A/N

This story(ies) is going to be a bunch of one shots of the holidays of PJO and HOO characters.

So this one is about Annabeth on New Years Eve. It takes place between The Lost Hero and The Son of Neptune. There are spoilers for TLH.

Disclaimer:

Me: Can I have Percy Jackson?

Rick: How much are you offering?

Me: How much are you selling for?

Rick: Touché. But it's for over $987,654,321

Me: *Looks in wallet* Umm... I have a paperclip?

I don't own any characters or anything you recognize from Rick Riordan, just the plot.

~oOo~

Annabeth's POV

"Annabeth?"

I turn around to see Luke looking at me. "Oh, hey Luke." I said glumly, turning back around. I hear foot steps approaching, but I stay where I am, with my hand resting against the pine tree. I was watching the snow fall right outside of camp. Suddenly I felt a hand placed on my shoulder. I looked up to see Luke looking down at me with a sad smile on his face. We don't talk, just stay like that for a while.

"I miss her too." He said quietly.

I took a deep breath in. I know he understands because it happened to him too. But I can't help but shake my head. "I know you do, but…" I paused struggling to find the right words, "It's not just her. I miss being out there. I miss the snow and the falling leaves. I miss the way the snow melts into spring. I miss the hot summer days. I can't even remember the feeling you get when it snows the first time or what it's like to fall when skating! I can't remember…" At the end of my rant, I slumped down against the tree. I looked up at the tall pine. It's grown a lot over the 5 years it's been here. I sometimes wondered if she can feel our presence or how old she is now. I feel connected to her and content when I come here, which I often do. It has always helped calm me.

"I know. It hasn't been easy for either of us-" Luke started, but I cut him off.

"Well at least you got go out on a quest!" I snapped. I quickly slapped a hand over my mouth and my eyes widened with realizing what I just said.

Lukes eyes glinted dangerously for a second. I knew that he didn't like talking about that quest. He then closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He opened his eyes and started to reply, "Yes I did. And you will too, soon. Remember what Chiron said about someone coming?" I nodded thinking back to the conversation I had with Chiron earlier. "But until then, you will just have to imagine all of those things. I know it will be hard, but it's the best you can do. Maybe we can have the Hephaestus kids make us some fake snow or something." I grinned at the thought of that. Luke saw and smiled too. "Come on, I'll race you up the rock wall."

With that I watched Luke race down the hill towards the rock wall. "Hey! No fair you got a head start!" I called as I ran after him.

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I smiled at the memory, it was one of my favorites. I was currently in the same place I was then, by Thalia's tree. I quickly looked around to see if anyone was watching. Well, anyone besides the sleeping dragon at my feet. I then stepped outside the magical barrier of camp. It was snowing and there was already about an inch or two on the ground. I closed my eyes and smiled as I let the snow fall around me.

"Annabeth?" I hear a voice call. For a second I thought it was Luke and I was 12 all over again. But I turn around to see Piper.

"Hey Pipes," I say, happy it wasn't Chiron.

"What are you doing out there?" Piper asks stopping right beside Thalia's tree.

"Enjoying the snow," I say in a duh voice. "Come on out here!" I exclaim while pulling her toward me.

"Annabeth, we're not supposed to be out here." Piper says looking back toward camp.

"I know that! But I haven't had fun in the snow for so long. Please?" I ask looking at her with puppy dog eyes.

When Piper sighed and rolled eyes, I knew I won. "Fine! But only for a bit because I don't have on a proper jacket."

"Yes! And okay because neither do I." I pulled her with me to an opening of trees. "Race you down!" I yell as I get down and start rolling down the hill.

I hear Piper mutter something with, "We're gonna get caught…" and "Screw that…" Then I hear her rolling down after me.

I reach the bottom just before she does. I run away behind a tree. I quickly make some snowballs. I peered around the tree and see her walking to me. I wait a second before yelling, "Snowball fight!" and throw them at her.

