Disclaimer: Everything belongs to Rick Riordan
Annabeth traveled down Half-Blood Hill. She soon reached Thalia's pine tree and the dragon Peleus, guarding the Golden Fleece. Peleus had now reached his full maturity, and was twice as big than when she went to Camp Half-Blood.
She reached the entrance, and went in. The camp was bustling with activity. Satyrs chasing the nymphs as usual. Campers doing various activities. She smiled to herself, and trudged on to the Big House. Chiron was standing at the porch, surveying the whole camp. He spotted Annabeth, then galloped over.
"Annabeth!" he said delightedly. He went over and gave her a hug. She had sent him an Iris message the day before, so he was aware of her coming.
"Chiron! My goodness, I've missed Camp Half-Blood. I should have come earlier!" she exclaimed.
By this time, a crowd had gathered near them.
Annabeth looked over her shoulder. "Where is Mr. D?"
"His probation is over remember?" Chiron said.
"Oh yeah," Annabeth said at her own stupidity. She laughed. "So many new faces!"
"That's true. We've gained a lot of new campers."
"The gods have been busy," Annabeth laughed.
"Indeed," Chiron replied. "Campers, this is Annabeth Chase. She was once a pupil of mine and one of my best."
"You flatter me," Annabeth said, blushing.
Campers started muttering to each other. "That's the Annabeth Chase? Part of the Seven?"
"Yes, I am," Annabeth told the person who had spoken. The demigod, a pretty red haired girl, blushed. "I think I shall be staying in the Athena cabin as usual."
"If that is what you wish, I will have campers make a bed for you." Chiron said fondly. "Demigods! Continue on what you were doing." He gestured to a girl standing close to him. "Evelyn, assist your sister to your cabin."
She nodded, and Annabeth followed her to the Athena cabin.
"So you are Annabeth?" she asked.
"I think that has already been clarified," Annabeth replied to her half sister, amused.
The girl, Evelyn, looked at her with amazement. "My name is Evelyn, but you can call me Eve." She said bouncing up and down with excitement. "You are quite of a hero in the Athena cabin. Well in fact, all the Seven are heroes in Camp Half-Blood."
Annabeth smiled. "How are things going with Camp Jupiter?"
Eve replied, "It's actually going great. We have ambassadors that move from camp to camp, and there is even an exchange program where you can visit the other camp. It is quite fun."
"That's good to hear," Annabeth said forlornly. By this time, they had reached the Athena cabin. Eve supplied her with some toiletries and her own bunk to sleep in. After she had some time settling in, she and the other Athena campers exchanged hellos and stories. Then they went to the pavilion to have dinner.
Dinner was as good as always. After that, they sang songs by the campfire and toasted s'mores. Everything was great. That night, Annabeth went to sleep soundly, which did not happen in ages.
o.O.o
It was about 12:00 A.M, and Annabeth was out exploring. Since she was an experienced demigod, and was smart enough not to make trouble, Chiron granted permission for her to explore Manhattan and Long Island Sound.
At one point, she was eating an ice cream sundae at a cafe and looking at the pretty scenery outside. She opted to stay away from places she had already been. Annabeth wanted to see new places, as well as stopping the tsunami of memories that came back to her.
After finishing the humongous ice cream, she headed out. It was sunny, so she wore shorts, a orange Camp Half-Blood T-shirt, and her camp necklace. Her hair was down, and she had her bow and a quiver of arrows strapped to her back. On her waist, her ivory sword in its sheath.
She visited the Apollo Theater and the Battery Park. On her way to Central Park, she spotted a monster.
"You have got to be kidding me," she grumbled. Annabeth hoped to have the trip monster-free. Clearly that was not the case.
There were no mortals around, so Annabeth grabbed an arrow from her quiver and nocked it on her bow. Suddenly, a boy popped out. The monster reared up, and began chasing the boy. The boy, more like a teenager, jumped across to avoid it.
A demigod? Annabeth wondered. She released her arrow, and it landed with a satisfying thunk. The monster, which she identified as a telekhine, disintegrated. Annabeth ran over and reached to help the boy, who had fallen down.
As the boy grabbed her hand, she felt a familiar tingling feeling. Pushing it away, she studied the boy. He was tall, and about the same age as her, which was unusual. If he was a demigod, he would have been identified earlier. When she looked closely, her heart almost stopped.
He had messy dark hair. And very familiar sea green eyes.