Summary-"This is my gift to you, Perseus and Theseus Jackson. You will be opposites but fit together like a puzzle. You will be the same, but never as identical as you appear. You will know each other like you only know yourself, for your twin is the only one you can truly trust"

Warnings-Self-insert OC! Twin-fic! Might turn out to be slash!

Most likely future slash! Insert OC!The big dog definitely didn't look as threatening as it turned out to be, in fact, it looked nice and friendly. Alas, it wasn't. I know, I know! Death by a dog isn't nearly as cool as being killed by a rogue gunman, or as exciting as sacrificing yourself for someone you love. But it was my death, and it wasn't nearly as boring as I expected it to be.

The afterlife was weird from the start. It was a waiting room full of ghosts and all of them just wandered around like it was perfectly normal. Not me. I was the odd one out that stomped up to the guy behind the security desk and demanded an explanation. That didn't end too well.

After the encounter that ended with me being threaten with eternal punishment I decided to just go with the crowds and wander around the waiting room aimlessly.

There was no pass of time when you're dead. So I sat pondering the life I left behind until was my turned to ride the death elevator. Halfway down it transformed into a golden ferry, but I was too numb to even feel the surprise I should have. It floated on a river, and brought us to a three-headed dog and I couldn't really seem to find this unusual. I had the strongest urge that overrode my curiosity to just follow obediently in line like the others.

Eventually, I found myself facing the attendants of the "Attendants on Duty" line.

My memories passed in front of me quickly in no particular order. Every once in a while, one would play at normal speed. Like the time I climbed up a fifty foot tree to save my little sister's kitten, or when I beat up a guy for cheating on my sister or that time I jumped from a house roof into a pool and broke my leg or the time I helped a girl from being mugged and refused to take any sort of payment from her. The judges would murmur things like Elysium or Asphodel. But it wasn't until the memory of me saving my 6-year-old sister from a fire when I was 15 was brought up that they made a decision.

"Elysium." All three stated at once.

I just cocked my head to one side but didn't speak up. What did that mean? It sounded familiar, but my foggy mind couldn't place it.

"Tell us, child." The one on the far left spoke. "Would you like to live in paradise for eternity or try three more times to get ultimate utopia?"

Hmm, that was a hard one. Paradise sounds nice and easy, but easy usually meant boring. So maybe I could have a go around a few more times and get utopia. I found my voice for the first time in ages and told the judges what wanted.

They nodded and the middle one waved his hand beckoning a figure out of the shadows. "Jefferson will lead you to the river of Lethe."

Jefferson was a man you might expect to be in a horror movie. His from was not solid and you could see straight through him. His face had no expression and he walked without a noise. He led me away from the judge and back a different way than I came. We walked for a while, at least, I assumed it was a while until we reached a river that appeared to be made out of milk.

"This is the river Lethe," he stated, gesturing to the river behind him. "You will need to walk through this, to get to the gateway that will give you rebirth."

I looked at the river and found myself hesitant. It was only about five feet across but on either side it widened and in the distance I could see a section almost twenty feet wide. On the other side of the river was a faint glow, like one of those portals in TV shows, surrounded by a stone archway.

"Why do I have to cross the river?" I asked. "Why not just make another boat?"

Jefferson looked affronted at my voice and I found myself expecting him to tell me being asked questions wasn't in his contract.

"Lethe will wash away your memories of this life to make way for your next one," He said.

Wash away my memories? I found myself, for the first time since I died, caring what was going to happen next. I couldn't forget my sisters, they were all I had.

"But then how will I remember to be good so I get utopia?"I tired.

Jefferson looked at me like I was insulting him in some way by not walking through the milk. "You shouldn't do noble deeds for the purpose of getting rewards. You should do the deeds because it is the right thing to do."

I scrunched my face up at him.

"You must walk through Lethe to get to the gateway," Jefferson stated. Giving me a look like he knew exactly what was running through my mind.

I stared at the opposite shore and thought through my next action.

"I can jump that far," I said.

Jefferson gave me an alarmed look, reaching out to grab me. But it was too late. I ran up to the side of the river and pushed myself off of the ground in a mighty leap. I landed on the other side, teetering on the edge, before dancing into my balance.

"Guards!" Jefferson screeched from the opposite shore.

