The Children of Poseidon [#Wattys2016]

Chapter 3: Home

Hey guys. I feel like I'm gonna get brutally murdered for taking so long to update. Sorry about that but I'm on a two week break from school so expect a few chapters. I'll let you continue with the chapter.
Peace!

~Brooke~

I opened my eyes after the rush of wind stopped and saw that we were at the top of half-blood hill. I smiled blissfully. I looked around the circle of my friends and family and found everyone smiling. I also found a very tired Addy. I realized that I was tired too, and I stifled a yawn. Nico took my hand and we walked as a group to the big house. We knocked on the door and we were greeted my Chiron. He looked at me and smiled. He also saw Rachel talking to Luna Moon, who turned out to be a daughter of Artemis. He motioned us in and hugged Rachel and I.

"It's wonderful to have you both back, and safe." He glanced to Luna. "And who might this be?"

"I'm Luna Moon, daughter of Artemis" She replied kindly.

Chiron looked at the rest of us for confirmation of her godly parent. We all nodded in reply and he trotted over to Luna. He bowed down in front of her. We all followed .

"I don't want you guys to have to bow for me. I just want to be considered normal by your standards." She said, blushing since we were all bowing to her.

We all let out a series of "okay"s and "alright"s.

"Come on, let's show you your new cabin." I said, releasing Nico's hand and running out the door holding Luna's wrist. I pulled her with me to the Artemis cabin and found it full of hunters. Thalia was right behind us and was greeted with loud cheers. Thalia hugged her fellow hunters and got their attention.

"We have a surprise for the cabin of Artemis," she yelled to all of the hunters. "It will be shocking but it is true. There is a daughter of Artemis, Luna Moon. I saw her claimed with my own eyes and it was wonderful. She is a wonderful girl and just because she is the daughter of our maiden leader, doesn't mean we can't tease her a little." She said that last part with a smirk. I laughed and shoved Luna into the cabin to face her mother's hunters.

"Hi," she timidly waved and rocked back and fourth on her heels. The hunters all rushed to give a big group hug. "Can't. Breathe." She managed to yell over everyone and we all laughed. I left her to get acquainted with her new friends. As I walked out of the Artemis cabin. I stifled another yawn and rubbed my eyes.

 I walked to my cabin and saw Percy and Nico playing video games with Travis, Conner, Leo, and Jason.

I smiled to myself and walked up behind where they were sitting on the couch. I sat on the arm of the couch, next to Percy and watched him get beat at what I confirmed as Call of Duty. I smiled as he flopped his head back when the game was over and he only had four kills but he had died twenty-seven times. No one had noticed me until Percy screamed like a girl after being startled by my sudden appearance. I laughed so hard I fell of the arm of the couch, ninja rolling and standing up.

"How long were you sitting next to me?" Percy asked, still a little jumpy.

"Only a couple minutes. You suck at this game." I stated sitting back down.

"Could you do better?"He asked raising an eyebrow at me.

"Is that a challenge?" I took his PS4 controller and they started the game. by the end of the ten minute free-for-all, I had fifty-two kills and not a single death. I handed the controller back to a shocked Percy and everyone laughed at his facial expression.

~Nico~

I watched as Brooke accepted Percy's challenge. We started the game and we all got slaughtered by little miss Brooke. I looked back at Percy and he couldn't even say any words. I sat there, staring at Brooke in astonishment. I smiled when our eyes met.

I hooked up another controller and tossed it to her. She caught the controller and shoved Percy off the couch. He landed on the floor and yelled in protest.She stuck her tongue out and smiled. He tried pulling her off the couch but she kicked at him so he tickled her. She screamed and laughed. She laughed and laughed until she was laughing so hard she wasn't breathing.

She was red and being violently tickled, but being the loving boyfriend I am, I sat there and laughed.

"Fine. FINE! You can have your spot back!" She said while still laughing. Percy stopped tickling her and sat down on the couch in triumph. Brooke just glared at the rest of us, settling her deadly look on me.

"What?" I asked her.

"None of you helped me, not even you!" She yelled and splashed me in the face with the water from the fountain in the corner, she didn't stop for a good two minutes and then briefly squirted everyone else, except for Percy. She pushed me off the couch this time and laid her head on Percy's lap.

She refused to look at me and wouldn't give me my spot back. I lifted her up off of the couch and sat down, sitting her on my lap. She didn't protest, just leaned her back against my chest and we all played video games until around four o'clock when Brooke changed it to a movie. She put on some movie called The Fault in Our Stars. By the end of the movie she was crying, and so was Leo. I rolled my eyes and hugged Brooke closer as she cried on my shoulder. Leo cried on Luna's shoulder, who came in halfway through the movie. 

Just then Thalia walked in. "Why are Brooke and Leo crying?" She asked.

"We watched The Fault in Our Stars." I sighed. Thalia nodded in understanding.

"At least you weren't with Annabeth when watching that movie, she also read the book, which made it two times worse. She knew what was going to happen yet she cried like a little baby. Now, c'mon, it's time for dinner."

With that, we all walker out into camp and everyone was already at the dinning pavilion. Luna walked up to meet Chiron so he could announce her claiming. Today was a good day, and we're all finally home.