A/N: It's been nearly two years since the end of the the Second Titan War (The Last Olympian). It's the summer before school starts, Percy and Annabeth are both seniors.

Do to some complications in school catching up with her from a few years ago, she has had to stay back in California for the summer, instead of going to Camp Half Blood, and working on Olympus in person, she's forced to work on her designs at home, and hope that all the workers will get it right.

This takes place after The Last Hero, but Percy hasn't been kidnapped. (I know, it's cliche'd, deal with it!)

Also, as much as I want to, I'm not witty enough to come up with names for each chapter.

I've actually prewritten a fairly good amount of the story in a notebook (currently 40 pages), that way I can type them up and release a chapter steadily, and have a cushion for those weeks when I won't be able to write anything.

Disclaimer: Despite the number of letters I've sent Santa, and how good I've been, PJO and HoO are both owned by Rick Riordan. ENJOY!

Chapter 1

August 10, 5:52 PM, California (Annabeth's house)

Annabeth's PoV

How much more boring could this summer get? I'm sitting at home working on plans for Olympus, when I could be at camp, having fun, rebuilding Olympus myself, and most importantly, be with Percy.

I'm working on my plans for Olympus in my living room while watching the History channel on TV, it's currently playing a program about Athens, and was currently on the topic of the Parthenon.

I sigh as I put down my blueprints for the Golf Course that Zeus had asked for. I spent all day designing holes so gruesome that Hades would bow in respect to it.

Just as I put down the blueprints and get comfortable, my twin brothers, Bobby and Matthew Chase came barreling in through the front door, covered in sand, and a bit of seaweed in their hair. The seaweed reminded me of Percy, and how I would always call him Seaweed Brain.

"Did you two have a good time at the beach?" I asked them.

"Yeah! We had so much fun, first we built this huge sandcastle, then we went swimming for like three hours. Then when we got back, mom was waking up, and had a sunburn!" Bobby excalimed, or was it Matthew? I always get those two mixed up. The thought of Sue (A/N: In any of the books, it never states what Annabeth's step-mother's name it, so I'm going with Susan, or Sue.) having a sunburn made me laugh inside so hard that I was struggling to keep it in. "You should have come Annabeth! It was so much fun!" The other one said. (I give up trying to figure out who's who!)

The reason I hadn't gone to the beach with my family that day, was because I was so far behind on work from school and Olympus, that I spent the entire day catching up. Although it would have been nice to go to the beach, and feel like I'm with Percy.

The thought before of Sue having a sunburn wasn't nearly as funny as seeing it in person. When she walked in the door, I fell onto the floor laughing.

She walked in, redder than the ripest tomato, I couldn't stop from laughing. "Red is a *gasp* very nice color on you *laugh* Sue!" I said between breaths, holding my sides. The boys soon joined in on my laughing.

If Sue was blushing, then no one noticed it, because of how red she was. "Shut up..." She mumbled with a small grin.

Life with my family was slowly getting better, Sue and I didn't get into fights anymore, my father, Frederick Chase, payed more attention to me now, actually treating me like his daughter, and I was finally able to spend time with my little brothers.

As I finally regained my wits after laughing so much, I saw my father struggling at the doorway, he was carrying everything from their trip down to the beach, towels, a large blanket, which hadn'e been folded, a picnic basket, and a parasol. He looked ready to fall over and frantically asked me to grab sone stuff before he did.

I rushed over to him and grabbed the parasol, basket, and towels from his slipping hands. As I took the basket and parasol to the closet, I passed the TV, where the program began to talk about the sour history, and battle between Athena and Poseidon over whom the city got named after.

I wonder how Percy is doing this summer? I hope he's okay, and if he's gone on any quests, I'll kill that Seaweed Brain! He hadn't called me all summer, even with Hepaestus' new phone, which didn't attract monsters when it made a call, he said he didn't trust it. He texted me saying that he'd try to IM (Iris Message) me soon. He never did.

11:51 PM, Annabeth's room

STILL Annabeth's PoV

I plopped down into bed, exhausted after the long day of working on plans for Olympus, and finishing up the last of my schoolwork. I look at the large pile of blueprints in the corner of my room, and realise that those blueprints are barely scratching the surface of what needed to be done (And there were well over 400 different final designs in that stack!).

I fell asleep pretty quickly, and began dreaming about Olympus.

It was fixed to how it was before the war, still breathtaking, and I could see a few of my designs in the area, like my statues of Aphrodite and Ares. I turn around and look at a fountain, which I estimated to be about 32 feet tall, and a diameter of about 46 feet.

It was made from pure marble, with soothing lights bouncing off of the water. At the very top was the symbol of Athena, an owl. The design of the fountain was so simple, yet so regal at the same time.

"It's beautiful, isn't it, Annabeth? I actually had designed this one personally." I turn around to the familiar voice, which belonged to my mother, Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategies.

She has eyes that are exactly like mine, a stormy grey, which always looked like they were coming up with the best way to kill you.

"Mother!" I exclaimed as she gives me a brief hug.

"How are you doing, Annabeth? Is everything good for you in California with your family? I'm sorry I haven't been able to contact you lately, I've been busy taking over your job on Mount Olympus in your absence." She explained.

"I'm doing fine, my family is doing good too, I've been getting along better with them, and it's fine that you weren't able to contact me. I'm sorry that you had to take over my job." I responded.

"That's good to hear, Annabeth. I actually had you come here with a reason, Annabeth." I was about to speak, but she cut me off with her hand and continued. "I would like you to move to New York, permanently. You will be much safer here, than over in California. You'll be closer to Camp Half-Blood, and Mount Olympus."

And Percy, I thought, not meaning to put a grin on my face. It was immediately wiped as I remembered that I had a family here. "What about Dad and school? It's my last year of high school, I can't just drop out."

Athena frowned at the thought of dropping out. "You will NOT drop out. Arrangements can be made for you to transfer, and as for your father, do not worry about him. He has never been able to refuse a request from me." She said, smirking.

"Can I attend any school of my choice, mother?" I asked with an eyebrow raised.

She sighed, "yes, you can choose any school, and knowing you, you will most likely want to be at the same school as... Percy Jackson," she said his name with a hint of disgust. "And I already anticipated that would be your choice, so I've already made arrangements for you to go to Goode High School with him."

"Thank you, mother!" I exclaimed as I held her tightly.

"I just want you to be happy, unfortunately for me, what makes you happy, is the son of Poseidon, Percy Jackson." She said his name much easier than before.

I just stood there, grinning like an idiot when my dream began to fade. "Rest now, Annabeth, you will be in New York soon."

The dream faded.

I would like to give a little shout out to TheWorldBookGirl, because after I finished reading The Son of Neptune, I went searching for any sort of leaks on The Mark of Athena. Her story was the first one I read, and was absolutely amazing! If I had never read her story, I would never be writing this one.