So this is the final chapter! Thank you for all the reviews and alerts throughout these few months, it made writing this even more fun! There won't be any sequel or whatever, but I'll be posting some one-shots and other stories later on.

THANK YOU!

Annabeth

By the time they had reached the dining pavilion, their original group of four had expanded. All of them were Percy's oldest, closest friends. There was Juniper, holding hands with Grover, talking animatedly with her boyfriend. The Stoll brothers had come over, too, and Connor was trying unsuccessfully to pickpocket Percy's pen (Riptide kept disappearing back into Percy's pocket). Travis and Katie lingered behind, laughing at Connor. Thalia and some Hunters were also trailing along. Silena and Beckendorf had just come, too, and Silena was looking up with wide, perfectly made-up eyes at Percy.

"Oh, you're so pale, Percy!" She patted his cheek. "I have some bronzer that would suit you perfectly, or maybe blush-"

"I think he's okay, Silena." Beckendorf cut in, grinning at Percy. "'Sup, Percy."

Percy looked relieved as he smiled at them. "Thanks for the offer, Silena, but Beckendorf's right; I'm good. It's great to see you guys again."

The earth trembled suddenly, like an elephant was stampeding, and Annabeth turned to see Tyson hurtling towards them. Percy's half brother had already seen him the previous day, but it seemed like that wasn't enough for Tyson, because he was running towards Percy at full speed with a huge grin on his face. "Brother!"

Percy stumbled back as Tyson hugged him, but he was grinning. "Hey, big guy. Wanna grab some lunch with us?"

Tyson nodded, his eye shining with happiness. "Peanut butter sandwiches!"

They finally made it to the dining pavilion, and found an odd trio waiting for them. Chiron was standing beside a pudgy man, who was eating peeled grapes, and another boy. He wore a black aviator jacket and a black sword hung at his belt. For some reason Annabeth didn't understand, he looked nervous as Percy approached.

"Nico." Percy glared at him. Annabeth paused, confused; she was pretty sure they had been good friends before Percy had disappeared.

Nico di Angelo offered a meek wave to Percy, but he looked ready to wet his pants. "Um – hey, Percy. It's been a while."

Percy walked up and shoved Nico's shoulder. "Not really, actually. It's been like two weeks. Why-"

"Two weeks?" Annabeth raised her eyebrows. "I thought-"

"Percy Jackson!" Dionysus interrupted. He was staring at Percy, his eyes glittering with purple flames. "How nice of you to finally join us."

Percy seemed to have only just noticed Dionysus. "Oh, hey, Mr. D." Suddenly, he seemed to realize that Dionysus had actually said his name properly. "Wait, did you just-"

"No, I did not, Perry Johannson. But I must say," Dionysus sniffed, "Things have been different without your annoying presence in this camp. More peaceful. But I suppose that it's good to have you back. I can always count on you to say something stupid to brighten my day."

"Um, thanks." Percy shot a glance at Annabeth, and she stifled a giggle.

"Well," Chiron said loudly, smiling at Percy. "I can imagine that you haven't had a decent meal in a while. We'll excuse the rule about eating at your respective tables today, but only for today-"

His words were cut off as there was a rush towards the tables. Before long, the tables had been pushed together in one long line. Everyone was yelling and throwing food and generally just having a good time. Annabeth ended up squished between Thalia and Percy, which suited her just fine.

Percy

The food was just as good as he remembered, if not better. Percy scraped off a big portion of barbecue into the flames before he devoured it. "Thanks, Dad." He said quietly.

After lunch, he and Annabeth took a walk around the lake. They ended up stopping right where they had been thrown in the lake by their friends, almost a year ago. Percy smiled at the memory, and he slipped his arm around Annabeth's shoulders.

"Hey, I don't think I have all of my memory back yet." He pretended to frown, staring at the water. "Didn't something happen here a while ago...? I don't remember what, exactly..."

Annabeth looked at him quickly, genuine fear and horror on her face. "Are you-"

Then Percy laughed, cracking up at her expression. "I'm just kidding."

"Idiot!" Annabeth stepped on his foot. "That wasn't funny. I thought you were serious."

Percy turned to put his arms around her waist. Annabeth sighed and rolled her eyes, but she smiled as she put her arms around his neck. "Don't worry, Wise Girl." Percy kissed her, long and sweet. "I would never forget that."