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Percy's POV:

I kissed Wise Girl! I kissed Annabeth! I kissed Annabeth Chase! Wow, never thought that I'd say that.

"Percy... Percy... Perseus Jackson!" Jason called me.

I looked up, "Huh? What do you want?"

Jason smirked, "Dreaming about Annabeth again?" I glared at him. "I was right! Anyway, I just got a message from my dad and he said to start packing cos we have to leave in an hour or two."

"Really, already?" asked Luke. Jason nodded. Nico sighed.

I guess I should rewind. At the ball, Mr and Mrs Grace called for me, Jason, Nico, Luke, Annabeth, Piper, Rachel and Thalia. They told us that they wanted us to go on a mission to infiltrate a terrorist group called Gaia, after their founder. The leader now was Porphyrion.

I started packing my bags, with the kiss replaying in my mind. We had been dancing in the hall when Annabeth had suggested that we go to the hallway to get some peace and quiet. That was when her favourite song, 'Just a Kiss' by Lady Antebellum, had come on and we had started dancing in the hallway. I had leaned down and kissed her. Then Annabeth asked if that meant that we were together and I said yes. We had started dancing again. That was when my dear cousins (do you hear the sarcasm?) interrupted us.

Suddenly my phone beeped, along with Jason, Nico and Luke's. I exchanged glances with them.

"Probably something to do with the mission," Nico said. We checked our phones.

Leaving for your mission in 2 hours.

Meet at the office ASAP to receive mission files.

"You were right, Nico," said Jason. "Is anyone else finished packing?"

"Yep," I said, popping the 'p'.

"Same here," Luke said.

"Me too," Nico answered, "Are you done, Jason?"

"Of course," scoffed Jason, "But I bet you $10 that the girls aren't there when we go down. Girls always take forever to pack."

"Ok, then. 10 bucks, Jason," I said.

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"Hey, dad," Jason walked into Headmaster Zeus' office. Did I mention

"Hi, Uncle," Nico greeted.

"Hello, Uncle Z," I said as I walked into the office. Zeus glared at me.

"Beat ya, boys," smirked Thalia.

"Yeah, you gotta be quicker next time," Rachel said, smirking. I grinned.

I held out my hand to Jason, "$10 please, Jason." He reluctantly slapped $10 into my hand. I saw Piper raise her eyebrows.

"You were betting on us?" she asked.

"Well, not us - them," answered Luke pointing to himself and Nico first and then to me and Jason.

"Dibber dobber," muttered Jason. Luke shrugged. Nico and I grinned.

"Ok, ok. Enough talk, time for me to give you your mission files and objectives," Uncle Zeus said.

"Sure thing, Uncle Z," grinned Nico.

"Nico, be serious, this is one of the most dangerous missions that we've ever been given," Uncle Zeus warned. "Ok, here are your files." Zeus started handing out the files. Each one had one of our names on them. Zeus handed me the one that said Perseus Jackson.

Full Name: Percy O'Brien

Age: 17

Family: Richard O'Brien (father)

May O'Brien (mother)

Thalia O'Brien (twin sister)

Nico O'Brien (brother)

"Oh, great, now I'm stuck with Kelp Head and Death Breath," groaned Thalia.

I grinned, "Act a little happier about it, Thals."

"Why can't I be siblings with my real brother?" asked Thalia.

"Because you don't look alike," Zeus answered.

"Aren't they gonna ask about our eyes?" frowned Nico.

"I think that Percy's eyes might be able to pass off as a shade of blue, so you can say that your father had blue eyes and your mother had brown eyes," Uncle Z answered carefully. I grinned. I hate wearing contacts, they make my eyes feel so uncomfortable.

History: Percy O'Brian's parents died in a fire when he was only 2. He was one of the only survivors from the building. He was taken to New York Orphanage after the fire with his twin sister and younger brother. Grew up there. Bit of a rebel. Escaped from the orphanage a few times and learnt martial arts and karate from a street fighter. Gaia recruits at orphanages. Sources tell us that their next stop is at New York Orphanage.

Strengths: swimming, fast reflexes, martial arts, karate, loyalty

Weaknesses: doesn't like being high, sometimes too loyal, not the strongest person alive.

Mission objective: Is to befriend people in the terrorist group, especially Porphyrion and his brothers. Get info about what they're doing and try to stop them without taking too many risks.

That's not too hard, I guess.

"Sorry, did I read that right?" Annabeth asked, incredulously, "I have to try and date one of these guys?!"

I was drinking some water when I heard Annabeth say this. "WHAT!?" I spluttered, water spraying everywhere, especially over Annabeth. She glared at me. "Sorry," I said hurriedly, grabbing a nearby towel and giving it to her. She glared at me some more. I heard Thalia and Nico stifle sniggers behind me.

