AN. Sorry about the intensity in this chapter! Hope you enjoy!

Annabeth and I had become friends after all this. We liked to talk. After that talk we had the day before, we've been getting closer. She is a lot nicer than we give her credit for. Leo didn't like her because she is very strict when it comes to battle plans, and Nico didn't like her for obvious reasons. Frank and Percy adored her, though. I really liked her. She is the only person I had been able to talk to. Not about my problem with Nico, about different things. She didn't judge me, or get worried when I talk about Reyna. She just smiled, and nodded. I feel like I finally have a real friend on this ship. I really care about Piper and Leo, but ow Piper doesn't want anything to do with me, and Leo is...well, he is a bit judge mental.

I like Hazel a lot, but she will kill me if I do anything wrong around Nico. She is so sensitive about that. Percy and I are cool, but we are both very competitive. Frank and I never really talked. So I like Annabeth a lot. The thing about Nico is that I can't really think about him as a friend, because of that conversation Hazel and I had.

Anyway, at that moment, she and I were laughing because she had told this joke. It was hilarious. Annabeth smiled widely, and than it disappears, with a grim look.

"What's wrong, Annie?" I asked.

"Nothing. Just having memories. About Tartarus. I haven't laughed this hard since before we fell into Tartarus. We laughed once there. Twice" Annabeth said, looking at her feet. I hugged her. Annabeth didn't cry, she just stared off into the distance, with bad emotion floating off of her. Annabeth pulled away, quickly.

"Sorry, I just...I don't like being touched anymore. Unless it's Percy hugging me, I really don't like that. Like...at all" Annabeth said.

"That's okay" I said. "Nico doesn't like being touched, either."

"I know" Annabeth said. "I tried to hug him once. It was after the war. I wish I could talk to him more. He hates me, though. I really have no idea why. I don't hate him."

"He has his reasons, but they aren't your fault. You didn't know" I said.

"Didn't know? Didn't know about what?" She asked.

"It isn't important" I said.

"You've been talking about Nico a lot lately. And just after you broke up with Piper..." Annabeth said, and her eyebrows raised. Than she grinned. "You know Jason, none of us will judge you. It is completely normal to have a crush on the opposite sex. Don't worry, Jason. Everyone here loves you."

"No" I said, with force.

"Okay, you don't need to say it, but don't test a daughter of Athena. I can see threw this little act" She said. I sighed.

"Okay, I may have a very tiny crush on Nico, and I mean, it is small, but it doesn't matter, because he doesn't care about me like that and I will never see him after this. So it is better if you don't tell anyone about anything, alright, Annie?" I asked.

"Yeah, sure" Annabeth said, with a nod. "But don't call me Annie. It is annoying."

"Sorry" I said.

"It's okay, just don't do it again. So...are you bi or what?" Annabeth asked.

"I don't know" I said. Because I didn't. I had no clue if I was bi or gay or straight. Though I was most likely bi. Annabeth nodded.

"I've been questioning the same thing" Annabeth says. "Not Nico, of course. I mean my sexuality, because I've been attracted to..."

"ANNIE!" Annabeth and I turned to see Percy running straight at us, with a huge smile on his face. He had just gotten back from a little trip that had lasted an hour longer than we thought it would. He was breathing heavily, but he looked just so excited to see Annabeth. Annabeth grinned at him, and stood up, and he screamed the word 'Annie' again, which I know bothers her. But Annabeth didn't mind when it was Percy saying it. They really were in love. They still are.

