Okay, i am sooooooooo sorry. See, my laptop was broken all last week. I really wanted to update it because i already had these chapters written, but they were only on here, so it couldn't happen. I really am sorry. I'm also sorry because the end is near. There is only one chapter left after this. Plus, i'm not a big fan of epilogues, so i won't do one. I'm sorry about that, too. Gods, there's a lot to be sorry about today. so, here it is because i have nothing else to say! Thanks!

"Don't look now, but the devils are coming over here," Riley warned us.

It was just the normal group at our table. Well, all of us except for Austin. Yeah, apparently, he asked Andromeda out, and she agreed. She agreed on one condition: he didn't eat lunch with us. As much as he likes us, he obliged to her wishes. I felt happy for him because he'd protected me for so long that he deserves to be happy, too. I still don't like Andromeda, though. Don't get me wrong on that.

Surprisingly, Peter hadn't talked to me almost at all since about a week. He'd talk to everybody else. Percy even had a conversation with him, occasionally, but he avoided talking to me. I felt bad about that. He didn't like Evan or Zach at all because he actually thought they would ruin his chances. That's all I got out of him, and Jess told me that. Yeah, we haven't talked in a while.

Sierra and Evan had been avoiding us lately. Zach would get a word in every once in a while, but we never really talked. I was fine with not talking to them. They could die, and I'd be okay with it. I'm not insinuating anything. No, I'm not going to kill them, but I won't deny the idea that I've thought about it every once in a while. I'm just not going to kill a mortal. That's wrong and shouldn't happen. It doesn't matter how much you hate the person. You can't just kill them. Where would that get humans?

When they started to walk over to us, I felt nervous. What were they going to do now? Percy grabbed my hand and squeezed it. It was comforting, but my palms were quite sweaty. That isn't always the best thing. I hate sweaty palms. Our friends looked nervous for us. They knew all about Evan and Sierra. I was shocked to see that Zach wasn't with them at all. He was across the cafeteria flirting with some girl. That's kinda a relief. At least I only had one of them to deal with.

"What's going on?" Evan asked nervously.

"Why are you here?" Alice snapped.

"Can we not talk to people without you getting all judgy?" Sierra retorted.

I sighed, "Seriously, though, we don't want to talk to you guys. This better be very important for you to talk to us."

"Would you like to start, Sierra?" Evan turned to her and crossed her arms.

"What is going on here?" Percy nearly shouted.

"Look, Annabeth, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry." Sierra explained, "I shouldn't have gone all attack mode on you and Percy. Truth is I just wanted Percy to myself. When I saw you with him, I got all jealous. I just wanted to be with him I'm sorry about it, okay? I shouldn't have done all of that stuff to you or that monster you call a friend. I just wanted a boyfriend right now."

"Are you serious?" I scoffed and crossed my arms across my chest.

She sighed, "Yeah, I am serious. I'm trying to be nice, here."

"She can't be serious, Annabeth," Jake advised me.

"Percy, man, I'm sorry, too," Evan started. "I know I'm acting like a jerk. It's just that your girlfriend's hot. I wanted to get with her. When I heard she moved with my cousin, I just couldn't resist. I mean, nobody believed that she'd be faithful to you when we were in Cali. It just wasn't realistic. Wouldn't you want to get with the hottest girl at your school?" Evan went on. Percy tensed up and was about to punch him, but I held him down. "Don't answer that. Sorry about that, man. Look, I'm not here to tell you how hot your girlfriend is. I'm here to tell you I'm sorry for doing this to you. Annabeth, I'm sorry for creeping you out and all. I didn't want to make you feel bad. I just wanted to get with the hottest girl, and there you were. I'm sorry."

Percy spoke up first, "You know, I think Sierra's apologize was way better."

"He's not the best at expressing his feelings," Sierra muttered.

"We kinda got that," Alice added.

"I don't get you. Why are you apologizing?" Brian asked.

Sierra threw her head back. "We don't need to bother you guys anymore. We're sorry about it. It wasn't our intention to do it. I mean, it was, but we're still sorry we did it."

"It's not like we expect you to forgive us because we don't." Evan continued, "We just wanted you to know that we're sorry, and I'm moving back to San Fran."

"Took you long enough," Jess scoffed.

"Neither of us forgive you." I told them.

Percy sighed, "Thanks for your apologies, though. Can you not talk to us at all anymore?"

"Yeah, we'll leave you alone." Sierra muttered.

