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Finnegan shot Cerwyn a look, surprised at how stupid this boy already seemed. Pretty and dumb? Right up Cerwyn's alley. He chuckled at the thought.
Cerwyn's jaw fell down, "You three, are, like, so sad. Did you not have a childhood? Our family history, is like, fairy tales you tell your children about when you try to put them to bed - the same as your gods' myths. 'Don't really know who Merlin is.' Jeez, what, do you not know how to even read?" He said, flailing his arms in an over-exaggerated manner. He let his arms swing loosly to his sides as he sighed, "Unbelievable. I'm personally insulted." He said, half jokingly.
Finnegan sighed, "King Arthur ring any bells in that pretty head of your's? Because, by your gods and mine, I hope it does." He paused, then said, "For your sake." Then gestured to his brother. "Big on the family pride, this one."
"You try being dyslexic and ADHD," Percy grumbled looking at them. "If you want a reader, you should talk to my girlfriend, Annabeth. She likes to read. I'm sure she knows all about King Arthur. Is he the son of a Greek god or Roman? I spent most of my childhood hiding from my step-dad, Smelly Gabe, and worrying about getting kicked out of yet another school. Oh, and trying not to get killed by monsters and gods from the age of 12, trying fulfill the prophesy of the Big Three. You're welcome, by the way, for stopping Kronos from destroying the world."
Cerwyn rolled his eyes, "No, he was not a demigod." He said, "And we've been trying to stop a doomsday cult for millennia, so you're welcome, you're not the only one here who averted an apocalypse, big shot."
Finnegan sighed, "Oh, shut up. I know you dislike the Greeks because of the Fir Bolg and the Romans for the Christian rule over Albion, but that was centuries ago, get over it, brother." He scolded him. "Like I said, he may be very...'lose' and uppity, but he is rather proud at times."
"Hey! Our gods had nothing to do with the Christianity thing. Their Roman aspects had taken over by that time, and we don't follow the Roman way," Jessica protested.
Percy subconsciously rubbed his right arm, where his 'SPQR' tattoo was from his time at the Roman camp when Hera/Juno had kidnapped him and erased his memory. "Don't worry about it. I know a daughter of Ares who is so proud she almost cost us the Empire State building."
"Don't forget Thalia," James chimed in. "Or at least she was before she joined The Hunters."
Percy subconsciously rubbed his right arm, where his 'SPQR' tattoo was from his time at the Roman camp when Hera/Juno had kidnapped him and erased his memory. "Don't worry about it. I know a daughter of Ares who is so proud she almost cost us the Empire State building."
"Don't forget Thalia," James chimed in. "Or at least she was before she joined The Hunters."
"Still Roman people..." Cerwyn said softly.
Finnegan sighed, "Never mind my dull brother." He said. He didn't know what to say next, or how to interact with a boy he suddenly craved to bed. Love and lust were nearly foreign to him, felt only a few times, once in a blue moon - or, more correctly, a blood moon of unbridled passion and chaotic ecstasy.
"Man, I wonder what some of my Roman friends would say to that," Percy said grinning. "So, what are you two doing here?"
"Yeah, you never told us," Jessica said, looking at them.
"What kind of magic can you do?" James asked randomly.
"Yeah, you never told us," Jessica said, looking at them.
"What kind of magic can you do?" James asked randomly.
Cerwyn responded to the first question: "We don't know why we are here, our 'aunt' sent us here for some reason. We have yet to learn her agenda. Bet it is just to waste our time. Living with two teenagers for centuries can make one's hair go grey - not to say her hair is getting grey, she's still youthful!" He said, not wanting to offend his 'aunt,' even if she was miles and miles away.
Finnegan shrugged, "Magic is magic. It...there may be different types, but as a Fae, a being of magic - some might say an embodiment of magic - it all comes rather naturally. We aren't a subspecies, either, like a Leprechaun or a Banshee, we are of the original Fae, before they became what they are now, so our magic is not limited to death magic or fertility magic or anything like that. We naturally can communicate with telepathy, and have telekinesis, as well as extra sensory perception. We can get visions of the past, present, and future." Their visions were their strong suit, serving as seers and oracles and prophets for years. The visions came with headaches and nose bleeds.
