Percy Jackson goes to High School

Camp

Annabeth's POV

"So what's everyone doing later today?" Piper asks.

It's been 25 minutes since we'd seen Percy with his friends, Nico and Thalia. Since then we'd gone back into the milkshake parlour to discuss what we'd seen. Percy had acted so... Normal. So... Confident. So unlike him. And who were those other two? The girl, Thalia, had said that they were planning on leaving to somewhere soon. Hazel had suggested following them back to Percy's place but before we had time to say yes, the trio had disappeared around a corner.

"Well, I'm planning to go back home and work on my Geography assignment. It's about time I finished it anyway," Frank says glumly.

"I'll come and do it with you, if you want?" Hazel mutters timidly. Hazel and Frank weren't going out but it was clear that they liked each other.

Frank's mood brightened, "Sure! I'd love that! You ready to go?" Hazel nods.

"Bye guys!" They say together. There was a chorus of 'see ya laters' and 'bye' and then they leave. I watch them walk outside, chatting and laughing until they get into Frank's car and drive off. From there, my eyes travel around the almost empty car park and then land on the only other three people outside. Percy Jackson and his two friends.

"Guys, look!" I whisper. All their heads turn curiously to face me. I nod outside. Percy was talking with his friends as he headed around to the passenger side of the car. They were obviously going somewhere.

"Should we follow them?" Will asked. All of us nod.

"Yes," I say, "I want to figure out what they're doing." We all stand up and Luke pulls out a $20 note and leaves it on the table to pay for the few drinks we'd ordered when we'd come back inside.

The six of us hurry out and climb into Luke's van. He turns the keys in the ignition and starts the car just as the car Percy had gotten in was leaving the car park.

"Quickly, Luke," I urge from my place in the passenger side.

He reverses out of his spot and turns the van to follow Percy's car.

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We've been driving for about twenty minutes (A/N Ok, I know at the start of the book I said it was a 5 hour drive or something but, seriously, who would follow someone for 5 hours? It is now only a half an hour drive to Camp Half Blood.) in which time we talked and tried to guess where they were heading. We'd decided if we were travelling for more than an hour we would give up and go home.

Finally, the car turned down a smaller dirt road and travelled that way for about 10 minutes before it came to a stop on a big hill. So as not to look suspicious we drove a bit farther down the road, just until we were out of sight and then we turned off the car and got out. It was very beautiful in this area. We were surrounded by wide, open fields with plump, red strawberries growing on the plants.

The six of us backtrack the way we'd come and arrive back at where the car Percy had arrived in was parked. Now that we were out of the car we could hear the loud talking and laughing of at least a hundred kids coming from down the hill.

We follow the noise and find ourselves at a large pine tree, standing tall and proud against the healthy landscape. A little bit farther down the hill there's a pretty wooden farmhouse and something that looks like a camp. There are twelve very different looking cabins all lined up in a U shape. I can see a volleyball court and a beautiful lake shimmering in the afternoon light. Kids are spread out, some huddled in groups and others just playing games. All look like they're enjoying themselves.