Spellbound

by oneentireperson

Percy is alone after the Titan War, he doesn't know what to do and where to go. What does he do when the gods need him once more? Will he trust them again? I'm bad at summaries, read anyways!

4. Chapter 4

Back with another chapter, I'll catch y'all on the flip!

Last time:

She smiled, kissed me, before pulling me out of the throne room. We walked to the elevator, giving ourselves a chance to clear our heads, deciding we wanted to drive to camp. We reached the elevators and flashed to the garage where our cars were waiting.

She gave me a deep kiss. "I need to attend to my duties, so I'll see you before bed, okay?"

"Alright Cate, I love you."

"I love you too, Percy."

And with that, I climbed into my car and headed towards the last place I wanted to be; Camp Half-Blood.

Now:

Percy PoV

I drove faster than necessary, but what do you expect when you give a testosterone addled man a 577-horsepower supercar? We pulled into Camp Half-Blood, where the car immediately attracted a crowd. I got out of the car and pulled off my sunglasses. I heard gasps, probably by the people who knew me. I stuck out like a sore thumb. I was surrounded by sweaty, dirty preteens holding different ancient Greek weapons.

The first person to step forward was Clarisse. "Percy?"

I gave her a cold look. "The one and only. Where's Chiron? I need to speak to him."

She seemed taken aback by my cold demeanor. "What crawled up your ass and died? He's over by the archery range. Why do you need him? And why are you so dressed up?"

I glared at her. "I have reason to be cold towards the people who refused to even look at me after the titan war. I still remember you telling people how the deaths were my fault. You'll see later. I was supposed to have a date with my girlfriend tonight, before I ended up beating the shit out of a god. Could one of you tell Chiron I'm in the big house? Thanks."

With that, I locked my car and walked up the porch of the big house. As soon as I opened the door I was hit by a major sense of déjà vu. The smell of hot chocolate and coffee from the kitchen, the dark living room with Seymour on the wall, the creepy hallway, and the overload of books. It was a very homey place, all in all. I was looking through the bookshelf when I heard the door open.

I turned around and there was a little kid, no older than six. "Mr. Percy? Chiron doesn't have his wheelchair right now, so he asked for you to come outside."

I gave him a smile. "Thanks kid. Go have fun, okay?"

He gave a big smile and nodded, before running off. I opened the door and walked onto the porch. I was greeted with the sight of Chiron at the bottom of the stairs. When he saw me, I saw tears well up in the corners of his eyes. I walked down the stairs and was immediately wrapped in a hug. "Percy, my boy. I was so scared. I didn't even know if you were still alive! It's so good to finally see you again. You better keep contact in the future, do you hear me young man?"

I pulled away. "I understand, Chiron. I'll be sure to keep in touch. Sadly, this isn't a social visit. The gods have asked a favor of me. I will train the campers so you can focus on planning and scouting for demigods. I won't live here, since I still need to finish schooling. I do have a regime I will be implanting here. It will become close to an Army basic training program crossed with ancient hoplite training. Here will be the rough schedule and I'm going to be picking, with your help, my drill instructors. I would be what's considered the senior drill instructor."

I handed him the sheet of paper that I'd scribbled on.

05:30 Reveille

05:50 Camp formation

05:55 five-mile run

06:30 breakfast

06:45 Drill and ceremony

09:00 Solo combat training

11:00 PFT (Personal Fitness Test) *

12:00 Camp formation

12:10 Lunch

12:30 Instruction block 1.0

13:30 Instruction block 1.5

14:30 Instruction block 2.0

15:30 Instruction block 2.5

16:30 Inherited power development**

18:30 Camp formation

18:40 Dinner

19:10 Platoon bonding

20:30 Hygiene

20:50 Cabin inspection

21:00 TAPS

* 3 minutes pushups, 3 minutes sit-ups, pull ups

** Godly parents will train demigods in their domains

Chiron looked at me in shock. "Do you really think this will work?"

