Remember when I said that Annabeth went missing for an hour? We were just getting our stuff at baggage claim when Annabeth's suitcase passed me. Like any gentleman would, I grabbed her suitcase and tried to find her. She was no where to be spotted. I knew she didn't go to the bathroom, because Lisa would've insisted on going with her.

"Hey, Mr. Robinson? Do you happen to know where Annabeth went?" I asked after we all claimed our things, he looked around then at his watch, and finally met my eyes. He was a new teacher. Only started this week, but he insisted on going with us. He also has a heavy French accent.

"I will go find her, you all continue on." We went through security and waited outside for a cab, and Annabeth and Mr. Robinson. (A/N/ I have never been to an airport, I hope I am explaining this correctly.)

"Ugh, where are they?? I wanna sit down, I have been standing for so long!" Charlie whined.

Calm down, Charlie, Annabeth is right there." Lisa said, half laughing at Charlie's pouting.

"Hey, Annabeth, what happened?" She had a scratch going down the side of her face, and her shirt was torn.

"Mr. Robinson was a manticore." She looked us all dead in the eyes before snapping her fingers. "You remember nothing."

As soon as she said that my memory changed. Mr. Robinson was a teacher, but he didn't come on the trip because he got sick.

Annabeth mumbled something under her breath like: "So glad Thalia taught me that trick." I wonder how Thalia is doing, I haven't seen her in forever.

"Alright, well lets grab a cab, hey that rhymed, anyway, we're going to head off to the hotel, be ready at 3:30 to go to the Empire State Building." Ms. Kelly said.

Ms. Kelly is the Greek teacher at our school. She has grey eyes just like Annabeth and her hair is always stuffed in a bun on the back of her head, but her hair is as blonde and curly as Annabeth's as well. If I didn't know any better, I would say they are mother and daughter. Ms. Kelly is a little loopy, as some would say. She knows more about Greek mythology than required, and her favorite goddess is Athena. I am not very sure of these things, they are all rumors. I don't take Greek, like Annabeth, I take Latin. It is a pretty boring class, but I guess I'm pretty good at it.

Anyway, when we got to the hotel, the girls and Ms. Kelly went to room 15 and Charlie and I went to room 14. Charlie slept as soon as his head hit the pillow, and I was texting Lisa, who was equally as bored as I was, the whole time. I tried to text Annabeth but she said she was 'reading', so I left her alone.

"It's 3:30, Huntington, get off your phone. It's time to explore NEW YORK!" He yelled the last part.

I put my phone in my backpack, and when we went into the hallway, the girls were already waiting for us.

"And we're off to the Empire State Building. Did you know it was originally built-" I zoned out as Ms. Kelly went on and on about the architecture and who built it and blah blah blah. Every once in a while Annabeth would interrupt her with another weird fact. This went on until the bus dropped us off next to the building.

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ANNABETH'S POINT OF VIEW. (BET YA WEREN'T EXPECTING THAT)

Once we got into the building, I instantly recognized the guy at the front desk. It was the same guy it has always been: Robert Carter.

He looked up from his book, one of the Harry Potter books, and when he saw me started digging for the key we use to get to the 600th floor. He started a while ago just giving us the key instead of making us ask. It has something to do with 'powerful demigods attracting monsters' and what-not.

'Ms. Kelly', aka my mother, walked over to him and whispered something about how 'some of us are just posing as mortals and how we will try not to bring any monsters this time'.

Don't ask me why my mother is here, nor why she has been pretending to be my Greek teacher for the past few months, I don't know.

"Alright, kiddos, let us go to the top floor." Athena winked at me.

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"You don't seem that interested, why?" Brad asked when 'Ms. Kelly' was explaining the architecture of the building for the 100th time.

"I just, I have been here many times before, and especially in this area. I have lots of really good and bad memories here." I explained. I really hoped he wasn't going to ask anymore questions.

The area outside of the Empire State Building is where the second Titian war occurred. Where Silena died. Where Lee, and Micheal died. Where I got stabbed with a poisoned knife. And I know it happened on Olympus, but where Luke died as well.

As we descended in the elevator, I couldn't help but think how different it is for demigods and mortals. How we go through loss and heartbreak, so the mortals don't have to. So that people like Brad, and Lisa and Charlie don't have to suffer what we have to suffer.

I truly worry about Brad. He is discovering to much. He found my dads celestial bronze weapons, and my box full of camp stuff. But Thalia showed me how to use the Mist, so it helps a lot.

Sadly this is my senior year, so this summer will be my last as a camper. Then Percy and I will go to New Rome for college, then, who knows. Maybe we'll move to Alaska. The land beyond the Gods.

"Alright, lets find a place to eat." 'Ms. Kelly'/my mother/Athena said as we exited the building. This is going to be a long week.

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A/N: I have never been in an airport before so I am sorry if that is all inaccurate. I have also never been to New York, so I apollogize for that. get it. APOLLOgize. Okay I'm sorry. NEXT CHAPTER IS MORE THAN LIKELY GOING TO BE IN BRAD'S POV..

Farewell my fellow demigods

I know that was bad just go with it.