This story might be considered AU and OOC for some characters, but please ignore. I wanted Amphitrite and Triton to befriend Percy, so if there are some who don't think that's possible…then…I'm sorry you feel that way. = )

I'm going to try and update often, but please don't hate me if I fail at times. ; - )

Please enjoy!

Ink…

Chapter 1: Who I Am

Percy's Apartment, New York City

Percy stared at his father. "Say again?"

Poseidon's proud smile grew nervous. "I said that Amphitrite has agreed to let you stay during your Christmas break. I've been showering her with gifts and she's finally agreed! Isn't that wonderful?!"

Percy slumped further into his seat. "And what about Triton? Your 'son and heir' hates my guts. Don't bother denying it. He would agree."

Poseidon sighed. "I know, but I'm hoping that spending time together at the palace will forge a friendship between you two."

Percy's stare became incredulous.

"Don't look at me like that! It might happen!"

Percy raised an eyebrow. Poseidon sighed.

"You're right; it's never going to happen." He rubbed a hand through his beard.

Percy cracked a smile. "I'll go, just keep in mind that any and all blame for fights and arguments should be divided equally."

Poseidon grinned. "Okay, thank you!" He vanished.

Percy shook his head. Terrific, I'm going to spend a Christian holiday with Greek gods. He cracked up.

"Mom?!"

"Yes, honey?"

Percy walked out of my room. "Can you and Paul spare me for the holidays?"

She paled slightly. He rushed to ease her mind. "No! No, mom, it's not a quest. Dad's invited me to the palace for Christmas. Amphitrite, it seems, had decided to give me a chance and not hate my guts."

Sally laughed. "I'm glad it's not a quest." Turning to Percy she said, "Just promise me one thing, dear."

"Yes mom?"

"Don't get into trouble. Don't bring shame on your father." Percy swallowed and nodded. He would try, but trouble followed him everywhere. Sally seemed to know what he was thinking. She kissed his forehead and smiled. "All I ask is that you try."

He braved a smile and nodded.

POV Change - Atlantis

"Welcome to Atlantis, my Prince."

I stared at the dolphin. "I'm not your-"

"Percy!" I turned to see Tyson barreling toward me.

"Uh oh…Tyson shrink first!" My eyes widened. Controlling the water, I pushed the dolphin out of the way and shot myself directly upward. Tyson zoomed past me. The big guy look around confused.

"Percy?"

"Tyson, shrink first!" Tyson looked up and blushed.

"Sorry." He shrank down to a proper size. I allowed myself to sink back down to Tyson. My baby brother hugged me tightly, too tightly. "How is Ella?"

I smirked. "She's doing really well. It was hard to explain where you were, but she finally understood. She's eager for you to come back."

Tyson smiled happily. He grabbed my things and led me inside. I nodded goodbye to the dolphin and followed my brother.

Tyson didn't stop talking until he got to my bedroom. I laughed at him and casually glanced inside. My jaw dropped.

"Um…is this my room?"

"Yes, brother. Do you not like it?" Tyson looked worried.

I stared at him. "Um…it's huge."

Tyson realized that I was in shock and laughed. "Daddy said it is third most larger room in the palace.

"Largest."

"Huh?"

I shook my head. I had been spending for too much time with my Grammar Geek Girlfriend. "Never mind." Tyson nodded.

"Come on, brother, I'll show you!" He pulled me around the rooms, showing me a room that heated the water inside it. Another group of rooms were filled with air, for when I was tired of swimming and breathing water; there was a dry bed, human food, and a shower and bath. Outside of those rooms, another room was a fishy kitchenette for me. Tyson showed me all the different kinds of foods. He continued to show me everything that there was to show. I smiled.

"And this is a lamp! It is made from a glowing pearls that need to be digged out of the ground."

I internally cringed at Tyson's speech. Why hasn't anyone taught him grammar? I needed to talk to Dad about that. Then again, maybe I needed to see a shrink, because I'm starting to care about correct grammar? I shuddered. It was a sign of the apocalypse. Annabeth must never know!

"I think that's enough Tyson. Father wants to see brother."

