A/N Yeah, I know, I'm in between two other books. Well, frankly, I'm stuck on Darkness arrives, and I think I can handle two at a time. Plus, I have this one all plotted out (And no, you don't get to know it). Also, I'v decided that from this Fanfic on, No chapter names! It gives away too much about the upcoming chapter.

Anyways, I actually remembered to do the disclaimer on the first chapter this time! YAY! Okay. ONLY DO THIS ONCE.

I wrote down what I wanted Percy to do. He just laughed and said "You don't own me!" I put on one of those 'Hello, my name is...' tags and wrote Rick Riordan. I tried to make Percy do what I want. He said "Still don't own me. Thank the gods!"

By the way, it's after TLO before TLH, and after season three when Emma has come back from going around the world with her family. Remember to Read and Review!

-Smarty

Chapter 1

Percy POV

My knuckles were white. I was flying. On an airplane. What was I doing up here? I was insane. Why's I even agree to go? It's Australia, you get to see Emma, and you'll get to beat her in a swimming race which you have never done before. I answered my internal question. Let me explain.You see, we were taking a plane to Australia because my cousin Emma's family (from my mom's side, don't worry) had invited My mom and I to stay with their family over my winter break. I had accepted. They had asked if I wanted to bring a friend, and obviously, Annabeth was my choice. I smiled at her as best I could. Which, was absolutely not at all. I probably looked over at her with a paniced expression on my face.

"It's going to be alright, Seaweed Brain." she reassured me, kissing me and cuddling next to me. Her voice went down. "Zeus told us he wouldn't knock us out of the sky." She closed her eyes and fell asleep on my shoulder. I tried to get more comfortable. Yeah, it's totally going to be alright.

(LINE BREAK)

We were finally back on the ground. Sweet, sweet ground. Annabeth, Mom, and I were the first ones off our airplane. We went to the baggage claim and found our luggage. We found my cousin.

"Emma!" I yelled.

"Percy!" We ran up to each other, hugging. Emma was basically my only cousin, so we were tight. "Emma, this is Annabeth, my girlfriend." I said, introducing her to Annabeth. "Hi, I'm Emma Gilbert." she stuck out her hand. Annabeth met it.

"Annabeth Chase. Nice to meet you, Emma." Annabeth smiled.

"Percy, Annabeth, this is my boyfriend, Ash Dove. Ash, this is Percy Jackson, my cousin, and Annabeth Chase, Percy's boyfriend." Ash shook hands with Annabeth and I. While we were introducing ourselves, Mom was getting re-aquatinted with her sister and brother-in-law, as it's been six years since we'd seen them. I heard their conversation as we walked over there.

"So, how is Gabe? Or as a remember Percy calling him 'Smelly Gabe'." Aunt Lisa asked, seeing my friends and I walking up.

"Hi, Aunt Lisa, Uncle Neil. And to answer your question, he disappeared. Thank the gods." I replied.

"Yeah. And I have a new husband, Paul Blofis." Mom added on.

"Is he b..." Uncle Neil started to ask, but I interrupted him, knowing what he was going to ask.

"Absolutely, positively, a hundred billion times better than Smelly Gabe." I replied.

We walked to their car and piled in. Ash and I talked while Annabeth and Emma talked. They were both smart (but Annabeth was smarter, being the daughter of Athena) and they seemed to get along really well. Ash was cool, too. "Hey, Emma, when we get to your house do you want to go swimming?" I asked. We always went swimming when we were together, and she had always beaten me because she swam competitively. I wanted to let her see how fast I was know.

"Nah. I don't swim anymore, Perce." Emma replied. What?

"What? You always used to swim. And I was so going to kick you but this time!" I replied. Annabeth looked at me. Ash looked at Emma.

"Sorry Percy, but no thanks." Emma replied cooly.

"Okay." I replied.

"But, I will watch you swim, and maybe I can time you, you know, to see if you're any better than when we were kids. I still like to watch a good swimmer. Even a bad one." Emma replied. I looked over at Annabeth and we both smirked

"Okay, but I am not a bad swimmer." I replied.

"Yeah, you are." Emma replied.

"Well, now I'm not!" I replied, annoyed. It's been a long time since I've talked to her, especially since I don't have a phone and I can't Iris Message her. If I IMed her, Emma would had a heart attack.

"We're here!" Aunt Lisa replied, pulling into the driveway. We all hoped out of the car. I grabbed my stuff and my Mom's. I looked at Annabeth's stuff and decided that she could handle it herself. Annabeth jabbed me in the ribs and then her arm bounced back and hit herself.

"Ow." she replied, rubbing her elbow. I laughed, because that was my invulnerability.

"You are never going to get used to that." I replied, chuckling. Annabeth glared at me. "What did I do?" I asked. It wasn't my fault that Annabeth had jabbed me in the first place, forgetting I was invulnerable, and then therefore hurting herself. Invulnerability has it's good points.

"Well, why didn't you get my bag, tough guy?" she asked hand on her hip.

"Because I'm getting my mom's. You're strong enough to get your own, Wise Girl." I replied, lifting my mom's duffle bag with my left hand and mine with my right hand. We walked down Emma's driveway.

"Annabeth will never get used to what?" Emma asked, walking with me.

"Oh, nothing." I replied, smiling.

"Nothing?" Emma raised her eyebrows. Suspicious Emma. I loved her, but she was a pain sometimes. I mean, she never lied, not that I know of.

"Nothing." I replied easily. I mean, I lie all the time, for Camp. Annabeth had caught up to us. I kissed the top of her forehead. She smiled. Gods, I love her smile. We walked into Emma's house. "So, where are we gonna sleep?" I asked.

In the guest bedroom upstairs. We only have one real bed, but we took out two twin blow up mattresses. They're on the floor." Emma replied. "This way." she walked up the stairs and Annabeth, my mom and myself followed. I realized that I had never been in Emma's house before. It was a nice house. Annabeth would probably be complementing the architecture ...

"Nice house, Emma." Annabeth said. Jeez, I'm dead on with the architecture thing, aren't I?

"Thanks. I chose the yellow color..." Emma started.

"No, I mean the architecture. I'm interested in that type of stuff." Annabeth replied quickly and sheepishly.

"Oh, cool." Emma replied. "Here's you room." She said, pushing open the door. I threw my stuff on one of the air mattresses.

"Mom, take the bed. Annabeth and I will take the air mattresses." I said. Annabeth tossed her bag on her air mattress. My mom walked into the room and put her duffel bag on her bed and started to unpack her stuff.

"Can I go..." I started to ask my mom.

"Yes, Percy, you can go." Mom replied, smiling. She's the best mom in the world.

"I love you, mom."

"I love you to, Percy."