( 3rd person)

Percy Jackson: slayer of Kronos, bane of monsters and giants alike, saviour of Olympus twice over. Never felt so bored in his life. He had accomplished all he ever wanted; he was now in a happy relationship with Annabeth safe from any threats that may arise as they had been eliminated. Meaning no more crazy grandfather threatening to slice his family and friends into pieces. Or a crazy primordial attempting to swallow everyone 6 feet under. He should be happy but he wasn't able to appreciate the peace. Throughout Percy's life there always was some ludicrous task that he had to complete. But right now it just felt dull. Although monsters were queuing up in Tatarus signing a petition for Percy's head served on a platter they posed no real threat to him. Percy had to face it he missed war. The thought was alarming but the more he pondered on it the more he had come to terms with it. He had the warriors thirst the need for a battle. "Well sitting in here all day won't do me any good" Percy announced to himself he promptly got up and started walking to the wooden door of the blue Poseidon cabin and pulled it open.

(Percy POV)

As soon as I walked outside I was dazzled by a bright afternoon sun I suddenly had the urge to smile I could feel it in my bones today was going to be a good day. Now I don't like to brag but I had matured a lot over the last 5 years my jaw was sharper my physique more defined I was happy with the way I looked. "Right time to find Annabeth" I muttered to myself. I walked past the Apollo cabin which nearly blinded me with all the light it was emitting. Why can't Apollo change the colour of his cabin to red or something like an ambulance sign? Does it have to be gold and so damn shiny? "Good afternoon Percy" will the head of the Apollo cabin shouted to me "hello to you too sunshine" I responded with a grin" "I thought I told you not to call me that" he replied "well until you stop teasing me about my archery skills you will forever be my sunshine" I retorted " you should be proud of yourself you well and truly are the worst archer" he shot back " so I am going to be remembered for my suckish skills at archery and not my awesomeness" I said dejectedly " stop please you sound exactly like my dad and besides if your lucky you'll also be remembered for your sarcasm" "well lucky me" I mumbled, suddenly I remembered what I was doing out here " hey you seen Annabeth? " yeah last time I saw her she was kicking Clarisse's but in the arena" " thanks" I responded before heading in the direction of the arena.

A lot had changed since the giant war for example the Romans and Greeks decided that it would be best if the two camps joined together during the summer everyone would spend their time at camp half-blood but for the all year rounders during the winter they could move to the roman camp into the city to join a college which I fount as a more effective solution to the problem strong scented demigods such as I face. We could still learn but without any disruption from monsters which Annabeth was thrilled about, me not so much. I mean the constant monster attacks in school were slightly unnerving but at least they kept me entertained and distracted me from how boring school is. But now that there will be no more monster attacks and Annabeth constantly on my back telling me to study I was looking more forward to summer. Before I knew it I was at the arena ADHD does that to you. I was greeted by some attractive Aphrodite girls who were whispering among themselves and not taking part in any activity as usual. There were also the god of war kid's wrestling and prodding each other with some mean looking swords and spears the Athena kids were devising some sort of tournament which looked too complicated for my taste. I walked over to them and was surprised to see that piper was contributing towards the ideas which just prove she is not just a pretty face unlike all of her other sisters; she knows her way around a complicated table. "Hey Percy how are you?" she asked with a warm smile "I'm great how are you?" I asked her back "not too shabby although I'm looking forward to you getting your ass kicked by Jason" she said with a playful tone "what are you talking about?" I asked with a confused look "well for the past hour we have been creating a tournament and the first fight is between you and Jason" she replied matter of fact "well I can't wait to see the look of disappointment on your face when I prove you wrong sweetheart" I thought I saw a blush creep up on her face but it must have been my imagination "well what makes you so sure that you will win" confidence was etched into her voice " because of these bad boys" I smirked before flexing my muscles she laughed and playfully hit my arm " you wish" she said in-between giggles "Jason is really strong and an exceptional fighter but what makes you so sure he will win" I asked curiously " well he has been training a lot lately he is determined to be the best" she had a look of approval on her face "after I thrash Jason whose next on the list" I saw a glint of anger in her eyes but it dissipated as soon as it came "well if you do by some miracle manage to beat Jason then it is between Frank and Leo the victor faces you" "well a tournament of this magnitude should provide a prize for the winner" I remarked with a hint of excitement in my voice the prospect of a fight excited me "well it's a surprise" she said in a teasing tone "aww come on piper tell me please" I wanted to know so badly "what's in it for me?" she questioned in a sing song voice "well I'll be your best friend" I was hoping she would take up the offer for more than one reason which I did not understand. And there it was again that blush which disappeared quickly "ok but I can only give you a hint since it is top secret" "ooh secrets" I whispered" she giggled before saying "it is something to do with the gods" "well that certainly narrows it down it could mean that if you win you could get a foot massage from Hades" we both shuddered at the thought "ugh Percy how do you even think of these things" she asked disgusted "I don't know but I regret it, anyway come on be a bit more specific" I pleaded "nope that's as specific I can get" she sternly. Well at least that helps fractionally I thought to myself "hmm well nice talking to you piper" I winked at her before walking away but I don't know why.