I raised an eyebrow. "It will, because you will be helping me make sure it does. In one week, Ares will come from Olympus and teach the campers basic drill. You know, Attention, Parade rest, the works. Before that, you will help me choose demigods who will act as drill instructors without abusing their power over the other campers. They will behave as the Cabin councilors. The reason I won't use the current cabin councilors is because many of them are too gentle. There will be no pity as of now. We are going to train like soldiers. I want you to recall all demigods from across the country, so they get the same treatment. This will be going for the next six months, before we relax the schedule a bit and allow free time. At that point, we'll introduce matches between cabins and monsters. The monsters will be provided by the gods. Hecate will provide Empousai, Poseidon will provide Cyclopes, and Hades will provide Hellhounds. Given, they won't be killed, they will fight until a killing blow is withheld or unconsciousness."

Chiron seemed to mull it over for a bit. "This will work wonders for the camp's self-confidence, not to mention fighting ability. At the moment we really aren't prepared for a full-blown war. I'm surprised I didn't manage to think of this prior. I'll allow you to announce it during dinner. Anything else?"

I grinned and nodded. I prayed to Aphrodite and I glowed for a second. When the glow faded, I was wearing the new camp uniform. I wore steel toed black combat boots, Combat fatigue pants which consisted of different shades of grey and black. I wore a grey, synthetic shirt underneath a fatigue top that matched the bottoms that had been Ranger-Rolled to the elbows. I had a Celestial Bronze helmet that had been wrapped in the same material as the rest of the clothes, (A/N a standard issue ACH that's a different color and made of different materials) and I wore a Celestial Bronze vest that was made to look like an Army bullet proof vest. I wore patch for my last name, a blank patch for my godly parent, and in the center was my rank, which was general. On my left shoulder, instead of a flag patch, was the symbol of Olympus (it's a black Ω on a white background). I had a standard Hoplite shield slung over my back, a sword at my waist, and a spear in my right hand.

Chiron looked at the uniform in appraisal. "Badass. But what about leg protection?"

I gave a grin and took of my helmet. "There are Celestial Bronze plates sewn into the legs. The spear tips are made of an alloy of Celestial Bronze and Silver, courtesy of Hephaestus. This is the standard uniform for every soldier. But back to the main topic at hand, drill instructors. I want the minor god's children to band together with other cabins that have the same abilities, to get each platoon to be the same size. By the way, the archers will have bows that have been enchanted to never run out of arrows, instead of spears. For my top picks of DI's, I choose Butch from Iris, Jake Mason from Hephaestus, Clarisse La Rue from Ares, Will Solace from Apollo, Malcom Brayne from Athena, Katie Gardener from Demeter, and you can choose the rest, since I don't know about any recent developments here in camp."

Chiron held a thoughtful look for a few minutes before nodding slowly. "Yes, that should work quite nicely. I'll find someone to take position for the few other cabins. I'll put Pollux with the Demeter kids… Yes, this should work nicely indeed."

By now, Chiron had gotten his wheelchair back for quite some time and we were sitting in the War room. A quick prayer to Hephaestus later, and the war room was fitting of its name. It had a chair for each cabin, one for the minor gods, a spot for Chiron to the immediate right to the head of the table, which was where I sat, since I was the General of Olympus. The walls were sound proofed, inside and out, there was a holographic map in the center of the table that streamed live data from anywhere in the world, except Alaska, due to the fact that it's beyond the gods' domains. There was a snack bar to the side with a bowl of fruit, water bottles, and sports drinks.

"Chiron looked around in shock. "The gods truly do favor you, my boy."

I just smiled and nodded. I took off my bronze vest, unstrapped my sword, and grabbed my spear, before dropping it into a magic pocket dimension Hecate had taught me how to manifest. Aphrodite, who was probably watching, caused a Patrol Cover to appear in front of me on the table, with my name and rank stitched to it.

Chiron came back a few minutes later with the demigods in tow. They saw what I was wearing and gave me a confused look, which I waved off. They sat down in their assigned seats and I cleared my throat. "The gods have put me in charge of training this camp for another war, this one with Gaea, which will be coming quite soon."

