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Annabeth didn't have a clue about what she was going to do or this feeling was in the bottom of her stomach and the back of her mind. What she did know was that she was stalling. She had gone to the medical ward for quote "needed" supplies and to see Piper hoping the love child could help her with this feeling she got when she thought of Percy and the quest. The blond did get some help from the visit. Something wasn't right but what? Piper didn't get a chance poke at that feeling when… when… It doesn't matter just the brunette couldn't for some reason. The grey-eyed girl wasn't too great with feelings and that she knew. She was good with numbers, measurements and algorithms not feelings. She understood thought. She didn't understand feelings. So she went to someone who did, sort of.

"Gover, can we talk for a second?" The said satyr was standing near Juniper's tree at the edge of the forest. She interrupted Juniper saying there was nothing he could do.

"Yeah sure. Is everything all right? It's not Emma is it? She didn't-"
"Who?" Gover's face was overcome by a look of frustration.

"I am so hate that." Gover turned to face the nymph who he tried to argue with but was simply silenced. Juniper repeated again: "There's nothing you can do, sweet-heart."
"I still hate it."
"I know."

"Um…. I don't. And I'm finding that I don't like it." They looked back at Athena's daughter who stood there awkwardly and angry. She had about enough of Chiron's secrets and things he "just couldn't speak of". She knew it had something to do with the quest and Percy. Now here was Gover talking about something that again she didn't know.

"It's nothing." Gover muttered out between clenched teeth.

"It's something. Now tell me."
"You said you wanted to talk and I doubt it's about Emma. Come on. What is it?" Gover could feel that something within Annabeth had changed since the last time he was at Camp Half-Blood. The girl remained silent trying to place Emma's name but she couldn't.
"Tell me why you feeling like this."

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"Maybe I should b- think on it some more." Was all Leo heard but it was enough to break the silence of the forest. He had just finished the final touches on the Argo II and he felt like a huge weight of pressure was lifted off of him. He was relieved that it was finally finished but there was something else. Now that his main job and probably the only thing he could bring to the quest was done. People didn't really need him anymore. The feeling he got in his gut each night before he ran was slowly coming back. He looked at the dark sky and cursed a mixture of Spanish and Greek that he couldn't get the feeling to leave. He wandered through the forest for a while forgetting the break in silence since the quiet returned and left the boy to his thoughts. He wandered until he heard as soft cry. It wasn't a cry for help but more like someone crying. He followed the sound until he came out of the trees and saw Annabeth sitting by the lake dangling her feet in the water. Her cheeks had the same wetness. Leo wasn't too good with emotions but he hates to see by cry like he hates to see a machine broken.

"Annabeth are you okay?" He sat down beside her. She and him hadn't talked much but Leo wasn't going to let her sit there and cry.

"Yeah I'm fine." She waved her hands as if dismissing her problem. Leo put his feet in the water and contuered.

"Oh come on, I know when a machine needs to be fix with a glance and I know that you're upset about something. So tell me." Annabeth debated the logic in her head, weighing the pro's and con's as Leo talked again, supplying her with both.

"I mean I know that I'm probably not the best person to talk to about anything that has to do with people. I mean look at my dad but I don't know maybe just having some listen is best. You're a smart girl. You just need to talk out the problem and I'll sit here and make sure you don't seem crazy. Deal?" She smiled at his last comment deciding he was right. After talking with Juniper and Gover she learned one thing. Something about Percy and the quest was not right. Not to mention she had been having some strange dreams. Maybe if she could talk those out, she could learn what the gods are trying to tell her.

"Deal." She smiled and questioned Leo's sanity for a second.
"Now do you want to start with why you're crying?"

"I'm not-" She stopped and finally brought a hand up to feel her damp cheeks. How could she not notice that? "I'm crying. Sure let's start there. I don't think… I think… I don't know but something about Percy and I it isn't right." Annabeth gave a frustrated moan and ran a hand through her blond hair, which was out of its regular ponytail just for that purpose. Leo sat there not knowing what to do or say. Annabeth hugged him though before he chose to do anything.

"Do you have any idea what?"
"No," She answered desperately.