"I can't speak for Zach, though. He still likes you. I don't think he'll leave you alone, but he wasn't really a big problem in the first place." Evan went on.

"That's okay." I mumbled.

"We'll leave you alone now." Evan assured me.

"Great," Percy replied sarcastically. "Bye."

Sierra and Evan walked away rather awkwardly. I immediately hugged Percy. It took him a minute to react, but he relaxed into me. I was really happy. They aren't going to be bothering us anymore! That's great! Why isn't he more excited?

"Percy, why aren't you more excited?" I asked.

"I am excited. I'm just in a bit of shock. I did not expect this to happen," He told me as he pulled away.

Jess sighed in relief, "Well, that chapter of your lives is over."

"They won't be bothering you anytime soon," Peter repeated.

"Do you think that they'll bother any of us, or is it just them?" Riley asked.

"Maybe it's all of us. You heard what Evan said, though. He's going back home." Brian added.

I kissed Percy's cheek, "It's okay, though. We don't need to worry about any of them anymore. That's always good."

"I'm pretty happy right now," Jake muttered. "Now, Sierra needs to transfer, and everything will be great!"

"Yeah, I have a great girlfriend, people aren't bothering me right now, life is pretty good. We should probably call Clarisse and Chris. They'd like to hear the good news." Percy told me.

"Don't worry; they'll find out soon enough," I assured him with a wink.

~O~

Percy made me sit on his lap and relax. Really, I was perfectly fine. I was more than fine; I was ecstatic. Percy and I wouldn't be bothered at all by Sierra or Evan. What could get any better than that right now? I couldn't think of anything. That's how awesome I felt.

We were watching television. It was one of the only things we would both enjoy watching: a documentary on the ocean. We could both agree because it was educational and about the ocean. It was good for both of us. It was interesting, don't get me wrong, but I couldn't really focus on it. I was too excited about what went down at lunch the previous day. Yeah, I was still happy about it. Nothing could bring me down.

I snuggled deeper into Percy. His arms wrapped around me tightly. Silently, I turned to him. My lips quickly pecked his. He wanted more, but I leaned back into my previous position. Even though I was happy, I didn't feel like a big make out session. I just wanted one little peck to feel good. It brightened my spirit a bit more. I was very happy.

Why wouldn't I be happy? Percy still didn't know that we were going to camp this weekend. It was still a shock to him. He'd be ecstatic if he found out. I wanted it to be a surprise. I probably wouldn't tell him until we started packing. That's surely going to be fun for me. I know he's wanted to see his friends lately. He hasn't really talked to Tyson in forever. He misses them. They are our family. It's only natural to miss them.

"Percy, why don't you ever want us to visit camp?" I asked.

He shrugged, "If we go, I won't be able to come back. Besides, we'll see them seen enough."

"Yeah, we will see them." I paused for a minute. "Have you talked to Tyson lately? I'm sure he misses you."

"I bet he does miss me, but I talked to him a few days ago. He's been pretty busy lately. Dad has him working hard in the army."

I sighed, "Does he like it? I'm sure he has the biggest stick to fight with."

"He loves it. He also gets more peanut butter and jelly now. It's one of his favorite parts of all of this. Personally, I would eat peanut butter and jelly underwater. I can, and it won't get dry, but I'd rather not."

"What about that one time that we ate a sandwich down there? Did you not like that?"

"No, I liked it. It's just not my first choice. I'd rather not eat underwater."

I chuckled, "Yeah, it wasn't my favorite."

"Where is all of this coming from? Did you invite Tyson here or something? I need to be warned before he comes here."

"No, no, it's not that. Tyson was not invited here by me. Though, he could stop by anytime he likes. I don't really know. It's not up to me. It's all up to Tyson. I don't even think I'm allowed to invite someone over without asking."

"Hey, it's practically your house now. You can invite people over whenever you want to. None of us really care."

I snuggled closer, "Do you want to see our friends?"

"Why? Do you want to see them? We can go anytime you want. You just have to let me know, and I'll take you there. Just tell me."

"No, Percy, it's fine. I was just wondering if you miss them or anything."

He smiled, "Of course I miss them. They're my family…literally. I kinda have to miss them. It'd be wrong if I didn't. You miss them, too, don't you?"

"It's just like you. I have to miss them. I really want to see Malcom, though. He was wondering about you last time we talked. I told him not to worry about you. You wouldn't do anything bad."

"You're right, as usual.