I'm trying to update sooner! I really have been having a hard time writing.

He's Gone Away…

Chapter 10

Really?

A bright light appeared on Half-Blood hill and suddenly 3 demigods and a goddess were standing there.

Annabeth's POV

I don't think I should have done that! I'm gonna be sick. She threw up onto the base of Thalia's Tree.

"Annabeth, did you have to get my tree!" "Sorry, I didn't mean to! … Wait, Aphrodite, will that hurt my baby?"

"Oh, no it won't!" "Good! Thank you again, Lady Aphrodite!" "Tomorrow at 10AM I will show you, along with Chiron and Thalia, where your house will be." "Thank you! Bye!"

They started down the hill, talking about Annabeth's house and baby. Suddenly shouting started "LOOK!" "It's Annabeth, Thalia and Piper." "Where were you guys?" "Chiron is angry!" "You've been gone for 6 hours!" "Jason was worried!" Chiron was also" and things like that.

Then Jason's voice cut above the rest "PIPER! Where did you go? We were just talking and you disappeared!" "Jason, my mom called me away!" "Oh!"

"Thalia, Piper and Annabeth where have you been?" called Chiron. "Uhh… Chiron can I talk to you privetly?"

"Yes, you can"

"Can we go to the Big House?"

"Lead the way."

When the got to the Big House, Thalia closed the door. Just then Rachel Elizabeth Dare walked in and said to Annabeth "Congratulations! Don't worry I won't tell anyone." and walked out!

"That was weird!"

"So, Annabeth, what do you want to tell me?"

"Ummmm… this is REALLY hard to say. Thalia?" "Nope, but thanks for offering?" "Ditto" said Piper.

"Ugg."

"Annabeth, what is that on your hand?" [And if I forgot to mention it, she is wearing her engagement ring; she wears it whenever she is not at camp.]

"Uh… my engagement ring?"

"What?"

"Well… when Percy and I went camping, he purposed. I haven't been wearing the ring, well because Percy and I were going to announce it the day after he disappeared."

"Oh…"

"So what I was going to say is that I've been given a house as a gift from the gods and they want you, Thalia and I to go view it at 10AM tomorrow."

"That's great Annabeth! (Thalia starts "coughing") Thalia is something wrong with your voice?"

"*Cough, cough* Chicken *cough* Tell *cough* him! *Cough, cough, cough! *" coughed Thalia.

"Chiron, I want to tell you, well I have to tell you, my mother's actually fine with it…" "Get on with it!" Shouted Thalia. "Well, Chiron, I'm going to have a baby."

"Well, Annabeth I don't know what to say."

"It's Percy's child, and my mom is actually cool with it."

"What? I cannot believe you mom, as you put it, is 'cool' with it."

"Well, I am." Said Athena, appearing just like the gods and goddesses do.

"Are you going to tell the camp?"

"Well, I really don't know. I don't want to, but rumors might get started."

"Hay, I can help with that!" exclaimed Piper, "As you most likely know, my cabin is the gossip capital of the camp and if I hear any rumors about you, I can squash them like a bug."

"Thank you Pipes!"

"Well, Annabeth, you are going back to school," said Athena "and then you won't have to deal with camp!" "What?"

"You are going to school for a couple weeks, with Thalia, who will be "aged" by Hebe."

"Wait? Mom, isn't she the goddess of youth?"

"Yes, but she can age anyone to age 14, 16, 19, 22 and anything in-between, the age of 'youth'."

"Oh." "Anyways, back to the plan. They will stay, in order to 'distract Annabeth from Percy's absence.' That will be the excuse, which is partly true."

"O.k. When are we going to leave?"

"On Thursday."

"Today is Monday, so that gives me Tuesday to see where my house will be and how big it is and Wednesday to pack and say good bye."

"Annabeth" Chiron called "I want to talk to you afterwards."

"Ok… Is there anything we need to go over." Everyone shook their heads. "Ok So if you all want to leave, I'm going to talk to Chiron."

After everyone left, Chiron said "Well Annabeth… I really don't know what to say. I knew this was going to happen, but I thought it would be an Aphrodite girl. At least you can handle it logically." "I'm sorry Chiron."

