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I drink to stay warm...and to kill selected memories. - Conner Oberst

Something was going on. I had a feeling in my bones that something big was about to happen, but I just couldn't put my finger on what.

Because why else would the Hunters suddenly show up at Camp? It's not like it was really common for them to just pop in every now and then. No, something was up, and I didn't have a good feeling about it.

Unfortunately, the only time I had talked to Thalia since she'd been here, I hadn't really had a chance to ask her. She was too busy reprimanding me. About? Annabeth, of course.

"So," she started. She had came over to join me at the Poseidon table during lunch, because people just loved bothering me while I was eating. "What's this I hear about you and Annabeth?"

"I don't know, why don't you tell me?"

She raised an eyebrow. "Well, Prissy, I heard that you two broke up."

"You heard right."

"May I ask why? Annabeth won't give me any real details."

I rolled my eyes. "You're getting a kick out of this, aren't you? We broke up because we wanted to. Simple as that."

Thalia sighed dramatically. "What, there was no slapping, murders, fighting or anything of that sort involved at all? I was expecting something juicier."

"Sorry to disappoint."

"So, you're going out with the incarnate of Chip and Dale now, correct?"

"If you mean Calypso, then, yes, that's correct."

"So, one question? Did you get bonked in the head or something?"

"Huh?"

"Well, whatever happened to you that you received such extensive brain damage to your already too small cranium? Because I don't see any other rational explanation for dating a pedoph-"

"Shut up! Just because Annabeth's your friend doesn't mean you have to diss Calypso! You don't even know her."

Thalia just smirked. "Touchy, are we? And by the way, I do know her. I would say you could do better, but truth be told you can't. The only sane girl who ever wanted to date you, for reasons unknown, was Annabeth, but since you've blown that I guess Snow White over there is the best you can do."

I gritted my teeth, trying to bite back my anger. "Can we please talk about something else?"

"Can we?"

"Why are the Hunters here?" It was obvious Thalia wasn't going to drop that conversation, so I decided to just change the topic.

"Wow, 'the Hunters'. Nice job excluding me. I'm part of the Hunters you know. Anyway, if you must know, Lady Artemis is busy with some...business, so we have to chill here until she gets back."

"What kind of business?"

"None of your business." And with that, she walked away.

Sometimes it feels like having a conversation with Thalia is equivalent to getting punched in the face.

Summer was the best time of the year. No school, no work, just Camp-Half Blood, in all its glory. Getting to hack dummies into pieces, hanging out with friends and just chilling all day. Even the estival heat had something to offer, which was the excuse to hang around the beach all day.

But this summer was turning out to be the worst I'd ever had. You know, if you exclude a year or two ago when I battled Kronos and half my friends died.

Anyway, this summer was turning out to be terrible because I had no friends to hang out with. Grover wasn't talking to me because of the whole Calypso thing. Thalia's ire wasn't just playful and friendly anymore. Connor and Travis had been pranking the Hunters non-stop ever since they came. And Nico was sulking ten times more than usual, and just stayed locked up in his cabin all day, for Hades knows why. And I'm not even going to mention Annabeth.

The only upside of this summer was that I was getting to hang with Calypso for the first time since...ever.

She was awesome. I don't why everyone else hated her so much, because she was the nicest, sweetest person I had ever met. She never had a bad word to say about anyone, never argued with me, which was the opposite of what Annabeth used to do, and was turning out to be the best girlfriend I'd ever had. Then again, I'd only had one.

Tonight was the "friendly gathering" that the whole camp had been buzzing about, and I was going with Calypso as my date. Annabeth was going with that prick Jared, and Grover with Juniper. The Hunters were all coming too, even though they were all probably going to sit in a corner the whole time.

Maybe I'd finally start having some fun.

"As you all know, there is going to be a friendly gathering tonight-"

"Come on Chiron!" Travis Stoll interrupted the centaur, "Just call it a party!"

All the heads of the cabins were gathered in the rec room, which was like our informal meeting area. Katie Gardner, Jake Mason, Nico, Will Solace, Selena Wilde (the new Aphrodite leader), Annabeth and a bunch of other cabin leaders were all sitting around the ping-pong table. Grover was also there, being the informal leader of the satyrs. Both Travis and Connor Stoll were there, because they seemed to never separate from each other.

Chiron sighed heavily. "Mr.D does not approve of parties."

"Are you kidding me?" Connor exclaimed. "He's the god of partying!"

"Yes, but while he is on probation, he's not allowed to...ehem, fulfill his godly duties. Therefore, parties are not allowed in Camp-Half Blood."

The Stolls snickered, muttering "sucker" under their breath, but let the topic drop.

"As I was saying, there is a friendly gathering tonight." Chiron threw a pointed look at the Stolls who were watching him with feigned interest. "And while the wood nymphs will take care of setting everything up, certain campers," this time Chiron jerked his head towards Grover, "Have reminded us that it is unfair to make the nymphs do all the work. So, the heads of houses will be on cleaning duty."

