A/N: Sorry guys for not updating for so long. Last week I finished about 5k words in the chapter, but I still needed to finish the last part and proofread it, which I was too lazy to do. Basically I just got too lazy to update. Don't worry, I'm planning to finish the story, it's just hard finding motivation to update. Mostly I'm spending my time playing Dota or watching The Walking Dead which I just started watching :P. Once again, please vote on the poll for Percy's pairing, and enjoy the chapter.
-Chapter 7-
It was only about a month since I came to camp, but I was already feeling bored of it. It also didn't help that I could only openly train my fire powers here. The best I could do to use my other powers were small actions in my cabin like swirling around water or creating gusts of wind.
However, it was fun to be able to mess with people with my mind-reading abilities. Those who did not know of my powers were always shocked when I read their mind and responded accordingly.
Mind reading is also how I keep the Hermes campers from taking my stuff when I'm not looking. Overall a useful ability, but I would rather still be able to fly openly or shadow travel places when I'm too lazy to walk, or surf on land just because I can.
Annabeth, just like she promised, kept what I had told her to herself. Nobody else knows who my real godly parents are and nobody dared to ask anything about it, knowing how explosive my reaction could be and that I was able to defeat Clarisse on my first day.
I made a few friends in the week. Mainly the cabin councilors. Once Ares gave Clarisse another identical electric spear, she began to see clearer and grudgingly respect me. She called her new weapon Maimer, but what she doesn't know is that everybody else calls it Lamer behind her back, something the Stoll twins came up with.
Connor and Travis Stoll, twin brothers, and sons of Hermes. They were both second in command of their cabin, after Luke. The twins were the stealthiest in the camp, often the masterminds behind pranks and thieving. Come to think of it, I actually haven't seen them buy anything they have, it was mostly just stolen items.
Luke Castellan, my current best friend, had a hard past. So many things had gone wrong for him. His mother went insane, he had to kill a cursed demigod, Halcyon Green, his best friend almost got taken away from him and became an eternal maiden, then said friend got turned into a pine tree. Despite this, he walks around with a smile on his face and is considered one of, if not the best sword fighter in camp.
Charles Beckendorf and Silena Beauregard, who unlike their parents Hephaestus and Aphrodite, were happily a couple. Charles was a burly African American boy, and the councilor of his cabin. Silena had black hair and blue eyes, and the councilor of her cabin. It was proof of her love for him by the fact that she was supposed to break up with him as her cabin demanded every child of Aphrodite should, but she didn't.
Will Solace, Lee Fletcher, and Michael Yew were some of the Apollo campers who I could stand. They were exceptional at healing and archery, and when they weren't boasting about their good looks, they were good friends.
Katie Gardner was a daughter of Demeter. She was as compassionate as any good child of Aphrodite, minus the constant talk of make-up and clothes. She was often the target of the Stolls' pranks, but that was likely because Travis had a huge crush on her and vice versa, as I managed to tell from reading their minds, though neither of them had any idea how to tell each other.
Today was an exceptionally boring day. There were less activities planned than usual due to it being a weekend. I basically had sword fighting for 2 hours then I could do whatever I wanted until lunch. After that was canoeing for another hour, then free time at camp.
The time was supposed to give the campers some time to rest before they had to clean up their cabins as per normal because usually sword fighting and canoeing wore the campers out, but with sword fighting coming so easy to me and the water re-energizing me, I was at full strength even afterwards, so I had nothing to do.
I had just finished canoeing, so I was heading back to my cabin to find something to do. Suddenly it hit me. I had an idea to get back at Travis for that prank he had managed to slip by me last week. He filled my pillow with whipped cream while I was in the shower and made me have to take a second shower after I lay my head on it.
I went to the Hermes cabin and knocked on the door and waited for somebody to answer. Out came Luke who smiled at me,
"Hey Perce, here to spar? I'll just go grab my sword…" He started before I interrupted him.
"No, actually I have something to do will Travis. You know how he has a huge crush on Katie, well I'm going to do something about it. It's okay, Katie likes him too I read their minds." I whispered to him.
He gave me a knowing nod, also being able to read his brother's feelings like a book and let me inside. I quickly found Travis who seemed to be filling a can with what seemed to be spiders. Probably a prank on the Athena kids. I better tell Annabeth later.
