Percy's POV
Thalia had, indeed, was waiting for us at her pine tree and, upon seeing us, she hugged us. As she was catching up on the fact that, me and Annabeth were dating, Chiron arrived. One look at his face, and one could tell he was worried.
He first welcomed Thalia and then took us to the Big house, where the other councellors were waiting.
"Children" He said. "You all know and respect Hestia, Goddes of the Hearth and home. But today, her torch is stolen. It is, her symbol of power and must be recovered soon. This calls for a quest. Do we have any volunteers? "
I immediately raised my hand and so did Annabeth. I guess we missed our questing days. "Alright, both of you, go meet Rachel."
I felt funny as I walked towards Rachel's cave. Had it been a few years ago, meeting the oracle of Delphi would mean going toi the attic to see a leathery old mummy who spoke in multiple voices and green smoke. Now it meant meeting a red-haired, artistic teenager, who was the daughter of a multimillionare.
As we entered, Rachel spoke "I've been expecting you."
"Did you see that in a prophecy?" I asked.
"No, I just heard your noisy shuffling. And smelt the sea."
"Oh.."
"So what's the problem?"
At this point, Annabeth, who had been exceptionally quiet, spoke up. "Hestia's torch has been stolen. What is our destiny?"
Rachel's eyes turned green. Her voice was raspy as she spoke
"The children of the eldest Gods
Shall travel far, to Hephaestus' forge
At the highest point, the coldest place,
Hestia's torch burns with decreasing pace."
Rachel fell and I caught her, before she hit the ground. I placed her on the bed and walked out. She would be alright. I was glad that the prophecy was quite...well, happy.
Then I realized...Annabeth couldn't come. And Thalia and Nico would be coming.
"Annabeth...you can't come. It says children of the eldest gods. That means me, Thali and Nico." I said.
"Humph, well I'm coming too. It didn't say I can't come. It just said you three should." She replied stubbornly
I wondered what Chiron would say to the matter. He did just as I expected. "No Annabeth." He said. "You of all people know why we should abide by the 'go in threes' rule. And seeing that we are talking about children of the big three, the scent is strong enough without adding a daughter of Athena to the group."
Later, she spoke to me "I don't want to leave you. What if you don't come back to me?" she said, with tears in her eyes.
"Hey, I'm gonna come back, okay?" I said cupping her face in my hands. "How could I leave you? You're my Wise Girl." I said before kissing her. Once we broke apart, she said "You'd better come back to me seaweed brain. If you don't, I swear, I'll-" "I wouldn't dream of leaving you. We better get back to our cabins." I kissed her goodbye and she walked away. I sat out for a few more minutes, then walked back, thinking of the quest to come.
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