Here's chapter two, guys! Hope you like it! Thanks for the comments! I'll try to get in the habit of posting everyday! Enjoy chapter 2, sorry it's short! I had cheerleading and homework after school!

Annabeth avoided me like the plague the whole entire day. If I'd suggest we go to the sword arena, she'd say that she needed to help her fellow cabin mates with their greek, which I knew was a lie because no one, and I mean NO ONE in the Athena cabin needed help with Greek! I'm not that dumb!

Wait.

I'm not dumb at all!

"Hey G-man," I found Grover sitting on the steps of the Big House.

"Hey Perce," Grover said.

I winced inwardly. HATE that nick-name!

"What are you doing?" I asked him.

"Thinking."

"Do what?" I asked him.

He laughed/bleated. "I'm thinking about Juniper."

"Why?" I asked him.

"Just am. I miss her," he said. "Hey, what's up with Annabeth?"

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"I mean, she seems mad at something. Particularly you," Grover said.

"It's a long story," Grover must have realized I didn't plan on talking about it. Because then Grover would know I liked her and I don't know if I want everyone knowing my feelings. I'm surprised I even let Silena and the Aphrodite cabin know. They are the biggest gossipers in the camp. But, I made them swear up and down three times before I told any of them.

"Oh," Grover said.

"Oh Percy!" Macey called from the Aphrodite cabin door.

I winced. Then sighed.

"Yeah?" I called back.

"We need you!" she sing-songed.

I rolled my eyes. "See you later, Grover."

Grover laughed again. "Good luck."

I slowly made my way towards the Aphrodite cabin.

Inside, the girls were all surrounded by the binder.

"You called?" I said.

"We did!" I didn't like their perkiness. It made me uneasy.

"Yeah?" I sat down carefully on the edge of one of the bunks.

"We have news!" Silena said.

"What?"

"Well, Annabeth seems quite… mad."

No! Really? "Is she now?"

"Yeah!" They all said in unison. They made it seem like they didn't know why.

"And you're telling me this why?" I asked, hoping they would get to the point.

They didn't. "Well, we thought you should know! I mean, we're trying to help you out of the goodness of our hearts!" Malory said.

I sighed. "And this is supposed to help me how?" On with it for Zues's sake!

"Well, you need to cheer her up. Do something Percy-ish," they said.

I thought for a moment. Percy-ish? Hmm…

"See you guys later," I called as I walked out the door.

"Bye!" they sing-songed again.

They want me to cheer Annabeth up… Cheer up Annabeth. A very difficult task. I'm glad I'm invincible.

I went to sit by the ocean water so I could think. Then something shiny caught my eye in the water. I went over to where it was sitting. I picked it up and ribbed the excess sand off of it. It was a rock. A rock that was the color of the sea. They looked almost the same shade as my eyes. But, here's the funny part. It had some grey swirled in it.

I laughed to myself and began walking into camp. I spotted Annabeth right away, although she was half hidden by her cabin.

I ran over to where she was.

She looked up when she saw me.

"Hey, Percy," she said, although without much life in her.

"Hey, Annabeth, I found something that I want you to have." I showed her the rock. Her eyes got big and she held it in her hand, rubbing her fingers over the smoothness.

"It's beautiful," she said. Then she held it up towards my face. "Almost the same shade, no doubt."

"Yeah. And then it has some gray in it. It reminded me of your eyes," I said without thinking. Then I blushed slightly as I slid down to sit beside her.

"Thanks," she said. "It means a lot."

"What means a lot? The rock?"

She laughed. "Well, kind of, I guess. But, I was talking about our friend-ship, Seaweed Brain. I wouldn't want anything to happen to it."

She turned the rock over in her hands and I watched her face. Then she looked at me.

"Thanks." and she smiled that smile that kind of makes my brain turn into mush and it takes me a minute before I can breathe right again.

"Uh," I stuttered. "You're welcome."

She reached over and hugged me.

"Seaweed Brain?"

"Yeah?"

"I-" she started but the dinner bell rang, "hate that bell."

She had an odd smile on her face as she shook her head in disbelief. I stood up and reached my hand out to her.

After a moment, she finally took it.