A/N: Hello again! I was too eager to put off the next chapter so here it is. Hope you like it!

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Annabeth

It was a long time before Annabeth, Jason, Piper and Leo arrived at the Roman camp, but the previous delays for even begging the journey were even worse.

"We should have left two days ago! How long does it take to find the darn problem with the ship?" Annabeth was growing impatient with every passing minute.

"When you've gone through every little piece of metal on this large ship, found the problem and fixed it, then tell me how long it takes. I'm sure you would be much faster than me even though you didn't build it!" Leo remarked, fed up with her lack of patience.

Annabeth was taken by surprise, and was immediately disappointed in herself for yelling at him, for something that he had no control over. "Leo, I'm sorry. I just really want to see Percy again. I was just taking my frustration out on you, I shouldn't have, I'm sorry."

"Nah, that's OK. I can't blame you. You two were really close, you and Percy, huh" He replied.

She smiled "Yeah, we were."

Just then Jason came in with a big grin on his face. "They found it!"

"Who? Found what?" Annabeth looked up confused by his sudden outburst.

"A girl from the Hephaestus cabin. She found the problem; they're all there now, working on it. They said the ship should be ready in a couple of hours." Jason was obviously excited by the fact of returning home.

Annabeth couldn't help breaking into a broad grin. "Oh, that's wonderful!"

"Well I'd better go and help them. They'll never get it going without my help." Leo said jumping up and running past Jason and through the door. Not long after Leo came back embarrassed. "So, um where did you say they were?" Jason and Annabeth couldn't help cracking up, and whenever they tried to compose themselves they would look back at Leo's failed attempt at not looking embarrassed and start laughing all over again. By the time they had stopped, Leo looked rather annoyed but was still smiling at his own stupidity.

"Sorry man, um, there down the hall turn left then into the east hall way to the right." Jason said trying hard not to smile. Annabeth wasn't doing so well and could hardly supress her laughing.

"Thanks, thanks a lot. Some friends you turned out to be" He muttered as he left. Once he was out of ear shot they burst out laughing again.

They calmed down, but not before getting cramps in their sides. "I think I'll go and pack the rest of my stuff." Said Annabeth.

"Ok, I've just got to check up on some stuff. See you back here in an hour." He replied as he left the room.

"Yeah, see ya" She said

(Time has passed)

"Do you think they'll attack us any way?" Piper asked as they closed in on the camp.

"Well I should hope not, but I can't promise anything" Replied Jason "Romans are very suspicious and they wouldn't hesitate to attack if they thought their camp was in danger."

"Well that's reassuring" Piper said sarcastically.

As they slowly descended Annabeth, who was standing out on the bow or the prow of the ship (The front or the deck), could just make out the small figures of the Romans and could only hope that Percy was among them.

"Thank you for flying with 'The happy dragon'" Leo's voice was being projected through the microphone up at the wheel of the ship. "I am Leo Valdez your awesome captain. Have a lovely day and try not to be killed by Romans. In case this does happen, be assured that I will not take any responsibility what so ever. Over and out." Annabeth cracked a smile and went back inside with Jason and Piper.

Jason went out first; they could hear all the commotion from outside and listened for when they were to come out. When their names were called out they would jump down and smile and wave at the Romans, like Jason had suggested before he left, but Annabeth knew that she couldn't do this, instead she could only manage not to attack them, even though it was her first impulse. As she looked on, scanning the crowd, she finally spotted him. Windblown, jet black hair, sea green eyes and arms thrown across the shoulders of two Romans, a girl with curly brown hair and golden eyes and a boy with a baby face and an army stile haircut. Percy.

She beamed and ran toward him, ignoring everyone else. He smiled and opened his arms. Annabeth ran straight into them, relief, anger and joy all welling up inside of her. They stayed that way for a while, just holding each other, until Percy broke away and gave her a kiss.

"I missed you" He whispered in her ear.

"I missed you more" She said tears of joy running down her face. He smiled and wiped them away.

"No, I'm afraid I missed you more." And he planted another kiss on her cheek. Then a girl in a purple bed sheet interrupted them.

"I'm sorry to interrupt but we have a matter at hand that we need to discuss in private" She said eyeing the crowd. "I would like all Greeks and senior senators to meet in one hour. Everyone else back to training." She commanded.