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So, I know, everyone in the reviews bitching about me not updating, well HERE IT IS! It's been hectic times around here, mates, I swear, we exited a bio war to go to WWIII. Jeez, someone put a bullet in that man's head already. I mean, he's already dying, with the cancer and all, and you know what they say about dying men...

The end of March is coming up, and I wanna know who's winning at 2022 Bingo. Also, I swear I didn't predict a World War, I just knew the year was going up to shit.

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ON THE FIC!

It was noon when they arrived at the beach. The sun was high, burning into their clothes. They saw the waves of heat on the horizon, clashing against the blue of the ocean. Percy's smile widened, he felt finally at ease with water around. Annabeth saw his relief and relaxed a bit too. Cassandra was pulling Percy to the sand and he was laughing along with her.

"Can we take a break today?" she asked, taking both of his hands in hers "Just for today. It's Miami, and we're at the beach. Please?"

"I guess we can relax for a bit." Annabeth accepted "But only today, okay?"

"Yes!" the brunette exclaimed and grabbed Hazel "I'm taking you shopping! As a matter of fact, I'm taking you all shopping! I still have some money from my savings and from the job, so new outfits!"

"Piper?" Annabeth looked over at her.

"Okay." She nodded "The boys stay here, and we'll go. We'll bring you something nice."

"Great!"

It wasn't long until the girls were crowding the store, and Piper was running around behind Cassandra looking at all the different options of bathing suits. They went looking for hers first as the girls usually took more time to find the perfect outfit for them. It was a long and exhausting search, but at last, they had the perfect ones.

Hazel chose a simple light purple bathing suit that tied behind her neck. It was cute and made her feel good. Annabeth chose a blue Hawaiian two-piece bikini with white flowers and green leaves. It reminded her of Percy, so why not? Piper, despite not being much of a fan of the color, chose a strapless pink and white two-piece bikini that suited her like a goddess. And Cassandra chose a red and black bikini with double straps. To the boys, the choices were simple: Percy got blue, Jason got grey, Leo got red and Frank got purple. Nico wasn't much of a beach kind of guy, but Hazel insisted they got him a pair of black trunks.

Cassandra paid, the girls left the store and changed in the nearby bathroom. They left for the beach and when they got there, they noticed Percy and Leo had arranged a small location for them: near the shade, with towels (how?) and even a sun umbrella (again, how?). Nico was sitting under the umbrella, but Percy and Leo were missing, only Frank and Jason remained next to Nico with a disapproving look on their faces.

"What's up, guys?" Piper waved "Where did all this come from?"

"Leo and Percy are at it." He scolded "I don't like it."

"You mean they got us free stuff?" Annabeth raised an eyebrow.

"More like they took stuff." Nico commented, "What did you buy?"

"Beach clothing for all of us!" Hazel shoved the respective bags into their hands "Go change!"

"Hazel, I…" but under Annabeth's frown, he gulped and nodded "Thanks. I'll change into it in a bit."

"Hey girls!" Percy exclaimed, "You're back!"

"Hey, Percy!" Annabeth smiled "What have you and Leo been up to?"

"Oh, nothing special, just borrowing some things and making sure our beach day is awesome!" he grinned "Did you buy a bikini? I wanna see it!"

"Oh, you'll see it alright." She smirked "Just after you put on the one I bought for you."

"Great! Let's see it then!"

Leo winked and took the bag Cassandra was carrying, before stripping off his shirt and throwing it at her face. He then walked away with Percy to a shaded area, so they could change into the new outfits. Frank and Jason quickly followed them, and the boys came out 5 minutes later looking... hot.

Now, Percy and Jason were new or known to be buff and muscled. Frank, we could see from his bone structure that he was built as well. The 3 boys looked hotter than any other male population on that beach but when Leo stepped out… Piper choked. I mean, she had seen Percy shirtless a lot of times before, Jason was no exception, being her boyfriend. Frank, well we could tell that he was buff. But she was not expecting Leo to come out looking like Apollo himself.

"Now I see what you mean Annabeth." She grinned "Yo Leo, where you get that from?"

"It's called your boyfriend being up my ass until I was dropping from exhaustion." He winked "But thanks for the compliment. What about you girls?"

"You want us to strip?" Annabeth raised an eyebrow.

"You're already wearing them, aren't you?" Percy smiled "So why not? Let me see what you chose, Wise Girl."

The girls walked under the umbrella and began to remove their clothing. Needless to say, the second they stood in their bathing suit, the boy's eyes went wide, and their jaws slacked. The second reaction where is the most varied one. Percy's smile grew into an enormous grin, Jason began to stammer, Frank blushed as red as a tomato and Leo simply smirked. The latter one approached his girlfriend and wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her to him.

"You had to choose my colors." He spoke quietly, fingering one of the straps of the bottom part of the bikini "Didn't you?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." she smirked "I just like these colors."

"Quit flirting and let's get to the water!" Percy complained, grabbing Annabeth's hand "This heat is too much!"

That day went by smoothly. The hours passed with fun, laughter, and joy filling the air around them. It was easy, simple, and carefree. For once they got to enjoy life. During lunchtime Leo and Percy, alongside Piper manage to sneak inside a restaurant and get free lunches for everyone. After a nice long scold from Annabeth and Jason, the 9 teens sat down to eat.

The afternoon came in they decided to play games: Truth or Dare, never have I ever, and others. Annabeth, Percy, Leo, and Cassandra chose to explore the beach while the others stayed back and caught up on some sleep. It was fun for the first 2 hours, but Cassandra in Leo quickly left the star-crossed lovers for some alone time. After a suggestive wink from Percy's behalf and a warning from Annabeth, the couple left.

