wiki/Change_of_Plans_(What_If)
I just wanted to continue the story. Read away!
Chapter 1
"Annabeth!" The voice called, followed by the sound of footsteps. The girl, her eyes blurred of tears, grabbed the silver key from the desk next to her and locked the wooden door before her.
"Leave me alone!" She yelled, her lips trembling, and ran for her bed, ignoring the banging on the door. She burrowed her face deep into the pillow, tears uncontrollably streaming down her face. It's been 5 days, and she hadn't stopped crying. One little word about him, and she'd burst into tears.
It was her who should've died, she thought. At least, it should have been, if Percy hadn't jumped and rescued her. She shouldn't have jumped onto the manticore. If only she knew what happened next, the boy she quietly was in love with, falling before her eyes. Chiron, everyone, told her that it was impossible that he survived, that it was too high, but she was somehow convinced he survived. Everyone had forbidden her from going, at least until a prophecy was made.
And she decided she wasn't going to wait.
She raced for her closet, grabbing her backpack along the way. She started stuffing all she could grab-some clothes, some pairs of jeans, some food, around 5 drachmas (she didn't bother counting it), and some mortal cash from her cobweb-covered piggy bank- into the rucksack. She bolted towards the window, snatching her dagger and peeked, opening the drape a little to see nobody around. She sighed in relief and unlocked the door to find a figure blocking her way.
"T-Thalia." Annabeth stammered.
"Where do you think you're going?" The so-called Thalia said, arms crossed in front of her chest. Her electric blue eyes looked straight into Annabeth's grey.
"I-I…" Her mind spun, trying to find a sensible reason.
"Trying to go and find Percy huh?" Thalia said, as if she was able to read Annabeth's mind. Annabeth's eyes widened, but she nodded weakly.
"Well I'm not letting you go." Thalia said again, hands on her hips. Annabeth sighed, knowing that it was coming, and she didn't notice the smile forming on Thalia's face.
"Alone." She finished, grinning.
Annabeth's eyes widened. "What did you say?"
"I'm not letting you go, alone." Thalia smiled. "The hunters and I are going with you. Or at least, two of them. We knew you were going to run away, so they decided to tag along, and I just don't want you to get hurt, so I'm coming. They are err... Worried, because she hadn't contacted them at all. Now where are those two?" She said impatiently.
"Sorry! I forgot some stuff back there…" A voice yelled.
The two turned around to find two figures running towards them. One, a girl with silky brown hair and black eyes was smiling sheepishly. The other one, with black hair and brown eyes was looking at her, slightly annoyed.
"So sorry…" She stated again, biting her lip. "Can we go now?"
"Of course." The other one said, a royal look on her face.
"Let's go then." Thalia smiled. The girl with the royal look sarcastically coughed. Thalia rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, yeah, Zoe, you're the lieutenant and all." Thalia sighed. The Zoe girl smiled proudly and stepped forward. They marched towards the border, filled with determination. Little did they know, grave danger awaited them.
Next chapter will be tomorrow. Stay tuned and be awesome!
