Sparkling Waters (Neptune!)

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Clare was doing one of the strange hobbies that only Clare really had a claim to. Which was sad, really, seeing as it was a real highlight of her time here. Well, besides Jason. Speaking of which, the son of Apollo just happened to be the topic of the day here in the lake among the fish and nyads she usually talked to. She had, of course, told them all about him the night he’d asked her out. Which meant that word spread like wildfire – the waterproof kind, if there was such a thing – around the inhabitants of the lake, as she knew all of them and they were very familiar with the daughter of their master.

And the fun, awkward thing was, fish and nyads did not understand that a boyfriend and a ‘mate’ were too entirely different things. Though she’d tried to explain it a hundred times, at least half the fish in the whole lake still didn’t get the idea. So she tried to keep off the topic when she could, but usually the fish would bother her to no end wondering when they were going to meet Jason. Though she’d promised them they would sometime, she had a feeling such a meeting would not go well considering Jason now had celebrity status with about a hundred fish and five nyads. And nyads could be horrible fangirls.

The thought struck her as she sat on the beach with her feet in the water, still completely dry as usual. They wouldn’t hit on Jason, would they? It wasn’t like she was a super possessive sort, or at least she hoped she wasn’t, but still. Things had been great since she’d met him at the dance. He was so perfect. Though admittedly even Clare got nervous at times. She’d never been in a relationship before and prayed to the gods that she didn’t mess things up. Jason was way too important to lose like that. It was these sort of things that plagued her mind as she gently stirred the water with her toes. She’d almost thought she’d screwed it up royally when they’d gone into the woods last she’d seen him. Because of her leading, they ran into a dragon. She blamed herself for that one. It would have only been a hundred times worse if he’d gotten hurt, but luckily her dad had shown up. Though she still felt a little bad that her dad had scared Jason. And she didn’t want to seem like that girl who went running to daddy when she got in trouble. Maybe it was just her encounter with Mars that had made her so want to prove herself. And wanting to show that she could hold her own in a fight for Jason’s sake too.

So she pulled off the necklace of stringed shells she’d dropped in the woods – and then had gone back secretly later to get again, hoping Jason didn’t find out about that one – and held it in her hand. There was some trick, she just knew it. So she held little self-string shells and watched them, trying to mentally feel for anything. Wait, there. Just a pinprick, but it was there. She closed her eyes and tugged at it in her mind. And just like a cork had been pulled, one of the shells gushed a stream of water out into the lake like a water fountain on steroids. She felt her stomach pull like the water was coming from her instead. Another shell burst, blasting out a second stream, and the pull on her stomach doubled until it started to hurt. She clasped her hand over the shells. “Stop, stop!” It took a few minutes of concentration, but finally they stopped, along with the uncomfortable pull.

She stared at the shells and a smile broke out on her face. She did it. She did it! She laughed out loud and hugged the shells to her like they were her favorite stuffed animal. Now she would never be without a weapon! She grinned and wiggled slightly in excitement, putting the necklace back on. She couldn’t wait to show Jason and Felicity and Charlie-Mack and Maddison and-… well, yeah basically everyone.

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Word Count: 703

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Neptune hated wearing a suit. He grabbed at the tie around his neck and loosened it. He had to talk to some sewer companies who were dumping into the ocean. It was disgusting. He had been dealing with that company for years. He was using way more sand dollars on that part of the ocean then was necessary. Sometimes humans absolutely disgusted him. Though, there was those rare occasions that one or two would grab his attentions. If they were female it was all the better. The past two who had grabbed his attention had produced two wonderful children. Even if he wasn't there for them he still loved his kids. Speaking of his kids he needed to talk to both of them. Alistair had a drinking problem that needed to be fixed and then his little girl, she had found herself a boyfriend finally. It was a stupid son of Apollo who had been rumored to be a ladies man much like his father. Needless to say Neptune did not approve of his daughters choice.

Since he was free for the rest of the day he decided to go to New Rome and talk to his daughter about her new relationship. He took the godly way and arrived in New Rome, near the lake. Oddly enough Clare was there. What was she doing? Once the gush of water started he knew. She was using shells to bring out water. It was a good trick to learn. She seemed to have some good control. Neptune was impressed and watching intensely. Then a second shell broke and she lost her concentration. Neptune frowned, he was started to be impressed. Though, it was a hard trick to learn. At least she was able to stop it before flooding the camp.

