Hey. So I've been kind of addicted to the angsty Percy and Annabeth reunion scene. I just had to write this. So thanks to some chocolate milk and various Coldplay songs, here it is.

Disclaimer: Don't own PJO

Annabeth stood on the deck of the Argo II. She braced the railing on the side of the ship. She was as still as a statue. Her every muscle was clenched with anticipation as she watched the horizon. It was dusk and the sunset was quite beautiful, but that wasn't what she was waiting for.

Leo stood at the helm. He was steering and occasionally shooting wary questions to Jason.

Piper stood next to Jason. They had been speaking of the best way to reunite the camps without initiating another Civil War.

It was eerily quiet when Jason told Leo to bring the ship down. Leo pushed a button and slowly pulled down a lever. It hissed as the ship lowered onto the water. Jason said to head straight ahead. The beach could be seen and as expected, the watchmen had alerted the camp, which resulted in Lupa and dozens of people standing on the beach in full armor.

"The first and second legion," Jason said grimly.

The atmosphere changed. It was like and instinct reaction for everyone to be tenser. Everyone must have felt the change because the other campers began trickling up the stairs and lifts: each had a wary expression.

However, at that moment, all eyes were on the tense girl at the front of the ship. Apart from her hair, only her eyes moved as they darted rapidly to each of the soldiers' faces. They wore helmets, but Annabeth only concentrated harder.

They waited for a reaction. None came.

Leo brought the ship to dock and they all could hear the door release below deck. There was a groan as the ramp pushed out onto the sand. Everyone began trickling down. Annabeth didn't move as her eyes darted furiously. They had dark shadows under them, from her lack of sleep.

"Annabeth… we should probably go down," Piper suggested calmly. The statue seemed to crack as she turned to face Piper. Those gray eyes seemed tired… yet fierce, like she didn't want to give up. Annabeth's back straightened. She didn't trudge or stand in shock. She simply held her head up and walked.

Below deck, all the campers stood anxiously in the hallway. They whispered to each other and glanced around nervously. They stood like nervous children at a school dance, waiting for the bravest to step on the dance floor first.

In a sense, they were almost exactly that.

Most expected Jason to step forward, but he didn't. When Piper stopped next to him, he glanced out the door at all of the Romans with a focused expression. He glanced at her and gave a shaky smile. She answered with a worried one.

Then, Annabeth came down the stairs. She glanced at everyone and continued forward. The crowd of demigods parted around her like Moses and the Red Sea.

"Should we put on our armor?" Piper whispered to Jason.

He shook his head. "Then they'll think it's an attack. We should go without anything."

Annabeth's hand rested on her knife. She stepped into the sunlight. There was a quick stretching sound as a Roman readied a bow. Annabeth head whipped to the sound.

Jason stepped forward, but there was a twang as the Roman released an arrow towards Annabeth. The Greeks shouted warnings, but Annabeth was ready. She quickly ducked and dove off the ramp. She hit the sand rolling and unsheathed her knife.

Murmurs of "intruders" emanated from the crowd. There was yelling and the sound of weapons being drawn on both sides. The Greeks began to plow past Jason and Piper out of the ship and the Romans pressed forward. They glanced at each other helplessly as they were shoved around.

Annabeth hoisted herself back onto the ramp. She shouted above the noise. "Please, we aren't here to attack! We don't want to fight! Just hear us out!" She sounded so strong and commanding that the noise died down… on the Greek side.

Lupa barked and the Romans quieted. She looked at Annabeth with her yellow wolf eyes. She was judging if this girl was leading the group she expected. Her eyes scanned the Greeks. Their messy battle lines and orange shirts. She growled then looked towards the Romans intently, and a girl stepped forward. Lupa barked something at her then disappeared into the trees. The girl pulled off her helmet. She had long chestnut hair pulled back in a braid and a yellow bandanna. She looked at Annabeth and grinned smugly.

"Lupa said we should meet more formally." Her voice was very authoritative. "She's inviting you to come to our meeting room." She turned on her heel and her "legion" followed after her. She turned back right before she entered the trees. Her eyes scanned the crowd again. She saw Jason lurking next to Piper. Her eyes flashed and she turned away again.

