Luke gave me a tour of the cruise, and when we got to the cafe, I might have swiped some food off the counter. Don't blame me though, blame my stomach. So while Luke was showing me all these fancy paintings and rooms, I was stuffing my face with red velvet cake. Not as good as blue cookies, but fairly good. And when Luke saw crumbles falling out of no where, he looked at me and rolled his eyes.
'Percy! Are you seriously eating? Already?'He scolded.
I put on my best, sorry not sorry face, hoping it would save me. He just smirked.
'For that, I am going to kick your butt when we sword fight.'
'You already do that!'
'Are you also volunteering to clean my room? Oh thanks Perce!'
'Hey!'
'Not my problem.'
I stuck my tongue out at him, and he stuck his tongue back out at me. After we finished messing around, he introduced me to the monsters.
This was the not so pleasant bit. I still felt uneasy around them, and I held Riptide in my hand just in case they attacked.
I met an empousa named Kelli. She had a stupid mall girl accent, and my ears hurt listening to her blabber. Oh Luke, you're so amazing. Oh Luke, you're so hot. She flirted with Luke so often I wanted to puke. And then I met the bears.
They looked like twins, but they weren't human. They stood about two and a half metres tall, for one thing, and wore only blue jeans, probably because their enormous chests were already shag-carpeted with thick brown fur. They had claws for fingernails, feet like noses were snout like, and their teeth were all pointed canines.
I was definitely intimidated. How the Hades could Luke be so calm about all this?
After I had met all the hordes of monsters, I told Luke that I was tired.
mean, talking to monsters really can drain you. Luke sighed, and led me to where I would be sleeping. It was completely blue. I smiled, thinking about my mom. I was glad she was safe, but I wish she was here. But she'd probably disapprove of what I'm doing, so. Not telling her. Yet.
I laid down on my blue sheets, covering my whole body. It was way more comfy than the bunks in Camp Half-Blood. I looked at the ceiling, thinking about everything that happened today. I missed Annabeth, which was weird. I just met her. Why did I feel so close to her? I kept pondering this question, until I fell asleep.

Annabeth POV
I was going into my cabin when I saw a note attached to the door. I picked it up, and luckily it was in Greek. The first time I read it, I was confused. The second time, I started to understand. The third time... let's just say... I didn't handle it well. I screamed, and sprinted to the big house. I ran straight into Chiron's office, which was open. It was usually locked, but I didn't care. We had more important matters at hand. He looked at me, with a face of confusion. I put the note in his hands, not speaking. He read it, and his face looked as if he witnessed a death.
'Come, child. We need to announce this.' He said.
I nodded, but I was still shocked. I ran to every senior counsellor, and told them to gather their cabins at the dinner pavilion. I almost went into the Poseidon cabin, then remembered. Percy wasn't there.
I went into the Hermes cabin, and told them myself. Luke wasn't there, and they had to know. Once everyone was gathered, Chiron stood up, asking for silence. Everyone looked very confused, but shut up.
'We have some news. As you know, Percy Jackson was the leader of the last quest.' Everyone nodded, then looked thorough the crowd, probably searching for Percy.
'And Luke Castellan was the leader of the one before.!' Again, everyone tried looking for Luke, but to no success.
'Well... I have bad news about them.'
Everyone started muttering and Connor Stoll asked, 'Where are they?'
Chiron looked at him sadly.
'That is why we are here. Unfortunately, they have joined the Titan Lord himself. Kronos.'
There was a collective gasp, and I decided to tell them about the note.
'They left a note, on my cabin door. Before they... left.'
Everyone's faces were now grim, but they nodded, letting me speak.
'Annabeth. Me and Percy are leaving the gods behind. We are joining Kronos, and leaving camp. If you want to talk to us, just I-M us, alone. -Luke'
When I said Percy's name, my voice cracked with pain. I knew I shouldn't have told the whole camp about the last part, but I knew Chiron would tell them anyway.
The sound of loud outbursts broke out.
'Percy Jackson? As in the guy who returned Zeus's lightning bolt?'
'Seriously?'
'Luke...'

'I am going to smash Prissy into a pulp!' Probably Clarisse.
I never cry. But in this moment, I felt like it alright. Luke, oh Luke. He was never the same after his quest. But Percy? I just saw him this morning! What changed? And why did I miss Percy more than I missed Luke? I've known Luke for years whereas Percy... I've only known him for a while. Did I... Like Percy Jackson?
No. I scolded myself. No, it's probably normal... I didn't like him... But I couldn't get him out of my mind.

I was broken out of my argument with myself when Chiron put a hand on me.
'Annabeth, child. I know this is a lot to deal with, but they are waiting for you. If you see Percy...'
He stopped, pain in his eyes. I remembered that he taught Percy for a few months, before he knew he was a demigod.

'Try convince him to join the gods again. We need him in these years, more than ever.'
I nodded, and hugged him.

'Bye, Chiron. I'll see you soon.'
He smiled at me, and I returned the favour.
'I do hope so, Annabeth.'
I ran to my cabin, thinking about Percy (weirdly) and grabbed my stuff. Iran to Thalia's pine, where I saw my so called, 'family: My dad, my evil stepmom, and my two annoying little brothers. I sighed, looking back at Camp one more time before smiling at my dad.
I knew I had to one thing when I got back;
Look for Percy, and make him see sense.