I explained what I'd be doing to the camp and all of them accepted. "Know this. As of now, I don't like any of you. You have a chance to regain my trust throughout the course of this training. Also, I know that a few of you will have trouble with this, but there is no room to go easy on the campers. No jokes, no letting someone stop a mile early because they have a cramp. The enemy won't let up on them so you shouldn't either. What you see me wearing right now is part of the new camp uniform. Tomorrow, there will be a pair for everybody to wear these to get used to the boots and to break them in. Ares will also be coming and teaching all of you how to properly lead your cabins into war. I am a general, since I'm the commander of all of Olympus' forces. Each cabin will be broken into two platoons. Each platoon will have four squads, each of which hold eight campers. Minor gods' children will either rally under Butch, or under whichever Olympian their domains closest coincide with. You will have your cabins vote for squad leaders, Platoon Sergeants, and Platoon Leaders. Each of you will be Cabin Commanders as of now. There is one of you in this room however, that I want you to vote on to be the Lieutenant Colonel. I also want you to vote for a Camp Major."

Chiron spoke up, "There are certain perks that come with these positions. Instead of sleeping in the cabins, you'll be sleeping here, in the big house. You will leave camp more often with Percy to go to Olympus for your duties. There are also downsides. The reason you'll be in here is because Percy and I will need to be able to count on you to 24/7, without disturbing your siblings. This could be considered as either, depending on the person, but you would also oversee the camp while Percy is gone. If the Colonel is gone, the Major is in charge. You will also have separate schedules."

I cleared my throat again, "Raise your hand in favor of La Rue for position of Camp Lieutenant Colonel?"

Almost everyone raised their hands. I jotted that down. "All in favor of Travis Stoll for position of Camp Major?"

Quite a few eyebrows shot up, but everyone rose their hands. Soon, we had all the positions filled out.

Position Name Rank

General Perseus Jackson General of the Army

Camp COL Clarisse La Rue Lieutenant Colonel

Camp MAJ Travis Stoll Major

Cabin 4 CMDR Katie Gardener Captain

Cabin 4 XO Miranda Gardener 1st Lieutenant

Cabin 5 CMDR Sherman Yang Captain

Cabin 5 XO Ellis Wakefield 1st Lieutenant

Cabin 6 CMDR Malcom Brayne Captain

Cabin 6 XO Savanna Smarte 1st Lieutenant

Cabin 7 CMDR Will Solace Captain

Cabin 7 XO Austin Lake 1st Lieutenant

Cabin 8 CMDR N/A Captain

Cabin 8 XO N/A 1st Lieutenant

Cabin 9 CMDR Jake Mason Captain

Cabin 9 XO Nyssa Smythe 1st Lieutenant

Cabin 10 CMDR Drew Tanaka Captain

Cabin 10 XO Lacy Rose 1st Lieutenant

Cabin 11 CMDR Connor Stoll Captain

Cabin 11 XO Julia Feingold 1st Lieutenant

Cabin 12 CMDR Butch Gold Captain

Cabin 12 XO Holly Victor 1st lieutenant

I passed one out to everyone in the room. "Pin this to the activities board in each cabin and make sure your siblings see it. I want you to bring you second in command with you every time you go to your leadership classes. With that being said, go change into your uniforms that are currently sitting on your beds." I snapped my fingers. "La Rue and Stoll, your stuff was just transported to your rooms here in the big house. Get dressed and meet me back here in ten minutes."

Everyone ran off and I was left with Clarisse and Connor. I showed them to their rooms, and they got changed. I went to my room and prayed to Iris, getting a free Iris Message (Perks of being General of Olympus) to Artemis. "Lady Artemis!"

She spun around and when she saw me, I saw her shoulders relax. "How may I help you, Perseus?"

I sighed. "Would it kill you to call me Percy? Anyways, I need you tell Zeus to call a council meeting at 19:00. I also need you to bring Thalia, and your next two eldest or most reliable huntresses with you."

She just nodded. "I will. See you then, Percy."

I repeated with Hermes. "Hey Hermes! I need you to come to the big house at 19:00 and pick up a bunch of demigods and take them to the throne room. Capiche?"

He nodded and spoke, "Will do, I gotta go man, the packages won't deliver themselves. Talk to you later, man."

