A/N: It's been a long time since I last posted and I'm so excited to present to you a newly edited fanfic! I took some ideas from my old version but changed most of the characters' names and whatnot. I haven't finished The House of Hades and started reading The Blood of Olympus so just bare with me if I get some facts wrong. School was so hectic and I had no time to read. Without further ado, here's the first chapter!

one

Camp Half-Blood. It was where every demigod wanted to go to every summer. The activities would brighten up their day as well as training to become the demigod they could be. Percy was so excited in finally coming back to camp this year. The war ended and now all of them were finally able to enjoy their time at camp.

Percy was most excited about seeing Annabeth again.

That was what he couldn't wait for during summer. He practically tortured his mom by taking about Annabeth most of the time. When she came over to visit him, it was quick and he tried to ask her to stay longer. She always said she'd try to ask her mother to give her longer breaks from being the Architect of Olympus. After the war, it was destroyed and had to be repaired. Again.

Walking by the beach where he was supposed to meet Annabeth, his excitement couldn't be stopped. As he continued walking, he saw a figure sitting on the sand by the shore. Her blonde hair being blown by the wind. He stopped and stood to admire her beauty. The sunset brought out her beauty more. It was a beautiful sight and he couldn't help chuckling.

Annabeth turned to see who that was. When she saw Percy, she stood up as quick as lightning and ran to hug him. Her legs dangling behind him as he held and supported her by the waist. It was times like this when Percy loved the peace in the world.

"I missed you, Seaweed Brain." Annabeth whispered in his ears as she smiled. She brushed her lips against his teasingly before actually kissing him. The kiss was as sweet as a blue chocolate chip cookie that his mom used to make. When they pulled apart, Percy brought Annabeth down and smiled.

"This is the first time in months since we last saw you and this is a sight to behold!"

Percy and Annabeth turned to their left and saw their friends. Jason and Piper stayed together after the war which Percy was happy about. Leo stayed the same as ever. Hazel and Frank just were here for a week then they had to return to Camp Jupiter for their duties. The one that Percy missed the most was Nico. He spent most of his time in the Underworld that he only had time to see him before he fell into Tartarus with Annabeth.

"Hey guys!" Percy smiled as Annabeth hugged him from the side.

Jason looked at Nico, who smiled slightly as he looked back at Jason. They had a silent conversation before focusing back at the two lovebirds.

"What have you been up to?" Percy asked them as they hugged one another. Annabeth letting go to let her boyfriend reunite with their friends.

"We've just been around camp for a few days now." Jason said as he let go from the hug he shared with Percy and held Piper's hand once again.

"Anyway, dinner's about to start! Let's go!" Leo sprinted to the dining pavilion and left behind a laughing mess of demigods.

"Same old, Leo." Jason chuckled.

"Demigods!" Chiron said as he showed himself to the campers. "Welcome back for another new year!"

Cheers were filled in the pavilion and loud chatter was brought by the demigods present. Those old campers who just came in joined along in cheering but to the new arrivals, they were clueless until someone told them.

"Silence!" Chiron waited until the chatter ended before speaking once again. "Let's make a toast to those demigods who survived the war!

Cheers rose once again from the pavilion as they gave a toast to the war survivors.

"Now," Chiron said in a more serious tone. "Let's give a moment of silence to those demigods that fell in battle."

Silence fell and sniffles could be heard among some of those who lost a sibling and a friend. They would never forget the memories they shared with their fallen comrade.

"Now let's give thanks to the demigods who stood up and helped save the world!" Chiron's voice boomed throughout the whole pavilion. "Please step forward. Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Leo Valdez, Hazel Levisque, Frank Zhang, Annabeth Chase and Percy Jackson!"

"Last night was the most fun experience I've had in months!" Leo said as he brought his hands up in the air for a fist bump. Last night, they had a bonfire and karaoke. They were all on their way to the arena to start their morning training.

"Well you were in school most of the time, Valdez."

Leo squealed as Nico went out from the shadows. The son of Hades had a smirk on his face from the sound Leo made.

"Geez! Don't do that and give me a heart attack!" Leo said as he put a hand on his chest where his heart was.

"Nah," Nico said. "I love provoking you."

Leo pouted as his friends left him standing in front of the arena. He started running when the figured out none of them was going to stay and sulk with him. As he entered the arena, Percy was standing by the entrance alone as their friends got their weapons.

"Percy?"

"That's me!" The son of Poseidon cheekily said. Leo laughed as the green eyed boy made a stupid joke.

"What are you doing here? Why haven't you started getting your weapon?"

"As you can see, Leo, I decided to wait for your slow ass. And don't you remember that my weapon always goes back to my pocket so I don't have to pick up a weapon of my choice." Percy chuckled as he walked to Annabeth and started sparring with her.

