One year after the TLO

Percy POV

"Bye mom, Paul thanks for the ride. Love you." I say as I grab my bag off the seat. My mom waves and pulls away from Long Island Beach. I look up at Half-Blood Hill and smile. I love this place; it's the only place I feel at home. I walk up the hill and look at my watch. Ten minutes before Annabeth will arrive. Annabeth, my girlfriend. I smile at the thought of seeing my Wise Girl after a month of not seeing her. She lives in New York, but with her work on Mount Olympus I hardly ever see her. I sigh and lay down next to the tree that once was Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus. I close my eyes and picture my girlfriend with her blonde curls and sparkling gray eyes.

"Percy!" I open my eyes in alarm, uncapping Riptide. What's going on! I sigh when I see the 'attacker'. Thalia is running towards me with full speed. When she reaches me she tackles me into a big hug. See Thalia is a hunter of Artemis so I never see her.

"Thalia! What in the world are you doing here?" I say pushing her off me so I can breathe. I stand up pulling her with me. I grab my blue bag and actually look at my friend. Thalia is wearing her usually black shirt with black jeans and her silver hunter's bow. Ah, some things never change.

"Well Artemis gave me a few days off to visit my dad and Annabeth." She says slinging her arm around my waist. I immediately look around to make sure no hunters are around. If any hunters or Artemis saw Thalia's arm around my waist I would be dead, no invincability
could save me. I walk towards my cabin still with Thalia while she's telling me about her recent adventures with the hunters.

"So are you and Annabeth still dating?" She asks as I throw my bag unto my bed. Oh my gods, I'm sure my face is at least a hundred different shades of red.

"I'll take that as a yes." She says cracking up laughing. I sigh. Annabeth, save me. Just then I hear a knock on my door and there stands my beautiful girlfriend.

"Wise Girl!" I say running over to her. When I reach her I pick her up and swing her around. I gently put her down and look at her closely. She was wearing a gray tank top with CHB on it and a pair of jean shorts with her beautiful hair pulled back into a ponytail as usual. She blushes and then notices Thalia in the corner of the room. I had forgotten she was even there until Annabeth blushed even more.

"Thals!" Annabeth says running over to her best friend. I smile and walk over to my bed and sit down. After a few minutes of the girls talk Thalia and Annabeth walk over to where I am. Annabeth lies down against my chest and Thalia stands next to my bed.

"Well Percy, I will be back to kick your butt tomorrow at sword fighting alright? I need to go talk to my dad anyway. Bye guys." She says waving goodbye as she walks out of the cabin. Annabeth turns to face me.

"Seaweed brain, I missed you so much." She says kissing my neck. She looks so beautiful staring at me with her amazing gray eyes.

"I missed you more Wise Girl." I say pulling her chin up with my finger. I press my lips to hers. As soon as they touch my brain melts into mush. She wraps her arms around my neck to deepen the kiss. After a few minutes someone clears their throat. I break away and blush a thousands shades of red. I look over at my door and see no one else then Malcolm, Annabeth's second in command and her step brother.

Annabeth's POV

Oh. My. Gods. Malcolm just caught Percy and me practically making out.

"Um, hey Malcolm how was your winter?" I say untangling myself from Percy. Percy moves so he just has his arm slung over my waist.

"Err... pretty good Annabeth. Sorry I interrupted Percy; see you guys at dinner ok? Bye." Malcolm says running out of the cabin. Crap, now I will have to explain why I was alone in Percy's cabin. I look over at my boyfriend and see he is blushing a deep red. I smile.

"How can you be smiling when your brother just caught us in my cabin alone?" Percy says staring at me like I have three heads.

"Well one; it was Malcolm he wont say anything he's scared of me. Two; I don't care, I missed my boyfriend and if I want to kiss you I will." I say kissing his nose. He grins and tries to lean in again to kiss me on my lips but I pull away at the last moment.

"Nope. It's almost dinnertime and I need to unpack in my cabin." I say standing up. I look back over at Percy and he is frowning at me.

"Love you Seaweed Brain, I'll see you at dinner." I say walking to the door.

"I love you too Wise Girl." He says waving at me as I walk out the door. I smile and head over to my cabin. I wave as I pass the Hades cabin and see Nico.

"Hey Nico." I don't even wait for a response and head straight to my cabin. Crap, I forgot about Malcolm. Well I have to deal with him sooner or later so I head straight in.

"Hey erm Annabeth." Malcolm says looking up and seeing me then looking down at the floor. I sigh. He's embarrassed about earlier, I mean so am I but hey it was an accident.

"Malcolm you need to look at me. I'm not mad at you so calm down." I say walking over to my bunk and pulling out my book.