When the other legion left, everyone turned to Annabeth. She was staring intently at the entrance to the woods. She was thinking of the way the girl said Lupa was inviting them. Not the girl… not the first legion… Lupa. She was also thinking of what she was going to say at the meeting… and why he wasn't here. Where was he?

Annabeth looked back at Jason. "Well?"

His back visibly straightened. His regal features were more pronounced with his head held higher. He was the Jason Grace again.

"Councilors only," he murmured.

When it was dark. The councilors ventured onto the grounds. There were no kids loitering around. It was silent. The cabins were all identical, except for a symbol above the door. They were arranged in a U and each had the lights still on.

The meeting room was in a large stone and marble building. Annabeth could tell by the design that it was built with use in mind and use only. There was no class or style, only sturdiness. They entered the meeting room. There was only one thing it. It was a marble table with several marble benches around it. They were engraved with Latin phrases. The Romans were sitting in their respective places. They glared disdainfully at Connor and Travis shoving each other into the room. Lupa stood nearby. The girl who had spoken earlier sat at the head of the table. There was an empty space to her right.

Jason stood at the table. He sat at the opposite head of the table. Staring the girl down.

It was an intense look, like she was rapidly asking questions with her eyes and he was just staring like he was trying to pin her face with a memory.

Soon the Greeks took seats. They left the seat at Jason's right open, but Annabeth didn't sit. She stayed by the door with her hand on her knife. The girl gave her a look but didn't comment. Annabeth knew better than to be in a vulnerable position when she was surrounded by a bunch of tense, ADHD demigods.

Piper was looking back and forth between the girl and Jason. She was worried, because she could tell what was happening.

"Hey, Reyna," Jason finally said to the girl.

Reyna seemed to crack. Her eyes flared. "Where. Have. You. Been?"

Jason blinked, but Leo answered. "Umm, isn't it kind of obvious? I mean we're all Greek and our shirts gi—"

Reyna glared at Leo, effectively shutting him up.

Annabeth decided she respected this girl.

Lupa barked at Reyna then turned and left the room. Reyna sighed. "Welcome. Lupa has informed us of whom you are… Greeks. I'm Reyna, daughter of Apollo, temporary Praetor of the First Legion." She shot a glance at Jason. His face was still serious and intense.

"We know why you've come, and we have a few… requests." She nodded to a boy with brown hair and green eyes. He stood and held a scroll to his side.

"I am Felix, son of Ceres, and I am here to voice the demands of Camp Legion."

He unrolled his scroll and cleared his throat.

"If the Greek's request is met to it's fullest, Camp Legion would like these things in return." The Greeks shifted in their seats.

"First, we would like the Greeks to surrender all of their battle plans so that we may trust them completely," The Greeks looked around at each other warily. Reyna nods for Felix to continue.

"Second, we demand that the Greeks surrender the Argo II into the possession of the Legion." The Greeks all frowned. Leo slammed his hands down on the table.

"You can't do that! We built it!" He yelled across the table. Felix frowned and shoved his glasses up his nose.

"It's a simple compensation. You asked for our aid. We complied and will expect payment."

"You think we're here because we to beg for your help?" Clarisse scoffed. "We're here because we have the brains to understand that this will only work if we work together. If you don't cooperate you're killing the whole freaking world. You aren't the only ones who fought in the bloody war. I killed a drakon single-handedly, our friends, sacrificed themselves… heck, Annabeth faced off with freaking Kronos with a broken arm, and you think we're so weak as to ask help from a flower picking pansy like you?" Clarisse slammed her hand on the table to emphasize her point.

Felix glared at Clarisse. "We represent Rome. Who, if history is correct, conquered Greece." He turned his attention back to the fuming Leo, "We want the Argo II because we will use it correctly. It has the makings of a warship not a silly cruise ship."

"We designed it! We built it! We flew the bloody thing over here!" he growls at Felix. "It's ours! No. No! It's ours!"

Felix frowns at Leo. "And who are you to speak up like that?"

"I'm Leo, son of Hephaestus," the curly-haired boy spat, "and I know for a fact that the Argo II isn't something that you can just claim. We worked so hard on it and broke our backs. IT IS OURS!"

Felix threw the scroll down onto the table. "Unless you want to wake up with vines around your neck, you will shut up."

Leo laughed and smirked at Felix. "I'm not afraid of plants. They burn."

"Leo," Piper demanded, "don't."

