A/N: NEW STORY! Yay! Okay, I will honestly try and not make this cliché. If it becomes like that, please, PLEASE, let me know! Okay, let's give this a whirl.

The Giant War- it had officially ended a month ago, ironically, on August 18th, just like the last war. Many campers, from both camps, had been killed in combat, and just like with the previous war, the camp's bead was one that commemorated the fallen. Among the fallen were Octavian, Connor Stoll, Pollux (Mr. D's other son) and Reyna. There were many, many more, but these were some of the few that Percy and Annabeth had known for quite well. Jason and Piper had moved to Camp Jupiter, as well as Leo, so that Jason could reclaim his position of Praetor in Reyna's place- and well, Piper and Leo just couldn't leave him, they were, after all, a team. Frank, Hazel and Nico had all decided to stay at Camp Half Blood- Frank and Hazel saying they wanted to be there for Percy, Nico just not ready to return to the Underworld after his traumatic experience in Tartarus.

Percy and Annabeth, however, were a different story. Like Nico, they were traumatized. They spent almost two weeks in Tartarus and honestly- they were broken. They were very skinny and pale, with dark heavy bags under their eyes- all due to the annual nightmares the two shared, waking up in cold sweats, thinking that the other was dead. They tried to talk to Nico, but Nico couldn't help them- he was a son of Hades, his experience wasn't as bad as theirs- still bad, but not nearly as bad.

The camp knew that it wasn't Percy and Annabeth's faults, but their nightly occurrences of screaming was beginning to wear them down. The campers were becoming more and more tired, and they were all beginning to look like they belonged in the Hypnos cabin. Chiron had been receiving complaints from them, the younger campers mostly, but a few of the older ones as well- like Drew, saying their screaming was disrupting her beauty sleep. Chiron had to make a choice- send his two most prized demigods away for a while, so they can recuperate, or risk the safety of his campers.

It was a Sunday, the first Sunday in September, when Chiron had summoned both Percy Annabeth into his office. The two walked slowly, like zombies, to his office, living off of only a few hours of sleep. As they sat down in the dusty chairs in Chiron's office, they sighed.

"Hello. How are you doing?" Chiron asked, knowing that the next few minutes were going to be rough.

"Really Chiron? How's it going? I think we all know how it's going." Annabeth yawned.

"Yes…I know, just trying to start the conversation." Chiron said.

"You've never been one foe conversation starters, Chiron. Now, what exactly do you want?" Percy snorted.

"Ah, yes. Well, you two, this, I'm afraid, is going to be a terribly awkward conversation. I know it's not your faults, but, some of the other campers, they've been well…complaining." Chiron started.

"About what?" Annabeth asked, sitting up straighter.

"About you two…and you're frequent nightmares. Now, I know there is nothing you can do to control them, but…well, you've seen it. The whole camp looks like they're dead on their feet. They've asked me to fix it… And let me reassure you, I really don't want to do this." Chiron continued.

"You're kicking us out." Percy interjected. Annabeth's eyes widened, her eyes filled with rage.

"What?!" Annabeth yelled.

"Annabeth, Percy, let me assure you this is for the best." Chiron started, before he was cut off.

"How is it best, Chiron? I've lived here practically my whole life! This is my home! You can't just kick me-us-out! We're the leaders!" Annabeth yelled, outraged.

"Annabeth, please, calm down. Come on, just…let Chiron explain himself. Maybe it'll make sense. And besides, we haven't been very leader-y lately, anyways." Percy said, rubbing his temples, as if he had a headache. Annabeth considered Percy's words before sitting back down in her chair. Chiron sighed.

"Percy makes an excellent point. And besides, Annabeth, you've seen them. They're so tired. What if a monster attacked? They'd be too tired to even pick up their swords, let alone think of a strategy to fight it. And anyways, you two need a break. You've been non-stop action adventure since you were 12 years old. Give it a rest, even if it's just for a little while." Chiron further explained himself.

Annabeth and Percy sighed simultaneously, before Annabeth asked, "Where would we go?"

"You're going to Percy's house. I called his mother last night, she should be here in an hour." Chiron answered her.

"Well, at least we'll be close to camp." Percy sighed.

"Exactly. Oh, and um… Sally and I talked about this…we agreed that in order to even further take your minds off of…that place…we thought it would be a good idea if you two earned you high school diplomas." Chiron said.

