this is my first pjo fic, so plz dont flame me. it hurts my feelings. this is the updated version. by the way, i'm english so if i get some spellings wrong, its because that's how we spell the words in england, and if its too OTT for you, dont read, it does say percabeth.

"That was amazing, Annabeth" Me and annabeth had been going out for a few weeks and I still couldn't believe she was mine.

"Thanks" we stared at each other

"well, I best get going"

"Yeah" Hang on, where was she going, camp wasn't finished for a couple of weeks.

"Where are you going"

"Back to san Francisco"

"Oh"

"Percy, I have to tell you something, something important." She took a deep breath "I'm not coming back to camp next year"

"What!"

"I think it would be best to leave now, as there aren't that many monsters around, and i want to spend more time with my family, you know, now that it's safe to live in san francisco, and half-bloods dont live as long, and i want to get to know my family better. besides, if i stayed, i wouldn't get Manhattan finished on scedule."

"yeah, well…... bye then, I guess" we hugged, even though i was really sad, i mean, even though she had lots of reasons to go, couldn't i still see her? man, girls were impossible to understand.

"I'll miss you seaweed brain"

"You too, wise girl." I smiled, although inside I was crying. Just as she turned away, I turned her round, kissed her lips and went red and said bye again. Then I ran to my cabin. I could hear her calling my name, but I just ran.

I packed my stuff and went out to the back. I ran to argus. Before I knew it I was nearly home. I was stuck in traffic and a car pulled up beside me. A girl with blonde hair got out, and my heart skipped a beat. But then she turned round and saw it was only Katie gardner from the Demeter cabin. She came to the window and I rolled it down. Then she slapped me on the face.

"Ow, what was that for?"

"Annabeth is sooo upset because of you!"

"She wanted to leave me!"

"Only because she didn't want to hurt you by confusing your feelings" was that true? OMGs. Then Clarisse got out of the car. Oh dear. then she got in mine.

"Annabeth is one of my best friends now, and no-one hurts my friends, and you hurt her, seaweed brain, i've already lost Silena, i'm not going to lose Annabeth too". Wow, an Ares kid has a soft, caring side. What had Chris done to her?

"I thought she left me"

" IM her."

i threw a drachma in the rain"Annabeth chase, camp half blood" i saw her crying herself to sleep. "Annabeth, are you ok?" she lept up.

"What do you want, seaweed brain?"

"To apologise"

"Yeah well, dosent matter now, does it?" then before i knew it, she wiped her hand over the iris vision. i turned back to clarisse& katie

"She dosent want to see me" i told them

"Back to camp now!" wow, katie can be very intimidating, dont get on the wrong side of demeter's children.

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When we got back to camp I headed straight for the Athena cabin.

"Annabeth?" i called softly. No answer. I was about to call again when i heard a quiet sniffle. I went over to the source of the noise and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Annabeth, i'm sorry i reacted badly, I was just so upset and confused. I'm sorry for running off like that as well."

"It's fine"

"No, It's not, i'm really, really sor-" I was going to say sorry, but she cut me off.

"Percy, it's fine, really. I'm sorry Clarisse and Katie came after you. They're just over protective, you know?"

"Yeah" there was an awkward silence.

"I do love you though, percy, even though i'm leaving, and not coming back. i just think i've been here too long, 9 years is a long time."

i found myself saying i love you back. Everything will be fine.