Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter have been peaceful and happy for about two years. No monster attacks and no prophecy, which Percy and Annabeth are happy about. New campers came every summer and more cohorts and cabins were made. Of course Annabeth and two of her siblings made those. Annabeth did most of the work though, but still. Percy was busy training both old and new campers, especially the little kids, they love Percy. Jason and piper go from camp to camp making sure the temples for the minor gods are built and kept up, they couldn't be any happier. Frank and Hazel were in camp Jupiter helping rebuild New Rome (cause of Leo). Speaking of Leo, he came back. With a certain female titan at his side. Both were joyous at this.

But today, everyone was at camp half-blood. Frank, Hazel, Piper, Jason, and even Nico, although Nico doesn't leave camp cause of Will. They were chilling out at the pavilion, talking and making jokes only they would understand. Jason sat on the ares table with Piper on the bench next to him, Hazel sat on the floor with a chihuahua in her lap, Frank was asleep. Nico sat on a bench at the Dionysus table across from the ares. Percy laid down on the table, his head hanging of the stone table's edge. Annabeth sat on the floor under Percy, as he cracked up and made stupid jokes that everyone would laugh at. Leo sat next to Nico with calypso at his side, laughing at Percy's funny remarks and making jokes of his own.

Perce lifted his arm to check the time and noticed it was his free period. A short 45 minute break that he used wisely. Huffing out a breath, he got up and said that it was his free time and that he was going to go nap in his cabin. Then faking a yawn, he said "later" and walked off. They paid no attention to his lie, for it made sense.

Annabeth sighed happily watching him go, then went back to talking. Piper looked at the son of the sea god and questioned in her mind, 'why would he lie?' Pondering this in her mind, and then looking to see if Percy was in war shot, she asked, "You guys know that Percy was lying about going to take a nap."

"Didn't seem like a lie," Leo said. "And we'd figure it out if Percy was lying, he's horrible at it."

"Yeah," Hazel said. "Percy isn't that good at it."

"No he was lying, and the yawn was fake," Piper retold. "I can tell, because my dad's an actor, he fake yawns sometimes and it looks like Percy's 'yawn'."

"Why would he lie then?" Annabeth asked.

"I dunno, but let's go find out," Jason said and hopped off the table and walking towards the cabins area with everyone in tow.

Walking over there was peaceful, the campers were doing their stuff, counselors...counseling. People said hi to the group as they made their way to cabin three. When they got there, the bed had a body shaped lion under the covers and a black mop of hair at the top. Leo likes at Piper and said, "See! He's sleeping."

Piper, in response to that, walked into the cabin and took of the covers to find pillows and a black wig where Percy's head would be. "See?" Piper said to Leo with a smirk on her face.

They looked around the cabin the see if they could find anything about Percy and where he was, but it proved useless. Everything was like it always is. Clothes in small piles and thrown all over the cabin. Summer assignments some what completed on one of the beds, his stuff was everywhere. They we're giving up hope and decided to go look outside, for they found no leads inside. But as they were walking out, Annabeth saw a fishing line on the door frame with a tiny seashell on the bottom, she was surprised they didn't find it sooner. She called the others back and she walked up to the line, tracing it with her eyes, but when it got to the ceiling she lost the trail.

"What did you find?" Leo asked as he stepped in. Annabeth pointed to the seashell on the invisible string.

"What does it do?" Hazel asked.

"Let's find out," Annabeth said and pulled the string, but it was tough, so she pulled harder. Nothing happened. Jason tried, and the sound of floor boards being pulled up was heard. They looked around the room and saw a trapdoor in front of the restroom. Slowly they walked over to it, inside was a small little treasure trove. A picture of him and his mom when Percy was five was in there, his Minotaur horn, a sliver chain with a charm on it, though you couldn't really see the charm but it looked like a locket. And the most surprising was the empty guitar case. When they took that out they saw extra strings, polish (for the guitar), picks, music sheets and such. Calypso reached in and grabbed the locket.

(Warning a bit of perluke, I ship it, but not as much as percabeth)

She opened it and saw a young Percy arms around a tall blonde looking up towards the camera. His hair cut short but long at the same time, tan skin that looked as if he'd been outside in the sun for a long time. Baby blue eyes like the sky and a scar from his left eye down to his chin. He smiled happily as he held the camera up and the other around the young black haired green eyed boy. Light blush was present on the blondes face, and red blush was on Percy's as he smiled widely. The more Calypso looked at the picture she noticed that Percy doesn't have his camp beads, or his scars on his arms and legs or the small faint one on his temple.

