Lost, Life, and Love

"Sarah? Are you asleep? Leo's home and I don't think he's happy. He saw the two of us here, in your bed, some skin showing." Charlie said while poking my side.
"Shit. I thought that was a dream." I sighed and opened my eyes. Charlie was right in front of me. I was covered with one of the many blankets on my bed.
"A dream? Was I that good?" I tried to sit up but felt a sharp pain in that area.
"Shit. Pain. Yeah, you were really good considering I can't even sit up. Wow. Wait, what time is it?" I said while trying to keep my eyes open.
"Eleven. I was really that good? I thought I was the only one who was in pain. I could barely walk to your bathroom when I hadto piss this morning." Charlie rested his hand on my side.
Then it hit me. "Morning? You mean to say it is eleven, in the morning? And you used my bathroom to piss?" My eyes flew open. Charlie's face was centimeters from mine.
"Yes, morning. Luckily it's the first Friday in March, so unless you have detention you don't have to go to school today." he paused and moved in closer. "I hadto piss. It hurt to walk, I wasn't going to go far. So, since we've done it, what does that make us?"
"I dunno. I have no experience in this department. I've got what I write and what I read, and those don't really have much in the way of normal teenage romance." I sighed and moved closer to Charlie. His lips met mine and he pulled away. I pouted.
"Does this make us boyfriend and girlfriend?" Charlie asked.
"Yes. I guess it does, unless this was a one night stand." I smirked as his face went from peace to terror. "Though, if this was a one night stand, I believe you would've left by now." Charlie relaxed.
"SARAH VALDEZ!" Leo screamed from downstairs.
"CHARLES BECK JACKSON! GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE BEFORE I CALL YOUR MOTHER" Another male voice yelled from downstairs.
"WE'LL BE DOWN IN A MINUTE! DON'T GET YOUR KNICKERS IN A TWIST!" I shouted back, after pulling away from Charlie. "Let's go before they come up here." I sat up and ignored the pain.
I threw on some black jeans and a gray t-shirt as Charlie threw on his clothes from yesterday. I finger combed my arm as we walkeddown the hallway. I paused before going down the stairs. Charlie was ahead of me. He blocked my view so I stepped around him. A man about the same age as Leo, with black hair and sea-green eyes, was standing in front of Charlie. His arms were crossed and he looked pissed. Leo came out with the same expression as the man.
"CHARLES! WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING? I SAID I WOULD TELL YOU WHY YOU CAN'T HAVE SEX WHEN YOU WERE EIGHTEEN! YOU MOTHER IS MORE THAN PISSED RIGHT NOW! AND YOU MISS, YOU JUST GOT TO TOWN! YOU CANNOT SLEEP WITH SOMEONE YOU HARDLY KNOW! YOU ARE FOOLISH AND IGGNO-!" I cut him off.
"YOU ARE NOT MY FATHER! YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME! I CAN AND HAVE SLEPT WITH SOMEONE I HARDLY KNOW! ALSO, IF YOU'RE GOING OT GET MAD, EXPLAIN WHY! LEO, WHY THE HADES DID YOU CALL ME VALDEZ?" I yelled louder then the man did and both he and Leo looked shocked. "Now, if we're done yelling. Anyone care to explain why this is such a big deal?"
"We'll discuss this in the living room. Sarah, I'll tell you when the Jacksons have left." Leo said and turned around. The man grabbed Charlie's arm and dragged him, I followed. Once in the living room Leo and the man sat on one couch and Charlie and I sat on the other. The man took a breath as if to speak.
"I have no idea who you are." I said before he could speak.
"I'm Percy Jackson, Charles' father." he said and took another breath. "Charles did you wear a condom?"
"Yeah. I know what happens when guys don't wear condoms. I know Sarah wouldn't have done it if I wasn't wearing a condom anyways." Charlie said as he took my hand.
"Okay, I'll have to talk to Poseidon to see if what applies to me applies to you. For her sake you better hope it doesn't." Percy paused. "Why did you two even do it? It makes no sense."
"I don't know, and I don't think Charlie does either." Charlie set our intertwined hands on his thigh. Percy didn't look happy about that.
"Dad, what applies to you, and maybe me, that has to do with Gramps?" Charlie asked. I noticed Percy had teary eyes.
"Dude, you're crying." Leo and I said simultaneously.
"I am not crying." Percy said.