He walked closer to Clare, at the sight of her face he raised an eyebrow. She was still happy about it?It was a bit weird but it made Neptune smile. This was one reason he loved his little girl. She was so optimistic and happy. There were times he just wanted to hug her. He slowly start to clap. "That's my girl. Good job little Guppy!" Neptune said as he pulled Clare into a quick hug. "You make me so proud. Well, in some places. I need to talk to you about your male preferences." Neptune said seriously.

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word: 427
notes: Father - daughter time

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Clare was thinking about trying her little trick again at the moment. The more practice the better, right? And she just knew this time she could control it better. Oh, she couldn’t wait to show Jason. And Maddi. And Zidane. And Elijah. And, okay, basically half the camp. Then again, it would make a nice trick to keep up her sleeve for the next war games. So maybe she’d just show her closest friends. It was a deal then! She was just about try again when a steady clap startled her from her thoughts. Come to think of it, she should probably get a little bit better at being aware of her surroundings. Wasn’t that something they taught to be fairly important around here? Oops.

She turned to see who was thankfully announcing their presence instead of pointing out that she hadn’t been paying attention. And grinned. “Dad!” she exclaimed and hopped up from her seat. She wasn’t entirely sure if it was okay to call a god ‘dad’ but calling him ‘Lord Neptune’ or something like that didn’t seem very her either. She hoped he understood. Though the hug sort of hinted that he was more the ‘dad’ type, or at least seemed like it. She gladly hugged him back. She opened her mouth to say something when he started and, given his words, she was more than happy to forget what she was about to say. He was proud of her! Her dad was proud of her! She couldn’t even put in words how excited that made her.

Then he went on and her face fell. In some places? Then he continued and her stomach turned to lead. That was right. He didn’t like Jason. She swallowed. When Jason had been there, it had been so much easier to stand up for herself and him. Now that he wasn’t here, it seemed a world harder. And her dad’s serious tone was not helping her nerves. “Jason?” she asked, even though the answer was obvious. It was more of something to delay things. She both wished Jason were here and was glad that he wasn’t. She didn’t want him to take any heat from her dad, but at the same time, he made her feel stronger, better, and just everything. And even just thinking about him gave her some measure of confidence. Though it didn’t quite make it to showing up on the outside, she at least found something to say. “But dad, I really like him! He’s sweet and kind and thoughtful and I know he cares about me a lot too. Dad, please, just give him a chance? He really is a great gentleman and everything. I promise.”

Tag: Neptune
Word Count: 451
Notes: yay bonding time!

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The smile that lighted up his daughters face made Neptune smile on the inside and outside. It was nice to know that his kids didn't hate him. Of course they probably wished they could spend more time together, that was pretty much the biggest complaint the Gods got from their demigod children. They couldn't help it that they actually did have jobs to attend to. Plus being immortal you tend to not notice the difference between one year and ten years. There was a time he met with a son when he was seven and the next time they met was when the kid was seventy. At least he never met with a child, that was just too cold hearted, something Mars would probably do.

He raised an eyebrow. Why was the boys name a question? Was his little guppy dating more than one boy? No, her cuteness shouldn't be thrown around like that. Maybe she was in desperate need of a father figure. This is bad. "Unless there are other boys you and I need to talk about?" Neptune said warily. He hoped it was only Jason, as much as he didn't approve of that son of Apollo it would be a lot better for it to just be him instead of two or three boys.

He listened to Clare as she argued the finer points of Jason. "Relax, I just came here to talk. I am not going to turn him into a fish...yet. Though I must ask, what fish would you prefer, you know, in case it did come to that." Neptune said with a hopeful smile. He was thinking of a plankton. However, he could tell that right now Jason was a sense of happiness to his daughter, that did make him slightly happy. "Yes, I'm aware that he is a fine boy. However, you deserve a man. I know Jasons father and if the boy should start to fall into his fathers tendencies I might have to drag you away. Never trust a snake that has bitten people before Clare." Neptune advised.

He thought for a moment. Neptune wanted to make sure Clare was ready for anything that might happen, yet he had no experience with this subject. "So, Clare, daughter of mine. You are aware of what happens between a man and woman who believe they are in love right?" Neptune asked. He hoped someone had told his daughter about the birds and the bees, otherwise this could get awkward. Yet, this was a fatherly thing to do so he was prepared for it in case he had to be the one to tell his daughter about it.

