-2- Kissing Sunshine *Percy Jackson*

Luke welcomes us back to land.

*Percy*

"Tyson get the Fleece" I say looking at the unconcious cyclops my sword up protectivly "The Fleece that's it!" Grover whispers "Tyson we need that Fleece or Tori's gonna die" Annabeth exclaims hunched over Victoria's cold clammy body "Percy" I heard her mumble "Victoria hang on just a few minutes. Tyson go!" I shouted bending down and bringing Victoria to my chest hugging her tightly "Percy you-you idiot! You shouldn't be hugging her like that!!" Annabeth shouted trying to get Victoria from my grasp but I jerked back and stood up "Stop it Annabeth!" I shouted tears threatning to spill from my eyes as I held Victoria's body tightly "Do you think you're the only one upset by this! My bestfriend is dying and here you are like an idiot crushing her!" She shouted tears spilling from her eyes I stared at her but I turned around and secretly brought my lips to right above hers but staring at her pale face eyes closed but I couldn't bring myself to kiss her...I shut my eyes and pressed my forehead against her cold but sweaty forehead "Percy we have to go!" Grover shouted the Fleece in hand I ran over and handed Victoria to Clarisse "Put it on her goat boy!" Clarisse growled worry actually flickering in her eyes "Gee why didn't i think of that!" Grover mumbles lifting Victoria lightly and draping the Fleece on her shoulders right away the rosy color rushed to her cheeks and she stopped sweating she groaned for me "I'm right here Tori" I assure "Come back here with fleece and bride!" I heard Polyphemus shout "Go take her to the ship!" I shout drawing my sword. Polyphemus threw another rock but luckily once again Tyson caught it and he threw it back I looked back and saw my friends, and Clarisse, heave Victoria to be able to swim and be carried by Clarisse "Go!" I shouted ducking to avoid another rock "Tyson let's go!" I shouted "Brother why do you accompany these mortals! You have been raised wrong, abondoned!" Polyphemus shouted at Tyson "They are my friends!" Tyson shouted being tackled by Polyphemus "Tyson!" I shout "Percy go!" he shouted I shook my head and ran stabbing the cyclops' half blind eye "Tyson let's go!" I shout "Yeah Jackson!!" Clarisse cheered as I climbed on ship with Tyson I tried to yell at her to shut up but I was way to exhausted"Thats for practically killing my cousin!" she shouted "Shut....up!" I managed to mutter Polyphemus as predicted chucked a rock hitting the ship "Off board!" I shouted I grabbed Victoria and she clung to my neck and wrapped her legs around my waist in piggy back ride position I practically fell over with the extra weight of the golden fleece I jumped off board along with my friends, and Clarisse, and swam I looked at them they were to exhausted to swim and Grover just can't swim with his fake feet. But then I saw the shimmery scales of the hippocampi. "Rainbow!" Tyson shouted gleefully I smiled slightly as two hippocampi approached us I lifted Victoria up on her loving hippocampi and then got on my own. After a few hours of riding the hippocampi stopped getting tense "They won't go any further we have to swim the rest" I inform I slide off of my hippocampi and take Victoria in the piggy back ride position and swim. We stumble upon the beach surrounded by unsuspicious people I set Victoria down and her fleece soon turns into a leather varsity jacket we sat down and stayed silent unsure of what to do know "We'll never get to camp in one day except by plane" I mumble "You fly home alone but with friends you will fail! Clarisse you have to take this back to camp!" Victoria announces handing Clarisse the jacket "How did you know about the prophecy!" Clarisse shouted grabbing Victoria from the front of her dad "Clarisse its a prophecy I know prophecies" Victoria explains freeing herself from Clarisse's grasp "What prophecy?" I ask I sat back and listened to Clarisse's prophecy "But we have now money" Victoria adds "Money? You mean green paper?" Tyson pipes up brigning out one of Hermes' Ziploc baggie of money "Tyson where'd..." I started taking the money "Found it floating thought it was Rainbow's feeding bag..." he answers I take out the money easily 300 dollars in fifties and hundreds "Take it Clarisse take it to camp! We'll make our way back" I say she looks at me unsure of what to say..."Go on" I say she snatches the bag and leaves the beach heading towards a cab "And now to get home" Victoria sighs turning around only to have a sword pointed to her chest "Not so fast love"Luke mutters grinning wickedly at Victoria I turn to find us surrounded by the bear twins I frown and they take us by our necks like kittens but they tied Victoria's wrists together and kept a sword to her back I watched Luke converse with her face beaming with happiness as he explained something "marvelous" "Where are we going?" I ask "Why to extend our hospitality of course" Luke answers pointing to the biggest ship docked the Princess Andromeda