Hello everyone! Here's another update, and this time, you don't have to wait for a lot of months! I'm surprised myself that I updated this quickly. I mean, I updated like two days ago. xD I would like to thank everyone for their reviews, alerts, and favorites, but I would like to thank I am Bianca Daughter of Hades. Your review helped me get back on track.

I know the last chapter was pretty bad. It's a filler, I know, and not much happened. I hope this one can make up for it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus in any shape or form. Hope you all have a nice day. (:

"I understand,"

Good. Continue watching them, and do not let them know that you are within their presence. A voice echoed through the other end of the phone.

A pained smile formed on the person's lips. Their grip on the phone intensified as the person absentmindedly looked at a window. On the other side, the princes were unpacking their bags.

"Count on it."

o()O()o

Luke was watching Thalia wide-eyed for a few minutes. Calypso laughed at him and patted him on the shoulders.

"I must be going," Calypso nodded, looking at Annabeth. "The girls are waiting."

"Katie and Piper were looking for you," Annabeth said, smiling at the woman. "They want to get started right away,"

Calypso silently nodded and ran back towards the palace. "Thanks Annabeth!"

Annabeth smiled and simply waved. Her eyes looked back towards her friends. Luke continued to gape and blink. Annabeth sighed as Thalia rolled her eyes.

"Good to see you too,"

Luke struggled but taking a deep breath, he finally found the words to speak. "Thals,"

Thalia smiled. "That's exactly what Annabeth said,"

Luke chuckled and hugged his friend. Thalia laughed as she hugged him back.

"I feel loved today."

"We all missed you Thalia," Annabeth said firmly, grinning at her friend. "It's good to have you back,"

"How have you been?" Luke asked his black-haired friend. He gestured both of the girls to sit, which they both obliged. Thalia pressed her right hand against her cheek.

"I'm doing well," she said thoughtfully. "Went home. Parents made amends. Stuff like that,"

"That's good," Luke smiled at Thalia. "So... why are you here?"

Thalia rolled her eyes as Annabeth muttered. He wasn't able to hear her incomprehensible words, but Luke just smiled.

"My brother's getting married," Thalia answered, smiling slightly at the thought of her brother. Luke blinked.

"You... you have a brother?" Annabeth laughed at his question.

"That's what I said!" Annabeth replied, eyes twinkling. "They look nothing alike though. Just the eyes."

"His name's Jason. Jason Grace," Thalia declared, rolling her eyes at the two. "Younger than me by a year,"

"Got it," Luke stated. "You did mention him though." The girl smiled at him. Luke glanced at his phone that was in his jeans pockets, and his eyes widened.

"Crap! You and Reyna are supposed to have a lesson!"

Annabeth snorted. "There's a reason why Calypso left," Luke ignored her as he leapt out of his seat and started to run. Thalia looked confused and she looked at the blonde in question.

"Lesson?"

Annabeth hummed in agreement. "Luke teaches me and Reyna about sword-fighting. Want to come with?"

Thalia looked uneasy. "Sure I guess,"

Annabeth winked. "They have archery fields,"

"Sure, I'm in! Let's go!"

The blonde laughed as both girls started running after Luke.

o()O()o

"Keep up the pace girls!" Calypso told her two students. "You're doing well!"

Katie huffed as she did a back handspring. Piper laughed and copied her movement.

"What's on your mind?" The Cherokee questioned as Katie watched the girl with awe. Piper always managed to do gymnastics with grace even without trying.

"Nothing," Katie grumbled as she continued flipping towards the bars. Katie always liked the bars better than doing gymnastics on the floor. It made her feel free. "What do you think the boys are doing?"

"Dunno," the brunette shrugged as she mounted on the bars as well. "Don't worry about it Katie,"

Meanwhile, just a few meters away, Brianna and Britney watched in awe as Apollo, Artemis, and Hailey were shooting bullseye at the archery fields. Apollo and Artemis were arguing while Hailey was stifling her laughter.

"You started it!" The man protested as he glanced at the target for a mere second before he released the bowstring. There was a smooth piercing sound before the arrow hit yet another bullseye.

"Right," His sister replied sarcastically as she shot an arrow. "It was my fault that I fell into the punch-bowl,"

The two archers started to bicker as Hailey blanked out. She readied an arrow and was about to take aim when she saw Luke, Annabeth, and a black-haired girl walk through the door. She raised an eyebrow and placing her equipment on a bench besides her friends, she ran up to them.

"Hey," The brunette greeted. She looked at the Annabeth's friend. "Thalia right?"

Thalia nodded and smiled. "And you're Hailey," Hailey smiled and flashed a grin.

Annabeth looked at Apollo and Artemis. She sighed. "Those two will never stop," she groaned. Hailey laughed.

"They're siblings. What did you expect?"

Hailey then blinked. A smile begin to grow on her face. "Thalia, do you want to shoot some arrows with us?" Thalia laughed.

"I would be delighted to," Thalia said in a British accent. Annabeth rolled her eyes as the two girls ran towards the archery fields. Luke and Annabeth walked towards Reyna, who was innocently drinking some water on the bleachers.

"Ready?" Annabeth asked her friend. Reyna smiled.

"Let's pulverize him."

"I'm right here you know," Luke rolled her eyes at his students. The girls simply smiled as they started their training.

o()O()o

"All clear?"

"Just go."

Percy sighed as he glared at his olive-skinned friend. Nico smiled cheekily back at him.

"Way to ruin the mood Nico,"

"Shut up and get a move on it,"

Jason sighed as he looked at the two of his cousins. "If you guys are done..."

