gone by morning. Tyson fell asleep that night crying. We share a room. I'd know. And he was gone when I woke up.

Percy... Oh Percy.

First he told Dad he was gay. He's known for about 4 years. Percy came out to camp 4 years ago, not long after he realized it.

And then he told him something else that he flipped out worse on.

He's also transgender.

Dad was flipping out.

And he said one thing.

"We can send you to therapy." Our father tells my younger brother. "We can fix this."

Percy gave him a single look and with all the confidence neither Tyson or myself had:

"No, Dad." Percy said simply. "No you can't. And you want to know why? Because there's nothing broken to be fixed. This isn't some demented thing and it sure as hell isn't a phase. It's who I am. If you don't like it, I don't care. You're not there for me or Tyson as it is. Poor Tyson, you fucked him over. He's been crying for the past two hours. And I imagine you've done this to Triton, right? Whether it was when he went through a phase or if it wasn't a phase, you still freaked at him, right? Shouted at him like its going to stop it? If you want to yell at me, you go ahead. I'm broken, and therapy isn't changing that. Therapy doesn't do shit. Mom sent me for 3 years. But did you know that? Did you have any idea what was ever going on at home while you were here, probably fucking the brains out of some other chick and trying to hide it from your brother? Because that's what you do, right? That's what you've always done."

Dad fell silent.

Because he was right.

I wasn't even going to say anything. I didn't even move.

"Go to your room, Triton."

Percy gave me confidence.

"If you're going to smack him, no." I tell him. Suddenly feeling like one, I should stick up for a brother I barely know, but then again I can relate to him, sort of. Two, standing against my dad for once. "You're not doing to him what you did to me."

"It was ten years-"

"YOU TURNED ME HALF FISH, I DON'T CARE HOW LONG AGO IT WAS." I shouted at him. "He's probably happily in a relationship. He has friends and a family. But he's not Daddy's perfect soldier like you want him to be. Like you wanted me and Tyson to be. But because of you not being able to just accept things as they are, you have 3 kids that hate you at the moment. Many of them past dead. A wife that tried at one point to love you. And really did try. But gods forbid. Gods forbid things can be nice."

"I said." Dad repeats. "Go to your room."

"And I said no." I tell him. "Go to yours."

He walked out of the room, furious. And here came my mother.

"Triton what's your father...?" She was afraid to know. "Oh, hello, Perseus. I didn't know you were visiting."

"I'll be leaving shortly." The 18 year old, if I remember right, told my mother.

"No, stay for dinner." My mom insists. "I insist. You're ever so rarely around anymore. And plus, Poseidon is leaving for a trip in an hour. So we won't have to deal with his bullshit. Trust me, if I could divorce the man, I would."

So he agreed to stay and I showed him Mine and Tyson's old room.

"What you said to Father..." I tell him. "I've never seen that before. Honestly. Everyone he has ever flipped out on has never dared say a work against him after. Whether it's because he terrifies them or you rely on him for something. Tyson didn't even say anything after. But Dad still locked him out."

"Yeah, well." Percy said. "I also beat the shit out of Area, smacked talked Athena, and have on many occasions butted heads with Hades and Zeus. Why the gods don't all hate me I have no idea. Aside Apollo. I'd choose him over Dad any day."

"We all would." I agreed, opening the door to the bedroom. "Sorry if it's kind of messy. I imagine Tyson was in a hurry to leave this morning and then there's no time to clean so."

"Its okay." Percy told me. ''I've dealt with much worse."

It didn't take him long to realize what I told Dad earlier.

"Ten years ago..." He said in admits the silence. "What happened? You said something about it. Dad turned you into a fish or something?"

"Uh. Yeah." I agreed, sitting up. "I'm transgender. And I told Dad about 10 years ago. It had been a while since he'd freaked out about anything. I figured maybe he had become more accepting. But instead he freaked out. Put in therapy for about 5 years, and turned me half fish. Until I honestly tell him I'm not trans, he refuses to give me legs. Because trust me, it sucks. I can't leave this hell hole anymore."

"Hold on a second." He told me and took out his phone. Sending a text to somebody. "It was a spell, right?"

"Yeah." I said. "Why?"

"A child of Hectate owes me a few favors."

"You're too nice." I insisted.

"People keep telling me that." He remarks. "But I have no use for magic. So."

A few minutes later, his phone goes off.

"Okay." He said. "So the spell that they're aware gets rid of it. But, the catch being, if you're immortal. Which you are, it takes that away and you're put at the age of whatever adult is considered in the country you're living in. So 18."

"Please." I begged. "I can't stand it here another day. If that means I'll die in 80 years, I'm fine with that."

"And once this is done, it can't be undone." He warned.

"Let's just get the ingredients."

So we got everything and made it into a really weird goo like substance and he spread it out on my fin. Or flipper, or whatever it is. Whatever he couldn't do, I did.

And then the spell.

"Pisces et homines, et fin pedibus reverti humana mortalitas."

And I passed out.

Wake up five minutes later.

I HAD LEGS.