The Shattered Heart of the Sea - Adopted

~ Chapter 4 ~

Percy was sitting in the water when he heard a familiar voice calling out to him in Atlantean French. Percy headed to the voice to see Artemis and Hestia.

"Arty!" he screamed, jumping up and down.

Artemis and Hestia laughed a bit before shushing him.

"Hey, Perce. Do you want to show Aunty H our secret place?" Artemis asked the boy.

He nodded happily, making the two women smile. He closed his eyes waiting for himself to materialize again. When he was sure everything was okay, he opened his eyes to see he was on the island in the moon pool.

They walked up naturally formed stairs to a cliff near the middle of the wall full of blue, green, and silver flowers.

There were two pools, a slab of stone with makeshift chairs, and a small refrigerator/freezer in the corner.  The first pool was a mini natural hot spring. The second pool was full of aquatic creatures from baby sea snails to dolphins and sea otters. The animals were coming in from an opening to the side of the pool big enough for a whale shark.

Artemis POV

When we arrived, Percy was beyond excited. He had a goofy smile on his face and was bouncing around like no tomorrow.

"Okay. Perce. Let's eat some yogurt and blue cookies," I said walking over to the refrigerator.

~ Time skip to after they ate

After Percy ate, he went to the pool full of sea animals. Hestia and I left for the hot spring.

"You can't tell anyone about this place. It's the only place where he can act like himself and not be worried about someone judging him," I told Hestia.

"I understand. I'll keep this place a secret. Though I do have a question or two."

I nodded my head waiting for her to continue.

"Does anyone else know about him and this place? And does he have a new love interest?"

"The only people that know about this place is Thalia but the hunters do know about him," I answered.

"You didn't answer my other-"

Percy came over just in time.

"Arty. Arty. Arty. Can we go swimming? Can we? Can we?" he asked, bouncing.

"Let's take a nap first. And then if we have time, we'll go swimming."

He nodded. We went to his room that's hidden in the far corner and got him changed. Once he was changed, he got into his wave-designed bed and was out like a light.

"I put him to sleep and he should be up in a couple of hours," I said walking back to Aunt Hestia.

"We have company," she responded.

"I looked up to see all of the Olympians.

"What are you doing here?" I asked them.

Third Person POV

"Where is my son?" Poseidon asked.

Artemis looked at him and tilted her head.

"I'm not sure I know Uncle," she responded.

Ares chuckled.

"We know you have him. So where is he?" Ares asked.

"And who is this "him" who you put to sleep when you walked in?" Athena asked.

"Okay, listen. Apollo and Poseidon. Meet Aunt Hestia and me in Apollo's temple. It's a private matter and when everyone else knows, they can decide who else finds out."

The Olympians sans Apollo and Poseidon flashed out.

"We'll meet you at my temple," Apollo said as he and Poseidon flashed out.

Artemis sighed and left back to Percy's room. She got Percy dressed and carried him back to where Hestia waited.

"Let's get this over with," Artemis said.

They flashed out and into Apollo's living room. Apollo was seated and nervously bouncing his leg while Poseidon was pacing the room.

"Is he okay?" Apollo asked, grabbing Percy.

Artemis nodded, "He's okay. He's just asleep."

"What's going on?" Poseidon asked.

"Apollo come with me. We need to talk. And bring Percy," Artemis said, walking to the infirmary.

Apollo followed after her and sat Percy down on the bed.

"If he's fine, why are we here?"

"We're in here, in case you pass out."

"Arty," Percy asked looking up, confused.

"Papa?" Percy asked, looking at Apollo.

Apollo looked at Artemis and passed out. Percy looked at Artemis horrified. Artemis looked at Apollo like the idiot he was. And Apollo was on the floor with a look of confusion plastered on his face.

"Is papa okay?" Percy asked, scared.

"Yeah, buddy. Papa is okay. He's just an idiot," Artemis said, kicking Apollo.

Apollo woke up with a start. He looked at Artemis and then Percy who was staring at him with doe eyes. Apollo internally cooed. Apollo walked and sat on the edge of the bed. Percy crawled into his lap and snuggled into him. Apollo looked at Artemis and glared at her before looking back at Percy and softening his gaze.

"Explain."