Whoooo! Today's my B-day! Finally, I'm as old as Percy was in BotL! My present for you guys... :D

P.S. For anyone who's following my PJO/HP crossover, next update will probably be around the end of this month!

Dark Siren: I. Do. Not. Care. It's not copyrighted, and besides, the FF policy about reading fics is more-or-less tolerant. I've seen people writing reading fics about WHOLE PJO and HP series, which are copyrighted, so talk about hypocritical.

„Can we take a break?" Rhea asked lightly. „I'm sure Mum and Dad want to talk to me..."

„Or to yell at each other", Andromeda finished with a mysterious smile, „as they don't have guts to admit to the other their love." Demigods grinned evilly, Athena and Poseidon blushed furiously while the council guffwaffed.

„She got ya good", Apollo chortled. Aphrodite, still in her scheming mode, locked the doors of the Throne Room.

„I'm not letting anyone out until...", she trailed off. Annabeth, Thalia, Artemis, Rhea and Bianca groaned simultaneously.

„Damn it, Mum", Rhea wailed, „she trapped you good! We can't flash out because of protective wards Andy put, and now we're stuck!" Athena looked confused, but Poseidon blushed scarlet.

„Aph, you're really, really evil", he sighed and rose from his chair. He walked over to Athena and kneeled in front of her.

„Athena, I love you. Would you grace me with honor of being my girlfriend?" Everyone was silent as Athena blushed even harder.

„I-I... yes. Yes, I will." Girls squealed and boys wolf-whistled. Poseidon gave them his deluxe I'll-kill-you-later stare and kissed his newly proclaimed girlfriend on the lips. Andy and Rhea cheered, Annabeth and Percy shouted in delight and everyone else clapped.

„So Rhea", Aphrodite said slowly, „you said you were pulled out of your date." Rhea scowled lightly.

„Yeah", she admitted, „but I kind of deserved it. I mean, I interrupted Andy's date last time." Andy smirked.

„Yep, you got it right. At least we're even now." Rhea high-fived her.

„And who was that?" Aph asked slyly. Andy smirked at her niece.

„Rhea had a date with Hermes." Rhea whacked Messenger of Fates, Hermes fainted and Athena started ranting.

„But, Rhea, how in the name of my father have you managed to fall in love with-with..."

„Womanizer?" Rhea finished. „Same way you fell for Dad." Andy snickered.

„Shut it, Andy, I had a heart attack when I found out who your date was!" Rhea snapped. Percy shuddered.

„Yeah, Auntie Andy, I thought Uncle Z would blast him off Olympus!"

„Well, not my problem!" Andromeda said indignantly. „I mean, he's okay! And he helped us, didn't he?"

„Still, Andy", Nico butted in, „A titan? Iapetus on top of that?" Olympians(those who were awake) did a prefect impersonation of goldfish.

„Sis? You're dating a titan? My counterpart to be exact?" Hades asked incredulously.

„Aha", Andy said lazily. „And before you start commenting, he's on our side now, so back off. Anyone wanna read?" Everyone was still stunned.

„Okay, I'll read", Nico volunteered. Before he started, light appeared again, and Grover exited with Tyson. After few greetings(and Percy nearly getting crushed) reading continued

Chapter 4

Percy POV

It's been several months since Daddy and Annabeth's Mommy visited us and gave us gifts, which are awesome, by the way. I had gotten better at using water, and can even freeze it and use it.

Olympians finally got over their shock and looked at the book in Nico's hands with interest.

„Already?" Poseidon asked overjoyed with his son's success. Percy gave him a short nod.

Annabeth and I have been training almost every chance we get. When we find a town, we'd go to the closest safehouse, and after keeping our bags there, we'd wander around town looking for any signs of Camp Half-Blood. Of course, we may have gotten distracted by playgrounds more than once.

Bianca giggled, and Thalia smiled sadly.

Anyways, right now, we're in Louisiana, still trying to find Camp Half-Blood.

„Wrong state", Ares yawned.

„We know, doofus", Artemis bit, „Let the boy read."

"Hey Percy?" called out Annabeth, as she rode on Whitejill.

"Yeah, Annie," I said, as I rode on Blackjack

"Can we land?" asked Annabeth, "I'm getting kind of hungry."

"Sure," I said, just as my tummy rumbled, "Blackjack, can you land where the least amount of people can see us?"

„Whoa, you're good", Hermes complimented, still not able to look in Rhea's eyes.

Sure thing, boss he said. I still don't get why he calls me boss, but I don't want to be bothered to ask.

„Asked him once", Percy mentioned off-handedly, „apparently, he didn't want to call me Lord, so he settled with boss."

Annabeth and Whitejill followed me and Blackjack as we landed in a spot in the park surrounded by trees. We found a safehouse there, and got some apples and mice to feed Blackjack and Whitejill. We also found grooming supplies for Blackjack and Whitejill, but we didn't use it since we always groom them before we leave. Daddy and Annabeth's Mommy had forgotten to tell us that we had to groom them, but we didn't mind. It gave us a chance to slow down and just talk amongst ourselves as normal people.

Annabeth smiled fondly in remembrance of those days. She really loved being on run with Percy.

Once we finished feeding our pets, they started napping near the safehouse, while me and Annabeth went towards the city and find a place to eat.

