Percy's eyes widened at the huge building standing before him. Jason stood next to him, grinning. "Home sweet home." He said.

Percy glanced at him and looked down again, blushing. Every little action Jason made seemed to make his stomach feel funny.

Jason, on the other hand, was memorizing everything about Percy, just as he told Poseidon he would. The way Percy stood, the way he walked with both hands shoved in his pockets, the way he always kept his head down. And every couple of minutes, his left hand would reach up and readjust his green beanie.

"So," Jason said, "What's your favorite color?"

Percy smiled at the childish question. "Definitely blue." Readjust.

"Cool!" Jason said. "So is mine. How about favorite book?"

"Either The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, or Great Expectations by Charles Dickens." Percy blushed again. "But only because Great Expectations is the only difficult classic I've been able to read ever."

"Wow. That's a huge range." Jason said. "The only series I've really read is the Harry Potter one."

"I love that series!" Percy said excitedly, before blushing madly and turning away. Readjust.

"Didn't it just kill you when Fred died?" Jason asked.

"Definitely." Percy said.

By now, they had arrived at Percy's new bedroom. When going up the steps, they made a left. It was the door in the center of the hallway. Jason's room was the opposite, completely on the other side of the corridor.

"Welcome to your new home!" Hera said.

Percy stepped into the room and was blinded. Everything was white. The walls, the beds, the sheets, the furniture.

"We leave everything white so people coming in can decorate their rooms themselves." Jason said. "It's supposed to represent a blank sheet of paper; you can add your own color and personality to the mix."

"That's cool." Percy smiled.

Jason smiled back.

They just stood there staring at each other for a while before their parents did anything about it. Hera and Sally smiled knowingly at each other as Zeus and Poseidon chuckled.

Hera clapped her hands together, breaking their trance. "Well," she said, "We'd best leave Percy alone so he can start unpacking." She pulled Zeus and Jason away with her so that Sally and Poseidon could say goodbye to their son.

Percy faced his parents. "I'm gonna miss you guys." He said.

Sally took his hands. "We are right down the pathway if you need us, sweetie." She kissed his cheek. "Come visit us soon, alright?"

Percy nodded and hugged his parents. He walked them to the door of the house and watched as they walked away.

"I hope you learn to like it here," Jason said. Percy jumped, as he hadn't heard the young Alpha approach. "You gave me a heart attack!"

"Sorry!" Jason said. "But the pack house is a lot of fun; especially when my friends are here."

"Your friends?" Percy asked.

"Yeah. Reyna, Annabeth, Leo, Frank, and Hazel." Jason said.

"Oh, yeah. I've seen them around at school." Percy said.

"Well, you can meet them personally. I mean, if you want to. If you're not ready, that's okay." Jason stumbled.

Percy was silent for a moment. "I think I would like to meet them." He said. At least, before I lose the courage to do it altogether.

"Really?" Jason asked, smiling.

"Yeah. They're your friends, and we're mates, so we're probably going to be spending a lot of time together anyway."

"Okay." Jason grinned. "Alright, I'll send them a message."

Percy smiled as Jason mind-linked his Beta and Gamma.

When the doorbell, Percy realized exactly what he's just agreed to and almost felt his heart stop. It's okay, he thought. They're just people. Honestly, people can't be that terrifying. Can they?

Jason saw his mate's anxiety and instantly wanted to calm him down. So without thinking, Jason took Percy's hand in his.

Sparks erupted the second their fingers made contact. Both werewolves shuddered form the sudden onslaught of electricity. Percy calmed down instantly.

Jason looked at him questioningly. Percy gave a small nod, so Jason opened the door.

Leo pushed past the door and burst into the household. "Hello, Grace family!" He yelled.

Jason waited until they were all seated. "Okay guys," he began, "I know that some of us have been dying to meet my mate, and he so graciously agreed. Therefore," Jason squeezed Percy's hand and stepped to the side so that he was visible. "This is-"

"Ahhh!" Piper, Hazel, and Leo squealed, jumping up to tackle Percy in hugs. "He's so cute!" Piper said.

"I just want to gobble him up!" Leo said.

Jason saw hands all over his mate and felt his wolf stir. His eyes turned red in a matter of seconds as he pulled Percy into his chest. "Mine." He growled.

The three rolled their eyes, mumbling something about stupid Alphas and their possessiveness.

Jason breathed in the scent of Percy's hair and calmed down. He could still feel Percy's anxiety somewhere behind all of his emotions, so he tried to send out calming waves.

"Anyway," he continued, "This is my mate, Percy Jackson."

Percy smiled at them. "Hi." He said.

"Hi!" Leo said. "I'm Leo. Leo Valdez. These are my mates, Frank Zhang and Hazel Levesque." Hazel smiled and waved. Frank shook hands with Percy and Percy nodded in respect.

"My name is Piper McLean." Piper said. "My mate is Frank's brother, Troy. He's not around...much." She smiled apologetically.

"It's okay." Percy said.

"My name is Reyna. Reyna Arellano." Reyna stuck her hand out. "If I ever hear you say my last name, I will never speak to you again." Percy twisted his face in confusion, but bowed before the Beta. "This is my mate, Annabeth Chase."

Annabeth placed her bookmark in her book and waved at Percy with a small smile. "Hey."

"Hi." He said.

"Now that we're all aquainted," Jason said, "who wants to help Percy decorate his room?"

Everyone volunteered to pitch in. "Alright, Percy." Jason said. "What do we need? We have buckets of paint in the garage, just let me know which colors. Frank and Reyna are upstairs taking the furniture out of the room."

Percy thought about it for a while, then said, "We are going to need LOTS of blue paint and a pack of colorful Sharpies."

Jason raised his eyebrows at the last request. Leo, however, simply reached into his school bag and threw Percy a pack of markers. They all walked to the garage and gathered every bucket of blue paint there was: from slate to artic to navy.

They all headed upstairs, ready to get to work.