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Hmm...Jalice maybe? ahaha

I do not Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Chapter 12

"Jarred. Jarred. Jarred." twin voices whined.

Jarred mumbled something still asleep.

There was murmuring before the voices spoke again. "Jarred. Alice is at the lake wearing a swimsuit."

Jarred's eyes flashed open and he sat up wide awake. "She's what?"

He heard laughing beside him and turned to see the twins on the floor, clutching their stomachs from the laughter.

"I told you that would wake him up!" Aiden laughed out as Hunter pounded his hand on the floor, tears leaking from their eyes.

Jarred looked around him and saw his other siblings snickering.

His face grew bright red. "I am going to strangle you two one of these days..." He muttered throwing the covers back over his head. "But I can't. It's not right. And Alice would have my head for it."

"Yeah coz she loves us." The twins said.

"But seriously Jarred." Aiden said.

"Alice really is-" Hunter continued.

"-at the Lake wearing-"

"-a swimsuit."

"And she told us to come get you!" They finished together.

Jarred got up. "Alright, I'm up." He grabbed his clothes and went to the bathroom to change.

Jarred could hear the twins snickering. "Hurry up Jarred! We're already dressed!" they shouted through the door.

He rolled his eyes and stepped out; wearing his swim trunks, flip flops and the usual camp T-shirt. "Alright let's go."

The twins grinned up at him. They were wearing their camp shirt and swimming trunks. With their signature head accessories, it was really hard to tell them apart. They were slightly damp showing that they already had a dip in the lake.

Jarred ruffled their hair as he headed out the door. As he was walking, the twins suddenly clung to Jarred's legs; one twin each.

He stuck his staff into the ground to keep from falling. "What in the name of the gods are you guys doing?"

"You are now our prisoner!" One of the twins said as he clung on Jarred's right leg.

"Bring us to the lake!" The other boy said as he clung to Jarred's left leg.

He chuckled and started walking, er, dragging his feet to get to the lake. "This is going to be a slow process with you guys on my legs..."

"Bring us to the lake!" They replied, each pointing a finger in the direction of the camp lake.

Jarred sighed and continued dragging his feet. By the time they got there Jarred was panting and leaning on his staff for support. "Alright, off, now."

"What have you two done now? I told you to fetch him. Not to make him your personal transport here."

He looked up at Alice. "Get them off before I end up thro-" He stopped himself and smiled slyly. He gave Alice a look as if to say can I please throw them into the lake?

Alice shook her head. "Alright you two, get off Jarred." she said. The twins snickered then unlatched themselves from Jarred and ran to the lake.

"Thanks." He said standing up straighter.

"You're welcome" she said as she hugged him. Looking down, he saw that she was wearing a dark blue and gray bikini top with swimming shorts.

His cheeks turned bright pink. "H-How come you didn't come get me?" Did I just, stutter? Oh geez, I'm in for it...

He saw Alice smirk. "Did you just stutter?"

"N-No!" Gods I did it again! Why am I stuttering?! That's easy, you think she looks hot in a bathing suit. Gah! Shut up!

"Yes you are Jarred!" Alice chuckled. "Aww you look so cute when you're flustered."

"S-Shut up!" He said irritated. She's right you know. "And you stop messing with my head!" He froze. Please tell me I didn't say that out loud. Okay, but if I did say that, I would be lying.

"Are you talking to yourself?" Alice said, smiling in amusement.

"M-Maybe..." He could feel his cheeks get warmer as he looked down at his feet, fists clenched.

Alice just smiled and kissed his cheek. "You look so cute Jarred." she said before skipping towards her blanket.

He followed her over, his eyes were dark. They hadn't been like that for at least a month.

Alice smiled up at Jarred and patted the blanket. "Sit down Jarred." she chuckled. Jarred did as he was told and sat next to her. He looked to the twins who were splashing and playing in the water.

"Alright Jarred. What's the matter?" Alice said, turning to look at him.

He looked down at her. "What do you mean?" The brightness returned to his eyes.

"Your eyes were dark again. What were you thinking?' she said, slightly tilting her head to the side in confusion.

"Just arguing with my conscience. It messes with my head." He laughed. "You know it's that tiny little voice that tells you right or wrong?"

"Oh..." She replied before standing up. "Want to swim with me?" she said, her eyes twinkling.

"Sure." He smiled, and took off his t-shirt before standing up. He saw Alice staring at him. She blinked then looked away, her face red.

He smirked and took her hand. As he led her to the dock he got a sly glint to his eye.

Alice saw it and looked warily at Jarred. "Jarred...What are you..."

Jarred scooped her up in his arms and tossed her into the lake. He jumped in right after her. When Jarred resurfaced, he saw Alice spluttering water. She gave him a half-hearted glare before splashing him in the face. They could hear the twins roaring with laughter near the shore.

Jarred narrowed his eyes at her, his hair falling over his eyes. "You should've known not to trust me." He gave a sly smile.

Alice just smiled back at him. She leaned forward and gave him a quick peck on the lips. Pulling back, she winked at him before they heard voices.

"Unfair guys! You didn't wait for us!"

There on the shore stood Pascal and Stephanie. The son of Hermes was wearing blue and black swimming trunks and goggles on his messy sandy brown hair. Stephanie stood beside him wearing a regular black bikini. They had gotten together only a few weeks ago.

