All I want is someone to stay with me, no matter how hard it is to be with me.

"No, you're not." Percy grabbed Annabeth's wrist before she opened the door. "You're not going to find him alone."

"Well then by all means," Annabeth sharply pulled away from his grasp. "Come along."

"What? I'm not coming?" Percy snapped.

"Then the only other option is to go myself," Annabeth turned trying to open the door again, but Percy grabbed her wrist once more pulling it away.

"A-annabeth, I can't let you. If something happens to you, I would never be able to forgive myself knowing I let you go alone." Once Percy said that, Annabeth felt something deep in her stomach turn. She wasn't exactly sure what it was.

"Percy, I need to find him. Please, either come with me or let me go alone." Annabeth's eyes beat into his and he found the strength to let her go.

"Fine," Percy mumbled. "I'm coming."

"What was that?" Annabeth's lips curled into a smile. "I'm sorry I couldn't hear you." She held her hand behind her ear, teasingly. "Tell me one more time."

"Annabeth! I'm coming with you!" Percy scoffed.

"Well then. I guess we have an understanding." Annabeth turned on her heels and opened the door. Percy ran to catch up with her.

"Wait," he whispered. "What are we going to tell Evan?" Annabeth stopped dead in her tracks. She hadn't thought of that one. She stood there thinking. Her brain scrambling for an idea.

"Well," Annabeth sighed. "Evan usually will fall for anything. So, I do know what we could say. You said you are interning at the police department?" Percy nodded and she continued. "Tell Evan that you need to investigate further into Jacob. I'll tell her my professor just emailed me asking us to write a report on an adventure we had or something. I don't know we'll wing that part of it, but listen we really have to go, I don't know how long Jacob is going to be in town or anywhere we can catch him for that matter. So we need to go!"\

Annabeth pulled Percy into the kitchen when Evanna was pouring herself a cup of coffee.

"Evan, I have to talk to you," Percy said to Evanna, yet he looked to Annabeth making sure she was sure of everything. She nodded, allowing him to continue. "I've gotten an assignment. There's this man named Jacob Smit. They want me try and find him, o-or see if I can track him down." Evanna scrunched her eyebrows, and Annabeth's heart stopped.

"But wait. Isn't that dangerous?"

"Yeah," he carried the word out. "but they always make the interns do the hard work." He lied. The hardest thing the officers ever made him do was make 100 copies of a file, even that he could barely do. "I'll be safe I promise. But Annabeth has to tell you something too."

Evanna turned to her and Annabeth cleared her throat. "Yeah, my professor…he just emailed my class and we need to write about some kind of adventure we had. And I was thinking…" She trailed off, but continued. "Maybe my adventure would be trying to find this Jacob guy." She shrugged her shoulders, trying to sound convincing.

Evanna nodded, "Fine, but Annabeth I'm still counting on you to help me with my wedding. That's all I'm going to say." Evan kissed Percy and walked out. Annabeth waited to talk until Evanna could no longer hear them.

"Well, she doesn't like this, but," she sighed. "You wanted to tag along." Annabeth threw her backpack over her shoulder while heading out to Percy's truck.

"Don't blame me," Percy caught up with her, scoffing at her.

"No, I'm going to blame you because you bloody well know you could have stayed here." Annabeth had taken on to Faith's British words, and she liked them quite well. She found herself saying them even more lately.

"No, I couldn't have because you can't do this on your own and you need me."

"No I don't! I live in New York for goodness sakes. I think I can be on my own, thank you very much." Annabeth argued.

"You know what, Annabeth? I'm coming with you, end of story." Percy unlocked the truck doors and jumped in. He started the truck with Annabeth by his side. "Besides," he chuckled. "if we catch Jacob, I won't be an intern anymore."

A/N: Sorry for not updating barely anything during Christmas Break. I've been a little busy and distracted by a lot of things. But anyways, I hope you enjoy Chapter 7!

Happy New Year!

-demigodgirl1