7- Fred The Dirtbag Father

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Livy

"So Livy, can you tell me everything that your mother ever told you about your father," Chiron asked as he, Percy, Annabeth and I took seats on the front porch of the big greenhouse.

"Just before I do that, can I ask a question?" I asked.

"Go ahead." Chiron inclined his head.

"Why is this house green? It's a weird choice!" 

Percy burst out laughing, "see! I told you it looked stupid! You should have left it blue!"

"It was time for a change," Chiron told Percy, "and as for why it is green, the answer is simple. I like green. Now, can you please tell us what you know about your father." 

"He is some dirtbag who went out with my mum. They met in some bar, and when she told him she was pregnant he ditched her," I said.

"You don't know his name by any chance?" Percy asked.

"Mum said that his name was Fred Chester," I replied, "but clearly that's not his real name-" I trailed off when I saw the look that Percy and Annabeth were exchanging, "what's that look about?"

"Nothing," said Annabeth.

"Clearly it's not," I crossed my arms and stared at them, "what gives!"

"Well, there are two very important things about that name," said Percy, "once I encountered Apollo on a quest, he used the alias 'Fred', the second is that 'Chester' is Ariadne's surname."

"So you're saying that it's probably Apollo?" I asked, "I thought we already thought that?"

"Livy look up," Annabeth said kindly. My head snapped up, to see a glowing golden symbol hovering above my head. It was a bow and arrow surrounded by a golden circle.

"What the hell is that?" I demanded as it shimmered out of being.

"That is Apollo's symbol, you've just been claimed," said Annabeth, "welcome to Camp Halfblood daughter of Apollo."

"Well, things were getting a bit boring around here," shrugged Percy.

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"Where are we going now?" I asked as I hurried after Percy. The conversation in the big house had pretty much ended there, and Percy had ushered me away, leaving Annabeth and Chiron in deep discussion. 

"Well, I thought that you might want to meet your cabin mates before dinner," said Percy.

"Wait there are other people in the Apollo cabin? I thought he didn't have any kids?" I was having to walk very fast to keep up with Percy's long stride.

"He doesn't have any kids anymore," Percy corrected, "his youngest demigod kids are in their late twenties now, but there are a lot of legacies of Apollo kicking around. At the moment it's only the Solace-Di Angelo kids who are at camp right now."

"So they're like kids of Apollo's kids?" 

"Yeah, in the same way, that Sally Thalia is a Legacy of Poseidon and my son Freddie is a Legacy of Athena," Percy slowed his pace as we entered the area where the cabins were, "the Apollo cabin is Cabin Seven, that one," he pointed at a cabin made of solid gold, which seemed to be glowing in the sunlight, "why don't you go ahead, you'll meet the rest of the camp at dinner, Bianca and Lee will show you to the dining pavilion."

I made my way towards the cabin, glancing over my shoulder at Percy just before I opened the door. He gave me a reassuring smile, and I pushed the door open.

First update of 2019!
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