The week had ended and elimination was tomorrow. Annabeth was half hoping that she would be sent home, the other half wanted to stay as long as she possibly could. That's right Annabeth Chase wanted to stay on the stupid reality TV show! Annabeth had gone down to the kitchen for a midnight snack as she had been doing for the past few nights. She found that she did her best thinking in the middle of the night. Tonight she was thinking about whether or not she wanted to stay on the show. Annabeth decided to make a pro/con list.

Percy isn't too bad- pro

The girls here are bitches- con

No privacy- con

No monster attacks yet- pro

I miss my friends- con

Even though Annabeth could think of many more cons, she couldn't bring herself to take action and get herself off the show. Annabeth wasn't ready to go home yet.

"I think this is becoming a nightly routine." Percy's voice pulled her out of her thoughts. Annabeth shrugged and went back to eating her bagel. Percy went to the pantry and started to look through it. He sat down next to Annabeth with a bag of cookies.

"I just realized something," Percy started. Annabeth motioned for him to continue.

"I know next to nothing about you." Percy was practically begging for her to tell him something, anything about herself.

"Well what do you want to know?" she asked.

"Um… what do you do for a living?" He asked, thrilled that she was finally warming up to him.

"I'm an architect. I work in New York."

"I live in New York too." Percy wondered if they would've met in New York if things would be any different between them. They talked about their careers and childhoods and anything else that came to mind. By the time they were finished talking it was almost three in the morning. Annabeth went to bed first.

She is amazing. She's smart and funny and beautiful, she doesn't take any crap from anyone, she speaks her mind and she's not like other girls. I think I'm falling in love with Annabeth Chase. Percy thought as he walked up stairs and went to bed. He fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. When he fell asleep he dreamed about Annabeth, not in a way that would make her want to slap him, she was just there in his dream.

Annabeth was still asleep when Percy went downstairs for breakfast. Percy was left completely defenseless against the girls downstairs without Annabeth. Girls immediately crowded around him, making Percy feel a little claustrophobic. The pushiest girl in the house got to Percy and grabbed onto his arm. Percy tried to shift out of her grasp but her hands were like a vice.

"Percy, we've hardly spent any time together." She whined.

"Well I have to go, I'll see you later Tiffany." Percy said as he managed to get out of her grip and go get ready. Percy had to eliminate two girls tonight and he had a pretty good idea who was going home. Annabeth came into the kitchen shortly after Percy left. As she was looking through the fridge she heard Tiffany say, "Percy and I have a real connection. I just know that he's going to choose me in the end." Annabeth rolled her eyes. It's been two weeks, its a little too early to claim that you were in love, Annabeth thought as she sat down and ate her breakfast. The other girls had found a note that gave a clue to what the next challenge will be. Annabeth ignored the note and went to her room to get changed. She wore a pair of jean shorts and an old t-shirt. As soon as all the girls were ready, they were driven to the beach. There was sparring equipment laid on a tarp in the sand. the girls put on the helmets and walked over to the obstacle course that was set up. Annabeth had done much more challenging obstacle courses when she went to Camp Half Blood. Annabeth hadn't been to Camp Half Blood since she was eighteen, choosing to go to college instead. Percy appeared from behind the obstacle course.

"Good afternoon ladies. I've set up this obstacle course for...well fun. Whoever gets the best time will get to go on an alone date with me." Some of the girls groaned while others squealed.

Another episode was airing tonight and Mr. Chase was shocked that Silena, Rachel, and Thalia were no where to be found. It was becoming a routine, every week a new episode would air and Annabeth's friends would gather at the house to watch it. Annabeth's dad turned on the television and the title sequence started. The show started and seconds later Thalia, Rachel, Silena and someone Mr. Chase didn't recognize bursted through the door.

"Sorry we're late, Silena insisted that we track down Beckendorf and bring him here." Thalia explained as they took a seat around the TV. Poor Beckendorf had to sit and watch a dating show with his girlfriend.

"Hey, I wasn't going to ditch Charlie on our anniversary just because the show is on." Silena defended herself.

The girls were all on the beach along with Percy. There was an obstacle course behind them, Percy explained the obstacle course. The first girl named Lucy stood at the starting line. A whistle blew and she ran through the obstacle course. She stumbled many times and made it through in five minutes and sixteen seconds. A girl with red hair was next, it was like watching an episode of Wipe Out. Everyone in the room was laughing. Annabeth made it through the obstacle course in two minutes and thirty-six seconds. She barely lost to a girl named Maria. Silena groaned. She was probably more upset than anyone about Annabeth losing the challenge.

Maria was sitting in the confession room.

"I can't believe I won. I was starting to think that Annabeth was going to hog all the alone dates with Percy." Maria fades out and Annabeth fades in.

"I lost. It was bound to happen eventually and I had a date with him already, I can share." Silena knew that Annabeth was very possessive of her friends. "She must either be dying on the inside or she cares about him enough to share." Silena said.

Annabeth fades out and Percy fades in.

"I've spent a lot of time with Annabeth and I'm excited to spend time with Maria."

Percy set up a dinner at the house before elimination. Maria was getting ready and Percy had been waiting at the table for ten minutes. When Maria finally came down the steps she was wearing the dress that she was going to wear to elimination. It was floor length and red, it had a low cut neckline and rhinestones all over the top. Her black hair was pulled back into an up-do and she had a lot of makeup on. She looked beautiful, but not in the way Annabeth was. Annabeth had a more natural look. Percy stop thinking about Annabeth. Your'e on a date with another girl! He thought as she sat down with him. They ate their food and made small talk. After their date Percy had to go to the confession room.

"How was your date with Maria?"

"Maria is a very nice girl, but I'm not sure if she's what I'm looking for." Percy answered honestly and went to the ballroom. The girls were all there and lined up in their spots. Percy recited the lines that the network made him say. He called Annabeth's name first followed by Maria and eighteen other girls. The two girls who were left were Tiffany and Sara. They both started crying as they left. Annabeth was half disappointed that she was still on the show.