So after I lugged the boy over to the big house (oh my gods! he was sooo heavy!), Chiron gave me another task. I would need to nurse him back to health. Wee, another camper I needed to worry about. I'm so excited! Not. So, now I was stuck feeding an unconscious boy who drooled and talked when he slept. Great. Exactly how I wanted to spend my night.

"The talons," He muttered. "Get- get away from me you monster! You, chicken….. No, I don't have food…"

See what I have to deal with! If I wasn't a demigod, I would've thought he was insane. I studied him (just to make sure, sheesh!). He was wearing a pair of jeans, a plain white tee-shirt, and an old, ratty sweatshirt. His clothes weren't cool, but as a half-blood, I could care less. His hair was raven, swept to the side as if a summer breeze made it that way. He looked pale, but that was maybe because he was so drained of energy. Whatever he battled must have taken a blow out of him. With his upturned nose and high cheek bones, he was pretty "hot" as the Aphrodite girls put it. I shook myself out of these thoughts and stuffed the spoon into his mouth. Just then, Grover came into the room.

"Grover!" I jumped to greet my old friend.

"Hey Annabeth. How's he doing?" He sighed.

"He's fine, Grover. What's the matter?"

"Nothing. I just feel as if I failed again."

I pushed him. "You didn't fail! That was Thalia's choice. And trust me, once she sets her mind on things, it's over."

"But- but the council said I failed-"

"Blah, blah, blah. Nobody cares about the council except the council," I cut him off.

"I know, I know. But now look at Percy! He almost died saving my life! He was so much like her…." He trailed off and looked through the window, the darkness of the night giving him an eerie glow.

"So this kid's name is Percy, huh? Finally I get the information I was trying to get for hours!"

"They didn't even tell you his name? Wow, Chiron. New personal low," Grover shook his head.

"Could you tell me SOMETHING about this 'Percy' I'm supposed to take care of?" I pleaded.

He stroked his goatee, like an evil villain in the movies. "I guess I could. I was going down to the hill. There must be something down there."

"What do you mean 'something'?"

"He- he lost his mother," Grover choked. "And I want to get him something to help him remember that night, so he won't ever lose his last memory of her."

Grover was always very emotional about the loss of lives, mostly parents. Probably because he never really had a father, he set off on a journey to find Pan, and he did not come back. His mom died a couple years back, because of Goat Pox, (really, it's a disease. I'm not [no pun intended] kidding!)so he can relate to most of us half-bloods.

"Then what are we waiting for, my furry friend! Let's go!" I smiled.

"What about him?" Grover pointed at Percy.

"I'm sure Argus can take care of him. Come on, I really want to know more about him," I tugged on his sleeve, and Grover reluctantly stood up, pouting in defeat.

"Fine, where do I start? Ah, yes! The bus!"

"A bus?"

"Yep. And once we got off, he ditched me," Grover frowned and stuck his hands into the pockets of his hoodie while we sashayed down to the hill.

"Nice kid," I said sarcastically.

"Hey, don't go so hard on the guy. He's really nice, funny, and dependable. You should give him a chance."

"Whatever," I rolled my eyes. But really, I felt like I should. I mean, if Thalia and Luke let me have a chance, I might as well give this Percy kid a chance.

"Well, yeah. So he ditched me, and then he went to the beach with his mom. Once I finally found him, we had to run away from a monster. When we were driving, the car got hit by lightning, and I passed out. But Percy defeated the monster barehanded and saved my life. But, I heard, that his mother got killed by the monster by trying to defend him," Grover looked to the ground, and I knew he was about to cry.

"Oh," I said intelligently. "What monster?"

"The minotaur."

"The-the min-minotaur?" I stuttered. "With his bare hands?"

"Yep. You should've seen what he did to the kindly one! He took his sword and BAM! Dust everywhere! And it looked as if he didn't even try!"

I sat there amazed. Maybe this kid wasn't so bad after all.

A/N: Hey there! To anyone who reads this, I'm so sorry that it took this long to update! :( I was really busy with homework, drama, friends and writing my other fanfiction at the same time. I know, I know. Excuses excuses! But I'm really happy that you guys read my junk, so please make me happier by reviewing! Thanks, and a merry late valentine's day! :)