"Have you guys ever really been apart?"
"No… not really... I mean sure some times but we weren't dating. And now." She pulled away and looked at him as if he were on to something she hadn't thought of.
"Maybe... you two-" Leo was cut off as Annabeth came to a realization that she wasn't expecting.

"Need to spend some time apart."
"I wasn't thinking that but it's does make more sense."
"I think we need to take a break. It makes sense that this is the first time we've really been apart and I am not insanely worried about him. We need make sure this is really love and not just infatuation due to all the life-threatening events."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I think that is what my mom and my dreams have been trying to tell me anyway. Can we talk about that, too?" Leo was about to speak when his stomach growled.

"Sure." He urged her anyway. "What are they about?""
"Well there's one were Athena and Aphrodite are yelling at each other. But the only sentences I can actually make out are my mom saying, 'I will not have my daughter be in the way of someone's love and happiness. Perhaps Emma is right and you are jealous.' And Aphrodite says, 'Why would I be jealous if his child has a happy relationship?'"
"Wow. Um okay. Do you know who Emma is and his child? I'm assuming Athena's talking about you. But whose happiness?"
"Maybe Percy's. But I don't think Aphrodite has anything against Poseidon and Athena kind of does. Maybe a break from Percy will clear that one up."

"Maybe you're keeping him from dating someone else."

"So I should take a break from Percy. I don't want to hurt him or someone else."
"I don't know. But you may just be hurting someone else if Percy and you are together. Maybe. Is this person worth hurting Percy?" Leo stared at the water thinking about all that he had heard about Percy. It had been a lot and all great things. Leo knew that he would never be worth hurting someone like Percy over.

"Aphrodite seems to thinking so. But the Goddess of Love isn't always right. I have to break it off with Percy."

"If you're sure."

"I am and I think the my next dream confirms it. Every night when I wake up from this dream I can't remember who the people are but the words and the fire are always the same. There is fire everywhere. It looks like a burning camp. This person is on his knees, crying. He has his face buried. He keeps saying that Percy could have saved him. That if I hadn't been in the way he wouldn't be in so much pain. That when I see the blood on his shirt seeping through his chest. I kneel to help him and he looks at me with these pleading brown eyes. That's when a pale hand is on my shoulder. I stand and see a girl with fire in her eyes. Her voice is kind but her words are certain. She wears a tired look. She says 'How could a girl with your intellect not see the signs? Your mother warned you about your relationship with him. She told you she didn't approve. Chiron wanted to tell you that you didn't belong at his side and that you were needed to help stop this. That you were needed to stop Octavian. To challenge him when he doesn't think anyone will. After the seven have left on their quest before the final battle. But he could not. Not when I wouldn't even join the quest in your place. You can stop this, Annabeth. Take a quest of your own to stop Apollo's great-grandson. I force me into a position that I really should be in. Heed my words. The fates have commanded it. And trust me there's really no saying no to them.' That's where the dream ends. So…"

"Do you recognize her or him?"

"No really… well you kind of look like him but his face is buried half the time. And she is kind of a blur."
"What do you think it means?"
"That I need to break up with Percy. I mean I love Sea-weed brains but maybe it's not in the way we both think. And…"
"And that I'm not the seventh demigod and this girl is. But that I need to stop who-ever Octavian is from attacking Camp Half-Blood!" Annabeth smiled that sentence actually felt right to say for once. "Yeah that's it."
"Maybe you should talk to Chiron first, which I have to do." Annabeth nodded as Leo stood and she bit back a yawn.
"I'll talk to him in the morning but first some sleep. You have no idea how much better I feel that I know what's that feeling has been." She stood and hugged him. "Thank you, Leo."

"Anytime. It stinks you're not coming with us but it seems to be for the best. Sleep tight and don't let the firebugs bit."

"Very funny, flamebug." Annabeth laughed and finally felt right. Tomorrow she would talk to Chiron and Jason, to see if he knew Octavian, and then head for Camp Jupiter. She would talk to Percy before Leo, Piper and Jason got to Camp Jupiter. Even if she had to send an Iris message. She couldn't keep him from love any longer. He was her little brother now and he was just going to have to deal with it.