Chapter One

Percy's POV

I woke up on a beach. It was dark, the moonlight dancing on the gentle waves of the ocean. "Percy." A voice called. I turned my head to the source of the voice and groaned internally. Aphrodite.

"Lady Aphrodite, of which occurrence do I owe you this visit?" I asked, trying to be polite. Other than Zeus and Dionysus, she was my least favorite god.

She smiled seductively at me and I internally gagged while remaining silent. "Perseus, I have a request of you." She said sweetly. I nodded, trying to act interested. "Glad to see you are quiet tonight. I have not much time. Can I trust you?"

"Depends." I told her honestly.

She studied me with intense grey eyes, same as Annabeth's. "That'll do. I need you to break up two people for me."

I nearly choked on the air I was breathing. "Who!? Why me!?" I exclaimed.

"Nico and Will. Will... He wasn't supposed to be brought into the picture." She shook her head disapprovingly. "You need to break them up."

"No offense lady Aphrodite, but Nico's finally happy with Will. I wouldn't break them up if my life depended on it." I told her coldly, showing I wasn't going to back down. Nico was my friend, and so was Will. I'm not that low.

Her seductive look turned into a stare. "What if your life DID depend on it?" She asked. I cursed a gods mind reading powers.

"You wouldn't kill me." I told her. I know she wouldn't, my dad would kill her. Well, she can't be killed, but whatever.

She chuckled darkly, darker than I thought a goddess of love could muster. "But I can do much, much worse. Good luck Perseus, or should I say Persia?" The world around me faded to black, leaving me confused. As always.

I woke up thinking about last nights visit. I wondered what she meant as I got up and grabbed some clothes. I went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. What I saw nearly made me scream. I had long hair, about to the bottom of my shoulder blades. I had longer, fuller lashes. My chest was enormous, and my rear was larger as well. I paled. Persia. A more feminine version of Percy. I quickly changed, uncomfortable to find myself in a bra and underwear. I heard a pounding on my door and my eyes widened. "Seaweed Brain? You're gonna be late or breakfast!" Annabeth called in.

"Uh, Annabeth? I've got a small problem." I said, my voice extremely high.

"Percy? Are you okay?" She called through the door. "Your voice sounds higher."

"You promise not to laugh?" I asked, walking to the door blushing like mad.

"Sure, I promise not to laugh." She told me. I unlocked the door and opened it, hiding behind it. As soon as she got in I slammed it behind her.

"Perc-" She spun around and stopped mid sentence, staring at me with wide eyes. "Percy?" She asked quietly. I nodded with wide eyes and a pale face.

She pursed her lips together, fighting off a smile. "What did you do?" She asked.

"I refused to break up Will and Nico for Aphrodite..." I muttered.

"Oh-Oh my gods!" She exclaimed, letting out a quiet giggle. "You're so hot!"

I glared at her and she cleared her throat. "Right. Uh, we can't tell anybody because, well, if Nico found out he'd find a way to permanently make an immortal fade. So, how about I say you got here late, got claimed in the middle of the night and Per-You went on a mission?" She asked.

"I have to live like this!?" I exclaimed.

She nodding, smiling smugly. I sighed and nodded my head. "Fine." I muttered.

She clapped and smiled, enjoying this way to much. "Sheesh Percy, what's up with all your cleavage!?" She exclaimed. I raised an eyebrow at her and she waved me off. "Let's get you to breakfast. I'll explain to Chiron, the fake story I mean, and you just go sit."

I nodded miserably and she smiled, patting my back. She led me out, pretending to show me around. "Don't do anything stupid okay?" She whispered as she pointed to the arena. I nodded, pretending to look interested. Truth was I was incredibly embarrassed.

Seeing my expression she laughed quietly. "Don't worry about it- Uh, what's your name?" She asked. Only a few girls coming from the Aphrodite cabin were out, and they were staring at me with wide eyes and slack jaws.

