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Percy slowly stood up the next morning and touched the symbol on his right wrist, that still hurt quite a bit. Himeros was right, Percy felt nothing towards Annabeth now. No more aching over Annabeth, thought Percy.

Apparently, his cabin was soundproof since nobody bothered to check on him after his agony filled screams, so he shrugged it off. That is when he heard his stomach rumble. Percy walked out of his cabin and took a deep breath. He realized it was morning again and that he had passed out for the entirety of yesterday. The sweet smell of nature and perfume filled the air. Percy never liked perfume because of Aphrodite but today he was actually feeling it grow on him. He took another deep breath and headed towards the dining pavilion for some much-needed breakfast. When he entered he quickly grabbed his food and headed towards the Poseidon table, he was starving. Hmm makes sense, I did not eat at all yesterday or have dinner the night before that.

As he was devouring his food Percy could not help to notice that all the girls looked extra beautiful today. He found himself checking out Clarisse. Looking at her muscular thighs, decently sized breasts and her amazingly toned body. He realized what he was doing as he found himself getting excited. He shook his head and tried to lecture himself about it. Clarisse is your friend, stop looking at her like that. Just because she has a pretty face, thick and juicy thighs, wonderfully perky yet relatively large breasts, small waist and that amazing body that could rock your world is no excuse to stare at her in that way. He was doing it again, he thought. Something was seriously wrong with him, before he would never feel this way. He did join the camp before his puberty hit and after that he was only focused on getting Annabeth's heart. Yeah... that must be it, he assured himself. He finished his food as fast as possible and headed towards the arena to see if he could clear his mind a bit by slashing some dummies.

"Hey Percy," he heard in the distance, a few meters behind him. Percy turned to see who it was. It was Clayton.

"Sup, Clayton," Percy said cheerfully with a bright smile. He had nothing against Clayton, he was a good person and Clayton never made a move on Annabeth when she was still with Percy, so he guessed things were alright. He won Annabeth's heart honestly and with the mark of Himeros he no longer felt heartbroken, so he had no ill will towards the son of Hephaestus.

Clayton did not know if Percy was faking his cheerful attitude. Just last night Annabeth and he confessed their love for each other. Annabeth said that Percy already knew yet let her go and with one last hug wished her to be happy. However here he was, happily slashing a dummy, greeting him cheerfully and indiscreetly checking out the girls that passed by. If he did not know any better, he would have thought Percy never loved Annabeth, he showed no signs of being hurt by their very recent breakup. He saw him steal a few glances in the direction of the Aphrodite girls, he could see lust in Percy's eyes but decided to ignore it for the time being, after all, he might just be acting strong and making himself to look like he has moved on for their sake.

"Are you alright Percy?" He asked warily. Clayton was not a coward, but this was Percy, a living legend. Indisputably the most powerful Greek warrior of the millennia, the only other demigod that could stand a chance against him was Jason Grace but he was Roman and in Camp Jupiter.

"Never felt better," Percy took a deep breath as he capped Riptide and walked towards him. Clayton was beginning to feel nervous even though Percy had just capped his pen.

"Are you and Annabeth together already?" He asked casually. Clayton did not know what to say. Annabeth and he were together, they even had a heated make-out session this morning as he picked her up from her cabin. He could not tell Percy that. That would surely infuriate him, that Annabeth had easily replaced him and with him most of all, someone who Percy himself considered a friend.

"Relax Clayton," he said as Percy grabbed his left shoulder with his right hand. "You have nothing to worry about... I just want the best for Annabeth and if she feels her happiness is with you she is probably right." Clayton could not believe Percy had just said that and so casually. Either Percy had lost it, or he truly felt fine with breaking up with Annabeth.

"I don't hold it against her, and I don't hold it against you either. Sometimes these things just happen." Clayton could feel the sincerity of Percy's words. Percy was not lying. He really did know, and he let Annabeth be happy even at the cost of his own happiness. A noble deed indeed yet he couldn't help but to feel uneasy at his nonchalant behavior.

"However, if you break her heart…" Clayton tried his best to not react but gulped and his eyes widened a bit as he realized he was about to be threatened by Percy.

"Well let's just say you'll wish you were never born." A cold stare pierced Clayton's soul. Clayton could tell Percy was fine with the breakup but if he broke Annabeth's heart he will regret it, he figured not even Poseidon could stop a raging Percy, unless Poseidon was enraged himself. He was knocked out of his thoughts when Percy continued, "I was devastated when I learned about you guys… I won't lie; However, I won't have Annabeth go through the pain I had to go through," he said firmly. "Don't make me regret this Simmons." Clayton just nodded vigorously and cleared his throat to speak.

