I do not own Percy Jackson or any of the characters. I think I own the plot but these days, who knows?

Percy's POV
I don't know what I expected honestly. I've been sitting in that same place in Central Park for God knows how long, just staring at the picnic I spent all day yesterday preparing. I knew that I probably should be cleaning up everything, but I didn't want to. In a way, it felt like if I did, then that was it. The end of my supposed-to-be-magical date with Rachel. I mean logically speaking it ended the moment I let Rachel walk away, I know that, but by cleaning everything up and heading home I'd be officially giving up. I probably would've stayed there all night, but apparently that wasn't what the universe wanted because it suddenly started raining. It started out as a drizzle that I could've ignored, but then it just started pouring. So with that, I packed everything up and headed home.

-Line Break-

With everything that happened between me and Rachel, I completely forgot that the guys were staying at my place for bro's night. So imagine my surprise when I entered my home and was greeted by not only all of the guys but also all of the girls. They were all arguing about wether they should do a Harry Potter marathon or a James Bond one. I was devising a plan on how to sneak into my room and just spend the rest of my life there without being caught, when Grover saw me. Shit. Should I just make a run for it?

Grover cleared his throat and tried getting their attention, with no luck might I add. "Guys."

"James Bond is a classic!" Nico argued.

"Booring." Thalia retorted.

"Oh yeah, because Harry Potter is so great." Jason said sarcastically.

"Guys?" Grover tried again.

"You shut your mouth! That is just blasphemy!" Piper gasped.

"James Bond is awesome, Harry Potter is lame." Leo announced.

"What are you talking about? You love Harry Potter!" Hazel protested.

"Well, yeah." Leo admitted. "But not if I could watch a bunch of awesome spy movies instead."

"Bull shit! You just want to watch a bunch of naked ladies!" Thalia argued.

"GUYS! Percy's back!" Grover all but shouted.

The moment he said that, I knew I should've just made a run for it, because all heads snapped back to my position.

"Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Nico asked him. Grover shot him a dirty look in return and started mumbling a few choice swear words that I don't even wanna repeat.

"Umm... Heey guys. What's up?" I said sheepishly.

"What are you doing here?" Jason asked.

"Why are you wet?" Leo added

"What are the girls doing here?" I retorted.

"We came here to see if we could give you some last-minute advice before your date." Hazel answered.

"Speaking of, shouldn't you be that date right now?" Nico asked.

I ran my hand through my wet hair. "Something came up." I answered vaguely. I really don't feel like reliving that memory again. I just want to take a shower go to sleep and never wake up.

"What?" Frank asked curiously.

I scowled at the ground and muttered "It's nothing. I'm gonna take a shower."

I was on my way to the bathroom, when Nico blocked my path. "Dude, what happened?"

I sighed and asked "Can you let me go through? I want to take a shower."

"Not until you tell me what happened." He answered.

"No. I really want to take a shower. I'm soaking wet, so let me through." I barked.

He just stood his ground and said "Not until you tell me what happened."

"Why?"

"Because we care for you and want to know." He answered calmly, gesturing to everyone in the room. He got nods and words of agreement from everyone.

I just sighed and pleaded "After my shower..Please?"

He stared at me for a while before slowly nodding."Fine, after your shower. But you're gonna tell us everything, okay?"

"I promise." I relented.

-Line Break-

"So... what happened?" Leo asked, breaking the awkward silence from before. Everyone leaned in, interested in my answer.

I just sighed, for what felt like the millionth time that night. "Short version: Rachel dumped me. Or more like, I let her dump me I guess."

"What?" Jason said shocked.

"But I thought she liked you!" Piper exclaimed.

"She did! She does.. I don't know, it's complicated." I was glaring at the ground once more. I couldn't tell them that it was all because I'm in love with Annabeth and I'm kind of pissed off about that. All of this could've been avoided if I had just payed more attention to my feelings and wasn't completely oblivious.

"Is it because...?" Leo asked, giving looking at Annabeth and then at me.

"Partly." I admitted sadly.

"Because of what?" Annabeth asked confusedly.

"Umm... Let me just start from the beginning." I said hastily and recounted the tale from the beginning until the end, omitting the part about me being in love with Annabeth of course.

