AN: My first fanfic. Leave a review by and tell me how you liked it.

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Chapter 1: Meeting Thalia

"WAKE UP SEAWEED BRAIN!" a voice called.

Annabeth.

She was the only person who ever called him that. He might have been offended but he knew that was her way of showing affection.

"Wuh-"replied Percy groggily.

"Come on, we have to go to the big house to check on Thalia!" she continued.

"Oh right, I'm coming." He got out of bed and he noticed Annabeth's face start to resemble a tomato. He looked down and realized he had on only boxers. He calmly started to put on his jeans, too tired to make the connection between him and Annabeth's face.

"So…" Annabeth started casually "have you been working out?" She was staring intently at his well-built chest.

Percy didn't seem to notice. "Yeah, every day," he replied. He had started a routine of waking up early, practicing his swordplay, his water control, and finally working out. He figured he'd have to be as strong as possible to take on Kronos. He'd been sleeping in today however, preparing for Thalia to wake up. They had just revived her from the tree.

Percy just finished pulling on his orange Camp Half-Blood t-shirt. He was already out the door and he turned to Annabeth who was still looking at him with bright red cheeks. "Alright, let's go."

"Oh, right," she said, snapping out of her thoughts.

They met up with Grover and went to the Big House.

"Hey Thalia!" Annabeth greeted as they walked in the Big House.

"Wow, hey Annabeth, you sure have grown." replied Thalia as Annabeth gave her a huge hug.

"Maybe you should all go outside to greet each other. I need to talk to Percy alone," Chiron interrupted. Thalia seemed to notice Percy for the first time, but nodded and left with the others.

Chiron sighed. "Percy, I think you will need to consult the Oracle, I fear Kronos is planning something." His eyes were filled with worry. "But first you should introduce yourself to Thalia."

With that Percy left him and went outside to greet the others. "Hey guys," he greeted.

"Oh, hey Percy," said Annabeth. Grover looked over at her with amusement in his eyes. He noticed how her eyes always lit up when she saw him. "Oh, right. Thalia this is Percy, he's a son of Poseidon."

"Oh, hi Percy," she said as she looked him up and down. He looked about the same age as her but she realized he was probably a bit younger. He took a seat on the grass next to them and she noticed his eyes for the first time. They were a deep green and seemed to change every so often, like waves in the ocean. Thalia turned back towards the others. "Anyway, like I was saying. I can't believe Luke would betray everyone like that." She continued.

Percy gently put his hand on hers and looked her in the eye, which caused Annabeth to clench her jaw slightly. Thalia immediately looked at him when he started talking. "Listen. You have to know the importance of this. Luke is evil. He hates Olympus so much, that he wants to burn it to the ground. On top of that, Kronos has poisoned his mind and has given him stronger power. He's a great threat, and we can't have old feelings get in the way of stopping him," he finished firmly.

Thalia was a bit red. "Oh, I don't like him like--"

"Friendly or otherwise" he added. Thalia nodded. Percy looked at the others as well. "Ok guys, I have to talk to the Oracle…apparently I have a quest." The others looked at him in surprise, but he ignored them and started to walk back to the big house.

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AN: Well? How was it? I re-edited it only slightly to fit the story better. Review if you can.