After a few minutes, everyone was back in the war room. We walked out and towards the dining pavilion. When we entered, the entire pavilion went silent. We went to our respective tables, with Travis, Clarisse and I sitting with Chiron. I stood up and spoke, projecting my voice to the entire pavilion. "Hello, demigods. As some of you may know, my name is Percy Jackson. I'm here as a favor to the gods. There is a war coming and I, being the General of Olympus, am in charge of training all of you. You have two weeks of fun left before I turn you into a well-oiled fighting machine. You will be separated by cabin specialty and trained by your godly parents and I. There will be a rank system that is posted in each of your cabins. Are any of you familiar with the Army ranking system?" I received a couple dozen nods. "Great. You can explain it to the others. I have already implanted my senior chain of command. Your cabin commander and cabin XO will be in charge of holding a vote for your Platoon leaders, Platoon Sergeants, Squad Leaders, and Assistant Squad Leaders. When you get back to your cabins, you'll see a uniform similar to the one I'm wearing. You will wear the uniform, minus the Flack jacket. You need to break in those boots, so I recommend a lot of physical activity. Also, from this point forward, no dessert or sodas. The only liquids you can consume are water, milk, and Gatorade. Get yourself familiarized with the ranks, because it's only going to get tougher from here on out."

I checked the list in my hand before calling out. "If I call your name, meet me in the big house after dinner. Katie Gardener, Miranda Gardener, Sherman Yang, Ellis Wakefield, Malcom Brayne, Savanna Smarte, Will Solace, Austin Lake, Jake Mason, Nyssa Smyth, Drew Tanaka, Lacy Rose, Connor Stoll, Julia Feingold, Butch Gold, and Holly Victor."

I sat down, ignoring the noise that exploded in front of me. Dinner soon passed and I found myself in the Big house living room with everyone present. I explained what was going on and what their positions were. "Chiron and I chose you because we think you could best handle the responsibility without letting the power over the other campers get to your heads. As of now, we're waiting for Hermes to take us to Olympus. I have called for a council meeting and I'll be explaining what I'm doing to them and what they'll be doing for you."

As soon as I finished, the room was filled with a bright gold light. When the light died down, we were in the throne room of the gods. Zeus looked at me, confused. "Perseus, why have you called this meeting?"

I nodded. "Since I'm in charge of training the troops of Olympus for the coming war, I have decided that we need a top to bottom make over." I summoned the rest of my flack jacket, spear, shield and helmet from my pocket dimension and put them on. "This is the new uniform for all demigod combatants. I have set up a rank system similar to that of the United States Army. Since I'm not going to be at Camp until I graduate, I chose the people behind me as the commanding officers. They will be taught about military life by Ares. Athena, you will teach them how to form proper hoplite formations."

Hera looked at me shocked. "Are you sure this isn't too militaristic?"

I looked at her in deadpan. "We're about to go to war with the Earth. We need discipline. This isn't going to be like Kronos, where we can defend the bridges. This is going to be a full-blown war, and if you expect us to fight in it, we need to fight like an army. Not a ragtag bunch of demigods hoping not to die."

Ares looked at me with something akin to respect. "I like this side of you punk. I might not kill you yet."

I nodded in thanks. "Also, until further notice, the council cannot make any decisions relating to the war effort without myself present. Until the end of this war there won't be a monarchy on Olympus. Zeus and Hera don't get any more say than anyone else on this council. The rest of the council will be considered Civilian gods until the war actually comes to fruition. I do have a few promotions though. Athena, you will be my senior Strategic Advisor with the rank of Lieutenant General. Hermes, you'll be my secondary Strategic Advisor with the rank of Major General. We won't be able to win this war with numbers, so a bit of your cunning and trickery will do us good. Ares, since you're the god of war you know it as well as anyone else. I want you to be one of my Strategic Advisors with the rank of Brigadier General. Zeus, you command many of the wind spirits, so I want you to be at every war meeting. You'll have the rank of General, since you'll be in charge of your own military. Hades, you have the power of the entire underworld behind you. I want you to be a General, since you're in charge of your own military. Poseidon, you command thousands of Cyclopes, I want you as a General. Keep in mind, these ranks only apply during the war. Up until then, you all still have equal say."

All the gods nodded, seemingly accepting what I said. "Also, I forgot to mention. Every day, you have to go to Camp between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm to train your children in their powers."

The throne room exploded into noise before Zeus threw his bolt and screamed. "Silence! Young Perseus here isn't asking for much, just doing what we should have done for years now. We can't expect them to fight for us if we don't help them."