But I was already in the gate by the time the skeleton soldiers gathered around Jefferson.

The first while of my babyhood was just a blur, literally. And compared to all endless passage of time of the dead, life was wonderful. Sure being a baby was annoying and downright mortifying, but I had a good mother, a twin to call my own, and a comfy crib. What more could an infant ask for?

I also had a lot of time to think about the mysteries of the afterlife. I figured that I must have been in Hades, given the ferry ride, the three-headed dog, and the three judges. Plus now that the fog of death was off of my brain, I made the connection to why Elysium and Asphodel sounded so familiar. I knew them from the Percy Jackson books I read in my past life. And when I out more of my life as time passed, a theory pushed it's way into my mind.

This theory only cemented further when I learned that my twin brother's name was Perseus, and mine, well mine was Theseus. Yep, that right Perseus, and Theseus. You couldn't really get more twin-like then that.

It didn't help that mom started to call Perseus, Percy and me, Theo. But my theory wasn't completely proven until the night my new father came to visit.

It started as another normal night. Mom tucked us into our shared cradle and kissed us both on the forehead before heading out of the room, turning the lights out as she closed the door.

Percy started to fuss, as usual not fully crying but still complaining. I cooed at him, as I always did, to calm him down and alert him that I was still here even if mom wasn't. He grew silent at the sound and we eventually started to drift off to dreamland together when a light filled the room.

I blinked my eyes as they tried to adjust to the strange blue light. My vision clearing as I finally was able to make out the figure of the man staring down at us.

"Hello, my sons." He whispered down at us, eyes a startling green. "I'm sorry I haven't been able to visit you."

Poseidon reached his hand into the green crib and let Percy and I grab onto his rough fingers, a reminiscent smile spreading under his beard.

"Perseus, Theseus, your lives will be harsh and unforgiving, and I am sorry for dooming you to such a life. But know that you two are blessed as well as damned. For you have each other and you will always have each other. In some ways, this will feel like a burden, but in truth, it is your greatest strength. You two will have something that most others in this world search for but never find, you have someone you can trust with anything and everything. Someone that you trust with your life. So stay close to each other, watch out for one another, and never take your twin for granted. They may end up being all you have." He slowly retracted his hand. "This is my gift to you, Perseus and Theseus Jackson. You will be opposites but fit together like a puzzle. You will be the same, but never as identical as you appear. You will know each other like you know yourself, for your twin is the only one you can truly trust."

Percy and I laughed in perfect allusion as a pleasant feeling passed through our bodies. We reached up, smiling at our father as the feeling seeped out of us leaving a new sensation behind. Like a string attaching our souls and binding it as one.

Poseidon faded away, taking his light with him and leaving only the smell of the ocean behind. In the very second that he disappeared mom walked in and turned the light on. She looked around as if expecting to find someone when her eyes landed on us she visibly relaxed.

"I thought I heard something," She told us, smiling as she backed out of the room, turning the light off once again. "Sleep tight my beautiful children."

Age two

The bond was a strange thing. It was like me and Percy had been turned into conjoined twins, not literally we still had a separate body, but I could always feel him like he was part of my body.

I couldn't tell what he was thinking, I just had a general sense of him. Where he was in relation to me, what he kind of mood he was in, and how tired/hungry/in pain his was.

It was weird, and at first, I couldn't tell where he ended and I began, it was like we were in one body. But after a few months, more like a year, I got used to it. Sadly this was about the time Mom's savings ran out and she had to start working again.

Percy and I sat on the carpeted floor playing with our toys as mom rushed in a flurry around the house to get ready for her new job.

This would be the first time she left us alone with a stranger and frankly I was skeptical. I mean what if Mrs. Heath- the next-door neighbor that was going to babysit us- turned out to be a monster that wanted to eat us?

I chewed on the rubber ring thoughtfully while I watched mom put makeup on in the hallway mirror.

Would a monster sense the bond that Poseidon gave me and Percy?

I doubted it. But still, what would happen if Percy died and I didn't?

The thought scared me more than it ought to, especially since I had only known my twin for two years now. But he was my twin, and after seeing us in the full-length mirror it became clear that he was my identical twin. That was a bond that couldn't be broken, then add that to whatever Poseidon did us with his gift, we were closer than two peas in a pod, and the thought of being left all alone in my pod scared the daylights out of me.

