Hey guys, sorry it took me so long to update! This chapter will be longer and hopefully better the last which I know wasn't very detailed. Hope you enjoy it!

ANNABETH'S P.O.V.

"You can always find a loophole, can't you Perseus Jackson?" I said exasperatedly as we approached the canoeing lake.

"First of all, DON'T call me Perseus, OWL HEAD." I stuck my tongue out at him. "Second of all, yes, I am the master at finding loopholes." He smirked at me. I rolled my eyes.

"Okay, first of all, Percy 'First of All' Jackson." I made air quotes with my fingers. "Owl Head? Really? Second of all, shut up, stop smirking, and get ready to get your butt kicked." I drew my dagger.

"You do realize that 'second of all' had three phrases in it right?" He chuckled at he pulled out Riptide.

"Whatever," I answered, "You are so going to get beat."

"Uh-huh." He replied unconcernedly. We took our fighting stances and plunged into the fight. He slashed, and I parried. I stabbed, and he blocked it. I feinted, he followed, and just barely managed to dodge my strike. We had begun evenly matched, but soon I had him pressed hard to defend himself. It was strange because he usually was on the offensive. Now, he was just defending himself and I had him steadily backing up without a lot of trouble. I didn't notice what his little ploy was until he jumped backwards off of the dock where we were fighting. This whole time, he had been maneuvering himself towards the dock so he could jump into the water and refresh himself.

I hesitated, then did the thing he least expected. I dived in after him. He was startled at first, but soon realized he should give me an air bubble. We fought, fully clothed, underwater. He could move through the water faster than I could, and I knew I had to wrap up the fight before he could use the water to his advantage. I decided to go on the defensive until I could think of a plan. It was hard going, since water is denser than air and therefore harder to push out the way. Also, being fall, the water was freezing, meaning it was even denser, and I felt stiff from the cold water. AND… I'm rambling. Sorry, back to the duel. I got an idea and decided to put it to good use.

I blocked his next slice, and shoved his sword back with my knife so he would be slightly distracted. Then, as he turned to follow through with the momentum of his sword, I pulled my feet up, planted them on his chest, and pushed myself upwards. As I neared the surface, I forced myself to stop, and then I watched as he swam up towards me.

"Running away?" he mouthed. When he was almost where I wanted him, I couldn't resist mouthing back.

"In your dreams, LOSER!" With that last word, I leaped over his head (if you can leap in water) spun so I was facing his back, and put him in a headlock. I certainly surprised him, especially since I hadn't put my knife to his neck yet. Instead, I brushed the point of it down his back as he struggled, until it touched his Achilles heel.

I felt a shiver run through his body, and I pressed a little harder with my finger. I was about to let go and say that I won, when he freaked out. TOTALLY freaked out. His eyes bugged out and he started thrashing around, trying to get out of the headlock, when suddenly, I realized my air bubble was gone. Now, it was my turn to freak out. I let go and swam for the surface as fast as I could, forgetting to make sure he was following me. But he was the son of Poseidon, so it's not like he would drown. I popped up next to a very surprised group of campers in a canoe and made for the shore as fast as I could. I got to the beach and was on my hands and knees, coughing up water, when I noticed something. Or rather, the absence of someone. I stopped gasping and spluttering long enough to stand up and look around. I ran down the beach shouting his name. I probably looked really strange to the other campers, running through the sand, sopping wet, yelling for Percy. I squinted, casting my eyes EVERYWHERE in search of him. Where could he be?