Percy

I woke up to hear my phone ringing.

I groaned and squinted at my clock. It was half past midnight.

Who the heck was calling me now?

I tried to hit the off button on my phone, but I only ended up bruising my hand.

Finally, grumbling, I sat up in bed and turned on my lamp. I reached for my phone to yell at whoever was bothering me, but I froze when I saw who was calling.

The hospital.

"Hello?" I said, pressing the phone to my ear.

"Sorry for disturbing you, Mr. Jackson, but the child you know as 'Gorgeous' has been transported to the hospital due to an emergency. Her father told me you would like to know."

"Oh. W-well, thank you."

"No problem, sir."

I hung up and raced to my closet. I pulled on a jacket and some jeans, and ran out of my apartment and down my car.

The drive to the hospital seemed like ten hours, not ten minutes.

When I finally reached there, I ran up to the front desk breathlessly.

"I'm here to see...ah...Gorgeous?"

"Yes, sir, right this way please…" The lady behind the desk led me down a few hallways before stopping in front one in particular.

"Thanks," I told her, pushing open the door.

Inside, Gorgeous was lying down in bed, staring at a television screen. A black wire had been curved around her wrist, leading up to a large black monitor machine thingy, but she didn't seem to notice.

"Hey, Gorgeous," I said, walking up to her and kneeling next to the bed. "Everything okay?"

"You didn't have to come, Percy, Thanks, though. And yeah, I'm great. Here…" She scooched over, leaving a spot for me on the bed.

I sat down and looked at the television. "What're you watching?"

"Titanic."

"Woah! Isn't that age-inappropriate?"

"For you, maybe. Not for me."

I laughed.

I actually ended up staying for an hour or so, watching Titanic with Gorgeous, until sleep started to overcome me.

"Aren't you feeling t-t-tired?" I asked her, failing to stifle my yawn.

"Nah. You can go ahead and go, though, if you're tired…"

"Well, good-night, then," I said, getting up and heading towards the door.

"Good night. And I hope you have better luck with your Annabeth. Though I still can't see what she has that I don't…"

I chuckled and headed out.

The next day, I hated myself for staying up and watching Titanic. I felt so sleep-deprived, I could barely drive to work.

"Mr. Jackson! Late again! Though I can't say I'm surprised…"

Some of the people in surrounding cubicles snickered.

I glared at my boss and took a seat inside my cubicle, grumbling as I opened my laptop. I felt like making an obscene gesture at him as he walked to his private office.

Annabeth

I stared at the back of my boss as he walked away. When he entered the door of his office and disappeared inside, I peeked into Percy's cubicle.

I knew my boss was just trying to bully him, and however mischievous Percy was, he did not deserve to be treated like that.

And today, he looked so tired, like he hadn't gotten enough sleep.

"Hey, Percy. You want to get that...um...coffee later?"

Percy

I think I was too tired to register what she had just said to me. And I think I would've been too tired to go with her even if I had.

"Sorry Annabeth-I don't feel so well today. Maybe tomorrow."

"Oh. That's alright. I hope you feel b-"

"Is there something wrong, Ms. Chase?"

She whipped her head around to face our boss. "No, sir."

"Good. Then get back to work, please."

With a small smile, Annabeth lowered herself back into her cubicle.

And I turned to my laptop with a huge grin on my face.

A/N: So...if you liked that chapter, be sure to review! Bie!