Hey! I am back! This is the sequel to Camp Half Titan, so if you haven't read that, read it first please! :D It would mean alot to me :/ Co-written with TeamPiper.
AJ's POV:
I step out of my car, and look at my new home for two months. I let out a huge sigh I have been holding in for about a year. I feel weird, like something's opened up inside me. I turn around and face my mom. She's smiling, but her eyes are sad to see me go.
"Bye, mom!" I say as I pull my magic backpack out of the backseat.
"Bye! Love you!" she says back and I swear I could almost detect tears, "Have a good summer!" She drives away, and I run to my cabin as fast as I can. I swing the door open and jump up onto my bunk. I lay there for a few minutes, soaking everything in.
I remember all the memories flooding back from last year. My first quest. My first kiss. My first witness of death. I shudder at the memory of the spear entering her heart. The image of blood, the color red, flooded my vision. I turn away, hoping to get away from it. But it follows me. Having enough, I get up. I needed to be around people right now.
I walk out of my cabin, looking for Emma. She should be here now. I think it's her when the weight crashes onto my shoulders, but, alas my hope is gone.
"You've lost your reflexes over the year," Arianna says, as I attempt to shove her off.
She falls, but puts her hand on the ground, and flips back onto her feet with a backwards hand spring. She landed in a perfect crouch, her knees bent and one hand on the ground. She gets up, and dusts dirt off her knees.
"Hi," I say as rudely as possible.
She just rolls her eyes and walks over.
We walk to the dining pavilion, and see Lo and Alan, two sons of Kronos, gathered, talking to a few friends.
"Hey, man," I say to Lo, making a fist, and doing our handshake: Grabbing hands, coming in for a chest bump, then pulling away.
Arianna snickers, "Guy hug!" she mutters in a sing-songy voice under her breath. We both glare at her, but she simply shrugs it off.
Alan turns around to us, and Arianna blushes.
"Come on, AJ," Lo says. "Lets let these two lovebirds catch up," He winks.
Alan blushed and turned away slightly, trying not to smile. "When have Ari and I ever liked each other?" He asks.
"See, you already have a nickname for her!" Lo retorts, grinning and leaning back slightly, her voice conveying mock shock.. "Yup! See you later, Ari." We run as she pulls her knife on us.
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We walk up Camp Half-Titan Rock, watching the demi-Titans pour out of cars.
I smile as I see two black headed girls jump out of a black jeep. I run to Emma, pulling her in for a hug. Emma smiles and hugs me back.
"Ahem," Raina clears her throat, standing there with her arms crossed.
"Oh, yeah!" I say, letting go of Emma. "The annual beginning of camp upside-down hold!" I grab Raina's legs, and lift her upside down. This is some ceremony we came up with, cause she was so small. The blood rushes to her face, flushing it a crimson-rosy color. I set her down after about a minute, as the blood drains from her face.
I walk to the back of the jeep, pulling their bags out. As we walk to the Oceanus cabin, Emma plants a kiss on my cheek.
When I set their things down, I put my arms around Emma's neck, and put my lips on her forehead. I can't help but noticing how much taller she has gotten since last summer, almost reaching me in height. Somehow, this bothered me. I mean, come on, I was the guy! Shouldn't I be taller? If she surpassed me in height, well, I wouldn't be a happy camper.
Our moment is ruined by the conch horn in the distance, signaling the homecoming dinner.
We walked over, talking and laughing. The pavilion was already filled with people when we enter. They laugh and talk and catch up with friends. I smiled, it feels like home.
As I eat my hamburger, I see Helios walk into Pavilion, and pull out a piece of paper.
"The following demi-Titans report into the Kronos cabin: Alexander Jacobs, Emma Jones, Arianna Lee. Alan Verucci, Lore Trenmon. That is all," Helios says, and I stand up, holding Emma's hand.
"No!" Raina shouts, jumping onto my shoulders.
"Rainy, we'll be right out," Emma says, pulling her off. Raina was apparently really strong and had a good death grip on my shoulder because Emma had to wrest her from my shoulders.
"Yea, Helios?" I say as Helios, the camp director, walks into the Kronos cabin.
"I have been Arke Messaged by Chiron, the director of the Camp Half Blood. The camp that Percy Jackson went to. You have another quest. This will require you to go there, and find their five chosen ones."
"C-chosen ones?" I ask.
"The ones... destined to destroy the titans."
"Wait" Lo says, stepping up, "How do we know who they are, and if they are the right ones?"
"Well, you see..." Helios begins. "Phoebe sent Katie Beth a dream, that they were, and where they are located."
"So, how do we-" I begin, getting cut off.
"Getting there will be easy. The Titan army... now that is the hard part."
"What do you mean?" I ask.
"See, they have set up defenses all over North America, blocking the camps from Olympus. Last I heard, they wiped the Aztec gods' camp off the map."
"Um... there are Aztec gods too?"
"Nevermind, lets drop that," He says nervously, fidgeting slightly and looking anywhere else put us. "There are 10 chosen leaders. You all, and the 5 demigods."
"Okay," Arianna says calmly. My head is buzzing with a million questions.
"You all will leave tomorr-"
"Wait, what about Raina?" Emma asks, her voice defiant, "I refuse to leave her."
"Emma, she will help fight if needed. I will make sure she is safe at all times." Helios says. "Now, off to bed!" I realize it is 9:00.
As I lay in my boxers on my bed, I try to process my thoughts.
We are having a new quest. We are going to the other camp. Emma and I are dating… I think.
Agh, why can my life not be normal for once? I think as I drift off to sleep.
So far, returning back home had not been what I imagined.
So, how did you like it? Constructive Criticism is respected :D I love you all! If you read Camp Half Titan, please read this!