"Hey, what you got there sunshine?" Leo asked walking over to his girlfriend, he saw the picture. Looking down at the picture, Leo couldn't help but notice how the blonde looked so much alike to Jason. "Why does that blonde dude look so much like Jason?"

"Huh?" Said Jason as he walked to the couple. "Hey Annabeth, who's this?"

Annabeth got up from her spot on the ground and took the locket out of Jason's hand, she looked at the picture and paled. She couldn't believe her eyes, the picture was of Luke and Percy. They were happy, and what it looked like in the picture, they liked each other. Luke was smiling brightly showing off his straight white teeth. His blonde, tousled yet stylish hair shone in the sunlight. Percy was right by his side, arms wrapped around the taller male, smiling his goofy grin. The one he makes when he looks at Annabeth.

"Who is it?" Nico asked walking over to see. "Luke?! Why does Percy have his arms around-wait, this is little Percy, about tweleve, hugging Luke with a bright red blusssssh..."

"OH MY GODS WE NEED TO FIND PERCY!" Leo said running out the door for he and nico were the first to figure it out. The others soon following.

They asked the whole camp, everyone and anyone, but no one knew where the son of Poseidon was. That is until a nymph told them that a man with black hair was in the forest. She didn't know who it was, but they played music really well. They asked her if she could lead them to the man and she kindly smiled, and walked into the forest. The rest following suit.

As they walked, they heard faint strumming of guitar strings. A nice melody that sounded familiar to them, except Hazel and Nico, they don't know the song. The tune was picking up speed and then it stopped as a wrong note was hit. Causing the player to groan. Then playing the song again correctly, he cleared his throat and started singing.

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As he sung, the others were compelled to him. As if in a trance, the got out of their hiding spot and made their way slowly to the singing man. In their heads, a beautiful scene played. Everything was perfect, to them at least. Their futures were beautiful, but one thing that everyone had was no more prophecy's. No more quests. Just peace and relaxation.

Percy was playing to his hearts content. He loved singing and he loved playing the guitar, but he was afraid that he wasn't good. He'd practice and practice so much that his fingers would bleed and his voice was hoarse. Percy was trying to perfect this one song and many others for months now, he loves Panic! At the Disco so he thought to sing one of his favorites acoustic. Anyway, Percy was playing in a small clearing in the forest. Far way so no one could hear him, but close enough so he wouldn't get attacked. As he played his guitar, he heard the bushes move a little but thought nothing of it and continued. As he sung, he felt powerful. Like he could manipulate some one, he never understood why, but it always happened when he sang. He would've joined the men's choir in middle school, but Gabe wouldn't let him saying that singing is for wusses and for girls.

When Percy stopped singing, the others behind him left their trance. Confused and shocked. Confused on how they got this far out of their hiding spot, and shocked that Percy could sing so well. When Annabeth heard him sing, her immediate thought was sirens, but that was soon pushed away because of the vision that played in their head. And it was almost identical to the one a few years ago, but instead of Luke it was Percy and the rest of her friends were there too.

Leo stepped forward and stepped on a twig, causing the fallen tree part to snap and Percy to turn around. His face was shocked and worried. Getting up quickly, guitar in hand, he asked, "what are you guys doing here?!"

"What are you doing?" Jason said.

"I uhm...I'm practicing my sword fighting," Percy said holding the guitar like riptide from its neck. Inside he was screaming, he'd been found out and he needs to be more careful with his guitar.

"Like we're gonna believe that," Leo said.

"What were you doing perce?" Piper asked, charm speak laced her words.

"I'm not falling for your charm speak pipes," Percy said lowering his guitar and placing it on the ground carefully. Looking at his friends he said, "what do you want to know?"

"That you could play the guitar and sing," Leo said pointing to the guitar. "And how come when you sing, we get in this trance? Like we're drawn to you."

"I dunno," he replied. "It's been like that since I can remember."

"Perce, you singing reminds me of the sirens," Annabeth spoke.

"Hm, I guess, cause every time I sing at home, ma and Paul walk towards me," Percy said sitting down and grabbed his guitar. He started to strum the cords, "I've never sung in front of people for this reason, and as much as I would like to, I know I can't.

"I become like a siren, people are drawn to the temptation that my voice gives and come to me," Percy said playing the little mermaid's part of your world.

"Have you asked your dad about it?" Frank asks out if his chihuahua form.

"He's busy, can't bother him," Percy replied.

"Can you sing without the 'charm speak'?" Annabeth asked.

"Dunno how," was his only answer before looking at his watch. "And besides I have a class to teach, and so do all of you."

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Published: 11/30/17