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notes: Father - daughter time [/quote]

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Clare could just feel herself getting pale at his question. Other boys? Heavens no! She would never do that to Jason! “No, no, no! It’s just him. I just…” Well, she was bidding for time, that was what. But admitting that to her dad didn’t seem the right thing, so she just let the sentence pause before finishing it lamely. “Just… wanted to make sure.” Which was sort of true. Loosely.

Thankfully, he said he wasn’t going to turn Jason into a fish. That kind of did worry her. Though her face fell when he asked what kind of fish she would prefer. “Daddy! Please don’t! Not any kind of fish. Or algae or anything. Just himself. Please, please, please?” Though she would still get to talk to him and would take extra good care of him if such a thing happened, she liked him far better the way he was now. Far, far, far better. And she wasn’t sure what to make of the smile that graced her dad’s lips. Not having known him very well, she couldn’t read his expressions as well as, say, Felicity or Charlie. And she’d learned from others that gods usually had double meanings or other motives. She liked to think her dad wasn’t like that, though. He was her dad, after all.

She bit her lip slightly as he went on. “But he is a man!” she started to protest, but realized she was interrupting a god, which likely was a bad idea. So she listened and waited for him to finish before saying anything more. “I don’t think he would do that, dad. He really is sweet. I know he had a bit of a… reputation before, but I really do believe he’s changed. He wouldn’t do anything to hurt me, I just know he wouldn’t. He really is just… just perfect.” Okay, so maybe she was a bit biased, but it happened. Besides, who would she be really if she wasn’t a bit biased towards her own boyfriend? And how could she not be considering he was… well, Jason. That was putting a lot into one little name, but he meant a lot to her, to give the biggest understatement of the century.

When he went on, now that she wasn’t expecting at all. At first she didn’t even get what he was saying, then it hit her, and she knew she must be as red as a beet. “Daaaad! Yes, I do know all that sort of thing. I overheard someone talking about it once. But, really, I don’t think you need to worry about that so fast. I mean, people who love each other can do other stuff with one another. Like swimming or movies or walks or just hanging out. I think I’m going to try to start helping Jason out in the infirmary. See, harmless stuff.” Not that she hadn’t thought of that, but still. After all, seeing Jason Kyoto shirtless was not something one simply ignored.

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Word Count: 500
Notes: bonding over boy talk… never would have guessed

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Neptune studied his daughter for a moment. "I don't see why you would need to make sure if he is the only guy." Neptune said suspiciously. Maybe he was pulling the father figure card too much. What right did he have anyway? When was the last time he actually talked one on one with his daughter anyway? Neptune had no idea. He sighed and looked at the lake. "You know what, not really my concern on how many boys you date when. As long as none of them hurt you I'll be okay with it." Neptune said through clenched teeth. He really wouldn't be fine with it. Even if he had been lacking the fatherly position for his kids he was still very attached to his kids, especially his daughters. He was very protective over his daughters. Wasn't every father suppose to be? Sure, he might not have a shotgun to polish when the boy came to pick up his daughter for a date but Neptune did have all the water on earth to threaten the guy with.

He really hated this part. Sure, there was no reason to turn that blonde idiot into a fish...yet. He looked at his daughters face, big mistake. Seeing her sad face made his heart ache. Did all fathers have it this rough? He scratched his head and thought. He dropped his hand back down. "For now. Just make sure my warning reaches his ears. I'm sure he would feel better if you told him my warning then if I were to be the one to do so." Neptune finally said on the matter. Okay, Jason and his fish status was to be put off until a next father - daughter visit. This case wasn't close yet.

He raised an eyebrow as Clare interrupted him? That was new. He wasn't use to being interrupted, well unless it was Jupiter but that was because his little brother had the status of ruler of the Gods. All because he was the one who rescued the other Olympians and killed their father. Woo hoo, big deal. No matter what Jupiter would still be a whiny little brother to Neptune. As he finished, thankfully with no more interruptions. Even if Clare was his daughter he could only take so much impoliteness. "A woman in love can often be blind Clare. I worry about you as my daughter. Just keep your eyes open and do not be so trusting to him. Remember, Apollo is his father. Perfect or not you did just say he had a history." Neptune said sternly.

