I Leave My Only Home
I woke up refreshed and renewed. It was the best sleep I had had all year. I smiled as I pushed away the covers. I was up before all of my cabinmates, the first time I had been since Pontus had erased our memories five years ago. It felt good.
But then I remembered everything that had happened here and what I planned to do. I sighed before hopping out of bed and pulling on jeans and a camp t-shirt. I ran to the Hermes cabin and found Connor and Travis Stoll. I told them what I needed and how much I would pay. Once they had all of the details, they were all too happy to help.
Once that was settled, I went back to my cabin. I grabbed my backpack and started stuffing everything of importance that I owned in it. Clothes, cell phone, canteen of nectar, baggie of ambrosia, money and drachma. Then I found the pictures. My breath caught as I looked at them.
It was mostly me and Percy. Him with his arm around me; us beat up and scratched after a fight with some monsters; me, him, Thalia and Grover with our arms around each other after the Titan War; us together after the Demigod War; me and Percy kissing, when we had our first real kiss. Not the time when I kissed him in Mount St. Helen's because I thought he was going to die, but after the Second Titan War. When we were eating his birthday cake and all of the campers were watching us. One of them had taken the picture and I found it one day. And then my favorite, our underwater kiss. Somehow someone had gotten a picture of it. Percy had gotten a hold of it and given it to me before he left last year. It was by far my favorite.
I smiled at the memories and wiped my tears. I carefully put the pictures in my backpack before I slung it over a shoulder. Then Travis came rushing in and tossed another backpack at me. "Thanks!" I yelled before he dashed out of the cabin. I shook my head and sighed as I opened the backpack.
Inside were more drachmas and mortal money. I mentally thanked the god of thieves and started filling that backpack. I shoved in anti-bug spray, my yankees cap and Medea's spf 5000 sunscreen. I started to zip it up but a hand stopped me. I looked up and Daedalus was staring at me. Without a word, he handed me his laptop and patted my shoulder. On top of the computer was a note that said: I know what you're doing, and that you need to do this. Just don't forget us. I smiled at him before dropping the laptop in the backpack.
I slung the backpack over my other shoulder and walked out of the cabin. I kept walking until I reached the Big House. Chiron was waiting. All he said was, "I had a feeling this would happen," and he motioned for me to follow him inside. I did.
I sat in a chair and he backed into his magic wheelchair. "I know you're leaving. I support you. I would just like you to take a moment to think, make sure you are 100% sure you want to do this." He looked at me with his thousand year-old knowing eyes.
I nodded my head. "I'm sure. There are too many memories here. I know I see him from time to time, and we talk to each other, but it's hard. Seeing the lake everyday, entering the arena, playing Capture the Flag. Those are all things he loved. I can't pass those each day, knowing he won't be in any of them. I can't handle that."
"I thought that would be your answer. Where do you plan on going?" Chiron hugged me before asking.
"The Amazons. I love Percy too much to join the Hunters. The Amazons aren't like that, although they force men into jumpsuits and force them to work. But I can tolerate that better than if I was with the Hunters of Artemis." I hugged Chiron tightly.
"Just be careful." Chiron smiled as he released me. "We might need you, knowing us. We never get a break."
I laughed as I backed away from him. "You'll tell the campers why I left, right? Make sure they know I wasn't brutally murdered."
Chiron let out a throaty chuckle. "Don't worry. We won't send out search parties and demand Hades return you to us."
I grinned as I walked out of the Big House. "Annabeth, are you sure? You're a great help here. You've been here the longest, you're the smartest child of Athena that I've seen since Daedalus. We could use you for all surprise monster attacks. You train the demigods well. You're patient, and you make great battle plans. You're sweet and nice, yet tough. You feel like a daughter to me, Annabeth."
"Oh, Chiron." I sighed as a tear trickled down my cheek. I saw one trail down his too. "You're like the father I never had. I hate leaving you. I'll keep in touch, don't worry. I'll Iris-Message you at least once a week. Once a day if you want. I just can't stay. I'm sorry." He hung his head before nodding.
I turned back to the door and started to walk up the hill. "Annabeth." I stopped and faced Chiron when I was at the top of the hill. He stood at the bottom. "You will always have a home here."
I fought back tears as I touched Thalia's tree. I cleared my head, and stepped across the border.

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Too Many Memories
FanfictionAnnabeth mourns the death of Thalia, only to become enraged when she finally finds out she is alive with Percy's team. The guilt only piles on when another close death occurs. Unable to handle all of the memories at Camp, Annabeth leaves to join the...