Camp Half-Blood

Enjoy! I'm sorry it took me so long to update! Today, March 2, 2009, is my dad's birthday! Happy Birthday Dad! (It's also Dr. Seuss's birthday. How awesome is that?)

Anyway, I was dragged to Universal this weekend (I went happily), so I couldn't update. My dad's obsessed with the place, so we had to go for his B-day. Yeah, I know, I went only like three weeks ago, but that's what you get for living at most four hours away from Orlando! It rocks! Disney and Universal! Woo!

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO! Dui (Pronounced d-OY)

Percy's POV

I grabbed my already-packed duffel and went to breakfast. I got myself two Pop-Tarts and ate that. I was too lazy to toast them. (A/N I know that some of you like Toaster Strudels better, but I'm a big Pop-Tart fan. Also, I never toast mine.) While I ate in silence, Annabeth walked into the room. She got herself two Pop-Tarts and ate them. I was excited but nervous about returning to Camp Half-Blood. I was excited because it was like my second home. I was nervous because I had to fulfill a prophecy at the end of the summer.

After giving Paul a peck goodbye, Mom drove us to Tommy's apartment. When we arrived, his mom answered the door. She looked a little sad when she saw my mom, but I decided that I didn't want to know why. Tommy's mother had straight shoulder length strawberry blonde hair and a light tan. Her eyes were a deep brown, just like Tommy's and Apollo's (A/N I don't know what eye color Apollo has, it's not in the book, so I decided to make it brown.) She had sparkly white teeth (Tommy told me she was a dentist) and perfectly manicured hands. She let us in.

"Please, I beg you, protect my son," she whispered. I don't think she could do anymore than that or she would start to cry. I nodded. Tommy came out of his room with a duffle bag. He noticed my shirt.

"Cool! How do I get one of those?" he asked. I looked down and realized that I was wearing my Camp Half-Blood tee. I subconsciously put it on today.

"Oh, I got it from camp. I'm sure you'll get one," I reassured him. I walked out the door first and was followed by Tommy. It took my mom a while to come out, but se emerged eventually. I looked at her quizzically and she returned the look.

Sally's POV

Just as I was about to leave, I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around, and it was a teary-eyed Ms. Smith. (A/N I know that I put Jones in the chapter I introduced him in, but I also gave the last name to another character who wasn't related. Deal with it.) She told me, "Please make sure my baby gets there safely," I thought that was all she wanted to say. I nodded, and she said something else, "You are lucky you know."

"What do you mean?" I asked her.

"You and Percy's father are close friends. Apollo and I are not like that," she whispered sadly.

"Oh, sweetie, don't be sad! Poseidon wasn't supposed to have kids, so I the only mortal woman for a long time! Apollo cared about you; if he didn't, you wouldn't know his name. You're young for a mother of a fifteen year old, and I can tell. You can still find someone special to get him off your mind. Don't worry, things will work out. They did for me," I told her. She was young and she was beautiful. There is bound to be a guy out there for her. I gave her a reassuring smile and left.

Percy looked at me questioningly and I just returned the look. I didn't think Ms. Smith wanted everyone to know what she told me; if she did, she would have mentioned it before we were about to walk out the door.

Percy's POV

Tommy joined us on our ride to Camp Half-Blood. I could tell he was both nervous and excited. He was more excited though. He was smiling and, if he weren't strapped in a seat belt, he would be jumping up and down. It was amusing…and annoying. We eventually pulled through the Manhattan traffic and arrived at Tracey and Theodore's apartment. We took the elevator up to their floor, and I knocked impatiently on the door. Tracey opened it; I saw Theodore sitting like a couch potato in front of their TV.

"Hi!" she greeted, "Theodore, it's time to go! Mom, come say bye!" she shouted.

A sunshine-colored blonde walked up behind Tracey. I can see why Apollo, the god of the sun, was attracted to her; her hair reminds me of the sun. In contrast, her children had the sandy blonde hair of their father, "Hello, you must be Percy's mom, Sally. I'm Rebecca."

"Bye mom, I love you," Tracey said.

"Yeah, I love you too," Theodore added.

"I love you both and I hope you have fun. Save the day while your at it, OK?" she joked.

"That's more of Percy's department," Theodore told her, "Annabeth's too."

"Well, just be safe," their mother said instead. They exchanged hugs and Tracey and Theodore came with us.

When we arrived at the car, the seating arrangements were as follows: Tommy was in the passenger seat, I was behind my mom with Annabeth on my lap (I gave myself a mental "YES!"), and Theodore was next to me with his sister on his lap. My mom apologized for the tight spaces, but Annabeth seemed to be enjoying her spot as much as I was. She leaned back on me, so her head was next to mine. I could smell her strawberry-scented hair and kissed her head. I couldn't resist.

After about an hour of fidgeting, we finally made it to Half-Blood Hill. The three new campers were unsure; they thought we were crazy to stop at the top of a hill and a pine tree. We ran ahead of them, annoyed and they reluctantly followed. A look of shock appeared on their faces that never get old as they saw the camp. Thalia's tree's magic prevented anyone from seeing the camp's interior, so they were in awe as they took in their surroundings for the first time.

"This is awesome!" Theodore said, just before Chiron, in centaur form, came up to us.

"Whoa…he's a centaur!" Tracey exclaimed.

