Hey guys! So I published this awhile ago, but I rewrote it so that the chapter had both Percy and Annabeth had POVs :)

disclaimer: I don't own PJO/HoO.

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Summary: Percy's goal before he got off the boat: talk to the pretty girl with blonde hair and gray eyes before they got back to the docks. His only problem? He gets seasick. Time starts: 3 hours.

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The minute Percy boarded the ship, he immediately knew he was screwed. The rocking of the boat…the choppiness of the waves…god damn, just kill him now.

"You okay Percy?" his mother, Sally Jackson, asked concernedly. "Did you take the motion sickness medicine before you got onboard?"

"Yeah…" he muttered, shakily making his way to the nearest seat.

"How he gets seasick, I'll never know," his father, Poseidon Jackson, grumbled. "His father is named after a sea god and practically lives in water and he's named after a famous Greek hero who was the son of Poseidon…he should be at home in the water!"

"I thought Perseus was the son of Zeus…" Percy commented offhandedly.

"Doesn't matter," Poseidon waved it off. "The point is, you should be fine in water, Percy."

"Well, I'm not, so don't judge," the raven haired teen snapped.

He collapsed into a corner seat so he could lean his head against the wall. Percy's sea green eyes flickered around the boat, examining the other passengers.

There was a girl with short black hair and a pale, gothic face listening to music on the other side of the boat, a fairly pretty girl with choppy mahogany hair with a group of girls, and some old couples and newly married couples with younger children. A teenage boy with pale blonde hair and a scar running through one of his eyes walked past him and out onto the deck. A lone teenage girl lay out on the black splash guard in a scanty purple bikini. Lots of teenagers and families, he noted. That's when she stepped on board.

A strikingly beautiful girl with curly, golden hair that shimmered in the sunlight and keen silver eyes stood at the entrance of the boat. Her parents and two little boys stood behind her, fading into the background. She outshone them with her radiance. To Percy Jackson, she was practically glowing. Or maybe that was the seasickness talking.

The girl strode past him, hair flittering behind her as she stepped onto the deck. As she passed, Percy caught a whiff of her scent. The scent of those white and yellow Hawaiian flowers and lavender. As he watched her sit down on a bench outside, he came to a conclusion. He had to talk to her.

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Annabeth smiled as she boarded the ship with her father, stepmother, and her two little twin brothers.

"Annie!" The oldest twin, Bobby tugged at her blouse. "Can we sit outside? Pretty pleaseeee?"

Annabeth smiled down at him. "I'd love to go outside too, but perhaps you should ask Mom and Dad, eh?"

Bobby immediately darted over to their parents, asking the same question. The other twin, Matthew, followed his brother in their pursuit to sit outside. Annabeth found a fond smile tugging at the edge of her lips.

Pulling her gaze away from her brothers, she examined the boat. Her eyes landed a good looking boy with messy black hair and by the gods, his eyes. They were like an ocean's, sea green with hints of blue. She watched out of the corner of her eyes as the boy slumped in his corner seat and leaned his head against a wall.

Ah, seasickness, she thought. Poor boy.

Annabeth smirked at the irony; his eyes were like an sea's, yet he suffers from seasickness. Interesting…perhaps I'll try to talk to him later.

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"Welcome aboard the Argo II!" a cheery voice announced. "My name is Leo and I'll be your captain for the day! This is your crew! There's Jason over there at the bar and Nyssa untying the boat from the dock! How is everyone doing today?"

"Good!" the passengers chorused.

"Okay, so only two people are feeling good today…" Leo commented, causing laughter to erupt from the other passengers. He continued, "So, as you know, we are going whale watching today! From the reports I heard, there have been quite a few sightings so keep your eyes open! The crew and I will be answering questions about whales if you have any! The tour is 3 hours long and once we leave the dock, there will be no going back! If you get seasickness, talk to the crew, as they hopefully have some excellent remedies! Something to keep in mind, if you feel something coming up and out of your throat, please make your way to the back of the boat and shoot for miles!"

The captain continued talking about various boat procedures and such, but Percy tuned him out. The only thing he could feel was the throbbing and spinning of his head. Also, the rapid beating of his heart and churning of his stomach every time he caught sight of the beautiful blonde.

"Checking out the women, eh Percy?" Poseidon joked from next to him.

Percy jumped at the sound of his father's voice. "Dad!" he whined.

"I see you, son. I must admit, that blonde is a real beauty." He winked at his flustered teenage son and there was an ahem from next to him. "Of course, no one holds a candle to my beautiful Sally," Poseidon hurriedly praised, wrapping an arm around Sally, who relaxed.

"Be careful, honey," his wife scolded playfully. "You almost got yourself into deep water there."

"I know, I know. Sorry babe," the man cooed, kissing her forehead.

Percy looked away from his mother and father to gaze at the girl again. The wind whipped her hair as the boat sped farther from the harbor and she was taking pictures of the scenery with her camera.

"Go talk to her, Percy," Sally said softly, placing a hand on her son's leg.

"I can't," Percy groaned, shutting his head and letting his head hit the wall again. "I'm about to vomit and you suggest I go talk to her?!"

"Take chances," Poseidon joined in.

"Humpback whale at 12 o'clock!" the captain's voice boomed.

Sally and Poseidon scrambled to their feet, cameras at the ready. They hurried towards the front of the boat and Percy tried to follow in suit, but he barely got five steps before he fell flat on his face.

"Owww…" Percy moaned.

"Hey, you okay?" a melodic voice queried softly from above.

The raven haired teen gazed up to see a familiar blonde with glittering gray eyes, hand outstretched. He inhaled sharply. It was her.