"What?! You mean…I have to go back to Goode?! We have to go to Goode?!" Percy yelled, outraged.

"Yes, Percy, you're going back to Goode- the both of you. But just think about it, when you two want to start getting jobs, starting a family, you're going to want a diploma- not many places will accept you if you don't have your diploma. Really, it's a good thing." Chiron explained, trying to be level headed.

"I know…it's just…oh never mind. You said my mom would be here in an hour?" Percy asked. Chiron nodded. "Okay, we'll go pack and say good bye to our friends." Percy sighed.

"Believe me, you two, it's for the best." Chiron told them as they exited his office.

The two hung their heads low as they walked off to their respective cabins. Percy didn't pack much- just his clothes and his tooth brush- after all, they were going to his house, where he lived. Annabeth, however, had to pack everything. She packed her clothes, her books, her toiletries- everything. She was numb- the majority of her life was spent at Camp Half Blood, and now she was being sent away.

Annabeth and Percy met up at the dinning pavilion, sitting at Poseidon's table.

"Percy, what are we going to do?" Annabeth asked, worriedly.

"We're going to go to my house, go to Goode, probably dealing with some people that could pass as monsters, as well as monsters, graduate, and then come back here." Percy said unenthusiastically.

"Yeah…I guess. Come on, let's go say good-bye." Annabeth said, standing up. The two found Frank, Hazel and Nico outside the Hades cabin- talking about Mythomagic.

"Guys…we're leaving." Annabeth said.

"What?" Hazel asked.

"We're leaving. Chiron thinks it best if we go for a while and just cool down." Percy said. Hazel was shocked, her mouth wide open, tears welling in her eyes. Frank's eyes had widened and Nico's eyebrows were raised. Hazel stood up and hugged both Percy and Annabeth. When she pulled away, Frank stood up, as well as Nico.

"I'm going to miss you. We're going to miss you." Hazel said, a few tears escaping her tear ducts.

"Don't worry, Hazel. Just IM us- and we'll be back on Thanksgiving Break before you know it." Percy reassured her.

"Percy! Annabeth! Come on, your mother is here!" Chiron yelled from Half Blood Hill.

"Bye." Percy said quietly as he and Annabeth walked side by side down the hill, and into Sally's car.


Percy, Annabeth and Sally arrived back at Sally's apartment at around 4 in the afternoon, where Percy devoted as much energy as he could spare to helping Annabeth get comfortable in the guest bedroom. After she was all settled in, Sally and Paul ordered pizza from the place down the street. The couple dinned and then went to Percy's room- Sally left them alone, knowing they probably weren't very happy with being 'kicked out' of camp. A few hours later, around 9:30 or so, Sally saw Annabeth trudging across the hall into her 'room', saying she was calling it a night. Sally stayed up for a long while, until at least midnight, when she heard a scream. An awful, gut wrenching, scream- coming from Percy's room. She jumped up and sprinted to her little boy's room, only to discover that Annabeth was already there. Sally, not having been noticed yet, backed out of the doorway, and stood in the hall, listening to their quiet murmurs.

"You…you were dead…in my arms and, and I was carrying you out of the elevator, and I didn't even know you were dead, until, until Jason ripped you out of my arms. And, and Frank, and Nico, and Leo and even Hazel had to hold me back. And, and Piper had to charm speak me to calm me down, and, instead of being smart, I, I jumped back into the elevator, went back down and, and I just died. I just died, Annabeth." Percy said through sobs, hyperventilating a little.

"Shh…hey, shh. That didn't happen, it didn't happen, it was just a nightmare. You're okay, I'm alive, you're alive and we're in your mom's apartment, safe. Okay? Come on now, shh." Annabeth soothed Percy.

"But that's the thing, it was, it was all so real. And, and the fact that it actually could've happened, was so, so…scary." Percy explained.

"But it didn't happen. Okay? Now come on, we have to get some sleep, okay? Shh…I'm going to go to my room, will you be okay? Alright, goodnight, Percy." Annabeth said, getting up off of his bed. But by then, Sally was already in her room with Paul, crying herself to sleep.

Good? Bad? I know, short. But all first chapters are short, right? Don't worry. I'm really psyched for this story. And for fans of my DBZ story, don't worry you'll get your update soon. Bye!