Ride back to Camp

Percy Jackson was elated. It was the end of the school year, he hadn't gotten kicked out of school because of something that he hadn't done, and he was finally going back to camp half blood. He had been looking forward to this moment all year, and now he was in the car with his mom and Paul. They had left as soon as finals were over, and Paul was even able to get some time off to accompany Percy to camp. Because it was a short day, it was only the middle of the afternoon as they flew down the road to camp. The conversation was light and jovial, for Sally had surprised Percy with lunch at a somewhat fancy restaurant, and they were all in a good mood.

"So, what are you and Paul going to do with me gone?"

"Well, we were thinking that without you to interrupt us, we would have a romantic dinner at this restaurant downtown."

"Wait, me interrupting you?" said Percy, "when have I ever interrupted?

"Well, there was that time we were trying to have a romantic dinner when you and Annabeth burst through the door kissing so much I almost puked all over the candles." replied Paul with much distaste in he voice

Percy, remembering that particular event, turned a shade of red similar to a fire truck. " I didn't know that you were home, much less having a romantic dinner."

"Percy, that is no excuse to come in without knocking. Especially since Annabeth had just about taken your shirt off by the time you had gotten in." stated his mother.

At this point, Percy was a dark shade of maroon and eager to get off the subject. "So Paul, how did the finals go for you? Have any troubles with your students?"

"They were fine, except for this one kid who kept on shifting in his seat while he was taking the test. But other than that, it was fine."

"Who was the kid?" Percy asked quizzically. After a smirk from Paul, realization dawned on him.

"Oh wait, you meant me! You know about my ADHD and Dyslexia! Plus Macbeth kept on reminding me to much about Cronus." Percy exclaimed in an indignant tone while trying to block out the sounds of his mom snickering.

"Yes, yes, I know Percy" Paul said with the smirk still on his face, "You did great."

Percy continued to fume at that comment for a couple of minutes before Sally said, "So how are things going on with Annabeth?"

Relieved at the change of topic to his girlfriend, he started to rant about her. "She is doing good. She is really enjoying the whole 'Architect of Olympus' deal. Whenever we hang out, she is always going on and on about the different thing that she has been creating. She keeps on asking me if I can come up to Olympus, but I have promised her that I would only see it after she was completely finished." He continued to talk about Annabeth for four more minutes before he noticed his parents silently giggling in the front seat.

"Hey!" he said, frowning, "I'm talking about my girlfriend here."

"yes honey, you have for the last ten months whenever you can" gasped Sally between fits of giggles. "I think that we know Annabeth better than ever before."

Percy scowled, his green eyes brooding. "What's wrong with loving everything about my girlfriend?" he pouted.

"Nothing Percy, just that you talk about her so much that I sometimes look over expecting to see here there." chuckled Paul.

At this comment Percy just scowled more and looked out the window, thinking thoughts of Annabeth. His parent just smiled and started talking among themselves about what they would do while he was gone.

In no time, Paul was jarring his stepson out of his daydream to announce that they had arrived at camp. Percy immediately perked up and rushed out of the car to get his things. His possessions for the summer included some money he had earned life guarding, a few cloths, his trusty pen/sword Riptide, and the wristwatch shield Tyson had made for him.

"You all set?" his mom asked him

"Yep"

"Are you sure?"

Sigh "Yes mom"

After a few moments watching her fret, Percy gave her a quick hug to ensure that she would not worry about him. After a few moments, he realized that she had started to cry. Percy asked, "Mom, are you really crying?"

She backed away, and it was evident by the tears leaking from her eyes that she was indeed crying. Paul put his arm around her and comforted her as she said, "Y-yes, I am. I just realized that this is the very first time that I have dropped you off to camp, that's all"

He hugged her again. "Don't worry about me. Ill be safe." And with that he ran across the boarder to camp.