Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Percy Jackson and The Olympians

Third P.O.V.

It`s been a couple days since Clarisse and Katelyn arrived at Percy`s house. During that time, Katelyn learned to trust Percy and his decisions, Percy and Clarisse became close, a rivalry formed between Clarisse and Artemis due to their crushes on Percy, and lastly Lexi changed Percy`s title from big brother to daddy. Though the hunt`s, Artemis`, Clarisse`s, and Katelyn`s reaction to when Lexi first started calling him daddy, was a round of laughter and giggles.

Flashback

The hunt had just arrived at Percy`s house and was very excited. They were finally able to meet the person who has been the talk about him moving forward, even with all the things that happened to him. They were currently waiting at a seemingly empty clearing to meet with him, so he could take them to his house.

"How much longer?" whined Angelica.

"It can't be much longer, but who knows? It is Percy Jackson." Said a grinning Thalia.

"Oh. I wouldn't be too sure about that." Hummed Artemis.

"What do you mean?" Alexa asked.

"Nothing." Artemis simply said, while suppressing a grin.

Suddenly the hunters heard a sigh coming from a bush. Percy walked out of the bush and whined, "Did you have to say something?"

"What do you mean?" Artemis said while putting on an innocent face.

"Humph. Meanie." Percy said and stuck out his tongue.

Meanwhile, the hunt was having a conversation among themselves.

"Listen up girls, we have to protect the love the Lady Artemis has for Percy." Phoebe said.

"What do you mean?"Chloe asked. She was confused about the whole thing.

"Pretty much, Lady Artemis is in love with Percy. But the thing is, Percy is very dense. He wouldn't notice if any girls were flirting with him. So we have to make sure Percy returns those feelings for Mi`lady." Thalia explained.

"So, we have to make sure that Percy falls in love with Mi`lady." Phoebe finished off.

The rest of the hunt nodded. They glanced over to Artemis and Percy, who were still talking. Though, they noticed that Artemis seemed to be more alive, now that Percy`s attention was on her. They grinned and internally squealed at the sight.

The pair talked for a couple of minutes, catching up, until something yellow crashed into Percy. Artemis and the hunt were shocked, but when the shock went away, they drew their bows. They heard giggling and when they got a closer look, they got confused as to why a little girl was being tickled by Percy.

"Percy, who`s this?" Thalia asked.

"Everyone, this is Lexi. She is a daughter of Apollo and she is five." Percy said. "Now Lexi, what are you doing here? You`re supposed to be at the house with Katelyn and Clarisse."

"They are boring." Lexi said with a pout.

"Whoa whoa whoa. Clarisse as in Clarisse La Rue?" Thalia asked.

Percy nodded. "Yeah, when we met I was only supposed to get Katelyn, but Clarisse and two others ran into first. When I got her to come with me, Clarisse asked for forgiveness and to come with me."

"You forgave her, just like that?" Thalia asked skeptically.

"Yeah. Part of Hestia`s blessing is that I can basically tell if someone is lying. Though it`s not on the level of Apollo or his kids, it`s something." Percy said.

Suddenly, they heard a growl. The bows went up, while Percy looked at Lexi with an eyebrow raised. She looked at the ground with interest.

"I guess someone is hungry." Percy teased.

Lexi blushed with embarrassment. "You make good food." She muttered.

"Since, Lexi is hungry, let`s go." Percy announced.

Percy gave Lexi a piggyback ride and walked with the hunt back to their home. Once they got there, the hunt was in disbelief of the beauty of the house. Once they got over their disbelief, they walked inside and couldn't believe what they saw.

"Whoa." Claire muttered.

"You'll get used to it." Percy said. "Lexi, tell Katelyn and Clarisse it`s time for dinner."

Lexi nodded and ran off to call them. We went to the dining room and started chatting. It was about five minutes before Lexi came back with Clarisse and Katelyn. Clarisse froze upon seeing the hunt, but relaxed bit when nobody drew their bows. Though she stayed tense throughout the meal, she started relaxing.

"Say Lexi, is Percy treating you well?" Artemis asked.

"Yup. Daddy is the best." Lexi said proudly.

The room got quiet so suddenly, it was like someone shot someone. Percy stared at Lexi in disbelief. Clarisse and Artemis both blushed at the implications of Percy being a father. The hunters and Katelyn started snickering at their faces. Though, they both saw each other's face redden, so they both locked eyes and understood to talk later.

"Hold up. I thought it was big brother." Percy said in confusion.

Lexi blushed in embarrassment and said, "I want you to be my daddy."

Percy softened up at Lexi`s face and said "Of course. If you ever need something, I`ll probably be able to get it."

Lexi brightened up and tackled Percy in a hug. At the heartwarming sight, everyone 'awed' and smiled at the family.