It was around four pm when the two returned, and Frank looked up to see them. They were walking slowly, hand in hand, but they looked disheveled. Leo's hair was messier than ever, looking like he just went through a tornado, and he had a small round bruise over his stomach. Cassandra's hair was messy too, and she walked with swollen lips and a similar bruise on her collarbone.

"Did you guys party hard?" Piper raised a knowing eyebrow when they came into view.

"It was a party, alright…" Leo smirked and sat down next to Jason, spreading his knees apart so Cassandra could settle between them.

"Leo, what happened to your back?" Hazel frowned "You have scratches."

"I fell." He lied, smiling "It doesn't hurt much, don't worry."

"Did you have fun, Cassandra?"

"I did." She smirked "It was rough, a bit wet, but fun."

"Oh, you nasty." Percy chuckled and clapped his back "Dude."

"Man, get off me." He laughed "But I mean if you haven't already, you should try. It's the best. And it works for me because, according to Cass, my body heat is a lot higher than normal."

.

"Now what?" Frank asked, looking around.

They stood in the sand of Horseshoe Bay, in Bermuda. Jason and Annabeth head off on Frank's back after the latter transformed into a dragon and they flew there. The night was falling, and the beach was deserted. Frank was splayed on the sand, tired after a three-hour flight.

"We could ask around," Jason suggested.

"Or we could take a nap."

"Maybe we should stay put for a bit. Let Frank rest a little." Annabeth said, sitting down next to him.

"Okay."

The air was quiet, and Annabeth relaxed. She wondered what Percy was doing at the moment. After a quiet sigh, she looked to the side and noticed the boys were asleep.

Jason's POV

I open my eyes and frown. I am no longer at the beach with Frank and Annabeth. Instead, I was in a large room with white walls and expensive decorations. One look at the large blue vase next to me and I know where I am. I've had this dream before.

In front of me rises a dark and tall figure. Cassandra screams from behind me and points at it. She tells me that's the one and I attack. Unlike what others may suggest, this is why I believe her. This is why I trust her. Because the night the call from Chiron came to camp Jupiter, I had this dream for the first time.

She asked me to kill a monster, so I did. I bring my sword down on the thing's neck and I pulled away. But the dream doesn't end like it usually does. No, for the first time, Cassandra hugs me. And I turn to the figure I've just slain and gasp.

"No."

I see for the first time who I killed. And, lying there with his eyes wide and throat sliced open... was Percy Jackson.

Third Person POV

"No!"

"Hey, Jason, wake up!" Annabeth's voice woke him up.

The teen sat up, clutching his head as his life depended on it. It took him Annabeth's soothing voice and a handful of minutes to calm down, but he eventually did. He pulled away and took a deep breath.

"Want to tell me what just happened?"

"I had a dream."

"I could see that, Jason." She smiled "Want to talk about it?"

"You want to know why I trusted Cassandra from the beginning?"

"Sure, if it helps."

"Because I dreamt of her." He explained "I dreamt I was fighting off this huge dark mass cloud and she was behind me and pointing at the thing and telling me that was the one and I should kill it. I trusted her because she assured me to kill something that was gonna kill me."

"What changed?"

"For the first time today, I saw the face of the thing I killed in my dream. That I will kill in that big white room. And now I don't know if I can trust her anymore."

"Why not? Who did you see, Jason?"

"Annabeth, the person she had me kill... was Percy."

"That can't be." Frank's voice made the two turn to him "Cassandra is a really nice girl. If she wanted to kill Percy, she would have done so already. She wouldn't have helped us so much."

"I don't know anymore, Frank." He shook his head.

"Children, what are you doing here so late?" a voice called.

The person that spoke was a tall man with pale aged skin. He had short gray hair and blue eyes. He wore a white shirt underneath a blue baseball jacket, beige cargo pants and walked barefoot, carrying his black shoes in his hand. He approached them and smiled kindly.

"We're just taking in the air of the ocean." Annabeth quickly lied.

"Yeah, we'll be leaving any second." Jason nodded.

"Oh, dears, there's no need for that." He cocked his head to the side "Are you hungry?"

"No, we're okay." Frank got up.

"Please, Frank. Stay."

"How do you know my name?" he frowned.

"Your friends called you." He tried, looking nervous.

"No, we didn't." Annabeth reached for her dagger "Who are you?"

"There's no need for swords, children." He sighed, defeated "I go by Benjamin. I'm a keeper of this beach and its passage. I believe you were looking for me."

"What are you?" Jason frowned.

"A nymph. A very old nymph." He smiled.

"Do you know why we're here?" Annabeth stood up.

"Why would three demigods be here? To find the gate to the triangle. Isn't that right?"

"Yes. You guard it?"

"I have for a long time." Benjamin smiled.

"What's down there?" Frank asked.

"A palace."

"Do you know what the Old Bane is?" Jason stepped forward.

"I do. Cursed thing. It's down there. Are you here to free us from it?"

"We are. What is it?" Annabeth frowned.

"I don't know. No one knows what it looks like, for no one ever got close enough and lived to tell the tale." He looked miserable, and Frank bit his lip.

"We'll help you. Can you take us there?" the child of Mars asked.

"I can." He pointed to the ocean "Follow me."

A/N: And so it begins.

Cass and Leo totally had some beach sex. Don't recommend it, you get sand in really annoying places, and you have to shower like 7 times afterward. If I have any Russian bots around here, do me a favor and share the story, drop a review and leave with a favorite. Other than that, piss off my page.

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