I sat on Annabeth's bed listening to her go on and on about how seaweed brain said yet another stupid thing. I didn't understand why she stays with him if all he does is piss her off. We had barely got him back from that Roman Camp-Half Blood, and she has already found exactly 64 things about him to complain about, or was it 46... Either way it took all I had not to just get up a slap her on my way out.

But she was my best friend, and she needed some girl time.

"Uggh, he's just so" Annabeth put her hands out, as if she were choking him.

"Annabeth, give him a break, you just got your boyfriend back, don't you want to have a picnic on the beach or some sappy crap like that." Annabeth just rolled her eyes smiling slightly, most likely remembering some lovey dovey scene where Percy got dolphins, or whales or whatever to sing her a love song.

"Can you please..." Annabeth said, her grey eyes looking like she was about to cry."Whatever." I said getting up and walking through camp to get to the beach. Percy seemed to spend a lot of time there lately. I smiled in spite of myself when I saw his messy, black hair. His shirt was sitting in the sand, he must have just gotten done swimming.

"Hey seaweed brain, wha'd you do now?"

"Nothing... this time"

"Well your girlfriend's pretty upset about this 'nothing'." I said as I sat down next to him. As I looked at him, I noticed that he seemed upset, and I as much as I refused to admit it, it hurt me to see how much they loved each other.

"I don't know, when ever I'm around her, I just get this feeling, it not like you would understand." he said as looked out at the water.

"I'm a Hunter of Artimis, not heartless." I said putting my hand on his shoulder. He looked at me and I saw a hint of a smile on his face as he looked at me, I smiled back at him.

"You know, your not that bad Pinecone Face." my smile grew a bit as I elbowed him.

"Right back at ya Percy, now go make up with your girlfriend, or I rip your heart out with my bare hand." He smiled, and put his arm around me in a half hug.

"Thanks,"

"For what?"

"Being a good friend." I looked down my black blue hair falling into my face as I laughed. I felt his arm leave my shoulder, and I heard the sand as he started to walk away.I looked over my shoulder as his form disappeared on his way to Annabeth, and I tried to ignore the pain in my heart. I don't know how the other Hunters do this, maybe it gets easier with time, but maybe they just get better at pretending.