3rd POV:
Annabeth watched silently, holding Percy's hand as Moon walked out of the infirmary and back to her her friends. Percy let out a shaky breath.
"What now?" she asked, taking her eyes off her oldest.
"I-I, I stabbed my daughter," Percy said, starting to turn away. Annabeth gripped his hand harder.
"Come on, Seaweed Brain," she said softly. "Let's go somewhere a little more private, shall we?"
She led him to the lake, where she knew he would feel better. I can't believe I'm about to do this, she thought to herself as she walked to the edge of the pier and – still holding hands – walked right off the edge. Just like she hoped he would, he enveloped them both in a big air bubble, just like had so many years ago.
"In any other circumstance, this wouldn't make sense, but Perseus Jackson, I am so glad that you saved our daughter." With no warning, she attacked him with a kiss. He slowly warmed into it and wrapped his arms around her, equating her passion.
They stayed under for around 15 minutes. Mostly just embracing each other, thankful for the time they were able to have escaped from the world. Percy broke away and said, "Let's go for a walk."
They floated to the edge of the lake and this time Percy led the way. They walked around the edge of the lake and down to the sea, watched a couple of the hippocampi play in the surf, then Percy looked at Annabeth with a twinkle in his eye.
"Come on!" He said dragging her away laughing like a maniac. The run turned into a race that Annabeth led for a good majority, that is, until Percy suddenly turned and altered their course from heading to the Mess Hall and Cabins toward the Arena. By the time they got their they were both sweating and out of breath. They grabbed a cup of water, and Percy drew Riptide.
"Let's do this," Annabeth said with an evil grin as she unsheathed her dagger. They took their place in the middle of the arena, the few demigods that were there for some extra sword practice stopped and stared as two of the most famous demigods went at it.
"You can't defeat me, Seaweed brain," Annabeth said.
"Oh, and here I thought you were the wise one," Percy said, parrying another one of the strikes. Annabeth's gray eyes flashed as she slashed at him. "The most you can do to me is tire me out, but good luck with that."
"Darn you, Percy!" She lashed out, frustrated that her moves still weren't leaving a mark – one of the major drawbacks of fighting someone who's taken a dive in the River Styx. The crowd of campers grew as their dance of fight became faster. There were cheers coming from both sides. "PERCY!" "ANNABETH!" "ATHENA!" "POSEIDON!"
Finally, after 30 fast minutes, Percy gave in, and – though he would never tell Annabeth (she really already knew) – let her win. Laughing and panting they embraced each other. "I think you might have bruised me," Percy said rubbing his arm.
Annabeth shook her head. "Whatever you say, Perse." Arm in arm, they walked back to the cabins and showers.
A couple of the younger campers stared at the couple as they walked back to their cabins. A few of them that were following from the arena were still talking about the match. The match and the adventures of the greatest pair of half-bloods there ever were.
(Written by Jezebel Raewin)
Audrick's POV:
(Yes, this one was written by me. :) Thanks Jezi~)
"And then, you'll never believe this - Percy stabbed her in the stomach with his sword!" Ellie told the story like she was reading a rip-roaring fairytale to five year olds, not that I wasn't enjoying the extravagating ways her hands were moving.
I shook my head. "There's no way. Dad's not that stupid and Mom would never even dream of letting him do that."
"I've got the scar to prove it," Hayley lifted up her pink top, and there was, in fact, an almost in seeable mark clearly made by a sword. "Funny thing is, it didn't even exactly "cut" me, so…"
"Blessed my magic?" I asked.
She shrugged. "Could've been."
"All that matters is that Eris is gone now, at least for a little while." I smiled at Hayley. "And I must admit it's good to have my real sister back." I punched her shoulder, and she punched me back, playfully, and I felt a new bond forming between us.
"Stephanie, have you seen my – oh…" the girl who had walked in stopped short and a blush rose in her cheeks, igniting her startling green-and-grey eyes. "You're not Stephanie…"
"No, sorry, we're the Jacksons and one Stoll."
