A/N- Hi again! Sorry it took a bit over a week to update, I'm just so good at procrastinating! I could even write a book….Ehhh maybe later.
Thank you so much for your reviews! I hope you enjoy this chapter!
DISCLAIMER- I do not own Percy Jackson, Young Justice, or Warner Bros… Even though it would be spectacular if I did. :D
So without any further adieu, I give you…
Chapter Two
Percy's P.O.V.
BEEP BEEP BEEP! I groan as I slam the snooze button and wrap the blankets tighter around me. I catch a glance at the clock, and it read 4:30 AM. Now why on Olympus would I set my alarm this early?
"Holy schist! The anniversary!" I exclaimed, trying to throw my covers off, but instead I get even more tangled and fall to the ground with a thump. I fly to my feet and detach myself from the covers. I get dressed like lightning while glimpsing at the clock to see how much time I have left. Not a lot, but I'll make it… Hopefully. I didn't have enough time to brush my hair, so I quickly ran a hand through it, ducked behind my bunk to grab the picnic basket, and burst through the door.
I was about to start making my way to the Athena Cabin, but then I remembered that I had to set up, so, in mid-stride, I switched directions and dashed to the shoreline spot I had picked yesterday. When I finished, I shot back towards camp, not even taking a second glance at what I put together.
I was sprinting like a crazy person all the way across the field to Cabin Six. I was nearly halfway there when someone opened the door to the Athena Cabin. But, praise the gods, it wasn't Annabeth who emerged from the cabin, it was one of her half-siblings, Malcolm. He saw me running, tried to hide a grin, and walked back in. So far, the plan was going perfectly. By the time Malcolm opened the door of Cabin Six again, I was there, but hunched over, panting, and out of breath. I gave him a nod, and he stepped out of the way to reveal Annabeth, she looked so perfect, and not at all like she just rolled out of bed, and I just stood there, awe-struck.
"Seaweed Brain?" She asked quizzically with her dazzling smile. I immediately straightened and let out an awkward laugh. Annabeth rolled her grey eyes playfully and gave her golden hair a toss. Gods, she makes my heart melt.
"Ahem, Miss Annabeth Chase, I believe that it is our anniversary," I said, giving her my elbow to hook hers through, "Now, if you would follow me. We will not be spending this morning in the dining hall with our half-siblings, but on the beach, watching the sun rise, just the two of us." And with that, I lead her through the camp towards the ocean shore.
"Wow, Percy, I'm impressed," she stated when we finally came up to the shore. Yesterday, during my patrol duty, I had roamed up and down the beach, trying to find the perfect spot to watch the sun rise. It took about four hours and some help from a couple friends, but I'm positive that I picked the most breath-taking angle in the end. I had a large, elegantly woven teal and violet blanket laid across the dunes. On top of it was a large array of matching pillows, two enchanted goblets that refill themselves with sparkling cider (it was the closest thing to champagne that we could get at camp, plus it was 5 am!), and two heaping piles of blue pancakes.
The sun was just starting to glimmer on the horizon, so I walked up, sat on the blanket and motioned for her to pop a squat next to me. I pulled her in close, and we stayed like that until the sun finished its climb. Then we attacked the pancakes.
"I love you," we said simultaneously, "Whoops," again, between bites of food, and then we started laughing before we could mess up the streak. We sat there and talked for what seemed like eons. If only we could stay like this forever, but we've got to get to training. As if thinking the same thing, Annabeth gazed down at her watch, looked up and gave an apologetic smile.
"We should probably go, it's 7:30," she sighed. I scrunched my nose, shook my head, but still stood up next to her, "I'll see you later, Seaweed Brain?"
In reply, I enveloped her in my arms, "Always, Wise Girl," and spun her around. Her eyes lit up like the risen sun, but they caught sight of something behind me and widened. Then her features were formed into what I call "The Thinking Face of Doom!" which, of course, always meant that her brow was furrowed, her eyes squinted, and her lips pursed.
"Annabeth-?" I started, but she hopped out of my arms and scurried around the bolder that separated us from whatever it was she saw. Well, that's a sure-fire way to ruin the mood. I bet it's just a clump of seaweed. With a sigh, I dug my hands in my pockets and started to skirt around the gigantic rock. I had almost turned the corner when I heard Annabeth exclaim, "Percy!" Then I was next to her side in half of a second. Only when I was standing next to her, did I notice that the thing that caught her attention was a kid lying motionless on the sand.
Annabeth was kneeling next to the boy whose raven black hair was stuck to his forehead with water. The kid's clothes were tattered, he was wearing one black shoe and a matching glove, but on opposite limbs, as if an attempt to balance him out, I guess. Annabeth brushed a loose curl over her shoulder, carefully lifted the boy's arm that was draped across his chest, and started checking for a pulse.
"Annabeth, I don't think he-" I started solemnly, but then my eyes got caught on a symbol where his arm covered a moment ago.
"There's a pulse, Percy, he's alive!" Annabeth exclaimed, "He's got to be a demigod! I don't know how else anyone could survive…Well, whatever it was he did."
"Annabeth, I think he's more than that," I replied, my eyes still locked onto the yellow, upper case "R" on the black circle over his red shirted chest.
"What in Hades are you talking about?" she asked. I pointed to the symbol as a reply. It took her a second, but we all read the papers, so when her eyes flew wide with realization, we both knew that Camp Half Blood wouldn't be the same for a long time.
I wonder how we'll announce it, "Look what the fish dragged in: Robin!" or maybe not.
A/N- Thank you for sticking around long enough to finish chapter two! Please review, follow, and favorite! I can't wait for the next chapter, so I promise that it will come sooner than this one! (I hope) Well, yours in demigodishness and all that… Peace Out! *And Review!*
