A/N: I really like this pairing, even if it is a little unrealistic. I totally ship them, so if you're a Percabeth fan, you might not want to read this chapter.

WARNING: There will be a little cursing.

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Annabeth had been avoiding me.

I would try to sit with her at the Athena table from time to time, and she would just wave me away. She won't let me kiss her, a hug was about as far as I could get. I surprised her in her cabin today, and to say her reaction hurt me was a bit of an understatement.

"Percy!" she says. "I wasn't expecting you to be here!" She seems really nervous. I tip my head to the side. "Are you alright, Annabeth?" She swallows. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just...uh...just leave!" Annabeth pushes me out of the cabin roughly. I nearly stumble to the ground, but I regain my balance. "Annabeth!" I call. "Percy! Go away!" She yells behind the door of the Athena cabin. "Ok," I say, wilting slightly.

I bump into an Aphrodite boy on my way out, and apologize.

I walk to the Hades cabin, unsure what to do. "Nico?" I say as I open the door.

"In here," he grumbles. He's laying on his bed, staring at the ceiling. He sits up, and sees the expression on my face. "Dude, what happened? Was it Annabeth again?" I nod. He gestures for me to sit. "Well, have no fear, Psychiatrist Di Angelo is here."

I sit down on the chair next to his bed. "She doesn't want me to be around anymore," I sigh, "After the Giant War we were happy, but only for a few months. She started to get really nervous and jittery around me, and I can't get intimate with her. When we talk, she's distracted; it's like she's thinking about something else. She rarely comes to my cabin at night on top of that!" Nico begins to stroke his chin. "Hmm...I think you need to take this case to the Aphrodite cabin." I raise my eyebrows. "You think Piper would know what's going on?" He nods. "I think she'll know."

I get up. "Thanks, Nico." Nico attempts to smile, but it looks more like a pained grimace. "Of course."

I walk the short journey to the bright Aphrodite cabin and politely knock. I hear a bunch of giggles and campers fumbling for the door knob.

"No, I got it!" a voice says.

The door swings open, and Piper stands in the doorway. "Percy? What brings you to the Aphrodite cabin?" I walk past her. "I'm...uh...having relationship problems," I say. She raises an eyebrow. I can't blame her. I never thought I'd ever have problems with Annabeth, we were so perfect for each other. Emphasis on the were.

"What's going on with you and Annabeth?"

I sigh and put my head in my hands. I tell her what I told Nico, only pausing once to look at her face. Her eyebrows are furrowed and her lips are pursed. It looks like there's a faint trace of anger in her ever-changing eyes. I finish, and she looks at me with pity set into her expression. I don't like pity, my mind says. "Percy...I'm so sorry..." I tilt my head to the side, probably looking like a confused puppy. "What do you mean?" Piper shakes her head. "Percy, she's lost her love for you. She's cheating-"

The horn is blown, signaling that dinner is being served. We get up and head to the Big House, and grab our food. I sit up at the Poseidon table, still confused out of my mind as to what Piper was going to say. I have a good guess, but I don't believe it. Why would Annabeth do something like that to me?

I feel a presence next to me and look to my left. Annabeth smiles. "Hey, Seaweed Brain." "Wise Girl," my voice cracks. I lean forward and kiss her, and she doesn't pull way for a few seconds. I have never been so happy to kiss Annabeth; I had been deprived from her lips for far too long. She gets up to leave, but I hold onto her wrist. I beg with my eyes. "Please stay," I say. Annabeth rolls her eyes. "Stupid Seaweed Brain, I have to go back to my table." She removes her hand from my grasp. I look at her, hurt. She treats me so indifferently.

Piper comes right after, bringing her food along with her. "Look, Percy, I need to tell you-"

Chiron speaks loudly, interrupting Piper effectively. "Campers, Dionysus and I-" he looks at the Camp Director, "have decided that we're going to play a game of Capture the Flag today. We're doing it in the woods. Ares red team, Athena blue team. Take your alliances to the starting point."

Athena's cabin teamed up with Apollo, Poseidon, and Hephaestus. Ares's cabin teamed up with Aphrodite, Hermes, Demeter, and Dionysus's kids.

Chiron waved his hands and various armor equipment appeared. We grab what we can; I get a helmet and Riptide. I find out that I'm a defender of the flag, since it was placed near the creek and water strengthens me. I walk towards the flag, and I see that Annabeth is beside me. A boy with brown hair and blue eyes is standing next to her, and she keeps glancing at him. The conch shell is blown, signaling that the game would begin. In only a few seconds I hear clanging and grunts of pain only a few meters away.

Clarisse appears from the trees. She's wearing heavy armor: a shield, spear, and breastplate, which make for slow movements. So I easily sidestep her attack and hit her shoulder with the flat of my blade so I don't hurt her. She recovers quickly; and she jabs her spear at me, which I easily block. I hit her gut with my sword's base and she falls to the ground, a little dazed. She gets back up, and swings the spear, managing to graze my forearm. I grit my teeth and slam the shaft of the spear, effectively knocking the spear out of her hand.

Cheers erupt in the forest as an Apollo kid runs through the boundary carrying a red flag. Everyone lifts him up, yelling their congratulations. I wander around to find Annabeth to celebrate, but I see her with the boy I'd seen earlier. Their conversation seems innocent at first, but it quickly escalates.

"Looks like we won, Annabeth."

"Yeah, we did."

Silence.

"Give me a celebratory kiss?"

"Oh, I could do much more than that."

I stare in horror as I see my girlfriend of two years kiss the Aphrodite kid. It feels terrible; I can't stop watching. I remember the first time I saw her, the first time we kissed. I had gone to Tartarus and back for her. It was all for nothing. She was so beautiful. She isn't anymore.

"What the hell is this?!" I manage to yell after a few dreadful moments. Annabeth turns around, and as she sees my face, she begins to cry. "I'm so sorry, Percy, I-"

I stomp away from the two, thoroughly disgusted. How could she do this to me?! my mind raged. She chases after me, and rests her hand on my arm. "Percy, stop. Please, hear me out." I sigh and turn towards her. "You get two minutes."

She sighs. "Look, Percy, we've been through so much. I met Zack a few months ago, Ok.? He was hilarious, and so kind. I was beginning to have nightmares about Tartarus and he helped me. Oh, Percy, he tells the most amazing stories. I kissed him, and well, it just, got complicated. I began to develop feelings for him. I wanted to break up with you, but...you'd be so heartbroken," she caresses my face, and I push her off, "So loyal, so gentle. You don't deserve to be cheated on. But I just couldn't...tell you. We've known each others for years, Percy, years, and I didn't want it to end-" tears were streaming down her face now, "I love you, Seaweed Brain. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

I glare at her, knowing that I'm going to regret what I'm going to say next. "Don't call me that. Don't tell me you love me. Don't even come near me. I hate you."

She wails, but I don't care. I walk to the celebrating campers, still angry. I hear Zack saying soothing words to Annabeth, and she's still crying. My scowl softens at the sound of her cries for me to come back, but I don't care.

I don't care.