Piper

"Pipes this letter's for you" Sandra came over to me and placed it in my hands. I looked at who it was from but it just said 'for Piper'. I ripped it open and took the letter out, it was white paper with a few red dots on it, they reminded me of blood and at once I shoved the paper into my purse to read later when I calmed down.

Piper,

I know you probably think that what I'm about to say is crazy, but the world froze and you, me, and about a dozen other people weren't- as far as we know- but please go to the empire state tomorrow at noon at the top.

You'll meet the love of your life,

Annabeth

I looked down at the paper and folded it up confused. How could the world just freeze? That's just not possible, so who was this crazy Annabeth girl who thinks the world stopped?

"Pipes?" my boyfriend, Dylan, came in my apartment, we had been dating for a month or two. He slid a hand on my shoulder and I felt something different. When we first met whenever he touched me his touch excited me and now his normal touch like all the others, felt like a stranger molesting me.

"Dylan, I think we should break up" I said almost right away. He pulled his hand away and I relaxed.

"Why?" he sounded angry. I turned around and faced him.

"I guess I'm just not happy" I told him. He gripped my wrist suddenly.

"Not happy?!" he exclaimed. I tried to take my wrist back but he held on harder and I winced.

"Just let go of me!" I yelled. He did as told and punched me in the stomach and everywhere for a little bit until I was unconscious. I guess he didn't take breaking up with a girl lightly, if I didn't know any better, I think he was just pissed off that I didn't let him in my pants and wanted to let out his pent up anger on me. I always have ways of finding the best guys.

I woke up to Dylan over me and in me. It made me want to puke, his touch all over me. I tried to use my hands but they were held down and tied together, I then proceeded to use my feet to kick him off of me until I got a good kick to the head and after a few more tries and fails at trying to hit him, he let go of my legs and I hit him with my foot again with as much force as I could. He went sideways hitting his head against the fridge door and I knocked him out cold. I kicked his legs off me and saw he at least used a condom and I scoffed, he planned this or he always carried a condom with him everywhere. I sat there and struggled to get the bonds off but only managed to hurt myself even more before someone moved the open apartment door and I curled myself up so whoever came through wouldn't see all my bits.

"Hello?" oh great, it's a guy.

"Over here" I winced as I bent my pointer finger back to try and loosen to bond. A tall guy came into the kitchen and looked around until his blue eyes found mine. The brunette boy who was really tall came over and helped me out and once I had my bruised wrists back I sighed and brought them to my chest.

"Did he do this to you?" the guy asked. I glanced up at him and did a double take.

"Wait aren't you Travis Stoll? I heard your brother and my sister have a thing?" I asked. He nodded and tossed me my robe from my bathroom and turned while I put it on.

"Yeah, I just came from talking to him, apparently you adopted my-our niece" He said. I turned around.

"No I didn't" I scoffed. He handed me papers. I read over them and saw that it was my handwriting, to the loopy lowercase T. I had always wanted a niece but I thought Lacey had an abortion after a few minutes of thinking, I decided I had forgot about this and was half asleep when it happened and I would take the baby girl in. Part of me had thought of Annabeth's letter, but that whole thing was crazy so I pushed it out of my mind.

"You brought her with you?" I asked as he went back in the hallway and strolled in with the baby girl. "I have to get a crib and formula and diapers-" I started.

"I'll help you, Lacey said you would need help and there's something about that kid, she also told me that I should move in with you?" he asked. I laughed.

"Family is family, I guess, yeah, she's right your welcome to live here and help out, thanks" I told him. He smiled in response and we went out together to get things for the new born. I liked Travis, not like I had feelings for him, but he was family and nice and funny, he would be a great uncle.

"Wait, you got a letter from that Annabeth chick too?" Travis picked up the paper once we got back to my apartment- ours now, I guess.

"Yeah, she's pretty crazy, you got one too?" I asked. He nodded.

"Are you going?" He asked. I laughed.

"Of course not, the whole idea is crazy" I told him and on that we were settled.

