Chapter 1

Percy and Annabeth had been dating for a couple of weeks now, or have been trying too. It was the beginning of the summer and Percy and Annabeth had just arrived at camp. Hand in hand they walked to the top of half blood hill and passed the magical bearers. They tromped down the other side of the hill. "I am so happy to be here, Percy!." Annabeth smiled. "It's our first week as a couple seaweed brain, are you excited?" She asked.

Percy felt slightly worried but didn't let it show. "You know it, Wise Girl." They continued to walk further into the camp, they were one of the first ones there so the place still looked slightly deserted. Percy and Annabeth had to part ways to go to their cabin's. Percy set his bag on the floor and looked around. The place looked the same as he had left it, with slightly more dust, and the fountain his father had given him needed to be cleaned. Percy decided to worry about that later. Percy started unpacking his clothes and putting them the bins that was given to every camper for storage. I Am so lucky to be with Annabeth. Thought percy as he watched her unpack from her cabin window. I just wonder how are parents will take it. This thought had worried Percy for as long as he had been dating annabeth. Percy knew that Athena and Poseidon had a grudge against each other, Athena more so than Poseidon. Percy and Annabeth had battled Titans, gods, and giants, why was he so scared of their parents? Percy shook his head from his thoughts, and walked over to the Athena cabin.

"When are you going to be done Wise Girl? I want to practice some sword fighting before everyone get's here." Percy smiled at her, making her heart melt. Annabeth was tempted to stop what she was doing and go practice with Percy. But she hardened her heart.

"I can't Percy I am really busy with these designs and-" Her sentence was cut short by Percy lips pressed against hers. She started moaning in protest but Percy held the back of her head gently and Annabeth couldn't help but fall into the kiss. They stayed like that for what could have been forever, but they eventually pulled apart. "Fine I will practice with you for a little bit, but then I really have to get working."

Percy rolled his eyes not without affection. "Annabeth, you have the whole summer to work on olympus come sword fight with me." He gave her that winning smile and she just nodded her walked out of the Athena cabin and went toward the fighting arena. There was already straw dummies sticking out of the ground ready to be practiced on. Percy pulled out a ballpoint pen from his pocket and uncapped it. A celestial bronze blade took it's place. Percy stretched his arm before he started waking the dummies to pieces. Annabeth was doing the same only she had a dagger instead of a sword.

They went to work immediately making dodging moves as if the dummies we're a hell hound, or a furrie. As they went further along they started to remember the old fighting tactics and skills they had built over the years. It had only been 15 minutes and they had broken themselves into a sweat. They kept crossing the arena pretending to guard eachothers back. Stabbing the poor defenseless dummies to their bare sticks. Percy and Annabeth we're deep in fighting mode when they heard a clearing of a throat. They looked at eachother and then around them. "Wow you haven't seen me in a year and you don't even say hi." Percy and Annabeth finally find the owner to the voice.

Rachel Elizabeth Dare. Her red hair shone against the the sun and she had a hand on her hip. She was at the top of the bleachers peering down on smiled he loved hanging out with Rachel even if Annabeth was a little jealous. But Annabeth had quickly gotten over that, as far as percy knew. They raced up to greet her Percy a little more excitedly than Annabeth. Percy hugged her in a warm embrace and Annabeth and Rachel hugged to, not quite as enthusiastically.

"We're sorry we didn't visit you, I just really wanted to get some training before the other campers get here." He said.

"Oh it's fine, you guys are always busy, I get it." Rachel looked at her doodled on sneakers, her red hair covering her eyes.

Percy put a hand on her shoulder. "Rachel what's the matter?"

She looked at him and smiled. Her smile quickly faded and she sighed. "You guys are going to be busy saving the world this summer, and I'm going to be stuck here being the oracle."

"What you don't like to be here at camp half blood?"

She looked alarmed. "Oh no, I love it here. It's just this last winter nobody was here and I have never been so lonely. Even when I was back with my parents."

Percy had a sympathetic look on his face. "Well don't worry about it. Me,you, and Annabeth will hang out all summer."

Rachels loneliness subsided slightly. "Thanks for listening to my crap let's talk about you guys!" She turned towards Annabeth for the first time in the conversation. "Hows dating this knucklehead going?"

"I'm right here!"

The girls ignored him. "As you can image. Same old seaweed brain."The girls laughed at his nickname. "What about your? Is their any campers you have you eye on?" Blood quickly rushed to Rachels face and she looked at her sneakers again. Annabeths eyes widened. "Oh you do don't you?!"

Percy started becoming uncomfortable from the conversation. Rachel's downcast face was almost as red as her hair.

"Well, uh...no, well yes! Yes I do have my eye on someone."

Annabeth raised her eyebrow pretending to be nonchalant. "Want to tell us the name of this lucky fellow?"

"Oh well you probably don't know him, he was a new camper last year, and he was really shy."

"I know a lot of kids at camp try me." Said the blonde.

"Oh um… his name is Ethan Roster."

"Hmm I think I have heard of him before, what cabin is he in?" Percy asked.

The red headed girl looked off toward the cabins. "He's in the Apollo cabin, and he's really good at archery. I wouldn't be surprised if in a couple of years he's head of the cabin."

"He sounds great have you talked to him?" Annabeth asked.

"Oh yeah i've talked to him. Once." She added softly.

Annabeth looked alarmed. "Once? You've only talked to him once? We should go find him!"

"What?No! We can't talk to him, besides he's probably not even here yet."

Annabeth rolled her eyes. "We won't know until we look." Without waiting for a response from Rachel Annabeth grabbed her wrist and started dragging. But she stopped suddenly causing Rachel to bump into her from behind. With Rachel still in hand she tromped back up the hill where Percy was looking bewildered. "Don't worry I didn't forget about my boyfriend." Annabeth leaned up and give him a kiss and the cheek, and once again dragging Rachel behind her.