All three demigods made faces. "Visions are the worst. We Demigods never get a good night sleep cause of visions we have," James said.
"That's pretty cool," Percy said. "The only thing I hear in my head are horses and zebra and things like that. My pegasus, Blackjack, never stops talking when I'm around."
"That's pretty cool," Percy said. "The only thing I hear in my head are horses and zebra and things like that. My pegasus, Blackjack, never stops talking when I'm around."
Cerwyn laughed, "Imagine having animals and plants scream into your head all the time. You have to consciously keep your mind close to other people's thoughts or else you are overwhelmed with the sounds of all living things near by." He shook his head, "I nearly died because of it, once, when I first gained that level of telepathy."
Finnegan nodded, "We get visions at random times, sometimes as hallucinations or ghost-like apparitions, other times as images and scenes flashing before our eyes, or merely intuition based, gut feelings of certain events. Usually though, it's those blinding flashes of something that are often symbolic and cryptic in their meanings. Also, we spout prophecies that we do not know the meaning of...awful things. We nearly lost our heads because one was misinterpreted by a feudal lord."
Jessica winced. "Ouch. That does not sound like fun at all," she told Cerwyn.
Percy shook his head. "Man, I hate prophesies. I've been part of two world ending ones in the last 8 years and one of them was delivered by a friend of mine. Why she had to end up being the Oracle of Delphi, I have no idea."
Jessica giggled. "I remember that. Apollo is very hot," she told the twins.
Percy shook his head. "Man, I hate prophesies. I've been part of two world ending ones in the last 8 years and one of them was delivered by a friend of mine. Why she had to end up being the Oracle of Delphi, I have no idea."
Jessica giggled. "I remember that. Apollo is very hot," she told the twins.
Cerwyn nodded, "Nasty things..." He shook his head and frowned, "Oh! Is he really? Not as fair as a child of the sea, surely!"
Finnegan didn't know what to drop his jaw or laugh - did Cerwyn just openly say he thought the boys were hot?
Jessica shook her head. "Apollo puts everyone to shame."
"She's disappointed because you didn't fall for the whole temperature thing like Percy here did," James said laughing.
"Oh come on! What else was I supposed to say? He is the sun god!" Percy protested.
"She's disappointed because you didn't fall for the whole temperature thing like Percy here did," James said laughing.
"Oh come on! What else was I supposed to say? He is the sun god!" Percy protested.
Finn whislted, impressed. These boys were either really thick skulled - were all of Posiedon's male children oblivious when it comes to gay attraction? - or merely didn't give two thoughts about the Scotsman flirting with them. He knew that Cerwyn was probably hurt by their lack of attention to his obvious flirtation.
Cerwyn smiled, "I don't think he puts everyone to shame..." He said matter-of-factly, eyeing both the boys.
Percy finally caught Cerwyn's look. "Whoa, man, I don't go that way. I've got a girlfriend," Percy told him.
Jessica giggled as James raised an eyebrow and nudged his twin with his elbow. "You've never said I was more handsome than Apollo."
She rolled her eyes and said, "You're heads already big enough. I didn't want to make it so big you couldn't sink to the bottom of the ocean when we go to Dad's palace."
"Oh, make sure you guys check out the game room," Percy said. "Probably the best room in the palace."
Jessica giggled as James raised an eyebrow and nudged his twin with his elbow. "You've never said I was more handsome than Apollo."
She rolled her eyes and said, "You're heads already big enough. I didn't want to make it so big you couldn't sink to the bottom of the ocean when we go to Dad's palace."
"Oh, make sure you guys check out the game room," Percy said. "Probably the best room in the palace."
Analeese Evil (Life Survivor) wrote: "((Can Lily come in here?))"((Yes. Sorry, Impala, I'll post soon.))
Lily entered the hallway, listening to music on her i-pod, earbuds in her hears.
Cerwyn sighed loudly, then groaned, his voice high pitched and annoying, "Ah, goddess damn it all!" He flailed, over exaggerating the 'heart break' of Percy's words.
