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Chapter 1

Everything was not going ok for Percy. He stumbled over to Thalia's tree like he was drunk. When he saw Annabeth running over to him, he cursed. She can't find out, she can't find out! He screamed mentally in his mind. He straightened up even though his back was suffering.

"Hey Annabeth!" Percy greeted with a hint of fake cheerfulness.

But the truth was, Percy was happy. It had been a long time since he bad seen Annabeth and the camp. It was just that damn scar...

"Hey Percy!" Annabeth smiled at him, but then the smile faded to uncertainty when she saw his posture. "Are you ok?"

Straighten up! Percy thought desperately in his mind. He did.

"Yeah," Percy lied. "I'm fine. Just really tired. Yesterday I got too excited and only got an hour's sleep."

Annabeth knew something was wrong with her boyfriend once she saw him. His back, usually kind of slouched, was now straightened like he was hiding something. And then there was his sentence. He had gotten used to not sleeping for a long time during the war. So why was he lying?

"Are you sure?" Annabeth repeated.

"Yup," Percy replied with a forced grin.

"Ok..."

Percy noticed Annabeth's unbelieving tone and he slightly panicked. The words of his attacker haunted him. 'Or maybe... Your girlfriend?' He shook slightly, and she could feel him tremble a tiny bit.

"Are you cold?" Annabeth asked.

"I should be the one asking you that," Percy replied.

Instead of punching him, Annabeth laughed. She had missed his sense of humor. Her question was forgotten, as they caught up with how things were going.

Chiron met them at the Big House. He smiled when he saw Percy.

"Percy my boy," Chiron greeted, and then noticed his shivering. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah," Percy repeated his lie to his mentor. "I'm fine."

Chiron looked unsure but nodded. "Then get settled in. Tomorrow you'll start activities. I'm glad you're back. Annabeth here has been missing you alot so I'll give you two time to catch up."

Percy sighed in relief, making Annabeth think that he was happy because he could skip activities for one day. But she couldn't be fooled. She didn't comment, and he was happy about that. If he could fool his mentor, he could fool almost anyone.

Together, they both walked to the beach. Along the way, Percy waved to his friends who had fought in the Titan war. He was glad to be home. Second home, but a home nonetheless.

"So Percy,' Annabeth said when they sat down on the sand. "How's school?"

Percy answered with triumph. "I haven't been kicked out yet. Well I destroyed the cafeteria but I'm fine. You?"

Annabeth laughed as she heard that Percy had destroyed the cafeteria.

"Well," Annabeth started. "Unlike you, I haven't destroyed anything. And then I designed these buildings..."

Percy zoned out after that and began thinking other thoughts. But no matter what he thought about, he kept on thinking about the scar. And then back to what Annabeth was talking about. And then back to the scar again.

"Are you listening to me?" Annabeth asked Percy.

Those were the first words Percy heard when he snapped his attention back to Annabeth. The first words that didn't have to do with 'stupid Apollo statue he wanted me to build.'

"Uh... Yeah?" Percy said with a question mark at the end.

Annabeth punched Percy's arm playfully, and noticed that she didn't get hurt like she usually did. Maybe I punched him too soft, she thought with a confused frown.

"What's wrong?" Percy asked her.

"Nothing," Annabeth muttered.

Annabeth was still thinking about it, when Percy decided it was a great idea to splash some water on her for fun. His only excuse was to say 'blame my ADHD,' but she had ADHD too.

"Oh my gods," a dripping wet Annabeth glared at Percy. "You're dead Seaweed Brain!"

That, I am, Percy thought to himself as Annabeth unsheathed her dagger. She didn't know that his curse of Achilles was gone. So he'll have to try and hide all the bruises she might inflict on him when he does something wrong... Like now for example. She tackled and pinned him to the floor.

"Aww," one of Aphrodite's daughters took a photograph.

Annabeth forgot all about the wave. She stormed over to the Aphrodite kid and snatched the camera in her hands.

"You are so sick minded," Annabeth threw the camera at Percy, who caught it. "It's called tackling someone to the ground!"

"Tacos?" The daughter of Aphrodite looked confused.

"Just go."

Percy ignored the loud voices and was figuring out what to do with the camera. He looked at all the pictures and gagged. Of course all the pictures of celebrities were there. Ripped shirts with swimming trunks were for the guys. Girls with short revealing dresses stood out. He threw the camera away in disgust and Annabeth caught it this time.

"Aphrodite's kids are really-" Annabeth turned on the camera and looked at the pictures while talking.

Making a small fake gagging noise, Annabeth threw the camera into the ocean, where the sea churned as if saying 'no littering!'

"Sorry Poseidon," Annabeth whispered.

"People don't throw rubbish at owls!" Percy protested.

Annabeth mused over the thought, while Percy waited for her reply.

"They actually do sometimes," Annabeth replied. "But they shouldn't."

Percy nodded, and it was only when the conversation about owls stopped, when he remembered the necklace. He rummaged inside his pocket.

"Oh yeah," Percy said and hid the necklace behind his back. "I got you something."

Annabeth smiled as Percy out the necklace in her hand. It was beautiful. A small owl was in the middle of the golden chain. And not just any owl, it was grey. It had felt cold in his hands, but when she touched it, it became the slightest bit warmer.

"Can you do it for me?" Annabeth asked.

Annabeth gave the necklace back to Percy. He unclasped it and held the sides as he placed it around her neck. When he was done adjusting the owl in the middle, he clasped it. She fingered the owl which was above her camp T-shirt collar.

"Thank you," Annabeth said with sincerity, unlike Thalia, who had once grabbed a present while forgetting to say thank you. "How much did it cost?"

"Only you would ask that question," Percy said with a crooked grin. "A hundred bucks; I didn't really see the price actually."

"And only you could miss the price."

But Annabeth was touched. She snuggled up closer to Percy.

"You know it's not nighttime right?" Percy interrupted the peaceful moment.

"And you just ruined the moment," Annabeth retorted.

"Oops..."

Tranquil silence once again washed over them as the waves crashed peacefully over the rocks.

"It's actually going to be afternoon soon," Percy blurted out randomly.

Annabeth saved her breath by not commenting on Percy's severe case of ADHD. The conch horn blew, signaling lunch time for the campers.

"Come on," Percy said, eager to eat.

Annabeth rolled her eyes, but let her boyfriend drag her to the dining pavilion.

A/N: Hope this chapter is good for you people. This story isn't going to be completely Hurt/Comfort; I'll add humor too sometimes. Thanks for all the ideas and support as well!