Camp Half Blood Tour

Chpt 1: Fire Vs. Air

Annabeth and Percy-

"So many things are going to happen."

"Especially us."

"I don't know...I love you. You know that."

"I love you more than anything else in the world."

"But this is bigger than the world."

"I'd go back to Tartarus for you."

"Alone?"

"Alone."

"Come here."

{--}

Nico-

It's devastating. Maybe I shouldn't follow him so much... It's the one thing that makes me happy though. Why does he love her so much more than me? We aren't even that different. In age, at least. And he's a skater boy. They usually swing. Sometimes I wish I hadn't swung. At least, not the whole way. But maybe, maybe, maybe I haven't? That's possible, right? Maybe I just haven't met the right girl? And I do think that Piper's pretty hot. I don't know. But I need to stop shadow shifting, at least so much. Watching my crush make out with his girlfriend? Not so great.

<^>

Frank-

"They've been in her room for hours."

"Tsk tsk. What would coach hedge say?" wonders Hazel.

"Nothing, the way he's going with Tree Chick," spouts Leo.

"Guys this is serious!" Piper uses her charm-speak unintentionally. We're immune to it when it's mild. Especially Leo.

"No kidding. If they're getting off we'll have the prophetical eight instead of seven."

"Leo!" Jason, our current appointed leader, commands.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Did your mom never give you The Talk? Oh, I forgot. She gave you The Stapler."

"LEO SHUT YOUR-" piper steams, full charm-speak.

"Piper, no. I've got this," Jason says cracking his knuckles. "Come on Valdez. Try me."

"Are ya sure? Ya don't look sure," Leo says, in flames.

"BOYS! STOP IT-BOTH OF YOU," Hazel explodes. It's too late. Leo's already thrown the fireball. I take Jason down and a huge sizzling sound fills my ears.

"LEO: STABLES, JASON: ABOVE DECK!" orders Percy, one arm around Nico, the other around Annabeth. The floor is wet around them, he saved us from the fireball. Leo storms off, already making gadgets with stuff from his tool belt. Jason nods, and walks to the stairs. On the way, he taps Nico. It looks like he blushes. But that can't be. He's....Nico.

"You guys are scavenges!" Annabeth calls after them.

Percy looks grim. "We're having a meeting tonight after dinner. Go back to....whatever was before that."

•••

Percy-

"Nico?" I ask.

"Um...yeah?" Nico looks like he's trying to find an escape.

"Come to my room for a minute, okay?"

"Sure! I mean, uh...yeah. Okay. Cool," he says, flustered.

"Annabeth won't be there. Sorry."

"Oh! Oh, um.... Aw man! I was hoping she...would be," he says this as though it's a question. Dude's a little weird. Something about being in suspended animation for eighty years, I guess.

MAJOR AUTHOR'S NOTE GUYS: I stopped writing after, like, chapter seven when BoO came out. If you don't care, continue on. I just wanted to let y'all know because I HATE when I get a bunch of chapters in and they just...stop. So, here's your warning.