Demigods and Trollhunters

Suspicions

Percy's pov
I walk around Arcadia, but i have no home.
I don't wanna just be a hobo. This reminded me of my first quest so badly.
No home, no money, no way to get food, this couldn't get much worse. I can't even get a job cause of my age.
There were a few small lakes i could probably use for a home for now. As for food and money, i'd have to work somehow. Maybe get a dogwalking job? Yeah, that could work. For now i better find a lake close to the school.

That task takes the rest of the day. I set my books and homework on the bank and i walk into the freshwater lake. A simple breath, and i was dry once more. I swirl to the bottom, but it was quiet. No fish stirring the crystal clear pond. Only moss swirls on the rocky bottom.
As i sit on the bottom, i see Jim on the edge, and he stops by my backpack, looking into the pond with fear in his eyes. Crap. This is gonna go one of two ways- and he's already jumped in. I can't use my powers around him. I slam my foot into the rocky bottom and i test it, yep, stuck. That'll work out.
Jim swims down and grabs a rock, trying to move it, i reach down and i push with him.
Jim slips on the mossy ground beneath him and i make sure my leg is freed before grabbing his arm and swimming up.
We both come up and i gasp, jim coughing.
"You ok Percy?"
"I'm all good. How'd you figure i was down there?"
"Your bag was on the shore. Do you have anywhere to stay the night?"
We climb out of the pond and i shake my head as i had let myself get wet.
"No, my parents kinda threw me out." Jim doesn't even skip a beat.
"Well you can stay with me, i got a guest bedroom that toby never uses cause he lives just across the street from me."
I chuckle, he's determined. I'd have to keep a careful lid on my powers, but i could do it.
"Sure, lead the way, i don't know where anything is here." I grab my bag, making sure my hand is dry first.
"Ok, follow me." He heads into the woods and i race to catch up to the suprisingly agile jim, as he ducks under the forest bramble on instinct, like he knows every inch of these woods. I follow him until we come out in a small hamlet with only 2 houses around. Jim sighs," mom's home. I'll talk to her, she's very likely let you stay with us, she's a doctor too, so we can check on your leg, don't think i didn't notice you limping."
Was i? I nod and follow jim, sure enough, i was, eh. I got what i did to myself.
We step inside,
"Hey mom, i'm home, there's someone i want you to meet."
A woman with light brown hair and blue eyes wearing a hospital smock steps out.
"Hello, i'm Barbra Lake, who're you?"
"I'm Percy Jackson. I'm new in town."
"Who're your parents?"
I flinch as i sit down,"my mom is Sally Blofis, she recently remarried, she doesn't live here though."
Barbra notices my leg and pulls up my pant leg, as she gasps and Jim hands her a first aid kit.
"So did you run away?"
"No, i was thrown out. I know how to survive, but your son did kinda help me out."
"Yeah what happened?"
"I got stuck in one of the small lakes around the woods"
Barbra nods and cleans and bandages the ankle.
"Hey mom, since he doesn't have anywhere to stay-" "of course jim, and i can keep an eye on that ankle as well." Jim gives me a thumbs up and i smile.
"Thanks." I wait until Barbra is finished before i stand and Jim shows me to the bare guest bedroom. I set down my bag and i pull out my homework, jim doing the same.
"Wanna work on homework together?"
I nod," sure, i have no clue what this Spanish Comp homework even says." Jim laughs and we work through it together as a walkie talkie cuts through,"Warhammer to Jimbo, we gotta talk, there was something i found in the canals! It was straight up speaking my name before i picked it up!"
I see Jim grab the walkie and hits a button,"i'm here Tobes, and with Percy, he'll be staying with my mom and i for now."
Gall i really hoped this place doesn't have greek monsters. I may not be using the walkie, but you never know.
"Oh ok, awesomesauce, but some weird stone guys appeared once i read the inscription on it and got some crazy looking armor. They said i was gonna be thier new Trollfighter or something like that"
Jim smiled knowingly,"huh, that sounds crazy tobes, but i believe you."
I pipe up,"same here, i've heard of weirder" jim jumped, as if he had forgotten i was there for a moment.
"Ok, jim tommorow i'm gonna show you what i mean since i see your mother's home."
"Copy that Tobes." With that he sets down the walkie talkie. I finger the pen in my pocket that was my weapon and only reminder of home.
Atleast all of this wasn't a quest. I could pretend to be normal, but if they need help, i could jump in and save them.
That night we finish our homework and i sit down on the bed. I already was missing Annabeth, her stormy grey eyes, her nicknaming me "Seaweed Brain."
"Do you have anyone you like Jim?"
Jim chuckles and nods," there's this girl in our class, Claire, she's not only pretty, she's smart, talented in theater, and a really good baton wielder. How about you?"
I chuckle," amazing woman named Annabeth, really smart, always thought i was a bit dull, but we were dating when i had to leave. I left her a note telling her i'd penpal her my location once i stop for good." Jim nods,"sounds like you two have it good, i need to good in the play to start winning claire's heart back-"
My head raises at that.
"Back? You ok?"
Jim had tears on his face. I stand and i do what i've done with many demigods.
I step over and i pull him to sit down. He takes a breath and says," my body is from this time, but my mind isn't." I tense.
"I came from a few years ahead in the future, we lost many lives, all of them close to us. The last one... minutes before i went back, was Tobes." I nod, my age making some sense now. Wait-
"I'm new in the equation, aren't i?"
Jim looks up," yeah- so who are you really?"
I sigh, he told me the truth,"i'm the Son of Posiden, a demigod, i might've faked getting stuck when i saw you jump in."
Jim sighs," that would've fooled me for awhile. I knew that you being a demigod was a possibility, your little dissapearing act told me it had to be Zeus or Posiden."
"Heh, i knew i was playing risky. But you were acting like a demigod who's seen wars. I needed to start gaining trust with you."
Jim smiles,"glad to be honest then."