On the front porch after dinner

Clarisse was taking in the nice breeze, after her tense dinner because the hunt was there. She wanted to relax after the stressful event. As she was relaxing, she heard someone sit down next to her. She glanced at the person next to her and slightly stiffened at who she saw. The two people stayed silent for a couple of minutes.

"So, about Percy?" Clarisse asked.

"What about Percy?" Artemis asked.

"You and I both know that we are in love with him." Clarisse said.

"I fell in love first." Artemis shot.

"I saw him first." Clarisse shot back.

"I knew about him first." Artemis shot back.

They started glaring at each other. Suddenly, there was a fire column catching their attention. When the fire dimmed, Hestia came forward. She went and sat in between the two girls. Before Hestia arrived, the tension was thick. It was so thick; you could cut it with a butter knife. When Hestia arrived, the tension lessened but it was still there.

"Now ladies, what seems to be the problem?" Hestia asked.

Artemis looked lost and confused, therefore she couldn't say anything. While, Clarisse gained more confidence and vigor. Clarisse said, "We both love Percy, but we don't know what to do."

"Is this true Artemis?" Hestia asked.

Artemis could only nod. Hestia was filled with joy when, she saw Artemis nod. Hestia smiled. But it wasn't that sweet, nice, pretty smile, it was the smile that said 'I am about to say something that you`re both going to like'.

"Why don't you both share Percy?" Hestia asked, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Because Percy definitely doesn't like the two of us at the same time. Maybe one of us, but definitely not two." Artemis said confidently. Clarisse nodded in agreement.

"I`m not supposed to tell you this, but Percy`s mother was raped and killed right in front of him while he was in chains. Once the deed was done, the attacker left him and his mother there with him still in chains. I found him two days later and tried to consolidate him, but it was to no avail. He still carries the grief with him every single day since. That is the reason why, I wanted to adopt him; to fill the void in his heart. Now, I managed to fill that void, but a new and bigger one opened up and it's threatening to swallow him. Since he sees me as his mother now, he goes to me for advice. The most recent one is that he thinks that he is love with two girls. He didn't say which, but I know that it`s you two. Now, are you going to let this void that`s in Percy consume him or are you going to fill that void and fill him with love and compassion?" Hestia asked, finishing her rant.

Throughout Hestia`s rant, the two girls expression changed from sadness, to disgust, to worry, to determination. They looked at each other and then looked at Hestia. Their eyes filling with determination and passion they said, "We are going to fill him with love and compassion."

Hestia smiled and said "Good. Now go and get some rest, you have a big day tomorrow."

They both nodded and went into the house. Hestia sighed and vanished into a pillar of flames, leaving no trace. When the morning came around, both Artemis and Clarisse began to compete for Percy`s attention.

Flashback ends

It's been a couple of days since Artemis and Clarisse`s talk with Hestia and the hunt was starting to pack up to hunt once more. The hunters liked Percy even more now that they met him. They saw how he gave them space and was always respectful. They also saw how caring he was for the people, especially Lexi.

Though the day was broken up by a column of flames appearing. When it died down, Hestia came out looking worried. It was a strange sight to see Hestia looking so worried. She usually is calm and cheerful, now she looks upset and worried.

"What seems to be the problem, Lady Hestia?" Sophia asked.

"Do you know where Percy is?" Hestia asked hurriedly.

"Well, he should be training right now." Claire answered.

She nodded in her thanks and quickly went to see him. The girls glanced at each other and quietly talked about it among themselves. They were interrupted by Artemis coming over with a troubled look.

"What seems to be the problem, Milady?" Angelica asked.

"We are staying a bit longer until Percy comes back." She replied.

"Where did he go?" Thalia asked.

"He went to save someone who from an abusive family, but Hestia wouldn't say who it was until I left the room. So, we are going to stay and see who it is." Artemis said.

Thalia frowned, but said nothing. The hunt were confused, but nodded and stayed around to see what is going to happened. Though, the rest of the day passed and Percy didn't show up. Artemis was confused. She thought that it would take an hour, two at most. The hunt complained about being bored and wanting to do something.

Artemis sighed and said "Fine. We`ll go in the morning."

The hunt cheered and turned in for the night. Artemis sighed again and went out to get some fresh air. When she went outside, she saw Hestia sitting there with a relaxed face this time. She was hesitant, but gained courage and sat down next to her.

"I`m sorry for keeping things from you, but some things have to be kept secret until the time is right." Hestia apologized.

Artemis considered this and said "It`s ok. I understand that things have to be kept secret, but it still hurts to be kept away from it when it`s so close."

Hestia had a knowing smile. "It`s ok. Sometimes in order for things to get better, things have to hurt."

And done. Don't worry; the next chapter will definitely be longer. I felt that this was a good place to end.

Up next, find out where Percy went, why Hestia was so nervous, and some history on Blaze.