"... and then she walked away, but I didn't stop her or run after her." I finished my voice sounding broken even to me. "I just let her. I should've ran after her. Gods I'm so stupid! Of course I should've ran after her! Gods, what was I thinking!?" I panicked.

"No, Percy. You did the right thing!" Nico reassured me.

"Then why do I feel like crap?" I sniffed. "Why does it hurt so much?"

"It hurts, because it mattered." Leo answered. Everyone, even me stared at him.

"Bro." I said, giving him a fist bump because that was deep. And I don't care how sad I am, I am never too sad to give my bro a fist bump.

"What?" He said defensively. "Why are you guys looking at me like that?"

"Uhhh, nothing. That was just deep, really really deep." Thalia said in a surprised tone.

"Yeah, and we didn't know you could actually be deep." Frank admitted.

"I take offense to that." Leo said. "I can be deep you know, I just choose not to be. Makes me feel all weird and wise. That's not in my job description. But anyway, I think you did the right thing Perce."

"You think so?" I asked hopefully.

"Yeah, I mean think about it. We're just Juniors and she's already in college. Not only that, she'd also be halfway across the world." Jason told me.

"We could've tried long distance." I argued.

"Yeah, but those rarely work out." Piper countered.

"But sometimes they do." I retorted. Maybe there's still a chance. It's not like she's leaving today. Maybe I could just go by her house and... and.. Fix all of this. Maybe I can still fix this mess.

"That is true." Piper conceded "But most of the timed they don't. Look I'm not telling you that it wouldn't have worked out between you and Rachel. I'm telling you that from you story, it sounds like you've got some things to work out by yourself before starting a relationship."

I just stared at the ground, because she's right. Piper doesn't even know the whole story and somehow she figured it out. It kinda scares me how observant she really is. But how on earth am I gonna get over Annabeth? What am I even supposed to do? I mean, shouldn't I then try to move on with someone else? I couldn't voice out any of these thoughts though, because only Nico and Leo know the truth. I made a mental note to ask them all of this.

"Well... I think we could all use a distraction right about now. I'm thinking it's movie time." Leo said to end the serious mood everyone was in.

"Yeah, Percy what do you wanna watch?" Thalia asked me.

"I don't care. I just wanna go to sleep if that's okay with you guys." I mumbled tiredly, because honestly all I want to do right now is sleep and forget everything that happened.

Everyone shared a worried glance before Annabeth spoke for the first time since I started talking about my date. "You sure? Because I'd- I mean we would all really appreciate it if you stayed. It is friend night after all." She spoke in a soft voice, gesturing to place beside her on the couch.

"Yeah, Perce. Friend night just would not be the same without you. It'd be weird and just plain wrong without you!" Leo lamented.

"First and for all since when did this even become friend night? Secondly this is the first friend night we've had, ever." I said confusedly.

"Just stay Kelp Brains, you shouldn't be alone tonight." Thalia said in a soft tone that surprised me.

"Yeah, we'll watch anything you want. Anything at all." Hazel reassured me.

"Even Star Wars?" I asked, knowing Nico's reaction.

"What?! No way, I am not watching the first-" Nico started, but then Thalia elbowed him and received a glare from Annabeth. He just coughed and said "Yeah, of course."

"I don't know.." I said doubtfully.

"Please? For me?" Annabeth asked, and I couldn't deny her. After everything that happened, I knew one thing. I should focus on getting over Annabeth if I ever want to have a normal relationship with a girl It wouldn't be fair to her or me if I were to start a relationship, while still being in love with Annabeth. So that's my new goal, get over Annabeth.

But for now, I'm gonna enjoy watching my favorite movie series with the girl I love beside me.

"Alright." I relented and sat beside her. I felt my heart speed up, and for once I just enjoyed the feeling because starting tomorrow I'm not gonna let myself think of her like that any more. Tomorrow, will be the a fresh start. Tomorrow, I'll take my first step of moving on from Annabeth Chase.

-Time Skip: The Next Day-

I woke up feeling great, for some reason. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that it was a nice day -the sun was shining and the birds were chirping- or maybe it had something to do with fact that I woke up with Annabeth in my arms. Who knows? I started wondering how I got here, and then the events of yesterday came crashing back.