Leo turned to look at her. He seemed to debate with himself. The Greeks stared at him like a time bomb.

Leo turned back to look at Felix. Felix and Leo glared at each other across the table. They were pushing each other to attack first. Annabeth noticed Clarisse shift her spear into a more able position. She swore she saw money pass between Travis and Connor.

Jason and Piper frantically glanced to each other. Piper looked to Leo

"Leo, we'll talk about it later. Can you sit down?" Everyone could feel her laying on the charmspeak as the room noticeably calmed. Leo and Felix both dropped back into their seats and crossed their arms, each swearing under their breaths. They shot glares across the table.

Piper looked at Reyna. "Maybe we should wait until we're on friendlier terms to discuss this," Piper suggested in a dry voice.

Reyna nodded gravely. "Maybe we would even get through the list. Next time it is. Besides, my second in command isn't here." She looked to a thin girl with straight blonde hair. "Sophia, where is Percy anyways?"

All the Greeks heard Annabeth draw in a sharp breath. She felt like she'd been punched in the stomach.

The blonde haired girl laughed casually. It was a sound that sounded foreign coming from a Roman. "The idiot said he'd be a little late. He missed the arrival, now he's missing the meeting." She spun to look at the door near Annabeth. She had dull blue-almost gray eyes. "He better show up, or owes me his grapes tomorrow at dinner." Her eyes narrowed. "Oh here he comes."

The Greeks all turned as footsteps hurried into the room. A teenage boy stumbled in. He was clumsily buckling the belt of his sword sheath. Annabeth felt her eyes prick and her breath catch with relief as he sat at Reyna's right. He continued fumbling with his belt then he looked up.

"What I miss?" he asked Reyna.

"We're actually just finishing. Thanks for joining us," Reyna said looking annoyed.

His black hair was as messy as ever, and his eyes were still the same shade of green she had been craving for months. Annabeth stared at him; he looked exactly the same, but the feeling that he wasn't kept her in her place. The way he surveyed all the new faces before him without a trace of recognition was completely alien.

Everyone watched his eyes sweep over the unfamiliar faces. Jason, Piper, Leo, Travis, Connor, Will, Katie, Clarisse, Nico… then he looked up at Annabeth.

He seemed surprised at first and Annabeth felt her heart swell. He remembered. He remembered. A smile broke on her face. He continued to look at her… and slowly his face changed. His brow furrowed and he turned to concentrate on the meeting. Then she knew, he didn't. The hope that had swelled inside her during the past months broke and she tried to keep her face passive. He was gone.

Annabeth couldn't concentrate any longer. She blanked out as Reyna talked about the camp's features and activities. As soon as a horn blew in the distance, she grabbed Piper's arm and walked out. Piper was glad. She didn't want to see Jason and Reyna's reunion.

They were heading into the forest to go back to the ship when a voice called after them.

"Hey, you're Annabeth… right?"

Annabeth stopped. Her face was passive, but her eyes looked so… sad.

"Yeah… and you're Percy." She said turning around to face him. It wasn't a question. She looked at Percy with a raised eyebrow, but her eyes looked pleadingly at him to remember.

The black-haired boy nodded. Then his brows furrowed. He looked up at the sky as if trying to think of what to say. He mouthed her name as if he was trying it on his tongue. "Well… um…" He met her eyes with a thoughtful expression. "It's nice to finally meet you." He gave a last thoughtful glance and started to walk away. Annabeth smiled sadly after him.

Annabeth watched Percy catch up to Sophia. She watched as Sophia punched him in the shoulder. He pulled back and pouted as he rubbed his shoulder. She laughed at him and he stuck his hands in his pockets. They laughed and teased each other all the way to the cabins.

Piper watched Annabeth. She felt bad for her, but she couldn't help watching Jason. He was currently reuniting with different people whom she assumed were his old friends. She couldn't help but notice that Reyna stood very close to him. They didn't talk to each other, but they gave each other looks as the others talked. Piper's stomach twisted.

"This sucks," she stated.

Annabeth tore her eyes away from Percy and Sophia. Her and Piper looked at each other with tired eyes.

"Yeah… it does."

Hmm… I like how this came out. I don't really write in third person. Next chapter is coming soon. Sorry if anyone is OOC. I try my best. Bye!