"Hey!" She cries before running behind another tree. For a few minutes we both making snowballs. "3…2...1!" Piper cries. The fight has begun!

I throw a snowball right by the tree I think she's behind. She throws another one at me. I wait for her to throw another one, so I can hit her. Thunk! "Yes!" I scream as I saw it hit her right in the arm.

Piper just glared at me. "You're gonna regret that Chase!"

"Hmm…" I paused pretending to think. "Don't think I will, McLean." I replied with a smirk.

Piper just continued to glare at me, but I noticed a spark in her eyes. It made me nervous because you never know with Piper. But, I just ducked back behind the tree to wait for her to peak out at me again. After a while of silence, I glanced around. I don't see her, so I more up to a tree closer to the one I think she's behind.

Big mistake.

I peek out again to see if I can spot her. Instead of seeing her, I feel something very cold and wet go down my back. I let out a very high pitched scream and whip around to see Piper laughing her butt off.

"I…*Laugh… I think… *laugh… that I won… *more laughing" Piper tried to say.

I just glared at her before muttering, "I'll get you next time."

"Sure, Chase. Good luck with that." Piper said before laughing again. Once she finished laughing, we walk around. It was quite peaceful just walking in a comfortable silence with Piper.

Suddenly we heard some twigs snapping and voices.

"I swear I heard something."

"Oh, it's probably nothing, Jason." Piper and I exchange glances. We both duck behind the two trees and make some snowballs.

"But Leo, I know I heard something. Plus we don't know where Piper went." I heard Jason say.

"What am I, chopped liver?" I mutter making Piper snicker. I here their footsteps coming closer.

"Fine but I'm turning around soon if we don't find Beauty Queen here. It's too cold," Leo complained. I could hear that they were basically right in front of our trees.

"I'm gonna kill him after we finish here." Piper growled.

"Okay, but 3…2…" I started

"Whatever you say L-" Jason was saying but we cut him off.

"1!" I scream. Piper and I both release our snowballs. We started closing in on them still throwing some.

"AHHHH! We'reunderattackbythecrazedLeofangirlswhoaretryingtokidnapmelikeEnceladus kidnappedBeautyQueen'sdadthefamousTristinMcLean! AHHHHH!" Leo screamed. Piper and I stopped throwing snowballs and just stared at him for a moment before trading glances.

"Did you get any of that?" Piper whispered, loudly, to me.

"No. Did you?" I asked her in the same voice.

"Nope." She said popping the "p". We looked over at Jason for support but he just shrugged. "Leo, would you mind repeating that but slower please."

At his name, Leo's head popped up from the ball he formed while we were throwing snowballs at him. "Sure! I said, 'AHHHH! We're under attack by the crazed-Leo-fan-girls-who-are-trying-to-kidnap-me-like-Enceladus-kidnapped-Beauty-Queen's-dad-the-famous-Tristin-McLean!' Then I screamed again 'AHHHHH!' Good?" Leo repeated.

I looked at Piper again before asking, "No. Could you please just repeat the part of 'We're under attack by the…' We couldn't really understand that."

"Okay. I said 'We're. Under. Attack. By. The. Crazed. Leo. Fan. Girls. Who. Are. Trying. To. Kidnap. Me. Like. Enceladus. Kidnapped. Beauty. Queen's. Dad. The. Famous. Tristin. McLean.'" He finished.

"Oh course that's what he said." Piper muttered.

I just rolled my eyes and replied, "Leo why would I be a 'Crazed Leo fangirl who's trying to kidnap you'?"

His eyes just got big, from what I assume fear, and managed a very clever, "Uhhh…"

"Whatever guys. Let's just head back now that we found you. I don't want to get in trouble with Chiron." Jason replied while glancing behind him.

"Okay Sparky. Oh and how fun was it to get attacked with snowballs?" Piper asked as she walked over to help Jason up. "I'm sure you could just ask Annabeth." She added glancing at me before snickering.

