Percy
"Hey," I sent gentle waves in her direction. "Come on! We're going to be late for breakfast!"
I tried to sound urgent, but looking at Annabeth sleeping in the waves, part of me wanted to freeze this moment in time, just the two of us, together. The other part of me, (the far less fun part) told me that we would be in MAJOR trouble if they didn't show up soon, like, within the next half-hour, to the big house.
"Percy?"
I smiled at her and tapped my watch, (hand-crafted by my half-brother, Tyson) signaling that we had to go.
Late last night we had come out here to the water, and I had prepared for her a (literal) waterbed. We watched the stars for awhile, before she drifted off, her hair streaming in the water, like gold.
I almost climbed into her "bed", but realized both Poseidon AND Athena could be watching, and I figured neither would be very happy.
"Shoot! Percy, why didn't you wake me sooner! Gods, I HATE being late!"
I shrugged, trying in vain to hide the amusement I was feeling. "You're cute when you sleep."
As expected she shot me a look, but all I could see was her eyes. They held so many secrets, so many surprises. They held my gaze for a short period of time, so full of defiance that I started to laugh.
"Would you care to bring me back to shore?" Annabeth tried to suppress her uncharacteristic giggles. "Or are you going to let me miss the meeting?"
Her face help all the confusion I felt. We hadn't had a council meeting in a long time, and we had come to the general conclusion that once again our short-lived peace would be broken, again.
I gently steered the patch of water towards shore, and swam after her. Neither of us were wet, so it was unnecessary to change.
We walked into the meeting. Late. I was expecting the usual meeting, demigod counselors around a pingpong table, all yelling over each other to get there point across.
What I did not expect was my father, sitting on a chair on the left wall, reading a fishing magazine.
He looked up and his face held a seriousness I had not seen before. "Perceus, Annabeth, I'm glad you're here."
For once Annabeth was speechless. As for myself, I can't say that I wasn't surprised. And fairly worried. Gods don't usually make a habit of visiting their children unless something bad was coming.
"I would love to say that I'm here just to visit you Percy, I would. But I have a much darker matter on mind. Chiron has gone missing, and we believe whatever took him has a new target: Perseus Jackson"
And with that, Annabeth Chase fainted.