A/N: Here is part two! Went through some indecision on what POV to do this one from, had some ideas for one from Brayden's friend, Ian, but ultimately decided to bring a new one in.

Jessica

I walked along the beach, alone, as a slow song played. I could see all the people around the fire dancing together, couples and people just choosing to dance together, but I was a little bit away from all of that.

It wasn't that I was ugly or a bitch. I figured I was at least average with my looks and had an okay personality. Just, didn't have anyone to dance with. Most of my guy friends were taken, or nowhere in sight.

Some quiet giggles stopped me in my tracks. Just ahead of me, in the surf, was a couple dancing alone to the music. They were holding each other close, and the boy spun the girl around once before bringing her back in, the girl resting her head against his chest. She had only her shorts and swimsuit top on, and the boy was in his swim shorts. As he spun the girl, I saw his face and realized who it was.

Percy Jackson, and a girl who must have been the rumored girlfriend that Angie had told me about.

I realized that I could hear noises, and that it was Percy, quietly singing the lyrics to the song to his girlfriend. I smiled involuntarily, despite how jealous it made me feel of the girl getting such attention, because it was an adorable scene. I turned on my heels and headed back to the fire, feeling a little too cold to keep walking.

A guy with blonde hair seemed to have been watching the couple dancing on the beach as well, and noticed me, his blue eyes bright and amused. He caught up to me, chuckling softly.

"Makes you wish you had that, huh?" he said, and I wondered if maybe I was going to dance with someone after all.

"A little bit, especially when everyone else is dancing too." I said, rubbing my arms. He shrugged, "It's hard to be as comfortable with each other as Percy and Annabeth are together. They've pretty much been through everything together."

I quirked an eyebrow at him, and he read my mind, "I'm one of the people Percy invited, we're cousins."

I mouthed a silent 'oh' and turned my head to the sand. "You know, you don't have to sit around hoping a guy will ask you to dance." He said, making my face him again, curious as to what he had to say.

He paused to think his words over before saying, "If you want to dance with someone, just go ask, or hey, maybe something will happen and just give you the opportunity to ask. Fate works in mysterious ways."

I tried to process, "Soo, if a guy was giving me advice about asking someone to dance instead of waiting, does that mean he's too much of a baby to ask me himself?"

The boy laughed, as we reached the fire, just outside the cluster of dancing couples nearing the end of the slow song. "Sometimes, maybe, but not in this case." He clarified, disappointing me slightly, because he seemed genuinely nice. "Think more along the lines of someone you actually know, I'm just giving advice here." He said, before chipping in "Because I'm awesome"

I smiled slightly, "Even if I wanted to, the song is over." I said, almost on cue with the end of the song.

However, a second slow song began, the DJ announcing that it was one for anyone who'd missed their first chance. I turned to see the boy smirking at me. "Second chances are great."

I looked at him in bewilderment. "What are you, psychic or something?" This was seriously happening as if he knew what was going to occur at every moment.

He laughed, eyes looking through the crowd before locking on something. "No, I'm just a lousy boyfriend who knew he wouldn't find his girlfriend until the slow song ended, so I asked the DJ to play another after."

I turned and saw he'd locked eyes with a very pretty girl, who was heading through the throng of people towards us.

"Took you long enough Sparky" the girl teased as she reached us, leaning up to give the boy a kiss on the cheek.

"Hey, I did what I could." He defended, weakly, before turning to me, "So, you better make the most of your newfound opportunity." He said in a lighthearted tone, "you're welcome, by the way." He winked.

The girl looked at me, "What, gonna ask a special someone to dance?" she said, smiling. I shook my head, cheeks turning pink anyways, "Not really, just got some advice from your boyfriend to just ask someone to dance and see what happens, but I have no idea who to ask." I confessed, feeling oddly comfortable talking about it with her, she just seemed like someone who took relationships seriously.

The girl glanced around the crowd and grinned, "Oh don't worry, I bet things will just bump right into place." She teased, smirking at me like she knew something I didn't.

"You'll see, anyways, I think you owe me a dance, Jason." The girl turned to the boy, now apparently named Jason, and he grinned sheepishly. "Let's go then, Pipes."

They headed into the swarm of people dancing, hand in hand, and I turned to walk away, still none the wiser about who to ask to dance, if anyone, and confused by the girl's words, things will just bump right into place, what does that mean?

Ironically enough, as I thought this, I bumped into someone and fell to the ground, my head bumping the sand lightly, though the beach was almost like a cushion.

"Oh man, I'm so sorry Jess!" a deep voice said urgently, and I felt someone's hands on my shoulders, lifting me up to a sitting position gently.

Opening my eyes, I recognized Ian, smiling apologetically as he held me steady. We had a few classes together, so I guess we were friends, but he usually acted stupid and shallow, even though he was polite in general. It was a confusing mix.

I smiled back, letting him know I wasn't angry, "its fine. I wasn't looking where I was walking." I said, pushing off the sand with one hand. Ian took my other hand in his and hauled me to my feet.

"Looked like you hit your head though" he said, glancing at my blonde hair as if he would see blood leaking through it from my skull.

"I didn't hit it hard, I'm fine, honestly." I muttered agitatedly, though secretly I was grateful to him for being so concerned.

He shrugged, his hand still up at my shoulder, brushing over it as if he thought I was going to collapse any second.

The sound of the song playing made its way to my head again, and Jason's girlfriend's words about things bumping into place rang in my brain loudly, as if everything was clicking now.

I glanced at the people dancing, seeing Jason among them, and then back at Ian.

"Do um, do you want to dance?" I asked quietly, looking up at him.

His eyes widened, "Geez, you really must have hit your head hard" he joked, but he held out a hand to me anyways. Smiling, I took it and he tugged me into a clear space surrounded by other dancing couples.

Ian put his hands on my waist and we started to dance, slowly. He smirked down at me, and I knew a joke was coming, "So, should I call the ambulance now, because there's no way that you would ask me to dance with you if you were in your right state of mind, Jess." I laughed, failing to contain a snort, and my face burned red with embarrassment, but Ian just chuckled.

"Maybe I just went on a spur of the moment thing" I said, before raising an eyebrow playfully, "Why? Would you rather not dance with me?"

He stuttered out a denial, turning a little pink himself, I just laughed, putting my head against his chest tentatively, hoping that he'd be okay with it. Jason's girlfriend, Pipes, Jason had called her, caught my eye, and she smirked at me, a knowing glint in her eyes. I just smiled back, mouthing the words 'you were right' to her.

I wasn't really sure what it was about her, or her boyfriend Jason, or even Percy and his girlfriend. However, they'd all played a part in making this night go from lonely to something akin to perfect.

They certainly were something different.