Gracie Jackson

~ Part 19 ~

Our first task was to sneak out of Camp without anyone noticing and to do that, I'd need to call in a favor. Jacob agreed and left the campfire early to set the plan in motion. He filled my bed with pillows to make it seem like I was there and to keep the rest of our cabin from finding out I was gone. Meanwhile, Connor, Jasper, and I were headed into the city.

So far everything was fine, we snuck past Argus and made it into a taxi. We stopped about a block away from our destination and walked the rest of the way. Connor and Jasper still didn't know where we were going, honestly barely I even knew. Eventually I led us to the right doorstep.

"Does Sally Jackson um I mean Blofis live here?" I spoke into the intercom. Connor and Jasper's eyes went wide but we were all starving. To be honest food was most certainly not the full reason I came to visit my grandmother. We waited on the steps of the apartment building for an answer when suddenly the green light flickered on.

"This is Sally speaking! Who is this?" I went to press the button but something stopped me. I hadn't seen my grandmother in years. What if she didn't like me?

"Your granddaughter." There was silence on the other side of the intercom until the light turned green again.

"Cleo? Are the huntresses back in New York?"

"No, it's Gracie." The door opened without another word and my grandmother Sally Jackson was standing in front of me. I awkwardly waved, I wasn't the best in these situations. "Hey Grandma."

She rushed forward and gave me a hug before noticing the boy and goat standing next to me. "Oh traveling companions I see. Well come in, come in!" We followed her into her apartment, the same one my dad lived in not too long ago. Apparently they have the money to buy a better place, but they just couldn't leave this place behind. Connor and Jasper introduced themselves then were sent to the kitchen for blue cookies while me and my grandmother talked alone.

"I haven't seen you in so long! You've gotten so big!" She hugged me once again and I hugged her back, happy to feel the warmth of a familiar person. "Paul is teaching night school but he should be back soon! Why are you guys coming here so late?" I told her about me coming to Camp Half-Blood, the prophecy, and how we weren't able to have dinner, but I most importantly told her about the real reason I came here.

"I needed a place to iris message my parents in private, someone would've overheard or seen it at camp." Sally shook her head and led me to the kitchen where the boys were still waiting. Connor lifted an eyebrow as I moved to the sink and turned it on. I willed the water to disperse into a mist and grabbed the crystal prism from my bag. My mom really prepared me for everything didn't she? I used the prism and the kitchen light to create a rainbow through the mist. Connor caught on and threw in a golden drachma. "Percy Jackson, New Rome, California."

My dad was standing in front of me and I called to get his attention. "Dad!" He turned around with a shock and I watched as a huge smile spread across his face at the sight of me. It suddenly faded into a frown.

"Did something happen? Why are you calling?" I explained that I knew the prophecy and it most definitely was about me and then my mother walked into the room.

"Gracie?" I went back and started from the beginning for her. When I finished telling them everything my dad put his head in his hands and my mom leaned into him.

"Why is our family so cursed with prophecies?" My dad looked at me with a furrow in his brows then realized where I was. "Are you with your grandmother?" My mom squinted trying to see what was behind me.

"Um yeah about that..." I was saved by Jasper coming into view and waving.

"Is that Jasper?" My mom looked shocked. "My have you grown up!" Jasper just nodded and pulled Connor into view with him. "Connor? How are your dads?"

"You watching over camp superman?" Superman? My dad used to call Jason Grace that. Since when did my parents know Connor?

"Yes that's Connor and Jasper, they're the only campers who know that i'm not actually a Blofis." My grandmother walked in and ran to the mist.

"Percy! Annabeth! Oh I miss you guys! I couldn't believe it when Gracie came to my door and that she and her friends were actually able to sneak out of camp to come here because they missed dinner!" I winced. My parents didn't know I snuck out of Camp.

"We missed dinner because Gracie saved my sister from drowning." I kicked Connor's shin. My parents would freak out about how I could have blown my cover and hit me with all this nonsense. But when I looked up my parents were giggling. Giggling. That is seriously something I could have gone without seeing.

"Number one we are so so proud of you Gracie for saving Bella even though it could have risked your protection and I'm sorry for laughing but.." My mom started laughing again and my dad had to take over.

"But you two are JUST like us!" This time my mom snorted, like actually snorted. My face was hot and Connor's ears went red. Even my grandma and Jasper were laughing. When they finally calmed down I said my goodbyes and ended the call. I ended it just on time because the oven beeped and dinner was ready.