Chapter 2 – Hazel
Hazel knew Percy was excited. Ever since he got all his memories back, he could not stop smiling. Hazel knew it was because of Annabeth.
She squeezed Frank’s hand. Frank squeezed back. They stood behind Percy and Reyna watching the ship come to a stop. Mrs. O’Leary—Percy’s hellhound—was being chased around by Tyson—Percy’s Cyclops half brother. For the past hour, Mrs. O’Leary had been eating all the muffins and drinking all the coffee she could find. Hazel didn’t know her all that well but she did know that a hell hound her size did not need more caffeine. She almost ran over a couple of kids from the 3rd Cohort. Tyson had to jump on her to calm her down.
The ship hovered a few metres off the ground and 20 or so bright orange tube things popped out of the side of the ship. Hazel’s instincts told her to pull out her spatha but she trusted Percy, and these were his friends. The other Romans, however drew their swords and backed away. She couldn’t blame them, not every day a flying ship comes to their camp.
“Relax!” a guy’s voice came from the ship. “They are just slides!”
A blonde girl jump over the side.
“Annabeth!” Percy screamed.
She disappears into the first tube. Hazel could see her figure through the slide until she lands 20 feet in front of us. Percy and Annabeth’s eyes met but before they could do anything, Octavian had her at sword point.
“Octavian!” Reyna said, “Put your weapon away!”
“NO!” he answers. “This... girl is Greek! They’ve come here to destroy us! Do you really trust these people?”
Percy drew his sword, “Octavian!”
Faster than Hazel could’ve done it, Annabeth drew a knife out of her pack, knocked the sword out of Octavian’s hand and put her own weapon at his throat.
“Woah,” Hazel heard Frank whisper to Percy. “Some girlfriend you got there Percy.”
Hazel elbowed him, “I heard that!”
“Octavian!” Reyna said obviously angry. “You will be on stable duty for two weeks.”
Some snickers come from the crowd. Octavian picked up his sword and trudged away muttering to himself something like, “Stupid...graecus...try to help...stable duty...”
Annabeth ran over to Percy, and punched him. “Thanks, I missed you too.” Percy said.
“Eight months, Perseus Jackson! Eight whole months! Not even a single Iris message!” Annabeth scolded him. “I missed you.”
“I’ve been busy.”
Annabeth cursed in Greek. Thunder rumbled in the sky, “Eight months! What did you expect?” she shouted at the sky.
That was very daring of her. Just like Percy, she didn’t seem to care what the gods could do to them. She wondered if all Greek demigods were like that.
Percy pulled her in for a kiss. They only come up a minute later for air.
“Hey!” came the same guy’s voice from the ship. “I can see you down there!”
Both Percy and Annabeth turn a dark shade of pink. Annabeth clears her throat, “Come on down guys!”
Around 60 more kids come bouncing down. “Remind me to try that later.” Frank whispered.
Percy went over to greet his old friends with Annabeth. There were lots of hugs and pats on the back and there was this one girl, Asian with lots of bangles and bracelets. She kissed Percy full on the lips then she collapsed, Annabeth behind her.
Most of the Romans were just watching them, without actually doing anything. Those Greeks and their completely unorganized gatherings—yuck! Hazel enjoyed watching Percy and their friends. For the first time in a week, Percy truly seemed happy. Annabeth and Percy head over to Hazel and Frank, his hand around her.
“Annabeth,” Percy said. “I would like to introduce to you Hazel Levesque and Frank Zhang. Hazel and Frank, Annabeth Chase.
We all shook hands. Hazel was about to say something to make conversation but beside them, Reyna gasped and ran to the Principia. “What’s with her?” Percy asked
“Uh oh.” Hazel said. She pointed up in the sky to a blonde guy with his hands wrapped around a dark haired girl.
“That’s Jason, What about him?” Annabeth asked
“Jason was Reyna’s boyfriend.”
“Boyfriend? Jason never said anything about being in a relationship. Should we...?” Annabeth asked pointing to wear Reyna had gone.
“Nah. We should let her work it out, she’s not the open kind.”
“Yeah.” Percy said rubbing his forearm
“Wait,” Annabeth said, rolling up his sleeve. “What are these?”
“It’s a thing they do here like a tattoo or something like that”
“Oh gods, did it hurt?”
“Yeah, I’ll tell you everything later.”
“Oh, No!” Hazel said. “Frank and I will just leave you guys alone. Right Frank?”
Frank sighed. “Sure yeah.”
Frank and Hazel walked away from them and Hazel scans the Greeks for that guy—Leo Valdez. When she spots him they’re eyes meet. He gets a confused look on his face and starts wading through the crowd toward her.
No, Hazel thought. She wasn’t ready to face Sammy again. She had to do something, “Hey,” she told Frank, “race you to the barracks!”
“Wait—what?” Frank asked but she was already gone.
