A/N: Sorry for the late update. It was really hard thinking of a scene and all, but here we are! =D I hope you enjoy this as much as I did writing it.

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Annabeth's POV

I sat beside Selena, moping quietly on the side of the couch. We were having a girls night, as promised. And believe me, I'm not having any fun. My thoughts always come back to Percy. And...well, Thalia.

"Come on, Annabeth!" Selena started tugging on my hair. HARD. I shot up from my seat and faced her. Technically, glared at her but you know the difference.

"I'll let you have some of my chips?"

Now that left me thinking. I know what you're thinking about. Chips? What kind of bargaining chip is that? (See what I did there?) But you don't know Selena. To her, chips are like, sacred. When she's not on her diet, she goes fanatic over chips. And when you try to get some, she goes ballistic.

So I agreed. It seemed sensible enough.


After a few hours we were as good as dead. You would be too if you drowned yourself in junk food and watched yourself to sleep. The sad truth being, we watched horror movies so we couldn't exactly sleep. What we could do though was lie down next to each other and hope for the best.

Suddenly, there was a loud thump that echoed throughout the house. Selena and I stood up facing each other, a look of horror passed on our faces. This was getting WAY to real. She reached out for the flashlight and handed me the bag of chips.

"Hold my chips. I'm going in."

I rolled my eyes. Even though I was trying to seem chill, inside I was freakin' out. Selena doesn't let people hold the freakin' bag to anyone. ANYONE. Deciding I wouldn't want to be alone in the dark, I walked and followed her.

We were taking slow and cautious steps, as if we were in a movies. The only difference was, we didn't have any weapon. Unless you count a bag of chips a weapon, then be my guest in confronting random and strange voices.

A deafening scream cut through the silence, startling me. I reached out for Selena. I hugged her side trying to stop her from shaking.

"What happened S?" I asked in a comforting tone, "Are you alright?" She nodded weakly and mumbled something about a rat. I rolled my eyes again.

A loud crash ruined our moment and the thumping noises were heard again. I tooked the flashlight from Selena's hands and pointed it to the direction of the noise, near the hallway.

I guided Selena and we silently walked towards it, hearing the thumping noise getting louder and louder. I faintly heard someone cussing under their breath as I took another step forward.

Abruptly, the door swung open and Selena and I let out a strangled scream. There was a figure on the doorway. I hugged Selena more feircely, the thought of dying present in my mind. Even though our screams died down, our heartbeats were beating faster and louder. I glanced at Selena and she gave me a weak and scared nod.

I grabbed her hand for support. We both needed this. As we made our way towards the door, I notice that it wasn't one, but two shadows on the door. I tightened my grip on Selena's hand and moved faster, anxious to see who were the intruders.

The hallway light was faintly lit, so I didn't see who it was until I was a good 3-5 feet near them. And I couldn't comprehend what I saw.

"Percy?" I asked, my voice barely audible.

The figure nodded and I took a step closer letting go of Selena's hand.

Surely enough, there he was with Grover, I think?, passed out next to him. Needless to say, my jaw dropped.

"I can explain."


A/N: Just so you know, I was slightly creeped out since I wrote this at night. o.O

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