Hey everyone.

I'm sorry for not updating sooner, but I've had VBS all week and I still have it tonight. I had some other problems during the week, but they are all taken care of. Phew.

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The view was amazing from the sky. Sunset was already beautiful enough, but from the sky, it had a different point of view. You could see the rays from the sun; the sky would change different colors with the sun rising behind the blue water. I was in love with the fact that I could see this when I could be watching it from a distance.

Luke snapped me out of my thoughts. "Dude, are you even paying attention?"

"Yeah. It's just I'm thinking about that nurse, Annabeth. I have an idea to get her attention." I told him, grinning at the sound of her name. "I'm gonna take her out flying at sunset."

Nico laughed. "Are you sure you're not in love with this girl? I've never seen you so happy about a girl before. I mean, do you have dreams about her?"

"Why does it matter if I do or not?" I asked, jumping into the front seat. We were going to fly our own planes around the sky for a while. Nico was getting in the back of mine and Luke was taking his own. Grover was still being hospitalized for his injuries.

"Never mind that. Let's do some flying, baby." Nico answered, checking the plane's tires and engine. He was smart when it came to planes, when it came to girls and everything else, he would become dumb. That's the one area I do not come to him for advice. I make my own decisions when it comes to girls, unless I really had nothing in my brain.

Luke turned on his main boosters and it made a loud, crackling noise. He cursed and jumped out of the front seat, going underneath the plane where the engine lay. "Dude, do we have another plane? The engine is busted. It looks someone who last used it didn't put the fryer covers on and the engine's main system is fried."

"Who the heck would do that?" I asked, jumping out of the plane and over to Luke. He pointed to main line and I cursed under my breath when I saw the engine was literally fried. "Who was the last person to use this plane?"

We both turned around and looked at Nico with a look, but he held his hands up. "Wasn't me. Honest."

"Hey yo, Percy!" a deep voice yelled from the open.

I turned around from grasping Nico's shirt and realized that it was Beckendorf, who was obsessed with engines and fixing stuff and his girlfriend, Silena. His white beater tank-top was dirty from grease stains and oil splatters. He was wiping his hands with a rag as he walked over. His eyes widened at the sight of me about to beat the crap out of my little cousin.

"Dude, what happened now? What'd you do?" Beckendorf asked Nico.

Nico held his hands up. "It wasn't me. I never use that plane anyways. I only fly when Percy flies, unless I have permission from the captain, but I never use that plane!"

"Do you know who was the last person who used it? The engine's main line is broken and the engine is fried itself." I explained.

Beckendorf chuckled nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. "Sorry, man."

"It was you?" I asked surprised. He was the man that was obsessed with machines.

He nodded. "I was trying to get the plane to go faster for like in case of a emergency and our enemy came onto us why we were training, like what happened to you." I growled at him for that. "The captain told me I could use this plane since hardly no one used it, but the front boosters exploded as I tried hooking it to the main line of the engine, and I guess it fried the plane's engine."

"What plane can we use then?" Luke asked, leaning against the non-working plane.

Beckendorf cocked his head towards the commander's plane. "Percy can fly the commander plane while you use this one." He set his hand on the plane that Nico and I use.

"The captain told me that I wasn't allowed to." I said.

"You need the practice. The commander plane is harder to fly. It's heavier and bigger than the smaller planes. That's why only the best pilots are allowed to fly them. The captain should let you fly it so you can get used to the many controllers you have to use."

"Well, I'm only allowed to use the plane for training. We use the old planes for our own flying time." I told him, resting my hand on the machine next to me.

Beckendorf shrugged. "I guess you have to take turns flying. It would take me about one to two weeks to fix this... um, exploded engine."

"That's great, man." Luke said. "Percy doesn't like sharing his plane. It's too precious to him."

"It's not just my plane. I like flying it than other ones, but I can deal with any plane." I corrected.

Beckendorf rolled his eyes and pointed at me. "Have you asked out that nurse yet?" He asked, leaning against the machine.

"How come everyone knows about this nurse?" Then I turned around to face Nico and Luke. They were whistling and standing with their arms behind their backs. "I asked her out, but she rejected."

"Man, you got rejected? Out of all people, you got rejected?" Beckendorf chuckled, high-fiving Luke and Nico.

I laughed once then stopped, punching him in the shoulder. "It's not funny. I like this girl a lot and she won't even give me the time of day."

"I have an idea. Take her out flying." Beckendorf suggested. I raised an eyebrow and crossed my arms. "Trust me. I took Silena out flying for her to see the sunset in the sky, and she fell in love with me. And look at where we are now."

"I was already going to that, man. I'm not that stupid with girls. I'm actually pretty good with girls, it's just that this one won't even look at me without having safety goggles on." I sighed, leaning my head agains the body of the plane.

Luke rested a hand on my shoulder. "Don't worry, buddy. Can I just ask you something?"

"What?" I asked.

"What did she actually say to you?" Luke chuckled, high-fiving Nico and Beckendorf.

I rubbed the back of my neck. "Um, she wasn't allowed- I mean, she doesn't date patients."

