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PART 1 of 5

Friday: PROM?!

Annabeth's POV

I woke up to the harsh beeping of an alarm clock. Flopping over on the bed, I smacked it tiredly, and then sat up to stare groggily.

6:00 AM

Ugh. I forgot to turn off the alarm clock. School was canceled for the day, because of prom. I sat in the bed of another minute, stretching a little, when it finally hit me like a brick.

Oh my gods.

Today is prom.

I quickly rubbed my eyes, slipped on my glasses, and went through the rest of my morning routine. Dressed in casual clothes, I quickly headed across the field, and knocked on the door of the Poseidon cabin.

No answer.

I knocked again, waiting patiently.

No answer.

Okay, slightly annoyed, I knocked again.

...

Silence.

"Why do I have to do this overtime I come over?" I grumbled.

Instead of pulling a pin from my hair like in those spy movies, I lifted up the welcome mat, and picked one off the bottom.

After the first couple of times of breaking into the Poseidon cabin, I had learned to come prepared. Jabbing around at the keyhole, I head the faint click of the lock and quickly tiptoed inside.

At the far end of the room stood the tall, slightly creepy statue of Poseidon. On the bed, furthest away from the creepy statue (which, yes, I purposely left when re-designing the cabin interior) was a snoring Percy.

Grinning, I slowly tiptoed to the bathroom to fill a bucket of water. Quickly, I tiptoed back, careful not to spill any of the water.

"I, Annabeth Chase, nominated Percy Jackson for the ASL Ice Bucket Challenge," I whispered.

Then, I proceeded to forcefully dump the freezing cold water on top of his sleeping form.

"ARGH-WhaT in TartARTArus-oh My GodS ANNABETH!" Percy sat up, (spluttering) and sprung up from the bed.

Major fail.

His legs were twisted in the blankets, and he ended up face first on the ground, arms flailing.

I grinned wickedly, "Morning!" I plastered a fake smile, and planted a kiss on Percy's cheek. "I thought you and I could spend some time alone at the lake...that is, unless you'd like to sleep more...?" I sat at the edge of his bed, eyebrows raised.

Suddenly, Percy grinned, eyes sparkling. He quickly untangled himself from the sheets, and sat next to me. Now completely dry.

"Okay." he leaned in, our nose almost touching.

"Okay." I replied, leaning in.

Just as I was closing my eyes, the jerk got up and headed to the bathroom.

"Really?' I said, sarcastically.

"That's payback for the way you woke me up. But hey, " he turned his head slightly. "The lake is a wonderful place to-" he paused.

"dive into conversation." Eyes still sparkling, he shut the door to the bathroom, leaving me to question basically everything wrong with him.

Dive into conversation? What the heck.

I mentally shrugged, and turned on my heel to walk down to the lake alone.

Jon's POV

I couldn't sleep.

Not well anyway.

All through the night, I tossed and turned, waking up suddenly, and then having the hardest time falling back asleep.

This whole 'being a demigod' and 'mystical camp' business was not sitting well.

It was like someone had given me a slap job blueprint, and I was expected to already understand every nook and cranny of the building.

And now it even sounded like I'm some super builder, just like the rest of the kids who are apparently all of my half-siblings. The children of Hephaestus.

I flipped the pillow on it's cold side.

How come Hephaestus just now claimed me? I'm eighteen. Why now? Why'd he and mom even-

I shuddered.

Oh my god.

Why'd I have to go and think about that. Nooo. Don't. Think. About. That. I gagged at the images that were now stuck in my brain. Ugh. Gross.

I stared up at the ceiling, trying to find something else to distract me, when K.J popped into my mind. A small frown tugged at my mouth.

Dating is hard.

Dating K.J was harder.

I thought girls like showing off their relationships, but K.J was the complete opposite. She was such a cool girl, and I really felt something with her, but it hurt that she didn't want anyone knowing we were together. Like she was hiding us. Almost as if she was embarrassed...

She's not embarrassed of me, is she?! I felt a drop of sweat trickle down my temple.

That's when something, or rather someone poked me in the foot.

I sat up abruptly, only to see a short, curly black haired elf looking at me curiously.