I turned to see Nico, who had just stepped onto the deck. He had a look of complete despair on his face, as he watched Percy pick Annabeth up, and twirl her around, as she grinned and giggled. Nico took a step backward, but this time, I didn't run after him. He needed time, and so did I. He was so lonely, and I hated seeing him lonely. It made me upset, and when I'm upset, I really am upset. The rest of the crew were about to say goodbye, and I needed to be strong. For Hazel, for Annabeth, even for Piper. My girls. I hate that we're going our separate ways. I want to stay with everyone. The only one of my friends who is coming with me and I'm still on good terms with is Leo. Piper was still sad, and even more so when she was around me, and I hated seeing her like that. But sadly, I hated seeing Nico upset even more than Piper, and I've known Piper so much longer. She was the reason I even wanted to continue on the Argo II. She was everything to me, and now...Nico seems to have taken her place, but this time around, the person I care for most hates me and finds me so annoying and...I wish I hadn't gotten into this whole mess. If I weren't the Son of Jupiter, none of this would have happened. I'd still be at Camp Jupiter. Heck, I'd still be with Thalia and Mum. Mum wouldn't have gone crazy, Thalia wouldn't have ran away, and I'd still be happy. But I am a Son of Jupiter, and that brings consequences, which totally isn't fair.

I stood up, and walked off the deck and into my cabin. I shut the door, and I shut off the sound of Annabeth's sweet laughter, the only thing I was happy about. Annabeth was awesome, and a good friend when I had none. I hope she'll be alright at Camp Jupiter. Annabeth seems more fragile after leaving Tartarus. I don't know how she's still okay. She is very strong, and it is quite scary how she gets us threw all these hard times, when she is still going threw a lot of her own.

A knock on the door woke me up from my hazy daze, in between thinking and sleeping. I pulled up my sore and tired body from my soft bed and opened the door to golden eyes and cinnamon hair.

"Jason, you're going to let him get away!" Hazel cried.

"Who?" I asked, tiredly.

"Nico, of course!" Hazel said. "Come on, man! Just...do something to stop him!"

"Like what? What can stop him from running away?" I asked. "Hazel, he's leaving in like...two days."

"No Jason, he's going now" Hazel said, with force. "I can't talk him out of it, but maybe you could!"

"Hazel, it isn't like he likes me back" I said, about to shut the door.

"Just try" Hazel said. I sighed, my head drooping.

"Alright, fine!" I said. I shoved past Hazel's smaller figure and down the hall, into her and Nico's shared room. He was just stepping into the shadows.

"STOP!" I yelled. Nico's head turned fast, his eyes full of pain. Nico didn't say a word. His eyes said it all. He was still so scared of his feelings that he was going to leave. He never wanted to see Percy again. But he must not have realized that this also meant he was never going to see Hazel or me again. I heard footsteps behind me, and I knew Hazel was only a few feet away, behind the door most likely. I shut the door, and moved closer to Nico.

"Please Nico, don't leave. You're...you're my best friend. I really care about you, and I know it's hard for you, because it's Percy, but it will...just, don't leave, Nico" I said. Tears were falling from my eyes, and I turned my head. Don't let Nico see your tears.

"Jason, dude, I was just getting some groceries, and maybe going out for the night" Nico said.

"Don't lie to me!" I yelled.

"Okay, look, you don't get it. I have worked harder than anyone, and yet, those two are just sitting there, giggling and dancing while I have to sit threw everything! You and Hazel are great, but you don't understand!" Nico said.

"Oh yeah? Are you sure about that? I have to watch the person I'm in love with be in love with someone else! H-h-she...she is already so scared right now to do anything, because they're afraid of the things they have seen, and the people they've lost! I know exactly how you feel!" I yelled.

"Wait, who are you talking about?" Nico asked. "It only makes sense if it's Hazel or Annabeth. And I know you don't like Hazel, unless you do and you're just really good at hiding it."

I don't say anything, because I'm to shocked. How could I have said that? It wasn't good. Not good at all. I may have just blown my cover, and Nico may know I like him now. I have to have a story though. Who should I say I like? Hazel or Annabeth? Hmm...tough one. I'll have to flip a coin. Heads for Annabeth, tails for Hazel. Which one?

End of Chapter.

AN. Not my best chapter, but here it is! But guys, heads for tails? Everyone who's reading this, please flip a coin, and tell me threw PM which side you got. Heads for Annabeth, tails for Hazel, either one of them could be fun! Also, next chapter will be very interesting...votes are on until the end of November.

Coffee.