I nodded, "Precisely. Also, I'm building an elite task force built up of demigods with specialty powers. The commander will be Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades. His second in command will be Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus. Everyone else in the task force are exceptionally powerful demigods. Now, I believe that's all for now. Keep in mind, all the gods that have kids, talk to Aphrodite and she'll supply you with the uniforms. Everyone will wear the uniform whenever they go to Camp and whenever we have a war council."

After some more arguing about going to camp, the gods finally relented. "Anything else anyone wants to say?"

After a few moments of silence, Zeus stood. "Go about your nights, everyone. Ares and Athena, set up your training courses at camp for the high officers before you leave. Hermes, wait here and teleport them back when they're done. Council dismissed."

After the conversation with Athena and Ares, we were all flashed back to camp. When we arrived, we said our goodbyes, I dropped my spear, shield, and helmet in my pocket dimension before climbing in my car. As soon as I was away from camp, I slammed on the gas, rocketing down the road, trying to get home as fast as I could. I miss Hecate already.

Hecate PoV

What's taking that man so long? I have a surprise once he gets back, something I had been setting up since he moved with me. I can't wait to show it to him. I had bought five acres of land and built an ultra-modern mansion on it. The entire outside of the house had twelve bedrooms, fifteen bathrooms, a massive state-of-the-art kitchen, and way more. The house had tall, one sided windows, crème walls, and bamboo floors. There was a massive circular fireplace surrounded by two arced couches.

There was a spiral staircase that led down to a concrete basement/garage. The forty-car garage was stocked with the best of the best. Rolls Royces and Bentleys. Aston Martins and Ferraris. Lamborghinis and Paganis. Mercedes and Audis. You name it, I probably had it. There was an indoor-outdoor pool, a movie theatre, an archery range, a full-sized gym and sauna, a training pit, and everything else you could ever imagine.

The gem though, was the master bedroom. I'm a goddess, so money doesn't have much meaning, but even I knew I spent a lot. The room was 35 feet long and thirty feet wide. The floors were made of white marble, with veins of black and grey running through it. 35-foot-long wall facing the outside was made of floor to ceiling, one-way glass. The opposite wall was a darker crème than the rest of the house, and the wall opposite the windows was a deep, charcoal grey. The bed was stainless steel, with maroon sheets. There was a sitting area with a coffee machine, and to the left of the bed was the bathroom.

You walked through and the bathroom, and along the left wall was the double sinks, with the mirrors reaching the ceiling. The floor was made of pewter grey slate. To your immediate right was a rain shower. The glass doors reached the ceiling, and the walls inside the shower were made of the same slate as the floor. All the faucets in the room were made of polished brass. The bathtub was easily big enough to hold two people, was also made of polished brass.

I walked through the house, thinking about how I was going to surprise Percy when he graduates. I still remember how I had started to fall for him, it was a magical experience. I liked him, and he used to do things that would get me so flustered I wouldn't be able to speak straight.

Flashback 2 months after Percy moved in with Hecate

"Percy! We need to get to work!"

I sighed, not understanding why he wasn't answering. I walked to his room and knocked. No response. I opened the door and my breath caught in my throat. I always knew he was in good shape, but this was ridiculous. He was covered by his sheets to his waist, uncovering a portion of his grey sweatpants out in the open. Sometime during the night, he had thrown the covers off, leaving his incredibly firm chest on display. His chest was massive and muscular, but not in a barrel-ish type of way. They looked like the perfect place to rest your head during the night. His stomach, oh there was nothing soft about it. His chiseled abs and obliques on full display. He had a better Apollo's belt than Apollo, and I felt myself getting hot. His face was angled to the side, showing his sharp jawline. His neck was on full display, almost asking for a hickey and I could barely control myself. His traps were bulging slightly, from wielding his sword. His collarbone was ridiculously perfect. It was perfectly parallel, and I just wanted to bury my head in that perfect neck of his.

I sighed, knowing his morals wouldn't allow a one-night stand. The back of my brain made a small comment, You wouldn't mind more than a one night stand though. I thought about it. I'm a goddess, I'm used to feeling like I'm better than everyone else. But there are other goddesses, and me being a minor goddess I've never been viewed as anything more than a piece of meat. Percy though, makes me feel special. He treated me like he would give me the world, if he could. He makes me feel like a Queen, he's never short of a perfect gentleman, and understands the fine line between funny and callous. He's powerful, kind and loyal to a fault. The perfect man.

