The sun was halfway ascended to its peak when he realised that today were of hazy memories of blue cookies and hot cocoa.

The wafting smell of chocolate and honey-crusted candy, the gentle sounds of his mother's soft chidings.

The pleasant breeze of the chilly air, the calming scent of the sea.

And the glow of a smile, the warmth of a kiss.

Percy yawned widely before burying his face into his pillow once more.

Nope, on the contrary, it didn't ring a bell at all. And he was too sleepy to bother with the calendar. Or the alarm clock, for that matter.

But it did bother him when there was a consistent series of knocks on his cabin's door, very likely not to stop anytime sooner.

He threw the pillow in a futile attempt to shut the accursed sounds off.

'I'm gonna knock this door down, Seaweed Brain. For the last time, get your ass off the bed!'

'Ten more minutes,' he managed to groan.

Of course that wouldn't suffice. Even in the best of his days, it was only after the sun had risen so high did he manage to crawl away to the bathroom.

He almost drifted off to another dreamless sleep when the entire door shuddered and groaned. He slowly lifted his head up just in time to see the poor piece of wood got blown off its hinges by Annabeth. 'Look what you've done. Now who's gonna fix the fucking door.'

It didn't even sound like half a question.

'Percy, it's half past eight, for gods' sakes.'

'Hm. I should have another hour of sleep, then.'

'Oh, you wouldn't wanna be late today.' Annabeth sing-songed as she opened the curtains to let in the morning light. 'Reyna, Hazel, Frank and the usual bunch are going to come over from New Rome at ten.'

'And?'

'And they're coming for your sake, Seaweed Brain,' Annabeth whacked his head with her book. 'A lot of activities to be done in schedule today. You wouldn't wanna miss that.'

'Uh-huh'. Percy finally, slowly rose up, kicking off his fluffy baby blue blanket and stretching his arms up. His eyes flickered to Annabeth, catching her staring at his bare body before smirking when she pretended to look elsewhere.

Well, things between him and his Wise Girl are good as over now.

'Been working out lately, actually. Like what you see?' he chuckled in amusement.

Annabeth gave him the evil eye. 'Bathroom. Now. Or no blue jelly beans for a week.'

Percy went into the bathroom faster than Annabeth could even finish her sentence.

It was not really a surprise, actually, to find the mess hall deserted. Most campers had probably start off their scheduled routine for the day. Only a few were still lounging on their tables eating breakfast, and Percy supposed that it was really late by then. Undeterred, he gazed all over his surrounding and spotted two familiar figures eating at the Hades table.

'Morning, Will. Hey, Nico.' He took a seat next to the grinning blonde, waving at the son of Hades as he set his meal on the table. The boy merely nodded with the tiniest hint of a smile. Will, however, was patting his back with an affectionate gaze. 'Morning, Perce. Today's a big day, huh?'

'Heard that the Romans gonna come over today. I wonder if they want a Capture the Flag rematch or something.'

'Or something.' Will sounded positively sure of himself. Percy hummed in acknowledgement as he sipped his milk tea. He was taking a bite of his pancake before realising that Nico was giving him an incredulous look. This was odd. Percy decided to be courteous. And careful.

'How's it going, Neeks?'

'Better off without you.' The deadpan almost made him choke.

Ouch.

'Oh, dear. Nico, go easy on him, will you?' Will chided his boyfriend gently, helping Percy chug his drink for relief. This time, Nico did smile a little as the blonde reached out to stroke his cheek. 'Whatever you say, Solace.'

Realisation dawned upon him that he was indirectly disturbing a couple's morning. 'Um, I think I better get going.'

'Nonsense, at least finish your food.' Another deadly glare from Nico and he obediently did as he was told.

A note was all he got when Percy arrived at the empty amphitheatre. 'To our biggest Seaweed Brain, huh?' he read.

Follow the path ridden with blue

You shall find a surprise waiting for you

'Okay, what's going on here?'

A quick walk around the place and he saw what the lines meant. A line of blue petals, scattered on the ground, was decorating the pathway that leads to the nearest borders of camp. He heaved in a sigh and set off. It was half past eleven, but no, there was not a single Roman or Greek in sight. A few, perhaps, but none that he was close to.

This suspiciously smelled like a prank.

The lowly leaves casted shadows on the ground, and the occasional beams of sunlight filtering through the thick canopy of the trees, betrayed the signs of a beautiful day. There was a sudden gust of wind billowing on Percy's face when he noticed that the path was now slightly different.

Tainted by sinners, so it seemed.

'What kind of monster dares to do this crime,' he grunted through gritted teeth as he picked at an innocent blue jelly bean squashed beyond recognition. The ground was now littered with an assortment of blue sweets instead of petals, and Percy found himself balling his hands into fists.

That's it. When he meets the culprit, they will know the taste of Riptide slicing through their flesh.

Author's notes: 18th August 2015, happy Birthday Seaweed Brain ❤ || First Jercy fic uwu ||