My first date, ruined. Rachel, walking away. Me, doing nothing like always. It all came back. Suddenly the day didn't seem that nice, in fact it seemed like it was mocking me. Here I am, practically dying inside, and yet the world did not give a single damn. It just kept on going, expecting me to do the same. I sighed, knowing my good mood has all but vanished and wouldn't return any time soon, and decided to get up and start making breakfast.

Anything to stop thinking.


Hey guys, how's it going? Here's another chapter, a bit on the short side if you ask me, which is why I'll be updating tomorrow to make up for it. This holiday has been more stressful for me than I though it would. I had to study and babysit, I'm not gonna bore you the the details. So what did you think of the chapter? Loved it? Hated it? Didn't really care? If so, be sure to tell me why and how I can improve your reading experience. I am doing all of this for all of you, so I really want you guys to enjoy reading this. OH, don't forget to vote on the poll in my profile, that would really help me out. As for what I thought of this chapter, it's meh. It didn'T really go as easily as some chapters have and I kinda feel like you can see that. I'm hoping that tomorrow's chapter will go a lot smoother, because I will be speeding things ups bit. There are some things that have to happen, but obviously I can't tell you guys just yet. Sorry. But if you guys really, and I mean REALLY didn't like this chapter (cause frankly I could understand why) then I will rewrite it tomorrow and add a new chapter. And.. That's all for now actually.

To Starbreaker195: Dude, I was just about to post this chapter when I saw your review and I kinda wished I saw it earlier. I mean, i and this whole chapter written out and then there you went with that awesome idea and it's either lose a lot of sleep and rewrite the chapter or post this one and regret it for the rest of my life. And if it weren't so late and I didn't have to hang out with my friends tomorrow, then I probably would have chosen the first option, the better option. However -without giving you any spoilers- I can tell you that there will be a lot of twists and turns in the future and that nothing will come easy. I really appreciate the suggestions and criticism. Thanks man :)

To RANDOM DuDeTte: Thanks! I try :) And I'll think about your suggestions, thanks for those too by the way! :)

To Guest: I'm so sorry :( It had to be done.

To Guardian'sDragonOfDeath: You and me both dude, you and me both. Well actually, probably a lot more people. I'm glad you enjoyed it though :)

To ilikechocolate7100: Well... I'm glad? I'm not really sure if getting someone fucked is good. So... if that isn't a good thing, then I'm sorry.

To UsernameKF: She did make an appearance a couple of chapters ago.

BECKENDORK: Oh, okay! Nice friend you got there :), I'm not sure I would let my friends use my account. Well, to be fair the yon'd know I read fanfic so I guess this is all moot. I kinda had my doubts about that chapter, but I'm glad you liked it!

To.. NONAME2002: Oh jeez, I was dreading this. I mean, hey! how's going? *starts sweating* I'm so sorry dude, but I couldn't just lie to all of you. If I had dragged it out any longer you'd just hate me even more. *I said, while slowly taking a step back* ... Didn't believe that? Well... Umm *become paler, begins sweating heavily* Did you know that emperor penguins bow to each other before intercourse? Okay, then. I'm just gonna.. yeah *Runs for my life*

To Kale97: Thanks! I'm glad you liked the chapter :) I also hope some guys took note of what I said, because honestly let's face it. Going to the movies on a first date is just terrible and should be stopped. And yeah, it really is helping. It'll apply to something I got planned in the future, so thanks for that! :) And I think I'll always, always love that pun.

To Fratzy: Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! And who knows.. Frankly even I don't know and I'm supposed to be the writer of this story XD

To allstaar: ... Aaand now I feel bad. If it helps, Percy will have a better first date in the future. Thanks, I'm glad you like the story! And I'll keep doing what I do, I just hope it stays good.

To VCRx: Hehe.. Yeah.. Sorry about that dude. But let's face it, if I let them go on a great first date then you'd hate me even more when she goes on that . You'd have been invested in their relationship, and then to have it ripped away from you when you thought all was well... I couldn't do that! That would've been too cruel! As for the placement: Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking. I should've put it at the beginning, my bad bro.
And shit, you're right! Can I hide with you in your bed?... Do you think it's too late tot travel back in time?

Okay, that seems to be all.. So have a nice whatever-time-it-is-wherever-you-wonderful-people-are and take care.
Joy