Chapter 20
Final Chapter! Thanks to all my readers! Keep checking for my sequel!
I left Artemis without a word; my mind was too full of thoughts. When I got outside Percy and Annabeth came up to me. I didn't say anything… I didn't have to. Percy saw the anger on my face when he left and Annabeth is the daughter of Athena, she figured it out.
So instead of talking he hugged me, and when he was done, Annabeth did the same. Then we walked back to the elevator in silence. When we got there Percy explained everything to Sally and we left.
The next morning we arrived at Camp Half Blood. Annabeth went into the camp boundaries to give Percy, Sally, and I some privacy. "You can come visit me anytime." She said putting an arm around both of us.
"Just promise me we don't have to see Gabe ever again." Percy said turning around to face us.
"I kicked him out," A look of shock was on our faces. She must have done it over the phone or something, "Yea, he's gone. He's out of our lives forever."
"Finally." Percy sighed. Percy hugged her as a farewell.
"Goodbye." I said awkwardly. She pulled me into a hug, surprising me.
"Summer, you'll always be my daughter. Don't forget that," She whispered into my ear. I stood there awkwardly while she hugged me before rapping my arms around her and hugging back. "I love you."
"I love you too… Mom."" I said as a single tear fell down my cheek.
After that we went into the boundaries and through the forest to be greeted by the entire camp. Cheers and shouts filled the air and all eyes were on Percy and me. Annabeth was pushed forward through the crowd along with Grover. "You're back." Percy shouted over the noise.
"Yea, and I think Persephone has a crush on me." He said proudly. I gave him a hug and we turned to the crowd who were chanting, "Speech! Speech! Speech!" And of course, with my luck I was the one to get pushed forward by Percy, Grover, and Annabeth. The crowd slowly quieted down and I took a deep breath.
"Uh…Hi, I'm Summer," I said nervously. Everyone laughed. "Yea you probably already knew that," I suddenly had a huge gain of confidence, "I just finished my quest. Well, actually I snuck out… So I guess it's not really a quest. Yea, I'm probably gonna pay for that later," Everyone laughed again, "But it was worth it. When I was gone I did some extraordinary things, but there's no way I could have done them with out them," I turned around and pointed to my brother, then Annabeth, then Grover, "So don't applaud me because of what I am, applaud the people who made me who I am." I turned back to my friends and yelled, "Guys, get your asses over here!" The crowd started cheering our names. I looked out into the crowd and saw Cole and Jones standing up and cheering. In the front stood Clarisse raising her spear up and down in the air with the rest of the Ares cabin as respectful gesture. And as I looked at my brother I final felt like one of the other demigods not a Goddess.
The End
