(Chapter One)
Annabeth leaned over the railing of the Argo II; the sight that greeted her shocked her. Demigods of all ages and sizes stood before her gazing apprehensively at the golden ship. The well constructed buildings intrigued her as the origins of their designs seemed unfamiliar and mystifying. Well, she thought to herself dryly, this is the Roman's design.
When she thought about Rome, a shiver ran through her spine. An instinctive urge to run away as fast as possible from the other camp rippled through her body. She could tell Leo and Piper felt the same way as they were looking at the hundreds of armed demigods with pale gray faces.
Jason was the only one who looked normal. In fact he looked utterly excited and lighthearted at the sight of his old friends.
"Hey," Piper said walking up to Annabeth, "You excited to see your boyfriend, Percy Jackson?"
"Yeah, I am," Annabeth grimly admitted. Piper examined Annabeth worried eyes as if she believed that Annabeth was hiding something from her.
"You're worried he has another girlfriend at the Roman camp." Piper deduced.
"A little," Annabeth admitted, "I'm just scared he won't remember me at all. What if he does have another girlfriend? What if he likes that girl more than me and doesn't want me back?"
"Oh relax Annabeth. You're gorgeous! Percy will remember you. I'm sure of it. Anyway we're going to land in five seconds, and then we'll see what happens." Piper smiled reassuringly. Annabeth tried to return the smile, but…..she failed.
The Argo II gently bumped down onto the grassy area, and then completely stopped. Jason locked eyes with Annabeth, and nodded. Without another word, he stepped out of the Argo II and on to the Roman's turf and towards their possible death.
A gasp rippled through the crowd as their former leader stepped out. Everywhere whispers could be heard, as they gasped in disbelief. One voice stood above the rest.
"JASON!" the girl in the purple cape screamed. She ran towards him and immediately flung herself into his arms. The Romans snickered and punched each other on the arms, some even turned bright red as they felt uncomfortable just looking at the couple hug one another.
Annabeth examined the couple and immediately noticed that while the purple cape girl seemed comfortable, Jason looked awkward.
Piper blankly stared at the two; her eyes were two void less black holes. Annabeth immediately tore her eyes away from the reunited couple and immediately started staring at the crowd desperately trying to find Percy.
It seemed as though the Gods were on her side that day, as a certain boy with black hair and sea green eyes stepped out of the crowd with a dark skinned girl, and an Asian boy with chubby cheeks in his arms.
Annabeth's mouth dropped open. It was Percy, the stupid boy she had been searching for all these months. He was here, in the flesh.
Percy stared into her eyes for what felt like the longest time and finally, he walked over to her and pulled her into a hug. So he had remembered her, possibly never forgot her as well…
Finally everything felt right. All her worries melted as she lay in his warm familiar hug.
"I missed you Annabeth." Percy whispered.
"You never forgot me?" She asked.
"I remembered you even though Hera took most of my memories. You were the one thing that stood in my mind." He replied simply.
"Thank the Gods I found you Seaweed Brain."
"Um, Jason, Annabeth, I know you're like really into your reunions, but let's get to the introductions before Piper and I begin to die in boredom." Leo jokingly exclaimed.
The two couples immediately broke away from their embraces. Their cheeks burned bright red as the crowd curiously surveyed them. Percy cleared his throat and immediately said,
"Hey I'm Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon. This is Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto," Percy gestured to the dark skinned girl, "And this is Frank Zhang, son of Mars. They're part of the fifth cohort."
Annabeth smiled at the two of them. They hesitantly smiled back, as if she was some dangerous person they needed to treat with delicacy.
Jason broke away from the girl in the purple cape and gestured towards Leo and Piper.
"This is Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus, and this is Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite. I'm Jason Grace, son of Jupiter."
Percy grinned welcomingly towards Piper and Leo. Leo returned the smile cheerfully; Piper on the other hand, seemed lost, and a little dazed. The girl in the purple cape stepped forward and held out her hand towards Leo and Piper,
"Hi my name is Reyna, praetor of Camp Jupiter; I'm Jason's — err, girlfriend." Leo willingly shook her hand and immediately shot a pity look towards Piper, who seemed to have been jolted out of her thoughts when she realized Jason already had a girlfriend.
She grimly shook Reyna's hand cringing all the while. Not noticing this Reyna turned towards the campers and broadly grinned.
"Romans, today we shall begin a friendship with our former enemies the Greeks. I expect no arguments or maiming towards them, understand Octavian?"
Octavian's cheeks flared bright red and he walked away muttering insults which were probably directed towards the Graecus.
"Furthermore, with the war going on we will discuss what we should do to stop Gaea and the giants from overpowering the Gods of Olympus. But for now, we will kindly show our guests around the camp. Percy, you can show you're err—girlfriend Camp Jupiter. Hazel, you can show Piper and Leo around. Treat your guests with respect, and do not injure them in any way, or else we will all be doomed. Oh, and come to the Senate House at around 7:00 PM, we have much to discuss. Jason, I wish to speak to you, come here."
Jason obediently went forward without a second thought. Piper looked at Reyna with a murderous glare, and left with Leo and Hazel.
Percy stepped forward, silently thanking Reyna for giving him and Annabeth some alone time. He smiled at Annabeth who immediately felt wobbly.
It had been so long since she had seen him smile so confidently. He took her by the arm and led her around the camp, telling her about the cohorts, the war games after dinner, and the baths, something she thought was odd to mention but that was okay, it was just so great to see him once more, and to sink into his cushiony arms.
