Okay, so the winner of the last poll was Frazel. And here it is. It took me a little while to work on due to a bit of writers block (the cursed thing!), but I finally got it up. Hope you enjoy.

Also, in case you haven't figured it out already, I do not own anything to do with PJO, HOO or Rick Riordan.

She Believes In Me

Frank stood on the bow of the Argo II, looking out over the gathered army of the giants. It was still early in the morning (Apollo was still thinking about waking), but that didn't seem to matter to anyone. As far as he knew, he was the only one who couldn't get to sleep. The upcoming battle that was lurking behind the dawn was plaguing his mind and his dreams. And he knew that sleep deprivation was a serious flaw in any battle strategy. Not even the world's greatest battle strategist could work if he was sleep deprived. Even children of Minerva didn't work to their top standards if they were sleep deprived. That just proved how deadly it really was.

With a sigh, Frank turned back to face the door that lead to the sleeping quarters of the ship. Hopefully the others were resting up for the big battle the next day. Hopefully. But that probably wasn't true due to the fact that there was a battle to determine who got claim over the world lurking just around the corner. Who could sleep when the thought of Mother Earth smothering you in hoards of blood-thirsty monsters that could kill you plagued your mind?

It was a scary thought, he had to admit, but that wouldn't stop him from bringing down as many as he could before they could bring him down. He was just worried that, with the hero: monster ratio, he won't make much of a difference to their ranks before they managed to bring him down. Again he turned to face the awaiting army, wondering how seven demigods, in fact seven teenagers, could even manage to win against Gaea and her army of monsters. It didn't help that everything he thought about, every plan he made, usually ended up with them all dead… or at least one of the anyway. In the back of his mind he was listening to the Prophecy of Seven over and over again. He was that entranced in his own mind that he didn't hear someone join him on deck until they were already beside him.

" There's so many of them." a soft voice whispered, making Frank jump at the sudden break of silence.

It took him a minute to calm himself before he looked to his right. He could just make out long, curly golden-brown hair and dark skin against the still dark sky, but he knew exactly who was beside him. And she seemed to be dressed in preparation for the fight. all in all, despite current events, she looked stunning, especially with the sun just starting to peak across the horizon. It was with that image branding itself into his mind that an overpowering sense of protection for the one he loved washed over him… only strengthening as he turned to face the monster army once more.

" Yeah. We'll never get through them all. Every strategy I think of seems to end brutally." He replied softly.

" I'm sure you're find a way. With you and Annabeth working on strategies all the time, I'm sure the two of you can figure something out. Don't forget; you won the War Games for the Fifth Cohort back when Percy came to camp." Hazel said, confidence lacing her words, as she placed a hand on Frank's muscular arm.

" I guess you're right."

" I know I'm right, Frank Zhang. Now stop doubting yourself. We'll make it out of this all right. we're demigods."

" But even demigods die, Hazel."

" Please, don't remind me."

There was silence between the two for a few minutes before either one of them said anything. It wasn't an awkward silence, but it wasn't entirely peaceful either. The looming battle and enormous army before them probably didn't help. But somehow the two managed to find some form of peace between each other. Maybe the fact that they may not see each other after this was what enforced the calm between the two, but whatever it was, it allowed them to appreciate the rising sun.

Finally, after a few minutes of said silence and calm rising sun, the early morning rays gave light to the battlefield. It seemed, to Frank and Hazel, that the only one who managed to get any sleep at all was the enemy. The entire camp was still sleeping (that is if monsters sleep). And, just like Hazel had said, a new battle plan had begun forming in Frank's head. All they had to do was sneak into the camp before the monsters woke and slaughter as many as they could before they were discovered and destroyed. But a sigh broke through his lips when he realised he was thinking about the same outcome to all his previous plans. One, if not all, of them would end up dead.

" Let me guess. You had something but you lost it?" Hazel asked softly, verbally breaking the silence.

" You could say that." Frank replied, looking from the army before them to the girl beside him.

" Then what's the problem?"

" If we leave now, while they're still asleep, we may stand a chance…but…"

" But…?" Hazel urged.

The son of Mars looked down at his feet. " We could all end up dead… just like in every other plan of mine."

" You really need to stop doubting yourself."

" I can't help it!"

" I think you can, Frank." Silence fell between them again before she added, " This is about your clumsiness, isn't it?"

" …Maybe."

The daughter of Pluto gave a short sigh. " You know, that clumsiness may be useful for this. Knock down a few traps that they manage to kill themselves on; throw one of Leo's Greek fire bombs in one direction and blow up an entire platoon of enemies in another direction; set up a chain reaction of explosives and sit back and watch as they get blown to smithereens while those that manage to survive cower in fear. Like on some of those shows that Leo sometimes watched when he thinks no one's around. It would be fun."

" That sure would be handing Gaea back her ass." The son of Mars said, a small smile touching his lips as he thought about the scenarios.

" Or if you really want to do some damage, just turn into something like a dragon and torch them. That could work, right?"

" I guess I could do that. But isn't this a bit, I don't know, demonic of you?"

" I just want to make sure Gaea doesn't wake. She kidnapped my brother and manipulated both me and my mother. She took my life. She's also changed my friends' lives. I want to make sure that she knows not to mess with me or my friends."

" She won't. I'll make sure of that."

" That's the Frank I know and love."

As she finished her sentence, Frank turned to the daughter of Pluto in shock. He had never thought that she had those kinds of feeling towards him. But then again, it could just be the way of the saying and she only meant it in a friendly way. The shock and confusion must have shown on his face because Hazel's cheeks began to glow and she looked away awkwardly, trying not to meet his eyes. And yet, both of them seemed to realise that the meaning of the last word was leaning towards more than just a friendship.

" I mean…" Hazel began awkwardly.

" I know what you mean." Frank sighed, feeling his face heat up slightly himself.

" You do?"

" Yeah. You've worked you magic again."

The blush across Hazel's cheeks deepened as Frank's face eased into a warm smile. At that moment, with the sun over their shoulders turning the land to gold, nothing could matter to him. Not even the awaiting hoard of blood thirsty monsters could deter him from his new, personal goal. Because he knew that he would do anything for the one he loved… and she believed he could do anything. Nothing was going to get in his way of protecting Hazel Levesque.

" My magic?" the girl of his dreams asked, bringing him out of his thoughts.

" You believe in me." He replied softly.

" Of course I do. And so do the others."

" And that's reason enough for me." Then he bent down and gently pressed his lips against hers. When he pulled away, he whispered into her ear, " I love you, too."

With that said, Frank took her hand and quietly led her back into the Argo II where their friends were waiting for them at breakfast.

And thar she blows! Hope you enjoyed my little Frazel. I also hope that there wasn't any OOC.

Inspired by 'She Believes (In Me)' by Ronan Keating. And I think a little 'Angel Of Mine' by Monica snuck its way into the ending.

Now for a little twist to my polls. I'm not going to put up a replacement for Frazel. Instead you get to chose (or re-chose, whichever way you see it) between:

1) Thalico

2) Beckelena

3) Gruniper

Review and let me know. Thanks, guys ;)