Aftermath-Percabeth

Chapter Fifty-Six

"Mommy! Daddy!" Marina yelled as she rushed over to the two demigods, who were sitting on the coast.

Marina rushed into Percy's arms.

"Where's Auntie Hazel?" Percy asked skeptically. "You're not supposed to be running around camp alone."

Marina narrowed her sea green eyes at him. "I'm not. See?"

A frantic and panting Hazel, who was holding Charlie, approached them. "I'm so sorry! She's just so....so fast!"

Annabeth laughed and stood up. She took Charlie from Hazel, who was more than thankful. "Go get some rest, Hazel. We've got them now. Thanks for watching them."

Hazel nodded and wiped her forehead. "It's time for the campfire. That's why they wanted to come get you two."

"It's time for the campfire?" Percy asked Marina, who grinned widely. "Maybe we'll have some s'mores. You two, say thank you to Auntie Hazel."

"Thank you, Auntie Hazel."

They walked down to the campfire where all sorts of campers were starting to fill in. Percy and Annabeth took their seats by Piper and Jason, who had decided to join them at camp.

Romeo and Marina instantly started chatting, which brought a smile to all their faces.

"Look at them, they're so adorable," Jason commented. "And so little...."

"You're so sappy," Piper said with an eye roll, although they could all tell she was secretly loving the moment more than Jason.

After the singalongs and s'mores, weary campers had started to file back to their cabins. Even Marina and Charlie had fallen asleep.

"Hey, Pipes," Annabeth whispered as she heaved Marina into her arms. "I need to tell you something."

Piper grinned. "You're pregnant, aren't you? Congrats!"

Annabeth frowned and shook her head. "What? No. We're moving to Long Island. Near camp."

"Really?! Away from us?" she asked. Annabeth bit her lip, causing Piper to laugh lightly. "I'm just kidding! Congrats! Maybe this will give us an excuse to visit camp more."

"Yeah, no kidding. Percy and I even talked about finally being camp instructors like Chiron has been asking us to do for years," Annabeth replied.

Piper nodded. "Have you found a house yet?"

"Nah, but I'm sure we'll find one soon. One with lots of spare bedrooms for visitors," Annabeth said.

"Great, because I refuse to sleep in the same room with Romeo. I love him, but he snores more than Jason, and that's saying something," Piper said with a shudder. "Anyways, we'll see you around. Hopefully get a house tour, yeah?"

Annabeth laughed. "Of course, Pipes. Bye!"

Annabeth watched as Piper joined Jason, who was holding Romeo. Then Percy joined her side.

"Hey, what were you talking to Pipes about?" Percy asked in a whisper to not wake up Marina or Charlie.

"I know we agreed not to tell anyone yet, but I couldn't resist telling her we're moving," Annabeth replied.

Percy went crimson. "I'm glad, since I just told Hazel. And Frank. And Chiron. And, well, the list of who I didn't tell is shorter than who I did."

Annabeth rolled her eyes. "Well, we should get back to our apartment soon. Do you think Chiron would let us stay one more night?"

"Are you kidding me?" Percy asked with a grin. "He'd let us stay eternity if we asked."

The two walked back to Cabin Three where they'd all been staying for the past few days.

After the wars there had been a number of Zeus and Hades kids, but no new Poseidon children, so the cabin was still pretty empty.

"There we go...." Percy whispered as he draped Marina and Charlie with a blanket. They were small enough that they could share a bunk.

"Goodnight, seaweed brain."

"Night, wise girl...."

Annabeth peered over at Percy, who was sound asleep. A bit of drool ran down his chin, causing her to smile.