Disclaimer: Still don't own PJO, shame, huh.

After Annabeth snuck Percy a bagel from the dinning pavillion, she marched her to the cabins, away from prying eyes. The other campers were still at breakfast, no doubt gossiping about Percy. They knew something was wrong with him, but didn't know what it was. The only ones that knew Percy was turned into a girl was Chiron, Will, Grover, and herself.

Speaking of Percy turned into a girl...

Annabeth glanced at Percy, still awed. She didn't know how it happened, but it did. Perseus Jackson, her best friend and child of the Great Prophecy, son of Poseidon, was now a girl. Who could've done this?

"Hey Annabeth?"

"Yeah?" Annabeth answered, looking back to the front. She couldn't stare at her, she didn't want Percy to get flustered.

"Do you have a rubber band? My head feels so heavy. How do girls stand all this hair on their heads?"

Annabeth pulled at her ponytail, saying, "Nope, don't have one."

Percy glanced at her suspiciously before taking another bite of her bagel. Her thick and wavy black hair rolled down her back, stopping at her waist. She really was pretty.

"Percy?" Annabeth asked, sneaking another glance at the girl. She was taller than her, with lean muscles and long legs. Annabeth was ashamed to say that she jealous of Percy's attractiveness. Annabeth wasn't usually one to compare herself to another girl, but she could not help it. Beauty was in the eye of the beholder, and in Annabeth's eye, Percy was a real beauty.

"Mmm?" Came her mid-chew reply.

"Do have any clues as to how you were changed?" Annabeth asked. "We need as much information as we can get."

"But that's the thing," Percy swallowed. "I don't know any information. I can't remember past the moment I woke up. Everything's blurry to me."

Annabeth thought for a moment. "What about the nightmare?"

Percy froze. "How do you know about my nightmare?" She asked cautiously.

Annabeth flushed in embarrassment. "I- I mean we were keeping watch on you- me, Grover, and Will -last night just in case, you know, you woke up and needed something. It had been days since you fell down with the fever, and we were a bit on edge. Then you started screaming. We were scared, really scared. You kept repeating 'please', and 'I'm sorry,' and 'no' a lot, and that frightened us more than we'd like to admit."

Percy lowered her long lashes, clearly ashamed. Annabeth wanted to reassure her, tell her that it was okay, but she wasn't sure how. How do you reassure your best friend who was once a boy but turned into a girl, most likely by supernatural means? Annabeth was pretty sure you couldn't find that answer on Google.

"It's okay if you don't want to remember anything," Annabeth added quickly. "Take all the time you need-"

"I was cursed."

Annabeth blinked, stunned. "What?"

"I was cursed," Percy repeated. "In my nightmare, this voice told me that I was cursed for insulting her."

"So it was a goddess?" Annabeth asked.

Percy nodded. "Sounded like it. Her voice sounded feminine, and terrifying. She told me that I offended her somehow and she thought of the perfect revenge. She said that she was really impatient to try it and then I-" Percy coughed, trying to hide the emotions in her voice. "I felt this intense pain everywhere, and it was dark and I was falling and-"

Percy stopped, pressing her full pink lips together. Her sea green eyes were an ocean of emotion, and she held it all at bay. Poor Percy, Annabeth thought. You can't hide all your emotions away. It's not healthy for a girl.

Annabeth reached out and hugged her, squeezing her tightly. Percy relaxed at the touch, breathing in deeply. She still smelled like sea salt and sweat. That was something that was never going to change, and Annabeth felt relief.

"It's going to be fine," Annabeth reassured her. She rubbed her back soothingly. "We're going to work this out. You won't be a girl for long. I promise."

Percy took a shuddering breath. "Thanks Wise Girl," she said quietly. "Just so you know, I still haven't peed yet and I'm kinda scared too."

Annabeth laughed, pushing her away. They grinned at each other. Laughing, smiling like this with Percy as if nothing changed filled her with a feeling Annabeth couldn't quite describe, but it was a nice feeling. Looking around, she realized that they were standing near the Aphrodite Cabin, which was devoid of any living inhabitants. They were in the clear for now.

