This is chapter 1 of my fanfiction of The Mark of Athena, the next book in Riordon's new series, The Heroes of Olympus. I hope you enjoy, and please review. This is my first fanfiction, and I'm going to need all the advice I can get. Thank You!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own The Heroes of Olmpus or Percy Jackson. I also do not own any of these settings, characters, or personalities of the characters.

Chapter 1

Annabeth

Annabeth couldn't wait much longer. "Percy is right over the next hill," she would tell herself, trying to keep calm. If they would have just flown over cities instead of staying in the countryside, they would be there by now.

"Annabeth, if you lean any farther you're going to fall overboard," a voice said behind her. She turned around and jumped off the side of the ship. Piper was standing a few feet behind her, and she looked as though she had something important to say.

"Are we almost there?" Annabeth asked impatiently. She watched as Piper studied her with curiosity. "What?"

"It's nothing. I've just never seen you so nervous. What happened to the opinionated leader that I know you are?" Piper joked. Annabeth smiled slightly and stared into the distance.

"Do you see that?" Annabeth said suddenly. She jumped onto the railing, holding onto a loose rope to keep from falling. "It's a temple! It's a roman temple!"

"Well don't get TOO excited…..." Piper said playfully. Annabeth watched as Piper ran to the captain's quarters, but turned immediately toward the temple, it growing bigger and other roman buildings coming into view.

"LEO!" She could hear Piper yell. "LEO! We're almost there! What are you doing? Is that a paper helicopter? GET UP THERE AND STEER THE SHIP BEFORE ANNABETH JUMPS OFF THE SIDE!" Annabeth laughed to herself at this last part. She felt bad for Leo, but at least she would get to see Percy again.

That's when she started to worry. "Will he still love me?" she thought, "Will he have a girlfriend?" "What if he has a completely different personality?" At least a thousand thoughts were going through her head and each one worse than the last.

"Annabeth, get down from there," she expected to see Piper standing behind her again, but she was surprised to see Jason. "I'm excited too, but you're going to kill yourself."

"Sorry Jason," Annabeth apologized. She hopped off the railing of Leo's flying boat, landing with a faint 'thud'.

"Piper told me to tell you to wash up, because we should be there in five minutes," Jason said in one breath. He was seemed just as nervous as she, and he was hiding it with hard effort.

After thanking Jason for the message, Annabeth ran down the boats creaky stairs, raced through the hallway, and pushed the door open to her room. Of course, as soon as they reached the roman camp, she would have to share with Piper, but currently she was alone. She washed her face using the faucet (Leo had designed an entire plumbing system in the boat) and brushed her teeth. She started to open the door, only to hear Leo yell "ROMANS OFF THE PORTBOW!"

Annabeth sprinted down that hall, up the stairs, and to the boat's side. She felt the air pressure drop, and they descended toward the ground. Annabeth held her breath as the boat land in the rather large river. The boats side opened and out popped a ramp leading to the ground, where a huge crowd of Romans stood watching their every move.

"Hey guys! Remember me?" Jason yelled to the Romans. A girl with long black hair stepped forward. She eyed the crew, and then turned her attention to Jason.

"Jason Grace. Long time, No see," she said. She smiled and turned to the Roman crowd and announced, "Our praetor has returned!" The Romans cheered and swarmed Jason as he walked down the ramp like a celebrity. One boy with black hair and sea green eyes walked up the ramp and stood in front of Leo, Piper, and Annabeth.

"I think I know you," he said to Annabeth solemnly. Annabeth's excited smile faded, and was replaced with a look of worry.

"Y-you don't remember me?" Annabeth was on the verge of tears.

"I remember a few things here and there. Mostly of this really pretty girl I was dating, and who is the only person I remembered the whole time I had no memory. Any idea where I could find her? Her name was Anna, or was it Beth?" Percy was smiling now, and he leaned forward and hugged Annabeth. He kissed her on the forehead and waited for her reaction.

"Never scare me like that again!" Annabeth scolded him. She put on her best fake angry face and turned to walk away.

"Annabeth! I was just kidding!" Percy called after her, following close behind.

"I know, Seaweed Brain," Annabeth replied, turning around grabbing him around the neck,"I missed you so much," she whispered in his ear.

"I highly doubt you missed me more than I missed you, Wise Girl," he whispered back. Then, to the Romans he yelled, "ROMANS, THESE ARE THE GREEKS I TOLD YOU WERE COMING! PLEASE DO NOT TREAT THEM AS OUTSIDERS!"

"Jason, you and Percy are the leaders of the newfound quest to Rome and Greece. Choose your five companions and be on your way in two days!" announced a girl with black hair tied into a long braid. She had an official look to her, and Annabeth immediately went to work trying to figure out whether they would be friends or enemies.

"Come on, Percy, is it?" Jason said, "We have much work to do."

"See you later, Annabeth!" Percy called back to her after a kiss on the cheek. Annabeth could feel everyone's eyes on her, but she didn't care. She had Percy back and that was all that mattered to her. She just hoped that Percy and Jason would somehow fit her into the five companions. She prayed that she and Percy would not be separated again, and she took that same prayer to thank the goddess Tyche, goddess of luck, that she had her boyfriend back.

Ok, so thats about it. It's pretty descriptive, and I hope you liked it. Like I said before, please review!

The next chapter is coming soon! Please tell me whose point of view I should use (In the reviews).