Beckendorf threw his head back and laughed loud. "That's the dumbest excuse in the book! Silena is a nurse and she's dating me. I'm a patient there. I go every week to get my teeth checked because of that tooth I lost during training. You know, the one that got infected and-"

"And we really don't need any more details. We were there with you when it happened." I said, patting him on the back. "But you can continue with the fact that I can date Annabeth."

"Wait a minute, A-Annabeth?" Beckendorf asked, chuckling. "You like her?" I nodded, a big smile spreading over my face. "Dude, whenever I go pick up Silena from work, she's introduced me to her and man, she's freaking beautiful. I can see why now."

I stepped in front of him, standing at my full height of six foot two and crossed my arms. "She's mine."

"I know, I'm just agreeing with you. I have to go pick up Silena and Annabeth is always with her most of the time. They have to stay until six after all the patients are all done. I can sneak you in with me and you guys can actually talk without having an appointment." Beckendorf laughed, punching me in the shoulder.

I laughed. "Whatever, man. I'm going with you. See you guys later."

Beckendorf gave a two-finger salute behind us and wrapped an arm around my shoulders. "You really like this girl."

"Did you just now notice that?" I asked, smirking as we walked towards his car. He chuckled before we jumped into the Jeep and drove off towards the hostipal.

TEN MINUTES LATER

I followed Beckendorf into the hostipal, making sure to keep that smirk plastered on my face. We both wore sleeve-less shirts and he wore khaki shorts as I had my dirty grease and oil stained jeans on. I kept laughing as Beckendorf kept trying to get the oil stains out of his white shirt. He forgot that Silena got him that shirt and she would literally skin him alive for wearing it to training.

Beckendorf opened a door that said 'Nurse's Office' and smirked as he closed the door behind him. I trailed next to him as we walked forward to where all the nurses were. I smirked when I saw my beautiful nurse and her friend from my first visit- Thalia, I think- and they were laughing and talking.

"Hey there gorgeous." Beckendorf wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek.

Silena giggled and gave him a small kiss. She noticed me, leaning against the wall with my hands in my pockets. "Who's your friend, Charlie?"

"Percy." I said, grinning.

She leaned forward and shook my hand, smiling at me. "Well, nice to meet you. These are my friends. Um, Clarisse, Rachel, Thalia, and Annabeth."

"I already know one of them." My eyes drifted over to Annabeth who was sitting on a bed with cream-colored sheets. Her grey eyes met mine and she blushed lightly when I winked at her.

"What happened to your shirt?" Silena asked.

Beckendorf grinned towards me and grabbed Silena's hand, ignoring her question. "Are you ready to go?"

She eyed him for a minute and rolled her eyes. "What about Percy? Didn't you bring him here with you?" Silena asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'll walk home. It's not too far from here actually. Only a few blocks and I'm done." I said.

I just realized that two other nurses already left. Annabeth then stood up, wiped her hands on her jeans, and gave Silena a hug. "I need to get going. It's getting late."

Silena nodded. "All right. See you Monday, Anna."

"Bye." she waved and walked past me, walking out the door.

I cocked my head to the door. Beckendorf nodded and I smirked, walking out of the office. I noticed that Annabeth just left the hostipal and I ran through the front doors, noticing her figure sitting on the bench in front of the building. From what it looked like, she was texting someone on her phone. I walked slowly and quietly towards her, resting my hands on the railing. I leaned down, bringing my lips next to her ear.

"Have you ever seen the sunset from the sky before?" I whispered.

Annabeth's head quickly turned around, her lips millimeters away from mine. "No. I'm afraid I haven't. Why do you ask?"

"Well, would you like to?" I asked.

She smiled. "It would be quite an adventure."

"I have a plane, which I could fly into the sky and show you the colors that the sun makes over the ocean." I said. "But I guess you don't want to see such an amazing view that you can only get once in a lifetime because you can't date patients."

Annabeth sighed. "That plan didn't work, now did it?"

"Yeah, my best friend is dating your co-worker." I chuckled lightly. "Not very good at making lies."

"I'm just hard to figure out, that's all."

I grinned and pushed up on the railing, jumping over the bench. My feet landed on the other side. I bent down, leaned forward, and pressed my forehead against hers, letting her know she couldn't look away from me, whether she liked it or not. I like being in control. Her grey eyes stared into mine and she tried pulling her head away, but I placed my hands on the back of her neck.

Annabeth gave a small laugh. "You're not giving up, are you?"

"No." I answered. "Not until you agree to have one date with me. You may like it, you may not. I don't care as long as you just try."

"Are you going to take me out on an actual date or are we going to fly to see the sunset?" she asked, those grey eyes not leaving my glance.

I grinned. "I'm gonna take you flying so you can see how wonderful it is to be in the sky."

"Fine." she smiled lightly.

A big smile broke on my face and I let my hands release the back of her neck. Annabeth looked at me for a second and shook her head, giving a small laugh as I grabbed her wrist and pulled her off the bench, racing towards the flying center.

Do you think Annabeth will enjoy it? What would you do if you were asked out by a handsome-green eyed-black haired-guy that was insanely generous and nice? I know what my answer would be :)

I want to say, it's not going to be a thirty-something story. It's probably around fifteen-twenty something chapter story. I just wanted to put that out there, but the chapters are going to be long.

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-HunterofArtemis32