This is my first PJO fanfic, I hope you like it! :)

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, they belong to Rick Riordan.

Percy's POV

It was summer of my senior year (almost time for camp) and I was 18 at the time when I knew I was ready. Annabeth and I had been through so much together, and after being in love for two and a half years, I was ready to make a commitment. That's right; I was going to marry Annabeth Chase. I had it all planned out: about half an hour before dinner, I'd invite Annabeth to my cabin and propose. It was simple, except for the fact that when it was time, I chickened out. We started talking about college and our future careers, and I had a few good opportunities to ask her, but I got nervous. What if she says no? I wondered. Everyone will be watching, and if she doesn't accept, I'll feel embarrassed and never want to show my face here again. But if she says yes, I'll probably be the happiest man on the planet. When we walked to dinner, I couldn't believe hadn't asked her. While we were walking, I decided I could ask her right then. I even knelt, but when Annabeth asked what I was doing, I told her I just needed to tie my shoe.

I thought about it that night in my room. In the end, I decided it was worth the risk, but that I needed to figure out how to have more confidence so I wouldn't chicken out next time. I'll talk to Grover tomorrow and see what he thinks, I decided.

"Okay, I've got an idea." He told me. We were in my room to make sure no one else overheard our conversation. "Get down on one knee and propose."

"What? I'm not going to propose to you!"

"Of course not! Pretend I'm Annabeth and propose. Then tonight you can be more prepared and hopefully won't chicken out."

"Oh, I see. I guess it would help, but you're a guy, it's going to be hard to pretend you're Annabeth."

"Just try."

"Okay, whatever." I said. I knelt before my best friend, feeling very awkward. I pulled the ring out of my pocket. "Grover, will you-"

"I'm not Grover, remember? I'm Annabeth." He said

"Okay, sorry Gro-, I mean Annabeth." I said, trying to hide a smile. "Annabeth, will you marry me?" I opened the ring case.

"Yes! I thought you'd never ask!" Grover said in a very high pitched voice. Suddenly, I started cracking up.

"What?" Grover asked.

"That does not sound like Annabeth! I'm sorry, if we are going to do this," I said in between gasps. "I need to practice with a girl."

"I guess you're right." He said and began to laugh as well. "Maybe we can ask Clarisse." Strangely, Clarisse and I had become good friends after the war. When we left my cabin, Annabeth walked up.

"Hey, Seaweed Brain!" She said and gave me a peck on the cheek. "Hey, I think I left one of my books in your room last night. Do you mind if I look for it?" I thought about how messy my room was, I had started unpacking the night before and just threw everything on the floor.

"Sure, but it'll probably be hard to find under all my stuff." She smiled.

"I'm sure I'll find it in there somewhere." Grover and I walked off to look for Clarisse. We found her in the Ares cabin with her boyfriend Chris.

"Clarisse, could I borrow you for a while?" I asked. She looked at Chris, who nodded.

"Sure, why not?" She followed me to my cabin; Grover ditched us for Juniper, who wanted to play volleyball. On the way, I explained my problem to her.

"Of course I'll help you! Honestly, I was beginning to think you'd never ask her." She smiled and I blushed. We opened my cabin door and went inside. I pulled up a chair for her and knelt in front of her.

"Clarisse," I said, imagining she was Annabeth "we've been through so much together. When you kissed me for the first time three years ago, I realized how much I loved you, and now I want to be with you forever." I pulled the ring case out and opened it. "Will you marry me?" Clarisse opened her mouth to speak, but was stopped when Annabeth came out from under the bed, where she was looking for her book.

"What?"She shouted. "So you've been cheating on me?"

"No! Annabeth, it's not what it looks like! I mean, I would never marry Clarisse, I mean look at her!" I tried to defend myself.

"Hey!" Clarisse said.

"You know what?" Annabeth shouted, starting to sob. "I really loved you, Perseus Jackson, I even wanted to marry you, but now I don't ever want to see you again!" she opened the cabin door.

"Annabeth, wait!" I shouted and started toward her.

"Just leave me alone!" She shouted as she slammed the door. And that's the last I saw of her, I tried to find her, but she wasn't at camp, and according to her siblings, she wasn't coming back.

I hope you liked chapter one! I know it was sort of weird, but I couldn't think of another good reason Percy would leave. Please review! I need ideas for the rest of the story! :) Thanks!