"Wait!" Leo said stopping suddenly, holding his arms out for us to stop too. "Annabeth, I-never-lose, I-always-have-a-plan, I've-done-worse, Annabeth?" Leo asked obviously confused. I just rolled my eyes at him.

"Yes, that Annabeth," Piper replied smirking at me. "I guess I just got the best of her."

"Come on guys, lets go. I heard they're doing a firework display on the beach for New Years tonight." Jason said reaching for Piper's hand. Leo bounded after them talking about nonsense, having already moved on from the snowball fight.

As I watched the three of them retreat, I couldn't help but get a little sad. It had always been three. Three people in a group, three on a quest, etc. But I also remembered my three. Whichever they maybe. Whether it was Luke, Thalia, and me; Grover, Luke and me; Percy, Grover, and me; Percy, Thalia and me; Percy- I let out a much needed sigh. Gods, how I missed him. I wonder if he's safe, what he's doing now, where he is, what he remembers, if he remembers me… Snap out of it, Annabeth! I quickly tell myself, Of course he's okay. He's Percy for the gods sake! And you shouldn't be worrying about this now, it is New Years after all, I thought. Yeah, but it's New Years without Percy, I countered. Wait. Am I really having an argument with myself, in my head. Yes, you are. Now let me finish! You have Piper, Rachel, Grover, Juniper, Leo, Jason, Malcolm, Chiron, Clarisse, Thalia

I look up as I bump into something prickly. Pine needles. I look at Thalia's tree for a moment and just think. I think about how much I miss Percy. How happy I am that I met Piper, Jason, and Leo. That me and Rachel are finally friends. How everyone's looking for Percy. How the hunters are here and how Thalia is right in front of me-wait. "Thalia!" I cry, launching myself into a hug.

"Hey Annie. How are you holding up?" She asks looking up at me. I still can't believe I'm older and taller than her now. Yet, it still feels like she's older, which of course, she technically is.

"First, don't call me Annie. And Second, eh. I'm trying to be happy and stay positive, but I can't help but think back to him. I mean it's been 16 days and we still haven't found anything." I say getting mad and sad at the same time.

"Don't worry, we will find him. We are all working hard, especially the hunt. At least you now know that he and Jason traded places. So he must be at that Roman camp." Thalia reasoned.

"Yeah, but how do we know if he's safe? What does he remembers? What if he doesn't remember me?" I ask looking at Thalia with a pained expression on my face.

"The thing is Annabeth, we don't know but we have to trust that he is. I know that will be hard for you, being a child of Athena and all," I let out a chocked laugh at that. "But you just have to have faith in him and those he's with. And if he doesn't remember you now, which I'm 100% positive he will, he'll get his memories back. Jason got his memories back so Percy should too. Don't worry, at least not for today. Now come on, I heard the Travis and Conner did something to some of the fireworks. You'll want to be there for when Mr.D or Chiron yell at them." Thalia encouraged. I managed a smile and nodded. We then headed towards the beach for the show.

"Hey thanks for that, Thales. I really needed it." I told her.

"No problem," She replied adding, "Annie."

"Don't call me Annie." I said glaring at her.

"Sure thing, Annie." She said smirking.

"Seriously Thalia, not calling me Annie should be your New Years resolution." I sighed, shaking my head.

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A/N

So what did you guys think? I know this story isn't one of my best pieces. I wrote it last night and finished it today. What about the flashback. I don't really know what I did there honestly. I sorta had the rest of the story typed out first, but I wanted it to be a little longer so I added that. I thought it sort of tied in because of Thalia's tree and the snow. The snowball fight was really short I know. But I didn't really know how to make it longer and interesting. Please review to let me know how I did.

So this is what's going to happen. Everyday (hopefully. If not it will be every other day) I will post a new story on this story. All of the stories have to deal with the holidays. They will be mainly during or post HoO, some though might be before. I will try to do other POV's not just Annabeth's. Once again please review. ;)

-Anne