"Shut up, Pinecone Face, Death Breath," I muttered.

"Not cool, dude, not cool," Luke said, while wiping water from his face.

"Whatever, bro," I replied, not caring for anything at all except Zeus' answer to Annabeth's question.

Piper looked at Zeus, "Do Annabeth and I really have to date one of these terrorist guys? Seriously?" she added when Zeus nodded. My heart sank. Seriously, like, Annabeth and I just got together and now she has to go and 'date' some other guy? Seriously?

This time it was Jason's turn say "WHAT!?" and drop whatever he was holding, which happened to be a modified iPad that basically controlled everything in the school.

"JASON!" thundered Zeus, "Be careful. You'd better hope that it isn't broken." I stifled a laugh. At least I hadn't broken anything.

"Shut up, dude," Jason growled at me. I shrugged.

"Yes, Annabeth and Piper have to date one of the terrorists and Rachel and Thalia don't because it would have been suspicious. Thalia, Nico and Percy will be siblings, Jason and Annabeth will also be siblings and Piper, Rachel and Luke will not have any siblings. Is this final?" Zeus asked, his face thunderous. We all nodded. "Okay, good. Now get into the van and get started on your mission!"

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"Ugh, this place stinks," moaned Thalia, sitting on the bed in our (the boys) room. Between the eight of us, we got 2 rooms. One for the girls, one for the boys. It was a musty place, made of bricks and the beds creaked whenever you sat on them. There was a chest at the end of each bed for us to put our clothes in.

"Suck it up, princess," Luke retorted.

"Yeah, Thals," I grinned, "Listen to your boyfriend."

She glared at me and shot me the finger, "He's not my boyfriend!"

"Whatever you say, sis, whatever you say," I smirked.

Just then the head teacher of the orphanage, Mrs. Lodas, walked into the room.

"So, how do you like your room?" she asked. We all nodded.

"Hey, Mrs Lorming," I said, noticing the tattoo on her wrist.

Mrs Lorming smiled at me, "Good job, Percy. Keep up the good work. Everyone here thinks that you've been here forever, so don't worry about that. I am covering for the real Mrs Lodas." She smiled at us again, then left the room.

"Good job, Perce," compliment Nico.

"Thanks," I said.

Annabeth came into the room. "You'd better start unpacking," she said, "Gaia should be here tomorrow and it must look like we've been here forever. Oh and check for bugs. There were cockroaches all over our room." Then she left. I was a bit disappointed. I really wanted to talk to Annabeth about her special role in the mission, but she seemed to be avoiding me since we found out.

We quickly did a quick check for bugs, both the insect and microscope kind.

"Perce, I want my 10 bucks back," Jason said suddenly.

I raised my eyebrow, "Yeah, well, I'm not gonna just give it to you, dude. I had to earn it."

Luke coughed, like he was hiding a laugh, "Yeah, all you had to do was walk down to the office and see if the girls were there."

"That's earning," I shrugged. Nico rolled his eyes and muttered something unintelligible, but it sounded like "yeah right."

"Whatever, now how were you planning to earn it back, Jase? I asked Jason.

Jason grinned, "It's another bet on the girls. I bet that I can get Piper before Luke and Nico get Thalia and Rachel."

I thought about the chance of Jason doing that, "Okay then." Jason held out his hand to shake. I took it.

"Really, Jason? Really?" Nico asked, incredulously. Jason nodded. "Okay then, I'll get Rachel real soon anyway. She doesn't have to date a guy from Gaia."

"Oh, yeah, neither does Thalia," Luke commented, "So I also have more of a chance than you, Jason." He grinned.

Jason punched both of them, "You two suck."

"Love ya too, Jase," Nico said, smirking. I just grinned.

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The next day, a black van was parked outside the orphanage when I woke up. I heard some voices downstairs. There was a quaver in Mrs Lorming's voice. I guess that the real Mrs Lodas would be scared of these people from Gaia.

"Should we go to the girls room?" whispered Luke.

Jason nodded, "We need to talk about the plan." Nico and I nodded in agreement. There was a door adjoining our room to theirs. I quietly walked up to it and knocked gently.

'It's just us. We need to talk to you," I said softly.

"Come in," Annabeth said back. We walked into their room. All the girls were still in their beds, although they were sitting up.

"What are we going to do?" asked Rachel. Nico sat on the edge of her bed. Jason had taken the two seater couch in the corner, where Piper's bed was and Luke had sat on Thalia's bed. I slid onto Annabeth's bed, moving her over so that I could fit comfortably. She poked me in the stomach, "Get off."

"No." She glared at me. I shrugged.

"What are we going to do?" asked Rachel again.

Thalia answered, "I think that we should act normal, not do anything special." The rest of us nodded.

"Ok, let's get ready," Piper said.

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