Love?

Jasmine watched as her boyfriend sparred against her brother. Jasmine surprised a smile when she saw Nico point his sword to Jeremy's neck. She grabbed two water bottles and walked towards the two. Jeremy was pouting and Nico had a triumphant smirk.

"Best out of 3" she heard Jeremy demand. Jasmine rolled her eyes.

"How competitive can you two get?" she asked handing a bottle to both the boys

"Very" Nico smirked. He sat down and pulled Jasmine into his lap.

"Just because I approve of this relationship," said Jeremy "Doesn't mean i want to see it" he rolled his eyes leaving the arena.

"What are you thinking about?" asked Jasmine

"Five months have gone by since the Princess arrived. Only three more months until we find out who she is."

"Anxious?"

"Very. Everyone is. Annabeth is trying to figure out who she is. It's killing her not knowing who the Princess is, but what she knows is that there are a few people who already know who the Princess is. The boys in the Aphrodite and Apollo cabin are going crazy trying to find her in hopes that she'll fall in love with them."

"I'm actually surprised you're not trying to find the Princess"

"I already found my princess; you. and that's the only princess i'll ever need"

"Aww" The couple turned to the person who had just cooed. "Aren't you two love sick"

"We're not in love!" the couple protested

Alex smiled. "You say that now"

XxX

Travis approached the Demeter cabin. His hand kept fiddling with the item in his pocket. He couldn't believe he was about to do this.

"Hey, babe" he greeted his girlfriend

"Don't call me that" Katie grumbled. "What are you doing here anyways?"

"I'm hurt, Katie" Travis mocked. "Why wouldn't you want to see your dashingly handsome boyfriend?"

"Because he has an ego the size of Texas" Katie responded. "Seriously, though. What are you doing her?" she asked as she put away the paperwork she was doing at her desk.

Travis patted the spot next to him on the bed, signaling Katie to sit with him, which she did.

"We've been dating for five months now. I've known you for about eight years. I've been there through the tough times. I've seen you cry, mad, been the reason for you're anger" He laughed a little. "I've seen you dressed up,I've seen you in sweats and i've seen you in just a bikini. I have never been with a girl for a relationship as long as I've been with you. I've never felt this way for anyone before and some nights I lose sleep because I'm scared i'm doing things wrong. I used to make fun of some boys because of how much a simple feeling drove them to do something. I didn't realize that i was slowly feeling the same for you. I didn't realize my feelings for you, until that Jessie guy kissed you. When he kissed you, I knew I had feelings for you. I just never thought they would be this strong. Katie Marie Gardner, I am hopelessly, completely in love with you. I always was. I just never knew it" He took out the item in his pocket and revealed an infinity ring.

"Travis, I don't know what to say."

"You don't have to say anything. I don't want you to say you love me too if you don't mean it. Just wear the ring and say you'll always be mine"

Katie had tears streaming down her cheeks. She hugged her sappy boyfriend and put the ring on.

"You are the best boyfriend in the world, Travis"

"Only for you" He whispered back

XxX

"I'm surprised, Jeremy." said Alex. "I thought you would've thrown a hissy fit ably Jazz and Nico"

"As long as she's happy, then so am I" her boyfriend replied, grabbing her at the waist and pulling her into the bed. "We were her age when we started dating, right?"

"Right. They are so cute together" she gushed

"Isn't the whole 'love' thing my job?"

"Then you're doing a crappy job at it"

"Hey, I take offense to that."

"Sorry, not sorry" Alex said bluntly. Jeremy smiled. It was things like her bluntness that made him fall in love with her in the first place.

"I love you" he blurted.

"I love you, too"

"I know. But i don't tell you that so often and I know I should. You know that i will always love you no matter what. Even if you think your none existent flaws will break us apart. I love everything about you. You're athleticism, you're charm, you're love for violence and weaponry"

"How'd you know about the last one?"

"You hang out with Clarrise La Rue. It was pretty obvious. And not even that will make me love you any less"

"Gosh, I love you so damn much"

XxX

The Princess paced in her room up on Olympus. She had three more months. Three months to find her true love. She had a boyfriend, and she knew she had feelings for him, but was it love?

She was interrupted by the knock on her door.

"Princess," it was Athena, "Aphrodite wishes to speak to you"

"Thank you Athena" THe Princess thanked before making her way to Aphrodite.

"You wanted to see me, Aphrodite?"

"Princess, tell me, What is love?" She asked

"Love?"

"Yes, Love. What is it to you"

"I… I don't know"

"You don't know because you don't feel it. Once you've felt it. You will know what love is. But how can you find you're true love when you are constantly here for training? You can't. By order of the Royals, you are dismissed from Training."

"Really?"

"Really. After all, You only have three months left. Make them count"

XxX

"Where is she?" Connor impatiently asked.

"Relax, would yah" Casey rolled her eyes. The group had gone out into the city with permission from Chiron, of course, to have 'the day off'. The Older campers were given permission. But it wasn't long until Jeremy, Katie, and Albany had run into a few friends from their old school. Apparently, the JPO's had gotten back from Philippines and were waiting for their flight back to MAui. It turns out, since Katie, Albany and Alex had been a big part of the JPOs, they had to replace them, and the people who had replaced them were Jessie Master and Nate Gander. Two of Jeremy's, Katie's and Albany's good friends.

