So, I loved Mark of Athena, and thought that Rick's reunion of Percabeth was OK, but I wanted something a little more. It may be out of character, but I just couldn't get this out of my head so I had to put my thoughts into a small story. So this is going to be at least a 3 chapters, mostly Annabeth and Percy's Points of View, with just a little Jason, and maybe Reyna, to fill in some blank spots. But this is just my version of the Reunion of our favorite couple after 8 months apart. Chapter 1 is mostly Annabeth, and the next chapter will be the same thing, but in Percy's POV, because I always like to have the thoughts of both people. Enjoy!

Annabeth's POV:

Anxious. That was what I was feeling as I stood on the deck of the Argo II waiting to land in New Rome. 8 months ago, my boyfriend, Percy Jackson, had disappeared in the middle of the night. No one knew what happened or where he was. Then, while looking for Percy, we'd found Jason, son of Zeus/Jupiter and (we later found out) my best friends' younger brother, who didn't know who he was or where he'd come from, and we went on a quest to find and free the goddess Hera. Throughout the quest, Jason slowly started regaining his memory. After that, we realized that, since Jason had come from Camp Jupiter in New Rome, Percy must have been there, also without his memories-all because of the Goddess that we'd just set free.

And now, in just a few moments, after 8 months of searching, I was finally going to see Percy again. I couldn't wait-to see him, to feel his arms around me, to kiss him. Briefly, I'd feared that maybe he wouldn't be there, that maybe he'd died-I quickly shook that thought from my brain. I knew he was still alive. There was the even briefer moment that I thought he wouldn't remember me, or that he'd fallen for someone else, like Jason had with Piper, though he hadn't had a girlfriend back at Camp Jupiter. But the more I thought about it, the more stupid I felt for even thinking that-this was Percy I was thinking about. Personal loyalty is his fatal flaw-he'd never hurt me like that.

"Annabeth? Piper's voice broke me from my thoughts and I turned to look at her. "Jason just finished talking to Terminus, I guess he's the guard of the camp, and convinced him to let us land so we can talk to the Romans. Leo says we'll be on the ground in just a couple minutes."

"Okay." I said as I started to walk with her. Our plan was to have just Jason and Piper go out first. Jason said it'd be best because Reyna, the camp Praetor in New Rome, knew him and would trust him best, and having Piper's charmspeak would help, should things not go our way. As soon as they got approval from Reyna for us all to come out, then we'd all get off the ship and discuss our upcoming quest from the new prophecy.

When we got down to the lower level of the ship, I watched as Jason and Piper went to talk to our-hopefully-new friends.

Jason POV:

I was nervous about coming home. This camp had been all I knew for years, and suddenly I'd been pulled out with no memories, only to find out there's another Demigod camp, for Greeks, and that I had a long-lost sister. Now, I'm supposed to convince all of my Roman camp members that the Greeks mean us no harm and that we must all work together. With Reyna, easier said than done.

I was glad Piper was with me, though Reyna probably wouldn't be. We were very close, as Praetors usually end up together, but now I realized that the way I felt about Reyna was miniscule in comparison to Piper. Reyna was like a sister, but Piper...I loved Piper. She was there for me when I didn't know who I was. I needed her, now and always. Reyna couldn't compare to that. As we walked down the ramp, that was really just the door of the ship that lowered down, I held on to Piper's hand.

Many Romans in the Legion stood in their ranks in front of the Praetors, Reyna, and a boy who, from Annabeth's description, I assumed was Percy. I was curious how he'd already achieved Praetorship-it takes years to get to that position. But, if he was anything like Annabeth had described, I knew that if the Legion had elected him Praetor, he deserved it. Behind Reyna, off to the left, was Octavian, the camp augur, basically the Roman version of an oracle. Hazel, a girl I remembered slightly, stood next to a boy I didn't know, but they seemed close. They stood behind Percy, and I could tell the three of them had grown close.

As we walked passed the Romans that stood between us and the Praetors, I heard the soft whispers of my name as people realized I was really here in front of them.

Soon enough, I was standing just a couple feet in front of Reyna, looking her right in the eyes as I said, "Reyna, I've returned with some new friends from Camp Half-Blood, a demigod camp for the Greeks, and I ask that you trust me when I say we mean you and Camp Jupiter no harm. We would simply like for all of us to get together, I suggest in the Forum, so we may discuss everything that has happened in the recent months since I disappeared, and the upcoming challenge we all face. I have two more friends on board who wish to join us, with your permission."

She was silent for a moment, and I was actually worried for a second that she wouldn't give permission for everyone else to join us. This was the crucial moment-if this didn't work, the entire quest would be done for.