Annabeth leaned over the railing of the Argo II; the sight that greeted her shocked her. Demigods of all ages and sizes stood before her gazing apprehensively at the golden ship. The well constructed buildings intrigued her as the origins of their designs seemed unfamiliar and mystifying. Well, she thought to herself dryly, this is the Roman's design.
When she thought about Rome, a shiver ran through her spine. An instinctive urge to run away as fast as possible from the other camp rippled through her body. She could tell Leo and Piper felt the same way as they were looking at the hundreds of armed demigods with pale gray faces.
Jason was the only one who looked normal. In fact he looked utterly excited and lighthearted at the sight of his old friends.
"Hey," Piper said walking up to Annabeth, "You excited to see your boyfriend, Percy Jackson?"
"Yeah, I am," Annabeth grimly admitted. Piper examined Annabeth worried eyes as if she believed that Annabeth was hiding something from her.
"You're worried he has another girlfriend at the Roman camp." Piper deduced.
"A little," Annabeth admitted, "I'm just scared he won't remember me at all. What if he does have another girlfriend? What if he likes that girl more than me and doesn't want me back?"
"Oh relax Annabeth. You're gorgeous! Percy will remember you. I'm sure of it. Anyway we're going to land in five seconds, and then we'll see what happens." Piper smiled reassuringly. Annabeth tried to return the smile, but…..she failed.
The Argo II gently bumped down onto the grassy area, and then completely stopped. Jason locked eyes with Annabeth, and nodded. Without another word, he stepped out of the Argo II and on to the Roman's turf and towards their possible death.
A gasp rippled through the crowd as their former leader stepped out. Everywhere whispers could be heard, as they gasped in disbelief. One voice stood above the rest.
"JASON!" the girl in the purple cape screamed. She ran towards him and immediately flung herself into his arms. The Romans snickered and punched each other on the arms, some even turned bright red as they felt uncomfortable just looking at the couple hug one another.
Annabeth examined the couple and immediately noticed that while the purple cape girl seemed comfortable, Jason looked awkward.
Piper blankly stared at the two; her eyes were two void less black holes. Annabeth immediately tore her eyes away from the reunited couple and immediately started staring at the crowd desperately trying to find Percy.
It seemed as though the Gods were on her side that day, as a certain boy with black hair and sea green eyes stepped out of the crowd with a dark skinned girl, and an Asian boy with chubby cheeks in his arms.
Annabeth's mouth dropped open. It was Percy, the stupid boy she had been searching for all these months. He was here, in the flesh.
Percy stared into her eyes for what felt like the longest time and finally, he walked over to her and pulled her into a hug. So he had remembered her, possibly never forgot her as well…
Finally everything felt right. All her worries melted as she lay in his warm familiar hug.
"I missed you Annabeth." Percy whispered.
"You never forgot me?" She asked.
"I remembered you even though Hera took most of my memories. You were the one thing that stood in my mind." He replied simply.
"Thank the Gods I found you Seaweed Brain."
"Um, Jason, Annabeth, I know you're like really into your reunions, but let's get to the introductions before Piper and I begin to die in boredom." Leo jokingly exclaimed.
The two couples immediately broke away from their embraces. Their cheeks burned bright red as the crowd curiously surveyed them. Percy cleared his throat and immediately said,
"Hey I'm Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon. This is Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto," Percy gestured to the dark skinned girl, "And this is Frank Zhang, son of Mars. They're part of the fifth cohort."
Annabeth smiled at the two of them. They hesitantly smiled back, as if she was some dangerous person they needed to treat with delicacy.
Jason broke away from the girl in the purple cape and gestured towards Leo and Piper.
"This is Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus, and this is Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite. I'm Jason Grace, son of Jupiter."
Percy grinned welcomingly towards Piper and Leo. Leo returned the smile cheerfully; Piper on the other hand, seemed lost, and a little dazed. The girl in the purple cape stepped forward and held out her hand towards Leo and Piper,
"Hi my name is Reyna, praetor of Camp Jupiter; I'm Jason's — err, girlfriend." Leo willingly shook her hand and immediately shot a pity look towards Piper, who seemed to have been jolted out of her thoughts when she realized Jason already had a girlfriend.
She grimly shook Reyna's hand cringing all the while. Not noticing this Reyna turned towards the campers and broadly grinned.
"Romans, today we shall begin a friendship with our former enemies the Greeks. I expect no arguments or maiming towards them, understand Octavian?"
Octavian's cheeks flared bright red and he walked away muttering insults which were probably directed towards the Graecus.
"Furthermore, with the war going on we will discuss what we should do to stop Gaea and the giants from overpowering the Gods of Olympus. But for now, we will kindly show our guests around the camp. Percy, you can show you're err—girlfriend Camp Jupiter. Hazel, you can show Piper and Leo around. Treat your guests with respect, and do not injure them in any way, or else we will all be doomed. Oh, and come to the Senate House at around 7:00 PM, we have much to discuss. Jason, I wish to speak to you, come here."
Jason obediently went forward without a second thought. Piper looked at Reyna with a murderous glare, and left with Leo and Hazel.
Percy stepped forward, silently thanking Reyna for giving him and Annabeth some alone time. He smiled at Annabeth who immediately felt wobbly.
It had been so long since she had seen him smile so confidently. He took her by the arm and led her around the camp, telling her about the cohorts, the war games after dinner, and the baths, something she thought was odd to mention but that was okay, it was just so great to see him once more, and to sink into his cushiony arms.
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