"Yeah you are. Even a half-blind person could see that." I said, sassing him a bit.
"Fine, it's just something to do with my past. Anyways, of the Big Three are extra fertile. Charles, you remember asking why your Annabeth and I had you at 17, well, it was an accident for me to get her pregnant. The only time your mother's purposely gotten pregnant was with Jacob. Other than that the condoms my father gave me have broke." Percy conceded and explained. Charlie looked sad. Leo looked weirded-out. I probably looked confused.
"Is that all the needed to be discussed? Besides the use of Valdez?" I inquired. Percy nodded and stood up. "Wait! I need to take a picture of you for reasons." I pulled my phone out of my pocket and snapped a picture of Percy. He looked confused. Charlie got up and followed his dad out of the house.
"I used Valdez because the court said I had to adopt you or you were going to juvie. I would prefer if I could prevent a demi-god from going to juvie. Any other questions?" Leo said quickly, but slow enough I could understand. I stretched and wince went I felt the pain of last night.
"Just two. One, could you not have your phone in reach when your doing it with Nico? And two, what would I have been sent to juvie for?" Leo blushed at my first question. Then was saddened at the second.
"For the crimes you've committed in past foster homes. You've really done a lot wrong." Leo sighed. "Could you explain what you felt before you, erm, hooked up with Charles? If you could also tell exactly what crimes you've committed, that would be amazing."
"I just felt like I needed to, but I didn't really feel like me. I know what I would and wouldn't do and that was just something I wouldn't have even considered. As for crimes, that's a long list. Seven auto-thefts, and a total of 897 items stolen in the last year. Nineteen breaking and entering, two robberies, and six times driving drunk, in the last six months. If I was to go into deeper detail you might just want me to go to juvie." Leo's jaw had dropped at auto thefts. I got up and went to my room.
I started putting my things where they belonged when my phone rang. I found it and quickly answered.
"Yellow?" I greeted.
"Yellow? What kind of greeting is that for your boyfriend?" Charlie laughed.
"You greeted me with it too Charlie. How mad is your mom?" I questioned.
"She's so mad I'm surprised that steam isn't coming out of her ears.But she's not mad at us, she's mad at Eros, you know about him, right?"
"Eros? He's Aphrodite's son and god of love.Oh, your mom thinks he's the reason we slept together. That would actually make sense. Gods, I'm going to murder that god." I understood now.
"Yeah, I'll help. I know I would never have done that with a girl I hardly knew unless I wasn't fully me. I have to go. See you tomorrow." Charlie hung up and a bright light flashed in the room, it's origin was behind me. I closed my phone and put it on my nightstand. I turned around to find a gorgeous woman who looked kind of like my ex and Charlie standing next to the curtains.
"Hello, I'm Venus. You and the Greek are confusing my work with my son's work. See, I think this framily needs more drama until Liam and Callista get together behind everybody's backs. You, darling, are perfect. No one knows you, you know about this world. And so much wanting to be loved. Then you being pregnant will just make the drama increase. A descendant of Athena, Poseidon, and Apollo. I can't wait until tomorrow. Good luck, darling." with that she disappeared, with me not looking.
I laid down on my bed. Review the last few day's and what I'd learned.
"Don't hookup foster sisters with ex-boyfriends. Gods are much more active around this 'framily.' I'm either pregnant or going to become pregnant. Liam and Callista are going to be a couple. Nico and Leo are in a very serious relationship. Percy, the son of Poseidon, is Charlie's dad. Annabeth, Charlie's mom, is a daughter of Athena. I'm going to be a pregnant teen." I paused and tears started flowing. "I don't want to be my mother."
I cried my heart out. And then some. I just sat there, after I had no more tears, with my eyes closed. Someone came in and wrapped an arm around me. I rested my head on their shoulder, not caring who it was. They sat there with me, occasionally sniffling. I decided opening my eyes was the best course of action.
I opened my eyes, then wished I hadn't when I saw who it was. It was my father, Apollo. He had red, puffy eyes, that probably matched my own. He looked at me and gave me a sad smile.
"I'm so sorry. I never meant to have you. I can't believe Venus would do that. I had joked that one of the kids would be a teen parent. I never thought it would be my daughter who got pregnant. I never even thought I would have a daughter who would be near these people." Apollo said as he held me, like I always wished my foster fathers would've when I was little.

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