Leo, feeling left out by all his couple friends, decided to spar with Nico, who was slashing a dummy by one of the weapon stands.

"Hey buddy! Wanna be my star buddy?" Leo grinned.

Nico shrugged. "Sure, why not."

As the demigods continued sparring, Annabeth felt something vibrating in her pocket. She gave Percy a signal to stop for a moment so that she can pick out the item in her pocket. When she got the object out of her pocket, her eyes widened.

"I'm sorry, Percy but I have to go." The daughter of Athena quickly said as she put her weapon back in the stand.

"What's wrong?"

"I have to go back to Olympus to continue designing. My mom's also making me meet a new demigod to help me with all the designs. She said he was a son of Ares but he took his masters in Architecture in college."

Percy felt gutted. It was the first official day back at camp when they did activities and now his girlfriend was leaving him behind. Not that he had no friends but he would miss his Wise Girl a lot.

He just nodded and went along with what Annabeth told him. Deep inside, he wished she could stay.

"I'm sorry." She whispered as he kissed his cheek and left him standing alone.

Nico and Leo came over to him when they found him along and not sparring with Annabeth.

"Where's Annabeth?" Leo asked.

"She was just sparring with you a second ago." Nico said with an edge in his tone. What Percy didn't was that he hated Athena's daughter for being with Percy.

"She had to leave for Olympus and continue designing. Her mother also told her she had to meet someone who was going to help her design the place."

The two nodded their heads and asked if Percy wanted to spar with them.

"No, thanks. I'll be by the beach if you need me." Percy smiled slightly.

Leo and Nico shared a look. They somewhat knew how the son of Poseidon felt.

"All he wanted was to spend his time with his girlfriend and he was left in the dust." Nico stated.

Leo nodded in agreement. "I'm sure she'd be back again tomorrow."

Annabeth never came back the next day or the day after that. In a few weeks, all Percy did was hang out with friends and trained. He missed his girlfriend so much and they don't spend time with one another anymore. A few weeks turned into a month and Percy hated this summer.

Hazel and Frank left a month ago to go back to their camp duties in Camp Jupiter. Jason, with Reyna's permission, decided to stay at Camp Half-Blood this summer and he would be at Camp Jupiter next year.

It was Jason who comforted Percy when Annabeth didn't come to camp after a month.

He found Percy sitting on his bed in cabin three one day. Jason just barged in without knocking and told Percy to grow some balls and IM the girl or visit her in Olympus and make up a special surprise for her. Percy chose the latter.

The next day, he decided to surprise Annabeth in Olympus. He asked Lady Aphrodite to help him set up a picnic for his girlfriend in the garden. The goddess of love agreed and with a flick of her finger, she set up a picnic for the couple.

Percy brought the necklace he purchased for the daughter of Athena a few months ago when he thought of her while he was strolling in the mall. He was with his friends at Goode and they teased him when he was looking at it. It was a beautiful silver necklace with a silver owl hanging off it. He asked the sales lady to put it in a velvet box to make it look official. The lady smiled and was happy for him because she was telling him that this necklace was one of a kind and one of the most beautiful ornaments in the shop.

As Percy placed the box on the mat, he smiled when he heard footsteps of someone coming. He stood up and decided to greet Annabeth halfway and walked to the doorway.

But what he saw wasn't just Annabeth. He saw a boy with brown hair and brown eyes. This must be the son of Ares Athena wanted his girlfriend to meet. He was supposed to greet them when he heard them talking.

"I was told by Lady Aphrodite to come here and as I was walking. I saw you and maybe you wanted to come along?" Annabeth asked while she played with the tips of her hair. Which wasn't her thing to do.

"I don't want to intrude on whatever is happening, Annabeth. You should know that. You have a boyfriend." The boy said.

"I haven't seen him in a month!" Annabeth said as she held his hand. "Maybe it's you who I want to be seeing after I fell for you a few weeks ago, Brad."

When she said that, Percy's heart shattered. Even with his curse of Achilles gone, he still felt a throbbing pain in his lower back where his mortal point was. He didn't know what it was but he knew that Annabeth was his anchor and she was now gone.

With tears in his eyes, Percy continued to watch the two as they conversed. He saw Annabeth's hand on her mouth, maybe since she finally admitted it. The brown haired boy smiled and removed the hand Annabeth was covering her mouth with.

"Do you mean that?"

"I do," She whispered. It was like saying a marriage vow and that broke him more. When Brad leaned in, Annabeth moved forward and kissed the boy. It was a heartbreaking sight and Percy never wanted to experience it. He saw Brad wrap his arms around her waist and Annabeth wrapped her arms around his neck to play with his hair. That was what she did when she kissed me! Percy thought.

It's official, he was being cheated on by his first love.