Neptune breathed a sigh of relief. "Good. I really didn't want to tell you about that." Neptune said with a slight shiver up his spin. His eyes went wide opened. "You are doing what? The infirmary? I swear, if he injects you with something and you end up mutated I will hide you away from the world in a bubble somewhere in the arctic ocean." Neptune said. Now he was going to have to talk to this Jason. How dare he put his little girl in danger. Or worse, what if he wasn't going to use her as a testing dummy but was going to make her wear some skimpy nurses outfit. No, that was not going to happen. Why couldn't he think of good things concerning his daughter and her relationship. Must be the father in him. "I must speak to him about this help in the infirmary business." Neptune said in an aggressive tone.

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word: 644
notes: Well, at least they are talking XD

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Clare was not doing so well at the idea of not panicking. It wasn’t often that she talked to her dad, after all, especially not about something like Jason. She had never expected her dad to be so against the whole idea. Though what he said next did not help matter much. “No, no, no, no! Only Jason! I promise! I wouldn’t do that to him!” She couldn’t even think about it without getting an ill feeling in her stomach. How could anyone purposefully hurt Jason? Especially not her. She couldn’t think it at all! “And I can fight too. So I’m not completely helpless. I mean, not that I don’t appreciate you wanting to help, really. It means a lot. Thanks, dad.” She also hoped that being nice might help his mood, since he didn’t seem to be in a very good one. Gods liked being thanked for stuff, right? And besides, it was nice of him on a sort of scary level. But the scariness just showed that he cared. Right?

She nodded solemnly. Delivering this warning was not going to be fun. ‘Hey Jason, just thought I’d let you know that my dad will turn you into a fish if you do anything at all that could be perceived as wrong or tick him off or something.’ Yeah, that would go over well. Jason was usually pretty cool though. Surely he would understand. She hoped. It wasn’t like it was a ‘you have twenty-four hours until you’re a clownfish’ sort of deal. Either way, she still wasn’t fond of it. But she’d pass on the message all the same.

The moment she spoke out, she regretted it. The moment she saw his eyebrow arch, she regretted it even more. So she bit at her lip nervously as she waited for him to finish and even she could tell her voice was smaller when she spoke up. This was not going well at all. “I’ll try to. I really do think he has changed though. Please believe me.” The last thing she wanted was to wake up and find out she was dating a starfish or something. Not that she would ditch him for it, but it just wouldn’t be the same. She didn’t even want to think about that. It was too sad to think about not being able to hug Jason, or see that bright smile of his.

She smiled slightly, though it wavered nervously, when he said that he was glad he didn’t have to talk about that. Well, that made two of them. Then things went wrong. Again. “No, I just meant I was going to offer! Maybe… get instruments or medicines for him or, I don’t know, I could learn how to dress a wound.” Even if blood was kind of disgusting, it was for Jason, so it would all be worth it. “He wouldn’t do anything bad, I know he wouldn’t.” And she was really not liking his tone of voice. It seemed for foretell that Jason would be a fish in the near future no matter what she or Jason said on the matter. Did he have to be so determined to fault Jason? She caught herself biting the inside of her cheek once more and quickly stopped. “Dad, really, you don’t have to. Please don’t scare him away or anything. I really, really care about him a lot. Please be nice to him? For me?” It was a long shot, but worth a try.

Also worth a try was probably getting off the subject that seemed to be getting her dad so angry. And angry god, especially one like Neptune, probably was a dangerous thing. “So, um, how have things been going for you, dad? Everything okay in the oceans?” A lame attempt, but hopefully one that also worked.

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Word Count: 639
Notes: so this ended up longer than I expected… yay!

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Neptune listened intently as his daughter defended Jason as her only boyfriend at the moment. Honestly, seeing her get defensive about it made him feel just a slim better. Though he had to think on what she said. Yes, she was a fighter. Heck, this girl was his daughter after all. That had to amount to something. However, she was a she. It was common knowledge, even in this decade that men were superior athletically to girls. "Yes Clare. I am aware that you can defend yourself but you must have a man defend you to for when you can not take care of yourself fully. Every girl needs to have some form of a man watching over them. Preferably their father. " Neptune replied bored. What were these kids learning now a days? Wasn't it suppose to be that girls were escorted everywhere with a boy on their arm? Or perhaps he was still a few decades behind from the norm.

