A/N Keep in mind that in this story Aphrodite is going to be a bit different than she is in the origional books.

Third Person pov

There are several things that few people know about the goddess of love. She is an enigma that no-one has ever truly solved. For Starters, she Isn't the one who causes relationships to end, and she feels the pain of every heartbreak. Every mortal who discovers their significant other was having an affair, Aphrodite feels their pain.

Relationships ending after one of those involved was abusive. She felt those too. Others might not have kept their sanity if they had to deal with as much pain as the love goddess. She had managed to hang on through the many long years on her own strength and the support of the only other person who knew the truth. That one other was Hestia.

There was little that the hearth goddess didn't know including the whole truth about who Aphrodite was. Hestia supported Aphrodite when the pain of the heartbreaks became too much for her. Aphrodite had loved most of the men and the few women she had been with over the many millennia, but she realized that they weren't the right one for her.

She knew that there was truly someone out there for everyone, it just takes some longer than others to find each other. It saddened her when sometimes people would never find the person they were meant to be with. Many believed that she was incapable of remaining faithful to someone, but in reality, she could be if she found the right person. She knew it wasn't her husband who she had been forced to marry, nor was it Ares who she believed didn't actually love her but merely stayed with her out of lust.

One relationship The love goddess had watched closely ever since it began was the relationship of Perseus Jackson and Annabeth Chase. The main thing that drew her attention to the couple was the fact that they were together against their parents' wishes or at least against Athena's, Aphrodite wasn't sure what Poseidon's opinion was.

Another thing that drew Aphrodite's attention was Percy's loyalty and complete devotion to Annabeth. The love goddess knew that Percy would sacrifice his own life to save Annabeth's if it came to that. This became even more evident When he fell into Tartarus with her. Despite all this Aphrodite sensed that their relationship wasn't meant to be.

Around the couple's four year anniversary the love goddess realized that she had feelings for Perseus. She knew that even if she wanted to she couldn't steal Perseus away from Annabeth as she knew his loyalty would withstand practically anything she could do because it was just that strong.

She eventually sensed that Annabeth's love for Percy was beginning to dwindle, and she suspected that their relationship would soon come to an end. Part of Aphrodite wondered if Athena had planned it by piling so much work on her daughter that she didn't have time for Percy. Whether Athena had anything to do with it or not Aphrodite knew that their relationship wouldn't endure for much longer.

The love goddess feared what State Perseus would be left in once their relationship came to an end. She knew that Percy was still completely devoted to Annabeth and that he would be devastated when Annabeth ended their relationship. Even if Aphrodite wanted to save their relationship she knew that their breakup was inevitable. Eventually, as the love goddess had expected she felt the immense pain that Perseus experienced when Annabeth left him. She feared that Perseus might not be able to move from Annabeth based on the pain she felt from him.

Perseus's pain was the strongest she had felt in quite a long time. Her feelings for him had increased since she first discovered them. She wanted him, but she knew he wouldn't accept her until he had completely moved on from Annabeth. After being comforted by Hestia Aphrodite searched for Percy. She sensed that he had left Camp Half-Blood, and when she finally tracked him down she teleported to a spot not far from where he stood. He was clearly not paying attention or was lost in thought since he failed to notice the telltale flash that indicated her arrival.

She watched as Perseus walked into a bar and she knew what he planned to do. She suspected that if Percy was left to deal with the pain of the breakup on his own he might never get over her, or possibly try to harm himself. She knew she wanted to prevent that but she wasn't quite sure how.

She followed him into the bar and after the man who sat on the stool beside Percy moved she took his place at the bar beside Percy. The bartender walked over to her and asked what she wanted. All she really wanted was to talk to Percy, but for appearance's sake, she bought a drink. Many of the men in the bar were eyeing her but she ignored them all. The only man there who she was interested in was Percy.

It took a minute before Percy noticed her since he was either lost in thought, or just drunk since she knew it was his first time drinking. As she spoke to Perseus she came up with a way that she might be able to help him. she figured that maybe in a few years Percy may have recovered enough to accept her. whether that was the case she would find out when the time came.

The love goddess watched as Perseus took their daughter to Camp Half-Blood. She claimed her the day she got there and continued to watch them as their time at camp half blood continued. After she had watched them for a couple of days the love goddess was pretty sure that whether he believed it or not he had begun to recover from the heartbreak. She figured that now he had made a little progress on his own, she might be able to restore him to what he once was.

Percy's point of view

One day I sat on my bed at camp when Michael walked into the cabin. Since he wasn't great at concealing his emotions behind a calm expression I was pretty sure he was worried about something. He sat on his bed and stayed silent for a minute before getting the courage to speak. He said worriedly, "Percy, they are making a city here like New Rome but it will be called New Athens."

I wondered why he would be worried about that, after all, that was a good thing. Older demigods would be able to live in peace and have somewhat normal lives without having to worry too much about monsters. As those thoughts went through my head he revealed what probably had him worried. He said, "The gods are letting Annabeth design it. Apparently, dad and a few others voted against her doing it, but they were overruled."

Great just great I thought as that news sunk in, I would most likely run into Annabeth again when she returns. Honestly she was the last person I wanted to see, but obviously, the fates seem to hate me. I knew that no matter what she said I wouldn't take her back, I couldn't risk her hurting me again when she just got tired of me and left me again. Even now I don't think I could be with anyone else either since I'm still not over Annabeth.

Several days after I arrived at camp Aphrodite showed up during dinner. When we all saw her, we bowed to her, and she looked toward her children, Smiling at them. Her gaze seemed to stay on Piper and Silena the longest, but I'm pretty sure that afterward, she might have Smiled at me as well. She had just come to visit her children since after the wars the gods had started to behave better by removing most of the laws that prevented them from helping their kids and visiting their children at camp.

After Aphrodite arrived many of the boys were eyeing her but that would be nothing new for her considering she's the goddess of love and beauty. After dinner, her kids went back to her cabin with her while the rest of us went to the campfire. I wondered how Silena would get along with her mother, I had tried to make her understand that Aphrodite hadn't really had a choice but to leave, but who knows what will happen during Aphrodite's visit.

Silena might consider what I'd told her and accept her mother, or she might be annoyed at her for a while before she finally accepts her. Whatever happens, I'm sure Silena will accept her sooner or later. Silena can be stubborn when she gets her mind set on something, but she is usually pretty forgiving. I was slightly surprised that Silena had chosen a sword for her weapon, I guess I might be teaching her in some of my classes on the weekend.

It had become quite clear to me, that children of Aphrodite could learn whatever weapon they wanted as long as they practiced enough. Piper was a pretty good example of that since during and after the second giant war she had trained with the sword she stole from the boread. During that time she became quite a good swordsman? Swordswoman? Whatever you get my point.

I tried not to think about the fact that Annabeth would be returning to camp. Why do the fates hate me so much? I really didn't want to be anywhere near Annabeth, I know I could leave camp early, but I'd told everyone that I would be staying for two weeks, and I didn't really have anything better to do for that time.I guess I'll just stay, but I'm not sure how I'll handle seeing Annabeth again. 

I know that if she tries to convince me to take her back I'll refuse, Silena was obviously right about one thing, despite what I had thought, Annabeth wasn't the right person for me and I wouldn't let her hurt me again. I fell asleep that night contemplating what was to come, and as usual, I had dreams but they weren't as bad as some I've had in the past since most of my demigod dreams had caused me to wake up suddenly. This time though I slept the whole night.