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Percy's day was going pretty good. He found out that he had actually been in Tartarus for two weeks. He hadn't eaten or slept at all in Tartarus because, well, DONT EAT OR SLEEP IN TARTARUS UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE EATEN. Percy took a nap around noon or so which was great. He said hello to Chiron who welcomed Percy back with a smack to the side of the head. Nice to see you too. He thought.

After a while he decide, why not go to the beach. I haven't seen water since last night and before that I hadn't even see it for two weeks! He thought. Once he made his way down to the water he took off his shirt to reveal how skinny he had actually gotten down in hell. That's Different.

He waded into the water feeling completely replenished the second his toe touched the salt water. It was like his first breath of fresh air. It. Was. Amazing. A few minutes later a bunch of people started to gather on the beach in their swimsuits and getting into the water.

"BEACH PARTY!" Leo screamed at the top of his lungs as he flung off his magic tool belt.

Everyone started to run into the water. They played in the water for what seemed like hours. Then everything in Percy's world stopped because he recognized a face that he hoped he would never see again.

"Calypso?" Percy asked dumbfounded. He couldn't think about what to say. His emotion were flowing in. Shame, Sadness, Disappointment in himself, and most of all anger. White hot anger that he had swallowed down for the longest time.

His face changed from surprise to anger in a heartbeat. Then he turned around and divided the water in front of him to create a cave like tunnel of water. One of which no one could follow him into.

"Percy wait," it was Leo. Of course, Percy thought, Leo brought her here.

"Let him go, he needs some time." Annabeth said through gritted teeth. That's the last thing he heard before the water closed the tunnels entrance, blocking him from the world above the surface.

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How could she just curse us like that? She had never even met Annabeth yet she cursed her.

Percy didn't know how long he had been down there. He created a little bubble at the ocean bottom. He just sat there, head in hands, contemplating what the hell he was going to do once he got out of the water.

I did leave her there, in my defence i figure the gods were going to withhold their promise and free her from her island, but then my memory got wiped and the Gaea thing happened. I still promised though. I probably would have been pretty bitter if I was in her situation too.

He finally came up with his solution. He would walk up to her and swallow his pride, apologize for not holding the gods to their promise and forgive her for cursing them. And then summon Blackjack and escape on him before she could say anything else. Sounds pretty foolproof.

Once he got back up to the surface it was already dark. He figured it would be but he didn't know how long he was under for. Annabeth was sitting there. He instantly felt bad because she had waited there for him to come back up. He loved that she always cared for him, no matter what.

"Hey," he said when his head broke the surface.

"Hey," she said sounding depressed and worried.

"I'm sorry i ran out on everyone there,"

"A lot of people were very confused I'll tell you that much." She explained with a smirk.

He sat down next to her. He was completely dry because, well, being the son of poseidon and all, he can do that sort of stuff. She leaned into him and he put his arm around her. They fit together like a puzzle. Her head in the nook between his neck and shoulder, his arm around her waist.

"Calypso is at camp." Annabeth said after a long thoughtful pause.

"Why didn't you tell me?" He responded, sounding a little hurt.

"Well I thought Leo had told you, but you were choosing to ignore it."

"Were you as mad as I was?" He asked tucking a piece of her blonde curls behind her ear and away from her face.

"I was mad when she first arrived at camp, but I got over it." she paused for a second and took a deep breath. "Then when I saw your face when you saw her, and all those feelings came rushing back to me again." He didn't respond.

"Do you still love her Percy" she asked. Her silvery gray eyes shining in the moonlight.

"Do you really think I could love anyone else?"

"You love your mom." Annabeth said with a smirk, completely breaking the tension.

"We were having a moment." he said with his bad boy half smile.

"I know, let's get back to camp. They are starting the campfire soon."

With that they got up and sat down around the fire listening to all of the happy campers singing their favorite campfire songs.

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Percy waited a while at the campfire after everyone left. It was just him and his thoughts. Now-a-days nobody should leave him with his thoughts. After being exposed to what Tartarus actually looks like Percy has been haunted by it. The the sound of light footsteps interrupted his gushing mind.

It was Calypso. Now was Percys chance. She started to say something but he cut her off.

"Stop," he said, "before you say anything I want to apologize." She looked like she was just slapped. She obviously didn't expect to be hearing an apology.

"I'm sorry that i didn't hold the gods to their promise of letting you go. I thought they would, and I'm not trying to make excuses or anything but after that my mind was kind of wiped clean of its memories and then we had to go defeat Queen-Dirt-Face, and I don't know. Calypso I'm sorry and I forgive you for cursing me and Annabeth." He said it and he barely breathed when he said it.

Percy concentrated all of his power on summoning Blackjack in that very moment. Then he saw the black flying figure in the distance and she started to say something, but then again, Percy cut her off saying, "Sorry gotta go." and he barely even let Blackjackland when he jumped onto his back and they were soaring through the night sky.

Where are we going boss?

"Just fly around in a couple circles and set me down in front of my cabin."

Oh so you just needed an escape.

"Pretty much. Thanks Blackjack."

I expect donuts tomorrow. No exceptions. Just kidding boss, but please, donuts would be nice.

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