Tyson and I turned to see Triton at the door. My gut clenched, but I managed not to be offensive or anything. "Hello Triton."

"Perseus."

I ground my teeth and chose to give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he didn't know that I hated my full name?

He smirked. Oh no, he definitely knew. I closed my eyes and then opened them again. Don't make trouble. Don't make trouble. Don't make trouble. Don't shame Dad. Don't shame Dad.

"Triton, Percy is your brother. I will not see you try to antagonize him." I breathed a sigh a relief. Dad gently pushed his eldest son towards me. "Percy has made it clearly known that he prefers to be called by his nickname, not his full name."

"You mean Seaweed Brain?"

"Triton." There was a warning note in Dad's voice. I smiled viciously.

"It's alright Dad. I'm alright." I gave him a I'll-be-good-no-matter-what-Triton-does-to-hurt-me look. I saw Triton grind his teeth. It took all my self-control not to smirk. Contrary to popular belief, I do have self-control. I just choose not to exercise it often.

Poseidon smiled. "Excellent. Tyson, boys, come it's time for dinner."

I was about to follow when Triton said. "Father, you seem to be forgetting something." Poseidon grimaced.

"Yes, of course. Percy, now, before I tell you this, I need you to swear that you won't overreact."

My eyes narrowed. Triton muttered something inaudible in Greek, in English he said. "Way to put him on the defensive, father."

Poseidon cursed. "Percy…Percy don't back away from me. Percy get back here right now!" Too late. I was gone. I took one look at Triton's evil smirk and Dad's glowing Trident, and I knew shit was about to hit the fan.

Three hours and twenty-seven minutes later, Atlantis Palace – POV Change

Triton rolled his eyes. "You just had to start it off that way didn't you father?"

Poseidon shrugged his shoulders. "How was I suppose to know he'd bolt?"

They left the sparring/gym room. Percy was still nowhere to be found. Poseidon growled. "Come on, let's eat. He'll show up when he's hungry." Triton nodded. "TYSON! Come on! We're going to dinner."

POV Change – Meanwhile…

Little did they know, I was hiding in my spacious rooms. The dry ones. I had already made myself some delicious blueberry pancakes with maple syrup. I was thanking the god of cooking that Mom had taught me how to cook.

I smiled a sticky smile. Dad didn't think about searching the most obvious place. I snickered. I entered the water side of my room, and started poking around on my own. I touched the water bed and gave a yelp as the bed sheets became animated and tied me up.

"I told you he would hide in here. I'm just glad he stayed put until we finished dinner." Triton smirked. I sighed.

Poseidon stared at me sadly. "Why did you run, Percy?"

"Why was Triton grinning like a fishy version of Hermes on caffeine? Why was your trident glowing? Obviously something bad was going to go down. I didn't stick around to find out what it was."

Triton blinked. "Actually, that makes sense."

Poseidon glared at his eldest. "Silence Triton." He turned back to me. "As an explanation for what happened earlier, I have spread the news that I have a second eldest son."

I blinked. "Eldest?"

"Tyson is younger than you. Triton is my eldest son. You are my second eldest. I personally view Sally as a Queen among mortals; therefore, you are a Prince. Royalty flows through your blood. Your Uncle Zeus is a King of the gods. Your Uncle Hades is the King of the dead. Your father is the King of the seas. You are royalty."

I stared at him. "And you're telling me this because…?"

Triton hissed out a sigh. "Father has told his kingdom that you are a Prince. Therefore, you need to have an ornament, symbol, or even a circlet to signify your status. Also, in order not to raise too many eyebrows, and to make things a lot more efficient for you, father is also planning on making you a merman. Get over it, it's already been decided."

Poseidon sighed. "Triton, would you have like it if you had been spoken to that way?"

Triton blinked. "No…"

"Then what made you think Percy would take well to it? Hmm?"

I wasn't listening anymore. I started screaming obscenities at Triton and my father. Tyson just stared at me.

"Big Brother's got a dirty mouth."

Triton snickered.

"But not as dirty as Big, Big Brother when he loses at a sparring game."

