A/N: Thanks to all the people who voted! With 3 votes the winner was Nemesis. After doing more research, I decided, yeah... why not. I'm pretty happy with this chapter!

It's late, like 1:20 AM Florida time. Sleepy...

Disclaimer: Well, don't own Percy Jackson. *Sigh.*

Zeta POV (Percy)

I burst into the command room with about 10 seconds left to spare. I got a little held up in the kitchen. Hey that cookie was calling to me. I needed something to tide me over until lunch.

"Ah. Percy. I'm so glad you've come." Chaos said, staning up.

I glared at him. "Not like I had a choice! there were dragon privlegdges on the line!" I yelled.

He smiled. "Yes there were. And now my young Percy, I have some very good news."

"There's a refilling fridge in my room?" I guessed, praying in my mind that's what is was.

"No. Nice try." He answered chuckling. "We have new information regarding Project A.

I sat up straighter, completely forgetting about that hotdag I wanted for lunch with relish and ketchup and those little exotic peppers that I found yesterday in Chaos' kitchen. "Yes? What about it?"

"Come with me." he replied, standing up and walking over to his office.

I stood up and followed, stopping next to him by his smoke screen.

"Now this recording took place a day before you came to camp." Chaos said, while picking up a remote. He pressed play and an image formed of Annabeth.

Recording on the smoke screen (Flashback)

It was the afternoon before school let out in Manhattan. Annabeth was folding her camp shirts and placing them in her trunk, perfectly. Of course Annabeth had to do everything perfect. It was the curse of the Athena children I had always said.

When she was done, she closed her trunk and sat down on the bed, taking a photo from the nook above her bed. It showed Annabeth and I hand in hand at the canoe lake. I had just won the canoe race and Annabeth had raced up to me and flung her arms around me. Thalia had taken the picture and I had the goofiest grin on my face.

"One more day Percy." she whispered longingly, stroking the picture.

Suddenly the door to the Athena cabin burst open and a panting Malcolm stood in the doorway. Annabeth set the picture down and looked questioningly at her half- brother.

His panting slowed and he finally stood straight from leaning on the desk by the door. "Chiron wants to see you at the big house. Something about a new camper."

She stood up and walked to the open door, stopping to look at her brother. "Thanks Malcolm. Back to archery practice."

He groaned. "Come on Anna. I just delivered a huge message. What if that message saves billions of lives? How would you feel then? Shipping the great messenger off to go do archery. I bet you would stop to appreciate me once in a while."

She laughed. "I do appreciate you Malcolm, but off to archery, or more chores for you. Maybe even cleaning toilets." She grinned evilly, but the spark of laughter in her eyes told she was kidding.

"Fine Anna. Only for you." he groaned, starting his dramatic trudge back to the arena.

"Don't call me Anna!" Annabeth shouted after him. He acknowledged her with a wave of his arm.

She sighed with exasperation. "One of these days he's going to get an arrow where it doesn't belong."

Annabeth walked out of the Athena cabin and locked the door. The doors at camp were magically enchanted so that the Hermes cabin couldn't get in. Too many reports were coming about missing shirts, or in Aphrodite's cabins case; perfume and hair rollers.

Annabeth walked along the strawberry fields and up to the Big House where a centaur was waiting with a boy.

The boy was average height, around 5' 10". He had black curly hair, a little like Leo's, and his eyes were a black color.

"Annabeth!" Chiron called, motioning for her to come closer. "This is Jerome. He's undetermined. It's so weird that a 16 year old half blood is not at camp and that they're not claimed." He shook his head like he was trying to rid himself of a particularly nasty thought. "Anyways, my dear. Please show our newcomer around. I shall meet you at the dining pavilion at dinner and then at the campfire later tonight. With any luck, Jerome will be claimed at the campfire." He trotted away to the arena to instruct the advanced archery class, leaving Annabeth and Jerome alone.

"So Annabeth," Jerome said, leaning against a pillar, "You single?"

"No. I have a boyfriend, Percy. And I suggest we get started, we don't want to be late for dinner." With that, she whirled around and started walking toward the strawberry fields.

Jerome's expression after she told him she had a boyfriend was that of anger. A boyfriend, huh. That's a problem easily solved. He grinned wickedly and his facial expression showed that of deep thought.

Back to the present

Chaos stopped the recording and turned to me. "So Percy. That's Annabeth's first encounter with Jerome."

"I know that sir, but what does this have to do with Annabeth's personality change? From what I could tell, she still liked me."

"Yes, she did. The next part of the recording shows her tour of your camp. Most of it it Jerome trying to win over Annabeth." Seeing me face, Chaos said, "And wisely, I chose to not show you it."

"So, what's next?" I asked.

Chaos turned back to the screen. "Now comes the turning point, let us skip to the campfire." He pressed the forward button on the remote and let it run until he got to the part he wanted.

That taking an eternity I decided to peruse the snacking options. Hmmm, let's see, popcorn, Milk Duds, SnoCaps, M & M's, Skittles; everything I could possibly want. I settled with the popcorn. I walked over to the microwave and stuck it in, praying it wouldn't explode.

The popcorn had just finished when Chaos cried "Aha! Found it!" Noticing the popcorn bag in my hands, he exclaimed, "Oh good, you found the popcorn! Now come sit."

Walking over to the couch, hey... when did that get there? As if reading my mind. Chaos answered, "I thought you might want to sit down for this part."

I had no idea why, but after all these years I spent with him, I just learned to roll with it. Middle of the night mission? Sure. Establishing a new rule of Sunday tea with him? Why not. There were some things in this world that you just learned not to question.

I sat down on the couch and Chaos dimmed the lights and started the recording.

And a cliffhanger...

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