(Piper's POV)

I couldn't prevent the ferocious blush that was present on my face, what happening to me? I don't usually blush when I talk to other guys which I do very often but why did talking to Percy have this affect on me? You like Jason I kept chanting that mantra in my head over and over, until the word Percy replaced it, well sure he's cute, stop it Piper plus Percy already has a girlfriend. That's a shame. What are you talking about Piper? I don't even know any more.

In order to get my mind of things I travelled down to the archery range not that I'm good or anything but the hunters of Artemis had came to the camp and they are fanatics of archery, so in order to meet Thalia I had to take a tour to the archery range. Since Jason and Thalia are brother and sister I got a lot of time to bond and speak with Thalia we soon became good friends and she told me whenever there was something I needed to talk about I could exchange words with her. Which meant a lot to me since talking to any of my sisters about my problems would be out of the question since they could not keep a secret to save their life. And not like I could speak to Annnabeth about maybe possibly having a tiny crush on her boyfriend. Well it's not a crush who am I kidding I have a crush on Percy Jackson. Well poop.

I mean these feelings could not have come from anywhere was my mom meddling in my affairs again possible. I may have to have a chat with her when the gods visit the camp to watch the tournament. As soon as I reached the archery range I was greeted with the familiar site of the Apollo kid's instructing everyone on how to shoot. The hunters had their own half of the archery rang which made sense since they did not like interacting with males. I walked up to one of the hunters who I believed to be called Lucy she was a classical child of Hermes with chestnut brown hair complimented by baby blue eyes. An average looking girl with a not so average looking knife curled around her waist. Three Celestial bronze spikes protruded from the edge of her dagger the tips were where as sharp as Aphrodite's finger nail the leather grip provided a firm hold for the weapon meaning that you could swing the 3 pointed dagger around without losing control of it. "it's a gift from dad" the chestnut haired girl spoke "he gave it to me when I decided to join the hunt it has saved my life many times" she stared at the blade reminiscing over the times they spent together "well it certainly is something " that's all I could say " have you seen Thalia around?" I asked her "yeh she's right over there" she pointed to where a group where standing "thanks" I shouted over my shoulder as I ran for the group". Now I don't know what surprised me more Thalia sitting on top of a guy in a very odd position or that guy being Percy "you can get off me now Thalia" Percy groaned from somewhere beneath her "not until you admit that I am stronger than you" Thalia breathed out "now that would be lying Thalia, plus I am not even using my full strength" Percy retorted sounding kind of amused by the situation "oh yeh tough guy if you are so big and strong why can't you get up?" she smiled "well Thalia you asked for it" Percy replied calmly before lifting her off of him seemingly effortlessly he kept her there in mid air with both his arm supporting her weight despite Thalia's best effort she was suspended there "my oh my Thalia you have gained weight" Percy said before laughing Thalia blushed before stuttering "sh-shut up Percy and let me down" "not until you apologise for hurting poor innocent me" Thalia's face was going red before a shot of electricity coursed through her body and into Percy, his armed jerked back meaning that he dropped Thalia on top of him again he groaned before noticing that Thalia was directly in his face they both sat there for a second before Thalia blushed furiously and jumped up kicking Percy in the process "and that's what you get for messing with" she said before slowly walking off " I didn't even say anything to you before you tackled me to the ground" Percy groaned while getting up "well you looked at me funny" Thalia said suddenly cross "ok ok whatever stops you from sitting on me again, seriously what have you been eating?" Percy muttered under his breath little did he know that Thalia had sharp hearing and because of that sly remark he earned himself a thunderous slap to the back of his head "oww, how did you even hear that?" I decided to but in before Percy finds himself on the floor again "you should never ever make a comment about a girl's weight" "but" "ever" scolding him was fun "yes ma'am" he replied dejectedly "what are you doing here Piper?" Thalia asked confused "oh I was hoping I could talk to you" "yeh sure" she replied quickly "what's up?" I glanced at Percy; Thalia must have got the message because she whispered at dinner time with a simple nod of the head I left it at that.

(Percy's POV)

These people must really think I'm oblivious as to what's going on. They were going to share sweets without me at their dinner table, selfish people. "Well the reason I came here is to look for Annabeth have you seen her anywhere Thalia?" "Didn't you find her at the arena?" Piper asked "no she must have left before I arrived" I replied "ah yes she came and said hello to me before leaving towards her cabin she looked really sad" that puzzled me it might be that inevitable time of the month again but I kept a calendar for when Annabeth's 'special day' happened and it had already passed this month it must be something else. "Well thanks Thalia, hey that reminds me are you taking part in that tournament?" "Of course kelp head I wouldn't miss a chance to kick your ass" "well let's see if you even make it pass the first round airhead" I knew that would get on her nerves so I quickly made a break for the 'goddess who hates me' cabin better known as Athena's cabin.

When I arrived I was struck by a strong smell of perfume that usually surrounds the Aphrodite cabin it was most certainly unusual but soon the thought vanquished all that mattered was consulting with Annabeth and finding out what is wrong when I walked into the grey cabin I was welcomed by the sight of my beautiful girlfriend Annabeth Chase.