I walked over to him and shook his shoulder. "Wake up Nemo, you slept in."

He grumbled something and rolled over, shoving his head into his pillow. I sighed and pushed him again. He grumbled and snuggled deeper into his pillow. I grabbed his pillow and pulled it away from him. As soon as I pulled it away from him, he did the last thing I expected. He grabbed me by my waist and dragged me into his bed. He wrapped his arms around my waist and laid his head on my stomach.

I was stiff as a board. "Percy, what are you doing?"

He spoke for the first time, and I was blessed to hear his rough morning voice. "You took my pillow, so now you're my pillow."

He then tightened his grip around my waist before falling back asleep. I slowly started to relax and ran my fingers through his dark hair. I had been wearing a t-shirt that had ridden up when he grabbed me. My skin tingled under his hot breath. I laid there, running my hands through his hair until 11:00, when he finally woke up. He looked up at me lazily, before his mouth formed a sloppy grin, induced by his delirious state of in-between consciousness. He let go of me and I immediately missed his warmth. He stood and got off the bed and stretched. I watched as his muscles flexed and his back arched.

I stood and spoke. "Good morning sleeping beauty. Finally up for good?"

He turned and gave me a lopsided grin. "I think I am. Are you going to take my pillow from me again?"

I smirked. "Yes, I just wasn't prepared for you to grab me. I'm just lucky you didn't drool on me."

He opened the door to his bathroom before walking in. When he was closing the door he said something that made my heart flutter. "Try taking my pillow again. You make a pretty good one."

I stood there, in shocked silence while in my head I was doing a little happy dance. I walked out of his room in a daze. I called and ordered in Chinese takeout, since this would be my lunch. He emerged from his room fifteen minutes later, fully dressed. He wore a blue Henley with the sleeves pulled up to his elbows, showing off his impressive forearms. He also wore marbled grey and blue joggers, with a pair of light grey Allbird shoes (I wear these, they're the best. They're made completely out of wool). His hair was kind of messy, like he ran his hands through it a couple times. He walked into the kitchen and emerged with a toasted bagel and cream cheese.

He plopped down in the seat across from me and smiled, warming me to the core. "So, what are we learning today?"

Flashback over

I smiled at the memory, before flashing back to the apartment. We'd keep this place, but I wanted somewhere more secluded. I had never felt the need for homes in the mortal world up until this point, but with Percy, I suddenly saw why they were so important. I changed into a pair of volleyball shorts, a bra, and Percy's varsity jacket. I lifted the collar and smelled, inhaling his natural scent. Since Poseidon disowned him, his natural small has changed considerably. The first night he was here, the ocean still flowed through his veins, giving him a sea breeze -like aroma. Now, he smells a bit muskier, with a hint of vanilla and wood. I went to the kitchen and made a cup of hot tea, before curling up on the couch.

He arrived a few minutes later, looking like a total badass in the uniform he designed with Aphrodite. He quickly took off his fatigue top, leaving him in his undershirt. He sat next to me and gave me a kiss. "Hey moonbeam, what've you been up to while I've been working?"

I smiled at the pet name. "Oh, just been here and there. Setting up a long-term surprise. You'll see in the future. In the meantime, go shower. You stink. I'm going to bed, let's go."

He just grinned, before stealing a kiss. "You're hot when you're bossy."

He got up and walked to the bathroom, leaving an amused me on the couch, smiling at his antics. I heard the shower start and put my now empty mug in the dishwasher. I started the dishwasher, and when I got to the room, I saw Percy walking out of the bathroom with a pair of underwear on and drying off his hair. He tossed the towel into the hamper next to him. I took off his varsity jacket before tossing it over the back of a chair. We gave a devilish grin and ran at me. He picked me up in his arms like a sack of potatoes before jumping on the bed with me. We hit the bed and he immediately grabbed a blanket, covering us. He held me close as he kissed my forehead before mumbling a small, "Good night, moonbeam. Sleep tight."

Percy PoV

I woke up the next morning and snuck out of the room without waking Hecate. We did have a rather busy night, last night. I got to the kitchen and saw a note. I picked it up and read it.