I saved that thought for later as I approached his bed. "Hey Travis, I had a prank to do on the Demeter cabin, and I thought you'd like to join me. Come on lets go." I lied to him. Usually he would know if it was a lie, but the thought of a good prank enticed him so much he didn't even bother to ask what it was.
He grinned like a mad man as he followed me out, "Hey fire arms. What's the prank? It's not like you to go around pranking people just for the fun of it unlike Connor and me." He inquired. I chuckled lightly as I replied,
"You'll see when we get there. Just do as I tell you to. It'll be great just trust me." He just shrugged off the reply as we arrived at the Demeter cabin. Never did he expect what was to come.
I knocked on the door and Katie answered. It was going better than I planned. I thought that if somebody else had answered and I had to ask to see Katie personally, Travis would have chickened out and ran off thinking I was lying about the prank.
"Hey Katie, I have something to tell you. Travislikesyouandiknowyoulikehimokaythanksbye." I informed her hurriedly as I rushed off before either Travis or her could do anything to me. I probably bought myself another week of attempted pranks, but it was all worth it.
I saw both Travis and her madly blushing at each other, neither of them making any eye contact as the truth had been revealed to each of them. I could literally hear the excited screaming of the Aphrodite girls who just so happened to walk by the cabin at that time.
Just then, I noticed the door to the Aphrodite cabin open. None other than Silena exited the cabin and asked to nobody in particular,
"What are they screaming about now? They weren't planning to get another couple together until next week." She sighed.
Just then, she turned to see Travis and Katie suddenly taking a deep interest in their shoes, faces red from embarrassment, standing in an awkward silence. Despite being one of the better of Aphrodite's children, even she is susceptible to being excited at a situation like this.
She rushed over to the pair of them, and that's when I realized that her mind was open for the first time since I had met her. For some reason, she was the only one of my group of friends who's memories and thoughts I could not access.
It was strange for an Aphrodite child to have this ability. In fact, it was almost impossible for a demigod to block their thoughts or memories without the help of a god or a blessing in my case. Even stranger was that she seemingly had no reason to hide her thoughts, even if she had the ability to do so.
I seized the opportunity to see what she had been hiding all this time, and that's when I found the one thing I did not want to find in any of my friends. There were memories of blackmail, scythe charms, and a boy commanding her to do things. Worst of all was what I found most recently in her memories.
An army, probably more than five times the size of the entire camp. Leading it was a man who I could not identify, but from the power that rolled off of him, I could tell that he was at very least a minor god.
The army had drakons, hellhounds, telkhines, empousai, Cyclopses, giants, you name it, it was there. But it also had demigods. None of whom I recognized thankfully, but these demigods had a deep look of hatred in their eyes.
At first I questioned what these demigods could be doing, working with monsters, but then I realized something. As I scanned the area, there were flags distinctly bearing the insignia of Kronos. This was the Titan army.
I pieced together what had happened with Silena. She was a traitor. A spy. An enemy of Olympus. Did she even love Charles? What if it was just so she could get information on our weapons? Damn, she'd better have a good explanation for all of this.
I contemplated snapping out of her thoughts and confronting her immediately, but I restrained myself, looking deeper into her thoughts. I found something that was of utmost importance in the safety of Olympus. The army would head to Camp Half-Blood in 1 year. We had 1 year to prepare for the onslaught that would be the start of the war.
I immediately exited Silena's thoughts and ran back to said spy. As I neared I could see her walking towards the still silent couple, squealing like a little girl.
I immediately rushed to Silena's side, ready to confront her on her little secret. But me having my priorities straight, I first rushed towards Travis and Katie.
I sneakily placed my hand behind the back of each of their heads and pushed them together, causing their lips to smash together. They seemed to resist at first, but soon they melted into the kiss and continued it on their own, letting me return to the problem at hand.
I immediately approached Silena and tried to speak over the high-pitched screaming of the children of love, "Silena. I need to talk to you now. It's urgent. We can make them do stuff like that again later. Follow me."
She sighed but nodded as she followed me. Her mind shield was up again so I could not tell if she had realized I had caught on to her. But if I was going by the fact that she hadn't tried to kill me yet to cover up the truth, then I'd say she didn't realize yet.
I brought us to the back of the Demeter cabin where nobody could hear us. I immediately demanded, "Silena. I thought I could trust you. Working for Kronos, huh? Why did you do it Silena. Why? Tell me. Did you even love Charles? Or did you just want to get his machine plans? Answer me!"
