I don't own anything, just the plot.

running away doesn't help. A lesson i learned the hard way from my dad... - Annabeth Chase...

Annabeth's POV

I officially hated my life. Just because my mom visited and they had an argument doesn't mean he can drag me, Bobby, Matthew, and Helen (A/N I don't think the titan's curse says her real name, it just said Mrs. Chase so.) all the way to this stupid town. I miss California. I twisted and re-twisted my owl earrings my mom had given me when i had turned 10. I fixed my Yankees cap. My blonde curls were fixed on my shoulders as we rode to the store. My dad and I were heading to the store to buy some groceries.

"Annabeth, I know you're very...sad but- ANNABETH CHASE CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK AT ME!" I glanced over at him.

"Thank you. Now Annabeth, I know you miss your friends, and school-" I looked away, my eyes stinging. "But this is for the best, don't you see Annabeth?" I looked at him as my first tear rolled down my cheek.

"No, dad. I can't see. All i see is a man who ran away from his daughter's mom, who found him for the second time. Dad, you can't keep running. But this time you crossed the line. California to Manhattan, really?! I don't know what i see but I definitely don't see my dad. And by the way, I'm walking home." I snapped at him.

I grabbed my phone and purse and stepped out the door, slamming it behind me. I rushed into Wal-mart without looking back. I really don't know what i'm going to do in here. I speed-walked down the...aisle I guess. I picked out two mickey mouse shirts for Matthew and Bobby and went to my section where I buy clothes.

Don't judge, I'm low on budget. I grabbed a purple shirt and a couple of uniforms. I also grabbed a Minnie mouse shirt so Matt, Bob, and I could match. I went into the jewelry aisle. I looked around until i found the perfect Necklace for me and my mom. It was a break apart necklace with two chains.

The locket itself was heart shaped and snapped the way a real heart locket would except it broke apart completely and became two necklaces. Each outside part had an A and the insides read, 'So you could have my heart, daughter' and the same thing on the other one but it said mother at the end. I told the sales lady I loved it. She happily grabbed it out of my hands and scanned it.

"That's $49 and 99 cents, sweetie." She said. I pulled out three 20 dollar bills. She handed me back $10 and a penny with a the box in a tiny bag. I thanked her and rushed to the cash registers. I bumped into a guy.

"Umm, I'm sorry" I said looking back at him only to be shocked by his sea green eyes.

" It's ok, my name's Percy." He said holding out his hand.

"Annabeth," I said shaking it. With that I turned on my heel and started walking away, nervously. I looked back at him and smiled,

"Bye, Percy." He waved back at me and kept walking. I fixed my hat nervously as I arrived at the cashier. I handed her the clothes. She scanned it all quickly and gave me the bags.

"$70 and 85 cents" she said matter of factly. I sighed giving her the money. She gave me back the receipt and forced a smile.

"Come back soon" I smiled at her and walked away. As I walked I remembered my 'incident' later. I didn't have a ride. I groaned. I walked over to McDonalds.

"What would you like" a girl, probably 16 like me asked.

"Can I have a McChicken from the dollar menu with a small coke?" She began touching the screen. She had piercing sky blue eyes and black spiky hair down to her shoulders.

"Which school are you going to?" she asked while I gave her the 3 dollars the screen was asking for.

"I wanted to go to Pulaski high, a state of the art school but my dad signed me up for Goode High." I told her.

"Hey, I go there!" She said blowing her bangs out of her eyes.

"I can show you around." She offered.

"Sure, I would love that." I said.

"Do you have a ride?" She asked motioning outside.

"No" I said, shaking my head. Nobody was behind me so...

"I can give you a ride in like 30 minutes when my shift is over," She offered. I smiled and nodded,

"Thanks."

"Oh, my name's Thalia" she said. I pushed a curl behind my ear,

"My name's Annabeth." I told her.

***LINEBREAK***

"Thanks Thalia" I said getting out of the car.

"No problem Chase." She said. She and I were friends now. I fixed my hat and picked up my bags. I sort of waved at Thalia and walked up to the building. I entered the tiny room thingy and clicked the office telephone button.

"Charlie, let me in" I said. Almost immediately the door opened for me.

"Thanks Charles" I said. looking up at the old man behind the desk.

"No problem Annabeth." I walked into the already opened elevator and pressed the button for my floor. I waited a while before the bell dinged and a female voice claimed, it was the 13th floor. I walked out and to the right. I knocked on our apartment.

"Open the door Matt." Bobby groaned.

"No way Bob, it's your turn." Matthew replied.

"BOBBY , JUST OPEN THE DOOR!" I heard Helen yell from another room. I heard Bobby groan and stomp up to the door. He opened it.

"Hey, Annabeth" He said turning and walking back to the couch.

"Hold on, I got presents!" I said.

"REALLY" they both yelled running towards me.

"Yup, close your eyes" I said pulling out the Mickey Mouse shirts.

"Here," I said handing them each their own.

"Wow, cool." "They replied.

"It's the one we've begged mom and dad for" Matt said.

"Thanks Annabeth " Bobby replied to me before turning to Matt.

"Let's try them on!" They both raced down the hallway and into our room. I closed the door as Helen came out of her room. She is heavily pregnant.

"Where's your dad?" She asked. I glanced down at my feet nervously and pushed a curl behind my ear.

"Umm," was all I could get out. I sat down in the seat next to so I could still face her. My toes moved around in my sneakers.

"Annabeth Chase, where's your father?" she asked again pulling out a chair and sitting.

"He started talking to me and asked me how i felt so i told him and left angrily, I met this girl who's going to be in my school and we became friends and she drove me here. So i really don't know where dad is but please don't punish me, i mean, i think it won't help any of us and i really don't want to face him right now, and I'm sorry Helen." I rambled. She looked stunned but didn't say anything.

"Just...Go to your room, we'll deal about this later." she said sighing. I picked up the 3 bags and headed for mine and the twins room as i passed the bathroom and my dad and Helen's room. When i entered the room, Bob and Matt were in their Mickey Mouse shirts playing with their legos. I smiled,

"Who wants to play Xbox" I asked.

"ME!" they both yelled as they scrambled into my side of the room. I rushed in behind them tossing my bags to the side. I turned the Xbox on and gave bobby the green controller, Matthew got the blue, and i got red.

"This is Bobby's controller." The one who i thought was bobby complained. Matt handed bobby the green controller and Bobby gave Matt the blue one.

"I'll be right back," I said grabbing my Minnie mouse shirt and going to their side. I changed into it. Our closets, separate our rooms but we only have one door to exit from so it counted as one room. I came back into my room and the game was already set.

"Nice shirt" Bobby said.

"Cool shirt" Matt commented. I smiled and placed my shirt, the one i was wearing, in the closet and sat down on the bed with them. Matt pressed start and handed me my controller. And that's how we spent our next hour or so.

So, how was that. I don't know if i should continue or not, and i'm really bad at introductions.

So please, R&R?