We eventually found a McDonalds, since we were both in the mood for a cheeseburger and some fries. We used our invisibility hats, and snuck into the restaurant. We made our way behind the cashiers and found where they kept the cheeseburgers. We took two (the cheeseburgers turn invisible when we touch them), fill a packet with fries (which earned some confusion from the workers there, but not a big deal), and made our way back to the safehouse, but not before taking a pit stop for some ice cream and soda. That gas station guy may never know what hit him.

Hermes whooped.

„Nice work, kiddos", he praised. „If I hadn't known, I would've said you were mine."

Anyways, once we reached our safehouse, we ate our ice cream first, since it'd probably melt if we ate it after. As we ate the rest of our food, we started talking about the reactions of the gas station guy when the soda bottles and ice creams disappeared in front of his eyes and the confused looks of the workers at Mcdonalds. Just as we were about to throw away our trash, we heard some voises outside. We stopped moving and listened in.

"I'm telling you that that horse was a Pegasus," said a voice, which sounded like a girl.

Pegasus? I mouthed to Annabeth, who nodded, and I couldn't help but think about Blackjack. I could tell by the look on Annabeth's face that she was thinking the same thing as well.

"Yes, and that big, stuffed owl wasn't stuffed," joked another voice, which sounded like a boy, "Come on Veronica, grow up a little. Pegasuses aren't real."

„Of course they are!" Poseidon huffed.

„To mortals they aren't, brother", Demeter said.

„And it's Pegasi, not Pegasuses", Athena complained. Nico rolled his eyes.

„Lady Athena, same warning as Lord Poseidon."

"First of all," said Veronica, "It's Pegasi, you know like cactus-cacti? Anyway, I'm sure I saw a Pegasus. The horse had wings, and I could tell that it was looking straight at me before it ran away."

„Oh", Athena said with a light blush. Poseidon smiled at her. She really looks beautiful, he thought dreamily.

"What about the stuffed owl?" asked the boy, "You can't tell me that the owl was real. It was as bigger as my seven-year old neice back in 'Frisco. There was no way it could have been real.. Owls don't grow that big. Besides, it's still daytime. Aren't owls nocturnal?"

"That might be a special owl," said Veronica, "Besides, it might be an escaped owl from some laboratory. *gasp* Maybe, the owl was used for mutation experiments. I told you we should have gotten that magazine for animal abuse. But nooo, it just takes up space. We could have helped an owl that got mistreated in a government run lab. Don't you care about the animals Chad?"

Chad? Mouthed Annabeth to me. I nodded, and she went back to listening in.

"Of course I do," said Chad, "but only real animals. Not stuffed ones."

Athena rolled her eyes. Whitejill wasn't stuffed!

"Whatever," scoffed Veronica, "come on, let's go find a way out of this forest. I knew we shouldn't have taken a walk in the park."

As soon as we were sure they were away, we both let go of a breath we didn't know we were holding.

"You think they saw Blackjack?" I asked.

„Probably", Apollo said.

„Lord Apollo, would you let me read?" Nico said irritably.

"Probably Whitejill, as well," nodded Annabeth, who still looked a little confused from hearing Chad, since she kept repeating his name over and over. Then, she looked up, with her eyes twinkling as she exclaimed, "That's it! Chad! He's my uncle! I can't believe I almost forgot about him. He brought me the best presents whenever he visited."

„Your uncle, Annie?" Thalia asked innocently only to yelp as Percy drenched her.

„What was that for, Kelp-Head?"

„For offending my girlfriend", he said simply and continued snuggling with Annabeth.

"So, do you want to go live with him?" I asked, curious because I really didn't want her to leave. I wanted to stay with her for as long as possible, but I knew that if she wanted to, I couldn't hold her back.

„Awww, you're a such cutie!" Aph squealed, and Artemis smiled. Annabeth may have fallen in love, but her beloved will never leave her side, she was certain.

"No," said Annabeth, shaking her head, "if I went to them, then they'll send my back to California, and with my family. They may not want me, but they'll take me in anyway if it means less burdens for Uncle Chad."

„That would be awkward", Grover said for the first time.

„You have no idea, G-man", Percy replied.

"Why is that?" I asked, "I mean, why make less burdens for your Uncle Chad?"

"He's not the best at taking care of things," said Annabeth, "I once drew a picture for him to keep, and he lost it before he even took a step away from me."

Tyson and Percy frowned. Percy didn't like her girlfriend being sad, and Tyson liked her so he took offense at that.

"Wow," said Percy, "so, now I guess we have to wait for Blackjack and Whitejill."

"I guess so," said Annabeth, when I heard the flapping of wings outside. Annabeth was about to check, when I said, "What if it's not them? Besides, we don't know if there's anyone else there as well."

"I guess you're right," said Annabeth, "the flapping might have just been some random bird that was flying right outside our door."

Hey, I'm no bird said a familiar voice in my head. Besides, Pegasi are much better in my opinion.

Annabeth and Percy laughed out loud.

„They're still arguing about that one", Annabeth explained to everyone.

Just then I heard a hooting outside the door, and as I looked outside, I saw Whitejill glaring at Blackjack, who was trying to ignore her.

She has problems respecting others decisions whined Blackjack when he noticed me.

"Blackjack says Whitejill has problems respecting other's decisions," I said to Annabeth.

"Whitejill says that Blackjack doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut," laughed Annabeth.

„That, he doesn't", Grover agreed, and demigods laughed.

I laughed, and soon, we were off on our pets, heading eastwards once again.