The next time he heard his daughter speak he noticed how much smaller she sounded. Did he frighten her? It wouldn't be impossible for him to do, that much was obvious. For a person to not fear the god of all the oceans and seas had to be an idiot, or a very dull minded person. However, he wasn't going to say anymore on the topic. In his mind his opinion had already been figured out. That boy had a heck of a lot to prove if he wanted to change the immortal mind of the great and powerful Neptune.

Neptune was two seconds away from turning Kyoto into a sea speck for even offering to do medical stuff to his cute daughter, who he had realized looked more nervous and scared than usual. However, his daughter finally explained. He listened intently. While he still didn't want to give his a hundred percent consent on this issue he respected her willingness to help out, in the infirmary. Plus, learning how to dress a wound could come in handy if something were to go awry again. "Fine. However, only because you need to learn some basic first aid to survive in the world. However, if I hear even a single rumor about you getting experimented on I will smite the entire infirmary and perhaps go farther than turn your little boyfriend into a fish." Neptune said.

He frowned. Perhaps he was being a bit harsh. He rubbed the temples on his head before looking back at Clare. "I'm sorry if I am appearing too harsh. I just care about you. Even if I haven't been there much as a father you and Alistair still mean a lot to me." Neptune stated softly. It was really awkward as a god to apologize. Though, he felt the need to do so in this situation. He had been a bit scary, and that was being put mildly.

The oceans? He sighed and tried not to let the anger from his previous predicament show on his face. There had to be some place on Earth being affected by a hurricane or tsunami somewhere. "Unfortunately humans still hold the habit of dumping their waste into it. In fact, I just came back from a meeting with a CEO of some waste company. If things persist I might just have to show him exactly who I am." Neptune tried to say as calmly as possible. At least his kids understood the importance of clean waters. Heck, sea dollars were not cheap and they were not unlimited either. Neptune couldn't afford to use anymore.

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Clare wasn’t sure what to make of his comments. She liked to think that she was a decent fighter when she put her mind to it. And she’d been working really hard at it. So that had to be worth something, right? The idea that he thought she absolutely needed a man to look out for her was a little disheartening. And the idea that it should be her dad was admittedly a little odd. She didn’t know her dad that well and yet he was this protective of her? It was kind of sweet really. He had so many other things to worry about, literally whole oceans of things to worry about, and he still worried about his daughter. She couldn’t help but smile a little. And then get right back down to business. “But daddy, I know how busy you are. And I know Jason would look out for me. He’s very caring like that. Just give him a chance, okay? Please?”

This meeting was not going so well. In fact, she couldn’t help but wonder if all her efforts were doing any good. For all she knew, insisting to Jason’s innocence might actually be leading him even more so to the fishbowl. But at least he was okaying her working at the infirmary. “Yeah, see, I can learn some valuable stuff! And he wouldn’t do that to me! I swear it!” What else could she say, though? He obviously wasn’t going to trust Jason just on what she said. Which was really sad, but there was nothing she could do about it. Maybe over time, he would see how great a person Jason was.

She couldn’t help but nod a little when he mentioned appearing too harsh. That he was most certainly doing. Though she did give him a smile when he went on. To have a god say they care about you and seem to regret not being there meant a lot. She wanted to give him a hug for it, but seeing as she wasn’t sure if that was considered okay to hug a god, she decided not to. “Thanks, dad. I know you mean well. And I understand that you’re really busy and all. Really, it means a lot that you’re coming to visit now. I always hoped I’d get to meet you someday.” She fondly recalled the days when she was younger and she would sit on her mom’s lap and listen to her tell stories about Neptune that painted such a magnificent picture of him. In her mind, he was the perfect dad. Well, minus the part that he wasn’t around much at all. Still, she was always proud to have him for a dad. And now that she was meeting him in person, it was even better. Like her 8 year old dreams come true. Spending time with her dad. Even if he had sort of started it by threatening her boyfriend.

On the bright side, they seemed to have similar taste in hobbies and environmental concerns. So she was visibly appalled by his news. “What? You’re kidding me! How rude of them!” But she was on her soapbox now, so there was no stopping her. When it came to environmental damage, especially of the aquatic variety, there was no quicker way to upset Clare Fontaine. So without a single pause, she was off. “How can anyone be that stupid!? Don’t they know that hurts life? How would they like it if someone dumped carbon monoxide in their office! Because that’s just what they’re doing! Don’t they know anything!?” And with the same volatile moods that she god from her dad, it changed instantly to concern. “But the aquatic life will be okay, right? I mean, there’s no permanent damage, right? Ugh, I could kick their butts for doing that. That’s just terrible.” And then she realized that she was talking incessantly and stopped herself. Unlike with anyone else though, she didn’t feel the need to apologize for it. Surely her dad would understand that these things were important, right?

