A Percabeth FanFiction: Prometheus Returns

Hey guys, this is my first fanfiction, hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I can't believe that you guys think I'm Rick Riordan. The only character I own is Haley, for gods sake!

Set after TLO, with spoilers. BTW, Haley is a daughter of Persephone.

Chapter 1: Seeing Old Friends Gone

Percy POV

My mom drove me to camp today, even though I have my driver's license. Probably because I can't leave a car at camp. Anyways, I opened the door and lugged my stuff out.

"Love you Percy!" Mom called. "Say hi to Annabeth for me!"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever."

"Percy!"

"Brother!"

"Perrrrrrrrrcy! You're here!"

Yeah. When I reached the top of Half-Blood Hill, I got tackled down into an enormous group bear hug by Annabeth, Tyson, and Grover. Well, mostly Tyson.

Even though I landed on my back and got crushed by his weight, I was pretty glad to see them.

Annabeth jumped up into my arms. "You feeling good, Wise Girl?" I asked.

"Never better," she whispered back.

I kissed her forehead and put her down. I knew that she could tell that I was worried. Tyson picked up my stuff and carried it to my cabin.

Boy, was I glad to see Annabeth! We started dating "officially" at the end of camp last year. Or that's what everyone else said. I really couldn't say that.

"Oh my gods! That is the best idea ever!" Haley was talking into her phone. "You have to give me the camera so I can- WHAT DID YOU SAY? THE NEXT CHANCE I GET, I'M-"

"Hey, Hail," Annabeth said, bored.

"Hey Annabeth!" Haley called cheerfully. She paused then yelled into her cell, "CONNER STOLL GET YOUR BUTT OVER TO THE LAKE IN TEN MINUTES!" she then hung up and rolled her eyes.

"You and your boyfriend arguing lately?" Annabeth asked innocently.

Haley gave Annabeth her best I-will-kill-you-after-this death glare. "Well not really. He's just forgetting to do a bunch of things. It's driving me insane," She replied, sighing, then turned to me." Hey Percy! Anything unusual or odd lately?"

Oops. Looks like Haley could tell I was acting weird. "Well, I'm alright," I lied.

Annabeth pursed her lips. "No, you're not. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out."

"You're telling me that you aren't a genius?"

"You know exactly what I mean."

"Ow!" Haley suddenly let out a screech. "Tell me when you're coming to sneak up on me, Conner! I'm not that dumb!"

Conner Stoll ignored his girlfriend's comment and asked, "Annabeth, Percy- well, Percy in particular, do you ever have a your-girlfriend-is-yelling-at-you-and-she-is-going-crazy-and-you-need-a-break-from-her-but-how-are-you-supposed-to-tell-her-without-getting-her-extremely-mad-at-you problems?"

With a glance at Annabeth, I said, "Nope. I'm kinda glad for that, you know."

Haley punched Conner in the stomach, and he doubled over while saying "OW!"

"You still owe me your camera, by the way," she snapped, storming off (literally) and dragging Conner with her.

"Are you okay?" Annabeth asked. "You don't seem yourself. Is something wrong?"

I walked with her over to the Long Island Sound and we dipped our feet in the water. I watched her roll up the bottoms of her jeans and tentatively splash the water around. She grinned at me, which was weird.

"I'm fine, but my mom is having problems." That lie was totally unrelated to what I really was worried about.

She frowned at me and paused, asking, "You're lying. Your mom seemed fine when I saw her earlier."

"Well, kind of. You see, well, I guess its not really a problem, she's just getting really worried about me and Paul." At this point, I was trying not to laugh.

Annabeth put her hands on her hips and pouted. I sighed, saying, "I was worried something would happen to you over the school year."

"Well, nothing's happened to me , so why are you still worried?" Annabeth was clearly concerned with my stupid Seaweed Brain.

"You just seem so… different from last year. I mean, in a good way. You look more… nicer."

"Seaweed Brain, more nicer isn't a way to compare things. It's just nicer. Or how about, well, in yours and my case, sexier?"

Before I could answer, there was a rustle in the bushes. Two guys in black suits were dragging Connor and Travis Stoll by the arms.

"NO! Bring him back!" Sword drawn, Haley ran after her boyfriend's kidnappers. "Annabeth! Watch out!" She cried.

"What the-" Annabeth got cut off as a dude about 17 years old clamped his hand over her mouth put handcuffs on her wrists. He pushed me aside before I could react. I hit the ground with a sickening thud.

"Percy!" Annabeth's voice was the last thing I heard before blacking out. Annabeth… I thought.

Gods, that's a short chapter. I'll make it longer next time. Hopefully 1500 words.

The Silver Hunters