Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters… sad right? Wahhh….
A/N: Hello readers! This is my first book so reviews are really helpful to me! LALALALAAA~
Chapter One~
Annabeth's POV
"Percy… I have a bad feeling about this.." I said, butterflies fluttering in my stomach. I was gripping his hand… maybe a little too tight.
"Relax Annabeth", Percy said with his usual grin. "I got this"
I hope he did. Because I had a feeling this wasn't going to end well. Behind us was Chiron and Thalia. The sky looked dark and threatening… maybe I'm too paranoid these days. What happened? But I walked up with Percy and the others towards where Rachel the Oracle lived.
We entered the room and there was the familiar chocolate cookie scent that seemed to follow Rachel everywhere. She sat in a corner reading a magazine.
"Hey" I said.
"Oh hey Annabeth and co"
Percy began shuffling his feet. He got a little nervous around Rachel ever since we had that argument about him spending too much time with that mortal girl. But he made it up. A brilliant kiss by the beach…a perfect scene…it was amazing!
"Um… Annabeth?" Percy called. He looked into my eyes. His face had an expression that made up of concern, and the other half… well I'm pretty sure he knew what I was thinking because he smirked.
"Oi!" I shouted. Children of Athena do not like to be understood that much...especially when it came to personal thoughts. I blushed an Aphrodite shade of pink and tried to hide it.
"So…Rachel" Percy began. "We were wondering if you heard anything from…the spirit of Dephi?"
The sky rumbled, as if Zeus was disagreeing of us bring up this topic.
"Well…no" Rachel replied, her hair falling naturally in front of her face when she looked as us. I kicked percy in the shin. Just to make sure.
"Ouch" he whispered to me. "What was that for?"
I glared at him and he took it well. He kissed me gently on the cheek.
"Eeew." Thalia said. "We're here you know?"
Ooops.. completely forgotten about them. But there's no need telling them that.
"Rachel… we've got messages…from ancient sources… something bad is going to happen." Chiron began.
Rachel sat up straight. "What… bad things?"
"Well…"Chiron started sweating a little, and I knew that he wasn't comfortable in going deep into this topic. "A powerful side has detected our existence. They are threatening to go to war"
"Wait-" Percy butt in. "How come… you never told me that?"
"Well because I wanted to hear it…from Rachel…to confirm some things"
Uh-oh. I thought. Definitely not a good topic. Way to go! Brilliant. Just what I needed.
"Well… sorry Chiron… I don't get anything from the Spirit of Delphi-" Rachel began.
"It comes from within." Chiron completed, obviously flustered. "I don't get it! The camp is surrounded by magical barriers. How can they-"
"Wait. Who are they that you keep talking about?!" Percy half shouted.
Gods… he's so impatient sometimes. I thought and rolled my eyes. Percy ignored that.
"Well…" Chiron signalled us to come closer. The temperature must have dropped twenty degrees. I was starting to get goose bumps. Then Percy put his arm around me. A little warmth started spreading, and I didn't reject him.
"Its another force altogether. You could say even more horrible then titans. Or giants for that matter"
The sky rumbled again as if Zeus was ordering us to stop talking about this topic. But the way Chiron had reacted to it made me more curious.
"Worse then giants?" Percy asked. "What could be worse than them?"
A shadow fell across Chiron's face. "Users of sorcery"
Percy's face paled. "Wizards?" Then he made an attempt to sound strong. "What-wait they're just wand users right? Firing beams of light?"
"And they don't exist!" I said. Mostly to myself.
"No child… they do" said Chiron, seeming a decade older. "They have discovered us and identified that we are a threat to their whole society. They have started a war."
"But- but I never knew!" I said. Being a child of Athena, how could I just not know that wizards existed after this long?
"Its not your fault. Demigods were never supposed to know this." Chiron replied.
"Wait. Why did you take us to Rachel then?" Thalia asked.
"Yeah why?" Percy said.
"I wanted a confirmation. Like I said earlier, this is bad news. The camp will need at least one year preparing for battle. The Hephaestus cabin will have to get busy. The Athena cabin needs strategies, but first they need to-"
"Understand their enemies." I finished.
"Oh gods." said Thalia. "Chiron- you're- you're sending us into the enemy base?!" said Thalia.
"Well they're not an enemy yet…" said Chiron
"So… how are we supposed to get there?" asked Percy, who hasn't spoken for a long time.
"I believe there is a train called Hogwarts express." explained Chiron
"This… Hogwarts. It's a school right?" I asked.
"Yes, and that's why you'll have to be extra careful. Experienced teachers full of magic wisdom will be there. You. Must. Not. Blow. Your. Cover. I'm taking a big risk, sending out our brightest and most powerful heroes, but you are the only ones capable of staying there."
"What do we have to do?" Thalia asked.
"Stay as a team. Find out about them. Gain their trust. Then when the time is right, I will send a messenger over to call you back. We will arrange your transportation. Then you will need to tell out everything you have found out about them. Every last detail. Understand?" Chiron asked.
"Well yes… when do we leave?" I asked
"Now."
"Now?!" I replied. "But we haven't prepared! I have no idea what to do at all! No strategies and no preparation!" I wailed.
"We don't have any more time to lose." Chiron looked at Rachel, who was still reading her magazine. "You haven't got anything?" He asked, hopeful.
"No. I don't feel anything. Im sorry guys."
"That's ok" said Percy. "We cant really blame you"
I felt like kicking Percy again, but after what I heard, my head was full on spinning and trying to sort everything out. Wizards that I never knew existed? Heading to where we could potentially get killed? Them thinking of us as an enemy and preparing an attack on camp half blood? And we are the only hope or the camp dies? Too much. It was too much. I ran outside gasping for air. The sky boomed with thunder and lightning and rain poured down on me, soaking my clothes and making me shiver. Percy ran after me, hugging me.
"Are you ok?" He asked.
"Yeah… I just needed some fresh air." I whispered.
"We can do this. Together." He whispered back.
Then Thalia walked outside sharing an umbrella with Chiron. Her expression was grim.
"Come on guys." She said. "We should get packing."
Sooo how was that? I hope it was ok ^^ I'd love reviews and thoughts on this story. Next I will be doing Hermione's POV. Some interesting things happening between the two "smartest of the grade/camp". I will try and update ASAP and I love you all! As I said PLEASEEE give me reviews it would be super helpful!
"yeah give her reviews" smirked Thalia.
"Hey! This is my part. You've been hogging the last chapter-or-so"
"What?! It was mainly all Percabeth. You know, them kissing and Percy hugging her. EEEWW…"
"Alright, alright!"
"Heheh that's right. Maybe put Artemis in"
"What? That doesn't even fit with my storyline…"
*Thalia storms off*
"Oopsies..."