A/N I'm not even bothered. . .

enjoy . . .

So what we had to do was basically useless. In no way was it of help to anyone. You had a shovel, and that's it. You'd find yourself a spot, and start digging. Fun. . .not. . .crap. . .yes. . .

So that's what happened. I got a shovel, and found myself a spot. Unfortunately for me, it wasn't near Nico or Thalia. It was near Clarisse and the two twins, Travis and Connor.

Many times I'd stop to look at Annabeth. She was cute, okay? I loved looking at her. The way she looked as she worked, how she puffed to catch her breath. Everything. One time I got caught form Clarisse. "What you looking at punk?" She asked stopping.

I chuckled lightly. Same old Clarisse. "Nothing." I quickly said. I continued digging.

"You're looking at her." She said nudging at Annabeth.

"What if I am?" I asked without looking at her.

"Good luck winning her heart." She said with a laugh. "Many have tried and failed."

I looked at her scowling. Who had dared. . .I was going to kick their asses, if they even touched. . .it was now I realised what could have happened in the past eight months. "Who?" I asked.

"Why'd you care?" She asked me.

I threw my shovel to the ground I marched to her and grabbed her collar. "Just tell me who?" I said loudly.

Clarisse didn't even flinch. "Back off before they see you." She snarled at me.

I let go of her collar and went back to my hole. "Just tell me. . ." I said as I started digging again.

"Why'd you care so much?" She asked again. "It's not like you're her boyfriend or something." I chuckled lightly. How wrong was she. . .

I continued digging without exchanging another word.

~.~.~.~

For lunch we had to make two lines to collect our lunch. I wasn't going to eat so I just sat down. I heard my stomach complain and demand for food, but I just pushed the feeling down. In time both Nico and Thalia came and sat down next to me. "What the Hades happened?" Thalia asked. "Why can't you eat lunch."

"Stop using my father's name like that." Nico complained as he took a bite from the loaf of bread.

"Defended Annabeth." I said ignoring Nico.

Thalia chuckled. "You know she can take care of herself right?" She asked as she too took a bite from her bread.

I nodded. "She kinda scolded me afterwards." I said with a grin. "Same old Annabeth."

Then from nowhere Annabeth was sitting next to me and Hazel next to Thalia. "Talk of the devil and he will come." I muttered.

Annabeth gave me a hard look and Thalia chuckled. "Nico's the devil Kelp Head."

"Kelp Head?" Annabeth said quietly, but she wasn't asking anyone, it loomed like she was asking herself.

Thalia answered anyway. "It's what I call him." She explained.

"Why Kelp?" Annabeth questioned. "Why not something else."

Thalia raise her eyebrows for a moment then she shrugged. "I dunno. It just came that way."

"I heard what you did." Hazel said. "It was kind. But I also heard that yo missed breakfast. If you want I could give you some of mine."

I looked at he food, my stomach was craving for it but it was really little. "No thanks, doesn't look like it's much."

"Are you sure?" She said raising her eyebrows.

I nodded. "Plus, won't you get in trouble if you give it to me when I'm not supposed to eat?"

She shrugged. "You helped her, would only be fair."

We stayed quiet for a while. "How long is the break?" I asked.

Annabeth looked up from her plate. "About forty five minutes, usually."

"Today's not usual." I asked her.

She smiled and nodded. "They're letting Jason out at the end." She said. "Finally."

I saw Thalia smile at the news. "Good." I said. "We'll get to meet him then. Who's his godly parent?"

She narrowed her eyes before answering. "He's the only living son of Jupiter." She said, I heard Thalia cough to hide her snicker.

I nodded. "And you are. . ."

Again she narrowed her eyes before telling me. "Daughter of Athena." She said proudly. "And she's the only living daughter of Pluto."

I broke my eyesight from her to look at Nico. He was looking down and fidgeting with his fingers. I patted him on the back. He jerked up and glared at me.

"What's wrong?" Hazel questioned.

I turned. "Uh." I said dumbly. "Nothing. Nico here is moody." I said randomly.

Thalia chuckled while Nico smacked me on the head. "Ow," I said rubbing my head.

~.~.~.~

We were all standing in a semicircle in front of a pair of doors that -I had been told- led to the isolation or just normal cells. Waiting for them to open and Jason to step out.

Two guards were at the entrance. They pressed their ear as if receiving a message through an ear piece and opened the doors. Jason was the first thing I saw, then two more people came into focus. They were pinning his arms behind him. He was trying to wriggle out of their grasp but their grip seemed strong enough to hold him.

His face lightened when he saw Annabeth and Hazel in the middle. I saw Thalia scowling beside me.

The two agents let go of his arms and surprisingly he didn't attack them. He merely turned to glare at them before walking in the direction of his two fellow leaders.

We waited until everyone was back to work before approaching him, he was still with Hazel and Annabeth. He frowned slightly at seeing us. "Who the hell are you?" He asked.

I stretched out my hand. "Percy Jackson." I said. He thought a second before shaking my hand.

He then turned to my friends, his sister included. "And you?"

"Nico Di Angelo." "Thalia."

He raised an eyebrow. "No surname."

I bet she wanted to tell them, so then she'll need to brake it to them that he was her brother, but she didn't. "No," she said. "No surname." She agreed.

"Why?" He asked shaking her hand.

"I can't remember the reason." She lied.

He frowned a little. "What was your surname?" Jason asked.

"Why'd you wanna know it so much? It's just a surname." She exclaimed.

"If it's just a surname then why don't you tell me?"

She puffed. "I don't remember it." She said at last.

It was obvious she was lying, but he didn't press it.

"Hey you five!" An agent yelled. We all turned to look. "Get back to work."

I did not need to be told twice, and neither did they. We walked back to the 'holes.

A/N hope ya liked it. . .

Hunter out