"I didn't even know you two were coming." Jarred stuck his tongue out at them playfully.

Pascal just laughed at him. "Well we're here now. Arcus and Jake said that they're coming later. They just have to sort out a few things."

He nodded as he pushed his hair out of his eyes. He suddenly went under the surface of the lake. Looking through the dark water he made out a girl waving to him. She had a hold of his ankle. Naiads...

He saw someone else being pulled down. Another Naiad had pulled Alice down a bit deeper that him. Jarred got loose of the Naiad's grasp and pointed to Alice sternly as if saying Let her go. The Naiad pouted at him but let go of Alice.

He swam to the surface, Alice right beside him. He coughed slightly as he caught his breath. "Why do they insist on doing that?!"

Alice was still coughing beside him. "Maybe…they just want to play?" Alice said weakly, taking deep breaths.

"Are you guys okay?" Pascal said from the shore.

Jarred coughed a few more times. "Fine, but be careful, the Naiads think we can breathe underwater."

Alice nodded then reassured Pascal that they were fine.

"Jarred." The twins whined.

He looked to the boys. "What is it?"

"We're hungry!"

He laughed and swam to shore. "Pascal did you bring anything, or do we have to go to the mess hall?"

Pascal grinned at him and held up a picnic basket. "I nicked some food from the kitchens." He said with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"As expected from the son of Hermes." He laughed.

"Of course." Pascal replied as he bowed jokingly at the older boy.

"Go get something to eat you guys." Jarred ruffled Hunter's hair.

The twins then ran to Pascal and grabbed the picnic basket. They went back to the blanket and proceeded to rummage through it. Alice, Pascal and Stephanie laughed at the twin's actions.

"'Hyper little bunch aren't they?" Stephanie laughed out.

"Trust me you no idea." Jarred said as he walked over to them.

The twins looked up from their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Aiden swallowed and threw a sandwich at Jarred. "It's your favorite!"

He caught the sandwich. "Thanks guys."

The twins grinned at him, peanut butter and jelly smeared all over their faces. "You're welcome!" they said as one and continued to eat their sandwiches.

Pascal walked over to Jarred. "Do they always do that? Talking at the same time I mean?"

"Yeah, they also finish one another's sentences." He shrugged. "I think it's just a twin thing." He sat on the blanket and started to eat his sandwich as he leaned against a tree.

The twin looked up at Jarred and pouted at him with their arms crossed.

"What's wrong-"

"-with finishing-"

"-each other's-"

"-sentences?"

"Okay, that's just weird." Stephanie chuckled out, amused at the boys.

"It's not weird, it's cool." Jarred laughed. The twins stuck out their tongues at them at the same time.

Jarred smiled at the twins. "They just don't get it do they?"

"Nope!" they said at the same time. "Only you and Alice do." They grinned cheekily then went back to their sandwiches.

Jarred looked at Alice and patted the space next to him. Alice grinned at him and sat down. She picked up the towel beside her and tried to dry her hair out as she looked at Jarred, her eyes shining. From the lake, they heard Pascal and Stephanie splashing each other.

Jarred smiled at her. "I wouldn't dry off quite yet."

Alice laughed and just hung the towel around her neck. "I guess you're right."

He brushed part of her bangs out of her eyes. "Yeah, something tells me we'll be here awhile."

Alice blushed a bit as she grinned. 'Yeah me too." She then turned to the lake as she rested her head on Jarred's shoulder. He put his arm around her, resting his head on hers.

They were silent for a while as they watched their friends swim in the lake. Beside them, Jarred saw the twins yawn and crawl to him and Alice. Aiden settled himself beside Jarred as Hunter lay down on Alice's lap. The twins yawned again and they promptly fell asleep.

Jarred smirked, looking down at the twins. He didn't know what happened to the twins before they came here, but they had always treated Alice and Jarred as if they were mother and father figures.

Jarred looked at Alice and saw her stroking Hunter's hair with a soft smile on her face. Jarred knew that she adored the twins.

"Jake still thinks they're our kids." he joked.

Alice chuckled quietly. "I see why he'd still think that."

"Yeah, so can I."

"They do look like you you know." Alice grinned up at him.

"Yeah, it's kind of strange huh?"

"Yeah I know. Some campers even tell me that the twins kind of look like me too."

"They look like both of us." He kissed her cheek.

Alice chuckled. "Yeah, I wonder why."

"So do I..."

"So..." Alice said, looking up at Jarred with a mischievous glint in her eyes. "How did the twins wake you up?"

His face flushed. "U-Um..."

Alice grinned wider. "Come on Jarred. Tell me!" she said playfully.

"T-They said you were in a bathing suit..."

Alice's eyes widened a bit before she blushed lightly as she fought a smile. "Really now?"

"Y-Yeah"

"Well I really am wearing one but I didn't think that that would wake you up." She said, winking at him.

"Well...uh…um." His voice trailed off.

Alice giggled then kissed his cheek. 'Well I'm flattered."

Jarred smiled at her nervously.

Alice giggled then rest her head back on his shoulder.

Jarred felt his face get hot. "You're the only one that can get me like that..."

He saw Alice smile softly. "That's good to know..." she murmured. She shifted closer to Jarred, careful not to jostle Hunter too much, and nuzzled her face at the crook of his neck.

He smiled and closed his eyes. This is home...