A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while! To make it up, here is a long chapter...kind of...not really.

Thanks to those who give continuous support!

Okay. I'm done.

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Annabeth

"Annabeth! Wake up!"

"W-what?"

I opened my eyes groggily to see the sun shining brightly.

"It's morning. We must've drifted off." Percy smiled.

Then the events of the night before came crashing back down.

Wait...it was morning?!

"Oh! I have to go!" I gathered up my bag and its contents.

"Do you want me to drive you?"

"No, no, I'll be fine. My dorm's not too far away. Thanks, though."

With a smile, I ran off.

Percy

Seeing as how the motorcycle was technically stolen, I decided to just walk to my dorm. And it wasn't even that far away-within ten minutes, I was there.

I ran through the lobby, took the steps two at a time, and dashed through the hallways. I stopped in front of my door and opened it.

It was as messy as ever. Clothes and food strewn everywhere, crooked birthday decorations also strewn everywhere, and a rumpled, messy bed greeted me. But sitting on my bed was a very pretty girl, who looked out of the ordinary compared to my room..

She had long, wavy, dark hair and beautiful chocolate brown eyes. Her red lips were curved into a pout, and judging by her bloodshot eyes and slightly pinched pink face, it looked like she had been drinking.

A.K.A., my ex-girlfriend.

"Percy!" Her eyes flew open at the sight of me. "I'm sorry I yelled at you yesterday."

I sighed, rolling my eyes. "Drew, what are you doing in my room?"

"Better question." She stood up and grabbed my shirt. "Where were you all night?"

"With Annabeth."

"Who's Annabeth?"

"Oh, just this girl I met yesterday. We sort of bumped into each other."

Drew narrowed her eyes. "And you spent all night with her?"

"Um, yeah, pretty much…"

She looked like she was putting two and two together. "But when did you sleep?"

"I did sleep, at a table with her when it was raining."

"YOU SLEPT WITH HER?!"

"No! Not, like, with her with her, more like, next to her...sleeping...at the same table...do you think I drooled?...because if I did...well, I woke up before she did anyway...but I didn't sleep with her...okay, can we not talk about this anymore?!"

She crossed her arms and turned away with a scoff. "Fine. You really want to break up, huh?"

"I swear it on the River Sticks. I mean Styx. I said Styx."

"Fine! But then you'll be all alone! No girlfriend! No pretty girlfriend with long, black hair, and beautiful eyes, and brains and brawn and amazingness and lots of blue candy and marshmallows…"

I could feel her charmspeak working on me-she was a daughter of Aphrodite, after all.

"Actually, I do have a girlfriend!" I felt my face flush red-I was picking up anything I could use to win this argument.

"Oh yeah? And who is that?"

"Annabeth Chase!"

Annabeth

Thalia and Luke were not pleased.

"You did what?!" Luke half-yelled when I told them about Percy.

"But that's not the worst part." I told them about the snake monsters.

Thalia clicked her tongue. "A group of rebels? Krios rebels? Out to kill demigods? Not good, dude."

But Luke was more distracted with other things. "You slept with him?"

Thalia cleared her throat loudly. "A Krios rebel group, Luke."

"In the rain! She slept with him!"

"Out to kill demigods!"

"All night, without us even knowing…"

"That might finish us all off for good!"

"And she got him arrested in the first place!"

"Honestly, Luke! Smack yourself! Who cares if Annabeth's got a boyfriend anyway? Well, I mean except for me, but still! There could be snake monsters outside this building this very second!"

"He's not my boyfriend," I insisted to Thalia.

She winked. "Sure, girlfriend. Anyway, since we didn't get out to that dinner yesterday, let's all do it tonight."

Luke was not pleased. Nevertheless, he busied himself with packing in his room while me and Thalia sat at the balcony.

"So, did you kiss?" Thalia let the wind whip her short hair.

"What?! No?! Thalia, we just hung out a little. You know, so I could make it up to him for getting arrested. On his birthday, no less."

She nodded. "I see. So, does he already have a girlfriend?"

"Actually, he said he broke up with his girlfriend."

"Oooh, Annabeth, you got some competition, then. A Casanova's not easy to lure in."

I almost shoved her off the balcony.

That night, we decided to eat somewhere nice and formal. Thalia wore a short, dark blue dress (against her will, of course), I wore a black one, and we were ready to go.

The restaurant, again, was walking distance, so we stepped out into the evening sunshine, and wasted no time in getting there, Luke especially-it seemed he didn't want to have another 'Great Exchange' fiasco.

But as we rounded the corner, again, instead of bumping into someone, I noticed something.

A large, circular park was across the street. Nobody was inside, but the swings were swinging back and forth at a great speed.

And there was no wind.

"Guys, come check this out." I gestured to the park as I started crossing the street.

We opened the gates of the park and peeked inside.

No one.

The swings continued to swing.

I heard Luke grumble, and Thalia make a sound of interest.

Then we heard it.

Demigods...I smell blood…

Even Luke jumped.

The blood….The blood of Poseidon...lover of horses…

The hissing voice cackled.

Prepare to be vanquished, for I will feast on your blood, your filthy blood of Poseidon, horse lover…

"Poseidon?" I frowned. "But no one here has blood of Poseid-"

The cackling became loud, so loud that it filled the park and drowned out everything else.

Then a loud whooshing noise came and something was tackled to the ground, letting out a yelp of pain.

Not something-

Someone.

A/N: Hope you liked! If you did, please leave a review, it would make me happier than Luke-because in this story, he isn't very happy. Anyway, Bie!