Silena was silent, though she was obviously at the brink of tears. She barely choked out her response, and even then it was barely audible, "P… Percy… I'm s…sorry. P…Please don't tell Charlie. I really do l…love him." She replied as her tears streamed down her cheeks, meeting the grass below.
In this state, she seemed vulnerable and pitiful. If she was a spy for Kronos, she would likely deny it and react offensively, not cry. Maybe there was more to this story.
I let her calm down for a while, deciding to wait before pressuring her for more answers. Once she had finally let go of all of her pent up emotions, I asked her once again, but softly this time, "So Silena. Why? Just why."
She kept her composure this time, but looked down sadly in shame. She managed to force the words out of her throat. "They made me do it. Ethan made me do it. He promised Charles's death if I didn't help them. The scary thing is that with the army they have, they could really do it."
I looked at her sadly. I scanned her face and body language for any sign of lying, but I found none. I pulled her into an apologetic hug and let her release any more tears she had into my shoulder.
Once she pulled away, she seemed much calmer. She did seem to have a look of sadness on her face, but she seemed to be content with her choice of revealing her traitorous ways to me.
"Silena, I swear on the Styx I will protect Charles with my life if you chose to turn back to the side of Olympus, but you have to trust me. If Kronos rules, demigods will be imprisoned, mortals will be killed, even gods will not be safe. Now do you want to turn over a new leaf?" I asked her in a dead serious tone.
She furiously shook her head. She took out the same scythe charm as I had seen in her memories and passed it to me. "It's a communicator. Ethan told me to inform him of any quests or plans that we had. Destroy it, please. I don't want to see it ever again. I don't want to even think about being on their side ever again if I can help it." She pleaded me.
I took the scythe charm and set my hand on fire, melting the metal. I quickly threw the charm out towards the direction of the forest, effectively discarding it.
"Okay, so what do you want to know?" She asked me nervously, not wanting to recount the events leading up to her betrayal again. I shook my head and responded,
"Nothing for now. I'll ask you more another day, but for now you should tell Charles. He's the one most affected by all of this. I trust that you can do that, he deserves that at the very least. We both know him. You know he won't just break it off because you did something to protect him. I know he'll forgive you even if it's not straight away. Just give him some time. Be truthful, don't lie. No more lies. It's time for the truth." I lectured her.
She merely nodded as she took off towards the Hephaestus cabin, likely heeding my advice of telling her boyfriend before the truth found its way out one way or another.
I sighed. The start of the war was not what I wanted to have. If the fight gets too tough, I might even have to reveal my powers. I was still not ready for that. If the big 3 find out, they're still going to try to kill me, with Zeus having the temper of a 5 year old.
At least they would get punished from it if the other gods found out. Wait, scratch that. They'll probably lose the war and be under the Titan's rule if they start arguing amongst one another. Gods, if they had Hestia on the council still they wouldn't spend all their council sessions bickering about things.
I decided to tell Chiron about this. If there was an army heading towards camp, there was no way we would be prepared for it without prior knowledge. It would not be nice to see all my friends die.
Right now, the campers were weak. They were soft. Not ready for a war. They all take their safety for granted. The thought of a war would scare half of them out of their wits, and only half of the camp would not be able to defeat an army 10 times our size.
Eventually, I reached the big blue house which I knew to be the home of my mentor. I stepped in and found Chiron and Dionysus having their weekly game of cards. I wasn't surprised when it was Dionysus who spoke first, with a clearly annoyed expression on his face.
"What is it now Perry?" He questioned.
"I need to speak with Chiron, it's urgent. It concerns the safety of Olympus and the gods against the threat of the Titans." I replied hastily, not caring about him purposely saying my name wrongly, which was something all campers were used to.
"What is it my boy?" Chiron inquired curiously.
"I had a dream. A demigod dream. The army of Kronos will attack camp in 1 year. They have an army of monsters and demigods 10 times the size of the camp. I could feel the power of the army rolling off of them, it's definitely not just a nightmare. I swear on the Styx that the army is real." I lied.
Thunder boomed in the distance but nothing happened to me, because I only swore about the army and not of the source. Chiron stared at me wide-eyed while Dionysus actually looked bothered about something for once.
