Hey guys, I really really really appreciate the feedback that I've been getting. Trust me when I say this guys, I have no intentions of discontinuing this story. Some of you are really wanting Pertamis, and some are really wanting Perachel, but I am going to do Pertamis during Percy's time in Cali. I have some big plans for these next couple of chapters, so stay tuned. Also, if I'm being very vague about something, it's probably because I don't know much about California, or New York for that matter, because I live in the south east. I will look stuff up though, so that I can be as specific and accurate as possible. Some stuff I have looked up, and it's really hard to explain and it's just boring so I won't share specifics on that.

Well, I really you guys enjoy, be ready for some Poseidon womanizing, because it is about time he gets another woman. And I bet just about no one is going to guess who it is that he's gonna date. Well guys, please be sure to read, review, and follow for more. Btw, thanks for clearing up the 'Air' thing for me. Adios!

Do you know the difference between having a birthday when you have friends, and having one when you don't have friends? It is very different in a lot of ways. Like for instance, I get gifts from friends, like a motorcycle helmet, that, at the time, had no use for and had no idea why I got it. Or motorcycle riding gloves, which I still had no use for, or how about that riding jacket that I got? (Do you see this going anywhere?) Well, I just hung that stuff up in my closet.

I had always wanted a motorcycle, so I hoped that that stuff would, one day, come in handy, but at that time, I still had one more present to open. Well... two, because Artemis wanted to save her's for second to last, since my dad was going last.

"So, Arty, what'd you get me?" I asked her for the millionth time. She just smiled at me, a knowing smile, that slightly unnerved me, but also excited me to no end.

"Just wait, like, two more minutes. Close your eyes, and no peeking.." she said with a slight giggle, so slight, I could barely hear it. You see, over the month, since I had saved her from Orion the Asshole, she and I had become good friends. We went to the movies together, went to dinner together, went surfing together, which I had quickly learned how to do, thanks to Jason and Nico's excellent teaching, but don't tell them I said that. Of course, Artemis and I did all of this as friends, there wasn't any intimacy... or at least, I didn't think there was.

To be perfectly honest, I had a huge crush on Artemis. I was pretty sure that these feelings weren't reciprocated, though, so I kept my attitude in check, and my emotions on the sidelines, not wanting to ruin this already great friendship that we had developed. It was about this time that I noticed we had walked onto the beach, or what I assumed was the beach, based on the sand in my toes

"Okay, you can look now." she told me excitedly. I readily opened my eyes to see something I was not expecting. There in front of me, was a two person dinner table, two chairs set at each end, two plated, both covered by a silver dish, silver wear, napkins, and finally, a candle in the middle. This all lay on a blue table cloth, which hung down the sides of the table.

I looked over at Artemis with a surprised look, then smiled brightly at her. She smiled back and led me by the hand to the table. "I gotta tell you, Arty, this is not at all what I was expecting. You've really out done yourself." I told her with a chuckle. She giggled again, and I pulled her chair out for her to sit in, before moving to the other side and sitting down.

"Well, I wanted to do something special for you, obviously, and my mother is an amazing cook, so she helped me make you a sea side dinner." she told me. "I'm really glad you like, even though you haven't even seen the food yet."

"I don't need to see it. I already know that it's gonna be great." I told her, as I pulled the dish off of the plate. What I saw was another big surprise. On the plate, was a Lobster tail, a 10oz rib-eye stake, mashed potatoes, with gravy covering them, and green beans. I looked up at here again. "You made this?" I asked her in shock. She blushed, but nodded.

"Thank you so much. I can't believe that you went to all this trouble just for my birthday. How can I ever repay you?" I asked dramatically, which she responded to with her beautiful laugh. We dug in without another word, and finished the same way. Afterwards, we just sat on the beach, talking about funny experiences, telling jokes, the funniest pick-up lines we could think up, Greg Bates playing in the background. (I bet no one can guess what song I'm talking about. Comment if you know, I'll tell y'all in the next chapter AN. I'll just go ahead and tell you that it's in the Greg Bates-EP)

"Oh man, this has been the best day of my life. Thank you." I told her, a thankful smile gracing my lips. She smiled her perfect, gorgeous smile back.

"Well, I'm glad that I could be a part of it. I really enjoyed it too." she replied, a playful smile also gracing her features.

"You were probably the biggest part of that, truthfully. And I am really glad that we're such good friends." I told her sincerely.

"Yea, well, your gonna like tomorrow even better." she told me. I gave her a questioning look. "You know that I can't tell you. It would totally ruin the surprise. Just remember to thank your dad when he gives it to you."

I groaned slightly, but then smiled, an idea coming to mind. We were both in our swimwear, her in a silver bikini, that somehow seemed modest, yet sexy, me in some white and blue swim trunks. I turned to her really quickly, picked her up and ran into the ocean. She was screaming in surprise, but she soon began laughing in delight as we were submerged in water.