"Persia. Named by Aphrodite." I muttered. She stifled a laugh.

"At least she didn't name you something like Percereal or Ariel." Annabeth said, smirking. I rolled my eyes as we entered the loud dining pavilion. Much to my surprise, as soon as we walked in everyone went silent and stared at me and Annabeth.

"This is Persia. She arrived in the middle of the night last night and was claimed by Poseidon." She spoke loudly so her voice carried over everyone. Quiet murmurs filled the pavilion. 'Really?' 'Wow' 'She's hot' She's beautiful' 'She's a knockout.' The last four were more common, much to my embarrassment as I flushed bright red.

"Go on Persia, I'll tell Chiron your story." She winked and I gave her a pleading look.

"Please! No!" I begged.

"Why not?" She asked, smirking. Everyone watched with curiosity.

"It's the most embarrassing that's ever happened in my life!" I exclaimed. Her smirk grew.

"Exactly." With that she walked off, leaving me slack jawed. I glared at her back and plopped at the Poseidon table, leaning on my hands and watching Chiron's expressions. Last one I saw was amusement as he looked over at me. I groaned, pinching the bridge of my nose. I asked for some normal pancakes and orange juice, much to my disappointment. I sacrificed some food to Poseidon, and a little to Aphrodite. As I ate I mournfully, I thought about blue food.

Annabeth walked back from her talk with Chiron, walking past me. She leaned down and whispered "Everyone's staring at you." before walking to the Athena table. I looked up and sure enough every guy and a few girls were staring at me. The other girls were glaring at what I assumed to be their boyfriends.

I gave a small wave. "Hey. I'm just eating, it's not discovery channel." I told them. Most of them blushed and looked away, while some continued to stare. I rolled my eyes and continued to eat, only to look up and see everyone staring at me again.

"Oh C'mon." I grumbled under my breath. I saw Annabeth leaning over and quietly talking to Piper. Piper's eyes widened and she looked at me with wide eyes, then burst out laughing. Annabeth let out a quiet giggle and I glared at them. Piper covered her mouth, trying and failing to hide a smile.

"Once again. I'm not on discovery channel." I grumbled, downing my orange juice in one gulp and slamming it down on the table. Most guys looked extremely amazed while the girls looked confused, amused or something else I couldn't place. "So you can stop staring at me." I added.

No one looked away. "Okay then." I muttered. I left my dishes with a nymph, who skipped away to the kitchens. "I guess I'll leave." I walked out of the dining pavilion, feeling people staring at me. I had the feeling it wasn't my head or back, so spun around and walked around backward. I saw some guys groan and I shook my head, rolling my eyes. Girls looked at me with admiration or jealousy. I turned back around and shook my head again before I heard "Persia! Hold up!" I groaned. Piper. I turned around and saw Piper and Annabeth running towards me with smirks.

"Why did you tell her?!" I pouted.

"Oh my gods your baby seal face is a million times cuter!" Piper squealed.

"The girls are gonna know because I know that they can keep a secret. Plus, I had a dream with Aphrodite in it too." She winked at me and I groaned.

I saw the rest of the seven plus Nico run up. I groaned internally as I saw Jason and Leo. Great. "Persia, these are my friends. Piper, Hazel, Frank, Jason, Leo, and Nico. Percy left for a quest for a god this morning." She pointed to them all and I gave small wave.

"Hey." I greeted, trying for a shy smile. I thought Leo was gonna pass out. I raised an eyebrow at him and Piper knocked on his head.

"Hollow." She confirmed and we all laughed, even Leo.

"So we were planning a beach party this afternoon. Everyone in?" Hazel asked, looking around. No one said anything.

"Perfect! Everyone meet there at two! Oh, and Persia, you're invited too." She added. I smiled at her, nodding.

"And you-" Annabeth pointed at me with a smirk. "You have to wear a bikini." I paled and my eyes widened.

"You wouldn't dare..." I said on a low voice.