"Present and accounted for!" Ellie shouted, and a part of me laughed, while the other part couldn't take my eyes off of her.
She was tall and short at the same time. She had long blond hair that was pulled into a messy bun right under her ear. She held books and scrolls in her arms, at least five if I counted right, and she wore a Camp Half-Blood tee with a denim skirt. She had on bright red Converse.
"What did you need, Jamie?" my sister asked her.
"Jamie." I repeated, and she looked at me even though it had been barely a whisper. She must've had good hearing. My knees felt weak and I looked to Hayley for support. She made gestures like, "Keep it going, talk to her!"
"I, uh, I mean, hi, Jamie. I'm Audrick Jackson. You can call me PJ, or Audrick, or Jackson, or, um…" I resisted the urge to tell her she could call me anything she wanted to call me and still I would listen to her.
She smiled and held out her free hand. "Jamie Morstan. Daughter of Athena and Randolph Morstan. How do you do?"
"Jamie," I said again, and I didn't know why. Suddenly my cheeks were burning, as were hers, and I took note that when she's nervous she bites her lip and messes with her hair, usually twirling it around her finger.
"Um, Hayley, I'm looking for Stephanie Adler, daughter of Coeus. Yes, I know he's a titan, but…anyway. Have you seen her?"
"She's most likely staying with the Hermes cabin, or perhaps with the other Athena's at the Arena, maybe the forgery if I know Steph."
"Thanks," she said, and then looked to me, her nervousness coming back on. "And thank you, Audrick. It was nice meeting you."
"You…you, too. Heh…" she reached up on her tiptoes and kissed my cheek, and I think my heart stopped beating for a moment there. Then she waved to everyone else and left the Cabin. I slowly sunk down unto a bunk and got Hayley to look at me. "This is it, I'm dying, Aphrodite has finally done it."
Hayley tried to resist her smile, but Ellie busted out laughing. "Audrick's in loooooooooove!" she shouted. "Jamie and Name Freak sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby Jamick in the baby carriage!"
"Ellie!" Hayley and I shouted at the same time, and she shrugged, holding her hands up in defense.
"It's true though," she said, taking a bite of chocolate. "And you can't deny it."
"You're right," I agreed, my heart doing flips just thinking of her. "I…I can't…oh, Aphrodite, kill me now!"
"Oh, but why?" the blonde whined, standing in front of me in a fuchsia toga, perfecting her eyeliner. "This is just the beginning for Jamick, trust me. And wait until we get Hayter! Or perhaps it'll be Carley…yes, I like Carley a lot better than Hayter. Carley it is!" Aphrodite laughed. "Of course, there's also Tomsea."
"Hold up, hold up!" Hayley shouted to the goddess. "Who's "Hayter" – "
"Carley," Aphrodite corrected, making her hand mirrior evaporate in curling pink smoke.
"Carley," Hayley corrected. "Who is Carley?"
"You'll see soon enough," she smiled. "Before you ask, Tomsea is your little sister and Tommy Rodriguez. They're so cute together!"
"What about me?" Ellie asked.
Aphrodite's face fell a bit. "Well, I, um…I'll have to get back to you on that one, sweet cakes. Right now I've gotta split; official god-like duties to perform." She snapped her fingers and was gone in an instant. Hayley then smirked at me and Ellie. Ellie grabbed one wrist and Hayley the other.
"Come on!" Hayley said, starting to run. "We're going to teach you how to be the perfect gentleman."
"For your date with Jamie!"
"What date?" I almost had to holler so they could hear me.
"The one we've just made, of course. Hayley will call her and tell her to meet you down by the pier at five this afternoon. We have so little time!" Ellie began rambling, so I kind of tuned it out.
The vision of Jamie Morstan still danced in my mind.
Haha! Audrick finally has someone to call his own. Hope you enjoyed! Di, where are you? ! ? !
~Future