PENNY

"Percy are you here?" she asked as she stepped into the room. No reply, and nobody in sight.

She frowned and walked inside. His bed was littered with a few wrappers and cloths, his bedsheets unmade on his bed.

She walked to his desk. There were papers and books lying everywhere. She ran her finger down the cover of a red book.

Her eyes drifted from here to there and her eyes caught the sight of a blue piece of paper sticking out of a book. She tugged it out.

It had Percy's handwriting inscribed on it.

Shirt?~To plain

Shoes?~To girly

A phone cover?~She's got thousands of those

?

Maybe for Annabeth,she thought. For their anniversary. August 18 was coming.

She put the paper back and turned,only to knock down a small blue notebook. She picked it up hastily,hoping nobody would hear the noise when her eyes caught the words on the book

Diary

It was written in sleek,cursive golden writing. Penny felt guilty. She would never read Percy's personal business. But maybe notes about the paper was there.

She opened it,and turned to the last of his writing,ignoring the pages of handwriting. She reached the last entry.

'She had sacrificed everything for me. But the problem is,I have nothing to give to her. She isn't much of a girl,but sometimes they are hard to buy a gift for.

Wait. Annabeth wasn't much of a girl?

I have absolutely no idea of what to gift her for our big day. I thought of a ring,but that's be to lovey dovey. Plus,Annabeth might get a little...tense.

Annabeth might get tense? So Percy was planning to get a gift to someone else. A sudden person jumped in her mind.

I remember that Penny said that she'd do almost anything to keep me safe. As much as I want to be safe,I want her to be even more. I'd never had that much time to actually spend with her,but I know sooner or later I'd regret it.

Tears began forming in her eyes.

Sure if I ever asked her to go for a walk with me or something,she'd be thinking that I was just playing a prank and that I'd secretly run when she wasn't looking..

She chuckled dryly. Oh Percy...

I found out that I only had a sister at the age of 16. And that's the age where I have to be in college. She's practically a singer. There's no way we can spend time together like that.

She stopped reading and she looked at the ceiling. She wanted to slap Percy. If he wanted to spend time together,he could've just asked. She would've loved to spend time with him too.

Honestly,I don't speak to her much. We both occasionally fight, But that's fine with me. She's more than my sister. She's a part of 's half my soul and part of my heart,and without her I'd fall apart. Just thought of rhyming :)

She closed the book,a hot tear rolling down her cheek. She suddenly wanted to hug and kiss her brother.

She gingerly put the book on his desk and turned . Suddenly Percy walked in. So close.

"Oh Penny!" he said. "I was searching for you. Piper told me to tell you to meet her at the mall in an hour."

He smiled at her,but there was a hint of sadness in his eyes. She smiled at him.

"Thanks Perce. Wanna go to the park?" she asked. He raised an eyebrow.

"Seriously?"

"I mean,if you don't want to that's okay-"

"No no,I'd love to,just-just give me a minute. I'll be right there."

She smiled. "Yeah sure. I'll wait in my room."

She walked out,then peeked inside his room one last time. He was holding his diary and hastily scribbling something inside,a smile on his face.

She smiled at herself and walked to her room before he could spot her.

She's half of my soul and part of my heart and without her I'd fall apart