Author's Note

Hey guys! So I wrote this story a while ago and I actually had a few stories on here that people seemed to like, but then I lost all inspiration for writing :/ it was pretty bad. But now I'm back! :D This, by the way, takes place after the war with Gaea.

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO..duh

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Enjoy!

Chapter 1

Percy

The war had finally ended between Gaea and the giants. Everyone was relaxed and things seemed to be going back to normal. Camp Jupiter and Camp Half-Blood were at peace. They had both made an agreement to meet up every once in a while because Jason and Percy were torn. Obviously, they chose their original camps to live at, but Percy made close friends over at Camp Jupiter like Hazel, Frank, and Reyna and Jason had made close friends at Camp Half-Blood like Leo, Piper, and Annabeth.

They were all a family now and there was no way they could be split apart for too long. Percy had just turned seventeen, but there was a problem now. Percy could sense that something was wrong. In a few days the Roman camp was coming to Camp Half-Blood. They did this thing were every few months the Roman camp would come to visit and then the next time they did it, the Greek camp would visit the Romans.

But Percy could tell that something wrong was going to happen. Jason had Iris Messaged Piper a few days ago saying that everyone at the Roman camp (except for Octavian who refused to come to these get-togethers) was excited to come.

Nothing seemed like it would be a problem, the gods were happy, there weren't any threats, and the two camps were at peace.

Percy knew though. He had a gut feeling.

He debated on telling Annabeth about it or not. He didn't want her to worry, because it would probably end up being nothing. Rachel, the oracle, had been acting strange too. Percy thought that maybe she had been sensing the same thing as he had.

He also had been having trouble falling asleep at night. He'd spend endless hours, far after lights out, just staring at the sky as if he were anticipating an attack.

One night, it was extremely hot that summer night, and Percy couldn't fall asleep. He, again, was staring endlessly at the large moon over head. He tossed and turned on his bed, but finally gave up and stood up. Tyson was helping his father still, living in the ocean, but he'd come to visit time to time.

Percy was only in his pajama pants, but he didn't care. He walked outside of his cabin, careful not to wake anyone up who may be nearby, and he headed down to the beach. He sighed in content, looking out at the bright clear waters. He stuck his toes in the water and smiled. He noticed something in the water, a reflection of something bright.

His eyes wandered up and he spotted the bright full moon that casted overhead. His smiled was wiped off his face and he lowered his eyes back to the water. Something suddenly howled in the distance, making him jump almost a mile. It sent shivers up his spine and he instantly felt cold.

Calm down Percy, it's just a wolf or something in the distance. He shook and shivered. There was suddenly an eerie setting to the beach and Percy was a little creeped out. He looked around as if someone were watching him. He shook his head, turned on his heel, and headed back to this cabin.

He settled back into his bunk, but he still felt creeped out by the effect the wolf howl had on him. His thoughts raced around his mind and he bit his lip, fighting the scared feeling he had. He rolled onto his side and sighed. Finally, his grogginess took over and he feel into a peaceful sleep.

"Percy! Wake up!" a familiar voice called as someone pounded on the door to Percy's cabin. He groaned and almost fell out of bed, but managed to get to the door. He swung it open to reveal Grover, his satyr best friend.

"What is it?" Percy asked, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"The Romans are arriving, Chiron wanted you to be there to greet them," Grover said. Percy nodded.

"I'll meet you down there, ok?" he said. Grover nodded and trotted off quickly, heading down to the beach were the Romans were landing. Percy quickly changed into jeans and a Camp Half-Blood t-shirt before running off to meet the others at the beach. The whole camp had gathered to meet the Romans who were landing on their multiple pegasi. Jason and Reyna were leading the groups.

The Greek demigods started cheering, waving, and greeting their Roman friends. Percy made his way through the crowd and he grinned when he saw Hazel and Frank running over. They engulfed Percy in a group hug and he laughed as Hazel clung to him tightly.

"We missed you!" she cried, pulling back slightly. Percy chuckled.

