Chapter 1:
Percy was lying on the sand in the beach of Camp Half-Blood. He was thinking about yesterday night when he and Annabeth told everyone that they weren't really in love.
Flashback
"Chiron, Annabeth and I have something to say to the camp." Percy interrupted him before he dismissed everyone. Chiron nodded at him, "Very well, come up here Percy and Annabeth."
They both got on the platform and Percy coughed awkwardly, "Well, I don't know how to break it to you so I'll just say it out right. Annabeth and I aren't really dating, never was, never will, sorry." Everyone stared blankly at the two on the platform.
"Great, you broke them Seaweed Brain." Annabeth told him. Percy blushed and asked, "Well how else was I supposed to put it?" It was then everyone snapped out of their shock.
"WHAT?!" they all screamed.
Flashback End
Percy was snapped out of his flashback as he heard a rustle behind him. He turned around and grabbed his pen in his pocket and waited for something to come out. "Whoa, hold on, it is just me Percy." Hermes came out of the trees with his hands up.
Percy immediately relaxed and sat down again and Hermes came and sat with him. "So Annabeth and you were never together? You definitely fooled everyone alright." Percy sighed and looked at Hermes, "Yeah, we saw everyone's expectation on us getting together we had to act for everyone." Hermes looked at him too, "Yeah, Aphrodite was devastated at the news though, she was crying all night on Olympus, it was so loud that nobody got sleep at all."
Percy started to take Hermes in and saw his shoulders stiff and his eyes weary with dark bags under them. His hair was messy and his movement looked like it hurt, overall he looked horrible. "You are tired aren't you? Being the messenger must be tiring, you're stiff all over too." Hermes sighed, "Yeah, I finished everything early so I got a break today."
Percy got up and held out his hand to Hermes who looked at him puzzled. "Come over to my cabin, I'll give you a massage so you won't be all stiff, you can rest there too." Percy told him.
Hermes brightened up so much that it would put Apollo to shame. "Really? Thanks so much Percy, I owe you."
Percy smiled at him, "C'mon, I don't have all day you know."
