The Strangest Life of a Demigod

My Birthday, I'm Claimed, and Leo faints

This is one of my favorite chapters!

~Izzy

 

 

 

 

The week went by so fast, I didn’t know it was my birthday.If it wasn’t for Sadie, I would have thought I was still thirteen.

I woke up with the Stoll brothers dumping ice cold water on my face. I shot up in bed and found them with crazy grins on their faces. Before I knew what was going on, they had lifted me off the ground and carried me into the dining hall. Still in my pajamas. When we reached the Hermes table, they set me down.

What in the world are you lunatics doing?!” I exclaimed. Then I saw everyone standing around me. They all yelled “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”

‘It’s my birthday?!’ Apparently I had said that out loud because everyone laughed.

“Of course it’s your birthday silly!” Sadie said giving me a hug. “I told Annabeth and she helped me spread the word.”

After we had special pancakes, I opened my presents. I got one from each cabin.

I got a really pretty charm bracelet from the Hephaestus cabin, a dress and makeup from the Aphrodite cabin, a bouquet of flowers from the Demeter cabin, books from the Athena cabin, a spear from the Ares cabin, a prank kit from the Hermes cabin, a party in the box from the Dionysus cabin, and a small box from the Apollo cabin that can turn into any instrument you want.

Artemis also gave me a gift. Twin dagger that transform into earrings. Hestia also came and gave me a gift. A beautiful handmade bracelet and when I put it on, I felt peaceful.

Then I opened the gift from Percy. He gave me a beautiful necklace with a rosy blue shell on the end. Jason gave me a pearl necklace with a lightning bolt charm on the end. And I even got a mysterious present from someone, a dragon’s tooth that brought out a skeleton warrior out of the ground.

I thanked everyone for the presents, then I sneaked out the door. First I made sure nobody was following me. Then I went to the one place that felt like I belonged there. The sea.

 

I came up from the water, gasping for air. I clashed with a body. It was Leo.

“What are you doing here?” We both asked at the same time.

“I like coming here to be alone. Isn't it your birthday or something?” He asked.

“I'm doing the same as you,” I replied. “And yes it is my birthday. I just wanted to be alone.”

I examined Leo a bit more. He wore red bathing suit trunks with no shirt, displaying his chest. He is a fire user as I'm told. Which means he was basically fire. Why would he be at the beach where there is water?

He looked down at his feet. “So who do you think your godly parent is?” He asked.

“I don't know. Maybe Athena,” I said.

“I would think Aphrodite,” he said, barely above a whisper.

“Are you saying that I'm pretty Leo Valdez?” I crossed my arms over my chest.

He looked at me in the eyes this time. “Well you are,” he said crossing his arms over his bare chest.

He looked cute when he pouted. Where did that come from? I thought.

I have never thought a boy was cute before. Except for one time when I was five. I thought that Troy from High School Musical was cute, but that's it.

Then there was a bright flash of light. Leo and I shielded our eyes. When the lights died there were twelve people standing in front of us.

Leo quickly kneeled. I decided to follow his example and kneeled too.

“Rise demigods.” The man right in front of us said. Leo and I stood up. I slowly looked at all the people in front of us.They were all stunning and had a strong aura of power. But the one that caught my eye was the tall man with bermuda shorts and a shirt with palm trees on it. He caught my eyes and smiled.

Then we heard voices. Many voices. When I turned to look I saw some campers heading towards us. When they reached us I saw Percy, Annabeth, Chiron, Clarisse, Jason, Piper, Hazel, Frank, the Stoll brothers, and Will. When they saw the people standing in front of us, they also bowed.

Chiron stepped forward. “Zeus. What an honor to have you all here in the camp. What brings you here?”

“We are here because of her.” He pointed to me.

Then the man in bermuda shorts stepped up. “I am here because of my daughter.” Then he focused his eyes on me. “My daughter, Pearl Jackson.”

Then Leo did something really heroic. He fainted.

I turned to look at Leo. “Real heroic Leo. Nice.” Then I turned back to my father. Then Percy came up to me and squished me in a hug. Not the ‘I haven’t seen you in forever and I need to squish you’ kind of hug. The ‘I will always be there for you and I love you’ kind of hug. I hugged him back.I felt like crying. All this time I had thought that I was all alone and that I didn’t have any other family. I let all the tears that I have held back all my life spill out. I cried into my newly found brothers shirt. I slowly let go and wiped the tears from my eyes. I turned to my father. He smiled. Then he led me and Percy into the woods to talk while Zeus was talking with Chiron and his children. The other gods were also talking with their children.

He led us into the woods  before he stopped and turned to us. I didn’t notice at first, but I was holding Percy’s hand. Poseidon looked at both of us in turn, then sighed. “My two children.” Then he wrapped us both into a hug. I didn’t dare move, and neither did Percy. I cried again. This time in both my father and brother’s arms. They somehow knew I needed comfort, so they hugged me tighter. We stayed there in silence for who knows how long, before I said,

“Who’s my mom?”

Poseidon was quiet. then he answered, “Sally Jackson. Percy’s mom.”

I looked at Percy. So we not only had the same dad, but we also had the same mom.

Well, this is going to be interesting.