So you guys wanted more of the others: well here it is! I'll try to get to Thalia, Grover, Juniper, Hazel, and Frank too in the next few chapters, but Percabeth and Tratie are my main focuses. PLEASE REVIEW :)

Chris's POV

Well Clarisse wasn't in a good mood. She has been bossing Nico, Connor and I around pretty much all day. We made sure we were always at least ten feet away from her, just in case she felt like punching someone.

No one dared to argue with her. We figured that would just get us killed. Instead, we obediently obeyed and scrambled about collecting fruit from the edge of the jungle, gathering sticks for a shelter, and running up and down the beach looking for any supplies that might have washed up.

At least we were making progress. Our "hut" was about a fourth of the way finished and we already had a huge pile of food. Nico had found a survival kit that consisted of three bottles of water, a Swiss army knife, a fire starter, and a whistle. We were actually in pretty good shape.

But Clarisse wasn't satisfied. She barked orders and mumbled about "this stupid island.." and "that damn reptile...".

Connor and I worked on the hut together. He nudged me. "Your girlfriend's insane."

I almost laughed. "Sometimes."

He raised his eyebrows. "Can't you like...calm her down?"

This time I did laugh. "Are you kidding? Clarisse is a daughter of Ares. Not a good idea."

We continued working until my muscles ached. We were still only halfway finished. "Ok." I said.

"Ok what?" Connor asked.

"I'm asking for a break."

"Dude you don't have to do this."

"It's ok man. I got this."

"Good luck." he said doubtfully.

I slowly made my way to Clarisse, who was ripping down palm fronds from the nearest trees. Nico was trying, but he was too short to reach them. Clarisse didn't seem to notice. I took a deep breath and tapped her on the shoulder.

"WHAT could you possibly wa-" she turned. "Oh. It's you."

For a second there, I thought I was a goner. I summoned up all of my courage. "Hey, uhm..we're all kind of worn out...do you think...maybe..we could..take a break?" I stuttered.

Behind her, Nico mouthed "thank you" and gave me a thumbs up. Connor stopped working and listened anxiously for her answer.

"Yeah. I guess." Clarisse mumbled.

Phew. That was easier than I thought it was going to be. I reached for her hand and she smiled. "I think you need to lighten up a little." I told her.

"Chris. We are on an unknown island. We only have three bottles of water." she pointed to the dark mass of trees. "And that jungle is probably infested with monsters. 'Lightening up' is kind of a hard thing for me to do right now."

"But at least we have each other."

Clarisse grinned and kissed me on the cheek. "Yeah. You're right."

Nico and Connor were lying on their backs in the sand laughing and joking with each other. Connor tried to hide it, but we could tell he was upset. Travis was practically his other half, and Connor had no idea where he was or if he was even alive. Nico and I did our best to cheer him up, but it was still hard for him to deal with.

Clarisse squeezed my hand and lay her head on my shoulder. "We have matches. We could build a distress fire and hopefully get help. But first, we need to find our friends."

I nodded. I knew they were out there somewhere. We just had to find them.