Okay, here I go, with another story. I try my best, but forgive me if I am not too good. Thank you…

Annabeth POV

"Get out!"

"What?" Chiron is standing in front of me, looking furious. We are in the amphitheater, me and him and Percy and the rest of the camp. Those two words shock me.

"Get out!" He says again.

"Of where?" I reply, somewhat scared by his attitude.

"Of this camp! You two aren't wanted! Not after what you've done!" He says, pointing to me and Percy.

"What?" I try to mask my shock. How did he know? I look down at my stomach, which has grown significantly. My other thoughts go out to Silena. She found out and I panicked. I couldn't let anyone know. But anything I have done is futile now...

"Fine then, have it your way!" Words cannot describe my anger right now. I reach for my knife, only to remember its last location; embedded in Silena's throat. I take Percy's hand and storm off. We are halfway across the camp before I turn around.

"Is anyone with us? Does anybody care?" I turn to the onlookers, who have been silent until then. Jason, Piper, Leo, The Stolls, Katie Gardener. They all step forward. Seething with rage, my eyes burn in to the rest of the crowd. They were my family! I never thought I would have to leave. I retrieve my knife, then head to my cabin and pack my bags quickly. Time to begin a new life…

Two Days Later…

The windscreen wipers on our stolen (Borrowed, according to Percy) Prius slice away, attempting to clear a path through the rain. Percy drives, I ride shotgun. We've been doing this for two days now. Driving. Running. Hiding. We don't know where we're going; all we know is that it has to be far, far away. It's the middle of the night. Two cars are behind us, and knowing their passengers is one of the few things that reassure me. I lean my head on the window, trying to sleep. But a part of me doesn't want to sleep. Sleep will only remind me of the past I've been trying to forget, the faces I've been trying to forget. Chiron. Grover. Nico. I can't believe they didn't take our…

"You were thinking about them again, weren't you?" His voice breaks into my thoughts.

I smile. How does he read me so well? "How did you know?"

"I know you."

"Don't worry about them. You've got us." He pats my stomach.

"But still…" He silences me by putting a finger to my lips, and then removes it to kiss me. I only wish this moment would last forever. But it doesn't.

Percy's walkie-talkie (demigod alternative to phones) blares, with the familiar voice of Leo Valdez.

"Yo, Percy!"

"Yeah, what is it Leo?" He replies, with a very subtle hint of annoyance.

"My stomach's growling like a Maeonian drakon! Can we stop for some 'za?"

Percy sighs.

"I guess. There's a Dominos in like 50 k's (I use metric), can you wait?"

Leo gives an even bigger sigh.

"I guess." Even when he's annoyed, he annoys me.

"What is it?" Percy says.

"Nothing…" Leo's mischievous tone is definitely coming through.

"Ah fuck it, there's a motel there too. We can stop for the night." Percy gives in.

"Yes!" Even through the walkie-talkie, you can hear his triumphance.

"You hear that, guys?" Percy now addresses the Stolls and Katie.

"Loud and clear, Seaweed Brain!" One of the twins.

"Hey, that's Annabeth's name, okay?"

I turn around and kiss him.

"Ugh, try and make out quietly." Jason says while shifting in to the lane on our left.

I grab the walkie-talkie from Percy. "Like we can't see you guys do it." I look over Percy, and, sure enough, they're in the backseat. Leo looks thrilled to be driving.

Everyone chuckles. It's easy to forget after all we've done, but we're still just teenagers.

"Okay, shut up now guys, I wanna get to sleep." I say. And I mean it. After this, I think I can sleep a little easier. Now that I have my friendzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…

When Percy wakes me up, I see something I haven't seen in a while. Lights. We park in front of a 24/7 Dominos Pizza, and the others pull in beside us. They pile out of their respective cars, looking tired as ever. Jason has a lipstick mark on his jaw. We enter the shop and make our order. As we wait for them to come, we talk strategy. What are we going to do? As Percy goes to the phone booth to call his Mom, we devise somewhat of a plan.

"For now, we should lay low." Katie suggests.

"That sounds like a very good idea. How are we going to do it, though?" Ugh, Jason is SUCH a skeptic sometimes.

"Find a more permanent place to stay. Permanent, but temporary, so we can leave fast." Leo adds, finally making a somewhat valuable contribution to a discussion. Unfortunately, the rest of the group don't see it that way.

"How can a place be permanent, yet temporary?"

"I think I see his point." I butt in.

"But where would we go?"

"I don't know?" I hadn't really thought about that.

Piper shifts uncomfortably, like she's keeping something from us.

"Well... you might be able to stay at my place..." Piper speaks up.

"Why didn't you say so, Pipes?" Leo puts an arm around her shoulder. The happy atmosphere returns, at the same time as the pizzas.

We finish our pizzas, combat the rain, and dig some blankets out of our cars. Not exactly luxurious, but it'll have to do. Percy and I stretch out on the backseat together, listening to the pitter-patter of the rain on our car roof. We lie there, and eventually he nods off. I rest my head on his chest, listening to his steady breathing. It is one of the few things I can rely on. We may have been betrayed, but there is one thing I have left. Hope. Things WILL get better, I am sure of it. I may have been betrayed by home, but one thing is true. I will always have somebody to lean on.

BOOOOOOOOOM! I finished my first chapter of my new story! Please tell me if you like it, I really did try my best. Unlike all my past stories, which have either been bleak or just plain stupid, this one follows a serious but happy tone. Please feel free to criticize or give tips, I just feel like I deserve reviews. Anyways, hope you love it, I sure enjoyed writing it.