"Ok, but Annabeth I am sorry. I should have knocked but….." He never finished that sentence. I throw my purple pillow and hit him straight in the jaw.

"I said I'm not mad, drop it." I say sighing and sinking back unto my bed.

"Drop what?" I look over and see Thalia. Crap.

"Nothing that concerns you Thals." I say giving up on reading. She gives me an "I don't believe you Annabeth Chase look".
"Annabeth lets go on a walk." She says walking over and pulling me out of my cabin. I look back at Malcolm hoping he would save me, but no he's too busy cracking up. I will get you for this Malcolm; I am Athena's favorite child I will prevail.

"What's up?" I say when she finally stops at the beach. Beach, it reminds me of Percy. Actually what doesn't remind me of Percy these days? It's been a long month.

"What was Malcolm dropping, and don't you dare lie to me." She says giving me dagger eyes. Someone help me, anyone? I sigh, nothing.

"Well he kind of caught me and Percy in his cabin making out." I say looking everywhere but my best friends eyes. She muffles a scream.

"How can you two be that stupid? Zeus save them." She says looking up towards the sky; then a big bang of thunder above. The conch horn blares in the distance signaling dinner. I'm saved, thank you Chiron. I stand up and start to walk towards the pavilion when someone comes up behind me. I pull out my dagger and face my attacker. I'm face to face with the scariest thing of all; my mother, Lady Athena.

Annabeth's POV

"Mom." I say looking behind her and seeing Thalia about to pass out in shock. Why in the world is my mother here at camp, she hates camp.

"Hello Annabeth." She says in her 'I'm going to kill you voice' I've only heard her use on Percy Jackson.

"What are you doing here at camp?" I say as quietly as possible. I look down and realize I still have my dagger out so I slip it in its sheath and put it in my waist of my shorts.

"Well I heard from Aphrodite that my son Malcolm caught you and sea spawn in his cabin earlier today." Crap. I lean around my mom and mouth to Thals 'Get Percy' she nods and speeds off towards cabin three.

"Well yeah, but it's not like we were doing anything just kissing mom." I say hoping Poseidon isn't with Percy now, or were both screwed.

"Annabeth Chase I told you, you could do so much better than him." She says radiating this scares me and everyone else. Just then I hear footsteps coming fast and furious behind me. Please be Percy, please be Percy.

"Annabeth! What's going on?" Percy says coming out he sees my mom and his eyes go wide with fright. I see him gulp, he bows down to her and then stands up walking over to me. He looks at me and mouths 'were screwed'. I nod and face my mom again.

"Lady Athena." Percy says as politely as possible. I sigh and wrap my arm around his waist to pull him closer to me.

"Get away from my daughter sea spawn." My mom spits out towards my boyfriend.

"Don't talk to him like that mom, I love him by you hurting him you hurt me." I say gripping Percy's waist tighter. Just then a bright light flashes and I pull my head into Percy's chest as he looks away. I look back and see no other than Aphrodite, Goddess of Love standing next to Athena looking mad.

"Athena leave my favorite couple since Romeo and Juliet alone." I can almost physically see Percy rolling his eyes.

"Percy, Annabeth why aren't you at dinner? Err um Hello Lady Aphrodite, Lady Athena." Chiron says coming into view. He looks over at Percy and I and I send his a look that says 'get us out of here'! He nods and looks back at the two Goddesses.

"Percy, Annabeth its time for dinner head to the pavilion this instant." We nod and run in a dead sprint towards the dinning pavilion. When Percy and I enter the pavilion we get a lot of odd looks. Why? I look down and realize my arm is still wrapped around his waist. I blush and untangle myself from my boyfriend and walk over to the Athena table.

"Where were you?" Malcolm says looking at his plate of spaghetti. I sigh and look over to the beach. No mom or Aphrodite must have finally left.

"One word Malcolm. Don't ever tell mom about your relationships." I say taking a bit of a roll that the Naiads had brought me. I sigh and look over at Percy. He's just looking at his glass of; I'm guessing, blue coke. Malcolm's eyes go wide.

"Mom found out? Oh Gods, and Percy's still alive?" I look over at him and nod weakly.

"Barely." Is all I say before Chiron comes in starting his boring annual speech I've heard so many times I could give it myself. I look over and see Percy's gone, and then a single piece of paper was in front of me. I sigh and open it up. Wise Girl, tonight the beach 12pm? I love you. Seaweed Brain. I sigh and grab a pen from my pocket and write on the back of it. Seaweed brain, I'll be there. I love you. Wise Girl. I gave it to an owl and sent it off.