"Yes I am young lady. Welcome back Percy and Annabeth, and welcome new campers. Who are you? My name is Chiron," Chiron greeted

"I'm Tracey, this is my twin brother Theodore, and this is our friend Tommy. We're all children of Apollo. At Percy's mom's wedding, he came up to us and told us. It was weird…and cool!" Tracey told him.

"Percy, Annabeth take them to their cabins please. Thank you," Chiron told us before he left. But then he stopped, "Annabeth, the Hunters of Artemis are visiting; they are here to help to train the campers before Percy's birthday. That means Thalia's here." He smiled at Annabeth as he said this; he knew how close those girls are bonded.

Annabeth looked pleased as we led the three to Cabin 7. She seemed excited and inpatient as she smiled and bounced on her toes. We told the three some basic stuff as we walked. How meals were signaled, curfew, and activities were the main things. When we arrived at the cabin, the cabin counselor looked out the window. He smiled his pearly white Apollo smile as he saw his new siblings.

"Welcome! My name's Mark and I am the Apollo Cabin counselor. What are your names, sibs?" he asked.

"I'm Tracey."

"I'm her twin, Theodore."

"I'm Tommy, only related to them by Apollo."

"Well, come inside!" he told them. The next thing he said was directed at Annabeth and me, "Thank you for delivering them, I can take it from here." I nodded and we went to our separate cabins to drop off our stuff. We had agreed to meet at the beach when we were through unpacking. I just threw clothes that were similar into random drawers. I bet Annabeth would be neatly unpacking and folding and placing things in her drawers, so she would take a while. I kind of cared, but not as if I was going to die. I loved watching the waves, so that should occupy my time on the beach.

But then again, I could check on my friends, see how they're settling into their cabin. It sounded like a good idea, so that's what I did. I left my cabin and walked back to the Apollo Cabin. I gently knocked on the door when I came to it. To my surprise, Tommy opened it. He was probably done unpacking; I bet he unpacked like me.

"Percy! I love it here! Everyone's so nice, and I have my own bunk with a bunch of people who are related to me! Thanks for taking me here!" he said enthusiastically. I'm glad he was happy.

"How are the others doing?" I asked.

"Tracey's unpacking still, and Theodore's getting to know his siblings," Tommy informed. He let me inside and I looked for Theodore. He was talking to another Apollo girl, I think her name was Natalie, and she was explaining camp in more detail. Finally, Tracey showed up. She must of finished packing. That means Annabeth must be done too! I ran for the beach.

When I arrived, I saw Annabeth sitting in the sand watching the waves. My beautiful Annabeth sat there staring strait ahead. The sun was dancing in her hair, and the wind played with her golden locks, pushing it out of her face. This would be the perfect opportunity to scare her again, but I decided against it. I walked up to her and sat down. She turned her head towards me and smiled.

"Hello Seaweed Brain," she greeted, turning her head back to the waves.

"Hi Wise Girl. Enjoying the view?" I asked.

"Yes," she said shortly

"Our friends are settled in," I told her.

"That's good," she responded. I looked at her and just stared. That's all I did. Stare. She looked at me eventually, and I leaned down to kiss her. She noticed this, and lifted her head up. As her lips pressed against mine, she wrapped her arms around my neck. We were like that for at least a minute before there was a shriek of pleasure heard from behind us.

"OH MY GODS! Percy and Annabeth are MAKING OUT! WHEN did this HAPPEN?!" the voice shrieked. We turned around to see Silena Beauregard standing there. I rolled my eyes at her. Let her spread it around camp, I really don't give a crap.

"Silena, I'm going to say this once, so you better listen. Percy and I started dating a little less than two months ago. Now, would you please, pretty please, do me a favor and LEAVE US ALONE?!" Annabeth shouted at her. Silena just smirked and ran off.

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The conch horn sounded in the distance, signaling dinnertime. When I got my plate of three slices of cheese pizza, I picked the best one and said, "Thanks, dad, for not going berserk about Annabeth and me. I really appreciated it when you stood up for me at the Spring Dance," as I threw it into the fire. I smelled the sea air, and I was satisfied that my dad accepted the offering of gratitude. Oh, look, big words for the Seaweed Brain! Annabeth will have a heart attack!

I looked over at the Apollo table, and saw Tracey happily bonding with one of her sisters, who I think was named Eliana. Tommy was talking to Theodore and Mark. I could tell that he missed Rachel.

Next, I looked at the Athena table and saw Annabeth staring at me. She blushed when she realized that I noticed, but didn't look away. I smiled at her, and she smiled back. One of her sisters, Kristen, happened to be looking at Annabeth when she smiled, and looked through her line of sight. When she arrived at me, her face was a mix of emotions. Concern, worry, annoyance, anger, joy (that doesn't make sense), and confusion were the emotions. I'm guessing that concern was for Annabeth's heart; she did not want it broken. Worry was most likely about Athena's reaction to this. Annoyance, I'm guessing, was the fact Annabeth chose me to love. Possibly, anger was directed at me for falling back in love with her. Joy, the confusing one, was, this is my best guess, most likely over the fact that Annabeth had found someone to love. Confusion was over her reasoning that she was taking the smile the way, and was being paranoid, I think.

I ignored this, and stared at Annabeth for a while. But I eventually got hungry, so I turned to my plate to start eating. Then I had an idea: I would sit on the other side so I could do both at the same time. I moved to the other side of the table with my plate and ate and watched Annabeth. She laughed at me; I probably looked like a psycho stalker. Wrong: I'm an obsessed boyfriend. I was loving my first day back at camp.