Immediately, a chorus of protests started.

"Hey, unfair!" Shouted Jake Mason.

"Thanks a lot Grover!" Josh Gibson, head of the Iris cabin, exclaimed.

"I can't go around cleaning in party heels!" Selena Wilde complained.

"I'm not even going!" Yelled Nico.

"Enough!" Chiron boomed. "You are all on clean-up committe and that is final. You'll do it without complaining, or I'll ask the harpies to help you clean, and I'm sure nobody wants that."

He was smart. Nobody said a word after that.

I was waiting for Calypso near the dining pavilion. Pretty much everyone else had already arrived. Katie Gardner and Travis Stoll were there together, which totally threw me off. Like, when did that happen? I guess I had just been out of it for a few days.

Annabeth and Jerky Jared had just gotten here a while ago, and right now they were dancing and drinking punch and all that jazz. Annabeth looked beautiful, just like usual, and I'll admit, my heart started beating a bit faster when I saw her. Too bad her personality wasn't as pretty as she was.

And then Calypso came, and my heart seemed to stop altogether, right then and there..

She was wearing a real dress (white like always) and not a chiton like she usually did. Her long brown hair wasn't braided like it normally was either, but open and flowing down her back. She was the most gorgeous thing I had ever seen.

She smiled, and my world seemed to light up. "Hello Perseus." She looked embarassed.

"Hey," I said, trying to tear my eyes away from her. "You look beautiful."

She blushed, which only added to her beauty. "Thank you. Shall we go?"

"Oh, uh, yeah." I slipped my arm into hers and walked towards the pavilion.

I won't bore you with all the details, but I got to say, it was really fun. Calypso and I danced and laughed and the whole night went on in a blur, like a surreal dream. Everytime Calypso's body touched mine a jolt seemed to go throughout me. It was great.

"You want to go back to my cabin?" I asked Calypso a little while later. It was so loud that we could barely hear anything, and Annabeth and Jared making out in the corner was really spoiling my mood. I mean, I didn't like her anymore, but really, is that all she did now? Make out with her new boyfriend, or was she just trying to make me jealous or something?

"Yes," Calypso answered, taking my hand in hers.

We could still hear the sounds of the party as we approached my cabin, but not so loudly that we couldn't hear each other speak. A lot of people had left the gathering already, and the pavilion was still emptying as we walked.

I closed the door as we both stepped in, and then, I just don't know what happened. As soon as the door closed and I saw Calypso sitting there on my bed, something just came over me. I walked right up to her and kissed her, full on mouth, and she kissed back just as passionately. Her arms went around my neck, and I put my hands on her back, pulling her closer.

And the next thing I knew, we were both sprawled across the bed, kissing like we had never kissed before. Calypso was on top of me, her legs wrapped around me, my shirt was on the floor, and there was a throbbing in my pants. Calypso was really the best kisser in the world.

I knew we had to stop, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I just wanted to get closer and closer to Calypso, so close that you couldn't tell whose arms from whose.

"Calypso," I grunted, reluctantly breaking away. "We have to...stop."

"We don't have to do anything, Perseus." Just listening to her say my name sent shivers through my body, and I knew that if I didn't stop right now then it would be too late.

"Seriously, we can't...go any further."

"We can do whatever we want Perseus. I love you." She ran her hands over my chest and I shivered, and the sound of her voice, lust-filled and seductive, the feel of her on me, the wild look in her eyes was just too much for me.

I feebly attempted to push her off of me, but she had an iron grip around the back of my neck. She leaned in even closer and whispered in my ear, "I want you Perseus. Badly." Her warm breath lingered on my ear, and when she brought her mouth back to mine, I didn't attempt to stop again.

So, someone else decided to stop it for me. Who? Why, Annabeth of course.

There was a knock on the door and then it swung open, revealing Annabeth.

"Percy, we have to go to clean up and...oh."

Calypso and I quickly broke apart, and I whipped up into a sitting position.

Calypso was giving Annabeth, who was blushing furiously, the evil eye as she started talking. "Um, Chiron says we have to go clean up. He told me to tell all the cabin leaders." She hurried out the door before I could reply.

"Uh," I started awkwardly. "I, um have to go."

"Yes, yes." Calypso waved a hand irritably. "Annabeth is waiting for you." She ground out mockingly. And then she got up and stalked off.

I suppose I'm doomed to a failed love life. I guess Aphrodite just hates me.

DON'T kill me. If you do, I'll never be able to finish the story and bring Percabeth back together. Ha, got you there. Oh, and I know Will Solace isn't the Apollo cabin leader, but Michael Yew died in TLO, and since Will was the only other Apollo camper mentioned, I appointed him as leader. Congrats to him. And oh yeah, this story is rated T, so only teens should be reading. Just sayin'.

Anyway, R&R. Please? We're almost to two hundred! Thank you all, by the way.