In case you didn't read the summary this has Blood of Olympus spoilers! So if you haven't read BoO yet don't read this or it will spoil you! It's a Remembrance Day two-shot by the way. Read on.
Disclaimer: I don't own the charaters and all rights go Rick.
The leaves were falling off the trees in different colours at Camp Half-Blood, this week was visiting weekend for Camp Jupiter. The Seven and Calypso were laying on the leaves in the forest. Everyone was having a great time except for Frank who seemed a bit distracted.
"Hey Frank, are you feeling okay?" Hazel asked as she noticed that Frank looked a bit sad. In the background Jason was controlling the wind to get the leaves to swirl around Piper as she started to pretend that she was Pocahontas, Leo and Calypso were eating something out of straws as they watched the re-enactment.
"Yah," he answered looking off into nowhere "Just thinking." Frank looked at Hazel and smiled. "Don't worry, I'm fine I'm just thinking about… tomorrow." Hazel stared at him.
"What's tomorrow?" Hazel asked looking a bit embarrassed because she didn't know. Apparently she wasn't as quiet as she thought because then Leo intervened before Frank could answer.
"What's happening tomorrow?" Leo asked loudly interrupting Percy and Annabeth's conversation about the wonderful world of arches, well Annabeth was talking with her eyes sparkling and Percy was just listening with his eyes glazed over. Leo rolled over to Frank and Hazel while Calypso jumped in a pile of leaves again and then cartwheeled over to Leo and began throwing leaves into the air. The seven stared at her as she began giggling.
"Leo did you give her caffeine?" Percy asked suspiciously as Calypso started making leaf angels, still giggling. By now even Jason and Piper were looking at Leo suspiciously. Leo grinned mischievously.
"Oh please I already learned from that experience," Leo said rolling his eyes. "Sort of. But I only gave her sugar... in straws!" Leo grinned and laughed maniacally. Everyone backed up a bit from Leo because, well let's just say water became very useful for that hour when he ate too much sugar. "Joking, I didn't eat sugar, I was just pretending because Calypso wouldn't eat it until I ate it. I didn't eat because I wanted to see how Calypso would react to half a straw."
"Ok… So what's happening tomorrow?" Percy asked again getting back on topic while Calypso just laid down on a pile leaves, the sugar was wearing off.
"It's Veteran's Day, an official United States holiday that honors people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, also known as veterans." Annabeth explained
"You sound like Wikipedia Annabeth," Percy said raising an eyebrow and Annabeth stuck her tongue out while everyone laughed at them.
"So why are you thinking about it?" Jason asked. Frank sighed.
"In Canada we call it Remembrance Day, it's almost the same thing but we wear red poppies because of the poem In Flanders Field, these poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their brilliant red colour became a symbol for the blood spilled in the war. There are probably some other differences that I can't remember as well." Annabeth nodded like she was absorbing information like a sponge.
"Ok so... what now." Hazel asked.
"I think… I think I'm going to Vancouver so I can go see my mom." Frank choked up a bit but continued "But first I need a change of clothes and a backpack.
(like half an hour later)
"Ok I'm ready." Frank told Reyna as he walked out the door. Reyna rubbed her temples.
"Ok you're coming back tomorrow right?" Reyna asked pleadingly.
"Yes, Reyna. Don't worry you'll be fine, what's the worst that could happen?" Frank asked.
"I really hope you didn't jinx that." Reyna grimaced. "Well see you tomorrow!" Reyna waved goodbye as Frank walked out of the Big House and was met by Hazel, Nico, Percy, Annabeth, Jason and Piper.
"Hey Frank!" Leo said way too enthusiastically. "Guess what?!"
"What?" Frank asked warily.
"We're coming too…" Nico deadpanned (no pun intended)
"And we're taking Festus!" Calypso exclaimed smiling with a bag in her hand.
"Ok… Well let's go then." Frank said.
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