Hazel knew Percy was excited. Ever since he got all his memories back, he could not stop smiling. Hazel knew it was because of Annabeth.
She squeezed Frank’s hand. Frank squeezed back. They stood behind Percy and Reyna watching the ship come to a stop. Mrs. O’Leary—Percy’s hellhound—was being chased around by Tyson—Percy’s Cyclops half brother. For the past hour, Mrs. O’Leary had been eating all the muffins and drinking all the coffee she could find. Hazel didn’t know her all that well but she did know that a hell hound her size did not need more caffeine. She almost ran over a couple of kids from the 3rd Cohort. Tyson had to jump on her to calm her down.
The ship hovered a few metres off the ground and 20 or so bright orange tube things popped out of the side of the ship. Hazel’s instincts told her to pull out her spatha but she trusted Percy, and these were his friends. The other Romans, however drew their swords and backed away. She couldn’t blame them, not every day a flying ship comes to their camp.
“Relax!” a guy’s voice came from the ship. “They are just slides!”
A blonde girl jump over the side.
“Annabeth!” Percy screamed.
She disappears into the first tube. Hazel could see her figure through the slide until she lands 20 feet in front of us. Percy and Annabeth’s eyes met but before they could do anything, Octavian had her at sword point.
“Octavian!” Reyna said, “Put your weapon away!”
“NO!” he answers. “This... girl is Greek! They’ve come here to destroy us! Do you really trust these people?”
Percy drew his sword, “Octavian!”
Faster than Hazel could’ve done it, Annabeth drew a knife out of her pack, knocked the sword out of Octavian’s hand and put her own weapon at his throat.
“Woah,” Hazel heard Frank whisper to Percy. “Some girlfriend you got there Percy.”
Hazel elbowed him, “I heard that!”
“Octavian!” Reyna said obviously angry. “You will be on stable duty for two weeks.”
Some snickers come from the crowd. Octavian picked up his sword and trudged away muttering to himself something like, “Stupid...graecus...try to help...stable duty...”
Annabeth ran over to Percy, and punched him. “Thanks, I missed you too.” Percy said.
“Eight months, Perseus Jackson! Eight whole months! Not even a single Iris message!” Annabeth scolded him. “I missed you.”
“I’ve been busy.”
Annabeth cursed in Greek. Thunder rumbled in the sky, “Eight months! What did you expect?” she shouted at the sky.
That was very daring of her. Just like Percy, she didn’t seem to care what the gods could do to them. She wondered if all Greek demigods were like that.
Percy pulled her in for a kiss. They only come up a minute later for air.
“Hey!” came the same guy’s voice from the ship. “I can see you down there!”
Both Percy and Annabeth turn a dark shade of pink. Annabeth clears her throat, “Come on down guys!”
Around 60 more kids come bouncing down. “Remind me to try that later.” Frank whispered.
Percy went over to greet his old friends with Annabeth. There were lots of hugs and pats on the back and there was this one girl, Asian with lots of bangles and bracelets. She kissed Percy full on the lips then she collapsed, Annabeth behind her.
Most of the Romans were just watching them, without actually doing anything. Those Greeks and their completely unorganized gatherings—yuck! Hazel enjoyed watching Percy and their friends. For the first time in a week, Percy truly seemed happy. Annabeth and Percy head over to Hazel and Frank, his hand around her.
“Annabeth,” Percy said. “I would like to introduce to you Hazel Levesque and Frank Zhang. Hazel and Frank, Annabeth Chase.
We all shook hands. Hazel was about to say something to make conversation but beside them, Reyna gasped and ran to the Principia. “What’s with her?” Percy asked
“Uh oh.” Hazel said. She pointed up in the sky to a blonde guy with his hands wrapped around a dark haired girl.
“That’s Jason, What about him?” Annabeth asked
“Jason was Reyna’s boyfriend.”
“Boyfriend? Jason never said anything about being in a relationship. Should we...?” Annabeth asked pointing to wear Reyna had gone.
“Nah. We should let her work it out, she’s not the open kind.”
“Yeah.” Percy said rubbing his forearm
“Wait,” Annabeth said, rolling up his sleeve. “What are these?”
“It’s a thing they do here like a tattoo or something like that”
“Oh gods, did it hurt?”
“Yeah, I’ll tell you everything later.”
“Oh, No!” Hazel said. “Frank and I will just leave you guys alone. Right Frank?”
Frank sighed. “Sure yeah.”
Frank and Hazel walked away from them and Hazel scans the Greeks for that guy—Leo Valdez. When she spots him they’re eyes meet. He gets a confused look on his face and starts wading through the crowd toward her.
No, Hazel thought. She wasn’t ready to face Sammy again. She had to do something, “Hey,” she told Frank, “race you to the barracks!”
“Wait—what?” Frank asked but she was already gone.