"I do dare. Meet us an hour before the beach party in the Aphrodite cabin." Annabeth said, smirking and walking off, dragging Hazel off and Piper following with her hand over her mouth to try to stop herself from laughing. I glared at them as they walked off, leaving me with the guys. I sighed miserably and looked up at them.

Leo was staring at me. Again. I raised both eyebrows and crossed my arms. "Lookin for something?" I asked. He blushed and looked away.

"N-No..." He stammered.

I shook my head and rubbed the top of his head with my fist. "Don't worry about it. I've been told I'm irresistible." With that I walked off, flinging my hair over my shoulder as I walked to the Poseidon cabin. I felt very proud of that. In the corner of my eye I saw Annabeth, Hazel, and Piper laughing their heads off in my direction. "Oh.. Oh my word..." I heard Annabeth gasp, holding her sides.

"Persia... Strikes again!" Piper exclaimed, then the three of them burst into uncontrollable laughter again.

I shut the door to the Poseidon cabin behind me, sliding down the door with an amused grin. That was the most fun thing I've ever done, to be honest. This may be fun.

*Time skip*

I trudged to the Aphrodite cabin, guys staring at me as I passed. Someone even cat called me. I just shook my head and continued walking. I knocked on the door to the Aphrodite cabin and I heard Piper call "I'll get it!" She opened the door, grinned evilly, pulled me in and shut the door behind me.

Every Aphrodite girl was staring at me and I shifted uncomfortably. "C'mon Persia, let's find you a bikini!" Piper exclaimed, dragging me into the dressing room. I saw Annabeth was already there with a bikini in her hand. It was a simple grey one, just one color.

"Let's find you something to wear! Let's see, I'll pick one out for you, how about that?" Piper asked.

"If it's skimpy in any way I'm not wearing it." I warned. She laughed and shook her head no.

She went through a entire closet for about ten minutes before pulling one out. It was sea green and the bottoms had tridents on the side. I eyed it suspiciously before sighing, grabbing it and trudging into a dressing room. "Can I just wear a sports bra and swimming trunks!?" I yelled out as I tried to figure out how to put it on.

"Nope! Bikini!" Annabeth yelled. I groaned and half an hour of torture later I walked out with a bikini on. Piper squealed, jumping up and down while clapping and Annabeth smirked.

"You looked good Seaweed Brain. Now let us get changed and we can go." I waited uncomfortably in the dressing room before they came out, wearing bikinis as well.

"Okay, let's go!" Annabeth cheered before taking my hand and dragging me to the beach. Everyone was already there and Hazel hid a snicker when she saw me.

Of course, the guys except Nico stared. "Told you." I sighed, walking past Leo and shoving his head slightly so he stumbled to the side.

"Hey Persia! C'mere!" Annabeth called. I groaned an walked over, where the three girls sat.

"You look nice." Hazel commented. I glared at her but she just smiled innocently.

"Anyway, just so you know, you can't tell the guys." Annabeth said. My jaw dropped.

"What? Why not!?" I exclaimed.

"Cause Aphrodite said so." Piper answered, taking a bite out of a bagel. Annabeth then took it from her, taking a bite and handing it back. I looked between the two, confused, but shook my head.

"That's not cool! I'm gonna be hit on by my best friends!" I whined. Annabeth just shrugged.

"If you want to be smote by Aphrodite that's fine by me. But personally, I'd rather have option one." Annabeth said. I glowered at her but her smirk just widened.

"Hey Persia! Come get in the water!" Leo called. I glared at Piper and Annabeth one last time before running towards the water. The extra weight on my chest yanked up and down and overall hurt a lot, but I ignored it and ran down the dock, screaming "CANNONBALL!" Before crashing into the water with a satisfying splash. I waved at a confused guppy.

"Lord? Why are you a girl?" the guppy asked.

"I angered a god again. Well, got to go! Bye Mr. Guppy!" I swam to the surface and saw Leo next to me, so I spat water in his face.

