another better reunion. i don't own pjo.

I was pissed. No I-Ms, no letters, e-mails, nothing. How hard would it have been to send one phone call?

I was going to give Percy Jackson a piece of my mind.

1. Arrive at Camp Jupiter, preferably without being blown out of the sky.

2. Ignore Percy.

3. Land safely without blowing up.

4. Ignore Percy.

5. Jason, Piper, Me and Leo.

6. Ignore Percy.

7. Listen to whatever the Praetors have to say, as long as it isn't Percy.

8. Ignore Percy.

9. When they are done speaking, focus on architecture to piss him off.

10. Forget the plan.

I finished writing my plan out, and put number ten down just as a precaution to show Leo that I can predict everything. If I happened to forget, then he would try to make fun of me, but I would just show him that I know everything and have more mad skills than he does.

I walked up on deck, my plan shoved in the back pocket of my shorts. Jason nodded respectfully at me, and I returned the favor.

He was Roman, I was Greek. We did our best to get along.

Piper was pacing on deck, practicing her charmspeak on Jason. He lost focus on me and turned to her, completely gone. I smiled at them, but felt a pang of sadness too.

What'll happen to them when they meet Jason's old girlfriend?

I pushed the thought out of my mind. I walked over to the ledge and hung over the side, making sure to wrap my feet around the support posts so I wouldn't fall. I was upside down.

"Are you trying to make yourself pass out?" I heard someone ask behind me. I pulled myself up and whipped around, still expecting to see Percy. Just Leo, just my luck.

He raised an eyebrow. Oh, he was expecting an answer? "What? No, I was... I don't know. Just trying to take my mind off stuff."

"You mean that Percy guy?" I nodded.

"Well, if you want me to knock you out until we get there I could do that. I have a frying pan in the kitchen that should do the trick."

I smiled at him. "No thanks."

"Your loss, it's a really nice frying pan."

I rolled my eyes and walked away. Leo went back downstairs. Jason followed him, and Piper came to sit by where I had taken a seat.

"Okay, I've resisted the urge to ask about you and Percy until now, but I need you to tell me. Now, please."

"Quit charmspeaking me."

"No. Come on, Annabeth. You can tell me anything. Tell me about you and Percy."

I couldn't resist, her voice was just so reasonable. Why shouldn't I tell her, it's not like anything bad would come from it.

No! Snap out of it, Annabeth! That's private! I chided myself. I smiled at Piper.

"No thanks."

"Please?"

"Quit it, Piper."

"Tell me, Annabeth."

My mouth opened against my will.

"Percy and I met when we were only eleven? Twelve? We've been friends ever since, getting closer and closer until..."

"Until?"

"Until last summer. When the Titan Lord Kronos rose from Tartarus. Percy-" my voice broke. "Percy bathed in the River Styx so that he would be able to fight him." Tears started to well in my eyes. "I took a poisoned blade for him. And he saved me too many times to count. When we defeated Kronos, I made him a blue cupcake for his birthday. We kissed, and we were dating. I'm not even sure if he remembers me." The tears came forth.

Piper cried with me. She apologized profusely for making me tell her, but I said it was fine.

Jason came up on deck at one point and gave us both odd looks. Then, shook his head as if to say stupid hormonal teenage girls.

Then, he called that the camp was in sight. I wiped my tears away, and went downstairs to check how I looked. Fine. I left my hair the way it was- I couldn't care less what I looked like.

I went back upstairs and braced myself against the mast as we landed. I quickly scanned the crowd, and my eyes intentionally cruised over Percy.

Even though my heart stopped, I managed to stick to the plan for the next couple steps.

Jason walked off first, followed by Piper, then me, then Leo.

The Romans all had their weapons aimed at us. I raised my eyebrows, but let Piper and Jason do the talking. There was one blonde gangly Roman that was especially annoying. I kind of wanted to punch him, but I was saving that for a certain son of the sea god.

A tall girl with dark hair that looked vaguely familiar spoke with Jason. To be honest I didn't listen at all.

Percy was trying to get my attention. So, he remembered. Well, that was good.

It took all my self control not to deck him right then and there.

When the dark haired girl was done talking, the group started to disperse. Most of the Romans went to say hi to Jason, but I walked up to Percy.

Without hesitation, I steeled my resolve and slapped him soundly across the face. He looked stunned for a moment, and there was utter silence.

"Can I ask what that was for?" I slapped him again. People were starting to reach for their weapons. I didn't care. I punched him hard squarely in the nose. Crunch.

"Damn it, Annabeth! You broke my nose!"

"What?" I said, dumbfounded.

"Di saidou brogue bye dose!"

"What the hell do you mean I broke your nose?! I thought you were invincible!"

"I was, bud duh curse wad daken away when I crossed dat riber," he said, pointing.

"Oops," I said quietly. I stripped off my sweatshirt and held it to Percy's nose. Whatever I had against him before was forgotten.

"Are they always like this?" Leo asked.

"I have no idea," Piper said.

I pulled a baggie of ambrosia out of my pocket, and offered him a square. He took it gratefully, and his nose corrected itself. The Romans stared in wonder.

"DON'T TRUST HER, IT'S POISON!" the blonde gangly kid screamed.

"Since when do you care what happens to me?" Percy asked. That shut him up. Percy turned back to me.

I raised an eyebrow and slapped him again. In return, he clobbered me with a Tyson-worthy hug. I cuddled into his shoulder, breathing in the scent of him. Like fresh air and sea salt.

"Gods, it took you long enough!" Leo said, breaking the awkward tension. Everyone laughed then went about their buisiness.

"I missed you, Seaweed Brain."

"Not as much as I missed you, Wise Girl."

"You want to bet?"

"I'd lose. I always do."

"Good to know you've learned your lesson."

"Mhmm," he said, his face buried in my hair. He pulled away and I was a bit hurt. Then, he came back with a kiss, soft and gentle.

I heard a few 'Aww's' from the crowd. I can't even describe how good it felt. I pulled back to breathe and buried my face in his shoulder again.

"Don't leave me again, okay?"

"I promise."

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