Hello! I am really sorry that the last version of this story got taken down, it was because I stupidly put an authors note as a new chapter. I know, I am often known for my stupidity. But I have decided to carry on with the story so I hope you like it! (I have changed very little of it.)

Disclaimer: I do not, and never will own the Percy Jackson series however much I wish I did. :(

It was a normal day at camp, I was sitting at my desk hunched over a stack of blue prints and designs for defence mechanisms as I just about always do nowadays. The second Titan war is almost here and everyone at camp is getting rather tense. Especially Percy. I haven't seen him in days as he is almost always training; I suppose he is preparing himself. I doubt I could deal with the burden of all Olympus on my shoulders. I feel bad about not being around him, but his fatal floor is loyalty and I don't want him to save me over the world if it comes down to it, so for now I am just staying out of the picture. Although by doing that the Rachel girl is clinging on to him like a limpet when he is out of camp. Man, I hate her so much. How can she expect to just come marching in here and take Percy away from me, from all of his friends, her mind must be messed up.

'Arghhh!' I screamed as I scrunched up the design I was working on, and threw it across the room, just as the door swung open. The wind from the door guided the paper ball straight into a photo frame on my bedside table, which used to hold my favourite picture of Percy and I just after we had got back from our first quest, now the frame was laying in pieces on the floor. I looked incredibly smug in the photo; my arms crossed over my chest and I wore a proud smile. But Percy had his signature goofy lop-sided grin on his face while his right arm hung over my shoulder. My face broke into a smile over the memory and then fell when I remembered how much everything had changed from that first quest. But I quickly remembered that someone was at my door.

'Oh my gods Annabeth I am so sorry!' It was Percy, he looked slightly frightened but his expression changed when I let out a laugh.

'It's fine seaweed brain; do you remember our first quest?'

'How could I forget it, you made me say hello to a pink poodle!'

'I forgot about that' I giggled. Wait. I never giggle.

'Anyway… everyone is going to the beach to play truth or dare and I was wandering whether you wanted to come as well?' I thought for a few seconds, this could go terribly wrong, especially if Silena was playing. But I haven't seen Percy in days…

'Sure, why not!'

'I'll see you at the beach in ten minutes.' He said as he ran out of the door.

Ten minutes later

I walked down to the beach, now changed into a pair of old denim shorts and a camp half-blood t-shirt, and to be safe a swimming costume underneath my clothes, because whenever Percy is around someone almost always ends up covered in sea water.

As the horizon came into view, so did my friends, I gave a small wave and tried to make out who was sitting on the sand. It looked like Travis and Connor – this cannot go well… Clarisse, Silena, Beckendorf, Chris and Nico. And of course Percy, but who was the other person… It looked like-

'THALIA!'

'Annie! How are you?' I ran over and gave her a bone crushing hug.

'I'm fine, what about you? Why are you here?'

'I am great thanks; Artemis let me have a break for a week so I came here!'

'That's great!'

'Uhh, guys should we get on with the game here, all the happiness right now is making me feel queasy.' Interrupted Nico.

'Nico, always the downer.' I replied in a sarcastic tone.

'Hey, I was joking don't judge I –'

'So was I.'

'Ok let's get on with the game.' Said Percy. 'Thalia truth or dare?'

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