"Ack!" He yelled, rubbing his eyes. I laughed and swam over to Jason.

"Hey. Wassup?" I asked.

"Uh, swimming?" He asked nervously. I rolled my eyes.

"No der Sherlock. Whatever." I looked to the shore and saw Nico sitting in the shade of a cabin. "Why isn't Nico swimming?"

"Never does. He just doesn't like water I guess." He said with a shrug.

"Hmm. Well, I'm gonna to get him!" I swam back to the shore then ran up to him. I knelt down in front of him and he looked up at me curiously.

"Hey. Why aren't you swimming?" I asked.

"Don't like water." He replied simply.

"C'mon, no one doesn't like water. It's amazing." I told him, crossing my arms. "What's the real reason?"

He narrowed his eyes at me before muttering something incoherent and looked down. "Pardon?" I asked.

"I don't know how to swim." He grumbled.

"Wait, really? I can teach you!" I exclaimed.

"No no no, I'm good!" He yelped, pressing himself against the cabin.

"To bad. You're coming with me." I told him, grabbing his hand and pulling him up.

Jason's POV

I looked over and saw Persia grab Nico's hand and pull him up. I couldn't help but feel jealous. I'm not really sure why, but I knew as soon as I saw her that I liked her. One she was beautiful, two she was hilarious, and three... I'm not really sure why. She dragged the struggling Nico to the water before he planted his feet his feet in the sand and she was unable to pull him any farther.

"You're not going to walk? I'll carry you." She said. Nico glared at her, but amazingly it had no effect.

"Right. You asked for it." She muttered. No way she could lift Nico. He's gained at least thirty pounds and weighed a good one fifty, though he still looked extremely scrawny. Muscle weighs more that fat though. Anyway, much to my surprise, she grabbed Nico around the waist with one hand and slung him over her shoulder like a bag of feathers. Leo looked at my with wide eyes as Nico thrashed while she carried him with ease into the water. Nico pounded on her back with his fists, but she just looked amused. She got up to her stomach before stopping.

"You promise not to run and I won't carry you back in, okay?" She asked.

"Fine." He grumbled. She smiled and dropped him into the water. He immediately shrieked and jumped back onto her, knocking her as they both fell into the water with a splash. Persia came up laughing her head off while Nico spat water out of his mouth with a scowl.

"Dude, that was awesome!" She exclaimed.

"No, no it wasn't." Nico growled, pulling a piece of seaweed from his hair with a disgusted look.

"Nico, you have no idea how lucky you are." Leo grumbled.

"Tell me about it." I muttered.

Eventually the girls joined in and they and Persia hung out. "Persia! I swear I'm going to kill you!" Annabeth screeched as a huge waves receded from on top of her.

     I couldn't help but think that she was so much like Percy. Looks, Personality, everything to be honest. I realized I was staring when Nico nudged me. "She's exactly like Percy, it's incredible." He whispered.

     "Yeah, she is..." Leo agreed, wading over. "But Percy isn't a girl."
 
   "I know that, but isn't it kind of weird that she appeared in the middle of the night while Percy went on another quest?" I asked.

     "I don't know, maybe he had to retrieve her and got caught up in another quest? We all know Percy." Leo added.

     "PERSIA I SWEAR IM GOING TO MURDER YOU!" Piper screeched. Persia shrugged innocently, a small smile tugging on her lips.

     Then she saw Piper was serious and Persia let out a high pitched scream, diving underwater before Piper could get to her. Piper dived in after her, only to come up sputtering and holding her arms across her chest. Persia came up bursting with laughter, doubled over and holding her stomach. Thats when I realized Pipers top was gone and I blushed a bright red while Annabeth and Hazel started laughing there heads off.

     Persia dove underwater again and came up holding a bikini top with two fingers. "Found it!" She yelled tossing it over. "Go under, I'll make and airbubble that you can change in." Piper glared at her before going under.

