sorry it's so late but i had camp all week! god i'm so sore! we had to raft and hike and put wet wetsuits on at 6 am in the morning! ps. its winter where i am...

any way im back home on the computer giving you chapter 3, ps. are the chapters long enough?

Chapter 3

One week later...

Percy was in his bare room, there was no bed, no clothes and no desk. He had kept the photos of him and Annabeth in his built in wardrobe. With his photos was the necklace. He went to the draw, and took out the photos. He was going to give them to Annabeth. He carefully stacked the photos in a neat pile, he was about to close the draw when he thought better of it and took the necklace out and carefully put it in his coat pocket.

He went down stairs to the front door, he took his last small suitcase in hand and hauled it to the car.

"Sorry, honey. That's not going to fit in here. It's gonna have to go in the back with you." Sally said.

"Ok," Percy said taking his suitcase to the backseat of the car. "where's Annabeth?" he had left Annabeth down stairs while he went up stairs to get the photos.

"I'm right here." She replied from around the corner of the house. Percy walked over. She looked tired, her eyes were red and puffy, like she'd been crying.

"Have you been crying?" he asked her.

"No." She snapped. He looked at her in disbelief. "yes, I have." She said giving in to his gaze.

"Aw." He gave her a hug. "Don't cry! I'll come see you, ok? I promise. Here, I've got something for you." He pulled out the photos in his pocket and gave them to her. She smiled at them.

"I remember when they were taken. I wondered what you did with them, thanks seaweed brain."

"There's also something else," he said on instinct, reaching in to his pocket and pulling out his necklace. "This is a promise necklace." He said.

Annabeth couldn't believe her ears. Percy had a promise necklace, who knew? But he was giving it to her, her!

"But, Percy, they're for someone special." She tried to protest

"You are special to me, wise girl." Percy said. "turn around." She did as instructed. He brushed her hair out of the way and felt a little spark at the contact. He put the necklace on her. She turned around, the necklace suited her, and it went well with her grey eyes. Percy didn't notice the necklace in her hands until she looked down at it.

"Here is my promise necklace, take it Percy." He took it and studied it. It was black silk, grey see-through lace with a stunning grey gem hanging off it.

"Wow." Percy said

"Here, let me put in on you." Annabeth said. Percy turned around and Annabeth put the necklace on him.

"Thank you." He said, tucking the necklace under his shirt. He gave her a tight hug, she hugged him back almost taking the breath out of him.

"I'll miss you wise girl."

"I'll miss you too seaweed brain." She said with tears in her eyes.

"Percy!" Sally called

"Coming mom."

They walked out from behind the house with their necklaces tucked in under their shirts so their parents couldn't see, or anyone else for that matter.

Athena and Frederic were saying goodbye to Sally and Poseidon by the car. Percy and Annabeth walked towards them saying their goodbyes. Both seven year olds had tears in their eyes. Poseidon and Sally got in the car, and left the backseat door open for Percy. The wind blew Annabeth's hair in to her face, Percy took the strand and pushed it behind her ear. At the contact of skin, Annabeth felt a slight electric shock.

"I'll come back. I promise." Percy said before getting in to the car and waving goodbye as he sped off down the road.

That's it, Annabeth thought, tears streaming down her face, he's gone. She touched her necklace.

Percy was in the back seat with tears sliding silently down his cheeks.

"It'll be ok, Percy," Sally said. "we'll be back before you know it. We're gonna live your cousins, ok? You can go to school with them. Their names are Nico and Bianca."

"Cousins? I thought you were an only child and dad was an orphan." Percy asked confused, his mind still on Annabeth.

"We are, but your dad had a really good friend in the orphanage, there as close as you can be without being blood related. They are almost brothers." Sally tried to explain.

"I don't get it." Percy said.

"We're going to live with your Uncle Hades, he is your father's brother. Ok?"

"Ok." Percy said as his mobile buzzed. His mom had gotten him a phone after he complained that he wouldn't be able to keep in contact with Annabeth after he left. Annabeth had a mobile so that finally won his mom over.

He glanced down at his phone and saw he had a text message from Annabeth.

Hey, how is the car ried? (hey, how is the car ride?)

Goood borin tho mizn u(good, boring though. Missing you)

Missin you to Percy. Talk latr got to do wourk (missing you too Percy. Talk later? Got to do work)

Ok latr (ok, later)

Percy snapped his phone shut and doze off to sleep.

Zzzzz

"Wake up Percy" Sally said gently shaking him.

"Where are we?" Percy asked dazed.

"We're in Cleveland."

"Where's that?"

"It's halfway between Chicago and New York." Sally explained.

Percy sat up and looked around. They were parked at a fast food shop. The sun had set and the streets were alighted by lamplights. The place was filthy, litter everywhere blowing across the street. Poseidon was not in the driver's seat.

"Where's dad?" Percy asked.

"He's coming right now." Sally said just as Poseidon reached the car with his hand full of boxes stacked on top of each other.

"Fish and chips for dinner! Oh, hey Percy, you're awake." Poseidon said sitting down in the drivers' seat. The Jackson family ate their dinner in silence. Before deciding to continue to New York in the dark. Percy dozed off again, it was nice and comfortable.

Well? how was it? Pease R&R and if you have any questions please ask or any criticism. Thanx

3 Claire