When Percy and Jason walked into the Alpha's home, they were attacked from all sides.
Hazel, Nico, and Leo charged Percy and wrapped him in their arms. "Happy Birthday!"
Will patted Percy on the shoulder. "Happy Birthday, Aquaman." Percy blushed at the nickname.
"Aquaman?" Jason smiled.
"It's the cutest story!" Nico interrupted. "There's a video of Percy from when he was, like, one-year-old, he was swimming in the pond by the border with his mom. Percy had his first steps in the middle of that river, where the current was the strongest, and he was "saving all the little fishies from the bad humans that wanted to eat them-"
"Okay! Thank you, Nico." Percy hissed as his friends laughed. "I was one!" He defended himself.
"So Percy likes water, huh?" Jason chuckled. "That's adorable."
"Anyway," Percy said, "aren't we all here to celebrate a very important function?"
The nine children laughed, and spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out.
At one point, Annabeth, Piper, Hazel, Leo, and Nico pulled Percy away from Jason's side and dragged him into the kitchen.
"What happened this morning?" Hazel asked as soon as they were in private.
Percy blushed. "Nothing! I mean…why do we always have these conversations in the kitchen?!"
"Don't lie to them, Perce." Nico smirked. "Jason and you have been inseparable ever since you came back from your little morning off. Something happened."
"Spill!" Leo said.
"Well…" With that, Percy launched into a quick version of what he and Jason spent the morning doing.
When he finished, Hazel and Piper were squealing, Leo and Annabeth were smirking, and Nico was ranting about how "Jason better not do anything to Percy or he'll have a lot more to worry about than running a pack".
"It makes sense," Annabeth said. "I mean, you and Jason have been together for over a month. I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner."
Percy blushed and pushed all of his friends out of the kitchen. They joined the rest of the group and went on with the festivities.
At the end of the night, Percy felt amazing. He and his mate were going strong. He had tons of friends that he loved and loved him. He could speak to his parents anytime he wanted.
Percy and Jason stood in the middle of their hallway, just as they had a month before.
"Good night, Percy." Jason kissed him, then the top of his head. "I love you."
"I love you too." Percy grinned and squeezed Jason's hand. "Good night."
Jason waited until Percy's door closed before turning around and heading to his own bed.
As Percy was getting changed, he kept looking for his favorite shirt, but couldn't find it anywhere. Eventually, he gave up on searching and wore another shirt.
He grinned and threw himself onto his bed.
Life is good, he thought before going to sleep.
~August 19~ A little after two am…
Octavian stood on the border of the Olympian Pack. He sneered as he stepped right over.
"I mean, honestly!" He whispered to Bryce. "What kind of pack doesn't even set up defenses at night?"
Bryce smirked, as he always did. "I think they did have defenses, Alpha. The troops we sent on ahead probably took care of them by the time we got here."
As soon as he finished his sentence, the males passed by a pile of unconscious bodies.
"Excellent." Octavian said.
They approached the pack grounds swiftly and quietly. It was obvious which house belonged to the Alpha; it was the largest on the land. Once again, Octavian snorted at the mistakes of the Olympian Pack.
This'll be too easy. He thought.
"Where is the cloth?" Octavian snapped. One of his warriors brought up a white fabric. A T-shirt, taken from the drawers of the Omega. Octavian took a deep breath and his mouth practically watered. What an aroma…he smirked.
"Make sure my search is not disturbed." Octavian growled at Bryce and the warriors. They nodded solemnly.
Octavian ran off in the direction of the Alpha home.
It was easy enough to break in; they didn't lock the door either. Octavian wanted to burst into laughter: he could already see the agitated and heartbroken look on the face of Jason Grace when he realized his mate was gone. But Octavian kept it together. He wouldn't have another opportunity like this in a long time…
Octavian caught the scent of the Omega and tip-toed up the stairs. They led to a hallway containing two doors on opposite ends. Octavian smelled the Omega stronger from the door on the left, so that's where he headed.
When he opened the door, it didn't make a sound. Octavian fought to control his wolf, whose rabid instincts were telling him to claim and mate this runt.
No. Octavian told his wolf. At least, not yet.
Octavian watched the sixteen-year-old sleep for a moment, admiring the peace and happiness on his face.
That won't be there for long. He smirked.
Octavian approached the bed from behind. He used his hand to gently lift the Omega's head. The other hand he slapped on top of Percy's mouth.
Percy awoke, gasping for air, but there wasn't any. Something…someone…was blocking his mouth. Percy struggled to move the hand, but he couldn't even see the person's face.
Eventually, the lack of oxygen caused black spots to appear in his vision. Percy heard a few words before slipping into the darkness.
"You're finally mine, Perseus Jackson."