"You don't have to apologize to me. It's your life. I'm merely disappointed." Annabeth started to cry. "I'm really sorry I disappointed you! I didn't mean to…"

"There is nothing to be sorry for! But Annabeth, when did this happen? I'm asking for my job's sake, you see if it happened at camp I will be fired!"

"When Percy and I went camping, he purposed and it happened."

"Did you use protection?"

"Well, Percy had some, but the seaweed brain for got to use it!"

"Is that why you went to the store today?"

"Well, yes, Thalia suggested it and well we did get some other stuff for Sophie and my other sisters."

"O.k. Well, soon you will need 'special' things, schedule and other stuff. I would like to discuss this further tomorrow, with Thalia, who I assume, will be helping you, after we view your house. Well, congratulations, both for the land to put your house on, the opportunity to build it and other recent developments."

"Thanks Chiron! Can I go now?"

"Yes, after you promise me that you will tell Sally Jackson in person, when you go to see her, which will be within a week, if I have my say, and Iris Message you father and step-mother, tomorrow, before we leave."

The dinner bell sounded, "Oh, great dinner, I'm so hungry! Chiron, I promise I will IM my father tomorrow and tell Mrs. Jackson in person!"

On the way to dinner, Annabeth asked, "What's for dinner?" "I believe roasted chicken and/or lamb, root vegetables, garlic bread and salad." "Oh, gods! Lamb?" "Yes!" Suddenly the scent of BBQ hit them and Annabeth turned green. I'm gonna be sick! Oh, great! She threw up into the golden brazier. I don't think the gods like that smell.

"Annabeth, are you alright?"

"Yep, I just don't think I can eat dinner with you all, but I'll try."

"Annabeth, after dinner I will call a meeting of the cabin councilors and Malcolm, actually you should bring him along without me asking. And there you will tell them about you current condition."

"WHAT?"

"You WILL!"

They had just entered the dining hall and noticed that everyone was staring at them. "Everyone go back to what you were doing."

Leo sauntered over and asked "Did you tell her about the Argo II?"

"Yes, and that's what I was overreacting to!" She snapped back at him.

"Well, have fun! Bye!" he said cautiously.

"Annabeth, go and eat." "FINE!"

Chiron got to the top platform and said "Quiet down campers!" Pausing to wait for them, "now, tonight before the bonfire I would like all the senior cabin counselors to come to the Big House for a meeting."

Annabeth sat down with her food, she looked at her plate and turned green. Oh, yuck! Chicken looks gross! O, I going to puke, again! Annabeth got up hurriedly, spilling her food over the table and floor, and ran and threw up in the golden brazier AGAIN! Being pregnant isn't fun, if you have to throw up all the time! I should look this up.

"Annabeth," Malcolm said. "Are you alright?"

"Ya, I'm fine!"

"Do you want an Apollo healer?"

"I said I was fine!"

"You just threw up! You're not fine!"

"YES, I AM!"

By then everyone was staring at them!

"ANNABETH!"

"Malcolm, Annabeth come here!" They argued in whispers all the way to Chiron. When they got to Chiron, he asked, "What's the problem!"

"Annabeth just threw up." "Yes, I saw." "Now, she won't have an Apollo healer look at her or go back to the cabin."

"Annabeth, you may go back to your table and finish eating." "WHAT?" exclaimed Malcolm. "Malcolm, Annabeth is fine and will explain everything in due time. Please do not question her for the time being."

"Yes, sir."

"You may go and sit down."

Annabeth, after Malcolm sat down, said "Malcolm, I'm sorry for snapping at you. Will you forgive me?" "Ya, I'm sorry too! Forgive me?" "Of course!"

Then Annabeth got up and took more food, just not chicken or lamb, her siblings had cleaned up her mess. And then she started eating…

She had to get seconds… this was looked upon with curiosity, by most other campers. Annabeth hardly ever got seconds, usually only after quests.

"WHAT?" she demanded of the onlookers.

Eventually she finished and left, with two peaces of garlic bread for later.

HAPPY EASTER guys! Hope you enjoyed it!