Hey sorry about the no-update, school started.

I'll try to be faster from now on.

I stared at the closed door, somehow willing it to open again.

Why had I even hoped that Annabeth would go out with me?

I sighed and turned around.

I walked back to Grover.

"Oh Zeus!" He exclaimed."I'm so sorry!Mabye I should've gotten violets instead, or, I know! Chocolates! We can try again with chocolates! I'll put it in a heart shapped box and everything! And tie it with pink ribbon! Oh, Juniper loves that! Just let me-"

"Grover." I said.

He stopped mid-sentence and looked at me, confused.

"It's not your fault. Annabeth would never have went out with me anyways."

"And its not your fault I'm just a loser who can't get a girl." I added, walking away.

"But Percy!Any other girl would have loved to go out with you!Mabye you should try Katie! Or Silena!" He yelled at my back.

"No Grover. I don't like anyone but Annabeth."

Grover stared at my retreating back, looking like he wanted to come after me.

I sped up my pace, quickly disappering into the Poseidon cabin.

I shut the door behind me and let out a sigh of relief.

The sigh choked in my throat when I realized that instead of the familiar sea-glass mosaic floor, I was looking down at shiny, white marble.

I looked up. There were long, stone columns everywhere, with vines climbing up them. There was a red carpet rolled in the middle of the room. Several trophy stands were placed at the sides of the first two had statues of doves, followed by seashells, ending with two read diamond hearts. In the middle of the hearts was a throne. A pretty woman was sitting on the throne, twirling her amber hair.

Guess who it was.

"Hello Percy," She said, her face grave.

"Hi Aphrodite."

She grinned at me, looking more like her usual girly self.
"So, apparently you got rejected today."

I gulped. The goddess of love in your cabin, talking to you about love usually meant that something major was coming.

"I was wondering...how would you like to be the next contestant for 'Get the Girl of Your Dreams!'" Suddenly lights flashed on and Aphrodite was holding a camera.

"So, Percy, how do you feel about Annabeth?" Aphrodite said, pointing the camera at me.

"Ummmm..."

"Percy," Aphrodite whispered."Zeus finally agreed to give me my own show. Just go along with it!"

I didn't move.

"Do you want me to turn you into a dove?" she hissed.

"Um, I like her." I muttered. " Alot."

"Great!" She said, beaming." And what if I told you I could help make her yours?"

I looked up immediatly. " How?"

Aphrodite smiled and snapped her fingers. A tiny bottle of pink liquid appered in her hand.

"This," she said, looking very pleased with herself,"is a Love soon as Annabeth drinks it, she'll be head over heels in love with you!"

The bottle appered in my hand.

"Um, I don't think thats such a good idea." I mummbled.

"Why not?" Aphrodite frowned.

" Well, isn't that sort of cheating with love?"I asked.

"Well, how can it be wrong if the Goddess of Love gives it to you?" She replied.

Good Point. I put the potion in my pocket.

"So do I just add it to her drink?" I asked.

"Good idea!"She beamed.

"This will be great!" she exclaimed.

I looked away as she disappered in a flash of white light.

The marble palace faded, and I was back in the Poseidon cabin.

I looked at the tiny bottle in my hand.

Should I use it?I wondered.What the heck. I took it and went outside.

The clearing was empty, which was weird. But then I remembered that it was lunch time.

It was eerily quiet as I made my way to the dining pavilion.

I walked into the silent pavilion warily.

Everyone was frozen. It seemed like time had stopped. Nico had his mouth open, his fork halfway up.
Clarisse's fist was almost smashing into the nose of a cringing Apollo camper.
A coke spill was almost happening, the coke trapped in midair and Thalia's surprised eyes about the size of dinner plates.

And Annabeth was laughing, her apple juice frozen at the edge of her lips.

Oh no. Kronos.

"Percy!"

I jumped and automaticlly uncapped riptide.

"Yeesh. It's just me." Aphrodite was suddenly standing infront of me, her camera still aimed at my face.

"What. Are. You. Doing. Here." I said,through clenched teeth.

"Opps." She blushed slightly." Guess I forgot to tell you I will be filming the results of my Love Potion."

I frowned. This was not part of the deal.

"I thought Kronos was here," I said.

"Oh, no, that was just me. I had to give you a chance to add the potion to her juice."

I stared at the Love Goddess.

"What?" She demanded.

"I thought only Kronos could stop time," I muttered.

Aphrodite cleared her throat." That's none of your buisness. Now hurry up and add in the potion!"

I shook my head, trying to clear it, and walked over to the Athena table.

I took the plug off the bottle, and a bunch of glitter exploded in my face. I coughed, swatting at it.

"Was the glitter really nessicary?" I sputtered.

" Sorry. Glitter makes everything better."

Aphrodite clapped, and the glitter vanished.

I took a deep breath and slowly tilted the bottle down.

I stopped with the liquid an inch from Annabeth's 100% juice.

Should I really do this? I wondered. I want Annabeth to like me, but is this really the right way?

I stared at Annabeth's laughing face, torn.

"Oh, just do it already!" Aphrodite snapped. She took the potion from me and poured it all into the juice." There." She said, pleased with her handiwork.

I smiled. Well, now noone could get mad at me for not doing the right thing.

Aphrodite snapped her fingers and vanished.

The loud cafeteria noise hit me like a slap to the face after the dead silence. A well deserved slap in the face. I bit my lip and watched as Annabeth downed her whole cup of juice.

What Annabeth didn't know, was that she also just chugged Aphrodite's Love Potion.

Watch me work my magic, Aphrodite's happy voice said in my head.

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