Hey everybody what's up. I wrote this A.N. before the I wrote the chapter, so I can't guarantee that you'll like it. Here goes nothing. I don't own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or Heroes of Olympus, Rick Riordan does. Enjoy.
I walked under the big archway and to this really big house sitting in the distance. I went in and saw a man in a wheelchair, with sort of gray hair, playing poker with a man who smelt so badly of alcohol, I had to keep from gagging.
"Um, excuse me. Hi, my name's Percy. Could you please direct me to the front desk or something. I'm here to visit someone," I said in the politest tone possible. Apparently, the alcoholic didn't feel the need to do the same.
"Why do we care about what your name is? You really-," he was cut off.
"Mr. D!" the man in the wheel chair whispered harshly. "I'm sorry about him. Hello Percy, my name is Chiron. My rude friend here is Dionysus. But he prefers, and so do the campers and I, to be called Mr. D. It's easier to pronounce, and since we teach Greek Mythology, we can tell who you're talking about when you say Dionysus," he said unnecessarily.
"Okay, cool. Um, do you guys know where Annabeth Chase is?" I asked.
"Yes, we do. But if you're a visitor, I need to put it on record," he reached into one of the pockets on his wheel chair, and pulled out a clipboard and cool looking pen. "Okay. How old are you?""Fourteen.""Have you ever done drugs?""No.""Are you a family member of the person you're visiting?""No.""Are you a friend of the person you are visiting?""Yes.""And who did you say you were visiting?""Annabeth Chase."
"Alright then. Here is what we consider a visitor badge," he said as he got a piece of construction paper, ripped it, then wrote the word "visitor: Percy".
"Thanks. But do you actually know where Annabeth is?" I asked.
"Yes. She should be in the training area. She loves the combat training here. And maybe, if you're interested, we could enroll you here." He pulled out a pamphlet and handed it to me.
"It doesn't require good grades, just the want to have fun with what we offer. Also this place may serve as a home for some. A lot of kids come here lost, afraid, and worst of all, alone. We take them in, we train and bond with them, and they never forget the experience of being at Camp Half-Blood. And this place is not exclusive for summer, you can come here anytime you want, plus: it's cheep. Only ten dollars, or in Greek terms, 300 drachmas."
"Alright thanks man," I stuffed the pamphlet in my pack. "I'll consider it. Really. I will. Now if you two decent gentlemen would kindly point me in the direction of the training area, I would be so grateful."
Chiron pointed towards a sign near a small crossroads in the pathways entrenched in the ground.
"That sign will tell you where to go. Have a nice day."
"Thanks."
I walked off towards the sign. I looked at it, and saw one of the signs that said "Training Area".
I walked in the direction it pointed, and kept going until I saw about a dozen people sword fighting. I look through the fighting crowd, and see a couple of guys fighting this girl with blonde hair.
I looked a little closer, and I realized, that it was Annabeth. She was fighting so well, it was unbelievable.
One guy tried to swing at her chest and side, but she jumped back, regained balance, then kicked him in the side, and hit him on the back of the head with the hilt of her sword. Then the other guy tried to swing upward at her, but missed, earning himself a knock in the head.
She then looked up, and her eyes widened in surprise as she stared right at me with those beautiful, intelligent, grey eyes. Wow, I could just stare at them all- wait, what!?
Focus Percy. She is beautiful, but you need to at least act right otherwise you'll look like a complete idiot.
She looked over at a little hut that seemed to be the armory, and she looked back at me and pointed there, implying to head toward the tiny shack. Okay.
As I started walking towards it, I kept thinking about how I was gonna greet her. "Hey Annabeth, the girl of my dreams. I came here without invitation, or any real purpose other than to tell you that I want to date you. Good to see you," I thought to himself.
But I kept walking. Each step felt harder to take than the last. My chest felt so heavy, I thought I might have a heart attack. And even though every thing in my body felt like it was working to death, I felt like I was walking through a cold wind.
I looked down to keep myself from running, and maybe calm myself a little in about 0.3 seconds. Dang. My heart was pounding so fast.
I stepped up onto the tiny deck. There was a big wooden wall with an obviously thick wooden column at the end. And behind it was a door way and I walked in.
I looked at edge of the room, towards the outside, then I slowly turned my head, to a nervous looking Annabeth. She was leaning over a big wooden counter or table.
She then seemed to notice that I entered the room. She turned her head and surprised me for a second as she looked at me, straight in the eyes.
I looked back at her beautifully gray pearls, then lost all my nervousness, anxiousness, fear, anger.
"Hi," I said, breaking the ice. I know, what a conversationalist right?
She smiled at me with a sort of nervous smile. "Hey Percy," she said as she came forward to give me a hug.
I spread my arms and wrapped them around her back, and gave her a brief hug. I wish I hadn't opened my arms to begin with.
"OWW! What the heck?!"
"What the heck are you doing here you freaking stalker?! How did you even know I was here?" she asked angrily.
It took me a second to register what she said. She slapped me in one of the worst places. She slapped me in the ear so hard to where I heard a loud ringing noise.
"I'm sorry, what?" I asked as I held my ears.
"I said, how did you know I was here? I never told you I was coming here. At first I thought you might be here to sign up for the camp, but then I remembered what a seaweed brain you are, and that you hate anything to do with learning," she said obnoxiously.
"Well, first off, you did tell me you were coming here. You told me and Grover that you, Katie, and her boyfriend Travis were coming here for the summer. Secondly, OWWW! Thirdly, I came here to see you. You know, besides Grover, you are my best friend. I like hanging out with you. Which is my other reason for coming here," I look at her nervously. "Would you like to go on a date with me?"
She looked at me, then away in thoughtful silence.
She looked back at me with a sweet yet a apologetic smile.
"Yeah. Sure," she said.
"Okay. Cool. Umm... well, there is this really cool restaurant I saw a little less than a mile down the road from here. Do want eat there? Or if you're not hungry, we could just take a walk."
"A walk sounds really good actually," she said.
"Well then, ma'lady, what are we waiting for? Let's go," I said. I gestured for the exit.
She went first. As soon as I was getting ready to walk forward to leave with her, she peeped her head back in.
"Oh, and Percy?" I looked at her more attentively. "Sorry about your ear."
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