No sudden burst of inspiration yet. I'm sort of forcing myself to write something so I don't disappoint you guys! I apologize if this chapter sucks, but at least it's something, right?

On the other hand, if you haven't already, check out my other story, Awkward IM's.

Maria Jackson banged on the door of the Poseidon cabin.

"ANDY! WAKE UP!" She paused a moment to hit the door a few more times. "ANDY! COME ON!" Maria looked around and then whispered urgently, "I have a plan." Those were the magic words. The door opened, revealing a sleepy-looking Andy still in his pajamas. Maria barged in and plopped herself down on one of the empty beds. She looked Andy over. "Really Andy? It's almost noon."

He shook his head tiredly and pushed a tangled mess of black hair off his forehead.

"The plan?" he asked.

Maria pulled a drachma out of her pocket and opened one of the window shades. She took a spray bottle out of her backpack and handed it to Andy. "We're going to do this the old fashioned way." She smirked.

Seconds later, Elena's face appeared in the mist. She was still in the woods, but her clothes had been changed and she looked a lot cleaner.

"Elena!" Maria exclaimed.

Her sister smiled. "Hey Maria. Everything ok back at camp? No one misses me?"

Maria frowned. "Well," she said. "Mom and Dad came back."

Let's back up a bit. As Elena followed Marlene back to her house, she told Marlene her story.

"So you just ran away?" she asked.

Elena shrugged. "Yeah. I really don't like that camp. I want to go to school, hang out with my friends. I really do not want to have anything to do with my parents and their crazy camp. You know, the director is actually a really close friend of theirs."

"So you just…left." Marlene was still in shock.

"Yep. My brother and sister are covering for me. I just want to go out and do my own thing for a while. Maybe find a few old friends and stay with them for a bit…I'm not sure."

Marlene thought for a bit. "Maybe I can help you. You can shower and change at my place. I'll give you a few t-shirts and a backpack full of food. You can eat something and sleep a bit, but then you have to go. My mom is really strict, so you probably shouldn't be here when she gets home. Sorry."

"No, that's fine. Even that is so kind of you. And I should probably be getting to my friends house soon, anyway"

They stopped walking. Elena stared at the medium-sized blue house in front of her. The shutters were painted dark gray, potted plants dotted the steps, and flowers were planted on each side of the entrance. It was so neat and ordinary – the complete opposite of the girl in front of her.

"This is it," Marlene said. She took a key out of her front pocket and headed up the steps.

Inside was even tidier. There was no clutter anywhere. The couches in the living room were white and looked expensive. The kitchen was full of all the newest kitchen appliances. Elena ran her hand over the granite countertop in shock.

"Alright," Marlene said. "Shower first. The bathroom is right there. Let me just get you a towel. There's shampoo and body wash and conditioner in the bathroom."

A few seconds later, Marlene returned with a fluffy white towel. "Here," she said. "I'll go make us something to eat."

Twenty minutes later, Elena emerged from the bathroom wrapped in the towel. "Sorry," she said. "I didn't really want to put those clothes back on yet. I washed them in the sink, so I'll just wait for them to dry."

Marlene smiled. "I'll give you something to wear. You look thinner that me, and I have a few things that don't fit very well anymore. You can have them."

Marlene led Elena to her room where she pulled out two t-shirts, a long sleeved shirt, and pair of jeans. "Oh, and these," she said, tossing Elena a pair of shorts.

"Thank you so much!" Elena said. She went to the bathroom, pulled the t-shirt on over her bra, and tugged the shorts up her still-damp legs. Then she stuffed the rest of the clothes into a ratty old backpack that Marlene had given her. "I used it for school a couple years ago, but I got a new one now," Marlene had told her. Half and hour later, Elena's hair was combed and dried, her clothes were clean and added to the backpack, and both girls were sitting in the kitchen with a large sandwich on their plates.

"This is delicious!" Elena told her new friend. "You made it?"

"Yep," said Marlene, still chewing. She swallowed what was in her mouth. "I'll make you another one for later. Do you like pasta salad? There's a whole bunch of that in the fridge, plus a couple veggie burgers."

"Really, that's ok. You don't need to give me that much. You've already done so much for me."

Marlene shrugged.

"Why are you doing all this anyway?" Elena asked.

"Your shirt."

Elena looked down. "What about it?"

"Camp Half-Blood. My sister went there. Daughter of Hermes. My mom had an affair before she met my dad and voila! Cassie was born. She's a lot older than me."

"Really?" Elena smiled. "She's a demigod?"

"Yep."

Elena and Marlene talked some more. They ended up exchanging phone numbers and emails promising to keep in touch. Soon enough, Elena was on her way.

Percy and Annabeth Jackson. Just two people. Two people who have managed to change our world forever, and save it innumerable times. As we go about our day, we never realize just how much we owe them. We don't fully understand what they did for us, all the sacrifices they made. They would die for us, the world as a whole, and they almost have many times. But fate is on their side. Their destinies have yet to be fulfilled. Their jobs not yet completed. There is so much more…

I am so sorry this took so long! I got about half way and then…well I couldn't force myself to continue. And then yesterday…BOOM. That sudden burst of inspiration.

I would like to thank everyone who reviewed in the past… all THREE of you. Yes, I have only gotten THREE reviews. That makes me sad. PLEASE REVIEW. I want to hear what you have to say/ how I can make this better. My ultimate goal is to write one big mega-story that's insanely long and really good. But that's not going to happen unless you guys REVIEW (It probably won't happen anyway…). I'm serious. Your input makes me write more. I hate to be one of those people… Really. A 'good', 'bad' or 'ok' is fine. I would PREFER more…but still. :D

P.S. I hope that chapter didn't suck too much :/

P.P.S. I really am thankful to those of you who DID review or just even took the time to read this :) THANKS SO MUCH GUYS!