"I see. If this is true, which is likely because you swore it on the Styx and nothing happened, I must take these matters to Olympus at once. If the army of my father is finally ready to attack there is nothing we can do to stop it. He may still not be fully conscious, but once he finds a host, there's nothing that can stop him except the hero of prophecy, who is likely to be you, child of Hestia." He informed me, panicked at the situation and possibility of yet another war.
"Yes Perry. Finally somebody has something important to say, instead of 'Can I have a day off to go back to the city?'" Dionysus admitted. It was highly unlike the god to react so disciplined. Usually he would not care, even with a war looming.
That's when I noticed that he was slightly less pudgy than usual for some reason. He sat up straight in his chair and his drink changed his drink to diet pepsi strangely, as he could always be seen with a diet coke instead.
"Perry, I'm flashing us to Olympus. The other gods need to know of this before it's too late." The god of wine demanded. He placed a hand on Chiron and my shoulder and we disappeared in a flash of light.
We reappeared in the white marble throne room of Olympus. The clean marble of the throne room and the purity it seemed to radiate still amazed me despite it being my second time here. I noticed quickly that the throne room was entirely empty, with the only ones here being myself, Dionysus and Chiron.
Dionysus quickly summoned some sort of gun, the type that you would use to signal the start of a race. He fired it into the air and out came a single purple grape, which exploded into violet fireworks when it reached the peak of its ascent.
Truly the god of theatre. I thought in my head. Only he could think of such a thing to use to call for a council.
Soon, everyone in the council flashed in one by one. Most of them looked the same as I had seen before, except for Hermes and Apollo who looked rather disheveled, their hair sticking out all over the place and their clothes slightly lopsided. Artemis sent them a clearly disgusted look as I could only imagine what they had done prior to the meeting.
"Dionysus, why have you called for the council?" Zeus asked. I clenched my fist slightly, still holding some resentment for my birth fathers.
Dionysus quickly repeated what I had told him and Chiron earlier, resulting in Zeus shaking furiously in anger.
"My father dare rise again? We will dispose of them like last time! But this likely explained what happened to my master bolt! I demand a quest! 3 demigods will travel to find my bolt before the summer solstice. If my father has my most powerful weapon, he may actually have a chance of winning this war." Zeus revealed arrogantly. Even without his weapon of power, he dared to boast about their power.
To be honest, his pride and arrogance surprised even me. I didn't think it was even possible for anybody to be this stupidly blind. I sent a small look at Athena to see if she was also thinking the same thing. From her expression, I could tell that she also looked down on her father's pride, but she cleverly kept her mouth shut.
"You! Perseus Jackson. You will prove your worth by bringing 2 other demigods to find my master bolt. You have until the summer solstice. Seek a prophecy from the oracle and be on your way. I will not tolerate failure on this quest. Come back empty handed and you will not like the consequences." The god of the skies demanded.
I merely nodded. I did not want to fight him about anything right now, even if I did not like him. If there was one thing I learned about him, it was that you did not want to get on his bad side while he was pissed off. He killed the last person who talked back to him without remorse.
"Is there anything else that anybody here would like to add?" he asked. Nobody raised their hands.
"Council dismissed. And Perseus, know that I will be watching you on your quest. Do not fail me." Zeus warned as he flashed out, followed by the rest of the council except for Hera and Hestia.
Both of them came up to me and hugged me, clearly missing me after months of not being able to have contact with me.
"Percy, just know that we love you. Good luck on your quest. We know you can do it. I trust that you will bring back our brother's master bolt. We're going to teleport you back to camp." Hera assured me.
We soon disappeared in a flash of light, back to the Big House. My patrons hugged me once again and bid their farewells as they flashed away.
Once again I was left alone as I walked out, back to the cabins where I decide what to do until dinner. Oh right, I still needed to tease/take credit for Travis and Katie being together. If they actually did get together that is.
I walked towards the Hermes cabin to try and find Travis. As I knocked on the door, Travis came out to answer, but before I could say anything, he threw a big cream pie at my face. I went from being angry, to questioning where he got the pie from, to realizing that it actually tasted pretty good.
Once I wiped all the cream off, I came face to face with Travis who had a large grin covering his face. Either he was ecstatic to see me pranked, happy of his new relationship, or both.
"That was for making me kiss her." He stated simply, referring to the cream pie that was now over my shirt or in my stomach. "This is for hooking me up." He pulled me into a man hug, despite getting his clothes smeared with whipped cream as he did so.