Leo Valdez tilted his head. "You okay, dude? You're sweating like crazy and fidgeting. A lot." he yawned, stretching.

I nodded, "Mhm...just nervous, and a bit confused with everything happening in the past twenty-four hours."

"Well, if you ever need anything, or extremely great guidance, I'm your guy. Captain of the Argo II, head of the Hephaestus Cabin, Supreme McSizzle, and full-time bad boy." by the end of his speech, he had a huge grin on his face.

The only thing I could do was smile weakly, and wish he'd stop staring, because his grin was really starting to creep me out.

He seemed to notice how tense I was, because he nodded, understandingly, but then, he started patting my foot awkwardly, as if he was trying to comfort me.

I could only blink and stare.

He finally seemed to get the message, and he stopped.

Coughing, he got up, awkwardly.

"You should go out, get some fresh air, ya know? Everyone will probably be up in a bit anyway."

I quickly swung my legs on to the cold floor. "Good idea," I grumble, scratching the back of my neck. The awkwardness still hadn't passed from moments ago.

"No problem." he said, already jumping back into his bed. I grabbed my coat and slip on my shoes.

"Thanks for your help man-" I turned to say, but he's already out and snoring.

I slipped out of the door, and headed towards the lake with my hands in my coat pockets. That's when I noticed Annabeth sitting on the dock, her feet dangling in the water.

Before I could go over to say hi, I saw Percy walking up to her from the opposite direction, holding a bouquet of lilies behind his back.

I quickly ducked behind a tree, realizing that they probably want some time alone.

As Annabeth turned her head to greet him, he whipped the bouquet from behind his back, and kneeled before her like the gentleman he was. Annabeth smiled in appreciation, and punched his shoulder playfully. Taking the flowers from his hands, she threw her arms around his neck, and buried her face in the crook of his neck. Percy's arms wrapped around her waist, and pulled her in tightly. His genuine smile suddenly turned wicked.

He had somehow inched them closer to the dock.

Without warning, a loud splash was heard as Percy pulled Annabeth off the ledge, and into the lake. Her shriek was muffled as he clamped a hand over her mouth, laughing, and dove underwater with her in tow.

They hadn't resurface for a few minutes.

Wait, where are they? Did something drag them down to the bottom of the lake? Are they dead? Where are they?

Panicking, I scrambled down the hill to inspect the water. Another minute later, a huge dark shadow started to emerge from the bottom of the lake.

Fearing that the thing that took down Annabeth and Percy was coming for me next, I quickly dove behind a bush.

Imagine my surprise when Annabeth and Percy both came up dry, panting, red in the face, and slightly ruffled up.

Then I realized that I was basically invading their privacy, and felt ridiculously stupid.

Percy was the son of Poseidon. He could breathe underwater. He could control water.

I quietly walked back up the hill, feeling embarrassed, as I made my way to the dining pavilion and away from their little 'date'.

Why had I watched them for so long anyway? First, I was getting gross images of my parents stuck in my head, and now, I'm watching couples like a creepy stalker.

Great.

As my thoughts wandered, I decided to sit down in the grass.

I did wish K.J and I could be like that, though. I hated the fact that we pushed each other away whenever someone came near.

Percy and Annabeth were a dream couple, or whatever the girls say now..."goals"? Anyways, it seemed to me like a goal that I could only dream of with K.j.

When she was distant, it hurt so much. I don't know if she knows she has me wrapped around her finger.

Maybe tonight she'll find out.

Hazel's POV

A week was almost u[. I seemed to be the only person who couldn't help but notice Annabeth was leaving tomorrow. Everyone else lived in the moment, but for me, that wasn't possible.

I gazed over at my brother, who was curled up like a puppy in his bed (which thankfully was not coffin shaped; Annabeth had remodeled everything). Nico was smiling in his sleep, which was something I had never noticed before. He muttered something that sounded like "my son..." I could only guess he was thinking of a certain son of Apollo.

No matter how much he tried, Nico wouldn't be able to hide his crush from me. He was family. I knew him better than he thought. It made me a little sad that he wouldn't tell, but he seemed happy with the way his life was at the moment, and that was fine with me.

It was around seven in the morning, when a bird landed on the Hades cabin's porch railing.

