It had been twenty-four months since the Great War against Gaia. The Romans and the Greeks were at peace; the two camps conversing through both Iris messages and visitors daily. Half-bloods were always welcome at either camp; regardless of origin or whether they were taking refuge or no. The mess had been entirely cleaned up at Camp Half-Blood: the cabins rebuilt, the forest regrown and the Golden Fleece and the dragon were both back at Thalia's tree. Both camps were swarming with demigods: either on excursions, taking refuge or meeting friends. Everyone was happy, well, almost everyone.
Jason
I
As Jason arrived back in Camp Jupiter he reflected upon the past few years. Waking up on the bus with Piper and Leo, travelling on the Argo, defeating Gaia, they all seemed so long ago. He still felt guilty when he thought about defeating Gaia. He and his friends had gotten to rebuild their lives, free from the fear that Gaia's uprising had brought, while Leo had sacrificed himself for them, killing himself in the process. Jason just hoped he had gone to Elysium.
"You okay, Jason?" Piper's voice snapped him back into reality.
"Mm. Just, thinking," he replied. It had been a common enough trait between the six survivors of the Argo II in the past two years. Satisfied, Piper continued dragging Hazel, Frank and himself to Percy and Annabeth's new house. Despite himself, Jason was excited with the thought of seeing them in the first time for over a year.
Finally they arrived at their street. It was a cute little road made out of cobblestones and not too far from cafes, the university and the main township. A few weathered cottages shrouded by the shadows of the oncoming night dotted the green landscape and a stream trickled down through the middle; sporting a stone bridge as protection from cars, bikes and pedestrians. They walked down the street, only passing one house before they arrived at Percy and Annabeth's. It was a small but comfortable looking cottage; the river ran behind it, a small garden laced with flowers and vegetables lay in front. As they crunched their way down the gravel path out the front, Annabeth opened the door and ran out to them. Just as she embraced all four of them in a hug, Percy walked through the doorway also and grinned at them. Running up he joined the group hug and, after a moment, ushered them all inside.