So many people want me to have Sally and Percy meet Gabe- I am considering- though I need to point out Gabe is a mega creep who would 100% try and hit on an underage girl because that's just the type of person he is, so do you really want that? Do you? Well, we shall see- *cue evil laughter.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter- which includes some adorable perachabeth and also their biggest shipper. Oh, and Drew is a bitch who enjoys causing trouble and I love her.

More time passed- every weekend the Jackson family- minus Paul of course, visited camp, Rachel often tagging along and learning how to wield a sword- she'd damn near demanded that- if she was going to date two Demigods then she was going to know how to fight monsters so she didn't feel totally useless when there were monster attacks- and honestly for a mortal she wasn't half bad- she was determined enough, and while she didn't have the natural advantages of a demigod, she was a quick learner- admittedly she couldn't last for five seconds against Percy, Annabeth, Luke, Thalia or Nico when they sparred, but she was learning- she could actually put up a decent fight against Leo- though to be fair the boy still wasn't really a fighter- though at his siblings insistence he was actually putting some effort into learning how to use a sword and a knife.

One day, perhaps a month after the whole Hades sword disaster Percy went into her room and found a black envelope on her bed.

When she opened it and pulled the sheet of white paper out of it there was a simple message written in elegant handwriting.

Persephone.
I did as I said I would. Your friend was right.
When the time comes you will need your mothers blessing. And remember, come to me first.
H.

Percy had to sit down at that, gripping the letter tightly as she stared at it, and she'd only been drawn out of her thoughts when Luke had knocked on her door and asked why she hadn't come back downstairs for dinner.

She'd ripped up the letter- but it didn't leave her mind.

Annabeth and Rachel both knew something was bothering her, but she'd brushed it off when they'd ask about it.

The only one she discussed it with was Drew- and even then she didn't tell her friend what she was planning- just that she didn't know what to do about the fact that Alabaster had bathed in the Styx. Something told her that telling other people about it would lead to issues.

And of course there were more and more small missions and quests as time passed- things to do to prepare for the battles to come- often bringing demigods they'd located to camp- of course there were always Satyrs looking for Demigods, that was pretty usual, but there was more of an urgency to it these days- if they didn't get to the kids first Alabaster might. And that would, of course, be a disaster. The more demigods he had on his side the worse their chances were after all- and of course most of the demigods were young and vulnerable.

Still, things were going fairly well- most of the quests were more like day trips than the long quests that Percy was used to.

There had also been one or two incidents with their enemies trying to kidnap Percy, but given the fact that she wasn't often left on her own that wasn't a huge risk, all things considered- there had been one memorable occasion during which Rachel had snatched Annabeth's dagger from the blonde and stabbed one of the demigods who had attacked them in the shoulder and threatened to slice him up like a pizza if he tried to touch either of them again.

Which honestly- Percy should probably not find as attractive as she had found it- but hey Annabeth had agreed with her completely.

She shook away those thoughts, smiling faintly as she watched her girlfriends train- they were using blunted knives and Annabeth was guiding Rachel's movements- camp was fairly quiet at the moment- if only because it wasn't summer so a lot of kids were still with their families- but it was a Friday evening and the Jackson family plus Rachel had arrived at Camp a couple of hours earlier- though Luke, Thalia and Leo had been sent off on one of the missions right away- apparently there was a Hydra chasing some demigods who'd managed to send a SOS message, Chiron felt Leo would be a good fit since he could cauterize the stumps when Luke sliced off the heads.

Thalia had gone with them as extra back up.

Nico had gone to the infirmary to help Will and Kayla with some of the campers who'd been injured during a mission, which left the three girls with a relatively peaceful afternoon, and Percy was enjoying herself, watching the two girls she was in love with- and she was willing to admit to herself that she was firmly in love with Rachel too now- sparring- and it really was very nice to watch- Annabeth was deadly, graceful and dangerous, and Rachel- she might not be skilled yet, or have the instincts of the demigod but by the gods she had the passion for it- watching them fight was just something else.

Annabeth was as stunning as she always was- as soon as they'd arrived she'd slipped into her usual camp tee and a pair of shorts, and she'd tied her hair up out of her face, and gods but she made it look entirely effortless- her gray eyes sharp like flint and- gods but the wayher ponytail whipped around when she moved quickly. Everything about her screamed danger.

And then there was Rachel, her hair was tied back too, but half of it was falling out into her face, which was flushed with the effort as she blocked and slashed with her knife, she was wearing a camp tee too, and her usual ripped up and paint stained jeans. And there was that determined look on her face- so stubborn and brave that it almost hurt, and so very beautiful that it took Percy's breath away.

She straightened up slightly when Rachel managed to catch Annabeth's wrist with the palm of her hand, and Annabeth's grip on her knife slipped, and then Rachel was twisting, pressing the blunted blade to Annabeth's throat.

Percy felt her mouth drop open in shock at that- a stunned laugh slipping past her lips as Rachel and Annabeth both froze in surprise before Annabeth beamed.
"Di Immortales Rache that was amazing-"

"I did it!" Rachel lowered the knife, "I- did I just do that?"

"You just did that!"

"I just won my first spar against you!" and Rachel leapt forward, dropping the knife and throwing her arms around Annabeth, pressing her lips to the other girls- and Percy leapt up from where she was sat, rushing towards her girlfriends, and Annabeth had threaded her fingers though Rachel's curls, holding them out of her face as they kissed.

And Percy had to admit it was a very pretty sight.

