Beat the Summer Heat

Chapter 1: Planning… Planning…

By: Kiku Nakamura

Disclaimer: Though I love the whole PJO series including The Heroes of Olympus, it would probably be a wreck if I tried writing one of the books. And the Fates control it that Rick Riordan owns the PJO series.

It was a hot summer day. The beginning of July when a bored couple just ran out of ideas. After watching a movie at the boy's cabin (even though it was strictly prohibited for only two people to be in a cabin, but then, pretty much no one followed that rule anymore,) in the air conditioned room, it was official there was nothing to do.

"Hey, Percy," Annabeth said to her boyfriend.

"Yeah, Annabeth," What is it?" Percy asked.

"What do you want to do today was Annabeth's reply.

"I don't know. Let's think," Percy said.

The two getting off of Percy's bed started wandering around the cabin for ten minutes before Annabeth came up with an idea. "I have the perfect plan to spend the day!" she exclaimed.

"And what does this plan include?"

"Well, something that you like… water. And specifically salt water. Contact our friends, too."

"Wait, Annabeth. Does this mean that we are going to the bay here at camp?"

"Yep, Seaweed Brain. I absolutely cannot believe that you actually figured it out," Annabeth said dramatically. I'll go get Rachel, Juniper, Piper, and Thalia since she came back for a while with the other Hunters of Artemis. Now hurry up and get Grover, Nico, and Leo."

"Wait, I think you forgot a few people, Wisegirl," Percy said in a mocking tone. "Jason along with Frank and Hazel also came for a visit from Camp Jupiter, remember?"

"How could I forget that?" Annabeth said face-palming herself.

"Sometimes even my Wisegirl can't remember everything," Percy exclaimed.

"Hold on! Just wait a minute… Since when was I ever your Wisegirl? Huh?" Annabeth demanded.

"How can you not remember, Annabeth? You became my Wisegirl since you became my girlfriend, on August eighteenth, my sixteenth birthday. It is completely horrifying that you can't remember that," Percy said looking at Annabeth with acted disbelief.

"But I never promised myself to you!" Annabeth yelled.

"Annabeth, my dear. I gave myself to you, so for that's an exchange. Your mine, I'm yours."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa calm down! So am I supposed to call you 'my dear Percy' instead of plain-old 'Percy'?"

"No，it just means I have made a tie with you，a bond."

"Percy, you're sounding mushy. Stop it! No space for being mushy today. Today's all about having fun at the beach. Now let's just gather everyone."

"OK. Today we'll have fun. After you get the girls, go change. I'll pick you up later at your cabin. See you! But before that…" Percy said pulling Annabeth in for a quick kiss.

Everyone was invited and was told to be meet in front of Rachel's cave home at one o'clock. The time was twelve fifty-five. Percy knocked on the Athena Cabin's door. On the second knock the door opened. Annabeth with a towel over her turquoise and grey striped bikini along with her owl patterned beach bag had Percy stunned.

He knew his girlfriend was stunning, but every single time his voice always got caught in his throat when he saw the beauty. "Um… hey, Annabeth. Ready to go?" Percy asked staring at the floor. He sped up the statements up faster than usually making Annabeth notice his uneasy feeling.

"Are you still not used to the idea that I wear a bikini to the beach? Percy, calm down. Look at me!" Annabeth yelled. "Your face is red. How can you be that stunned?!"

"I'm not. It's just that you look… amazing," Percy said awed. "Let's just go to Rachel's. The gang is probably waiting by now."

"Race you there!" Annabeth shouted back to Percy.

"Hey! Wait up!" was Percy's only reply.

Everyone was waiting for the couple to arrive while they were on their way to the cave. The summer campers were looking for a day of fun at the bay.

Once, Percy and Annabeth reached Rachel's cave, everyone was buzzing with excitement about the bay, which acted pretty much like a beach to the campers. They all ran to the bay to greet a great summer day along the Long Island Sound. The sand, the sun, and the blue water- including the crash of waves. The day looked just perfect.

"Let's beat the summer heat!" Leo announced as his flip-flops touched the sand.

When everyone was putting their towels in places (the couples, of course chose spots next to each other on the sand,) Thalia, Nico, Leo, and Rachel had to sit my each other to create a little comfort zone. Though Thalia wasn't always comforting.

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