A/N: Hello, Fanfiction. It's been a while.

CimFan: Thanks. :)

Louisa4533: I take back the whole updating more than once a day. That's when I first started writing and I wasn't sure how much I would be updating. At the moment, the amount of times I update is very inconsistent. The longest period you should expect to wait is about to weeks, the minimum about a week. Batarangs are in the Batman franchise. They're like boomerangs…And are shaped like you guessed it, a bat.

Thanks for all the compliments,

~Leaded-Pegasus

Percy felt someone shaking his tired shoulder. He groaned and cracked his eyes open,

"What?" He managed.

"Percy? You said you were going to teach me how to swim." Percy heard Sam's small voice say to him.

Percy looked at his watch, 6:45. He ran a hand through his messier-than-usual hair.

"Sam, it's six forty-five. Can we start after breakfast?" He groaned.

"Okay." Sam said disappointingly. There was silence, and Sam stood at the foot of his bed, "When's breakfast?"

Percy took a glance at his watch again, "About fifteen minutes, give or take." He rolled out of bed.

"What did you do with my sword? I can't find it." This kid had a ton of questions.

Percy grinned, "It's a surprise. I'll give it back after swimming."

"Okay…" Sam ran outside. Percy swiped his face. How was he going to teach this kid how to swim? It seems like a son of Poseidon would just…know. But he knew that wasn't the case, now. Percy dug a shirt out of his bag and pulled on a pair of cargo shorts. He also pulled on his sandals. Outside, he saw other campers lining up. Percy ran out onto the porch, where Sam was waiting for him.

"Is it breakfast?" Sam asked eagerly.

Percy chuckled, "Almost. We've got to line up first, c'mon." Percy motioned for him to follow. Sam was right on his heels. They lined up, and Percy looked around for the Athena cabin. Annabeth was at the front of the line, and she had a very faraway look in her eyes. He had a feeling she was probably really worried about her dad. She looked over at him, smiled sadly for a second, and then looked straight ahead. The lines started to make their way towards the pavilion. Percy jogged up beside the Hephaestus cabin, where Jake was in line.

"Hey." He whispered to Jake.

"Hey, man." Jake said back.

"How are the-"

"They're coming along fine. Now don't spoil it for the kid." Jake grinned, and continued on in line. When they were both seated at their near-empty table, Percy took the time to look over at Annabeth, who had her eyes fixed onto the table. He scooped a heaping of scrambled eggs and other breakfast foods onto his plate, and followed a few other kids who were scraping a small portion of their food into the brazier.

Hey dad, Percy said mentally, Thanks for the sibling.

Percy had gone through a few drills with Sam, but he hadn't gone anywhere. He left him to do a dog paddle drill, which he was okay at. Percy sat on the edge of the dock, watching his half-brother paddle around in the water. He rested his cheek in the palm of his hand, while his elbow was on his knee.

"Hey." Someone said behind him. He jumped a little, but calmed down a little when he recognized the voice as Annabeth's. Percy glanced over his shoulder.

"Oh, hey." He said in a small voice. She walked over and sat down next to him. They shared a glance, but then both looked out at the water.

"Percy…I'm sorry I haven't talked to you much. I've just been, you know-"

"It's fine. Don't worry about it." He quickly said. There was another short stretch of silence, and then Annabeth tried to get another conversation going.

"How's your brother doing with his swimming?"

"Okay…I've never really taught anyone how to swim. I think I'm an okay teacher, if I do say so myself." Percy said.

Just then, Sam started to breast stroke through the water.

Annabeth nodded, "Not bad, Seaweed Brain."

"So, what do you think? Bet I'll have this kid swimming like a pro by lunch?"

"I already know he will be." Annabeth said.

By lunch, Sam had already gotten swimming above and under water down. Percy was now helping him practice his dives and jumps. And by dinner, he had those down, too.

That night, while the two of them were lying in their own bunks, Sam said,

"Hey, Percy?"

"Yeah, Sam?"

"Thanks for hanging out with me today."

"No problem."

A/N: Sorry it's a short chappie. The next chapter will be better though. It's gonna be longer, and it's gonna be the CTF game. I just thought it'd be a nice Friday night present. I had an awesome week, I went to a fair, and they had rides and stuff. I rode on that Music Express thing (look it up) with my sister. My mom said, "Your face…you looked like you were having a child!" Yeah. Ew…just ew. And on Wednesday I went to the beach with my family…AW YEAH!

Anyway, bros, later!

~Leaded-Pegasus