PERCY’S POV
He found his sister rummaging around in the stables. “What are you doing in here” he says, stepping inside. Instantly surrounded by a chorus of greetings.
Hey Percy, look who we found! Your sister! I didn’t know you had a sister! She’s a lot prettier than you. Nicer too! She gave us hay! Jade was sitting in a corner, petting a certain Pegasus.
“Blackjack here says that you tried to get him killed once” she says calmly, continuing to pet the horse, he neighs in response. He did, son of Poseidon thinks he gets to rule me. The Pegasus thinks. I just shake my head, as much as Percy loved all horses, blackjacks attitude was not helpful all the time. “I think I’ll take you with me blackjack, huh boy? Do you like that?” she asks, scratching him behind the ear. Sounds good, you got my sweet spot! He answers.
“You can’t leave jade” Percy says, sitting on the floor beside her. She doesn’t answer, doesn’t even meet my eyes. “You know how long it’s been since I’ve had a roommate, I need someone to keep me in check. You know that Annabeth won’t even come into my room because she’s so afraid!” he tried to make a joke of it. She doesn’t laugh. “Listen jade, I know how you feel. You feel neglected, and lied to, and left behind to die. But you weren’t, ok, you're alive now, and dad personally came to visit you. You might not see it, since you only talked to him for two minutes, half of which you spent yelling at him, but he cares about you, deeply. And you know the prophecy, it might not be for years, it may not even be about us. But were here for a reason, and I know, from the bottom of my being, that you are meant to be something big. Everyone knows that. They can sense it. You just need to let it happen. The pain will slowly melt over, and you will learn to deal with the frustration. And I’ll tell you right now, the life of a demi god isn’t fair, I know it’s not. It’s a terrible, ruthless, bloodthirsty life. But we have to make them most we can. And the only way we can do that is to be with the people we love. And, jade, you need to know that I love you, you're everything I could have ever asked for, and I know that my life will get nothing but better by having you in it. I just wish you could understand” he finishes his speech.
She stops stroking blackjack, and turns to Percy. “How can you be so sure?” she asks. “How can you be so sure I’m going to be good? That you’ll love me? That I’ll be a good sister?” she asks.
“Well, you haven’t proved me wrong yet” Percy says, a small smile on his face. Jade just smiles back, and nods, falling towards into Percy’s open arms, and cherishing her first hug form her big brother. The first time she can remember feeling safe and loved. And she knew, no matter what happens, as long as she has Percy to count on, like the dependent sea their father was, she would be ok.

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