Chapter 1
Annabeth Chase clutched her 9 year old daughter's hand. Her daughter's name was Lilly. Lilly dragged a suitcase behind her. "Don't forget to call me when you get off the plane and when you get to Cousin Mary's house." She told Lilly. "Last call for plane 41! Last call for plane 41 going to Cincinnati!" The flight attendant called. Annabeth kissed Lilly good-bye. "I'll pick you up in a week!" Annabeth called to Lilly as she climbed aboard the plane.
Lilly pulled down the mini table in front of her seat on the plane. She then picked up her laptop and opened it. She googled: Perseus Jackson: Cincinnati, Ohio. That was her father. Lilly's mother, Annabeth, told her many stories about him at night and how after the divorce he moved to Cincinnati to get away from Annabeth. There were many results but the one that caught her attention was the white-pages result. It showed his address. 9800 Cincinnati Street. Lotus Apartment building. Unit #459. Lilly scribbled the address on a blank page in her notebook.
Lilly slowly put her laptop back in it's bag, as everybody climbed off the plane. A flight attendant came and got her suitcase down for her. "Thank you." Lilly told her. Then she climbed off the plane and ran into the Cincinnati airport. She knew her way around by heart because she had been here so many times. She went out front and hailed a cab. "Taxi!" She called waving her hand in the air. A yellow car came up to her. It had a taxi sign on top of it. She climbed in and the cab driver helped her with her suitcase. She thanked him quietly. "Where to Miss?" He asked. Lilly pulled out her notebook. "9800 Cincinnati Street. Lotus Apartment building." She told the cab master. The cab driver had shaggy brown hair, and black skin. He looked slightly familiar. "Grover?" She asked. The cab drivers eyes widened. "Lilly?" He asked. Lilly nodded. "Oh Lilly I haven't seen you since you were a baby! How's Annabeth?" Grover exclaimed. "She's fine." Lilly told him. "Why are you here?" Grover asked. "Mom had a business trip. I'm staying with my cousin Mary. She lives in that building. Unit 692." She told Grover. It was true that her cousin Mary live in that building in unit 692 but she REALLY was going to meet her father Perseus Jackson For the first time. They chatted until Graver came to a stop at the Lotus Apartment building. "Here you go Miss. Tell Annabeth and your cousin Mary that I said hi!" Grover said as Lilly shut the cab door and walked away with her notebook, laptop bag and suitcase.
She walked into the Lotus Apartment building Elevator and pressed the floor #4 button. The elevator slowly went up and it came to a stop and the fourth floor. She got off and headed down the hall to unit number 459. She rang the bell and waited for an answer. "I'll be right there!" A voice called. Lilly was so excited. She was about to meet her father! Then she heard footsteps as he came to the door. He opened it. He looked down at her. She looked up at him. Green met Brown as they looked at each other for the first time. "Hi Daddy." She said softly.