A/N: Hey guys! I know I said I wouldn't be updating everyday anymore, but I just had to get this chapter up! Please read AND review! Thanks!

Disclaimer: (seriously these are getting annoying…) I don't own any PJO or HoO characters or Camp Half-Blood. They are all owned by Rick Riordan. I don't even own the plot…it's all my friend Jessy's!

Julia

Julia sat under a large tree thinking about the events that had occurred that morning. First it was her terrifying dream, which was still fresh in her mind.

'Fates they'll encounter across the sand,' that horrible, raspy voice warning her of what might be ahead.

She'd seen a tornado of sand, black flames, and then everything was thrust under water. The thought of her and her friends possibly drowning scared her, although how Alyssa could drown in the ocean, she didn't know. Then there was this supposedly dangerous quest they had to go on. Chiron had explained all he knew about it, which sadly wasn't much. Julia didn't even know where to start. Their new friend Leo said they could borrow his ship, the Argo 2, on the quest. Julia would drop by the docks later so Leo could show her the controls. And then there was her special ability to see parts of the enemy's battle plan which she never knew about. Even though she was having trouble believing it, it also kind of made sense. She'd always been one step ahead of people, the big end of year dodge ball game in middle school, math tests, stuff like that. But being able to see parts of an enemy plan in her head? That scared her a little. What if she tried to see a plan and missed something important? What if her friends got hurt because of it? That thought made her stomach do a somersault.

"Hey", someone in front of her said. She jolted from her thoughts and looked up to see Leo standing in front of her.

"Oh, hey", she replied. "What's up?"

"Well", he said. "I just stopped by to tell you that I won't be able to show you the controls today…I… uhh…I sort of have a date... with Erika…"

"A date?" She didn't show it, but deep down she fangirled a little. Leo and Erika on a date, cute!

"Uh, yeah", said Leo. "It, it's not really a date... we're just going to have a little picnic, type, thing in bunker nine", said Leo as he awkwardly scratched the back of his neck.

"Aw, cute! She'll love that", said Julia. "Wait, then who's going to show me the controls for the Argo 2?"

"Oh don't worry, I've got it covered. I'm having my friend Dean from the Hephaestus cabin show you. He's real good with the controls".

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Ok, first thing first. Dean Jax? Adorable. Or maybe adorkable is a better way to describe him. Either way, sweetest guy Julia had ever met. They spent the entire after noon together and there wasn't one thing gross or annoying about him. He was sweet, smart, and a total gentleman. He didn't get all annoyed and angry when Julia didn't understand a control and asked him to repeat how to work it, and he complimented her every time she got the hang of a new control.

"You're a quick learner", he said with a cute, slightly crooked smile.

"Thanks", she replied. "But it helps that I'm a daughter of Athena".

"Nah, I think you'd be just as smart even if you weren't the daughter of wisdom".

Julia thought she may have just blushed at that. He seemed to have noticed, because he flashed her that adorable smile again. Sitting there on the rail of the Argo 2, the sun captured him perfectly. The golden light lit up his dark wavy hair. The sun seemed to be dancing off his light caramel skin. Wait, why was she thinking like that? There was a dangerous quest in the near future and she needed to learn these controls unless her and her friends wanted to start their journey on foot. She looked back down at the controls and focused on all the knobs and dials. There were so many. A part of her wished Leo could come with them so he could fly the ship. Or maybe Dean... no, no definitely Leo. Leo wasn't distracting. She'd been so lost in thought that she didn't even notice Dean had moved behind her until she felt his arms around her.

'Hmm...I wonder if it's a common thing for children of Athena to get lost in thought'.

"Dean, what are you doing?" she asked with a quiet, nervous laugh.

"Just helping you", he replied. He moved his hands shakily down to hers and guided them over to a different control. "If you'd hit that one you would have blown up that dock over there", he said from behind her. She turned around to face him. She had a hard time believing a guy like him had the guts to be so close. The sun shined through his thick rimmed glasses and right in Julia's eye. She winced and looked down. "What?" he asked with a chuckle. "I'm not that bad am I?"

"No, not at all. It's just the sun. It's reflecting off your glasses".

"Oh, sorry", he said taking a step back.

"That's ok", she smiled at him. He smiled back and moved to her left. They spent the rest of the day there, laughing and going over the more complicated controls.

A/N: Thanks so much! Now review! To radicallestguest: We are just working on the right place to put your character in! Thank you again for reading now please just review! Virtual cookies for those who review before the next chapter is up! (which I swear I won't put up tomorrow…because I'll be busy seeing Sea of Monsters! :D )

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