The Lotus Flower Hotel Comes in Handy

by Luna Rivera528

A relationship is like a car. As long as there is enough in common between the two, aka gas, the the relationship will keep moving farther and farther from where it started out, like a car. But if there's no gas, the car will just stay still. Then, you can stay in that car as long as you want, but if there's no gas, it won't move forward, like a relationship. Ch 28 up!

2. Chapter 2: Annabeth's Problem

Okay! Hi! Sorry I haven't updated, I was studying for a spelling for ACSI, (association for christian schools international), and I got 2nd place! ") But anyway, I'm really really really sorry about not updating for a while. To make it up, I'm going to add 1-2 new characters to my story, and you get to make them up! Details for the competition are at the bottem.

The Lotus Flower Hotel Comes In Handy: Chapter 2

"Hi Thalia!" Annabeth greeted.

"Hi Annabeth! What's up?" Thalia asked.

"Oh, not that much. Percy and my anniversary is coming, and his birthday. Plus, I have to finish sketching Artemis's temple. Do you think you could help me with that? You were Artemis's lieutenant, after all." Annabeth requested.

"Sure!" Thalia replied enthusiastically, "I'd love to! She'd probably like silver-ish walls made out of marble, with a domed ceiling that's kind-of a silvery-gold-ish color, and with a bunch of jewels, maybe diamonds, to represent stars on the walls of the temple, and placed in patterns, like real constellations, and have a door made out of silver that's completely polished, with the moon engra-"

"Slow down, Thalia!" Annabeth said laughing. "I need to actually get my sketch pad first. Plus, I still have to write down all the specifics."

"Sorry." Thalia said sheepishly. "I just kind of get excited when I'm thinking of Lady Artemis's new temple, especially when Kronos destroyed her old ones." Thalia frowned, recalling that scene. "It used to be pretty nice, too."

"Yeah, I know." Annabeth responded. "Well, if I'm going to draw all those things you put down just for the outside, you'll have to do me a favor."

"Sure. What is it?" Thalia asked curiously.

"Oh, just find out what Percy wants for his birthday. I'll take care of the anniversary gift. And you have to go shopping with me." Annabeth said carelessly.

Thalia's eyes bulged. "You mean you don't know what Percy want's for his birthday? But you're like, the best gift-giver ever! The very best! How do you not know what Percy wants for his birthday? You're his girlfriend for Zeus's sake! Even though I don't really understand your reasoning there." Thalia said as an afterthought.

Annabeth punched Thalia on the shoulder and said, "He's my boyfriend, and he's nice, and cute, and funny, and-"

"Okay, okay!" Thalia held her hands up in mock surrender. "Sheesh! I don't need to listen to his attributes. Why don't you just add clueless, stupid, and forgetful, and don't punch me?"

"Thalia..." Annabeth warned.

"Sorry."

"No you're not." Annabeth said.

"Yeah, probably not."

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Thalia described her plan to Nico. "So? What do you think?"

"I think it's evil, but funny." Nico said, warming up to the idea. "Let's do it."

"Okay, so you find out what Percy wants and I'll go shopping with you and him. Then you have to find out what Annabeth wants, and we'll both go shopping with her too, 'k?" Thalia explained.

"Yeah, that'll work. What do you think they're gonna do to us if they find out?" Nico asked.

"I dunno." Thalia shrugged. "All we have to do is pin the blame on Travis and Connor. They're such big pranksters, Annabeth and Percy will think that they did it for sure! That way, we won't get caught, and the Stoll's can suffer the punishment that Annabeth and Percy would've done to us."

"Great." Nico said. He still had a grudge on the Hermes cabin for pranking him so often and painting his cabin hot pink. Pink! He was a son of Hades's, for crying out loud! He didn't do pink. He used black. Besides, black was cooler anyway.

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Like it? Hate it? Review the story! Are you excited to find out Thalia's 'evil' plan? At first, I was only going to make this a five chapter story, but I got a flash of inspiration. Here are the details for the competition:

YOU MUST FILL IN THE ONE'S WITH STARS:

*Name:

*Age:

*Asian/European/American/etc:

*Skin color:

*Eye color:

*Hair color:

*Boy/Girl:

*Godly son/daughter of whom:

Height (Tall, medium, or short):

Characteristics (Funny, neat-freak, nice, sarcastic, fashionista, tomboy, etc.):

Friend of (Thalia, Nico, Annabeth, or Percy that the others don't know):

So, answer the competition in your reviews. And just to let you know, the new character will stick around for a while, not just be introduced and leave. So it's almost like a main character. So... Review! I like reviews more than being put on the favorite stories list.

Luna Rivera528