AN: I love Paul and Percy and I love reading about them. So I'm working on MOA ff right now, but I needed a break. So I'm taking the night off and doing a little Percy tells Paul/ Percy meets Paul.

This 1stpart takes place right after TTC

"Mom?" I called into the empty apartment. Great, I sighed, home alone right when I get back from a quest. Because if there was nothing I hated more than Monsters, it was having no one to rant to when I got back from a quest.

I plopped myself down on the couch and flipped on the TV.

"Good afternoon America!" The newscaster announced. "The San Fran area is going to be expecting major storms." The TV cut to a picture of Mt. Tam in San Fran and I switched off the TV and threw the clicker at the chair across the room.

"Ugh! I hate you!" I wasn't sure whom I was shouting to but at the moment the door opened. I put my hand over my pocket, expecting the worst. But it was my mom.

She walked through the door and was followed by the Mr. Blowfish- wait I mean Mr. Blowfis. They were laughing about something and it took them a minute to notice me sprawled out on the couch.

"Percy!" My mom shouted. She let go of his hand and raced over to me. "Are you alright? When did you get back? How is Annabeth? Thalia? Grover?" I laughed.

"Were all okay, mom. Well…" My mom narrowed her eyes and gave her signature, 'we are so talking about this later look.'

"Percy, this is Mr. Blowfis. You know the one I told you about?" I nodded and gave my mom one more hug before collapsing back onto the couch. I know I must have looked rude, but my heart really wasn't into anything. I couldn't get Bianca, or Nico for that matter, out of my head.

My mom frowned at me before turning back to Paul. "Paul, would you like to stay for dinner?" She asked.

"Sure, I would love to get to know Percy."

"Well you can do that right know while I get dinner on. Percy be good." My mom walked into the kitchen and I rolled my eyes. I didn't need to be scolded like a five year old. It wasn't my fault I sent a kid off to her death and I had no one to talk to about it.

An awkward silence fell between us before Paul broke it off. "So… I heard you were at camp."

"Yeah," I murmured. "Camp reunion."

"Was it fun?"

I looked up at him and he stared into my eyes before looking away as though they scared him. "I don't want to talk about it with you." I took out Riptide and held it, gathering strength from the comfort it gave me.

Paul looked startled that I would talk to him like that, but if I could talk to Ares like that, I could talk to anyone like that. "Hey," He said. "If this is about your mom, I swear I won't hurt her."

I looked him in the eyes for a long time before I spoke. "Just tell me, what's a swear worth?" I got up and walked into my room and sank down against my door. I swore to Nico that I would protect his sister and I failed. I closed my eyes and waited. But I don't know for what.

Should I keep going with this? I probably will even if no one asks me too. But anyway review and I know it's not great but I just wrote it for the fun of it.

Also sorry if I made Percy sound depressed but he's just lost and scared and he doesn't know what to do.