I laughed, "So you and Katie, huh. Always knew you two liked each other. That's the only reason you and Connor keep pranking her. Speaking of Connor, where is he?" I digressed.
"Oh, he's 'pranking' Miranda. Second in charge of Demeter cabin. We both know he likes her as much as I like Katie. That's why we're twins. We solve problems with girls the same way." He replied jokingly.
"Heh, I might do something about those two. Pretty sure they both like each other from when I read their minds. Just hope the pie he throws at me is as delicious as this one." I offered, "Anyway, treat her good. Don't go all prank crazy on her anymore. Gotta go now, bye." I bid my goodbye as I walked off to find Silena and Charles.
As I neared their usual meeting spot at Zeus's Fist, I could hear them arguing. Silena sounded to be almost in tears as she was earlier, and Charles spoke in a steely cold voice.
"Silena, you know I can protect myself. They can't touch us in camp. Besides, they'll have to go through the entire Hephaestus cabin if they try to kill me. Why? Why did you become a traitor? Did you even think of how I would react to this? You could have at least told me what you were doing." Charles stated, his face completely devoid of emotion.
Silena's tears finally rolled down her face for the second time today, "B…B…Because Charlie. I l…love you. P…Please don't go. I d…did it because I can't think of l…life without you. If they d…did something to you, I c…could never forgive myself." Silena replied, pouring her emotions into her voice.
Upon hearing those words, Charles' expression softened, clearly feeling guilty for being so harsh on his girlfriend. Everything she did, good or bad, was for him. He pulled her into a comforting hug, though in a much more romantic way than the brotherly one I gave her earlier.
"Sorry Silena. I should have heard you out first. I guess I can't blame you for what you did. Just don't do something like that again please. If they got to you because you disobeyed them, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself either." He whispered into her ear.
Silena wrapped her arms around her boyfriend as she let the remaining tears soak into his shirt. As I saw those 2 about to have a couple moment, I backed off. I knew that they had been through a lot together and that they needed some alone time to sort out their relationship.
I headed back towards the Big House, realizing that I still needed to seek a prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi. As I approached, I was greeted by Chiron, who told me.
"The Oracle is in the attic. Ask her about the quest and she shall answer if you are involved in it. Go now, my boy. The future of Olympus is in your hands."
I stepped up into the attic and looked around. It was extremely dusty around there. There were a few cool trinkets, but most of it was just old weapons or gear from dead demigods. These included drops from monsters and souvenirs from old quests.
I walked down the row of trinkets and found myself face to face with a dried up old mummy. At first I questioned what this was, then I remembered that it was in fact the Oracle of Delphi. Hestia told me about how she was cursed by Hades because of Zeus being a complete ass once again.
I felt sorry for her but I knew that there would be nothing I could do to help her. I nervously spoke up,
"Uh hi. I need a prophecy for a quest, O' Great Oracle of Delphi?" I asked, questioning what to call her at the last part to show respect. At first nothing happened, but after a while green air seemed to come out of her orifices, and she levitated off the ground. The voice she spoke in was raspy but clear, though her mouth did not move as she spoke. The prophecy was:
You shall go west, and face the god who has turned,
You shall find what was taken, and see it safely returned,
You shall reveal what you have hidden,
And you shall have your have fears and doubts ridden
I quickly tried to piece together what the prophecy meant. First, I would head to the west of America, to fight a god? Who would turn on Olympus in a war against the Titans? The stolen and returned item probably referred to Zeus's Master Bolt. Reveal what you have hidden. Damn, that probably means showing my true powers. Have fears and doubts ridden… The fear of losing my friends to the war?
I sighed. I knew the prophecy would not be straight forward at all. Maybe it had a double meaning, maybe not. But I knew that I had to face a god, and I doubted that it would be easy.
I walked out of the attic and was met once again by Chiron who asked what the prophecy was. I repeated what the Oracle had said, and he informed me,
"I will tell the camp of the quest tonight at the campfire. You must pick 2 companions and leave by tomorrow morning. There is no time to waste. If the enemies find out how to use the power of the Master Bolt, we are all doomed. Now go, think about who you want to bring with you." He recommended to me.
I headed back to my cabin to rest for a while and think of who I would bring along. I might need an Apollo kid, for the medical help, but I think that I need a plan for any situation. Most of us here know basic first aid and ambrosia and nectar plus that should be enough while on a 2 week long quest.