"It's not like Jessie is gonna kiss Albany like how he kissed Katie" Alex teased. Travis glared at her, still a bit bitter about the incident

"Why didn't you two go and see them?" asked Connor, pointing to the two twins.

"Because they are nothing but flirts," Casey bitterly spat

"WHAT!" The brothers yelled

"Unless You're Katie or Albany. Jessie is the one that got her to even consider friendship with you two. Nate and Albany have history" explained Alex

"What kind of 'History'?" Connor asked

"She's known him longer than she's known Katie and Jeremy. That's all I know" said Alex

"So you two don't like them?" Travis asked the girls

"I don't mind them. I just get irritated with the flirting. But Casey..."

"Don't Even Go There"her twin spat.

"Whoa. IS there some tension behind the two boys, CAsey?" taunted Travis.

"I don't have a problem with Nate. At least he knows when to keep his mouth shut. Jessie is just another player that i'm sick of talking about"

"What's so bad about Jessie?" asked Connor "Besides the fact that he kissed Katie, I thought he was pretty cool"

"HE is cool" said Alex

"unless you're a girl. The he goes into asshole mode" Casey said rolling her eyes.

"Yeah, and when he's brought up, you go into bitchy mode" Alex countered.

"I just hate him okay! I don't want to talk about it!"

"Talk about what?" said a deep voice behind her that she knew far too well. The fire in her eyes grew and the fist in her hand tightened. She took a deep breath and calmed herself. She turned around and came face to face with a smirk on a guy she knew far too well for her liking.

"What do you want, Jessie"

XxX

CAsey couldn't believe she let Katie do this to her again. Everyone at Maui knew the reason why Jessie wanted Katie so bad. She told him 'no'. She told him no when he asked her out. The reason? at the time, CAsey and Jessie were dating. He wanted to cheat on her with Katie. Katie said 'no'. Casey found out. Thanked Katie, but Katie wanted Casey and Jessie to talk things out. Casey wanted nothing to do with Jessie and Jessie was just 'lonely'. But Katie wanted her two friends to talk, so where was Casey now? She was face to face with her ex-boyfriend, while the rest went into the nearest Starbucks and had their 'day off'

"Long time no see, huh?" he casually asked.

"Jessie, what do you want?" Casey repeated. "Hurry up and tell me so I never have to see you again"

Jessie's eyes darkened. "What if I want you. What if I want you back. WHat if I finally realized the fact that I love you. I still do. I never stopped."

Casey huffed. 'Don't fall for his words again' Casey reminded herself. "Love? Jessie what do you know about love? You go around school flirting with everybody who wears panties. You've sleep with more than half of the girls in the whole school. You've broken up with me and gotten back together more times than a person should, if they love someone. and don't even get me started on the fact that You Tried To Cheat On Me With My Best Friend! So tell me, Jessie, What do you know about love?"

"I know that when we broke up for good I never felt the same about anyone. I slept around just to fill the void. I broke up with you because i was scared! I was sixteen years old, what the hell did you think would make me feel more scared of. I didn't know what the feeling was and i didn't know if you felt the same! As for Katie? I was drunk! You know I don't think straight when i'm completely waisted!"

"You shouldn't have been drinking in the first place! You were sixteen! And you promised you'd try and stop!"

"Try! and that's besides the point!"

"Then what is the point!"

"the point is that i Love you! I had to go through the heartbreaking fact of you leaving to finally get that through! You don't know what heartbreaks can do. Please CAsey, give me one last chance. Please trust me when i say that I love you"

"Love? Forget that. Heartbreaks? I've had that. Chances? I gave that. Trust? You lost that."

CAsey backed away and ran to her friends. She wasn't going to allow Jessie to see the tears that were threatening to fall. She couldn't help but ask herself. 'Do I still love him?' The was i time CAsey wouldn't hesitate to say yes and other times to say no, but now…

XxX

"But why did Katie want to help Jessie?" Connor asked his girlfriend as they sat on his bunk in his cabin.

"Jessie and Katie are good friends too. Aside from the constant flirting, Katie and Jessie have a lot in common"

"Like what?"

"A love for sports, gardening and pranking"

"Gardening and pranking?"

"Jessie was a different boy before his ego was over inflated. Jessie was actually Jeremy's best friend from the start of kindergarden. But by the time sixth grade rolled around Jessie turned into an ass. The only person he wasn't one to was Katie, because he knew that she could very much kill him if he tried. He stopped being an ass to Casey because he started to like her"

"Oh. So, tell me about this Nathan guy"

"Nate? We've been friends since i was five"

"Friends?"

"yes. Friends. You're not jealous, are you?" Albany asked her boyfriend.

"No! Why would i be jealous of some mortal?"

"That's good to hear because Katie and I are gonna hang out with him and Jessie tomorrow"

"WHAT!" connor nearly had a heart attack

"I'm just joking." Albany laughed

"Don't joke about these kind of stuff. I don't like knowing that you and this guy were even friends"

"Connor, we're just friends. That's all we'll ever be. I'm with you, so relax."

"Fine" He pulled her into a tight embrace. He smirked, remembering a moment that happened at the same place. "Are you in love with me yet?" he asked

"Nope. Not in love"

The End

A/N: So five months have passed. The Princess is running out of time. Any guesses as to who she might be? Anyway, 'Not in Love' is finally done. the next story in the Not the Princess series is 'Not the Same'.

I'll try to post them up by this weekend. Thank You to everyone that has been with me till the end.