"You okay?" she repeated. "Here, take my hand."

Percy took her hand and she pulled him up with a surprising strength.

"How's your face?" she asked.

"Fine. And thanks," he said, giving her the best smile he could manage.

She grinned at him. "No problem. My name's Annabeth. What's yours?" she introduced.

Percy felt his heart lurch in his chest. She asked for his name! And he had gotten her name too!

"P-Percy," he stumbled over his own name.

Annabeth smiled at him. "Percy. Nice to meet you!"

"Thanks," he managed with a grin.

The boat suddenly tilted to the left and Percy fell, landing on his butt. Great, he just made a fool out of himself in front of the girl.

"Whoa!" Annabeth gasped, grabbing hold of the silver pole next to her. "You okay?"

"Yeah…" Percy pulled himself to his feet and grabbed onto a silver pole nearby, as an effort to stay on his feet.

"You don't look so good," the girl commented. Before Percy could say anything, she asked, "You get seasick or something?"

"Yeah," Percy muttered, stumbling as he tried to pull himself up straighter.

"Ah, that must suck," Annabeth said seriously. "You should go lie down and take a nap. It'll help, trust me."

"It will?" he asked hopefully.

"Yeah, my little brother gets motion sick and he just takes naps whenever he gets them," she said cheerfully. "C'mon."

Annabeth took his hand and led him to the bench, motioning him to lie down. "Take a nap. I'll be right back, okay?"

Percy nodded sleepily and let his eyelids flutter close. Maybe getting seasick was worth it. As he drifted into unconsciousness, he felt the brush of something soft against his forehead.

Bonus Ending:

"Humpback whale at 12 'o clock!"

Annabeth looked up from her seat on the bench outside, hoping to catch a glimpse of the whale. Her stepmom, Helen, and her dad, had hurried off to go take a picture of the whale, with Bobby in tow. Meanwhile, poor, seasick Matthew lay in her lap, napping to escape the sickness.

"Hey Annabeth, need a break?" a soft voice came from above her.

She looked up to see Helen.

"Here, I'll take him for you," Helen offered, as she dug through her purse. She came up with a $5 dollar bill. "Go get a drink or something, okay?"

Her stepmom sat back down next to Annabeth and carefully shifted Matthew's head to her lap. Annabeth shot Helen a grateful look and got up to go to the snack bar. Before she could even get more than 10 steps, she ran into someone. The person landed on the floor with a loud thud!

"Owww…" the guy on the floor moaned. It was the seasick boy from earlier, Annabeth realized.

"Hey, you okay?" she asked.

The teenage boy gazed up at her and she found herself rendered speechless from his beautiful eyes. He blinked up at her, not saying anything.

"You okay?" Annabeth repeated. "Here, take my hand."

Annabeth watched as he hesitantly took her hand. She pulled him up with a gentle smile.

"How's your face?" she asked.

"Fine. And thanks," the boy said, shooting her a grateful smile.

Annabeth felt her heart stop, but managed to introduce herself. "No problem. My name's Annabeth. What's yours?"

Yes! I didn't make a fool out of myself, she thought delightedly.

"P-Percy," the boy stuttered.

Annabeth smiled at him cheerfully. "Percy. Nice to meet you!"

"Thanks," he returned.

The boat suddenly tilted to the left and Annabeth watched as Percy stumbled and fell. She herself felt almost fell, unbalanced, but managed to grab ahold of the silver pole next to her.

"Whoa!" Annabeth gasped. She looked down at Percy, who was sprawled out on the floor. "You okay?"

"Yeah…" Percy muttered. She watched as he pulled himself to his feet and grabbed onto a silver pole nearby, adjacent to the one she was holding onto.

He looks rather green, Annabeth observed. With a shock, she remembered his odd, sick expression from earlier.

"You don't look so good," Annabeth blurted out. "You get seasick or something?"

Great…way to be insensitive, Annabeth, she scolded herself.

"Yeah," Percy muttered, holding his head, as if he had a headache.

"Ah, that must suck," she responded. "You should go lie down and take a nap. It'll help, trust me."

"It will?" he asked hopefully. His eyes were wide like a baby seal's. Annabeth felt her cheeks flush.

"Yeah, my little brother gets motion sick and he just takes naps whenever he gets them," she returned, with a nervous smile. "C'mon."

Annabeth took his hand and led him to an indoor bench motioning him to lie down. "Take a nap. I'll be right back, okay?"

He nodded and curled up in a fetal position. Annabeth turned away from him, feeling herself blush. She hurried off to the snack bar and purchased a Sprite from the blonde bartender. Annabeth placed a hand on her heart, willing it to stop beating so erratically.

Calm down. He's just a random teenage boy I'm helping. Nothing more. Calm down, Annabeth.

She returned to the bench where Percy lay. He was already asleep. His expression was peaceful and almost…cute.

Annabeth smiled at the sight and sat down next to him. She carefully and gently maneuvered his head so that it was on her lap. She looked around, making sure her family wasn't around, before she brushed her lips against Percy's forehead.


Maybe he won't be just a random teenage boy after this.


Welp…I have no idea how this was supposed to turn out. Kind based off of my own experience…seasickness, not talking to the cute person on the ship.

Yes, I know I'm writing about the same Percy Jackson from the books. He has seasickness here. Get used to it.

Note: Most of everything Leo says is based off of my own whale watching experience and yes, my captain did say "shoot for miles" when he referred to vomiting. I'll stop now. Again, I hope you guys enjoyed it and until next time!

- Soul :)