Finally, it is June, which means it is time to go to summer camp at Camp Half-Blood. I was very excited to go see my friends Nico, Travis, Connor, and of course, my girlfriend Annabeth, after the semester I had. Even though Annabeth was in New York going to school we did not get to see each other much because she was working on redesigning Olympus and I was trying to keep a low profile since monsters and gods wanted to mess my life up.
It all started after the winter solstice. There was a council meeting. All the gods were there. The minor gods sat on thrones behind the thirteen major gods. The major gods were on their own thrones in their standard U pattern. That is how it was when I walked in. I bowed to Zeus as customary before I turned and bowed and sat at my father's feet. Every one of the gods and goddesses' eyes were on me. This freaked me out a lot. They were not arguing with each other and Apollo, Ares, and Hermes all had evil grins on their faces. I sat and watched as the other campers came in. Once all the year around campers and Annabeth were seated the council started again, I noticed the one goddess who had refused a throne Hestia. She said her place was at the hearth, which is where she sat tending the fire with Pandora's pithos at her side. I was tempted to go talk with her but I knew I could not get up until the end of the council meeting. Once it was all said and done, I waited for my father to leave before me.
Once the throne room was mostly empty, I went and sat with Hestia. "Hello Lady Hestia how is hope?" She turned to me and smiled. "Hello Perseus hope is with me always warm at the hearth." I could not stop the smile from forming on my face. The goddess of hearth and home always appeared as a young girl and her personality warmed everyone's heart. "As it is meant to be. Hope should always be able to be found in the home beside the hearth." She nodded in agreement as my father called for me.
I stood and went to him. Annabeth and Athena where there waiting as I noticed Aphrodite standing not far away listening to them. This will be fun I thought. As I neared them, they stopped arguing. "You may not see this son of Poseidon again unless it is absolutely necessary. Do you understand me Annabeth?" My girlfriend nodded and turned with her mother leaving me to approach my angry father alone with no wing mate.
"Perseus Jackson how dare you see a daughter of Athena I would have you with the daughter of my brother before being with any of those grey eyed children, but I shall not forbid my favorite son from anything unlike my cold calculating niece." I sighed and dropped my shoulders. "Not like it matters much dad Lady Athena has put her foot down on the matter. I knew she did not want me with Annabeth but I love her and want to be with her." Saying that with Aphrodite close by was the biggest mistake of my life.
I hear her squeal and come over towards my dad and me. "I am the goddess of love and as such I decree you shall be with Annabeth Chase." She mumbled something after that that I could not hear, but it made my dad smile and give his approval. I had no idea how bad my life was going to become.