Chapter One
Annabeth
Annabeth swallowed nervously as hundreds—no, thousands, maybe—of people at the Roman camps came into view from the Argo II. She gripped her beaded necklace in her hand. What if Percy didn’t remember her? And what if… well, what if he had a girlfriend? Millions of thoughts whirled around in her head, and she couldn’t focus on just one. She heard someone sneak up behind her and turned around.
It was Piper. “You seem nervous.”
“Well, I’m not,” Annabeth snapped, but exhaled slowly when she realized how rude she was being. Calm down, she told herself.
“Sorry, Piper. I’m being rude. It’s just that…well, I am nervous.”
Piper simply stared at her with those kaleidoscopic eyes, as if reading her mind. “I know what you’re thinking. You’re worried about your boyfriend. Percy, isn’t it?”
Annabeth nodded, still staring at the camp, as it approached them slowly and slowly. Suddenly, she felt the ship stop moving.
“We’re here!” she heard Leo yell from inside the ship.
People poured out of the ship. Annabeth rushed out, pushing and shoving past people, keeping her eyes out for Percy. Her heart jolted as she spotted a familiar black-haired boy with sea green eyes standing next to a curly-haired girl and a chubby Asian boy.
Percy saw her too. Annabeth’s heart did a hundred jumping jacks in her chest as her own gray eyes met the green. She couldn’t help it. Did he remember her? Did he know who she was?
Finally, after what felt like hours of standing there, which was only for a split second, Percy spoke.
“Annabeth.”
Percy grabbed her and embraced her in a big hug.
Annabeth almost cried tears of relief, but chose not to. “Percy. You—you remember me?”
“Duh,” Percy said teasingly, as they broke apart.
Annabeth smiled. It felt like a long time since she smiled. But she finally felt at home again.
Jason
As soon as he stepped off the ship, he was attacked by hundreds of familiar faces. Thousands of questions were aimed at him, and he barely managed to answer any of them.
“Jason!”
“Are you alright?”
“You O.K.?”
“What happened?”
“Jason!”
“It’s me, guys… It’s okay. I’m fine—great, really.”
Jason saw a girl with dark hair and a purple cloak hug coming towards him. She looked familiar. Suddenly, the realization flooded back to him. It was Reyna. His old girlfriend.
“Reyna.”
The girl, who looked like she had a permanent smile on her face, cracked a small smile. “You remember me.”
“Well, yeah. How could I not?”
It was awkward for two seconds, and then Reyna tackled him in a huge bear hug. “I missed you so much!”
Onlookers stared at the scene. One person wolf-whistled. Both Jason and Reyna turned red as they quickly untangled themselves from each other.
Suddenly, Jason’s heart started to pound as he saw Piper walking swiftly away, her head drooping down. Had she seen what had just happened? Jason sighed. He hoped not.
Just then, he heard a horn blow. The talking and laughter died down, and people covered their ears looked around. It was Octavian.
Annabeth
Annabeth swallowed nervously as hundreds—no, thousands, maybe—of people at the Roman camps came into view from the Argo II. She gripped her beaded necklace in her hand. What if Percy didn’t remember her? And what if… well, what if he had a girlfriend? Millions of thoughts whirled around in her head, and she couldn’t focus on just one. She heard someone sneak up behind her and turned around.
It was Piper. “You seem nervous.”
“Well, I’m not,” Annabeth snapped, but exhaled slowly when she realized how rude she was being. Calm down, she told herself.
“Sorry, Piper. I’m being rude. It’s just that…well, I am nervous.”
Piper simply stared at her with those kaleidoscopic eyes, as if reading her mind. “I know what you’re thinking. You’re worried about your boyfriend. Percy, isn’t it?”
Annabeth nodded, still staring at the camp, as it approached them slowly and slowly. Suddenly, she felt the ship stop moving.
“We’re here!” she heard Leo yell from inside the ship.
People poured out of the ship. Annabeth rushed out, pushing and shoving past people, keeping her eyes out for Percy. Her heart jolted as she spotted a familiar black-haired boy with sea green eyes standing next to a curly-haired girl and a chubby Asian boy.
Percy saw her too. Annabeth’s heart did a hundred jumping jacks in her chest as her own gray eyes met the green. She couldn’t help it. Did he remember her? Did he know who she was?
Finally, after what felt like hours of standing there, which was only for a split second, Percy spoke.
“Annabeth.”
Percy grabbed her and embraced her in a big hug.
Annabeth almost cried tears of relief, but chose not to. “Percy. You—you remember me?”
“Duh,” Percy said teasingly, as they broke apart.
Annabeth smiled. It felt like a long time since she smiled. But she finally felt at home again.
Jason
As soon as he stepped off the ship, he was attacked by hundreds of familiar faces. Thousands of questions were aimed at him, and he barely managed to answer any of them.
“Jason!”
“Are you alright?”
“You O.K.?”
“What happened?”
“Jason!”
“It’s me, guys… It’s okay. I’m fine—great, really.”
Jason saw a girl with dark hair and a purple cloak hug coming towards him. She looked familiar. Suddenly, the realization flooded back to him. It was Reyna. His old girlfriend.
“Reyna.”
The girl, who looked like she had a permanent smile on her face, cracked a small smile. “You remember me.”
“Well, yeah. How could I not?”
It was awkward for two seconds, and then Reyna tackled him in a huge bear hug. “I missed you so much!”
Onlookers stared at the scene. One person wolf-whistled. Both Jason and Reyna turned red as they quickly untangled themselves from each other.
Suddenly, Jason’s heart started to pound as he saw Piper walking swiftly away, her head drooping down. Had she seen what had just happened? Jason sighed. He hoped not.
Just then, he heard a horn blow. The talking and laughter died down, and people covered their ears looked around. It was Octavian.