Annabeth should be brought along I concluded. She was hard-headed and smart. She would know what to do if we ever had any doubts on the quest. For the second quest member, I would need somebody with good combat skills. If I was to fight a god, despite my power it would be difficult. They have godly energy they can fire. Not something you can be taught to fight against.
I could bring Clarisse, as she was a daughter of war and was excellent with her spear, but our constant bickering and rivalry would hinder the progress of the quest as a whole. Luke was the person who I finally decided I would bring along. He had experience in questing, and he was a great swordfighter.
He could also scout for any danger and steal any supplies we need in the mortal world. I covered the food as I could summon it, so we could travel light. Maybe some armor and weapons, as well as drachmas and mortal money, but that wouldn't be too heavy.
Once I decided my quest mates, I lay my head down on my pillow. Some of the campers would not be happy with my choice of quest mates as they may want to go instead. Hades, the two I picked might not even want to go.
I sighed. Jeez, just being 1 quarter Hades already made my social skills terrible. I was more nervous in picking who I went with and if they were happy with my choice rather than the actual quest.
Only time would tell what the future held for me and the other demigods in this camp. The war was nearly inevitable. Kronos was much stronger any Olympian, and if he was allowed to rise completely, he would be unstoppable.
The power of time was likely the most powerful domain anybody could get. Being able to stop movements, speed up or slow them down would help in a fight so much that you could win without even trying. It was likely harder to slow the movements of a god, but he was still after all most of the Olympians' grandfather or father, with the exception of Aphrodite who was technically his sister.
If I was to be the hero of prophecy and fight Kronos in a one versus one matchup, I doubt my ability to actually win in a fight against him. Even if he was in a demigod host body, he could still match up to the gods with his skills with his scythe as well as his control over time.
The next 3-4 years of my life would be pretty hellish with the constant fighting and war looming over us. Maybe if I won the war I could finally have peace, well not before showing the big 3 how much of an asshole they all were.
I was shaken out of my thoughts by the dinner horn that I had grown accustomed to. Apparently I had taken more time to think about it than I thought. I leapt to my feet and made my way to the dining pavilion.
As I stepped into the building, I could see many other campers filtering in, heading to their respective tables. I sat down at the Hera table by myself, still feeling lonely. It was not often that a camper would sit by themselves. In fact, I was the only one who had to sit alone.
It was not long until dinner was over. Announcements would be made at the campfire, so we just ate, prayed to our godly parents, then went to the amphitheatre, where my quest would be announced.
"Campers, the Gods have issued a quest to Perseus Jackson, Son of Hestia. He is to choose 2 questmates and head west to retrieve Zeus's Master Bolt. Perseus shall pick two questmates, and they shall follow him, should they accept the quest." Chiron started, "Now Perseus, choose your two companions."
I looked around the amphitheatre and decided on who I would bring along for certain. I stood up and simply stated, "Annabeth and Luke, I would like you two to accompany me. I'm not forcing you to do anything, but I would appreciate it since you are two of the people I trust most in camp."
Rather than rejecting my offer, both of them nodded their heads, signaling the acceptance of the quest. Once I sat down, people started whispering and mumbling to each other, but that soon stopped when Chiron stomped his hooves and continued on with the announcements.
Soon after the campfire ended, all the campers headed back to their respective cabins. However, Luke and Annabeth stayed behind and approached me. Luke spoke first,
"Hey Perce. Uh we were wondering why you picked us of all people for the quest. I mean we're happy to go with you and stuff, but why us?" He questioned.
"Like I said, I trust you two the most in camp, and you both are cabin councilors. Besides, you both have your strong points. Annabeth, you're brilliant and can get us out of any trouble, Luke, you're able to steal supplies and you're a great swordfighter." I replied genuinely.
"Well thanks Perce. It means a lot to us that you trust us and we won't let you down. We'll go pack our stuff now. We'll meet you at your cabin at 8 tomorrow morning. Make sure you don't sleep in." Annabeth decided cheekily.
They turned to go, but I stopped them, "Hey guys, wait. Follow me back to my cabin. Luke I have something important to tell you. Really important." I told them.
I shot Annabeth a look that told her what I was going to tell him. She simply nodded back, fully understanding what I intended to do. They both followed me back to my cabin where I would soon tell Luke of my biggest secret.