Author's Note: I hope you all are enjoying this so far. I know there really isn't much to get into yet... but still. Please R&R and give any suggestions. ENJOY!

Annabeth's POV

Why on earth did the gods decide it was a good idea to bring my family to camp. I didn't get along with them at all! Ugh! Sometimes I hate the gods! *Cue thunder.* Oops. Oh well.

I woke up around 6:45. None of the other campers were awake yet, so I got myself ready first. Chiron wanted us all in Camp Half-Blood shirts, and the Romans in their Camp Jupiter shirts. I got dressed in denim jean shorts and running sneakers. I didn't bother to brush my hair, and I just threw it into a pony tail on top of my head, letting the blonde curls cascade down my back. I looked myself over in the mirror, nodding in satisfaction before waking up my siblings.

I moved to Lena first. She was an awesome friend, but she would sleep through anything. I gently pushed her off of her bed, to awaken her, knowing there was nothing else to do. She groaned and attempted to get back in bed. I blocked her path and she reluctantly got ready. I quickly woke up everybody else, knowing that we were one minute behind schedule. Sorry if that's a little extreme. But hey, I set up a schedule, and children of Athena hate to be off schedule. We quickly rushed about, making sure our cabin was sparkling. We wouldn't have breakfast until after our families got here. So, we had one last chance to make everything perfect. Now, I had better make sure that Seaweed Brain was up.

I ran to Percy's cabin, knowing that I wouldn't get much training in this week. I pushed open his door. Of course. His alarm was going off, and Percy was tucked under his blue comforter. I smiled. His black hair was covering his face. His eyes were closed as he slept comfortably. I woke him up with food yesterday... hm. I needed something different. I came up with the answer right away. I bent down and kissed him. He woke up, but didn't open his eyes. Instead, he grabbed the back of my head, pulling me closer to him. I smiled against his soft lips.

"Hey, Seaweed Brain," I smiled. Percy mumbled something I didn't quite catch, before dozing off again. "Come on, Perce. Your mom, Paul, and sister will be here soon." I reminded him.

"Half sister," he grumbled pulling himself out of bed. I smirked at his antics before holding out a Camp tee shirt and basketball shorts. He reluctantly took them and went to change. I tidied up Percy's room before pulling him towards Half-Blood Hill. Many of the demigods were already there. I smiled as I saw the entire Athena cabin. They had managed to quicken the pace and were perfectly on schedule. I checked my watch. 8:55. Only five more free minutes. I knew that Argus was always on time. I gave Percy one more quick peck on the cheek before heading to my cabin.

"Hey, Annabeth," Malcolm greeted. "You ready?"

"As I'll ever be," I responded. As if on cue, multiple vans pulled up, revealing our families. I gulped down a rising nervousness. Malcolm noticed and gave my wrist a quick squeeze. I smiled at him gratefully. If it weren't for Percy and Malcolm, along with a few others, I might never make I through. "Alright," I began once more. "I need to begin the greetings and what not. Then I have to prepare the welcome thing for the pavilion." Malcolm nodded an okay.

"Need help?" he asked. I nodded thankfully. Then, I saw my dad, Fredrick Chase. Along with my step-brothers, Bobby and Mathew, and my step-mother, Helen. A growl rose in my throat. Malcolm glanced at me. I quickly composed myself. "I gotta go," he said and raced off to his own family. Great. I thought. I smiled slightly, which probably looked more like a grimace to my family.

Then, what surprised me the most, was my father surging toward me and engulfing me in a bear hug. I didn't respond for a moment, then reluctantly hugged him back. "I missed you so much," he whispered. All I could do was nod. I glanced at Helen who was holding back Bobby and Mathew, preventing me from "infecting them with this terrible demigod disease" as she put it. I glanced at Percy who was greeting his little sister, Cameron. I smiled at that. Why couldn't I greet my some-what siblings.

"Hey Dad," I began. "It's great to see you again, but I have to get everybody in. I'll catch up with you in a second." He nodded, reluctantly letting go of me. I gave him one last smile before heading to the front. Chiron was setting up the pavilion, so I was on my own. "Everybody!" I tried. Nothing. I tried it again... and again... and again. Eventually, Clarisse got tired of my struggling and shouted, "SHUT THE HADES UP!" Everybody was silent.

"Thank you Clarisse," I began. Only to be interrupted by a grumbling Nico about how she just had to use his father's name. "Shush, Nico. Now, thank you all for coming. I am sure you have been informed that you will be spending the next four weeks at Camp Half-Blood. Please hold your questions. I am Annabeth Chase. I will inform you more about us," I said gesturing to the demigods. "Once we are in the camp. Now, I have to options here. I need to discuss them with Thalia." Thalia muttered something before coming up. "So, I can either take the Golden Fleece off of the tree to weaken the boarders for a moment, or I can loose my voice saying all of the names. It's your choice." Thalia shrugged.

"You do have to give more presentations. Why don't I take the fleece off. It's my tree," she said slightly nervous.

