So here goes, trying something new, I only have the first seven or so chapters planned out so updates will be slow after that. I own nothing, further explaination at the bottom.

"So you need to have a firm but not vice grip at all times." Annabeth explained to the young son of Hermes she was helping. The kid was fast, even for a child of Hermes, but he was even more ADHD than Leo. The kid never stopped fidgeting with his knife, making it far too easy to disarm him.

The summer breeze blew down into the arena, and for a moment, Annabeth smelled the sea. She smiled and turned to the entrance where Percy was standing, brushing his hair out of his eyes. His other hand was in his pocket, probably fiddling with riptide.

"That's enough for today." She told the Hermes boy. "I'll see you tomorrow." She dismissed him with a quick pat on the back.

"You need a hair cut Seaweed brain." She said, briefly pressing her lips against his temple. He gave her a wide smile, but it didn't last as long as it should've. She searched his eyes, but he avoided his gaze. "What's wrong?" She asked, unable to hide the worry from her voice.

"Nothing bad." He said quickly. "Chiron asked me to find you." Annabeth sighed.

"Well, this vacation couldn't have lasted forever."

"You have a strange definition of a vacation Wise girl." Annabeth laughed. True, the past year had been rather busy, rebuilding and recuperating from the war with Gaea. But it had been less eventful in terms of catastrophic events than any year she had known since meeting Percy. For most demigods, it was a nice extended break. Of course, all good things must come to an end.

"So, what's up?" Annabeth asked.

"Not sure yet, Chiron just told me to get you and go talk to Grover." Percy said with a frown. Grover and all the other Syters were still running around all over the country, healing the earth and getting the nymphs back on their feet, metaphorically that is.

Percy and Annabeth had managed to make it through senior year without blowing anything up, and were spending the summer at Camp Half-Blood before college in New Rome.

Even though it was only June, Annabeth had a sneaking suspicion that they wouldn't get to spend as much time at camp as they would have liked to.

They were walking out of the arena hand in hand, like they did almost everything, when Grover came trotting out of the woods.

"Hey man, how're you doing?" Grover said, holding out his hand for a fist bump. Percy obliged and Annabeth rolled her eyes. Do boys ever come out of the immature phase?

"So Grover," Annabeth said, interrupting their little 'chat'. "Chiron said you need something of us, what's up?" Grover smiled sheepishly, embarrassed at getting distracted.

"Oh, yeah, a, well, for the past few weeks a bunch of Syters have sented a Demigod up in Maine, but every time they try to track it, they wind up in the middle of nowhere." Percy raised his eyebrows and glance sideways at Annabeth for an explanation. She just shrugged. Contrary to popular belief, she did not know everything.

"What do you want us to do?" Percy asked.

"Come with me to check it out." Grover replied. Annabeth and Percy exchanged a look. The last time the three of them were in Maine, Annabeth had taken an unpleasant trip off the side of a cliff, not an experience she had any desire to repeat. Seeing their reluctant expressions Grover continued.

"Come on guys, it won't be that bad, we'll be gone for a day or two at the most." They didn't budge. "Please?" He bleated, making big round eyes at his friends.

"Fine," Annabeth said giving in. Grover let out an excited bleat and smiled.

"It'll be the three of us, just like old times." Percy said.

"Well, I personally like present times better." Annabeth said, leaning into him. He smiled and kissed her forehead. Grover put his hand out in a 'hold it' fashion.

"I'm just go uh, check on Juniper. I'll see tomorrow, bright and early, we've got a long drive." He said quickly, before heading back into the woods. Annabeth mentally groaned at the ides of being stuck in a car for over 8 hours.

Percy wrapped his arm around Annabeth as they watched him go.

"I guess public displays of affection are good for something." He said, leaning in for another kiss. Annabeth playfully pushed him away.

"Hold your pegasi," she said, then, seeing his sad green eyes, gave his a peck on the lips.

"Meet me on the beach in 15 minutes, there's something I need to check." She said and with one last smile she turned toward the Big house, looking for a certain ginger.

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Annabeth found Rachel in the main room of the Big house, having a mostly one sided chat with Seymour the jaguar head, while feeding him Cheetos. Rachel stopped and stared off into the distance for a moment before turning to Annabeth before she had a chance to announce herself. The redhead smiled at her, frizzy hair partially tamed in a ponytail. She motioned to a chair and Annabeth sat rather awkwardly. She'd rather fight monsters than talk with the camp's resident oracle.

"It will not be a long trip." Rachel said, after a moment.

"Huh?" Annabeth said before her mind could process what had been said.

"Grover's trip, it will not be a long one. You'll be back in this room in 48 hours, maybe less."

Annabeth sighed more than a bit relieved, before realizing something.

"Why would I need to come to Big house when we got back unless something important happened?" Rachel smiled thinly.

"I said it would be a short trip, not an uneventful one."

"Oh, I-"

"You don't need to worry, it's nothing bad, at least not yet."

"Excuse me?"

"You're about to flick the first domino in a very long line, where it ends, I doubt even the spirit of Delphi knows." Annabeth tensed, not another prophesy. "Still, it doesn't seem like anything terrible will become of it. No wars, no battles, no death count."

"Alright, do you-"

"Look for the boy in a large white house."

"The boy?"

"With tall hedges out front and a little black gate."

"O-okay."

"Good luck."

"Uh-"

"The boy's family tree is nearly as complicated as the godly side of yours."

Annabeth quickly left the room, eyebrows disappearing into her hairline. It wasn't like Rachel to just spot nonsense when she wasn't possessed. That had been, this weird inbetween state that Annabeth really didn't care for.

All she wanted to do was spend her summer with her boyfriend, without any drama or fighting and now... She had even less of an idea of what might be happening than before.

Her feet had taken her down to the beach, where Percy was lying have submerged in the water, but not the slightest bit wet. She smiled and sat beside him, just out of reach of the waves. He sat up.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing."

"Tell me."

"Really Percy, it's nothing important right now. I'm just, being paranoid, overreacting like I usually do." She rambled.

"Got that right." Percy remarked. Annabeth whacked the side of his head, but couldn't prevent a smile. He retaliated by flicking water at her. Soon they were waist deep in the Sound, splashing each other until even Percy's water proof body was soaking wet.

Eventually they collapsed on the sand, laughing until no sound came out. I just want to freeze this moment right here, Annabeth thought. If we could live our entire lives like this, I would never stop smiling.

Okay so for starters, I am going to be thoroughly screwing with the time line, don't hate, it just makes things more fun. The Kane chronicles and OUAT involvment are minimum, I simply wanted to use Henry and a KC OC, I hope that's cool. I will use some things you have no doubt seen elsewhere, and other things you may never have thought of. I will explain why when I deem it necessary. Untill the next chapter.

-W2MF