Finnegan only chuckled, before nodding, "If we should ever find ourselves at the bottom of the Atlantic...we'll go there." He said jokingly. He then noticed the girl walking their way. More people...Not sure if I'm up to talking to more people. This school, it feels strange....
Lily walked around the hallway. Her music was up pretty loud. She glanced at the 5 people and tried to decide whether or not she should talk to them.
((We should wait for Impala to post.))
Percy smiled at Cerwyn. "Sorry, dude."
"You have a spell that will help keep you from being crushed by the ocean?" Jessica asked curiously. "That's pretty cool."
James looked at Cerwyn "Bet you Jessica and I can beat the two of you at a game of foosball," he challenged, grinning at him.
"You have a spell that will help keep you from being crushed by the ocean?" Jessica asked curiously. "That's pretty cool."
James looked at Cerwyn "Bet you Jessica and I can beat the two of you at a game of foosball," he challenged, grinning at him.
Lily heard Jessica say that. "Why would somebody get crushed by the ocean?"
Cerwyn turned, "Oh, uh...hello there." He said softly. He glanced at Finn, wondering what they should do. Shouldn't they be getting their dorms? Cerwyn guessed there'd be time for that later.
Finnegan smiled, although it was a bit forced, "Hello there..." He would leave it to James or Jessica to explain what this girl had overheard.
"Uh, yeah, I think we're beyond the point of hello." Lily stated, unimpressed. "What did that girl just say about being crushed by the ocean? Are you are senile or just depressed and rambling about ways to die?"
The three children of Poseidon laughed, their green eyes flashing. "We aren't senile," Percy said smiling at her.
"And we can't be crushed by the ocean," James said.
"I was asking if they had a spell that kept them from being crushed by the pressure of the ocean," Jessica said. "The three of us? We don't need a spell. Water doesn't hurt us."
"And we can't be crushed by the ocean," James said.
"I was asking if they had a spell that kept them from being crushed by the pressure of the ocean," Jessica said. "The three of us? We don't need a spell. Water doesn't hurt us."
((Oh, okay.))
Lily rolled her eyes and gave a fake laugh. "Yeah. Freaking. Right. If you got crushed by the ocean, I'm pretty sure you'd die from the impact. Or, if not that, you would drown. And magic? You have to be joking. Magic isn't real." She took out her earbuds and put her i-pod in her pocket.
Lily rolled her eyes and gave a fake laugh. "Yeah. Freaking. Right. If you got crushed by the ocean, I'm pretty sure you'd die from the impact. Or, if not that, you would drown. And magic? You have to be joking. Magic isn't real." She took out her earbuds and put her i-pod in her pocket.
The siblings laughed again. "I should have smashed into a million pieces when I jumped from the top of the St. Louis Arch, or when I accidentally set of Mt.St. Helens or when I sank to the bottom of the Atlantic," Percy said. "I don't know much about magic, but we three can definitely survive at the bottom of the ocean."
"You ever hear of the Greek gods?" Jessica asked the girl.
"You ever hear of the Greek gods?" Jessica asked the girl.
"Um, no. And I probably don't want to hear about them. Dude, you are crazy. You have way too much imagination. Now I know you're depressed, who else would jump off the top of the St. Louis Arch? Whatever that is." Lily said.
Cerwyn, before Finnegan could say anything else, lit up - literally. With his golden aura, he levitated off of the ground. "No magic you said?" He snickered as he hit the ceiling. He grumbled and floated down.
Finnegan glared at his irresponsible brother, "What the hell, Cerwyn?!" He growled, "You can't just do that in front of strangers!"
"Uuuuugh."Lily groaned. "Gawd, what special effects are you using? And dude, you can't call me a stranger. I'm nowhere near as strange as you!"
All three of them started at her with their mouths opened. "Seriously?" they asked at the same time. "Never?"
Jessica looked at Cerwyn and Finnegan and said, "Ok, now I know how you two felt when we didn't know about your dad and stuff. This isn't a fun feeling."
"The Greek gods are only the reason a bunch of us are living. Seriously, though, if they could keep to themselves, we wouldn't exist," James said.
"So, how is it you've never heard of our family? Ok I'll admit, it's a weird one," Percy said smiling at her.
