THE SEA QUEEN'S PEARL
Author's Note: a very belated birthday present to my baby brother Michael who turned fifteen before Christmas. She ran past him holding his little brother tightly while crying. He's objective had been simply to watch from afar to see Sally and Percy home safe. He did not expect her to be so distraught or so fast, it took him a while just to catch up with her since she was two blocks away when it actually registered in his mind that it was Sally that ran past him. "Sally, what happened?" he asked once he grabbed hold of her shoulders and made her face him. "Is Percy all right?" She looked up at him with wide green eyes filled with tears. It was enough to break his heart, to make things worse Percy looked up at him with a similar look. His Dad was so doomed; they'll so have him wrapped round their little fingers. "T-t-there was a sn-sn-snake in his cot!" Sally choked out with a shudder. Tears ran down her face and she tightened her grip on Percy. She couldn't stop shaking. "I-I-in his cot!" she repeated. "Come on, I'll buy you a coffee," Triton said as he gently pulled her to the nearest diner. It took a sugary coffee and a muffin that Triton practically shoved down Sally's throat (she's gotten too skinny for someone who had been pregnant five months ago and he didn't like it) until Sally had calmed down and stopped shivering. During that time Triton had a chance to hold his latest baby brother who had fallen asleep content that he was safe. "Will this always happen?" Sally asked. "Will these creatures always find him? Will he ever be safe?" "It's his scent; it stinks of power and the Gods. You really need to marry the most humanly human you can find and it should cover the scent up fine." Sally shook her head. "I...I don't want to think about other men," she said half shy and half just plain uncomfortable. "It's difficult to not think about your father...I don't think I can ever get over him easily...I don't think any human can get over any God." Triton felt just as uncomfortable. It's awkward enough to talk about the subject of relationships with a woman that you barely know but it's even more awkward that you're discussing relationships with your father with said woman who is highly possibly your own mother. It's a good thing he only looks like a teenager or he would have never reached adult hood due to embarrassment induced death. "That's not true," he said quietly. "I know many humans that have gotten over their God lover. Some who had relationships with Athena never had anything sexual with her and therefore moves on easier. Some don't get over it at all, that's true too. But you all don't seem to think about the affect you have on us." "What do you mean?" "There was this human. Similar to you, she could see through the Mist but she wasn't a possible reincarnation of a goddess. Her name was May you see, and she had a relationship with Hermes, had a little boy just like you and then she offered herself to be an Oracle...she went insane. Hermes may have other relations with other women but he had never gotten over May." "Oh..." "The hurt is on both sides Sally. It's not just the humans that get hurt." PJPJPJPJPJPJPJPJPJPJPJPJ It was obviously going to be a slow process for Sally to move on from his father. Triton watched over both her and Percy – mostly Percy who was left alone quite often – over the next few years. Apart from Percy growing into a small chubby toddler with hyperactive tendencies, there was little change in the Jackson household. Sally was forever skinny, overprotective, loving, heartbroken mother who worked too hard and Percy always got into some sort of danger that Triton had to rescue him from. Percy had got to stop befriending the wrong type of Cyclopes'; Triton was coming close to being bankrupt with the amount of times he had to bribe them to get lost. The only safe place for Percy these days is Montauk. That is when Triton gets his rest. Sally had taken a few days of work and hired a cabin as she did before she met Poseidon and the water spirits had taken to watching Percy make sandcastles and dig holes. Which meant Triton could go back to the palace and get some proper sleep, yes hallelujah! "I'm not an idiot you know." "Could have fooled me," Triton said not even looking at his father. He got a smack around the head for his cheek. "Ouch!" "You've rarely been around to fulfil your duties. I've done that plenty of times a-" "I know Father; look at the state of our kingdom because of tha- ouch!" "Stop cheeking me! As I was going to say I've been there, done that and got more than a t-shirt to prove it. So what's the girl's name?" "Sally Jackson." Never before had Triton seen his father so furious. The water around him bubbled and boiled, his eyes flashed with power and anger that sort of vaguely reminded him of laser beams he's seen on TV and his whole body shook. "What?" he hissed out. "Nothing is going on Father!" Triton half squeaked, quite frankly terrified of his father right at this moment, "I was just keeping an eye on her and Percy. He keeps getting bothered by monsters!" The water stopped bubbling but it was still very hot and Triton could feel that his skin was scalded and burnt. Poseidon, however, looked rather relaxed and smiled warmly at his son. "Well, why didn't you say so?" "I wasn't exactly given the chance," Triton mumbled. "Percy is on Montauk right now. You could go up there and take a peek. He's grown a lot since you last seen him." The moment Poseidon disappeared Triton ran into his room, locked the door and threw himself into bed before anything could dare try and stop him from sleeping. PJPJPJPJPJPJPJPJPJ He was adorable! His little boy just looked adorable! The water spirits were still watching and whispering and giggling but he had to agree with them. This was the most adorable child he produced since Triton. Zeus, let's hope that this one doesn't get Triton's cheek! He decided right then and there to give his little boy a gift. A little keepsake of this holiday. He summoned a blue shell and etched in Percy's initials before passing it to a water spirit. He watched with amusement as Percy let out a squeal of delight and ran on his small little legs to Sally with the shell in hand. "Look Mummy! Look!" The smile and laugh from Sally was also worth it.
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