Sorry about late update, I've been computer less.
Thanks for the suggestions and love everyone!
Two reasons I picked this plot:
1.) I was really sick of all the "first day of the Legion for Percy" stuff
2.) It kinda fallows what happened- if I put this as an earlier chapter, its cause it doesn't make any sense to put it after the meeting when it takes place before
PS: THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER (please don't cry, cause I just might)
DISCLAIMER: I am sadly not Rick Riordan. Actually, not sadly, but… I don't know. Being a middle age guy whose hair is turning gray is slightly different than being a pale, 16 year old girl with red hair, but we are both Americans!
At about 4:15, Percy fell onto his bunk, exhausted. No sleep the previous night plus Achilles' curse that exhausted him equaled one tired son of Poseidon. Sighing, he went over the mental checklist he had made earlier that morning.
1.) Act normal
2.) Spend more time with friends, especially Annabeth
3.) Call mom
He silently cursed in Ancient Greek. How could he forget that? His mother was going to have a heart attack when she found out he had gone 'missing'; which she should find out in a day or so. The least he could do before running off to enemy territory for a few months was to call his mom.
He reached for a drachma off his nightstand and sat up. Then, throwing the drachma into his water fountain, (Tyson had fixed after the mess with the labyrinth), he said "Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow, please send a message to Sally Jackson in Upper East Side Manhattan."
Sure enough, his mother's image filled the misty cloud. She was bent over her notebook, no doubt still writing her latest novel.
"Mom," he began.
Her gaze instantly flipped up before a smile grew on her face. "Percy, honey, how's camp?"
He shrugged. "Camp. Lots of work, lots of new people, and Chiron is making me teach sword fighting."
She smiled further. "How's Annabeth?"
He smiled a little, cursing that little voice in his head that kept whining about how he wasn't going to remember her in twelve hours. "She's good. She still is working on designing and rebuilding Olympus."
His mother nodded, closing her notebook. "So what is it that you wanted to talk about?"
He smiled at her. "What, I can't just randomly IM my favorite mother?"
"No, because you're too busy and too tired." She smirked at his confused expression. "You have dark circles under your eyes, babe. What has Chiron told you about that curse of yours?"
He rolled his sea green eyes. "You know, I really don't like my mother and trainer having conversations about me when I'm not around."
She chuckled. "Too bad."
"Where's Paul?" He asked her, wondering where his step father was.
"I made him go get dinner." She answered, smiling. "Percy, I raised you. You can't change the subject on me."
Now it was his turn to chuckle. "It's nothing mom, I just… I just, miss you."
She raised an eyebrow. "I miss you too, Perce, but it's only three weeks. You'll be home for Christmas."
He flinched, not daring to correct her. "I promise I won't go to the Underworld for Christmas again."
She laughed. "Just promise not to go there period."
"Everyone has to go eventually." He mumbled.
She sighed. "Mmm, so you called me to tell me you missed me."
He shrugged. "I guess." He smiled slowly, remembering something else. "Hey mom, look what I had one of the Hephaestus kids make for Annabeth. For a Christmas present."
He took out the gold bracelet, and held it up to the message. (1) It was a gold bracelet that shimmered lightly. The outside had small stairs engraved into it, and in the middle, an owl lay brilliantly. The inside, the side that touched her skin, said
To: my Wise Girl From: your Seaweed Brain
He was careful to cover up the bottom line, the one that he had carved with a pocket knife he had had Travis Stoll steel from one of the Ares kids. The bottom line was a silent message to Annabeth, one she would understand once he was gone. He had no doubt that his Wise Girl would figure things out.
His mom smiled. "Ah, Perce, it's beautiful. She'll love it."
He nodded. "I thought she would."
"When are you giving it to her?"
"I was thinking tonight, since I can't stand it sitting in my cabin anymore. I want to see her reaction." He said, smiling sheepishly.
"Well, I'm sure she'll love it."
He nodded, glancing at the clock by his bed. Sighing he stood up. "I gotta go, mom. I have another lesson before dinner."
She smiled sadly before blowing him a kiss. "Bye, Percy. Be careful. Tell me how it goes with Annabeth."
He smiled. "Bye, mom. I love you."
"Love you too." She said, cutting the message.
"Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Valentine's Day, and whatever else I miss in the next few months." He mumbled, shaking his head and putting the bracelet in his pocket.
ALL DONE…
JUST KIDDING… I apologize now for any thing that makes you want to barf. I swear I'm not romantic in life, so this may be painful.
Annabeth let out a yawn before glancing up at him. "Training a bunch of new demigods gets really tiring after a while."
He nodded. "No kidding, especially when they can't even lift a sword for five minutes."
She smiled. "Well, not everyone has impossible strength."
Percy smirked, the bracelet weighing down in his pocket. "I don't have impossible strength, just invulnerability."
"Hmm, you don't even have that." She said, raising an eyebrow.
He remained quiet on the way to her cabin, and then thinking better of it, he stopped by the beach. He smiled as she turned to face him with a perfectly arched eyebrow. Gods, she's so beautiful. He thought.
"Any reason we stopped here? Feeling like harpy bate tonight?" She asked.
"I wanted to give you your Christmas present. You know how impatient I am." He said, shrugging.
"I didn't know you even got me anything." She said, smiling slowly. "Alright Seaweed Brain, what surprise is in store for me this time."
"I did." He said, shaking his head. Way to state the obvious. Avoiding any other idiotic comments, he took the bracelet out and silently prayed to whoever that she wouldn't notice the little engraving he had personally done that said 'happy 1 year anniversary'.
She smiled, her whole face lighting up. "Aw, Seaweed Brain, it's beautiful."
"I had Jake make it. Except, I did all the engraving." He said, putting it on her wrist. Perfect fit.
She put her arms around his neck. "Thanks Percy." She said before the two locked into what would be their last kiss for perhaps years.
(1) See chapter one J
Thanks everyone for all the love! Again, I apologize for the waited update. Also, thanks to all the favorite this and that and alerts. I'm taking a brake from Percy and working on some Alex Rider. First, I want to work on my own writing that has nothing to do with fan fiction. I PROMISE I will do some more PJO fics. I already have one planned for ya'll. XOXO -Dani-
