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Annabeth's POV:
Once Percy was released to the hospital in the next few days, we went home. I ran back to Mr. Swede's house really quick to pick up both of our stuff. Grover and I picked up and packed Percy's clothes.
Then in the old bug, Grover and I drove to the Portland Airport. It was a few hours to the west. It was one o'clock when we arrived to the airport. I got my tickets and checked my bags. We started walking towards the security. Taking a left down the main hallway, I saw security.
Right before I went through security, I turned to Grover for a goodbye.
"Are you staying here for long?" I asked.
"At least for another month or two. Just to make sure those guys get on their feet. Then I will move again." He said, rubbing the back of his neck, moving his curly brown hair.
"Ok. Well." I hesitated a bit and looked at the line at security. "Make sure you let us know where you are ok?" He smiled.
"I was thinking about going to visit some friends in Canada for a few weeks. If Chiron doesn't have a place for me to go. I would like to see how they are keeping the wild life up there." He shrugged his shoulders.
"I will have to talk to him when we get back."
"That would be great!" He smiled. "Alright. Call me when you get home okay?" he said. Grover reached in and I embraced him in a hug.
"Of course." I tucked some hair behind me ear and grabbed my carry on luggage and shouldered my bag. I pulled his rasta-cap down farther over his eyes. Little points were sticking up from the red cap after I squished his hair down. "Now keep those feet on goat boy and you better be there next summer."
"I promise." I smiled and waved a hand.
Meanwhile, Percy, Sally and Paul were getting out of the hospital. They had to sign forms and get Percy out of all the hospital equipment. I thought they would beat us to the airport but I was already through security five minutes before Percy did. He was moving painfully slow but looked excited to get home.
"Ready?" Paul asked us as he shouldered some of their carry-on bags on his back. I offered to hold some and he handed me two bags. Now we each had a bag except for Percy. We started walking to our gate. Percy tried to grab a bag but when he pulled it off my shoulder while I wasn't looking, he almost fell to the floor.
"Gods, Seaweed Brain, do you want to go back to the hospital?" I hissed and grabbed the bag from the ground. He had dropped it on the floor but was too weak to carry it by himself.
"Thought I could help." He said and we kept walking. We passed by a food court and Sally stopped to by some food for us all.
Paul, Percy and I found gate 3D and sat down in the rows of chairs. Percy collapsed into the chair and rolled his head to the back of the black chairs.
"Ughh… I feel drained." He complained as Paul and I parked our bags in a cluster next to our four chairs. Sally came back and tossed Percy a bag of sun flower seeds, she handed me a tube of oreo cookies. Sally and Paul sat down on the other side of Percy.
Percy looked at me and instinctively we traded foods and waited for our plane to board. For our wait, he was really quiet. I couldn't tell if it was just because he was tired from his stay at the hospital, or if there was something else on his mind.
"What's wrong?" I eventually asked. He shook his head in dismay and cocked his head a few times. It seemed as he was inspecting the tedious detail of one specific cookie.
"I just keep thinking about Jean and Henry and Daniel." Percy said with a depressed expression, his head hung low. I knew what he meant. I was worrying a bit about our new friends.
"Percy they are going to be fine." I reassured. "You know Grover won't leave Liberty High until he knows that they can take care of themselves." He nodded but still didn't meet my eye level.
"Look at the bang up job he did with you, Seaweed Brain." I said, provoking a chuckle from both of us. "I don't think you turned out that bad. I mean you got to camp, and then… Take it back. You drool in your sleep."
Percy looked up, his sea green eyes glimmering in the light. I offered a smile and he leaned back in the chair and took a nap until we were allowed to board the plane.
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Percy's POV:
"They are coming!" Screamed Annabeth. She and I have been so excited for our new friends to come. She had burst into my cabin early in the morning. It wasn't even that bright outside. The sun was coming over the ridge of the horizon but I guess it was time to get up. "First day of camp and they are here!"
"What… What are you… Gods it's so early." I stuttered from underneath the covers.
"I can't wait to see Jean!" Annabeth and Jean have grown close. Almost everyday, Annabeth emails her with something new to share. I drive her to the library with the free computers and she spends the entire time emailing Jean back and forth until we have to go.
"I know but…" I yawned and swung my legs out of bed. I was only in a pair of sweat pants.
"Get dressed." She said and threw a camp shirt at me. It hit me in the face. I pulled it off my face and pulled it over my chest. I pretty much flopped back down on my bed, eagle spread on the covers.
"You know you aren't supposed to be in here." I said and I felt her hands on my legs.
"Does it look like I give a shit?" she asked and struggled to pull my pants off. I was now sitting in front of my girlfriend with only boxer shorts on. I could only imagine what Chiron would do to us if he walking in this very second.
"Damn, Annabeth. What the heck?" I asked, sitting up from the bed, trying to grab my pants back.
"Shut up and get dressed." She was digging through my suitcase until she gave up and grabbed a pair of my old jeans and threw those in my face as well. I jumped up and pulled the jeans on over my boxer shorts.
"What time are they coming?"
"Argus is picking Grover and them up at the airport now. They should be here in a few minutes." She said and tossed Riptide to me. I stuffed in my right pocket and we ran out the door.
We sat by Thalia's tree and waited for a few minutes, watching down the hill. Suddenly, a pair of headlights shone through the road and parked at the bottom of the hill. Annabeth and I were up in an instant and we ran off to meet them.
Grover was first out.
"G-man!" I greeted him with a hug and he smiled. One of his fake feet were falling off.
"How's it going?" I asked him.
"Great Perce. Well I have to say you look better than you did last time I saw you." Memories of the hospital flashed into my mind but I shook them out and forced a laugh.
"Yeah." I said. Jean piled out of the van next and her and Annabeth smiled like there was no tomorrow. They ran into each other's arms and talked a mile a minute.
Henry and Daniel came out.
"Hey man. Good to see you." Daniel said. Henry must have lightened up a bit because he seemed more comfortable around the football jock. They joshed around and laughed. It reminded me of the laugh Grover and I make when we are talking.
"Good to see you too." I said and hugged them both.
"So this is camp?" Henry said, looking up at the pine tree nestled in the hillside.
"Yes."
Yes. It was a new beginning.
A/N: Alright. That was the last chapter! Sorry if this one was a little short but I wanted to conjoin this chapter and the next. Stay tuned. If you are interested, I am currently working on three stories:
A collection of one shots about Peter Parker (Spiderman) and his identity being revealed
Annabeth won't leave Percy and goes with him to Calypso's Island
Percy's mind is enslaved by Gaea and he is trapped in Limbo. Annabeth goes on a quest etc.
So stay tuned
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