We played in the water for about an hour, at around 7:30 PM. We were both pretty exhausted, but we were still laughing and talking like old friends. We sat back on the beach, still talking. There is never a dull moment with this girl, I thought to myself. There wasn't an awkward pause all night, we just spoke our mind and listened to what the other had to say.

The first few days after I saved her, we were just about all awkward pauses, but we had grown so close, we didn't have to worry about offending the other by bringing up a topic. Of course, we never discussed intimate relationships, like crushes or past boyfriends/girlfriends. That was one topic that neither of us were willing to delve into, yet.

"You know, I feel like I've known you for years. It's like we know each other like the back of our own hands." she said, a slightly dreamy look adorning her beautiful features. And she was truly beautiful, and not just in looks. She was a beautiful person on the inside, too. That was the difference between her and a lot of the California girls I had met thus far. They were all really pretty, but they were ugly people.

"I feel the exact same way. Like, I could share anything and everything with you, and know that it's in good hands, you know?" I replied, the same look on my own face. She smiled at me suddenly, like I just made her the happiest person in the world.

We stared into each others eyes, just looking, searching for something. I began leaning forward slightly, and she did too. We were just inches apart, our breath tickling each others lips. I suddenly leaned forward, and our lips met. The only thing I felt, was ecstasy. Our lips were locked, battling for dominance.

I rolled on top of her, our lips never parting. I put my elbows on the ground and grabbed her by her hips firmly. She moaned slightly into my mouth, and licked my bottom lip, asking for entrance. I was sort of surprised that she was the one escalating this, but I obliged and opened my mouth. Our tongues wrestled for a minute, before I let her win, allowing her to explore my mouth.

Our lips stayed locked for a good five minutes, before we had to break apart for air. We were grinning widely at each other, our affection for one another was obvious in our eyes. "Artemis, I got somethin' to tell you." I told her between breaths.

"Yea?" came her simple reply.

"I really like you. Oh! And your a really good kisser." I told her as an after thought. She blushed, but giggled.

"I really like you too. And your not too bad, yourself." she replied, a big smile stretched across her face, showing off her beautiful white teeth.

We heard clapping from up ahead, further inland. We looked up to see Jason and his gang and Thalia and her gang, all clapping for us and hollering.

"About damn time, Perce! I was startin to think you didn't have the balls!" yelled Jason. Everyone else laughed, while Artemis and I were blushing like mad. I looked back down at her and luridly got off. I extended my hand to help her up. She accepted it gratefully, and stood up.

"What're you guys doing here?" I asked them curiously. They all blushed, but Nico answered.

"We just wanted to see how your date would go." he admitted nervously. I gave him a blank look.

"Hey, Neeks, do you have your phone on you?" I asked him innocently.

"No, I left it in the car, why?" he asked me accusingly. I smiled innocently at him, before I started walking towards him, that smile turning into an insane grin, and he started backing up slowly, but I picked up my pace a little, and he started running away, with me chasing him. I soon caught him, and threw him over my shoulder and carried him to the ocean. He was kicking and screaming behind me, and everyone else was laughing.

When we arrived at the water, I tossed him in as far as I could throw him. He was screaming all the way, but it was a truly hilarious scene. He hit the water with a distinct 'splash'. He swam back to shore, sopping wet and huge frown adorning his emo-like features.

"Alright guys, I think we should all be getting back around now. Y'all wanna come over to my place?" I asked them, to which they all nodded. We arrived there, and saw something unexpected. Not only was my dad's Corvette in the driveway, but there was also a sleek white Mercedes Benz. "I wander who that is." I said, more to myself than my friends.

I opened the door and walked in to see my father and some woman, who was, admittedly, very beautiful. "Ah, Percy! I didn't know you'd be home so soon. Oh, excuse me, where are my manners. Percy, this is my friend, Hera Gamos. Hera, this is my son, Percy, and his friends." he introduced, I smiled kindly to her, which she returned without the least bit of malice or discomfort.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you. Glad to see my dad finally dating again." I told her with a lopsided grin. She blushed crimson, but made no attempt to correct me. My didn't look much different, though, so I assumed I was spot on.

"It's nice to meet you, too." she told me, her smile never wavering.

"These are my friends, Artemis, Jason, Thalia, Nico, Leo, Calypso, Zoe, Piper, Hazel, and Frank." I introduced her, and she gave them all a warm smile. "Well, we're gonna go hang out, but you two have fun... but not too much fun." I said, winking at my dad as he blushed. We walked outside and sat by the beach. What a wonderful day, I thought to myself, as the sun set, and the stars appeared.

Well guys, I really hope you enjoyed. I bet you weren't expecting Poseidon and Hera, and I, personally, was having an internal debate about choosing her or Hestia, but I, obviously, ended up choosing Hera. Please don't forget to review and try and guess the song that Percy and Artemis were listening to. I will state the song at the end of the next chapter in the AN, and I will also be unveiling Percy's gift from his father, and if you can guess what that is, congrats. Well, I will see you all in the next chapter! Adios!

Your loyal author,

-TheSonOfApollo