EDIT: THIS CHAPTER IS AN OPENER. PLEASE BARE WITH IT.

Hey Everyone I've been wanting to do this for a while, and I've finally developed a concept that I think is good. I've gone through and edited it a bit, but sorry if there are a few errors.

DISCLAIMER!

I don't own any of the Percy Jackson Characters or the franchise, this belongs to Rick Riordan and obviously I don't own it because why would I be writing a FANfiction if I did own it?

I tucked a loose hair behind my ear as I continued typing my new article, which I was positive about it being a hit. It was about all the latest gossip in the Mclean family, which the reporters and paparazzi had collected over the past month. It wasn't that I was particularly happy about writing the article, but it was the only job I could find six years ago. Unluckily instead of quitting once I had enough money to become an architect, (which is my dream job by the way) I rose highly in the ranks and decided to stay. Only for a little longer.

I took a quick look at the clock, which read "5:30". Muttering a curse under my breath I turned off my computer and packed up my things.

"Hey I gotta go meet Thalia for dinner" I said to my co-worker Drew, while I passed by. Drew looked up from her work and waved slightly, which surprised me because she is always really snobby and rude.

"You better have the article finished by

Wednesday, or you'll be in trouble" she said in her snobby voice, which destroyed my thought of her being nice for once.

I rolled my eyes and made my way out of the office, passing by other workers along the way. Just as I got out of my office building, my phone started buzzing. I wasn't surprised to find it was Thalia.

"Hello?", "You better be on your way home if we want to be at the restaurant for six!" Thalia screamed into the phone, almost breaking my eardrums. I loved her to bits, (being my best friend since kindergarten and all) but sometimes she got a little.. loud.

"Relax, I just got out of the building" I reassured her.

I heard a small beep in the background and rustling, which I guessed was Thalia checking whatever the beep was.

"Good okay, just making sure! Love you bye!" she rushed.

The phone beeped and she had ended the call before I could say goodbye. I wondered what was up, because Thalia would never end a conversation like that. I would have to ask her at the restaurant.

I pulled open my car door, making the ten minute journey to my apartment that was located in central New York. The traffic was especially horrible that day, which wasn't in my favour considering I was already running late.

I finally entered my apartment, locking the door behind me. It was always spotless, I'm kind of a neat freak. Okay, maybe a very big neat freak.

When you first walked in there was a living room to the left, and a kitchen to the right with a counter around it. Nestled in the corner next to a window, was a small dining table. In the living room there were tall bookshelves lining the wall, with all the books sorted alphabetically. Off to the right of the living room, was my bedroom, and I had a neat desk in the corner for working. If you went through a door on the other side of the room you would enter my bathroom. All in all my apartment was pretty small, but it had everything I needed and I loved it.

I walked over to my wardrobe, and after a few minutes of contemplating what to wear i decided on a pair of black leggings, a long grey shirt that went down to mid thigh, and some converses. As a last thought I threw my hair into a ponytail.

Ready to go I grabbed my bag and headed out of my apartment. I quickly got into my car to drive over to the restaurant that me and Thalia were meeting at. It was a new place that had just opened called "Lacie's Grill".

Apparently it served the best Korean barbecue (or so I had heard), so I was more than happy to try it out.

By then I was starving so my mouth was watering when I parked in the parking lot of the joint. I could already smell the delicious food, and I took note that Thalia's car was already in the lot.

I walked confidently up to the front desk, telling them that I had reservations. The lady nodded and pointed to where I was sitting.

As soon as Thalia saw me her eyes lit up, and she stood up to squash me in a bear hug.

"Annie!" she squealed happily

"Calm down Thals, I saw you two weeks ago," I laughed happy to see my best friend again, "Don't you remember?"

"But two weeks is such a long time" she whined with her face in a dramatic pout.

We laughed together and sat down at the table.

To anyone else we would've seemed crazy, laughing our heads off over nothing. For Thalia and I it was normal.

"So how have you been? Why the heck did you end our conversation like that?" I exclaimed.

"Well… I met a guy-" Thalia started, a blush creeping across her face.

"Really? Wow Thals that awesome!" I accidentally shouted.

"What's his name? Is he cute? This still doesn't explain the call! What's he like?" I started firing questions at her.

She started laughing, and unluckily a waitress came up before she could say anything else on the matter.

I ordered iced tea, and Korean ribs. Thalia decided on coke and a noodle dish. It had a side of kimbap.

(A.N kimbap is like sushi, except no seafood and Korean)

Finally the waitress left to retrieve our drinks and i was able to corner Thalia about this guy she had met.

"So. The answers to my questions?" I pressed. "Ugh fine. His name is Nico, in my opinion he's GORGEOUS, he's in the middle of moving so a chance to talk with him is rare, and he is endearingly shy." She rushed out. "But we're only friends!" She stated, with some sad finality.

I wiggled my eyebrows at her. "So you like him." I said. "Yes! Now stop embarrassing me!" Thalia whisper-yelled.

We burst out laughing, and continued on with the evening. The dinner was amazing, and i stole almost all of Thalia's kimbap. (What? It was so good) Eventually though, we had to call it quits, and I headed back to my apartment.

I showered and changed into a loose tee with some shorts. Before going to bed, I did a quick run through of my emails, most of them filled with gossip. It was disgusting, and I wanted to stop, yet at the same time I couldn't get enough.

Finally I was done, and closing my laptop, I crawled into bed. The last thing I remember before falling asleep, was a thought that ran through my head.

What if you never got in so deep?

I know, short to begin with :( I promise the chapters will get longer, but for now this one in short :)

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