A/N: Alright, so I have a new story idea. Octavian, being the ass he is, finds out a way to basically brainwash both the Roman Camp and our beloved Camp Half-Blood to join each other in war. Set after the giant war, if everybody lives and all that. If someone dies in the next two books, I'm going to throw a hissy fit at Rick Riordan!
Enjoy!
Percy's POV:
Sometimes I wish there is a jail that is designed for demigods. I would put Ethan in there. Sadly, I would put Luke in this jail too. And Hercules, simply because I was not to fond of him.
Octavian would be locked up in the basement, away from view.
It all started a few days ago.
Annabeth and I were sitting by the canoe lake. It was getting darker, so the sunset was a deep orange across the sky. The city lights lit up half the sky.
"Come and get me, Seaweed Brain." Annabeth teased, then screamed cannonball! and jumped into the lake. Her swimsuit disappeared and so did her curling blonde hair.
I laughed and dove in head first. The water was cold and felt slimy. I caught sight of Annabeth holding her breath underneath the dock as I somersaulted underneath the surface.
Her eyes were closed when I reached out for her and she jumped a bit at my touch. Her body relaxed in my arms as I made an air bubble for us to share.
"We can't stay down here forever." She smiled. As if on cue, I heard footsteps on the dock above us.
"Perseus Jackson. You have to come in sooner or later." Grover's voice was warbled from above but it was him. "Annabeth are you down there too?" He asked.
I concentrated on the lake above and imagined Grover getting squirted with a little water. The tug in my gut told me that it had worked. Grover's yelped in surprise as the water got him.
"Gods, PERCY!" He stormed off and we were left alone again.
Annabeth giggled and kissed my cheek.
"Smooth, Percy. We probably should head back. Dinner was over a while ago." She mused and kicked her feet against the slimy plants underneath.
"You are such a rule follower." I sighed and my breath pushed some hair against her forehead. She returned the gesture and blew my black mess from my head. "Thanks for that. Now hold your breath." She nodded and the water started flooding in. I pulled her to the surface and she gasped for air.
I shot myself up on the dock and helped her up. She wrapped a towel around herself and wrung her hair out. I was completely dry so I pulled on my shirt and walked her back. She held onto my arm as I walked her back to the Athena cabin.
"I love you." Annabeth whispered as we padded to her front door. She was soaking wet and the sky had darkened all the way.
"I love you." I said back. She smiled.
I kissed her and it felt great, like a flower budding in my chest. She pressed herself up against me and smiled. Her lips tasted like the lake water but her hair smelled like lemon shampoo. Beautiful.
"See you in the morning." Annabeth said. I watched her walk up the stairs and shut the door to the cabin. I saw Malcolm inside reading a book on the floor and another Athena kid peeked a head out the door before it shut.
I walked back to my cabin and laid down. The silence wasn't eerie, but comforting. I could hear the faint gurgle of the fountain in the background but that was what lulled me to sleep.
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When I was little, I had a group of stuffed animals. The classic teddy bear, a long blue dolphin, a green dog with a bell on the collar, and a purple octopus with long tentacles and an orange smile.
That night, I had a dream. I was surrounded by each and every animal in the grass by the strawberry fields. They were fluffy and reminded me of my mother, home, and blue candy.
Then a skinny boy came up and snatched my dolphin away from me. He sliced it open with a dagger. He continued to do it with the rest of my stuffed animals. Their stuffing fell at my feet and I felt like a child, wanting to throw a fit over my things.
The boy reached behind where I sat. He grabbed Annabeth. Her hands were tied behind her back and a gag was in her mouth. She was puffy eyed and trembling all over.
"Octavian, NO!" I screamed and tried to reach out for Annabeth.
"Ah, ah…" He said and pressed the grimy knife to her throat. I felt myself clam up and boil with anger.
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I woke up in a sweat. That was an unpleasant dream. I relaxed back into the pillow and tried to calm my heart, which was beating rapidly.
The fountain noise was now joined by the heavy pounding of rain on the roof. Almost like my father was really pissed off and decided everybody needs their dosage of storms at this hour.
A knock at the door made me grab riptide in a hurry.
"Percy!" It was a male voice and another rapid knock.
"Please, open up!" This was a younger girl. She tapped on the door which made a different sound.
I uncapped riptide and tip toed towards the door. I threw it open and the light of my sword shined on the two figures standing on the porch of cabin 3.
"Jason, Hazel… Why are you here?" I saw Jason's Pegasus was tied to the outside pillars of the cabin. They had obviously flown all the way from the Roman camp.
"It's Octavian!" Jason blurted. "He's lost it!"
A/N: Alright, so I have been wanting to write this and post earlier, but sadly the laptop I write on has screwed up the internet. All gone. Yeah, so I'm getting a weeks worth of writing out all at once today.
Watch Sherlock and then come read my stories. Or you have the other choice: Watch Sherlock and then enjoy. Instant queue Netflix guys. Do it.