It was my turn to stop shouting and start laughing. It was Triton's turn to start cussing. Unbeknownst to my elder brother, younger brother, and father, I was manipulating the water to untie the bed sheets. When I was completely free, I manipulated the water and threw the sheets onto my father and Triton. I was laughing uncontrollably as I shot out of the room. Tyson just waved to me.

I had no idea where I was going, so I just fled upwards to the second floor and shot into the first room I could find.

"Oh my!"

I whirled around and paled as I realized that I had intruded on the Queen of the seas. "M'lady, please forgive me, but I am currently running from my father." I put my head back onto the door to hear. I needn't have bothered. I heard my father shouting for me while he was still in my room. I fled behind the desk that Amphitrite was working at. "Please, m'lady, hide me."

She smiled with amusement. "Is this about turning you into a merman?"

I blinked and then nodded. She looked back up, her face completely stoic. The door opened.

"Ah, Poseidon, Triton, and Tyson, my, what are you three doing here in an obvious huff?"

She reminded me slightly of my mother. I smiled at the thought. Maybe she could learn to tolerate me?

"Percy has slipped away again. Father should have just transformed him while he had the chance."

"Daddy?"

"Yes Tyson?"

"Why does Big brother have to become a fish boy?"

I viciously held back a snicker. I felt Amphitrite press her fin into my back warningly. I went completely still.

I heard my father sigh. "As a human he would attract too much attention. Too many monsters would try to grab him. They would recognize him as Percy Jackson, Bane of Monsters. However, no one would expect Percy to have fins. This is a way for Percy to have a safe, peaceful stay at my palace and in my kingdom, and for people to realize that he is a Prince."

Tyson sighed. "But Big brother doesn't want to have fins. He also doesn't want to have titles."

"What do you mean by that?" Amphitrite asked. Poseidon interrupted.

"It's nothing dear. Percy is just slightly peculiar when it comes to being called things."

"Hush dear, Tyson, tell me." Her voice left no room for argument. I understood why Dad didn't want his wife to know about all the stuff I've done and me turning down immortality. Who knows how she would react?! Triton sure didn't have a good reaction! It made him hate me all the more.

"Uncle Zeus offered Big brother a big reward, becoming a god. Big brother said no. He also hates it when his friends call him by his titles."

Triton spoke up. "What sort of titles? I don't know them all."

"Hero of Olympus. Retriever of the Master Bolt. Victor over Kronos. Savior of Olympus. Giant's Bane. Bane of Monsters. Retriever of the Athena Parthenos. The one he really hates is Survivor of Tartarus." I heard Triton intake a sharp breath. Obviously he hadn't heard all of them.

I closed my eyes stifled a groan and a curse. Thank you, Tyson…

Amphitrite gasped. "Poseidon, is there a reason you have told me so little about your son?! All that I know about Perseus Jackson is that he is the son of Sally Jackson and you! I know nothing else!" She looked in the direction Triton must have been in. "Did you know of all this, Triton?!"

I heard him clearing his throat. "Father told me to keep it a secret. Besides, I only knew of a few of them!"

Poseidon groaned. "I didn't want you to hate Percy any more than you already do. Triton, I already know, hates Percy far more than he has any right to, and don't think we're not going to talk about that either, young man!" I could practically hear Triton rolling his eyes.

I looked up to see Amphitrite blinking in shock. She glanced down at me, and I bit my lip. I tried to send a message, Do you hate me more because of what I've done?

She paused and then gave a minute shake of her head. She glanced up again. "I do not hate him. He has done much, it seems, to defend a group of gods who have done nothing to endear themselves to him. Such sacrifice should not go unnoticed. Percy, get up and become transformed. I will personally teach you how to used your fins."

Poseidon's jaw dropped as I rose from where I was hiding.

I flushed. "You'll turn me back?"

Poseidon smiled softly. "Of course son. Actually, Triton didn't explain it all that well. I'm giving you the ability to transform at will. However, I do not want you to change back until your visit here is done. If you need to get on land you will flop around until I let your body transform." Dad raised his hands and looked like he was getting ready to conduct an orchestra. He closed his eyes and the summoned his trident to him. It glowed. I gulped.