Disclaimer: I no own PJO universe. Or McDonald's.

I'm sorry for the late update! Just been busy and out of ideas :P

Aaron's P.O.V.

"Thanks mom, that was delicious!" Percy grinned, leaning back in my seat.

"No problem,Percy. Aaron, did you enjoy your meal?" his mm asked.

I nodded. "It was amazing. Way better then my usual pizza or takeout dinner."

"McDonald's is pretty good though." Nico said.

Percy lightly punched him. "It's unhealthy."

"So? I eat healthy here, I go to McDonald's and eat unhealthy."

Mrs. Blofis just laughed at him. "Oh, Nico." She started clearing plates, and we jumped up to help. "Go on, have some fun. I can handle this." She shooed us out of the kitchen.

Percy led us to the living room. "So...whaddaya guys wanna do?"

"Sleep." Nico muttered.

"Got any video games? Or movies" I asked.

Percy shrugged. "Not really. Especially after our um...cousin, let's just put it at that...he made a camp video that was kind of cringy.."

"Don't remind me, and somehow you guys managed to make me the only person to watch the stupid thing until what, 3 months ago? Yeah, something like that. How'd you not watch it anyways?" Nico grumbled.

Percy shrugged. "Never asked? Dunno. Anyways, that kind of ruined movies for us.."

I grimaced. "Camp videos. Almost always cringy. So what do you guys do for fun around here anyways?"

"Monopoly." Percy and Nico answered at the same time.

"Sounds good to me."

(time skip)

An hour later, I was winning. Nico was almost bankrupt (Percy seemed to find that hilarious for some reason-something about his dad being rich or something) and Percy himself was pretty close to giving up.

"Are you sure you're not related to Percy's brother Tyson, Aaron? You're doing quite well."

I looked up to see the English teacher (and Percy's stepdad), Mr. Blofis. "Oh hi Mr. Blofis. Nope, no Tysons in my family. We have a Tyler though."

"Besides, that'd be weird." Percy sighs, fingering his last few paces of money.

Mr. Blofis nods. "True, true. Oh Nico, do you mind? I need to talk to you about something in the kitchen."

Nico looked confused but got up anyways. "Sure, i guess..I was losing anyways."

They disappeared into the kitchen and Percy and I kept on playing.

Nico's P.O.V.

"Nico, there's a demigod in my 11 o'clock class. Freshman. A girl." Paul whispered to me once we were in the kitchen.

I blinked. "How do you know?"

"I just do. Instinct, I guess? Anyways, her name's Laurie Pines. She's an exchange student from Kentucky-Hey, what's with the face?"

"Laurie Pines...Kentucky..Oh Styx." I groaned. "Two months ago I was guiding two demigods from Kentucky. Laurie and a dude named Kenneth. But at some point we got seperated when we got to New Yrok and I've been looking right up until now..."

Paul chuckled. "Guess you can finish the job now. Or at least half of it. I don't know of any Kenneths around though."

"Right, well, I'll keep an eye out for her then...She probably knows I'm around though." I grimaced. "I'll let Percy know too. Thanks, Paul."

"No problem, Nico. Oh, and I'll let you off the English homework, it won't do you much good anyways seeing as you're learning Greek." he chuckled, winking as he went down the hall.

I returned to the living room, where Aaron had just beat Percy.

"Thanks for taking Fish-for-brains' ego down." I said, plopping down on the floor next to Percy's friend.

"Hey, I don't have an ego," Percy complained.

I rolle my eyes. "Yeah you do."

"Shut up, Death Breath." Percy sighed.

I was confused. "I get the Fish-related nickname, but what's with Death Breath? You hang around graveyards or something?"

Nico made a face. "Something like that, yeah."

My jaw hit the floor.

Percy tried not to laugh. "Dude, can't you tell by his attire? He's a literal emo."

"I'm not emo."

"Yeah you are."

"Am not."

"Prove it. You insisted on no windows in your cabin. Your bunk looks like a coffin. You-"

"Don't have a messy cabin?"

"..That too." Percy said. "But I was going to say you never on the lights in there."

"Hey, that reminds me. What's this camp you guys keep mentioning?" I asked.

"Place for kids with ADHD and dyslexia. Doubles as a place where kids with no parents can stay. Mostly geared towards us "at-risk youth", you could say." Percy made air quotes.

"Also a place that's constantly chaotic and there's a whole cabin devoted to the art of first aid that'll pounce on you and drag you to their infirmary if they see even a bruise on you." Nico grumbled.

Percy laughed. "Dude, only Will does that."

"Feels like all of them."

I raised an eyebrow. "Seriously, a whole cabin?"

"Yeah, no joke. You get divided into cabins based on a lot of stuff. Mostly what your pa-ugh, personality-is like. For instance, we only have one emo kid at camp and that's Nico di Angelo." Percy waved in Nico's general direction, nearly hitting him in the nose.

"Very funny, Jackson." Nico muttered. He'd moved from the floor to the couch, where he looked half asleep.

"Sounds great. What do you guys even do, counseling?" I asked lightheartedly.

"More like try not to die from the rock-climbing wall, horseback riding, and Cabin 5 going crazy on everyone." Percy grinned.

I perked up. "Climbing wall? Man, you live the life, Perce. Think I can qualify?" I teased.

Percy and Nico exchanged glances. "Um..yeah...that's the thing, you kind of have to be selected...It's a long story, but let's just say that once you go, you can't really go back." Percy said nervously.

Nico raised a hand. "I tried. And failed. By the way, don't go into a dense forest at night alone. Not a good decision."

I sighed. "Oh..Wait, what, you've been in the woods alone at night?"

"Don't ask. I was 10, hyper, and stupid. Percy, do not tell him or else." Nico glared at the boy next to me, who just grinned back but did inch back ever so slightly.

"...I don't even want to know. Wait, hyper?" The goth-themed boy in front of me didn't look at all active. I mean, he was scrawny!

"Yeah hyper. Came pretty close to strangling him a few times too." Percy sighed. "He still goes crazy if you give him caffeine."

"No i don't."

'Yeah you do. Also, Aaron, do you need a ride back?"

I shrugged. "I live near school, I can take the bus or something."

"Ah, forgot that existed."

"Seaweed brain." Nico said.

I nodded. "Yeah. You said you lived all your life in New York Percy, kind of hard to forget..."

Percy protested but Nico (accidentally or otherwise) rolled on the couch on top of him. I filmed everything on my phone.

Percy Jackson was not going to live this down.

Enjoy. Don't expect anything for the next two days or so, I have finals unfortunatley. But please, do-

*Annabeth pokes head in* Please review so I can have my boyfriend back.

...That works too I guess...