     Annabeth and Hazel were laughing still their heads off when Piper came up again, with a bikini top on. She glared at Persia who gulped. "H-Hey Piper, nice Piper..." She slowly backed away from the furious Piper, who obviously didn't appreciate whatever Persia did.

      Piper tackled Persia who yelped and toppled over backwards, both on them falling into the water. They were both underwater for a minute and Annabeth, Hazel, Leo, Nico and I exchanged confused looks before Piper burst out of the water with a grin on her face, holding up a sea green bikini top.

     Persia's head poked out of the water, glaring at Piper. She whispered something I couldn't hear and Piper rolled her eyes. "Please? Pretty please with a cherry on top?" Persia whined, holding her arm out.

     "Nope." Piper said triumphantly.

      "C'mon Piper!" Persia whined. "It's not like I was the one to take off your bikini top!"

     "But it came off in your domain." Piper noted. "Leaving me to blame you."

     "How does that make any sense whatsoever? Blame Percy!" Persia whined.

     "But he's not here." Piper said, looking around.

     "I don't care!" Persia whined. "Blame my idiotic brother and give me my bikini top! Unless you want me to run around without one on?"

      Piper rolled her eyes. "Just give it to her. She's had enough torment on her first day." Hazel and Annabeth giggled, and Piper pouted.

      "Fine. Here you go." She tossed the bikini top way over her head, landing in the water behind her.

      "Seriously!?" Persia whined. She swam over and went under for a moment, before coming up with it still in her hand. "Slight problem." She muttered, bright red.

      "What?" Annabeth asked with a sigh.

      "I think putting it on was a one time thing, I don't know how this thing works." The three girls burst out laughing, doubling over.

     "Not cool! I've never worn a bikini before, I wear a swimming shirt and swimming trunks! C'mon, please Annabeth? This is embarrassing enough!" Persia whined.

      "I'd help but that would be very perverted." Leo called over. Nico and I smacked him in the head, which made him laugh and stumbled backwards.

       "I honestly don't care who helps, just do it!" Persia whined, her face extremely red. The girls were still laughing there heads off.

      "Hey, I'm gay, would that make it any better?" Nico asked, looking like he regretted it as soon as he said it.

      "I don't care as long as you know how to put one on!" Persia whined.

      "Don't worry about it Nico, we'll get it in a minute!" Hazel wheezed, holding her stomach.

      "Yeah, thanks for offering though!" Annabeth said, wheezing alongside the two other girls.

      "Just don't like people being laughed it." Nico muttered. He waded onto the shore, grabbing a towel and started to dry himself off.

      Annabeth started to swim over to the bright red Persia and they both disappeared under water. A few minutes later they came back up, Annabeth in tears from laughing so hard. "Piper! T-The clasp! It broke!" She called, holding up the broken bikini.

     "Not funny!" Persia whined. "Am I going to have to live in the lake now!?"

     "Hazel, go grab Persia a water shirt!" Annabeth yelled, still laughing while Persia grumbled curses under her breath. A few minutes later Hazel came back with a turquoise water shirt.

     "Jason, throw this to Annabeth!" Hazel said, handing me the shirt. I nodded and chucked it over to Annabeth, who caught it in the air.

      She gave it to Persia, who rolled her eyes and went under again. This time she came up with a wet shirt on, clinging to her skin. "There w e go! Free at last! Now I'm going to change!" Persia yelled, trudging out of the water.

     "No! Persia! We were having so much fun!" Piper, Hazel and Annabeth whined at one.

      "Nope!" Persia called over her shoulder. "Never getting in the water again! With a bikini, at least. We watched her leave. 

     She was about to round the corner when a guy walked by, slapping her butt. She spun around, grabbed his arm and judo flipped him so good it could rival Annabeth's. She put her forearm at his throat, glaring at him. She got off, storming to the Poseidon cabin. "She's got some strength, don't you think?" Leo stammered.

      "Hell yeah she's got strength.
    

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