A Light In Darkness Perpollo/Percollo/percyxapollo

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Apollo wakes up to one of his kids taking the pillow and playfully hitting him. Apollo lightly hits Austin back. "Good morning."

"Are you ok dad? It looks like you were crying." Austin asks giving Apollo clothes from the camp shop.

"Im ok. Just a nightmare."

He changes and starts to head to the dining pavilion, but instead goes in the direction of the arts and crafts building. Before he can get there he sees a very angry red head. Please dont have a hair brush please dont have a hair brush. He chants in his head as the girl aproches.

"Hello my favorite or-"

"What do you think you are doing!" She snaps at him.

"Going to-"

"Apollo listen dont you get that you are important? Without you as a go-"

"Nothing will happen. Im not the only one who supplies you with the ability to see the future, the sun can still move without me, the muses also control the music and poetry, I have a son who is also the god of medican. Everything was fine the six months I was punished. Im not that special Rachel."

Rachel looks at him a little shocked. "But Apollo. Your the god of all that. You are important and special."

If Apollo was still his old self hed agree with her and think its silly hes thinking like this. "Rachel im sorry. Ill. Ill handel whats going on okay? Trust me. Nothing is going to happen to you okay?"

Rachel looks down. "I. I saw some things. Please. Tell me whats going on with you. I saw you. And Percy. And."

He frowns wondering why thats not in a good way. "I dont know. But ill get everything under control."

Rachel nods and forces a smile. "You know you shouldnt skip breakfast. Its the most important meal of the day."

"Well then how about you join me my favorite orcal." He says and holds his hand out.

She looks down at his hand flinching and grimaceing a little bit. But takes it and lets him lead the way.

He frowns noticing her look but takes her to the dining pavilion and to his table with his kids.

"Oh there you are dad. And Rachel. How are you?"

"Im ok. Just saw some visions of this idiot getting into trouble." She says teasingly. Glancing at Apollo nervously.

Apollo sits with them and Kayla turns to him. "So dad. I was thinking I know you dont like how you look and youd rather be blond. So how about you let me and some of the aphrodite campers dye your hair."

"Oh sure. That sounds like fun."

After they finish eating Kayla takes him over to her friends and they head into the Aphrodite cabin so they can bleach and dye his hair.

When they are done with all the steps the girls are very pleased with themselves. "You look great dad. Just like Apollo."

He smiles a little knowing hes still far from it. But he does feel better being blond now. Yes it was weird being a god again but he does remember his issues having this body. "Thank you Kayla."

She thanks her friends and goes with him to the archery range to see if he can still shoot.

Apollo smiles when he shoots the first time and gets a bullseye. He keeps shooting his mind drifting to think about Percy. Its summer time so he might be at his mothers. If he could just- his thoughts are cut short as lightning strikes without warning right at the target.

Apollo runs over to Kayla. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah are you?"

Apollo nods looking at the target. That was a warning shot. "Im sorry."

"What for?" Kayla ask leading him to the armory so they can put there bows and arrows away.

"Zeus..."

"What ever that was dad wasnt your fault. How about we go see if you have the ability to play music still. Oh or you can try to cast fire."

"Maybe ill try fire later. Music sounds relaxing." Apollo says flexing his fingers that are a little tired and will probably callus if he continues to shoot.

As they start to leave the armory Will and Rachel show up. "Are you guys okay we saw the lightning. Oh you dyed your hair. I like it."

"Yes we are fine. I think Zues is just mad im having fun with you guys." Apollo says smiling a little.

"Im glad your both okay. It was good seeing you Lord Apollo but i should get going. And if i see any visions of you about to do anything i will send some one to come stop you." She turns to Will. "And ill keep in touch. Be safe." She says and gives a pointed look to Apollo before walking away.

"That was weird." Kayla mumbles.

Apollo nods. "And thats why shes my favorite orcal. So weird and caring."

They start to head over to the arts cabin place.

"She said you got a crush on Percy." Nico says coming out of nowhere. "I swear almost everyone has."

"Oh did she?" Apollo mumbles looking down. Then up. "Yeah. Dad wasnt all that happy about it. One of the reasons im here."

"Why not go talk to Percy?" Kayla asks.

"He warned me to not try. If i do try i may end up like that target." Apollo tells her.

The kids look down and Nico says, "Zeus is an ass."

"Nico you cant just say stuff like that." Apollo says worried that Zeus will strike. Again.

Nico looks at him.

"You should know talking like that about the gods can get you killed."

"Percy does though."

"Percy is an exception. They know Percy can bring down Olympus if he felt like it."

"Could he?" Will asks.

"Zeus thinks so. Thats why i cant date him."