Okay, I wrote this chapter earlier, but I was waiting for the perfect time to post it. Thanks to everyone that reviewed. I really, really appreciate it and I dedicate this chapter and all other chapters after this to those people that took their time to tell me they wanted more. A special yell out to all the guests- Gretchen, Pizza, Kim, CALEO, and users- Nanacela and HEARTFICTION.

Do not be afraid to have your own opinion. Your opinions and thoughts form half of your identity. The other half? Hmm..that might be your actions. I am open to suggestions and feedback. Tell me your favorite parts and the parts where the narrative weakened. You can even guess what happens next. I'll enjoy that.

This chapter might not be as fun and I don't find Frank so easy, but I am trying to keep the humor going on. This chapter basically happens after a few days to give Leo and Atalanta enough time to make their boat. Next chapter is Atalanta's POV and after that comes the chapter that changes the story for good. Any guesses what is going to happen?

-AJ

FRANK:

Frank sat with Jason watching Hazel teaching Piper how to fight with a sword. Piper was improving and Hazel was finding it more and more difficult to overpower her, but she didn't feel bad about that. Hazel felt proud to be challenged by her own student. He thought she was amazing that way, and she inspired him without even trying. Jason kept cheering on for Piper and he would then cheer louder for Hazel. And then when the noise levels rise too high, both girls would turn towards them, yelling in perfect synchronization, "Shut up!"

Jason and Frank sit down slowly and silently. Jason slides toward him and whispers, "I don't get these girls sometimes. They want you to support them and then yell at you for the doing the same."

"We might have gone a bit overboard with that."

"So, now what do we have to do?"

"Let's just show we're interested."

"Like this?" Jason makes a face with wide eyes and an expression of amazement and starts tapping his fingers on his knee.

"Seriously, that is just creepy dude. Try acting normal." He sits back and focuses his eyes on the arena. Then he watches Jason lean back, putting one arm over the back of his chair and the other resting on the armrest stretching out his feet before him. He burst out laughing, "You look like Julius Caesar! That is perfect for you."

He is interrupted by a clang of metal crashing on the floor. They both look straight to see Piper disarmed with her arms raised up in defeat, her sword near her feet and Hazel's at her throat. Hazel sheaths her sword, "Good fight. Wonderful improvement. You should try swinging a bit more and remember to put some extra force in this part of the swing."

Piper picks up her sword and sheaths it too, "I'll try it out next time. How was my thrust this time? I practiced a lot for that."

"That's improved a lot. It could have seriously damaged me if I came too close. You are a really good fighter to practice with."

Piper winks, "Pleasure is all mine."

Jason walks to her followed by Frank, "Will I ever have this pleasure?"

Piper turns to him, clearly amused by the looks of her smile, "You want to fight with me?"

He walks closer and grabs her hand, "What other options do I have? What else can I do with you?"

Frank senses the conversation may be getting a bit personal and he leads Hazel away before they continue. He takes her to the docks and stands next to the railing, looking out into the sea glistening in the sun. He can't help thinking about how romantic it is and he turns to look at Hazel with a soft smile on his face. Hazel holds the railing with a grip of iron with her lips pursed shut and the concentration showing in her expression. His smile instantly fades, "Oh my god, Hazel. You look a little green. How could I forget? Come let's go to your room."

"I'm okay now. I'm quite used to it and besides, doesn't it look romantic? Reminds me of this thing I read in the newspaper once. A ship called the Titanic that crashed an iceberg and sank into the icy cold waters. I don't know if you might have heard of it, but there was a lady whose fiancé died trying to keep her alive."

"Oh, I've heard of it. Trust me, everyone has. But it's alright. We'll have a look at 'romantic' from your room, if it helps you feel better." He holds her arms and guides her down to her room. They pass Leo and Atalanta who were heading to the stables, on the way. They were discussing something and their greasy hands were holding nails and hammers. They were working on something and Leo must be explaining it all to her. Leo didn't even look at them, but Atalanta acknowledged their presence with a smile and a bow of her head.

Hazel closes the door after Frank gets in the room, "They've been hanging out a lot lately. I wonder what they're up to."

"I think it's nothing important. She's probably just trying to keep him busy so that he doesn't think of Calypso and feel lonely."

"That's really nice of her. It's probably better that she goes, since everyone else might remind him of her."

"How can everyone else remind him of her? No, it's just having all the free time that makes him feel lonely."

Hazel sits down on the edge of her bed, "Wouldn't you remember the girl you love when you see Jason and Piper together …or Percy and Annabeth together?"

Frank sits down next to her, "Well… yes, I would. I would remember. But I don't need to see them to remember the girl I love. I'll always remember her. Isn't that why I'm here?" He looks at her, watching the color rise in her cheeks. He starts feeling the nervousness and can't even recollect the words he just said. She turns to look at him, "If you're talking of me, how come you forgot I was sea-sick?"

"Maybe I forgot that…"

"And the fact that I don't like coke…"

"I should have asked you about that first. But I'll remember."

She folds her arms looking thoughtful, "If the praetor of New Rome wants to remember me when he has everything else to remember, I have no problem with that."

Frank smiles slowly and just when he was about to say something, someone knocks on her door. It opens slowly and a voice comes before its master's head, "Hazel? It's me Atalanta. There's a surprise for everyone in the stables. Leo just helped me put a name on it. Could you come down? And if Frank is there, could you bring him also?"

Frank and Hazel look at each other for a moment and rush down the stairs to the stables. Everyone is already there looking at a huge sheet covered over something the size of a bed. He sees Nico standing in the corner and Leo standing near the sheets smiling. The last time he saw Leo smile like that, was when he was fighting some monsters with some bug spray and a hammer. Leo never expected that too work, and when it did he was smiling like a psychotic killer, which considering the situation, he was.

Atalanta was smiling like a maniac scanning everyone's faces for the same smile. Most of them had a serious face with scrunched eyebrows, wondering what was behind those sheets. Then with a big grand 'Tada', she pulled out the sheet revealing a boat. Then there are a few gasps here and there.

Percy breaks the silence, "Well, it's definitely better than anything Camp Jupiter has to offer."

Hazel added, "Much better. Even this one has only space for around 4 people. But that's okay; chances are we aren't going to need it anyway…. Look, it even has a name etched on it!"

Frank reads it aloud, "'THE ATLANTIC'. That's a nice name. Hey, I actually read it in English! Even with my dyslexia. Properly, and on my first try!" His face brightened up and then suddenly broke into a frown with knitted eyebrows, "Wait, that can't be right."

Jason agrees, "I was just thinking of the same thing."

Piper suggests, "I don't think you wrote it right. Maybe, there's some mistake?"

Atalanta looks back and forth from the ship to Piper, "Come on, It's not that much different from my name. I couldn't get that wrong."

Annabeth steps forward dragging Percy along, "She may be right. Let me see." She squints at the name and rubs her forehead. She runs her hand along the name, going through one letter at a time and taking plenty of time at each letter. Then she turns around, "It says 'HET ALANTACTIC'."

Atalanta stares at her in disbelief, but when she looks at it again, it all makes sense, and she turns red, "Well, I wonder what my name looks like in my school records."

Percy says, "Well, either way, it is a fantastic name. Never heard of anything like it."

Everyone smiles. That is to say, everyone except Nico, but no one sees him in the shadows anyways.

Leo nods in agreement, "It's one of a kind."