When Annabeth pulled back slightly Percy grinned, "Now that was a show and a half-"

"Jealous?" that came from Rachel, who shot Percy a grin, her face still flushed.

"Of course she is." Annabeth lowered her hands from Rachel's hair and gently rested them on Rachel's waist, "Can't say I blame her-"

"Oh you two are so evil." Percy pouted, "Leaving me out-" she was cut off by Rachel flying at her, and then Rachel's lips were on hers and Percy kissed back happily, wrapping her arms around Rachel's waist.

When Rachel pulled back slightly Percy was breathless and she gave a giddy smile, "I no longer feel jealous-" Then she felt someone pressing against her back and a pair of arms wrapping around her, and she turned her head slightly when Annabeth rested her chin on Percy's shoulder.

"No need to stop- I was enjoying the view."

And Percy laughed despite herself, pressing her lips to Annabeth's cheek. "See, if only every day could be like this."

"It is nice." Annabeth remarked lightly.

"Well, we should make the most-" Percy was cut off by a squeal- and she jumped, her eyes going wide as she pulled away from Rachel, turning her head to the top of the Amphitheatre- where Silena was stood, a hand clapped over her mouth as she looked down at them- and Percy felt her face flushing a bright shade of red as Annabeth drew back quickly.

"Silena!"

"Holy Hades!" Silena came rushing down the steps, her eyes wide, "Tell me I just saw what I thought I saw!"

"What do you think you just saw?" Percy asked quickly as the daughter of Aphrodite reached them.

"I think I just saw all three of you being adorable and romantic!"

"Uh-"

"Is this why you asked me about polamory?" Silena was almost bouncing with excitement, "This is- are you three-"

"Uh-" Annabeth's face was red- all of their faces were red actually.

"Yeah." Percy managed, "We- uh, we've been dating for a few months now. The official date we decided on was my fifteenth birthday-"

"I am so happy for you guys!" Silena surged forward, hugging Percy tightly, "Seriously. You three are super cute together."

"Thank you. For the advice when I asked you about Polyamory."

"I'm just glad it all worked out so well. You three look really happy."

"We are." Annabeth nodded, grabbing Percy and Rachel's hands. "So, did you come here just to catch us making out or-"

"I actually came for a couple of reasons-" she focused on Percy, "Can you please tell Drew to stop using her Charmspeak on the Stolls?"

"I-" Percy blinked before sighing, "Why am I always the one people ask to deal with Drew?"

"Because you're the only person she actually gives a shit about?" Silena shot back, "Seriously she's scared of no one here and the only one she respects is you- I dunno where you found her but whatever it is that you did to make her respect you I wish I could do the same."

"We're friends." Percy shrugged, "She appreciates the fact that I don't care about her charmspeak-"

"Yes but I don't care either and she still uses it on everyone else when they annoy her-"

"Did Trav and Con do anything wrong or-"

"They may have tried to prank her." Silena admitted, "They did it once. They put fake tan lotion in her face cream- she turned bright orange for a couple of days. And ever since every time she sees them she orders them to do something stupid and humiliating-"

"I mean- as much as I really dislike Drew-" Rachel said slowly, "It does kind of sound like they brought it on themselves-"

"Maybe so but it causes so much chaos- last time she ordered them to sprint across camp naked-"

"Oh gods-" Annabeth choked on a laugh as Percy's eyes widened.

"I- assume Chiron wasn't please?"

"Oh Chiron wasn't the worst- they ended up interrupting Chris and Clarisse on a date by the lake-"

"Oh gods-" Percy let out a loud laugh despite her best efforts, "Did she kill them?"

"She came close." Silena sighed, "You see why I'm asking you to please try and get her to reign herself in-"

"I'll see what I can do. Is she here right now?"

"No, she should be here later today though."

"Oh wonderful." Annabeth gave a fake smile, "She knows about us three- I swear every time we're together she finds some excuse to interrupt us-"

"She's my friend you guys." Percy gave a small smile, "I think she's just being protective in her own way-"

"Well if you can get her to stop it'd be great." Rachel grumbled, "Annabeth and I are tired of getting interrupted during our dates with you-"

"I'll speak to her." Percy sighed, shaking her head. "And I'll talk to her for you Silena. Was there something else you wanted to talk about too? You said there were a couple of reasons."

"Yeah." Silena's expression turned more serious, "Chiron needs someone who's good at flying to go to some fancy country club in Colarado. Apparently a Satyr was keeping an eye on a demigod but she's gone there for the weekend with her mortal dad who's a member, and there's been some of Alabaster's traitors sniffing around so he wants to get to her sooner than later but the Satyr can't get inside."

"Right." Percy frowned, "We'll go and talk to Chiron, see what we can do... but why can't-"

"I would but I hurt my shoulder on my last mission, and Charlie has burns on his arms- something to do with Festus, so you might want to tell Leo."

"I will." Percy nodded, "Thanks for letting us know. We'll get the details from Chiron and see what we can do."

"Thank." Silena gave a grateful smile, "Everyone knows you're the best with Pegasi. Now I should probably be off- I told Clarisse I'd help her with planning some training for some of the new kids."

"We'll see you later." Annabeth smiled warmly, and a moment later Silena was dashing away and Percy looked at her girlfriends, "So, should we go and talk to Chiron?"

"Sounds like a plan." Rachel hooked her arm through Percy's, "Mind if I come along."

"Of course we don't." that came from Annabeth, and together they headed out of the arena.