Winter's Pov
I appeared in front of the throne room on planet Nebula, almost landing on Fall (Autumn) who quickly shadow travelled a few metres away
"Hi to you too" I mumbled rubbing my aching backside
" Where have you been?" Dam, he sounded mad
"Around" I answered vaguely
"You went to Earth, didn't you?" His voice softened as he hugged me "it's alright"
"You're not mad anymore, right?" I asked wary
He gave me a rare smile and ruffled my hair "C'mon Perce, the others are waiting for us"
He held onto my hand and pulled me into the throne room where the other Seasons were already seated, the Primordial Council and the army commander with his elite team and generals.
Lady Chaos glared at me half heartedly as I made my way to seat next to one of my brothers
"I'm sorry for being late.... again" I apologised bowing my head slightly
"It's fine" she sighed waving it off " Now unto the meeting.
My twin brother End has risen *cue yells of panic* and plans to make his move on the planet at the center of the Universe" with that she glanced at me in worry as I realised where she was going with this "All in all, Earth is in danger and that's why I'm sending most of my forces, because we need to stop him before he takes over most of the Universe, so regardless of your feelings towards the demigods, you still have to help them, Percy."
I shakily stood up and glared at Fall who tried to seat me back "There's no way in Tartarus *cue Tarter sauce flinching* I'm helping those backstabbing bitches" and before anyone could react I teleported to my room, tears running down my cheeks
I'm not ready to see any of them yet, why does my idiotic adopted uncle have to want to attack there of all places?!! GAH!! So annoying!
I flopped on my bed as I was brought back to what happened 17 years ago.
I scowled at the memory, and decided to try to distract myself by sketching.
I searched my drawers for a blank sketchpad, since I exhausted my last one, finding none I decided to sleep.
Worst mistake
Dream
I came out of the Gynaecology lab, rubbing my belly with a content smile
I can't wait to tell Andy the good news
I thought happily as I entered Paul's black BMW.
He dropped me off at the camp borders and I hugged both him and mom good bye before finally entering camp.
I didn't expect to see the grave silence that was Camp Half Blood.
People avoided me and ran away when I walked up towards them, including my friends (except Leo, I didn't see him)
I fiddled with my wedding band as I looked around for Andy.
Not finding him I went to find Nico so I could tell him the good news.
I was surprised to see how much he'd grown in the past month we'd been apart. He was way taller than me, and his once skinny arms and legs are now packed with toned compressed muscle.
He looked appalled when I told him I was 3 weeks pregnant and disappeared somewhere before I could even question it.
That night, Andy climbed slowly into bed and laid down, his back to me.
I was about to say something but something stopped me.
The scent of a woman's perfume.
It was obviously not me, I never use perfume.
So who is it?
My chest tightened and I could barely keep a sob in.
The next morning, Andy hugged and kissed me good morning, but it was obvious he hesitated for a brief second.
I gave him a smile and ushered him out of the house, still smiling until he disappeared from view.
I set my lips in a grimace as I called Will
"Hey Perce, wassup" the cheerful gay son of Apollo greeted
"Who's Andy cheating on me with?" I asked bluntly
"Huh?" He squeaked
"Answer me!" I growled
He paused "Some chick named Betty" He said resigned
"Is she mortal?"
"No....."
"What?"
"She's your niece, Perce"
"Huh? With who?"
"Triton, but he disowned her after finding out what she did"
"Is that why everyone's avoiding me?"
"Yeah, they're scared of what Andy would do if they told you, I apologise on their behalf"
"N-no, it's fine" I sighed "I can't believe He stayed loyal that long anyway"
"Perce, cheer up, he'll come back to his senses soon..... I hope"
"Keep dreaming, sunshine, it's not gonna happen"
"But you need to cheer up, for the baby"
My eyes narrowed "how do you know about the baby?" I snapped
"Um, Nico told me"
"Figures" I sighed " I'll talk to you later"
"Kay, bye!" I ended the call and went back into the house that I and Andy lived in after we got married.
The peace I hoped I could enjoy regardless of my husband's fidelity (my child needs his father) came to an unfortunate end when Andy came home one weekend with a woman on his arm
"This is Bethany, call her Betty" He introduced motioning to the brunette beauty clinging to him like a lifeline
I tensed, but smiled at her
"Oh, hello Betty, I'm Perseus, but call me Percy" She gave me a coy smile in response
"So Perce, is it okay if she spends the night in our room throughout her stay here? Thanks" He didn't even wait for me to reply, he just outright walked out on me with that woman
I left the house and headed for the Hermes cabin, in the mood to prank the living Hades out of someone.
