Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters they belong to the author Rick Riordan, some characters are made up, but the main character all belong to him. No copyright infringement intended just having fun.

It had been about six weeks since the battle ended, and I was more than happy to be relaxing. Both Annabeth and I were back at camp for the remainder of the year. I know I should be excited that camp enrollment is back up, and there is a half-blood claimed every day, but still nothing is the same without a quest.

"Percy, are you coming."

I was so far into my own thoughts I completely forgot about Annabeth standing there.

"Yeah, where are we going again?" She had told me before, but I could not remember.

"Remember, Chiron said we could go into the city today and go see a movie."I wanted to say no, but we've been on the rocks lately and anything could send her off.

"Oh yeah, are Grover and Juniper coming?" I knew it was a stupid question, how was a tree nymph going to see a movie?

"No seaweed brain, just us." She pulled me in for a kiss, which I happily replied too.

We broke much to my dislike, but she pulled me along by hand to the Camp Half-Blood car. Argus was already waiting, but I showed him my license and he looked happy not to have to leave. Since last summer, Chiron had gotten a small Prius, much to the liking of Grover. Being very gentlemen like I opened the door for Annabeth, and then got in the driver's seat push off.

I only knew of about five theatres, but I knew there had to be dozens. I was contemplating which one to go to when Annabeth yelled, " Percy, look out!"

I did not even see him, but he was in the middle of the road. I swerved just in time and stopped the car. I ran out the boy looked about my age with brown shaggy hair. He was scrawny and bleeding everywhere, we weren't far from camp, but no mortal could get in. I knew just where to take him, "Annabeth, get his other side help me put him in the car."

We both lifted and in under five minutes we were on our way.

" Where are we going Percy?"

"My mom's house."

In the last six weeks my mom and Paul had bought a house, and she was pregnant.

We were racing through the back roads and the mass in the back seat was moaning. We arrived and pulled him out of the back, and up the stairs of the house. I rang the door bell, please mom be home.

She was, " Percy what…,who is this."

I had no time to answer we dragged him onto the couch and I ran to get the medicine kit. He was still moaning on the couch and Annabeth and I proceeded to take off his shirt to assess the damage. For being so small he was very muscular, but what he had in muscle was covered in blood.

I handed Annabeth the washcloth and she began slowly wiping the blood off his chest and stomach. There were claw marks and teeth marks all on his front side. The only conclusion I had was that a monster attacked him.

"Annabeth look at these marks, maybe he is a half-blood?"

"I really don't know, but get me a new cloth."

I went to the kitchen to get a cloth when I heard Annabeth let off a low shriek. By this time my mom had already gotten Paul and we were gathered around the boy. I saw what set her off, he didn't have a belly button.

" Oh my…" I was cut short by my mom who screamed, not because of his lack of a belly button, but because the extent of his injuries.

" Percy, help me!" My mom instructed us to carry him upstairs to the bathroom. She stripped him down to his boxers and put him in the tub. The shower head was detachable so she brought it down washing out his wounds. When it looked like he was mostly clean, Paul and I carried him back downstairs and onto the couch again.

My mom bandaged him up, and told me to get some of my clothes Annabeth followed me up the stairs.

" What is he?" Annabeth spoke quietly.

" I don't know, but we need to get him to Chiron."

We both agreed on this and we picked out a pair of jeans, and an older Camp Half-Blood shirt. When we returned down stairs, my mom gently put the clothes on the boy. After about an hour he came to, but he didn't have enough strength to stand up.

" What's your name?" My mom's soothing voice seemed very calming for him.

" My name…I think it's Noah."

"What do you mean you think?" I sounded shrewder than I meant.

" It's what the woman used to call me, but she barely let me speak, I just learned."

" Learned what?" Annabeth was not butting in.

" She taught me fighting and language, but mostly fighting."

" What kind of fighting." I sounded stupid, but it needed to be asked.

" Sword battle." He reached for his pair of pant that he was wearing in, and pulled out a lighter. He lit it and from it came a long, three foot, celestial bronze sword.

" But, how….?" I was more confused than Annabeth seemed to be, but we both gave each other side ward glances. There was a silence, but I finally asked.

"Who was this lady, and how did you get away?"

"She told me to call her C., and I didn't escape she said it was time and sent me here, and if I am correct I should be in New York."

" Rest now, Noah, tomorrow you can tell all about yourself." My mom's voice was final.

Annabeth and I both agreed it was time for us to sleep as well, we sent an iris message to Nico telling him to tell Chiron we had an emergency and would be back the next day. I showed Annabeth to my room she would sleep on my bed and I on the floor.

" Good night, Percy." She kissed me and slinked under my covers.

" Good night." But she was gone before I could say it.

It was dark and all around me water dripped. This water didn't make me feel powerful, it made me feel weak, hopeless. In the center of what looked to be a cavern was a boy, he looked of 16, and as I stepped closer I saw it was Noah. "Percy, help me." His voice was weak, but I heard him. I reached out my hand to help him, and as our eyes met I was now starring into the golden eyes of Kronos. I let go and I saw Noah fall back into the darkness. I awoke breathing hard, Annabeth was staring at me.

"Not again, Percy what was it?"

"I'll tell you in the morning." My breathing was still labored, and I was shuddering.

Annabeth got out of my bed and sat next to me rubbing my shoulders, "its ok." Her words didn't help me. She stood up with my hand in hers, making me stand as well.

"Lay down." I could only obey her and I lay down in my bed it was warm and safe.

"You are not sleeping on the floor." I told her.

"I'm not seaweed brain."

She then did the unexpected; she lay down with me and snuggled in next to me. She took my arm and placed it over her and I was in complete bliss. We both went back to sleep together.