So... A month break? Okay? Thanks.

I put two sticks together, rubbing them off with each other, trying to light a fire.

I'm annoyed; it shouldn't be this difficult even though the branches are different from anything that I have ever seen. The type of the trees here are odd and unique.

My hair is wet, from the rain earlier, and it keeps getting on my eyes. I keep blowing them off, but it keeps falling down. One time before, just recently, I actually considered cutting my bang with my knife because it kept getting in my way.

The starry night doesn't help either, with no star to help me find directions. The cold freezes me to the bones. I have nothing to use to dry me off. Somehow, I lost my bag and my friends, literally my friends.

It has been two days and I still have no idea how I ended up in this strange forest. Trees all around me, and they all look like tropical trees; white trees with wide green leafs. The ground is solid brown and no wild animals so far. The rain has been coming down on us ever since we got here, so water hasn't been the problem so far. As for food, there are lots of strange, perhaps even questionable, fruits all around us, but all eatable and none of them is poisonous.

During the day is not so bad, the sun is not blazing hot. It is just the right temperature, compared to the night, which is deadly freezing.

The last thing I remember is being in the plane, sitting next to Percy. Next thing I know is that I'm stranded in a strange forest with only a celestial bronze knife.

The wind blows again, and I still haven't been able to light a fire. The cold is starting to get to me, and I get even more annoyed.

I make a spark from the two branches. I got excited and rub the two branches even faster and stronger. Finally, I'm able to make a fire. It lights up the place and my body. I smile to myself.

I put more branches into the fire slowly, branch by branch until the fire is large enough to warm myself. I move closer to the fire, I don't even care if the fire will burn me alive; all I want to do is just avoid the cold.

I hear a rustle from the nearby bushes; instinctively I draw my knife quickly, facing the direction of the rustle.

'Annabeth, it's me.' Out of the bushes is Lisa Heidi. Yeah, she's stranded here with me.

She looks messed up as well. Her golden hair is being tied up in a ponytail. Dirt is covering her cheeks and she has eye bags, we didn't exactly get much sleep because of the rain. Her white t-shirt is also covered in dirt, and her blue short pants are a bit torn up.

Lisa lost her bag as well. So basically, we're without any nectar, clean shirt, golden drachma or dollar, if we even need one.

The rain washes us every time, but the dirt keeps us away from being clean.

'Hey, you light a fire!' Lisa says cheerfully.

I snort, 'Fourteen times a charm.'

Lisa throws me a watermelon looking fruit and I catch it. The difference is, the outer layer is blue covered with red stars. I decided to just name it Blueredmelonstar, Lisa didn't like it very much.

I split the Blueredmelonstar in two and hand Lisa the other half.

'Did you find anything?' I ask.

'I found what I had found yesterday, nothing.' Lisa exhales.

'So we still have no idea where we are.' I grumble.

Lisa shrugs and then she eats her food. She pauses for a minute, 'I wonder why did they put us here without any guidance or clue.'

I sigh, 'A question that's been asked for too many times.'

'So they do this a lot?'

'More often than you can imagine.' I smile.

Lisa laughs, and then we eat our food in silent. I know that Lisa is pretty tired; she has been looking around all night long.

I finish my food and then I stand up, 'My turn to explore, you get some sleep.'

She lies down on the ground immediately, 'No argument needed.'

I walk three steps before hearing another rustle. I stop walking and then I look around. Another rustle, and this time, I see a shadow passing through the trees.

'Lisa… Did you hear that?'

She yawns, still closing her eyes, 'There's nothing there, Annabeth.'

There's another rustle, even louder this time that I'm sure Lisa heard it.

Lisa wakes up, 'Okay, there might be something there.'

More rustles. Lisa stands up immediately and draws her celestial bronze sword. I draw my knife, ready for anything.

The rustles stop and there's a silent in the air for a few minutes. We stop in our tracks, not moving, still just ready for anything and then finally, a last rustle from right behind us.

We turn around and to my surprise; a little girl is standing right there.

The little girl quickly turns back and then she runs with all her might.

'Wait!' I yell.

I run straight to her with Lisa following me from behind.

The girl is fast, jumping over upward roots and branches, giving me and Lisa a hard time catching her.

Finally we caught up to her. When she's right in my reach; I tackle the little girl down, softly of course.

I get off from the little girl and then Lisa picks her up immediately, 'Who are you!' Lisa's voice is a little bit loud.

The little girl looks around to be the age of ten to twelve. She has long brown hair, twig on both sides running down to her shoulders. She's wearing a brown shirt covered with a black jacket and blue long pants. She has a pair of beautiful blue eyes; it reminds me a little bit of Percy's eyes.

The girl looks scared from Lisa's tone.

'Lis. You're scaring her.' I hold down Lisa's shoulder.

Lisa turns to me, turns to the girl and then turns back to me, 'Right… Sorry.'

Lisa puts the little girl down and I approach the girl slowly.

I lean down to her, 'What are you doing here alone, little girl?'

The little girl seems hesitant, 'I'm here to find my brother.'

I smile to her, 'Does he live around here?'

She's trembling, 'No… He doesn't know that I'm looking for him…'

I look at her confused.

Her eyes seem to be avoiding mine, 'I'm here to kill him… My brother…'

I stare at her, 'Why do you want to kill your brother?'

She says, slowly, 'My other brothers told me to…'

I turn to Lisa; she looks as shocked as I am feeling right now.

I turn back to the girl, 'What's your brother's name..?'

She pauses and she looks at me, hesitant, 'Percy Jackson…'

I look at her with disbelief in my eyes.

She looks me in the eyes, 'My name is Cathy Jackson.'