Okay. So I am back. Not that my exams are over. Hell they haven't even started! But I can't keep myself away from here long.
Percy always woke up before the alarm. Why! Oh Gods why! And he made it a point to wake me up too. I was lying on my stomach facing away from Percy and he was on his stomach to partially over me with his arm around my waist. This was the best part though. I complained yet I loved it. And he knew this too.
His arms tightened around me and I turned towards him and smiled into those beautiful sea green eyes. Our daughter had them too.
'Hey', he said and kissed me. Long and sweet while his hands brushed my hair away from my face and caressed my cheek. Just as I was about to put my arm around his neck, the alarm sounded. Percy groaned and pulled back.
We got up and got dressed. We were to drive the kids to camp today even though Will and I had gotten into an argument with me about letting him drive himself and Alex to camp, he had finally shut up when Percy out rightly refused. He listened to him and never argued back. I don't know why it was like that. That boy always has me confused even though everyone said he was exactly like me.
On the other hand Percy was a softie when it came to Alex. If I had not intervened all those times, Gods only know how she would have become.
Her name is Alexandra Jackson. She is fourteen. She is tall for her age given how tall we are. Whatever one of them had gotten from me the other had gotten that from Percy. She had my features mostly but Percy's sea-green eyes and jet black curly(from me) hair.
My son is William Jackson. He had turned sixteen a last week and had just received his driver's license. Even though I know he can drive but I had my own reasons to go back to camp and meet everyone. He has my grey eyes and rest he was Percy. None of my children got my blonde hair. Not that I minded. I was relieved in a way but Percy wished Alex did.
Though when it came to powers Alex could control water almost as well as Percy could. Not his level but she came close. While Will couldn't control water but he was able to sail and stuff, knew position (latitude/longitude), detected monsters in water and could sense about everything and anything when it came to water like Percy. He had my brains though. Alex too but she was not very interested in things which I was. For example architecture...
I took a shower and put on clothes and walked into the kitchen where Percy was making something. Pancakes from the smell of it That was an unsaid rule in our house ever since we moved in together. He would cook and I would clean. He had protested a few times initially but when I told him I found men who could cook sexy, I hadn't heard one complain come out of his mouth. Though a lot of teases did.
I sat down on the stool in front of the kitchen counter.
'Morning mum', Will came out of his room in his pyjamas and kissed me on the cheek. I swear to the Gods, that boy has the nose of a hell hound. We fought alot. (Percy thinks that's because we are identical when it comes to the level of stubbornness. To which I very maturely stuck my tongue out to and got a kiss in return) But he was my baby boy. Neither of us could stay annoyed at each other for more than fifteen seconds.
'Isn't Miss Sleepy Head up?' He asked.
'I'll wake her up. She'll get us late and then Clasrrise will kill us all', this had come from Percy. Honestly even after so many years he was still scared of her. Not that he would admit it of course.
'You finish those pancakes and make me coffee. I'm hungry', I said.
He pressed is lips together in and with a slight smile on his lips said, 'yes ma'am.'
I giggled threw my arms around him and kissed him.
'Gods please! Get a room both of you. I have nothing in my stomach to puke out'
I rolled my eyes at Will and made my way to Alex's room. She was sprawled across her bed in such an undignified manner that would've given Aphrodite a heart attack. Something which she had come and told me personally. I shuddered at the memory.
'Wake up Alex'
'Go away!' She cried out. And turned away. I walked across her room and threw the curtains aside. She groaned.
'We are going to camp today'. That did the trick. She was up and had run into the bathroom before I could say 'Zeus'.
I think she has a boyfriend. Not that I'd tell Percy. He'd flip.
I went back to the kitchen.
'I'll go have a bath', Percy said and walked out. As soon as he was out of earshot I turned to Will. I glared at him for some time. He finally noticed me staring and with his mouth full of pancakes said 'What?'
'Keep an eye on your sister alright?'
'Mum, you have nothing to worry about. He-', I cut him off.
'I don't wanna know unless she tells me. Either way I will talk to her once. Just keep her out of trouble', he shrugged. Last year she had caused the Aphrodite campers a lot of trouble with salt water. No wonder Aphrodite has started giving me those looks.
In about twenty minutes we were all in the car. Clarrise was Camp director. She took over from Dionysus after the giant war. She said she had planned something for all of us. I wonder what that could be. I mean we were thirty six. Still in good shape but still. And yeah we had started a family early. Percy was very angry with the on-goings of our lives and how we were not allowed to live it our way so even though it was early it was planned.
The journey to camp was quite. each of us lost in our own thoughts. Or rather it was just me. Will was with his nose seriously inside his laptop and Percy was giving Alex tips on how to irritate Ares campers as they exchanged views on how irritating they were.
The Camp and Thalia's tree came into view and my heart swelled almost as if it would burst open from all the memories and emotions I had attached with this place.
So yeah this is it. Hehe. I'm going a little crazy right now and this is what I have resorted to to keep myself from going completely and permanently insane. Anyway R&R.