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Word Count: 678
Notes: bonding over boys and environmental issues. Love it

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Neptune studied his daughter for a minute. Okay, so she obviously wanted to be with this Kyoto guy. Honestly, he was named after a city in Japan, couldn't she find someone with a better lineage? The guy was a son of Apollo and that was all anyone knew apparently, well about his birth. Everyone, even people on Olympus, know about his early acting career. Some of the minor Gods even went down to the mortal realm and watched his movies on their midnight premieres. Though Neptune never cared about the kid until recently. He would give the lad a chance, only for Claires sake. "Fine. I approve of a trial run. If he reaches my expectation within one month than I approve of your dating him. If not, than you two must break it off and in order for you to not fall in what you mortals call love, I will find you a suitable husband. Perhaps someone majoring in marine biology. " Neptune stated. He was serious too, his tone said it all. What standards he had for Jason to reach were still in the works, or maybe it was an empty threat. Only Neptune knew.

Neptune just looked at Clare. Letting her go off and work in the infirmary was really going to bug him. Perhaps he should send Alistair to watch over her. Would that make them mad at him? No, it was just a protective father sending the brother to watch over the sister. Didn't mortal families do that? Well, if they didn't they should. How else was the father to know that the boyfriend was mistreating his beautiful little girl?

At Clares comment Neptune smiled. It was a nice warm, loving smile. One that a parent proud of their child would give. He walked closer to Clare and pulled her into a quick hug, before pulling away. "Oh Clare you don't know how happy that makes me. Most of my children who have goen their life without seeing me usually resent me. You sure are special Clare. Perhaps I should have girls more often. A lot better than boys." Neptune said with a smile. "Perhaps I can try to be in yours and Alistairs life more. Would you like that? We can go on fishing and sailing trips. How does that sound?" Neptune said a bit excited. Okay, maybe most Gods didn't act this way, but it wasn't everyday a demigod child of yours was happy to see you.

Neptune nodded at her first exclamatory comment. He was about to say something but then his daughter became a diplomat to all aquatic wildlife. Neptune just sat back and relaxed and listened to his daughters speech. He nodded along. "Apparently they like their money too much to think of themselves as murderers. It's disgusting." He knit his eyebrows together. "I can try to get them to swim downstream before it gets worse but the damage is already getting bad. I don't know if I can save everything there. I can try but there is only so much even a God can do." Neptune stated sadly. He just wished someone could take a bat entitles "Common Sense" and just hit humanity with it sometimes. It wasn't until this past couple of centuries that things hadn't gotten bad with the water of the Earth. Before than it was clean and everything was going smoothly in his kingdom. Now it seemed that everyday he had a complaint from some river or lake being trashed out. All of this was causing much grief and stress to Neptune.

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notes: I just love how protective he is over Clare

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At first, her dad’s words made Clare beam like a kid at their first Saturnalia festival. Her dad was going to give Jason a chance! Oh, this was wonderful! Though as he went on, her expression dropped slightly more and more by the minute. A month? Break it off? He would arrange her marriage? No, that wouldn’t happen. She would prove to him that Jason was the right one. No matter what it took. “I won’t let you down, dad. I just know you’ll come to like him. I know you will.” He had to. Because she was not about to go with this whole arranged marriage idea, even if it was to a marine biologist. She rather liked not sharing every little thing in common with Jason. It was an opportunity to learn. Like if it weren’t for him, she never would have thought to learn more about medicine and healing. Or gotten to worry more about her health, with admittedly was mostly just to impress him since he was into that sort of thing. But it was a positive side effect, right?