Perseus,

I got sidetracked and didn't give it to you at the council meeting. It's unlimited, linking to a bank account I made for you. It holds ten billion dollars. If you somehow manage to spend it all, let me know

-Hades

I shook my head. This was going to be a great rest of the year.

Time skip 4 months

"So Hecate, what was this surprise you wanted to show me?'

"Just keep the bandana on, I got a bit lost when flashing us here, we'll be there soon."

We walked for another five minutes, with me tripping over just about everything. I was about to rip the blindfold off when she stopped me. "We're here! You can take it off now!"

I took off my bandana and my breath caught in my throat. My eyes bulged out of my sockets as I looked up at the looming four story building in front of me. It was absolutely massive! The garage was underground, allowing for a much larger garage. The house's exterior was mostly slate, glass, and steel. (A/N I'll have a link to a google doc that's full of pictures of what I imagined the house to be like) It was a true work of art.

I turned to Hecate in shock. "This is awesome! Is this the big surprise you've been talking about for the last four months?"

Her smile threatened to split her face. "Damn right it is. Also, I know you love your cars, so for the past two days I've been moving the cars you bought with Hades' money to the garage. I also added a few that you've been looking at but couldn't buy."

She pulled out a key FOB and the garage door raised, showing me my dream cars. I saw a Bugatti Chiron, a Ferrari La Ferrari, a Lamborghini Huracan Performante, a Pagani Huayra, and even more! I walked through the garage, admiring all the cars. This was like a wet dream! I turned around and grabbed Hecate by the waist, pulling her into a deep, passionate kiss. I rested my forehead against hers. "Have I ever told you that I'm the luckiest man alive? I found myself the perfect woman who knows my dreams inside and out. Gods, you are absolutely perfect."

I pulled her into another kiss before she pulled away. "We're not done yet Percy. We'll have time to play after the tour."

She led me around the house and as soon as I saw the living area and backyard my first words were. "We're having a party here next weekend."

Hecate giggled. "Whatever you want, Nemo."

We walked through the house and I saw a full gym, a sauna, a massive kitchen, two dry bars, an outdoor pool that could connect to an outdoor pool with the click of a button, two living rooms, an 18 person movie theatre, twelve bedrooms (not including the master), fifteen bathrooms (not including the master), two offices, a game room with two pool tables and four dart boards, a wine cellar, a library, and a doorway that was a portal to Olympus. The entire wall around the property was laced with Celestial Bronze and enchanted to repel monsters. The surrounding forest and the lake that was on property served as a reservation where nymphs could live in peace, not having to worry about horny gods and monsters. It was a slice of paradise and I was in love.

When we reached the master bedroom my eyebrows skyrocketed. There was a dry bar with a coffee machine, a sitting area, a massive bathroom with its own private sauna, heated floors, and his and hers closets. Our closets were mirrors of each other's. It had an island in the center that was full of shoe racks and jewelry racks. Three of the four walls were hanging racks that hung two racks high. Hecate snapped her fingers and suddenly it was full of all my clothes, shoes, and jewelry.

Hecate grabbed my hand and pulled me around before pinning me against the wall with her mouth attached to mine. "That's the end of the tour. You want to make good on earlier?"

I didn't respond, instead I just picked her up and walked towards the bed.

Line break Sophia's PoV

"Sophia!"

I was startled by the sudden interruption. I turned around and saw my group of friends standing there, minus Percy. "What's up guys?"

Megan started jumping up and down. "Percy got a new house and he's throwing a housewarming party for all of his friends, which is basically everyone who's a Junior or Senior! He's not with us right now because he's telling the swim team, who's going to let everyone else know."

I nodded. "And this is important, why?"

Jayla rolled her eyes. "You know Percy, so this party is going to be HUGE. Apparently, his mansion is massive. It's like ten acres of land in Montauk."

We talked and got ready. Today was only Monday and the Party would be on Saturday. We finished the rest of the day. Apparently, Hecate and Percy wanted a more remote place to live permanently. The day finished and the following week, the party was the talk of the school.

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"Are you ready Jayla?"