"You got nothing to worry about Percy, I know this must be incredibly difficult for you. However, like you, I too truly love Annabeth and I will prove it by putting her happiness before all else, even my own if I have to." He finished softly. Percy just nodded, and Clayton took it as his cue to leave.

Clayton was relieved Percy had been so cool about it. He did not seem like the guy to hold grudges and was incredibly loyal to his friends and wanted nothing more than to see them all happy. I will not fail you Annabeth, I love you just as much as Percy, if not more. Clayton assured himself as he headed towards the Athena cabin, he would not fail her.

Clarisse POV

I woke up relatively early today, I was in the dining pavilion with a few of my siblings discussing the best strategy to take down a wild bear if it finds us with an injured dominant hand. That is when I noticed that Percy rushed to the food table, got an insane amount of food and started eating like a wild animal. I was surprised, I expected him to be moping the entire day, but he showed no signs of heartbreak, just insane hunger. I also realized he looked slightly more handsome today, his eyes were a brighter shade of green and his face was flawless, like if he had been recently touched by an angel.

I shrugged those thoughts away. It was dumb for me to start thinking about guys, I recently broke up with stupid Chris as he wanted to do it right after our second date. I was not an easy woman plus I heard rumors he was only dating me because I was the toughest woman on camp and he only wanted to bed me to brag about doing the toughest girl. I was not ready to start dating again, at least not with scum like him, even if this was Percy. He was the perfect attentive boyfriend from what I had seen and heard. Probably the only man who could treat me with respect yet make me feel like a woman. The best warrior I ever seen in battle, maybe even fiercer than my father. He was the perfect balance of warrior and boyfriend, well at least according to Annabeth. For some reason Annabeth thought Clayton was better. II could not see why but then again, he was not my type, a passive craft loving boy who only fought when absolutely necessary, despite having a body born for battle, was honestly lame.

If Percy and I did get together, our children will be true warriors. They will carry our warrior blood and be natural leaders. Wait, why I am thinking about Percy's and my children? I don't even like him that much... Plus, he probably needs time to get over Annabeth and he has never showed me a sign of ever liking me… has he?

With my peripheral vision I caught him looking my general direction. I could swear I saw lust in his eyes as he looked at me directly. If I did not know any better, I would have thought he was checking me out… Regardless a slow blush crept on my face. No! Stop imagining things Clarisse! Percy would never ogle you, especially after having broken up with Annabeth. I noticed Percy shake his head as if trapped in a daydream. And then returned back to finishing his food. I saw him stand up and exit the dining pavilion in a rushed manner. I could not help but to think that maybe he was ogling me. Why else would he shake his head in disbelief then return back to eating and leave? Nah, he probably just thinking about something else.

I finished eating my breakfast and walked towards the arena. There I saw Percy talking to Clayton.

"I won't have Annabeth go through the pain I had to go through." He told Clayton, "Don't make me regret this Simmons." After nodding rapidly Clayton cleared his throat and told Percy, "You got nothing to worry about Percy, I know this must be incredibly difficult for you. However, like you, I too truly love Annabeth and I will prove it by putting her happiness before all else even my own if I have to." Percy just nodded, uncapped out his pen and started slashing at the dummies as if nothing had happened. Clayton ran towards the Athena cabin, probably to see Annabeth.

Why was Percy taking this so lightly? I figured he would at least show some sadness, but his eyes just sparkled brightly, if anything they looked more beautiful. Ugh, why I am thinking about Percy like this?

I noticed that Percy was looking in the direction of the Aphrodite girls. Then proceeded to lick his lips slowly and bite his lower lip. What the fuck? Why was Percy doing that. He was blatantly ogling the Aphrodite girls. I did not know what to think. Percy was acting all strange, my thoughts returned to when I thought he was ogling me. Maybe he was, maybe Percy truly moved on and is looking for a new girlfriend. My heart started beating faster as a smile crept across my face, but I quickly made it disappear. No! I can't think like that about Prissy. Ugh but I can't stop thinking about him. If he is truly looking for a new girlfriend, we help each other. I mean why not? Right?

I tried to shake those thoughts away from my head and walked over to Percy.

"Want to spar a bit Prissy?" I yelled at a distance. Maybe sparring with him for a bit can help me clear my mind, I thought.

"Sure Clarisse," replied Percy as he slowly walked toward me with a sly smile on his face.