A Glimpse In Mortality

chapter 5

Starts as Percabeth, will eventually be Percy x Apollo.

Important thing to note... This will be yaoi (boy-boy). Don't like? You do not have to read.

Disclaimer- I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus series. (One can dream though) All rights go to the proper parties.

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November 2nd

Percy POV

I didn't want to open my eyes. I was amazingly comfortable. I stretched my arms and smiled. I couldn't remember the last time I had slept that well. I heard movement. It sounded like I had a Roman legion marching around my cabin. I couldn't understand as to how I had slept through all that noise.

I reluctantly opened my eyes to find out who it was. The first thing I noticed was that I was not in my cabin. The second thing was that I was alone. The third thing I noticed is that I could see everything... and I do mean everything.

I felt my jaw drop. What in Hades name? I looked around the room in wonder. I could have counted the tiles that made up the mosaic next to the door. I could see the individual threads that made up the curtains. I could see the ants crawling on the tree outside my window...

I was overwhelmed. I frowned as I tried to figure out what was going on. The events of the day before came rushing back to me. The council meeting, the gifts being awarded, being offered godhood...

I took a deep breath to calm myself. I wasn't dying, I was immortal. There was no need to panic. I had wondered at the time as to why they thought that I would need someone to teach me how to be a god, now I understood. I had only just woken up and I was already way out of my depth. If I was going to avoid panicking, I needed to distract myself.

I bit my lip as I looked around the room. It was truly a beautiful place. The walls were done in gold with flecks of red. The carpet was a soft yellow with bright red swirls. The bed I was sitting on had red sheets and pillows and was covered by a yellow duvet. The curtains and couch were both a soft yellow. I could see into the adjoining bathroom. It seemed to have the same yellow and gold theme with just a few hints of red. It wasn't very hard to guess whose house I was in...

The door opened and Apollo walked in. He looked surprised but he smiled at me. "Oh good, you're up."

I nodded as I climbed out of the bed, "What happened?"

The god, or should I now call him a demigod..., walked towards me. I was amazed at just how loud his steps were. I couldn't believe that anyone made that much noise. I had always wondered as to how gods simply appeared out of nowhere but if that is how mortals sounded, I could understand. I imagined with heightened senses, it would put a new meaning to the word 'sneak'.

"You're a god now. Every time someone switches between mortality and immortality, it causes them to pass out." He smiled, "I take it your feeling a little overwhelmed by everything at the moment?"

I nodded. "I never knew that your hearing was so... intense. I woke up and it sounded like someone was stomping around right next to my bed. I'm really glad I'm not in my mom's apartment right now. I could only imagine how traffic sounds."

Apollo laughed and I was stunned. It was the most beautiful sound I had ever heard. I could hear several different notes all on top of one another, creating a harmony. If laughter sounded so intense then I wanted to listen to all of my favorite songs. I wondered how it would sound to me the next time I heard Annabeth laugh. I wondered what else I could hear...