Chapter 8

Bianca's POV.

"Hey guys, I'd like you to meet some people," Beckendorf said and I turned to see Silena holding a child and Beckendorf walking next to one.

"Hi? What are your names?" I said softly and Silena nudged the girl.

"Full name" I heard her whisper and the girl nodded.

"Hi, I'm Charlotte Bob-Iapetus Jackson," she said and I froze.

"What?" I whispered and Silena nodded.

"I'm Lukas Silena Jackson" the boy said and my jaw dropped.

"As in Percy Jackson?" Luke asked from next to me and they nodded.

"Does Riptide know?" Micheal asked at the same time.

"Yes and Yes" Beckendorf said and a grin formed on my face.

"Can I perform the lion king scene?" I asked and the whole table burst out laughing. I stood up and picked Lukas up.

"I'm your auntie Bianca" I said and he grinned.

"Nants ingonyama bagithi baba Sithi uhm ingonyama" I started to sing and lifted him over my head, spinning him. I got a ton of weird looks and the table groaned.

"Bianca put the child down" Luke said and I stopped spinning him, sitting him on my shoulder.

"No. There family" I said and Lukas smiled.

"How old are you kid?" Ethan asked Charlotte and she smiled.

"7" she said and I smiled.

"You both look so much like him" I mused, bopping Lukas's nose. He had short blonde hair, and Percy's Sea Green eyes. He had Percy's nose too. Charlotte on the other hand looked exactly like a mini Annabeth, but had black hair and Sea Green eyes.

"Oh I have so many stories to tell you about Percy" I grinned, setting him down next to me.

"You two should come to our campsite for our group campfire. We make s'mores, and talk" Luke said and the twin's eyes lit up.

"We could have a sleepover!" Charlotte cheered and I laughed.

"What about your mom?" Ethan asked and all of the army tensed, but the twins didn't seem to notice.

"I'll go ask" Luke said and skipped over to her.

"She said yes!" he yelled and I glanced over to her. She seemed tired. I could faintly see the dark circles under her eyes, and the sorrow that was in them. It caused me to wince, but I shook my head. She deserves it.

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"She broke up with me," Percy said quietly and Silena gasped. "They blamed me for both wars, and all the deaths, including yours" Percy said and suddenly it all made sense. He locked himself in his room for a week, and didn't eat. We heard the sobs and screams whenever he would have a nightmare.

"It's ok Perce. It's gonna be ok"

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Lukas skipped back over and I snapped out of it, a genuine grin growing on my face.

"Well let's go" I said and grabbed Lukas's hand.

"So, Lukas-'' I started and he cut me off.

"Luke," he said and I smiled;

"So, Luke, What do you like to do?" I asked as we approached the tent area, and I lifted Luke onto my back.

"Swim" he said and I chuckled. I heard mumbles from Riptide's tent and smiled.

"Ok, Riptide is asleep, so we can be as loud as we want'' I said and Luke gave me.

"But shouldn't we be quiet so we don't wake them?" He asked and I shook my head.

"Silena charmspeaked him to sleep, so we have at least an hour," I said and he nodded.

"An hour till what?" he asked and I hesitated.

"Until the nightmares wake him up" I said simply and he nodded.

"Mama gets nightmares too" he said and I winced. "Is daddy ever coming back" He asked and I hesitated again.

"I don't know," I said honestly and his face fell a little bit.

"Mama misses him. She cries over him a lot. Auntie Thalia and Piper say not to worry, but she'll wake up screaming and not eat. I'm worried about her'' he said and I bit my lip.

"Does she love him?" I whispered and he nodded.

"Why?" he asked and I shook my head, putting a fake smile on.

"C'mon the marshmallows are in my tent" I said.

I yawned, sitting up to find myself on the floor. I looked around and saw Silena cuddled up with Charlie, and to my surprise, Luke with Zoë. Micheal and Ethan were in their own separate corners. I looked up to the cot and saw the twins, causing me to grin. I quietly unzipped the tent and stepped outside, blinking at the dark sky.

"Hey are the twins okay?" a voice asked from behind me and I turned to see blonde curls.

"Oh. Annabeth. There asleep in the tent" I said and she nodded, fidgeting with a baseball cap.

"Can I sit?" she asked and I glanced towards Riptide's tent. I hesitated for a second but nodded. We sat in silence for a minute, until she spoke up.

"How is he?" she asked quietly.

"Um... I'd love to tell you he's amazing, and over you, but I can't" I said quietly and she looked at me.

"I'm sorry by the way. If I hadn't gotten kidnapped you would still be alive" she said and I snorted.

"You're as bad as Percy" I said and it was quiet for another few minutes. "I don't know how you could give up someone as amazing as he is. He loved you so much" I said and she gave me a confused look.

"What do you mean?" she asked and we locked eyes.

"He cried for months over you. He still does sometimes" I said and she tilted her head.

"He's the one who left? Why would he be sad about me?" she asked, genuine confusion laced across her features. I rolled my eyes.

"He wouldn't have left if you guys hadn't blamed him for all the deaths from both wars. And if you hadn't cheated on him" I said and her mouth dropped.

"What?" she asked and I gave her an annoyed look.

"The whole camp blamed him for every single death over the past 5 years, and you cheated on him and broke up with him. Then the gods told him he was to be killed in 3 days, and Poseidon basically disowned him. He would have stayed if that didn't happen" I glared and a weird look passed over her face.

"Do you know the day that that happened?" she asked and I shot her a look.

"August 2nd" I said and she gasped and let out a choked sob.

"Bianca, that's known as the forgotten day. Do you wanna know why?" she said and I shrugged.

"Sure" I said, glare still evident on my face.

"No one remembers anything past breakfast that day. Someone did something to the food" she said and I looked at her for a second.

"What?" I asked and she nodded.

"We all thought it was Percy, because he was gone the next day" she whispered and realization dawned on my face.

"But what if it wasn't just a memory loss spell or drug or whatever. What if it made everyone hate Percy?" I said and my eyes widened.

"But the gods were under it too, so it would have to be someone powerful" Annabeth said and I nodded.

"So someone went after Percy. But... Who?" I said and a wave of alarm slammed into me.

"What if it's still out there?"

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