Percy poured me another cup of tea. We sat at the table. Valerie walked in the room with Peter trailing behind her.

"What was that?" Valerie asked confused. Peter stepped up next to her with his eyebrows raised.

"We were just messing around, right Perc?" I said turning to him smiling. Then, right as he was about to say something, I did something I had wanted to do all day. I poured my fresh, hot tea on his head. It dripped off, his still messy, and now wet hair. He looked at me and smiled, then poured his cup over my head.

"See kids?" he said smiling to the eight-year-olds. They both looked at us with weird a expression as I gritted my teeth and forced a smile on my face. They kids turned and went back to play Wii whispering. I heard something like "They're officially crazy". I glared at Percy and he smirked at me, cuz he was complete dry.

"Stupid Seaweed brain" I muttered. He smiled even wider then placed his hand on my wet hair. Suddenly the wetness was gone and I was dry again.

"Happy?" he asked rolling his eyes .

"Thank you for using you oceanly powers to make me dry again" I said sighing. He chuckled, but nodded.

"No prob" he shrugged chuckling. I frowned at him.

"I'm really bored" I complained. Percy gasped.

"Annabeth? Bored? Impossible!" he said with wide eyes.

"You sound so freaking gay when you say stuff like that" I muttered distastefully. He glared at me. I slapped his forehead. "Could've had-"

"Say "a V8" and I swear I will dump some "V8" on your head" he said closing his eyes in irritability. I watched in pleasure as his nose twitched. So adorable, I thought. Then I gave myself a big mental slap and sighed. Then I got an idea, not the smartest, but one that would surely make me smile.

"A…" I started. Percy gave me a warning glare and stood, edging towards the fridge. "V8" I said quickly jumping up. Too late. Percy had gotten a large glass filled with orange-ish, purple looking drink. He held my arm and pulled me a little to close for comfort, well for him at least. "You wouldn't dare"

Then he poured it over my hair. "I don't really like truth" he muttered. I grabbed my dagger from my shirt sleeve and tackled Percy to the ground. When he saw the blade his eyes widened and he said "You kept that in your sleeve?"

"Never leave home with out it, lucky for you" I smiled cheerfully holding the blade to his throat.

"You can't hurt me" he said in a sing-song voice. I smirked and rolled him over so even though he was now on top my dagger touched the small of his back. He seemed to gain more power over me and pressed all his weight on top of me, but I dug the blade a little deeper in his shirt. He shuddered.

"You wouldn't dare" he mimicked. I sighed and dropped the dagger. It hit the floor with a thud.

"You're right but I'm like you Percy and I don't really like truth" smiling deviously at him.

He said something real smart "Uh, uh…you have V8 in your hair"

I rolled my eyes. "So Percy, tell me, how are you?" I said staring into his sea green eyes. His gaze softened and he smiled a smile I'd like to call the Annabeth smile. Every time I wore my Yankees hat (Which was a lot) I would follow, cough not stalk let's make that clear cough, Percy around just for the fun of it. He smiled a lot but it was never the smile he'd give me. I shook my head and closed my eyes afraid. "Your doing it again"

"Doing what?" he shrugged. I opened my eyes.

"Doing what you would always do when you saw me- smile, It's kinda painful but," I stopped to sigh happily "But it reminds me of a time when things were simpler, easier and well happier"

He frowned "Annabeth I…" when words failed him just looked at me, as if he expected me to understand what he was saying by looking him in eyes.

"Percy, I don't understand pupil talk"

"You weren't very good at tongue talk either" he frowned. That earned him a slap and a kick in the shins. It wasn't easy with my legs trapped under his and only one free hand, but I managed. He rolled his eyes, unaffected, but he didn't see his red cheek. I poked his back and felt him cringe.

"You're so stupid kelp face" I muttered looking at the ceiling. He let all of his weight down on me and was now supporting himself by his arm which were by my ears. I sighed.

"Then you won't mind if we're here for awhile" He said fake yawning.

"Trapped under you seaweed brain, I don't mind" I shrugged. Taking a deep breath and looking back in to his eyes. He gave me a crooked smile.

"Neither do I" a familiar voice said. We looked up and saw a the face of Nico Di Angelo and Thalia. Percy and I scrambled into a sitting position but ended up bonking heads with each other. We groaned and stood but my footing wasn't right and I crashed into Percy. He caught us with his free hand which slipped on my dagger. Out the mess Percy ended up on his back with on me top of him spilling the V8 everywhere and my dagger somehow glued to his hand. I sat up and grabbed his empty hand. He put his hand with the dagger down and we slipped again, landing in the same position. I laid my forehead on his chest.

"You are hopeless, Seaweed brain" I whispered listening the calm sound of his breathing.

"So are you wise girl, so are you" he muttered on the verge of laughing. We sat up and I pulled the dagger off his hand.

"What is the orange crap on your hand- oh sorry" I muttered biting my lip. The V8 had come off my hair and got my dagger stuck to his hand. He laughed.

"I'm fine, I'm fine" he shook his head. Thalia cleared her throat. Only then did I remember the company. I stood and helped Percy up.

"Thalia! Nico! What are you guys doing here?" I laughed nervously. Thalia looked…different. No more silver, all black now. She wore her normal punk clothes. Nico looked the same.

"What, we're not aloud to visit you?" Nico smirked. I ignored him.

"Aren't you like twenty-one, why are you still wearing the same type of clothes from when you were twelve?" I asked him. Then I turned to Thalia. "And you, no silver. Aren't you a hunter of- OH MY GODS! You quit the hunters"

"Took ya long enough" she smirked. Then she glanced at Nico who was now talking to Percy. The pieces connected and I smiled.

"Nico?" I mouthed to her and shuddered. She rolled her eyes. "Out of all the people in the world, you picked Nico" I mouthed again.

"Yea pretty much" she mouthed to me. I cringed. She laughed and shook her head. We all sat back down at the table. Me stuck in between Nico and Thalia, forced to look a Percy.

"So…" Percy started.

"We need to talk, it's been so long. We gotta catch up with each other" Thalia smiled. "I say Annabeth goes first"

I groaned " Your lives are probably much more interesting" I offered. They shook their heads. I sighed. As I was about to begin the phone rang saving me. Percy grabbed it.

"Hello?" there was a short pause "Yes ok I'll be right there" he put the phone back on the receiver.

"Everything ok?" Nico asked.

"Huh? Yeah everything's fine." he turned to me "Time to go pick up Catalina, Annabeth would you come with me?"

"Of course" I smiled standing. "Will you guys stay here and watch the kids?"

"Kids?" Thalia asked looking pale.

"Yeah, my niece Valerie and Percy's son Peter" I said slowly inching towards the door. They nodded. I turned and made my way out the door behind Percy. We got into my SUV and I let Percy drive.

"Ok let's go get my daughter" Percy gulped.

"Nervous?" I asked. He nodded.

"A hundred percent"


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