The hug caught her off guard, but she was quick to return it, even if it was just for a moment. A hug from her dad. He would never know how much that meant to her. “I don’t see how anyone could resent you. You have a lot on your plate. Ruling all the oceans and all, that can’t be easy. Even if I never met you in my life, I would still love you. You’re my dad.” Though she had to laugh at his idea to have more girls. Did he really have a say in that anyway? She didn’t know enough about biology, nor did she really want to in that area, to know on that one. “Mom always said she liked having a little girl too, but I always figured it was just because she was biased,” she said with a laugh. Ah, she did miss her mom. Maybe she would go visit her when she got done here. Oh, and take Jason with her. Since he didn’t really have a mom, from what he’d said, maybe spending some time with hers would be fun for him. Even if he had said before that he wouldn’t know what to do. She’d have to ask him about it.

At the idea of spending more time with Neptune, though, she brightened. “Really, could we? Oh, I would love sailing! We could all go, you, me, and Alistair, as one big happy family! Oh, that would be so much fun! Would you really do that?” The idea was just too great! Spending time with both her brother and her dad! How much fun!

But the mood was changed to somber, angry even, when he talked about the people dumping in the ocean. She couldn’t even fathom people being that stupid! She winced and rubbed the bridge of her nose. This was no time to get upset. Not in front of her dad. After he finished, she paused for a moment before speaking her idea. “What about me? Can I help any? You know I’d do anything to help! I can try to help save the creatures too! I know I’m not that powerful yet, and definitely not as powerful as you, but the more hands, the more impact, right? We can do this! Please, let me help. I can do so much more out there than training here. I’ll always come back and finish my service here, but I want to help! Just for a little while?” Even if it was just a week of doing whatever, she would go willingly. Though that would mean leaving Jason. She hoped he would understand, as it was only temporary after all. She’d ask him to help out too, but he was always so busy with the infirmary she couldn’t think of asking him to take time off for something like this.

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Word Count: 663
Notes: they’re both so cute together. What a great father-daughter team

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Neptune opted not to comment on whether or not time would grant Clare her wish of getting along with Jason. Personally, Neptune saw no reason why he should like the kid now, or ever. Well, unless the kid wanted to be a fish, then Neptune would like him because he doesn't hate fish, but that would be the sole reason. Neptune smiled sadly at his daughter. He had always tried to appear at least for a short time in each of his children lives. Sometimes, during those very stressful years, he would never get the chance, and that always hurt him. Gods have feelings too, and despite what mortals may think, they did love their children. They were a part of the gods. "Well, be pleased that you have met me then. I much prefer talking to you face to face than sit in my kingdom and receive your prayers." Neptune stated.

Clares mother. Neptune tried to not let any emotion show on his face. He remembered her mother, but he had another kid here whos mother he also remembered fondly. He loved all his lovers, and that was probably a bad thing. Now he understood why people say love is a useless thing. He remembered the first time Clares mother walked on that beach north of San Diego. Then when he found out of her job, he was entranced. After many visits, him under a false name of course, she found herself pregnant, with his child. That was when the charade had to end, that was when he told Clares mother, Lauren, the truth about him and the dangers that would come to their daughter. He smiled at her. "Probably, but being biased is never really a bad thing."

Could they really do that? Well Neptune say no reason why they couldn't, or shouldn't. He would have to kidnap them both one day. It's not like they were both in high cohorts so their one day disappearance shouldn't matter much. "Of course I would do that. I just have to simply pick you and Alistair one day and we can spend it sailing and eating saltwater taffy. It would be a great day, like you said, as one big happy family." Neptune said with a smile as he patted his daughters head. Now, even he was eager for his idea.

He looked at Clare sadly. He would love for her help, really he would. But he didn't want to break her heart when she saw how many fish have already died in that habitat. It was even heartbreaking for him. He put on a fake smile for Clare. "If I feel that I can no longer handle it by myself than I will gladly accept your assistance." Neptune said. Oh, how he hated lying to his daughter, but he really couldn't afford to see her tear up during such a task. Besides, her crying may even make a tear fall from him. He really didn't like seeing his children upset, he would do anything to make them have happy lives.

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Clare smiled. “Of course I’m glad to meet you! Why wouldn’t I be?” Well, minus the part about threatening her boyfriend. That wasn’t so great. But she just knew he would come to like Jason. After all, it wasn’t like he was one of those horror story boyfriends. He was a great guy and smart and handsome and kind. But back to the task at hand. It wasn’t every day she got to talk to her dad! She went a little red at his comment though. “Oh, you actually do hear those?” she asked in regard to her multitude of prayers to him over the years. She could remember when she was little and she would pray to him and pretend she was just talking to him like a normal dad. She’d spend a solid thirty minute telling the statue in the temple of Neptune all about her day or the like. That was back when she was young, her first couple years here. The idea that she could talk to her dad was a novel idea then, but as she grew older, she wasn’t so sure any of it was being heard. Apparently she was wrong.

