ANNABETH'S POV:

I have decided to get over Percy Jackson.

I mean, there's obviously no way I'm ever going to get him back; so why bother? I love him with all my heart, but we can never be the same. Not after what I did to him...

Annnnywayyyy, here's how I plan to do it. It's not like I can just forget about him, so I'll do the next best thing.

I'll get a new boyfriend.

Yeah, yeah, I know what you're thinking. 'You slut! You love another man and so you're just gonna get a different boyfriend! What's wrong with you?' or something like that. But no, if I don't do this the rest of my immortal life will be ruined. I'll be broken hearted forever! All I have to do is fall in love with someone else, and then Percy and mine's breakup will hurt less.

Now, here's the tricky part. Finding someone to fall in love with.

I gotta work with what I got, 'cuase were on a ship. Not many options on a ship. But I guess I'll make do.

Right now I'm sitting in my room surrounded by a mound of snotty tissues (gross) from my three hour crying session after I watched Percy and Thalia. I push through the mountain of tissues and make it to my desk. I quickly make a list of all of the males on this ship, excluding some names like Percy and the gods.

I scan down the list and look for possible options...I could always go back to John, but the gods know that would be hell for me. And plus, I never loved him in the first place. After hours of vigorous searching I come up with nothing.

Uggg! Why did I ever think this would work? I can't just make myself fall in love with someone! It has to be spontaneous! And I call myself a daughter of Athena...

I gave up and crumpled the paper. I threw it to the trash can and missed. I just rolled my eyes and flopped down on my bed, snotty tissues flying everywhere.

I'm a basket case, I thought.When did I go mad? Was it when Percy left?

I sighed and went to sleep...

TIME SKIP~~~ 6 HOURS

ANNABETH POV:

I woke up feeling refreshed. But, I had only slept for six hours, I usually sleep for eight. I wonder what woke me up.

"ANNABETH!" oh, that's what woke me up.

Malcolm came busting into my room, his face was red like he ran across the ship here; though he looks like an excited puppy.

"What Malcolm?" I said, irritated. I need my sleep!

"We have a new guy!"

"Huh? We're on a ship in the middle of the ocean! We CAN'T have a new guy!"

He rolled his eyes.

"The gods flashed him here. He apparently showed up at camp and found it deserted. He was like 'WTH?' and the gods flashed him here. He's pretty shaken."

"And why do I need to know about this new guy?" I asked. I don't need to know every little detail about everything, but some people just don't seem to get it.

"He's our age, not thirteen, and he still hasn't been claimed! (Though it's obvious he's a son of Apollo). I mean, he's not our age cuz were like two hundred years old, but he's sixteen, so he kinda is. But anyway! The gods broke their promise! "

"Huh, oh well. Nothing we can do about it. But I do want to meet him." I like meeting new people, it's interesting.

We walked out to the front of the ship, but I slowed my tracks when I saw who the new guy was talking to.

Percy.

We continued and I went up to him. I heard what they were talking about.

"So, yeah. The soldiers of Chaos are basically like hunters of Artemis; except we haven't sworn off men and most of us are men. Though there are quite a few girls." Percy said.

"Oh, and are you a soldier too?" the guy asked. I noticed his voice was nice. Not too high, not too deep. Just like Percy's voice.

"Uhhh, no I'm not." Was all Percy said.

The guy looked confused, it was a cute look on him. His eyebrows would scrunch up and his lips would purse. I idly wondered why I cared about these things.

"Well, it's obvious they look up to you like a leader sooo...?" the boy continued.

Percy looked nervous, like he didn't want to freak the guy out. He looked to me for an excuse.

"Hey, this is Annabeth Chase! She's a daughter of Athena." He looked to me and I saw something in his eyes. I couldn't figure out what it was.

"Hi, my name's Dillon." He said in a friendly voice, he reached out his hand and I shook it; smiling back at him.

"Well, I guess you know my name now." I said, still smiling. I looked over and saw Percy looking between us, smirking.

"Wipe that damn smirk off your face, Jackson! You're not funny!" I said loudly. He out-right laughed at that, and I crossed my arms though now I was smiling.

Dillon looked confused.

Percy walked away laughing. I felt light as air, so much better. I looked back at Dillon with a blush and said, "So you wanna hang out? I can show you around the ship."

He smiled, "Sure!"

PERCY POV:

It was obvious she liked him. Even though she couldn't tell she did now, she'd figure it out sooner or later.

I went to find my own love, feeling happy. Annabeth had finally gotten over me and moved on. It hurt me to see her like that. I loved her, but like a little sister. I simply MUST protect her, it's my duty.

I found Thalia in the kitchen, talking with Katie Gardener. Katie was cooking and Thalia was 'testing'.

I laughed and pulled her close from behind, surprising her and almost making her drop her spoon with chocolate which she was currently licking clean. She reached it over and I licked some off, relishing the sweet taste. Katie chuckled.

"You two are sooo cute!" she said, her pink floral apron billowing around her. We made faces at her and she laughed.

We walked out hand in hand. We ended up walking to my room. I sat down on the bed and patted the spot next to me. She plopped down and rested her head on my shoulder.

"So how's Annabeth been doing?" she asked cautiously. She knew Annabeth was a touchy subject. But this time, I wasn't sad when I talked about her.

"She's doing great, actually. You know the new guy, Dillon? Well, they really hit it off. I think she's giving him a tour right now." I said happily.

"Really? That's great! I'm so happy for her!" Thalia squealed. Psshhh, GIRLS. They're so overdramatic about things!

But I just smiled and kissed her forehead, happy at her happiness.

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