"Well, we better be heading-"

"Annabeth?"

They both jumped in surprise and turned to face two boys with brown hair and dimples. They were sitting on top of the cabin, a backpack in each of their hands. The Stoll brothers didn't bother hiding, they just stared at the two girls in confusion.

"Oh, you two," Annabeth chuckled nervously. "What are you guys doing here?"

"Well, we have to ask the same thing to you," Conner responded.

"Is Percy alright?" Travis asked.

"And who's that girl behind you?" Conner asked.

Before Annabeth could answer any of their questions, they both jumped down swiftly and walked towards them, backpacks swinging. Annabeth glanced at Percy and saw that she was flushing furiously, her gaze fixated on the ground. She held her old cargo shorts, now three sizes too small, up in one fist, the other pulling her hair up in a makeshift ponytail. Percy's old Camp Half-Blood shirt was hanging off her slender shoulders and she barefoot. She looked like a hot mess tight now.

"Hi, I'm Conner-"

"And I'm Travis-"

"-the smarter one-"

"-the handsome one-"

"-the charismatic one-"

"-the cool one-"

"-the attractive one-"

They glared at each other.

"What's your name?" They asked.

Percy coughed. "Um, m-my name's P-P...Per-"

Annabeth jabbed her in the ribs. Percy jabbed her back.

"Persephone Jacobs." Percy winced, as if she couldn't believe she came up with that name. Annabeth had to hold back a giggle.

"Hi Persephone!" Conner said, sticking out his hands. Percy hesitantly shook it, letting go of her hair. It fell down her back like a cascade.

Travis stuck out his hands at her after. Percy looked flustered at all the attention. Annabeth almost felt bad for her. Almost.

"You're really pretty, aren't you?" Travis grinned.

"Really pretty," Conner added.

Percy blushed tomato red.

"You must be new here," Travis said. "Are you claimed?"

"Uhh..."

"Nope," Annabeth intervened. Percy clearly was not capable of providing impromptu lies. "She's undetermined. Anyways, aren't you two in the middle of doing something?"

The Stoll brothers froze, sneaking a peek back at the cabin. "Uhh," they said uneasily.

"We didn't see you, you didn't see us," Annabeth said slyly.

"Right," the brothers, nodding.

"Come on, let's go Perc-Persephone," Annabeth smiled thinly. Percy nodded, mouth set tightly.

They were headed towards the Aphrodite cabin when Conner called out again. "Hope we see you later, Percy!"

Schist! Did they find out?

Percy froze, her eyes wide. "W-what?"

The boys exchanged a look. "You know," Conner said slowly. "Percy. Because your name's Persephone?"

"And you look a lot like a friend of ours," Travis added. "His name's Percy and-" He shrugged. "We haven't seen him in a while."

"We're worried about him," Conner said.

Percy swallowed. "W-Well, I hope your Percy is okay. I-I got to, um, I got to go."

Percy turned sharply around. Annabeth followed behind her, worried. If people found out about Percy in this situation...

"Annabeth," Percy called out, her voice thin in the wind.

"Yeah?"

Percy was quiet for a few moments. Her green eyes were glassy and closed off. Her brow was pulled down, and she squeezed her fists tight.

"Percy?" Annabeth asked worried. If Percy was letting the Stoll Brothers get into her head, Annabeth wasn't sure if she knew how to console her. She wished she better at things like that, but only knew when things were pretty much screwed, like right now.

"Annabeth," her voice was strained. "I have to pee."

Oh gods no!

Wow, I'm really amazed at how many follows and favorites I got! It's amazing. School's now out for Spring Break, and I'll try to update. Just don't expect me to. I have to read five books this week for a reading competition, and if I win 2nd place, I'll get a Kindle Paperwhite. Wish me luck! Review, I love to see your comments, good and bad. Flames will be used to make blue cupcakes.

EDIT: Anybody realize that French Fries aren't even French? I have nothing else to say, just wanted you guys to know that.