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This is an idea that I've had floating around for years. I'm gonna try and get it out demigod style. It might not be brilliant 'cos it's messed up in places. Basically, the world was ending, but just over eight hundred people survived. They all live one big District that used to be a holiday park in the UK (mainly 'cos I live in the UK so I personally know what this holiday park looks like). Girls and boys are kept separate until a hundred of each- a hundred boys and a hundred girls- are all eighteen. They pair up and will remain together for the rest of their lives. Basically they pair up to increase the population. Some families are sent out to try and live in the outside world, but things don't always work like that…

If you want an idea of what the holiday parks, Google Butlins Bognor Regis- I'm not sure what will come up, but hopefully something as I might be too lazy to describe settings in some places.

I do not own Percy Jackson and co, but Louisa is my OC.

The boys were bustling around inside the swimming pool, filling the reception, the changing rooms, the showers and the pool itself. A few of them were trying to get the water running on the flume that circled around the whole pool, some of their friends pumping up inflatable dinghies.

Percy Jackson was standing with his best friends at the top of the white slides that slid into a shallow pool. Leo was itching for his turn, while Frank, Nico and Jason frowned at them, thinking that they were childish. If Leo loved them, then they obviously were childish, but Percy didn't care. He was watching as the four that went before them left the shallow pool and returned to the main one.

Leo was the first to sit on the slide and Percy had to glare at the other two to make them sit down and keep Leo happy.

They were all pretty excited and it took everything they could to keep Leo in one place and out of trouble. For some reason, he was more hyper and ADHD than normal. That wasn't good. Maybe he was just nervous and acting stupid, but being funny to hide his nerves.

Today they were going to find their 'soul mates'. Or 'penguins', as Leo called them. He was a strange one and he called the girls 'penguins' because when a penguin finds its mate, they stay with them for the rest of their lives. Leo thought 'penguin' was a better name than 'soul mate'. No-one really agreed with him, but they humoured him anyway.

"How much longer have we got to keep Curls in check?" Frank grumbled. Percy checked his watch.

"Ten minutes." Frank's broad shoulders slouched in defeat. "Have hope, Frank."

"He might knock himself out." Jason smirked, his blue eyes twinkling. Jason, Nico and Percy were cousins, but they looked nothing alike. Jason was more muscular, slightly, with blonde hair and blue eyes. Percy's hair was raven and windswept, as if he got back from a long walk by the sea, with a grey streak that he had been born with. He was lean and muscular, like a swimmer, and his green eyes reminded people of the sea. Nico was fairly muscular as well, but was shorter, his dark hair falling over his deep brown eyes. The only way you could tell they were family was by hearing them calling each other 'cuz'.

It was a long ten minutes, but a noticeable hush fell over the boys as they lined the edge of the pool and the floor space in front of the sun loungers, standing two metres apart. They were all watching the entrance to the pool expectantly, excited whispers buzzing through the crowds. It was clear everyone was nervous. There was the one girl that was a bit different from the others, a different girl every year. The one girl that didn't really care what happened and wasn't really looking for her other half. There was a one in a hundred chance of not getting a girl, but every boy hoped it wouldn't be them. Because then they would have to be spend years being shunned by the community while trying to win over the girl's heart and trust. It wasn't ideal to have 'loner' as a label.

Cheers and laughs went up as the girls walked in at long last. At first, there were a few stragglers, but then there was a tide of eighteen year old girls. The Government had made sure that all the boys and girls were fit and healthy, so that they could have healthy kids and that they attracted their other half's attention.

Percy caught the attention of a goddess-like blonde with striking grey eyes in a navy blue swimsuit and went to say 'hello' instantly. Jason searched for a few minutes before finding a beautiful brunette with hazel eyes smiling at him, wearing a swimsuit that was purple at the right shoulder and faded into darker colours until it was black at the left hip. Frank found a petite, mixed race girl with thick, curly black hair and warm, yet timid brown eyes. She smiled coyly at him, but took his hand nonetheless. Nico found a beauty as well, her thick, layered light brown hair falling around her shoulders and her turquoise eyes sparkling cheekily.

Leo waited until the crowd died down. There were a few stragglers, but most of the girls had paired up with other boys and had left already, some staying to muck about in the pool, Percy and his new friend included. Leo noticed there was a grey streak in her hair too and figured Percy had found his penguin.

There was one girl left, sitting by the entrance and adjusting the strap on her watch. She glanced up at Leo and he was sure his heart stopped. Her eyes were a beautiful, deep emerald green, with a glint of cheekiness and mystery that drew Leo in. Her thick, raven hair was pulled back in a high ponytail.

She looked Leo up and down, got up and left.

Leo's heart sunk.

He was the loner this year…

What'd you think?