Mom kneeled down, her red white and blue skirt fanning out beside her. "Okay, boys. Momma has to go to work and get us money so that we don't have to move. But because work doesn't allow children you two are going to have to here with Mrs. Heath."

I looked up at her, still chewing on my green plastic ring.

She smiled at us look as if she would rather be doing anything else but leaving us. She reached into her pocket and pulled out two braided string bracelets, like the kind that you would make for a best friend. The blue one she tied around Percy's arm, tight enough not to fall off but loose enough not to hurt, then she did the same thing with a green one on me.

Percy giggled and waved his arm up and down to make the string move while I just stared at it. What was it for?

A knock sounded at the door and mom quickly moved up to answer it. The two women exchanged pleasantries at the entrance before mom lead the old lady into the living room where Percy and I were playing.

"Percy is the one with the blue bracelet." Mom informed Mrs. Heath. "He'll fuss a little bit after you put him down, but after a moment, he'll quiet down."

The wrinkled woman nodded her eyes locked onto my brother. "Is he picky about anything in particular?"

Mom shook her head. "No, neither of them are. As long as their together their happy."

"How 'bout the other one?" The insistent hag continued. "Will he fuss when I put him to a nap?"

"No, actually I'm pretty sure that Theo's the one that calms Percy down."

The scary old woman squinted her eyes at me. "And Theo is the one with the green bracelet?"

"Yep, that's right." Mom looked in the hallway mirror and put her big hoop earrings in that completed her fluffy, girly outfit. She glanced her watch and got a familiar look of stress on her face. "I'm running late."

She bent down and kissed up both on the forehead. "I love you two, be good." And with that, she was out the door and off to work.

Age three

Preschool was stupid. It was full of way too many happy people, wearing too bright clothing and singing too annoying songs that got stuck in my head. I wasn't the only one that thought this. I knew for a fact that Percy got in a bad mood every time Mom dropped us off, and that had nothing to do with the fact that I was in a bad mood. Nothing.

Then one day it just got so much worse.

"Okay, you two." Shelly, the much too happy teacher smiled down at us. "Today I'm going to split up to work in different groups. It will help you make more friends!"

I gave her a blank look. Like she could actually manage to get us apart.

Shelly apparently took my look as an invitation to go with whatever plan she had. She grabbed Percy's wrist in one of those condescending grasps that the teachers used so often, and made a move like she was going to lift Percy to his feet and lead him away. Naturally I couldn't let her do that, so I countered her by grabbing his other wrist.

"Now, Percy. Let me take your brother and you will get your group soon."

My glare deepened and I held up my green bracelet, letting her know that I was not Percy.

She had the audacity to act embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Theo. Please let me get Percy to another group, before giving you one."

Her hand tightened slightly and she gave Percy's arm a light tug, trying to get me to let go. But I didn't relent. She had no right to touch my brother, let alone take him away from me. I copied her movements, only stronger knowing what Percy would deal with the pulling for the moment if it meant we'd stay together.

"Theo." Shelly reprimanded, her ever-present smile starting to turn into a frown. "Let go of your brother or I'll call you mother."

I growled at her like the dog that had killed me. Her threats didn't scare me one bit.

Shelly's grip tightened even more and I felt a slight pain run through Percy. She was hurting my brother! How dare she?!

"Let go," She spoke through a strained smile.

Finally, I graced her with a spoken answer. "Never."

"You can't bite teachers." Mom scolded in the cab home.

I pouted up at her. "She was huwting Percy."

"Oh, honey." She sighed and pulled me to her chest. "You and Percy are very special, but not everyone can see it like I can. So sometimes you just have to give them what they want and deal with it."

I didn't like that. "But she was twying to take him away from me."

"Sometimes being away from you brother is okay." It sounded more like she was trying to convince herself more than me.

I shook my head in answer and buried my head in her candy scented uniform. Percy was asleep next to me and leaning heavily on my shoulder. His soft snores like the lyrics of the lullaby that was Manhattan that lulled me to sleep.

My last waking thought that this was the perfect picture. Me, mom, and Percy, all together and heading home.

Question- Who do you think Theo should end up with?

AN-So did you enjoy the first chapter? Please leave a review and tell me what you think!

Lots of love

Scarlett