A/N: Okay, time to beg for forgiveness. I am so sorry that I haven't updated since March. I feel like a terrible person and you probably all hate me. I don't blame you. I just got really busy with the end of school and softball and, I don't know what else. It just felt like I was going to have a panic attack at any minute in the last few months so I guess I was just a little bit stressed. Don't worry though. If this story still even has any fans left, I will be updating ONCE A WEEK. Yes, you read correctly. I know, I know. That hasn't happened since I published this story but now that I'm on summer break, it's going to be all good. I swear. If I ever get this lazy again, someone must take it upon themselves to PM me, please. I'll shut up now and let you read. *Peace, love and enough Percy to fill the gap between the last update and this one* -Softballgirl05

Disclaimer: If I owned PJO, I would be sitting on a beach in some warm, tropical place being fanned and drinking a lemonade with one of those tiny umbrellas in it. Unfortunatly for me, that is not what I'm doing right now. Therefore, one can infer that I don't own PJO.

Shuffle 25 - "Gives You Hell" by All American Rejects

I sighed as the boy across from me continued his nonstop story. I couldn't have told you what it was about even if I wanted to. Let's just say this is probably going to be a one time kind of thing. Todd was not my type. Truth be told I hadn't found anyone that was my type since him. But had I vowed to forget about him.

After Percy decided that I wasn't "the one" for him, I had no idea what I should look for. He was the only one I had ever pictured myself with. For three years, he was all I had ever known. All I knew now was that the boy I had agreed to go out with tonight was definitely not "the one." I had barely been able to get a word in this conversation. I was seriously considering trying the whole faking an emergency phone call to get out of this date until I saw him.

"Oh crap!" I ducked under the table quickly, hoping he hadn't seen.

"Is something wrong?" my date asked. I think I was freaking him out.

"Umm ... yeah. Just, I uh have to go to the bathroom." I stammered trying to come up with some kind of excuse for my weird behavior. "I have to go to the bathroom really, really bad."

Todd stared at me. "Under the table?"

"No. You know what, I'll just go to the restroom. Excuse me." I stood up from the table and hurried away, shielding my face from everyone else.

I had almost made it two steps across the bar when I heard a squeal.

"Oh my gods it's Annabeth! Look baby." The girl squeaked. I noticed him cringe at the word "baby."

"Um, yeah. We should probably eat..." Percy tried to distract her.

"No let's go say hi!" She said excitedly.

I retreated to my table in defeat.

"I thought you were going to the bathroom?" Todd asked, looking confused. I was beginning to realize that it didn't take a lot to confuse this guy.

Percy's date bounded up to our table. "Hi guys I'm Ally and it's so awesome to meet you. You're Annabeth right? Oh, Percy's told me so much about you!"

I raised my eyebrows at him. "Is that so?"

Percy looked at his shoes for a very long time.

"Totally. He told me all about how you guys, you know, fought monsters." she said in a loud stage whisper. "It was probably amazing to see. And," she turned back to Percy who looked like he was trying imagine himself away from here. "I bet seeing you fight monsters is like totally hot." She lightly traced the length of his arm in what appeared to be a rather intimate gesture.

"Well," I said loudly. "We should let you guy get back to dinner. In fact, why don't you take our table?"

"Really?" Todd and Ally said at the same time.

"I thought we could stay out a little longer Annabeth." Todd said with a disappointed frown.

I shot a quick look at Percy to see that he was smirking. He thought I was still so in love with him that I couldn't stand seeing him with someone else. He can go to Tartarus for all I care.

"Actually Todd, I thought we could go back to my place." I said with my best attempt at a sexy smile. It probably came out looking like I just tasted something nasty but they both fell for it.

Todd's face lit up excitedly. I felt kind of bad for using the guy. I'd make up some kind of excuse to leave later but I still felt a little scummy. But I figured he owed me for that terrible date.

Percy looked like he wanted to punch Todd. This was better than I thought it was going to be.

I turned to Todd again. "Babe, why don't you go pull the car around. I'll pick up the bill."

Todd looked like he'd just struck gold. A girl who's willing to take him home and pay for his dinner didn't show up at his door very often.

"Yeah. Okay!" He fumbled, looking for his keys before I could change my mind.

Noticing the increasing look of annoyance on Percy's face, I decided to leave him with one last thing to remember me by.I grabbed Todd and kissed him forcefully on the mouth.

When I let him go, Todd practically ran out the door to get his car.

I turned back to Percy, grinning. He was fuming.

"Annabeth, what..."

"Shut up." I cut him off. "I only have one thing to say to you." I leaned in to whisper in his ear so Ally, who'd been watching this unfold like an especially
intriguing episode of "Gossip Girl," couldn't hear.

I moved closer and felt him shudder as my breath tickled his ear. "I hope this gives you hell."