She nodded furiously before getting in my car. We drove to the address, and an hour later, we pulled up to this open gate. We drove down the half mile driveway, before we reached the coolest looking mansion I had ever seen. We could hear the music halfway up the driveway but being directly next to the mansion was crazy. I got out, wearing a short shorts over a white bikini, while Jayla wore short shorts over a black bikini. We got out of the car and opened the front door. As soon as we got in, I saw close to fifty people drinking and laughing. We walked through and saw Percy and Hecate dancing in the center of the impromptu dance floor on the patio next to the pool.

I caught Percy's eye and he pulled Hecate off the dance floor. "Hey guys, you made it! The rest should be here within the half hour, since I'm closing the gates then. Also, if you see any underclassmen, let me know and I'll take them out. Enjoy yourselves, I'll probably see you again by the end of the night!"

We looked at Jayla and I looked at each other while Hecate dragged Percy to the dance floor. We shrugged and started dancing. Ooh, that boy looks cute.

After an hour of the party, we were in the enormous back yard and heard people start screaming "CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!"

We followed the noise and saw Percy holding a keg above his head, in nothing but a pair of wet underwear that didn't hide *ahem* anything. He tossed the keg to the person next to him, who had to have help holding it up. I didn't follow the movement of the keg though. Percy was always in good shape, we all knew that, but he looked absolutely ridiculous. He was even more shredded than during swimming season, which I didn't know was possible. He saw us and grinned. He ran towards us, slightly sloppily, since he was drunk, before grabbing each of us and throwing both of us over his shoulders like we weighed nothing. He ran to the pool, with us screaming our heads off, before managing a flip with both of us on his shoulders. People saw him in the pool and more started jumping in. We had a full-fledged chicken war, with Percy and Jarron being the reining champions.

When the party ended, it was 02:00. We heard screaming and the sound of breaking glass. The music stopped and the party was silent except for a few "Ooohs." And a couple "Holy shit"s. We ran towards the noise and saw Percy holding a guy by the throat I had hoped to never see again. Timmy Quail. Percy picked him up from the wreckage of a broken glass table and dragged him to the front door by the throat. A couple people opened the door for him, and he threw Timmy down the steps. Percy got down in his face and yelled. "I swear, if you ever show up here and touch my girlfriend like that again, you'll be lucky to leave with your life."

Timmy shakily stood up. "She's nothing but a bitch anyways!"

Percy took a step towards him and Timmy sprinted down the driveway. Percy turned and saw what was going on and called out. "Sorry guys, I'm kinda pissed now. Parties over! That was one hell of a way to wrap up school though."

That last comment got a bunch of cheers in response. We packed up, and when I was about to leave, I walked over to Percy with Jayla. "It was nice seeing you Percy, keep in touch!"

When he saw us he smiled. "I know I had a bunch to drink, you probably have too. You want to spend the night? God knows I have enough rooms."

We nodded our thanks while Percy showed us to our rooms. We showered and dried off with the towels. Not having anything else, we walked out to my car and grabbed two t-shirts. We changed and went to bed, looking forward to a good night's rest.

I woke up with a pounding headache. I finally got up and walked to the kitchen. When I got there, I saw everyone else up and looking chirpy.

"Good morning to all, but how the hell are all of you so chirpy? My head is killing me."

Percy laughed and tossed me a bottle. "It's a family secret. It's my little cure to hangovers."

I popped the top and downed it. I nearly gagged at the fowl taste before managing to swallow it. I sat down, and a couple minutes later, my head was clear, and I felt great.

"Thanks Percy, you're a life saver."

He just nodded. He walked into the kitchen and came back ten minutes later with toasted bagels and cream cheese. We ate in silence until Hecate broke the silence. "What do you two plan on doing after high school?"

Jayla grinned. "I have a scholarship to A&M to be a Marine Biologist."

I swallowed my food before responding. "I'm going to Embry Riddle to become a private pilot."

After talking about future plans, we got in my car and drove off. That was one hell of a way to finish high school.

Two weeks later, I'm sitting in my seat, robes and gowns, listening to the Valedictorian, also known as Percy Jackson, give his goodbye speech. When he finished, the entire class stood and threw our hats in the air, screaming in pure ecstasy of having finally finished school. I couldn't be more excited to start my life.

Percy PoV

I couldn't be sadder about what comes next. Time to train for war.

A/N Hey guys, I couldn't really find a good way to end this without going for another few thousand words, and I'm tired. I'll see y'all in the next chapter! Remember, PM me OC Demigods!