Okay, sorry if you guys think I've updated, I know it sucks when that happens. I apologize for doing it, but I reread this today and I realized how much my writing sucked, there were also some grammar mistakes that spiked my OCD. (Someone pointed out that there was no bead for "The Titan's Curse" and thank you for doing that, I appreciate it, but I think it's kinda vital to the story, so I'm going to keep it in. I forgot about it though, thank you!) Therefore, I present to you "Bead Necklace" new and improved! Give it a read, if you may, it's not entirely the same. Thank you!

Disclaimer: Credits go to the awesome Rick Riordan for these amazing characters and the beautiful coverart to Burdge!

The large war ship the Argo II stopped in midair. A rope ladder was thrown down the side and a blonde boy disembarked. Everyone was in awe, this was the famous Jason Grace. The next was girl that had light brown hair, followed by a curly blonde haired goddess, in his mind. He recognized her, nevertheless, he stood his ground and waited for the praetor beside him, Reyna, to give orders. Otherwise, he would've ran up to the blonde girl and scooped her up into his arms. Reyna eyed him, then turned to examine the Greeks. He couldn't help that the edges of his mouth began to rise slightly. The last to come down the ladder was a boy with messy dark curls and a impish grin.

Percy could hear Hazel gasp beside him. It was the guy from the message.

All of the Greeks walked towards them, she kept getting closer and closer, but he had to resist.

They all introduced themselves. "Jason Grace, son of Jupiter."

"Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite." So she was a daughter of the love goddess, he thought, no wonder her eyes changed colour as he looked at her. He also seemed to notice that she cringed when using her last name.

"Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena." She stared him down, grey eyes glinting.

"Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus and creator and builder of this magnificent ship here." he said, loud and proud.

"Well," Reyna said coldly. "Let's get along with the Senate meeting and discuss with these Greeks." She said the word Greeks as if it were poison she was trying to spit out. Everyone disbanded, walking with their separate groups, with the praetor's demand.

(Annabeth's POV)

After the Senate meeting, the Greeks left together to make our way back to the ship. Percy sprinted to catch up with the group. "Hey," he greeted.

I turned around and looked at him, an eyebrow raised, then turned back to face the group. A silent agreement went through us and they quickly fled. I stopped to face him again.

Athena always has a plan. "That's a nice necklace you have there." I said.

Percy looked down at his neck and grinned. "Where did you get it?"

"Oh," he started casually, a smile making its way onto his face. "I went to another summer camp before Camp Jupiter. It was in New York, where I'm from. It's an awesome place and each year we get a bead for successfully completing a summer there. Each one of the beads represents a significant event."

I raised my hand and grabbed the first bead, a trident, and twirled it between my fingers. "What did this one stand for?"

His grin widened. "It was my first year there and there was this huge prophecy and a quest. Thankfully, I didn't die and I met my two best friends."

I moved my hand to the next one. "And this?"

"Second year, one of my best friends got kidnapped by this cyclops and you see, he is a satyr and they're not too fond of cyclopes." I nodded, trying to remain passive. The tips of my mouth raised a little. "Well, all I can say is that me and my other best friend had to go and-"

"'My other best friend and I...'" I corrected.

He smiled. "Yes, my other best friend and I had to go and save his sorry butt. We had tons of good adventures, including defying all rules and another risk of death? You want to know something really interesting?" I raised my eyebrow with curiosity. "I never really wanted to know what a sneaker tastes like." I laughed and moved on to the next bead. "That year my other best friend got kidnapped, this time by an evil titan. And I know right? I've it rotten luck with people and their grudges against my friends. Anyway, I snuck into this quest again and saved her and literally 'held up the sky' for her."

"Sounds like you're a good friend." He nodded quickly, dismissing my comment. "Oh, and the next one is even more exciting."

"Really? There seems to be nothing but lines of some sort."

"Yeah, I guess they kinda are. It's the famous labyrinth! I went down there and actually lived!"

"That's amazing! And how about this last one? It's the Empire State Building, isn't it?" I exclaimed, feigning disbelief.

"Yep, so many things happened that year, but to sum it up, I finished a school year, blew a few things up, defeated the Titan lord and still managed to get a girlfriend!" At this point I was smiling so wide I probably looked like an idiot and he had a goofy grin plastered on his face.

"And this girlfriend of yours, where does she happen to be now?"

(sorry for the abrupt change, but I think it's necessary for it to be in Percy's POV)

I grinned until there was no tomorrow. "She happens to be...(pause for dramatic drumroll) standing right in front of me!"

I snaked my arms around her waist and pulled her into me while her arms rested on my chest. She laughed and stared into my eyes. Grey meets green. I could see the gears working in her head, smoothly and perfectly in order. She laced her arms around my neck and I pulled her into a passionate kiss. After we pulled apart to breathe, we just stared into each other's eyes again.

"I missed you Wise Girl." I whispered breathlessly.