"I missed you guys too," he said. Frank grinned at him and did him and Percy's little handshake. Reyna walked over and Percy greeted her formally. She managed to crack a smile, as serious as she was, but when Percy bowed to her, she had to let out a little chuckle.

Percy's eyes wandered over to Jason who was in a big group hug with Leo, Piper, and Annabeth. Annabeth noticed Percy looking over and she smiled at him. He grinned and smiled back. Jason turned and smiled at Percy. He walked over to him.

"Nice to see you again, Jackson," he said. Percy chuckled.

"Back at you, Grace."

Jason chuckled and swung his arm lazily around Piper's shoulder.

"So what did we miss while we were gone?" Jason asked the group surrounding them.

"Nothing really," Leo said with a shrug. Jason cracked a grin.

"Good, I don't want to be missing out on the action," he said. Percy just smiled. Annabeth came up behind Percy, surprising him.

"Percy?" she said softly, so only he could hear. He jumped, startled, and turned around.

"Yeah?"

"What's wrong, Seaweed Brain?" she asked, worry filling her tone. Percy frowned. Could she tell he knew something was wrong? She was smart enough and she knew him well enough to know when he was acting strange.

"Nothing," he smiled at her, masking the worry covering his face. She frowned and took his hand, squeezing it slightly.

"You can tell me anything, you know that right?" she asked. Percy laughed, hoping she wasn't going to see through his disguise.

"Of course, Wise Girl, nothing's wrong," he said.

"Promise?"

Percy hesitated. His eyes averted hers and he glanced down, but looked up quickly.

"Promise."

Annabeth seemed to relax a little bit and she smiled, turning back to the Romans who were welcomed with open arms. Percy noticed Rachel, leaning against a tree in the background. She had a troubled look on her face and Percy frowned. When she noticed him looking, she paled and turned away.

"I'll be right back," Percy whispered in Annabeth's ear. He gave her a kiss on the cheek and then quickly maneuvered his way through the crowd. He jogged up the hill and quickly grabbed Rachel's arm.

"Rach, what's wrong?" he asked. Rachel paled as soon as she saw Percy.

"Nothing," she said.

"That's a lie."

"It's nothing you need to worry about," she muttered, "yet."

"Yet? What do you mean by yet?" Percy asked. Rachel pulled her arm away from Percy's.

"It's nothing Percy! Don't worry about it!"

"You just said I don't have to worry about it yet," Percy said, making sure to put more emphasis on the 'yet'.

Rachel sighed, realizing that she couldn't let this go.

"Does it have something to do with the moon?" Percy asked. Rachel looked up quickly, turning as white as snow. Her green eyes bugged out of her head and she stared at Percy like he was a ghost.

"H-how did you know?" she asked nervously. Percy ran his fingers through his hair. He knew something was up. It wasn't normal of him to be staying up so late at night, staring out at the moon and hearing howls all the time that made him feel sick to his stomach.

"I've been hearing these…these howls. I can't sleep at night and I just feel like-"

"Like something bad is going to happen?" Rachel asked, cutting him off. Percy nodded grimly. She sighed and rubbed her forehead. Her red hair was tied back in a ponytail and she seemed to be sweating slightly.

"I don't know what this is, Perce, all I know is it's bad," she said.

"Worse than Gaea?"

"I don't know."

"That's not very reassuring," Percy mumbled. Rachel put her hands on her hips and looked out at the crowd.

"Don't tell anyone, ok?" she said. Percy frowned and turned to her.

"Why not?" he said, "we both know something bad is coming, shouldn't we warn them?"

"We don't know something bad is coming, we think something bad is coming," she said softly.

"Still, there's two of us who think it, and you're the oracle!" Percy protested. Rachel frowned and looked up at him.

"Just don't tell anyone. Ok?" and with that, she turned on her heel and started walking back towards the beach. Percy watched her until she disappeared into the crowd. He sighed and leaned against the tree, feeling even more confused than before.

A/N: so how was it? Good? Bad? Review maybe and let me know? Haha what do you think is bothering Rachel and Percy? I'll update again soon :D

Thanks for reading! 3

~PJO~