The Shattered Heart of the Sea - Adopted

~ Chapter 3 ~

Third Person POV

When Percy tossed the ring into the fire, the goddesses Aphrodite, Hera, and Hestia all fell from their thrones, gasping fair air from the pain and grief they felt.

"APHRODITE"

"HERA"

"HESTIA"

Poseidon rushed to Hestia, Zeus to Hera, and Hephaestus to Aphrodite helping them to sit up.

"What is happening?" Zeus asked.

Aphrodite was in tears clutching her heart from the pain, loss, and suffering she felt. And it all came from one person: Percy Jackson.

"Are you alright?" Poseidon asked.

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Yes, we will be. But I'm afraid Percy isn't," Hestia answered fully.

"WHAT?" Everyone screamed.

"Shoot," Artemis whispered. She looked up to see the rest of the Olympians staring at her. She sunk into her seat and looked off.

"Is there something you would like to tell us Artemis?" Zeus asked.

Artemis looked off, "Nothing father," she stuttered.

"That didn't sound like nothing," Apollo seethed, trying to hide his anger and failing.

Artemis POV

I can't tell them. I can't let them know I've known Percy since he was four. That he's known about the godly world since he was four. He's been training in his powers longer than he's been going to camp. I'm surprised they haven't realized. He has a different aura from demigods because he was blessed by Hestia and me. The blessings that other people have given him from quests might have helped.

I hope he's okay. For him to be able to make three goddesses fall off of their thrones, something bad must have happened. If it's something to do with that little girl, daughter of Athena or not I'll kill her. No one is going to hurt my little brother's heart. Not even my other little brother.

That's right. I know that Percy and Apollo have a crush on each other. Percy doesn't trust gods and is scared of what his father will think. He's scared of Apollo's reaction to something else. Apollo is scared that Percy will turn into a flower. So he's trying to keep his distance and keep his feelings hidden.

And he's failing miserably.

Thalia's POV

After learning about what happened and losing control, I calmed down. Everyone was upset, and rightfully so, but Will seems to think that Nico and I went too far putting the campers in the infirmary.

We were sitting at the beach and Nico was staring at Percy.

"Percy. Is there something else on your mind?" Nico asked. Percy didn't answer. He looked lost in thought.

"Percy?" Will tried.

"Perce?" Piper asked.

"Percy?" Frank asked, slightly panicked.

"Perrcyyyyyy," Leo stretched.

I was starting to get worried. He was answering anyone. I couldn't think of anything else so I screamed his full name and added a bit of lightning.

"PERSEUS ACHILLES JASON JACKSON!"

He jumped in the air and came back to Earth. He laid on the ground trembling and curled into a ball with tears running down his face.

"Why would you do that? I thought I was back there," he said with fear in his voice.

I was about to say something witty back. But then I saw the fresh tears and remembered what happened to make him feel this way. I reminded him of HIM.

"Percy. I'm so sorry," I said, pulling him into a hug. As he was crying I rubbed his back and played with his fair. I was so caught up in comforting him that I forgot about Nico, Will, Jason, Piper, Frank, and Hazel.

"What happened?"

"Why is he acting like this?"

"Where is there?"

"Who was able to make him feel like this?"

"Thalia. What's going on?"

Percy started to shake more and I felt my shirt getting wetter. I need to get Percy away from here or it'll get worse.

"Percy. Go play in the water while I talk to these guys and try to talk with Artemis," I whispered.

Percy nodded. He stood up and walked to the water.

"I'll explain everything. Just give me a second to talk to Lady Artemis. She needs to talk to Percy. And no, she won't hurt him, if anything she'll do the opposite."

They nodded and I tried to contact Lady Artemis.

Third Person POV

Artemis was sitting with the rest of the council trying to figure out what was going on with Percy when Artemis heard Thalia.

"My lady?"

"Yes, Thalia?"

"Can you teleport Percy to you?"

"I'm in a council meeting. What happened?"

"I may or may not have forgotten one of his triggers and screamed out his full name. So now he's sitting in the ocean and crying waiting for you. Oh, and our friends want to know why he's acting this way."

"You did what?" Artemis screamed in her mind and stood up.

"I know. I'm sorry. I think you need to get her quick though."

"I'm on my way. I'll bring Hestia with me. We'll be having a conversation about this later."

"Yes, my lady."

Artemis became aware of her surroundings again to see everyone staring at her.

"Is everything okay?" Demeter asked.

Artemis nodded, "Yes, it will be. But unfortunately, something has come up that requires Hestia and I's assistance. Please excuse us."

Artemis went over to the goddess of the hearth and they flashed away. They landed on the beach in front of Thalia.

"Where is he?" Artemis asked.