Percy Jackson - AFTER THE WAR - (Percy Jackson Fanfiction)

Frank

I was waiting with Hazel at the river for Reyna.
It's been half an hour and she still hasn't shown. She is usually in time.

"I'm going to go check on Reyna, OK?" I ask Hazel.

She gives a slight nod, sits on the ground, and summons a red ruby to fiddle with.

I take of towards where Reyna stays and knock on the door quietly.

"Reyna?"

No answer.

I knock again.

"Reyna?..." I call out. "Okay, I'm coming in..." I open the door slowly to find her sleeping sitting up agains her bed head. She was snoring quietly and she looked like a mess. Her hair was tangled and you could clearly see that she had been crying - there were streaks of tears on her face, her eyes were still puffy, and her shirt was slightly wet.

I walked up to her and shook her awake.

"... Reyna..." I say softly.

"... Huh...?" She groans.

"Wake up. We're leaving to Camp Half Blood today, remember?"

"Oh, yeah." She yawns sleepily. Then her eyes snap open. "Oh, yeah! I'm so sorry, Frank! I... I didn't get the best sleep... Give me a few minutes and I'll meet you at the river."

She hops up and walks over to the bathroom, but before she can close the door I say "Reyna?" And she stops in her tracks.

"Yeah?"

"Are you ok?"

Her hands fly up to her cheeks and she realises that her tears had not yet dried.

"Y-yeah... I just had a bad dream" she replies, but I know it's much more than that.

"Look," I say, feeling uncomfortable, "if you need anything, I'm here, OK? You can tell me anything."

She smiles. "Thanks, Frank." Then she disappears into the bathroom.

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We arrived at Camp Half Blood 6 hours later. We only had to make 1 stop on the Pegasi because they were tired. It was 3:30pm at Long Island and everyone was going about their daily activities. Chiron met us at Half-Blood Hill where Peleus was snoring with steam escaping through his nose.

"Reyna. Frank, Hazel." Chiron greeted with a nod of the head.

"Hello, Chiron." Reyna says. "We believe that there is need for a war council meeting to discuss the date of departure."

"Yes, yes. That will be held in an hour. I suggest you drop you things at your cabins and catch up with the rest of the seven. They are enjoying a swim on the beach, as it is a humid day. Reyna, you are welcome to stay wherever you like - wether it may be an empty cabin or the spare room in the Big House."

"Thank you, Chiron." Reyna walks off to the Big House with Chiron trailing beside her.

"Come on, Hazel." I smile and run down Half-Blood Hill to my cabin while Hazel disappears into her own.

I come out of my cabin in my swimming trunks and a t-shirt while Hazel wears a full-piece under denim shorts and a band t-shirt that Nico gave her.

Together, we run to the beach where we catch up and splash around with the rest of the Seven.

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It's 4:30pm and everyone is showered, dressed, and ready to go to the war council meeting.

"So," Chiron says. "It's November the 27th today and we need to discuss a departing date. We want no less time than three weeks to get to the Desert of Dolores. This particular desert is said to be where Queen Dolores the second was buried in 1873. Rumour has it that some giants dug up her grave and put Kronos in her coffin. We discovered this after some in-depth research-"

"-And dreams-" Annabeth cut him off.

"-But, I suggest that, maybe, December the 1st would be an appropriate date of departure?" Chiron suggests.

Everyone nods their heads in agreement.

"It's settled then. Four days until the first of December when you will leave on your quest."