I was waiting for Frank to come out of the Ares cabin, so we could enjoy the beautiful morning together and eat breakfast before the pavilion was bustling with kids. The bird was entertaining though. It seemed to know I was waiting for someone, and began to sing. I started to get lost in the music, and pretty soon, i was swaying to the tune. I only returned to reality when I felt two arms, wrap around me from behind. The bird has stopped singing, and I knew instantly who it was.

"Frank?"

"Tweet, tweet," he laughed playfully, picking me up in a bear hug.

"So you were my birdie," I replied, laughing. He set me down.

"Maybe." he said, giving me the sweetest smile.

Awww. He's such a cutie.

I smiled at the thought.

"Why are you smiling at me like that?" he asked. My smile only grew wider.

"No reason," I sighed, and took his hand in mine. We walked over to the dining pavilion, when Frank almost tripped over...a leg?

"Ahhh!" a male voice cried out. Frank almost fell over, but I steadied him just in time.

"Jon?" Frank stuck out a hand and pulled Jon up.

"Hi guys." He seemed a little nervous.

"What were you doing on the ground?" I asked, smiling at him. I hope my tone didn't sound too amused.

"I-i don't exactly know. In fact, ha, I don't know what I'm doing here at all." his eyes shifted towards the ground. Frank eyed the empty tables.

"Well, food is always a good start." I elbowed him in the side.

"Ow, what was that for?"

I rolled my eyes, and said to Jon, "Sorry, he's always hungry."

Frank pouted. "Am not!"

I giggled. "Whatever you say. Jon, do you want to sit with us?"

"S-sure."

The three of us sat at the Hades table, and Frank showed Jon how to properly give a food offering to the gods. After, we all tucked in, Jon ravenously hungry. We ate in silence, which I didn't mind, but I had some questions for Jon.

I set down my napkin after finishing my toast and jam.

"So, Jon. How have you been adjusting to everything?"

"Horribly." he mumbled, swallowing his last piece of sausage. Frank stopped cutting his omelette.

"What do you mean, 'horribly'?" Jon sighed.

"I just feel like everything is falling apart, and I can't fix it. It's...it's beyond repair. The other three seem to be adjusting great. Tayla is always going with the flow, Simon is somewhat like his twin except more calm and collective... I mean, even K.J has it better than me." He took a few deep breaths.

"Do you wish none of this ever happened?" I asked him sadly.

This wasn't uncommon, when a new demigod was homesick, or as well call it, "life sick"

Yes, I know. We are very creative.

"Yes. I-i mean no. I mean...I don't know!" He put his head in his hands, "I honestly don't know what to wish for...a normal life? That means I couldn't be with my friends. Demigod life? I have to get used to all this crappy war stuff you guys are always talking about. I mean...fighting monsters, always being in danger, and knowing that there are actual gods..." He kicked at the gravel with his shoe, "I want to choose, but I know that's not possible. I'm stuck in this hot mess of a situation."

I smiled sincerely, "I wouldn't say your stuck in a hot mess-merely a crazy new branch of life that you're lucky to be a part of. Sure, ignorance is bliss, but you have so much potential to unlock! Talents you never knew you had! I'm sure you'll fit right in at camp."

Frank piped in, "And, Leo can show you Bunker Nine! That'll be your goldmine."

I turned back to Jon. "In the end, finding out that you're a demigod isn't that bad. You'll get to discover so much more of yourself."

Jon seemed somewhat content with my speech.

"Finding more of myself..." he mused.

At least he seemed happier.

All of us sat, just thinking. Our breakfast, now forgotten.

Frank turned into a cat, stretched his sleek body, and curled up on the bench. Jon was caught up, deep in his thoughts, and I couldn't help but think about Annabeth. She would be leaving tomorrow.

Back to Mount Olympus.

And none of us knew when we would see her again.

I felt my mouth quivering, but it quickly stopped as I burst into laughter at the sight of someone standing behind Jon.

And that's the end of the first part! I'm so thankful for all you guys who stuck around, and I really hope you guys find this worth it. My friend did such an amazing job bringing perspective into each character. I'm so happy for her! Who do you think Hazel is laughing at? Let me know in the comments how you enjoyed this chapter.

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