For Us Demigods

The Swimming Competition

"Don't you drive to school with your boyfriend?" Melissa said.

"Oh. What's his name?" Monica said. "DiAngelo. He's Italian."

"That's him." Percy and Poseidon both mumbled.

"Doesn't he drive a Lamborghini?" Christina said.

"No. I mean. MY car." Alex said. "You've seen it. The green one." She chuckled nervously.

"Yeah." Stephanie said. "The Vanquish. The custom made sea green Aston Martin Vanquish that probably cost more that 12 years of tuition."

"Dammit!" Both Percy and Alex cursed under their breaths.

"You know what guys, I'm just gonna change before everyone arrives." Percy said.

"Yeah. See you in five." Alex said as they ran to the changing room.

"You guys warm up." Poseidon said.

"But we already warmed up." Dean said.

"Do it again." Poseidon said.

The eight kids groaned as Poseidon went after his kids. They were bickering.

"You had to use the car excuse?!" Alex whisper-yelled at Percy.

"What was I supposed to do?!" Percy said back.

"What was it this time?" Poseidon asked.

"Don't know!" Both the Poseidon kids snapped at their father. Poseidon looked taken aback. The kids instantly felt guilty.

"Sorry dad." Percy said. "It's just that the nightmares. Annabeth's having 'em, and now I'm starting to get flashbacks and I haven't slept in-" He sighed.

"And Athena is working her ass off in research." Alex said. "Making us research our asses off as well. Yes we know their genetic, but we need to know what they are."

"Cause apparently, the assholes that just robbed that jewelry store yesterday, was not human." Percy said. "And I quote, 'They died in custody, the acts of suicide.' Four people don't off themselves at the same freaking time with the same freaking knife, even if their in different rooms!" He yelled.

Alex hushed him, patting him on the back as he steadied his heavy breathing.

"I mean. Who does that?!" Percy exclaimed. "Create humans. Create creatures for kicks. Torment a whole bunch of people and kill them off if they get caught?! What the hell?! I mean seriously, what. The. Hell."

"I don't know Perce. I don't know." Alex said.

"And why is my WIFE getting nightmares all of a sudden. And these weird-ass messages in dreams. Different messages every night?What? Fucking Anagrams! Who would've thought?! And there are like a thousand different combinations-"

"Percy-" Poseidon said.

"No. I mean. Monsters. I can deal with. Heck, I can deal with gods. No offense." Percy quickly added. "But genetic?! Since when does our, already crazy enough, myth revolved, life, turns into a fucking Sci-fi movie?!"

Percy huffed before the door swung open revealing the other demigods, coming in to watch the competition.

"And not even a good one!" Percy yelled before he walked off to Annabeth.

"You know things get really-" Alex said. "And I mean REALLY, REALLY bad when Percy starts to mortal swear his way through every sentence."

"Oh I know." Poseidon said. "He gets it from me."

Poseidon and Alex looked over to Percy, who gave Annabeth a kiss on the forehead before asking Hazel to mist up a bit, because the swim team most likely heard the entire conversation he, Poseidon, and Alex had.