"Thank you. Okay everybody. Thalia over hear is going to take that fleece off of the branch of that gargantuan pine tree. I need you all to hustle past that pine tree, fast." I have to admit, I was worried. What would happen if the fleece didn't restore the tree, and the boarders failed? Luckily, they didn't. As soon as the mortals had crossed, the fleece was back on the tree, restoring the borders.

"Thanks for not eating me, Peleos," Thalia whispered. I smiled at her. Then, I led the mass of people to he pavilion.

"Mortals, er, I mean, family member, please find the table at which you child is sitting at. A few of your children will be joining me for a presentation while you eat. We also ask that before you begin, we will have introductions." The mortal families nodded. They would finally get to see our life. Yippee. Note the sarcasm. "We will start at table one," I said.

"Okay, I'm Thalia. No last name. Annabeth? Do we give our... positions?" I shook my head no. She nodded. "I'm Jason Grace, sister of Thalia." That earned a glare and I snickered. The introductions continued to the Poseidon table, where Percy and his family were introduced. Then the Hades table and so on. It went very smoothly before a child saw a 'little poodle' which turned out to be Mrs. O'Leary.

"Look, Mommy," she said. Her name was Alice. "Look at the poodle."

"Oh yes. Excuse me?" the woman spoke up. "Why is there a poodle aimlessly wandering?" she asked. I shot a glare to Percy who realized he forgot to put away his pet.

"Yeah, I'll be right back," Percy mumbled, resulting in chuckles from the other campers. He quickly raced Mrs. O'Leary to the arena, then returned with his shirt torn. "She wanted to play with me... I had to give her Beckendorf's," he choked up. The campers who had heard respectfully bowed their heads, confusing the mortals. "Sorry, people," Percy said, tears welling in his eyes.

"Okay," I began once more, feeling tears of my own well up at all of our losses. "Let's continue." Once again, the introductions went well. Up until we got to the last cabin, Nemesis. Leo gave a small growl at the name, along with Hazel. Again, confusing the mortals.

The demigods introduced themselves, and so did the families, until the last one. That family got to a lot of people. Go figure that the goddess was Nemesis.

"I am Charles," the father said. The Hephaestus cabin began to get upset. "I am Zoe," said the mother. There goes Thalia, and Percy. Then, the little girl got to Nico. "And I am Bianca," she said. Nobody spoke. Nico's hands began to shake. Of course he saw all of these ghosts in the Underworld. But the name Bianca got to him, and everybody knew it. Especially Percy. "We still haven't introduced our son," the mother, Zoe said. I had a feeling I knew the name, so did everybody else. "I am Luke," he piped. That's when all of us lost it. Chiron was making plans in the Big House. He heard the cries of his "children and raced out, not caring if he was in wheel chair form or not. When he got outside, he saw all of us sobbing. The one family was in shock. Why did their names cause so much pain? The newer campers didn't know about Beckendorf or Zoe or Bianca or Luke. Only the older ones. And Chiron went over to the family.

"What are your names?" he asked, already dreading it, knowing that this was Nemesis.

"I am Charles. This is my wife, Zoe. And our two children Bianca and Luke," Charles said confused by the outburst. Chiron's head fell into his hands. Then he trotted up to me. Nico had fled the pavilion after his sister's name was spoken. He probably went to summon some ghosts or something. They always made him feel better. Wait a minute, no, he brought a happy meal with him. He was going to summon Bianca!

I quickly wiped away my tears. "Chiron. Nico went to summon Bianca. I am bringing Percy with me. I need you to keep everybody busy so that I can get him back here." Chiron nodded and turned towards everybody. A lot of older demigods, older meaning before the Titan war, had left the pavilion, trying to regain themselves. I passed a lot of them on my way to the woods.

"Come on, Percy! The last time he summoned her he almost died! We can't let that happen," I said as he raced into the woods. I vaguely heard Chiron telling everybody to calm down. That there was nothing to worry about. Yeah right. This kid is trying to summon his sister from the dead and could die. Nothing is wrong. Finally, we found Nico. Surprisingly, there was no summoned dead. He was concealed by shadows sitting on a log.

"Hey Nico," Percy said, coming up to his cousin. Nico looked up.

"Hey," he replied in a dark voice.

"Come on. We have to go back there. I know you don't want to, but well, you know."

Nico shrugged. "yeah," he whispered.

"Why don't you summon a skeleton or two and then smash them. Or why don't you hang with Mrs. O'Leary, or destroy a dummy in the arena?"Nico gave a small smile. "You got like five minutes though. Chiron can't hold irritated mortals off that long." I smirked.

"I'm good. It just gets to me, you know. " Percy nodded. He held out his hand and Nico took it. They headed back to the pavilion. Nico went up ahead as I cried into Percy's shoulders. "Luke, Luke," was all I could mumble.

"I know Annie. He was a hero in the end," Percy whispered to me. I nodded. We finally got back to the pavilion, ignoring the stares and sympathetic looks from mortals and new campers. The people who knew us better knew that we didn't want sympathy, we had to get over it. It was just how we had to live.

"Okay," I started again. "I am sorry for that. We can now continue and I promise that later on in our presentation, your questions of what just happened will be answered."