It all started with the squirrel taking my food.

I was listening to music in my cabin; doing my homework. I finally decided to get my high school education after defeating Kronos and Gaea and several other not-so-normal people, and Chiron actually agreed to teach me everything that I needed to know so I would be able to get through a normal high school if I ever went.

Biology homework. I looked at the book in disgust as I took out my headphones, observing the evil thing that was on my lap. I wish Annabeth were here…then again, I wouldn't get anything done if my girlfriend was with me.

Really? Photosynthesis and Cell Respiration?

I bet that this biology book doesn't have anything about hellhounds and the reproduction cycle of Cyclopses…how was this going to be helpful in real life? It's not like I wouldn't be able to get my driver's license if I didn't know what kind of energy that plants produced when energy from the sun was absorbed.

That's when I smelled the nuts.

Granted, I had peanuts that I was eating in my cabin while I was studying to give me a little extra boost of energy; and after Frank had turned into an elephant, I've gained an uncanny craving for them.

But I smelled something else; fur along with the peanuts. I slowly turned around, following my nose's scent.

The small squirrel was in my cabin, and even worse, in MY BAG. It was taking peanuts out and storing them in its cheeks; I thought he was going to stop after about 5, but it didn't seem like he was going to stop. He was going to put all my peanuts in his mouth.

I slowly got up, and the squirrel twitched its tail nervously, pausing in mid-motion to see what I was going to do and what my intentions where. I raised my hands like I had a gun pointed at me; slowly and deliberately.

"Trust me, little Alvin The Chipmunk. You aren't bringing any more friends in here."

The squirrel cocked its head as if it was listening to me and took it as an insult. It bore its yellow, thin teeth at me and growled an inhuman noise.

I growled at it like a dog and I could literally see its heart spike an extra 10 miles per hour. It flinched when I bucked at it, but it didn't move.

The squirrel bared its teeth again, more of a smile than a warning. As if it was saying, "Special child of the Prophecy, and can't even get a squirrel out his own cabin."

I slowly took Riptide out, which seemed to be a ridiculous gesture to defend myself against a rodent-like creature.

3….2….1…NOW!

I dashed at the squirrel, trying to grab its tail quickly, but it moved too fast for me…until I realized that it had my peanuts in its mouth. In desperation, I swung at the bag, but the squirrel was too alert and jumped off the bed.

I just got robbed by a squirrel.

Alvin stood on its hind legs, sniffing the air. I dashed again, and it ran through the pet door (you never know when Frank will come barking at your door…literally) with a quickness unparalleled. I cursed under my breath and kicked down the door, running after it.

The blue sky looked nice and calm with the shining sun and the nice white clouds…77 degreest too. An optimal day for any kind of activity…hanging out, surfing, sports, racing, sparring, or just having fun in general.

A cool spring breeze blew over me, refreshing me and relaxing me…until I actually looked ahead of me. Just my luck. They were playing universe Capture the Flag.

Outside my cabin, people were running around, yelling and swinging at each other in bursts of testosterone so they could find the elusive flag.

I blinked and ducked right before a sword took my head off. I stood upright and looked at my attacker frustratedly. "Watch where you're going!"

She tossed her natural blonde hair that was slightly matted down with sweat and smiled brilliantly. She had gray armor that made her stand out…but she probably did that because she wanted to get singled out and targeted. With her, that's nothing new.

"Sorry, Seaweed Brain. You need to watch out for people who don't watch where they're going."

I gritted my teeth as she smiled again. I couldn't help it.

"Where is it?"

Annabeth frowned. "Where is what?"

I looked around with Riptide in my hand, pushing running campers out my line of vision. "The squirrel that took my nuts."

"Excuse me?"

"-HEY!"

Before I could correct what I said so it didn't sound wrong, Alvin jumped on my shoulder and went down my shirt. It wriggled around, and I could feel its claws kneading my bare skin. I jumped and twisted, yelling in frustation and confusion and trying to grab it inside my shirt. It escaped and ran forward, weaving its small body through the campers and still holding my peanuts.

I snarled and took off after it, pushing campers out my way. Annabeth was right behind me, running after me also.

"STOP THAT SQUIRREL!" I yelled as I was running. By the time the campers heard it, registered it, complied, and took action, the squirrel was long past them. So what I had now was campers who weren't fighting, but looking around for a squirrel that wasn't even there.

I kept running forward, and collided with a certain satyr who was planting a new cherry blossom tree near the camp armory.

We went flying 10 feet forward and tumbled another 8 feet. Grover jumped up and looked at me in curiosity, as if someone tackling him didn't anger him at all. "What's up, Perce?"

"OUT MY WAY! SQUIRREL!" I cried intelligently. Grover looked at Annabeth curiously and she just shook her head in an amused way. "Don't worry about it, apparently some squirrel took his nuts."

"Excuse me?"

"His pea-" Annabeth didn't get to correct her statement so it didn't sound wrong when I grabbed her wrist and pulled her so she was running beside me after the squirrel that was running.

My eyes widened in surprise and when I saw how far the squirrel traveled. "Don't let it get past-"

Fortunately, Annabeth understood as the two of us poured on the speed and dove in pure desperation after the animal, but it was too late.

The squirrel ran outside of camp boundaries and took off with my bag of peanuts in the forest.

I sighed in frustration. Jason wouldn't believe this.

Annabeth snickered, trying to hold in a laugh. "Are you okay? You need a hug?"

I made a face at her. "I was literally trying to study biology and this beast straight from the pits of Tartarus took my peanuts and ran!"

"You swung a sword at a squirrel?"

I looked down at Riptide in my right hand, evidently forgetting the deadly weapon that I was holding. "No…."

Annabeth cocked her head to one side, looking like a squirrel as she analyzed me.

"…not really…"

Annabeth shifted her position so she had her hands on her hips, waiting.

"…once."

"I can't believe you! You could've killed that poor creature!"

"You act like you're an animal rights person all of a sudden."

Annabeth smiled and looked at me. "You're cute when you realize you're in a predicament that you can't get out of and you try to defend yourself in a futile way."

I just scoffed in mock arrogance. "That squirrel is lucky that it didn't confront me."

I would've been embarrassed to death if I hadn't noticed Annabeth take a gold coin out her pocket. "OH NO YOU DON'T!"

Annabeth laughed as she ran away towards our beach. Not again.

She was not going to embarrass me to any of my friends if I had anything to say about it. I took off, actually catching up to her until I was only an arm's length away from her. I used my amazing training by Mr. D to naturally trip and fall and knock into Annabeth. Both of us fell and tumbled down the hill, eventually rolling on the sand and laughing.

We stopped and I looked into her eyes. She raised an eyebrow as if saying, Kiss me, dummy.

I kissed her slowly and softly, and she kissed back harder and more passionately, effectively having a make-out session.

And that's where I got plucked out of time.