Thinking back to her mother was another thing she hadn’t done in a while. Maybe she’d try writing her. That would be nice. She wasn’t sure what her mom was doing these days, but getting in touch with her sounded good. Surely her mom still cared about her. Of course! They used to be so close! She made a mental note to get on that letter-writing. And maybe think about visiting her after she was done here. Maybe she’d see if Jason wanted to go! She knew her mom would love Jason. Who wouldn’t? Well, minus her dad, but time would change that. It had to. Because she couldn’t imagine being without Jason just because her dad didn’t like him. No, she absolutely would not let that happen. But once again she caught herself thinking about other things, and once again it was Jason. Not that that wasn’t sort of normal now days. She smiled, pretty sure her face was a touch red again. Right after recovering from her last bought of embarrassment. “I guess not always.”

Sailing with her dad and brother! How much fun! She couldn’t help but beam. “Yay! I can’t wait! Do you want me to bring anything? I’m working on learning some new stuff like new cooking recipes. I can make us a picnic! Just give me a little advance notice and I’ll get everything together, basket and all! Please, can I?” She’d been working hard at learning new, more useful skills. Like cooking and healing. And she knew some great new recipes she was looking to try. They were going to go toward her idea of bringing Jason lunch once a week at least, but making food for her dad and brother sounded fun too! No reason she couldn’t do both!

Not getting to help her dad was a bit of a letdown, but at least he said he would consider it if he needed the help. That was something. So she smiled right back. “Well, you know, anything I can do. I’m always happy to help.” That would be something, wouldn’t it? Getting to go out and help save the fish side by side with her dad. It sounded like a childhood dream, but maybe he would let her come along and make that dream a reality some time. Was it bad to wish that he wasn’t able to control it himself?

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Word Count: 596
Notes: No, it was good!

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Neptune gave his daughter a smile as her face went red. He tried to hear most of the prayers he received, some he chooses to listen to before others. No, whether or not he can answer the prayer really all depends. A ship wreck is needed now and again. Same with hurricanes and tsunamis, all needed to keep the balance of life and death. Plus Neptune needed some way to release all of his anger or built up tension. "I try to a majority of the time. Though when the wife, Salacia, is present I'm afraid I have to ignore them or fear yet another rant from her."

Neptunes wide wasn't one to always jump down his throat concerning his demigod children. No, instead he received the glare and silent treatment. Then once Neptune felt as though the subject has passed it was brought up in his face once again. More than likely Neptune will receive a nice rant maybe three months or now if Salacia found out Neptune took a side trip to check on his kids currently present at Camp Jupiter. She always thought Neptune put them in front of their child. Honestly, Neptune tried to threat them all equally but one day his demigod children will visit his brother in the Underworld while Salacia and their heir will live eternal. Therefore the demigod children had a bit more priority.

He chuckled as Clare got excited. "Of course you may. I look forward to tasting some of your cooking." Neptune stated as he beamed at his little girl. Now he was looking forward to the trip. It was, of course, his idea. Once he found a free day he will inform them. How exciting it will be. Sure, his siblings may raise an eyebrow at the thought of spending all day with their mortal children but it was something Neptune wanted to do. He blamed it partially on the good mood Clare was able to put him in after being mad at that pathetic, un-environmentally friendly, mortal.

"I know, and when I think I shall need assistance I will gladly ask you for it. Just, now it is not needed." Neptune stated, matter-of-factually. He figured this case closed. Clare was to stay put, even if it meant being near that blasted son of Apollo. Neptune needed to speak to his nephew about that son of his. Perhaps Apollo would see reason to Neptunes point of view. Though, if Venus overheard she would probably help promote the Jason and Clare romance, much to Neptunes dismay. He just had to be smart when he goes to talk to the sun god, and make sure no Lady of Love was overhearing.

Neptune brushed some lint off of his suit. "Clare, it has been nice meeting up with you. I enjoyed it, as always. However, a god seems to always be busy. I must depart. Practice hard, be healthy, and stay away from the sun gods idiot." Neptune said as he pulled Clare into a half hug before poofing away to take care of some fishy complaints.

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