"I'm hungry," Leo commented, smiling. Travis and Connor nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly. Percy blinked.

"Now that you mention it, I'm a bit hungry too,"

Nico's palms made contact with his forehead. "Then let's head to the kitchen,"

The six boys started to walk through the palace halls. There was a slight shuffling beneath their feet.

"Now that you mention it," Percy paused, lips quirking into a frown. "Where is the kitchen?"

All of the boys stopped, as they soaked in the question.

"Aw crap," Leo groaned, stomping his foot in frustration. "I don't remember!"

"Me neither,"

"As do I,"

"Nope!"

"We're terrible."

"Very," Jason replied, biting his lip. "What's with us not listening to anybody?"

"Let's just walk around," Percy suggested. His eyebrows were scrunched together in frustration. "I'm sure we'll come across it eventually,"

The boys all murmured in agreement as Nico looked at them blankly.

"Why can't we just ask a maid?"

"It'll ruin our rep," Travis answered, winking at the boy. Nico rolled his eyes and gave him a sneer.

"Do you even have one?" Travis gaped, opening his mouth to retort. Connor interjected by stomping Travis's foot. Travis yelped and gave his brother a glare.

"Connor!"

"Just walk," His brother plainly stated. Nico gave Travis a victorious smirk as Travis pouted.

Percy rolled his eyes at them as they turned a corner. There were staircases on their left, which they ignored. At the end of the hall however, there were a pair of large doors. Percy blinked as the group stopped in front of it.

"Hey, where does this lead to again?"

"Let's check it out!" Leo grinned.

Jason sighed and he pushed the two doors opened. A cold gust of wind greeted them as they stepped in. Their eyes all doubled in size.

They were standing in a room. It wasn't necessarily considered a room. It was almost the size of a football field. There were gymnastic equipment and a sword-fighting arena in one side of the room with the archery fields on the other. There were bleachers and doors that led to the palace's gardens. Large windows allowed in light to enter the room, and there were carts of equipment far off in the corners. The room the boys walked into wasn't empty however. It was occupied by the girls.

The two girls who were sitting on some benches by the archery fields noticed their presence. They got up and walked up the the group cautiously.

"What are you doing here?" one of the girls asked, eyes narrowed.

"I'm sorry, but are we not allowed here?" Connor asked, looked at her with a perked brow. The girl huffed. Connor smirked and looked at her.

"You're Hailey's friend, correct?"

"It's Brianna," the girl snapped. Her lips were pursed. "And who are you again?"

"Connor," the boy replied smoothly. He gave a carefree grin. "It's nice to meet you."

Brianna looked at him with narrowed eyes. "Likewise..." she trailed off. Connor raised his eyebrows. Her voice was off.

"I'm Britney!" The other girl waved enthusiastically, noticing the awkward situation between her friend and the boy. "Nice to meet you all!"

"Hello Britney," Leo grinned. "Do you know where's the kitchen by any chance?" The girl laughed softly.

"Sorry. I just came here a few hours before you guys did," she replied, looking apologetic. "I'm still getting the hang of things," Leo looked sullen, but thanked her anyways.

Britney looked at the group. "Do you guys want to stay here? The girls are just exercising and practicing a bit," Brianna looked surprised at her friend's question but didn't say a word. Nico raised his eyebrows upon noticing his girlfriend laughing with Connor and Travis's friend. They were shooting arrows with Apollo and Artemis. Artemis was helping Thalia with her position and he smiled at Thalia's excited expression.

"Alright," he agreed, giving a small smile towards Britney. Britney's cheeks flushed a pale pink before she led them towards the bleachers. None of the other girls didn't notice the boys' presence though. The boys took their seats as they watched their fiancees.

"Luke!" They heard Annabeth complained. She looked annoyed. "Stop dodging!"

Percy raised his eyebrows as he saw the blonde girl grit her teeth towards a boy who was a few years older than her. The boy, who's name was apparently Luke, laughed and rolled his eyes.

"Come on Annie," he coaxed. Annabeth's eyes flashed in anger. "You can do better,"

Reyna, who finished tying her shoelace, popped back up and winked at Annabeth. "Let's do this,"

Together, they both lunged. Percy blinked, surprised at the girls' sudden ferocity. They were merciless, as they rolled and swung their weapons. Although they were good, Luke was better. He easily dodged and swung his sword towards them. The girls jumped back, frowning.

A few paces away, Piper and Katie were sipping their water, looking exhausted. They were watching Reyna and Annabeth with interest, but out of the corner of Katie's eyes, she noticed the boys sitting at the bleachers. Katie's eyes widened as she jabbed Piper in the rib. Piper jumped as she glared at Katie.

"Kat!"

"The boys!" Katie hissed. Piper perked a brow. "The boys are right there!"

Piper followed Katie's direction when her eyes doubled in size.

"How come I never noticed them?" Piper's eyes diverted away when she noticed Jason was watching her. Katie shrugged her shoulders.

"Beats me," The brunette muttered. Piper sighed and gently put her bottle of water on the bench.

"Well, I think that's enough of resting," Piper commented, helping Katie back up. "Let's continue."

Katie softly sighed as they continued to practice.

On the bleachers, Brianna and Britney watched the boys as they looked at the girls with stunned expressions.

"It's fun to watch them," Britney smiled, giggling lightly. Brianna sighed.

"What do you mean by that?"

Britney smiled slightly.

"I can't wait to see how all this develops in the future."

I agree with you Britney. :D

And that concludes this chapter! :) I hope you liked it. Some interactions between characters.

I hope the OCs are all in character! I apologize sincerely if they weren't.

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