Jessica looked at Cerwyn and Finnegan and said, "Ok, now I know how you two felt when we didn't know about your dad and stuff. This isn't a fun feeling."
"The Greek gods are only the reason a bunch of us are living. Seriously, though, if they could keep to themselves, we wouldn't exist," James said.
"So, how is it you've never heard of our family? Ok I'll admit, it's a weird one," Percy said smiling at her.
Finnegan shook his head, "So thick skulled, aren't you, little one?" He chuckled.
Cerwyn was pouting. This is what happens when the Mysteries of Avalon are abandoned, people like her, ignorant of the Old Faith. He spoke telepathically into her mind. No magic, you say...Lily? What is this '#23' I see? He was browsing her memories and picked up on the term Newchild #23.
F off. Lily thought upon hearing Cerwyn. "Okay, you guys are all just a bunch of weirdos. Hey, stay outta my head. How would you like it if I went poking around in your memories, huh? And I bet you three aren't even related. Who the heck is your dad? And you can't blame me for never hearing of your father, first of all he probably isn't even that important, and second of all I'd never even heard of the Harry Potter series before I was 8 years old. So don't judge me!" she snapped.
James and Jessica gaped at her and bristled immediately. "We happen to be twins, thank you very much, and the children of Poseidon, Greek god of the sea. Also known as the Earthshaker, creator of horses, father of Pegasus."
"Sorry, they're kinda touchy about Dad. We don't have the same mom, but we are related," Percy told her. "I'm older than them by a couple of years."
"Sorry, they're kinda touchy about Dad. We don't have the same mom, but we are related," Percy told her. "I'm older than them by a couple of years."
Cerwyn, with a smug smile, said "Believe know, Lily?" He laughed.
Finnegan slapped him upside his head, "What the major...you are breaking all the rules!" How could his brother be so damn reckless?
"Nope. I absolutely do not believe." Lily said stubbornly. "Yeah, I think it's obvious that you are twins. Earthshaker is a dumb name."
"Ugh!" huffed James and Jessica. They crossed their arms and glared at her.
Percy just sighed. Where was Chiron and his introduction video when you needed them. "He's called the Earthshaker cause he makes earthquakes. Big ones."
Percy just sighed. Where was Chiron and his introduction video when you needed them. "He's called the Earthshaker cause he makes earthquakes. Big ones."
Cerwyn was baffled, "Even after...that...you still do not...you are so...thick!" He exclaimed. As a Fae - the embodiment of magic - her refusal to believe in it was, to an extent, a refusal that he existed.
Finnegan cringed at this. He, too, was personally hurt by her stubbornness. "You do know this school is 'Fantasy Realm Academy,' the name implies magic..." So the school had demigods and Fae, what was she, and why was he even here, if she did not believe in magic or have any supernatural attributes?
"It doesn't say magic!" Lily protested. "And shut up you air headed worm. Magic isn't real! And ooh, right, your dad makes earthquakes. I cannot believe that you expect me to believe this!!!"
Finnegan growled, his eyes glowing with ethereal rage. "Air headed worm? Do not insult a priest of the Old Order, you pompous mortal!" His fingernails warped into claws, which he wanted so badly to dig into her throat. "You know not what you speak. Your eyes are clouded with mist thicker than that that is upon Avalon. You are ignorant and blind! A worthless sheep! Like those of the Cauldron! Pathetic, low, and unworthy! Faithless! Faithless child!"
Cerwyn had to run in and pull him back. His brother was vain, vain to a fault, and this girl had set him off by her insult. No one should question his intelligence, he was a proud scholar.
"Pfff! I'm 16 years old, you dope!" Lily stuck out her tongue.
Jessica shot daggers at the girl. She concentrated and felt that pull in her middle that happened when she used her powers. There was a water fountain nearby and suddenly water burst out of it and rushed towards her, dropping on the small group. The three demigods stood there dry as the water soaked the other half of the group.
"To them, you're a child," James said.
"To them, you're a child," James said.
Jessica rolled her eyes. "That's Cerwyn and Finnegan," she said pointing to each of them in turn. "They're twins, faeries, and the sons of Merlin."
Percy make a guilty face. "Sorry again. I don't really know who Merlin is."