THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO ALETHEA MELANIE-ROSE!

Not Alone

It's June 13th, six months. Well six months, 3 weeks, 6 days and 13 hours. So, nearly seven months.

So much has happened in the last-almost- seven months. Argo ll is almost done. It should be done by August.

It's almost been a year. But he probably doesn't even remember who I am! Don't think like that Annabeth! He, not only remembers you, but can't wait to see you again. I told myself. Rachel said it I should give Aphrodite more credit.

"I'm sure she wouldn't let Hera ruin her favorite couple over some war. According to her, you guys are way cuter then Pairs and Helen." So that's exactly what I'm going to do. I'm going to leave my love life in Aphrodite's hands and pray that all goes well.

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I was heading to the lake, to relax and clear my head. Or so I thought.

I sat close enough to the water so when the tide came in, it only reached my toes. I wrapped my arms around my legs and closed my eyes. I breathed in the salty smell. Mm, just like Percy.

"Can get enough of the view, huh?"

"AAAHHHH!" I fell back and hit the sandy floor.

"I'm sorry child, didn't mean to startle you. I just thought you could use the company."

"Who-"I looked closely at the old man who nearly gave me a heart attack. He looked like a normal fisher man but he looked so familiar. His hair, Jet black and his eyes, beautiful sea-green eyes.

"Lord Poseidon? Is that-is that really you?" No it can't be him. The Gods were still silent, no contact at all. He was just some old guy who got lost while fishing.

"Yes, it's really me."

"But-but… how? Olympus, it's closed. The Gods, they've gone silent. We can't Iris message anyone."

"Yes, I am very aware of that. Zeus believes it's the smartest choice. I believe its Pegasus poop. Us going silent isn't going to fix anything. But that's not why I'm here. I'm here to discuss about Percy." Hearing his name brought tears to my eyes. Don't cry Annabeth. You're stronger than this!

"What would you like to speak about?" The God of the sea sat down next to me.

"I want you to know that he cares about you, a lot. Always has. And that he's hurting too, physically and emotionally. I'm sure you've felt it." I do, I knew the random pain weren't from stress.

"Did you- Did he… Have you spoken to him?" I was scared to hear the answer. What if he has? What if he came to tell me that he doesn't remember me?

"No, I haven't. I'm not even supposed to be here, but Percy is my favorite child. I would do anything to keep him happy and well, you make him happy Annabeth. That's also why I'm here. Are you ok? Don't lie to me, daughter of Athena. I'll know if you are." I could hear the smile on his face. I turned to see that I was right. At that moment, he seemed so much like Percy. I couldn't hold the tears any longer.

"No, I'm not ok. I don't know what to do anymore. I miss him so much. I-I just don't know." He pulled me into a hug. Any other day I would find this awkward but right now, I could care less.

"Shh, it's ok. It's ok not to know some times. I mean, I barely know what going on. And I'm a God!" I couldn't help but laugh, so much like Percy. "I know you miss him. I miss him too. You're not alone. But right now, all you can do is finish the boat and go to the Roman camp. I need to go, I assume Zeus will notice my absents." He got up and pulled me up with him. "I need you to be strong, daughter of Athena. And be nice to him when you do see him. It wasn't his entire fault. He didn't choose to leave." I nodded.

"Thank you, Lord Poseidon, for everything."

"It was my pleasure." He turned towards the ocean but stopped and turned back abruptly. "Oh, Annabeth I almost forgot. I wouldn't give up on getting in contact with Percy. You never know when it might actually work." He winked and started to glow. I averted my eyes headed back to my cabin with his words repeating in my mind.

I wouldn't give up on getting in contact with Percy. You never know when it might actually work.

I don't know the exact date of when Percy disappeared, after going over page 48 of The Lost Hero; I have come to the conclusion of December 13. In the story Annabeth said and I quote, "We were so excited because we both started winter break early. We met up at camp on Tuesday, figured we had three weeks together. It was going to be great. Then after the campfire, he-he kissed me good night, went back to his cabin, and in the morning, he was gone" So the underlined words are the key words. As you can see, I'm weird :P BUT that isn't the point! I've thought over this for some time, and while going over my calendar. He went missing late at night December 13th or early morning December 14th.

In The Son of Neptune, Percy figures he's been gone for… 8 MONTHS! That broke my heart! So from December to August! If you guys know your PJO, you would know what August 18th is. So that is another reason why I can't wait for The Mark of Athena! I hope Rick includes something about their anniversary in book 3.

Ok, enough with my little rant :P who remember when Percy talked to Grover and Annabeth in The Son of Neptune? I'm sure we all did. So that's why Poseidon winked. He knew they would get in contact with Percy. He wanted to give Annabeth a little more hope.

So I hope you guys liked this chapter. I actually did research all that information that I was talking about in my rant. My brother said I looked crazy, looking through website after website. Reading page, after page. In total, it took me 2-3 hours to find out how long Percy was gone and another 1 or 2 hours for the other information. Once again, this chapter is dedicated to Alethea Melanie-Rose! She gave me the idea Thank you Alethea! Everyone thank her in your review, because I know all of you guys are gonna review right? ;)

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Alethea Melanie-Rose: More coockie fest! (::) (::) I hope you feel proud! And I totally cried while typing the last chapter! How can you not? I still get misty eyes every time I hear that song because I think of them. Thanks for thinking I have a gift! You have no idea how much that means to me! I actually don't know when I'll end this. I might end it with Annabeth leaving for Camp Jupiter. I don't know yet, if you have any ideas feel free to tell me