Annabeth

I only came because I knew it was me writing the letter. I stood looking over the view. It was spectacular how big all this was and how little we all were. I sometimes think that we're all made to make a small impact on the world that will somehow become huge and impact the human race, just a simple thing like holding open a door can change the world and even more importantly a person.

"Are you Annabeth?" A voice asked behind me. I turned around to a man and a woman in suits like they just came from the office.

"Yes" I responded. They showed me their badges and came forward.

"We heard that you wrote about a dozen people notes about time stopping-" the woman, agent Harrison, started.

"Look I don't remember anything about writing those, I don't think it was me" I told her. The man, agent McCartney glanced at his partner.

"Miss. Chase, do you remember anything about being frozen in time?" he asked. I sighed.

"No- are you saying that it was all real?" I asked. The agents looked at each other and then back at me.

"I'm going to be honest, as far as we know, it is all true" Agent Harrison said. I grabbed the railing, I have a soul mate? I wonder what he's like, maybe it's a girl, maybe I'm bisexual or a lesbian and don't know it. No, the note said that my soul mate was a guy.

"Do you know who my soul mate is?" I asked quietly still taking it all in. Agent McCartney glanced at his partner and she stared head on at me.

"Yes, we think, we've narrowed it down to two boys, one's a mechanic and the other is a-" Agent Harrison stopped mid-sentence and I noticed her and Agent McCartney weren't moving. I looked around and heard nothing. I went to the railing and looked down at the streets.

"Who are you?" I turned around to a Latina girl with mossy green eyes and a tan Hispanic skin tone. She was tall and curvy but under six foot, it seemed. Her dark hair was pulled into a braid and I had a feeling I'd seen her before.

"Who are you?" I retorted in a curious tone. She huffed and crossed her arms.

"I asked you first" she leaned on one hip. I sighed and stuffed my hands in my pockets.

"I'm Annabeth Chase" I responded. Her eyes widened in recognition.

"You left me a note saying to meet you… well here" she looked around.

"I left you a note?" I asked her, all snarky remarks behind me.

"Yes you said my soul mate would be here and some other crazy stuff" she said looking at the sky as if to remember what was on the note.

"According to these two federal agents, I was right, so if you go back to where you were come here quickly" I said as things started to slowly move around us and she disappeared.

"- terrific athlete, my niece has a crush on that blonde boy" she laughed to herself and I shook my head.

"Miss. Chase, what is it?" Agent McCartney asked seeing my puzzled face.

"You just stopped- and then there was a girl- she should be coming" I started rambling when he stopped me.

"We should take you to the office, get your statement on what happened officially" Agent McCartney said. He grabbed my arm but I swatted it away.

"She's coming, until she gets here, we wait, or I'm not going" I put my foot down and crossed my arms while giving them each glares that would send their bosses running. So we stood there for a good ten minutes until someone came up the elevator, it wasn't the girl but a boy with black hair and dark eyes that had bags under them like he hadn't slept in a while but he still managed to look hot in his dark clothes.

"Annabeth Chase?" he asked out of breath. I nodded. He put out his hand.

"Nico Di Angelo, I got your letter and believed you" he said. I smiled at him while shaking his hand.

"I'm actually waiting for another girl to come, this is Agent McCartney and Harrison, they're feds" I explained to him. He leaned against the wall and relaxed.

"We were just telling Miss. Chase about how it's all true, the time stopping and everything" Agent Harrison explained.

"Huh, awesome, do you know who my soul mate is? Is it a really hot guy or a rock and roll kind of girl?" he asked. From that I guessed he was bi-sexual.

"Actually your soul mate is a 'rock and roll kind of girl'" Agent McCartney said.

"Awesome" he grinned as the elevator dinged and the Latina girl came out.

"So can you tell us anything more about our soul mates?" I asked as she walked over to us.

"No Miss. Chase" Agent McCartney said and the Latina girl introduced herself as Nyssa and we were off to the 'office' to learn more about this weird time stopping thing.