Chapter 1

When I woke up on the morning of the 31st of August on my very blue camp bunk, I was not expecting to be woken by the hard whacks of a pillow.

"Ow…" I muttered rolling over and ignoring whoever was behind me. As a teenager who only wanted to sleep for the rest of his life after the fight of his life, it was a great decision. But as the nucklehead, or at least I think that's what Annabeth calls me, Son of Poseidon who was currently living in a cabin at Camp Half Blood, about three doors down from his girlfriend, who gets very annoyed when people didn't listen to her, going back to sleep was maybe not the best decision.

"Perseus Jackson if you do not get out of bed right now, I will not pick you for my Capture the Flag Team, and I will leave everything to Malcolm so I can waste the game personally kicking your butt from here to Olympus."

I hopped out of bed hoping she was wasn't going to hit me first, before grabbing a pillow and smacking her with it.

"Why you!" She yelled smacking me again with the pillow she still held.

For what could have been anywhere from a minute to an hour we chased each other around until we heard the breakfast call, or at least I thought it was breakfast.

"Yes, breakfast! I am so ready for some blue waffles right about now, and then maybe a nap."

"Dummy," Annabeth laughed smacking me with the pillow, "That's the lunch call. You already slept half the day away." She smacked me again for good measure.

"Oh, then maybe some blue pizza?" I laughed. She laughed too, before walking off toward her cabin.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"I have to grab some materials for the emergency head counselor meeting after lunch. I'll see you there." She said jogging back over and pecking me quick and soft on the cheek.

"See you there." I said watching her head back to her cabin, back stepping a few times on my way to the Dining Pavilion.

When I arrived at the Pavilion I saw Grover discussing, or at least that's what Grover called it, quietly with Chiron, but it seemed like they were arguing.

After I'd grabbed some food, sacrificing my share and eating the rest, I turned my eyes back to Chiron and Grover, hoping to catch something they were whisper yelling about. I watched and waited for so long, I didn't even notice the blond girl who came up behind me and grabbed my shoulder saying, "Earth to Percy."

"Percy to Earth." I replied a bit startled.

"Let's go Seaweed Brain, we have a meeting to get to." She smiled heading for the Big House.

I jumped up, trailing after her and caught up just as we entered through the front door. As we all took seats and waited for Chiron to enter Grover sat beside me.

"What's up Perce!" He greeted with a wide grin, a half eaten tin can grasped in his hand.

"Hey Grover," I smiled back, "Do you know what this is about?"

"I'm not supposed to tell you, Perce. You'll find out really soon though, Chiron's just finishing up with Mr. D."

"Good afternoon." Chiron called and we all turned to give him our attention.

He was met with a chorus of quiet 'Afternoon' s and 'Hello' s.

"Now, for the reason I've called you all here. It has come to my attention, thanks to a certain campers step father," he glanced my way, "that you are not getting a proper education here, and do not know what you will need to survive financially as adults."

"News flash, Chiron, most of us don't make it that far." Clarisse interrupted, and the room went silent. Without looking I knew everyone's heads were down, people we'd recently lost on our minds and wounds that had just started to look like they'd heal to an extent were ripped open.

"Can it Clarisse." Annabeth said quietly, grabbing my hand from her seat beside me.

"What was that, blondie?" Clarisse replied angrily.

"I said, 'Can it' no one wants your doom and gloom about the war! You refused to fight. The only reason we had enough fighters to win was because Silena…" she trailed.

"Don't you bring her up, girlie." She yelled anger getting the best of her again.

"Quiet!" Chiron yelled over her, "We all lost someone in the war, so just stop! Both of you! It wasn't anyone's fault but the enemy, it was a war. Not everyone survives, but there memory will with all of us. So think about that memory now. Do you think this kind of fighting and being at each other's throats is what they wanted?"

The whole room was quiet.

Chiron waited for a moment when we'd all have cooled off a bit and continued, "It's been called to my attention you all need a proper education. Lady Athena has convinced the other Olympians, so as of this Tuesday, you'll all be students at Goode High School, where Percy's stepfather got you all in. He has entered you as exchange students from a school farther north, and he is also who you will go to for guidance and help for all your needs, godly or otherwise, just to be on the same side."

"No." I said genuinely upset that I had to go back to school of all places.

"Way." Annabeth finished a smile spread wide across her pretty face.

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