A/N: Hey guys! I am back! Presenting the second chapter of The Other Side – "I sort of fell". This is a rather insignificant scene, but I thought I could make it seem like Annabeth gave some thought about her feelings for Percy in this part….so here goes!

Disclaimer - I do not own PJO

Chapter Two:

"I sort of fell".

We were at The Gateway Arch in St. Louis….and I was fuming.

I had been very happily informing the ignorant idiots which were Percy and Grover about the greatness of The Gateway Arch in St. Louis. I know, I know…. we were on a quest, but a small detour would not hurt right.

Right?

Oh! Look! The Arch! I remember reading a book about it! It said that The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot monument in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch, it is the world's tallest arch, the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, and Missouri's tallest accessible building.

Ahem.

Anyways, I am getting off track. So, we were going through the underground museum in the way between the station and The Arch. It had a lot of precious antiques.

Now normally, I would be really interested in them, but my mind was fixed on The Arch. I was enlightening Percy and Grover with interesting facts about The Arch, when I was very rudely interrupted by the Seaweed Brain...

He was worried that Hades could be spying on us right now using his Helm of Darkness. Ha! As if the gods had nothing better to do than spy on us. If anything, he probably had sent minions to snoop on us. I internally scoffed at his naivety.

We kept walking on towards The Arch. We got into the little elevator that took us to the top of The Arch. It was a rather confined space, but I was ready to go in it as long as I could finally see the view of the St. Louis skyline, which had been my childhood dream.

Percy was a little hesitant as first, but he got in anyways…...well after I shot him one of my most deadly glares.

What!

I was not going to miss a chance to go to the top of the arch just because of a stupid ADHD demigod!

With us in the elevator, there was an extremely obese lady with a pet dog, a Chihuahua, if I remember correctly (which I am sure I do), with a rhinestone collar. The obese lady was rather ugly. She looked like a stuffed parakeet. She started to make small talk with Percy, and I interjected and took over the matter before that idiot told her something important.

When we finally reached the top…well let us just say it was love at first sight for me. There were rows of small windows that gave a great view of the city on one side. On the other side, there was the river, the not – so - great sight.

It was then that a huge problem caught my eye.

The floor was solid!

Um…that came out wrong. What I meant was that the floor should have been see – through. And now that I think about it, the windows should have been larger too. I started talking to Percy about my ideas.

Suddenly, I felt a pair of hands grab my shoulders and drag me towards the elevator. Of course, only an ignorant illiterate like Percy would want to leave this heaven - like - place.

Grover and I got into the elevator and realised that there was no space left for Percy. We offered to get out and wait for him, but he insisted that we go, and he would come in the next car. I was hesitant, for I had a really bad feeling. But I got in anyways and Grover and I reached the bottom. We waited for almost ten minutes, but no elevator never came back. I was starting to get worried.

Suddenly, I heard a loud boom. My worst fears had been confirmed. That Seaweed Brain had gotten himself into huge trouble.

All the other people around me were staring at a part of the arch. I looked up to see a gigantic hole in the monument.

Of course, Percy had managed to blowtorch a national heritage site. I could make out a small humanoid figure jumping off the side of the arch, into the river. within minutes, the remaining visitors were back down. All except Percy.

Dear Gods! What had that boy gotten himself into now! What if he died! Oh no oh no oh no. I needed to calm down. Percy had been my only way of getting out of camp. If something happened to him, that would be ruined. But was that really the only reason I was worried about him? Along the way, I had started to tolerate Percy. Now, he was just as important to me as my other friends. Maybe even more. Oh, my gods! I had a crush on Percy Jackson.

But I mean, come on! Who could not have a crush on him? He was funny, brave, and kind of cute. Anyways, it was only a small crush. Nothing important.

It's just, people have left me all my life. First my mom, then my dad, Thalia…...and so many more. Even Luke was starting to behave distant with me. Percy, Grover, and a few others were the only ones I could call friends. I did not know what I would do without them.

I hated Percy for making me worry so much. That brings me to right now. I had been broken out of my thoughts by a frantic Grover shaking my shoulder. He ran off towards the river. I followed him confusedly, until I saw where, or rather whom, he was going to. It was Percy.

He had no idea how relieved I was to see him. He quickly explained to us everything that had happened. I could not believe the gods had sent Echidna and Chimera after us. They were two of the most feared monsters.

Anyways, now we were headed to Santa Monica to meet Percy's dad.