Hey everyone! I have no idea how often ill update, but reviewing always helps! The end may be kinda suggestive, but I swear, I mean it clean! Anyhow, R.R. owns all characters and blahbity-blah.

Annabeth's POV

She didn't even know what to think. She thought she would feel absolutely ecstatic about seeing Percy again, but something just wasn't right. He looked distant, like the Roman world had become his world. He was still clearly a leader, with what she knew to be a praetor uniform on, and she felt a tear run down her cheek, but she didn't know if it was happiness or confusion. She stepped out of the Argo II into the sunlight, oblivious to the reunions going on around her. Her lips quivered.

"Percy," she whispered, then sniffled and he took a step closer, asking what was wrong. She quickly wiped away her tears, composing herself.

"Well, Hera stole you from me for 8 months," Annabeth responded.

"You sure that's it," Percy asked, and she could see the concern in his eyes.

"Yeah," she said, "what else could it be?"

He smiled, flashing her a stupid grin that made her giggle.

"Alright, but seriously, I'm okay. I haven't changed, at least, I don't think so. I still have a few holes to fill in my memory. I do know though, that whatever you're not telling me is gonna be okay," he assured her. The he kissed her forehead and gave her a tight hug.

"Umm, let me introduce you to the crew; Jason Grace, you've probably heard about him here, uh Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus, he built the Argo II, with help of course, and Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite, and a charmspeaker," introduced Annabeth.

"Hey guys, and uh, Jason, I believe this is yours," Percy said as he gave Jason his praetor cape.

Jason took it feeling the fabric like it brought back memories, when a strange look crossed his face and he asked the other praetor, a tall, dark haired girl named Reyna, "Where's Octavian, normally he wouldn't miss this."

"Oh. Yeah. Guys, bring him forward," said Reyna as she motioned for a scrawny, thin haired blonde boy to come out of the crowd. He had a crazed look in his eyes, and he was fiddling with fluff that looked like it came from a teddy bear. He kept muttering and looking at Annabeth.

"What… what's wrong with him, why does he keep looking at me like that?" asked Annabeth.

"The daughter of wisdom… the mark will burn, it burns across Rome. The daughter of wisdom," whimpered Octavian before he trailed off.

"Octavian has long claimed prophetic ability and he his prophecies were mostly correct, but this morning he had a true vision, and we fear it's driven him insane," explained Reyna.

"What did he see? What could've done that to him?" asked Piper

"Here is not the best place to talk about that," said Reyna, then she turned to the crowd and yelled, "Cohorts! You've had your time to see the arrival of the Greeks, now back to daily activities! No slacking!"

The crowd quickly dispersed, and Leo stepped up next to Jason and said, "We can go inside the Argo to talk. It's soundproof, and I'd prefer not to leave it sitting around."

Annabeth looked back at Percy, who she found staring at her. The removal of his praetor's cape made her feel a little better, and she hoped getting all his memories back would to, and to do that she would have to…, well she didn't know, but there was one thing she hoped would help. Well, two things.

"Come on seaweed brain, into the boat, son of Poseidon and you can't even get on a boat? Let's go, I've got some things to show you."

"Yeah, we'll do a tour before we discuss, uh, Octavian, we can drop him in the kitchen on the way in," Leo suggested.

Percy walked on, and Annabeth grabbed his hand, leading him to her room on the boat. It was small, and covered in maps of the Mediterranean with paths and theories marked out. She went a drawer and pulled out an envelope which she handed to him.

"She's been worried sick about you, 8 months Percy. We told her we knew where you were though, and she wanted us to give you this when we saw you."

Percy sat down on the bed, and she sat next to him, and he read the letter, it was from his mom. Annabeth knew what it said, nothing to surprising, I miss you, be safe, Iris message me kind of stuff. When he was done reading he looked up.

"Thanks, it feels good to hear, er, read her words, and know that she knows I'm O.K.," thanked Percy.

"Yeah, and one more thing, just in case," said Annabeth.

Percy cocked his head to one side, and she smiled.

"Perfect," she said, and then she kissed him, more fiercely than ever before, like she was putting 8 months of kissing into one. After a minute, she pulled away, and looked at Percy.

"That was the best thing that's happened to me in months," he said, smiling as wide as he could.

"Good," she replied, then she kissed him again, gently this time.