A few months later
I'm three months pregnant, and there's an almost noticeable bump.
Unfortunately, I'm lying on one of the cots in the infirmary, injured.
"What happened?" Will asked rubbing nectar on my neck as I chewed a cube of ambrosia
"Andy" I mumbled
"Again?" He hissed
"Betty told him I was pregnant for another man and was trying to pass the baby as his, so..."
"He beat you up"
I looked away and bit my lip
"Perce, everyone's worried about you"
"I know, just don't tell Nico, please"
"I suspect he already knows" he sighed then left me to rest
That night, I was shaken awake, by Nico
"Wake up, Kelp head, we need to leave, now" He said dragging me off the cot and out of the infirmary.
"What's going on?" I asked confused
"We need to go, I mean you need to go, but I have to follow." He said pulling me past camp borders and running into a shadow, still pulling me along
"I don't understand." I said swaying gently as we appeared in front of my mom's cabin in Montauk
"Andy was mad when I approached him for beating you up and Betty wanted you dead, she's hired a couple of Satyrs to assassinate you tonight" He said opening the door and pushing me inside "We'll be safe here"
"Wait, how do you know about her plan?" I asked curious
"Thanatos told me, he also said I should stay with you until the time is right" He shrugged "Whatever that means"
"I see" I slumped on the couch and sighed "I guess this is my life now, huh"
"Oh brighten up Kelpie, we just need to stay here for a few weeks then we'll head up to my dad's palace right after, kay?" I nodded and he left to check out the cabin, after bolting the door
But a few days later, a strange hooded person was sitting on our couch looking at the pictures of I and my family on the counter.
"Who are you?" Nico asked drawing his sword while acting as my self-appointed bodyguard
The person turned to us and removed their hood.
It was a woman, with long black hair with white highlights and a myriad of colours for eyes.
"My name's Chaos, and I'm here with an offer"
Dream end
That's how I became Winter, and Nico Autumn.
I was surprised to see the missing Leo had also become a season (Summer), he is the leader of the Seasons and my older brother (Not biological, obviously). I'm the adopted daughter of Chaos, along with Leo and the first Prince, the commander Alpha.
And what happened to the baby?
I gave birth to twin boys. They look nothing like him and everything like me. They're my pride and joy and I don't want to sacrifice all that just to save some measly planet.
I sat up abruptly when I heard someone knocking on my room door
I opened it and it was none other than my eldest adopted brother,the first Prince and the commander of the army, Vasileios (meaning king).
"How are you?" He asked sitting on my bed
"I'm fine I guess" I shrugged "I just don't want to go to that dreadful place"
"You do know that none of the demigods except him betrayed you, right?"
My eyes widened as I realised my almost mistake
"You need to help them survive, Nova" He said stroking my hair "Please. Think about those innocent souls, think about your mom, your real mom, and your dad."
"Fine, I'll do it" I said slapping his hand away
He smiled "that's good" He stood up and opened my door "Oh, and BTW, you're grounded for destroying planets 22Bq4 and 58Wv6"
"Seriously?, Luke" He laughed and left.
Unable to sleep, I headed for my sons' room to check on them
Nikolaos (meaning-victory of the people)(right) and Athanasios (meaning-immortal) (left), are the names of my twin sons.
The above image is of them when they were 13.
The above is Athanasios when he was 15
Nikolaos when he was also 15 (with green eyes)
Nikolaos now (the owner of the hand is Athanasios)
Athanasios now.
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I opened their room door gently, the smell of burnt coffee and tobacco wafting through the air.
I stared down my wide awake sons that were in the process of lighting another handmade cigarette made entirely of coffee and tobacco.
"Boys"
"We couldn't sleep" Niko defended
"We heard about the mission" Athan said changing the subject.
I raised an eyebrow as I took in their messy room, shutting the door behind me "Yeah, so?"
"Could we come?" Niko asked
"Absolutely not" I answered instantly as Athan set my head on his lap and Niko became my footstool "I don't like the idea of you meeting your father"
"But mom, we really want to see where you grew up" Athan whined "we want to meet our grandparents"
"Still no" I said stubborn
"Please mom" they begged
After poking me non stop, I agreed to let them come with as long as they don't cause unnecessary trouble.
"Yay!!!" They cheered
"I'm gonna regret this" I sighed