Finally, she said, "Jason, I welcome you back home. I accept that what you say is true and will give you and your friends permission to come to the Forum. But, know that if anything should happen from your new friends that comes as a betrayal to Camp Jupiter, you will be punished as a traitor to the Camp."

I took a small sigh of relief, knowing that Annabeth, Leo or Piper wouldn't do anything of the sort. I turned my head to Piper and told her to go get the others while I stayed where I was. I knew we were just getting started…

Annabeth's POV:

I was glad when I saw Piper heading back towards the ship. This was a good sign, it meant that Reyna had allowed us to come off the ship. Still, I waited until Piper verbally confirmed it-no sense making the Romans mad by jumping the gun.

Leo and I followed Piper off the ship, walking down the ramp towards the Romans. I was halfway down the ramp when I heard it: "Annabeth!"

I stopped for a second: I knew that voice. It was the voice I'd been missing for 8 months. The voice of the boy I loved. "Percy…" I whispered as I started running, though I couldn't see where he was. I just followed the direction I'd heard his voice coming from. "Percy!" I yelled louder

"Annabeth!" I heard again. As I got to the bottom of the ramp, the Romans in front of me started to move to the side. Finally, I saw him and ran faster than I thought possible.

Again, I yelled, "Percy" as I got closer. Finally, I was close enough, and I hurled myself into his open arms, wrapping my legs around his waist, my arms around his neck and burying my face into his shoulder. As soon as I was in his arms, I started sobbing. "Oh, thank Gods, Percy!" I said through my tears. Normally, I wouldn't have ever cried in public, but at this point, I didn't care. He was here, he was alive, and I never wanted him out of my sight again.

"Annabeth," he whispered, as he held me as if his life depended on it, burying his own face into my hair. I could feel the wetness on his face indicating he was crying a little too. We stayed that way for a minute before finally pulling back just a little, before leaning in for our first kiss in 8 months.

It wasn't a long kiss, and it wasn't hungry, but it was filled with passion, expressing all the love we had for the other, and how much we'd missed each other.

Finally, we broke the kiss, and I untangled my legs from his waist, so that I was standing in front of him, but I never loosened the grip from his neck, and he never once loosened his hold on me. For a few minutes, we just stood there, soaking each other in. As I looked at him, the biggest thing I noticed was the tattoo on his arm-what did that mean?

I was about to ask him about it when he raised his hand to my face, to the bags right under my eyes, and I saw the worry in his face as he asked me, "Annabeth, when's the last time you slept?"

I looked down as I answered him, not wanting to see the look on his face. "When's the last time we were together?" I asked. I'd been so worried about finding him, looking everywhere and praying to all the gods to lead me to him, that I'd rarely slept. I couldn't stop thinking that I'd lost my Seaweed Brain forever, after I'd finally realized how much I loved him.

"Oh, Annabeth," he whispered, before he lowered his hand from my cheek to my chin, lifting my head up to make me look at him. When I raised my eyes to him, I saw the guilt in his eyes- "there's that fatal flaw" I thought. "I'm so sorry," he said, and pulled me into another hug, holding me tight against his chest.

I knew what he was apologizing for, but I also knew that it wasn't his fault, wasn't his choice. This was all Hera's doing. She took him from me, took his memories, and made me spend all that time looking for him. I knew that if he'd had a choice, he'd have never left, not without me.

I gently pulled away from his hug too look at him again, and I saw the tears in his eyes. I hated that he felt guilty for something so completely out of his control.

"I know you are." I said, as I moved my hand from his neck, to his face, wiping the few tears that fell down his cheeks. "But this wasn't your fault, Seaweed Brain." He smiled as I used his old nickname. "This was Hera. Not you. I know that. You didn't ask for this to happen."

"I know, but-" he started, but I cut him off.

"I know, Percy." I said, and I chuckled a little. "Personal loyalty has always been your fatal flaw."

He smiled again, as he said, "I love you, Wise Girl,"and pulled me into yet another hug, which I was not turning down. As I laid my head on his chest again, I said, " I love you too. I missed you, Percy. So much."

"Annabeth, you have no idea." He said quietly.

This confused me, so I raised my head again as I asked him, "What do you mean?"

So that's it! I know there's a tiny little cliffie there, but it'll be explained soon, though if you think hard enough, I bet you can figure it out! Again, I want to say that the next chapter will be THE EXACT SAME SCENE only in Percy's POV. I've done this in other stories, and people still are incredulous, "Oh this is the same scene," though I mentioned that'd be the case. I like seeing the same scene in different POV's. If that bugs you, sorry!

Thank you for reading and please review! I'm not a great writer, and am always a little hesitant in publishing on here, but I appreciate ideas and feedback. Stay tuned for Percy's view!