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Annabeth

"PERCY! GIVE ME BACK MY COFFEE!" I yelled as I chased him around. Despite having a hot coffee in his hands,he could move pretty fast. Laughing,he pushed the door open to his room and ran around the bed.

"I swear to god Percy-"

He tackled me and I fell backwards on the bed with him on top of me. Before I could yell out,his lips collided with mine. I hesitated for a moment before I allowed his lips to move along with mine. I completely lost sense of the fact that anybody could walk in the room at that time.

"Annabeth?" He muttered against my lips. I tried hard to calm my erratic heartbeat.

"Yes Percy?"

Before he could reply,we heard Thalia call out "Percy? Are you dead?"

Quicker than lightning,we rushed around like mice. Percy fell back on the bed while I stood up,casually taking the coffee from his hand. Thalia walked in,her eyes fixed on us.

"Heh okay,I thought she killed you. You weren't making any noise." She gave us a little smirk before leaving. Me and Percy looked at each other. Does she know? Percy got up,stretching his arms.

"Well,they were bound to find out anyways."

An uneasy feeling swept through me. The rational part of me just wanted to tell Penny before she found out in a bad way,and deal with the consequences. But what would she say when she finds out that I've been with her brother?

"Okay,you know what?" Percy said,interrupting my thoughts. Judging by his expression,he was thinking along the same thoughts as I was "Let's go out. Somewhere far across the city,away from this mess. Just you and me."

"Are you asking me on a date Perseus?" I smirked. His eyes widened and he looked away sheepishly,rubbing the nape of his neck.

"Well uh,I mean we're always busy sneaking around and avoiding everyone..so uh...stop laughing!"

I was trying so hard to not to laugh,but I gave away. Standing on my tiptoes and giving him a swift peck on the cheek,I smiled "Then it's a date."

"Annabeth!" Penny called from the living room. I gave one last smile to him before leaving the room,and out of the corner of my eye I could see him punching the air with joy. Closing the door with a smirk, I walked into the living room,where Thalia,Apollo and Penny were sitting,drinking their coffee.

"Percy's in his room?" She asked me,her eyebrows furrowed. I shrugged.

"Yeah,he is i guess. What's going on?" I asked,sitting down next to Thalia. Penny bit her lip.

"My dad gave me another offer." She sighed,drumming her fingers on the side of the coffee cup. I frowned.

"What?"

"Percy isn't really let off the loose. His name is still in papers and this will affect him as he goes into college. This might even prevent him going," Thalia said,putting her cup down on the table. Penny nodded.

"My dad is willing to send the family lawyer over here and sort things out. If things go good,he'll only get about a year of community service. If not..." she shook her head "Forget that. But in exchange,I need to go to Paris. Not permanently,but just for visiting.."

She started fidgeting with her fingers until Apollo laced his hand through hers to calm her down. To me,it didn't seem like such a bad deal. But why would her dad suddenly change the plan to just a visit?

"Are you going to go for it?" I asked.

"Yeah,I am." She sighed "but Percy can't know."

"What?"

She leaned back "Percy will get mad at me,whether I go or not. If you knows,he'll do everything he can to stop me. I'll-I'll deal with him..but you can't tell him."

"I-yeah sure Penny." I said with a comforting smile. But inside,my heart was pounding. She was right,Percy was going to be furious. She smiled at me.

"Thanks Annie. I-"

Suddenly Thalia's phone pinged. She pulled it out of her pocket urgently,and stared at it. We looked at her expectingly as she said "It can't be..."

"What's wrong?" Apollo asked. She stood up and stuffed her phone into her pocket. Her glare looked like lasers.

"I..I don't know. I gotta go,but if it's true-" she shook her head and stided to the door,almost running out and closing the door with a slam.

"You know,she's more dramatic than you." Apollo said to Penny. She punched his arm.

"Ow!"

"Nobody will be more dramatic than THIS drama mama!" She said with a flourish,pointing to herself.

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Piper

"Guys guys look! Cotton Candy!" Leo whooped,linking both his arms in mine and Jason's and dragged us along to the stall where they were handing out free cotton candy.

It looked like some kind of festival. There were kids running around with balloons,people dressed up as cartoon characters,parents taking pictures and stalls with face painting and more.

"What's going on?" Jason asked the man selling cotton candy. He smiled.

"It's some rich kid's birthday,so the decked out and hired us!" He declared. My stomach twisted. Growing up,all I wanted was a small cake,maybe a friend or two and my dad to celebrate my birthday. But he always decked out too.

"GUYS LOOK THEY'RE SELLING TACOS FOR A DOLLAR!" Leo screeched,ignoring the looks from the people around us and bounding off to the stall. Jason sighed.

"Well he seems excited." He sighed,as we struggled to catch up with him.

"He's a teenager trapped inside the body of a 9 year old." I sighed "Or maybe the other way around."

He laughed "Thalia would have put it as,he's just an idiot trapped inside a scrawny body."

There was a weird edge in his voice "You still haven't talked to her?"

He shook his head sadly "It just feels so weird. My whole life,I had almost forgotten about her. Like she was in the back of my head,but I never pulled the thought out. And now,she's suddenly here-" he stopped abruptly.

"Jason,maybe she feels the exact same way. She ran away and was living on the streets,hopeless and alone. And she was in that horrible gang too. Maybe she's scared that you'll push her away."

He sighed "Maybe. But-" he stopped again,staring at something in the distance. Right next to the Taco stall,a tall guy dressed in black jeans,a black shirt and black leather jacket stood,talking into a phone. He was wearing sunglasses and his hair was jet black. My stomach flipped.

"Is that-?"

"Oh gods,Leo." Jason said under his breath. I looked at him. He was literally a meter away from him. I bit my lip.

"Walk casually. Don't look at him." I said,walking normally towards Leo. Jason followed me,pulling out his phone as we did. Suddenly he stopped.

"Go. I'll text Thalia. If Leo starts yelling,punch his face."

"Jason-" I started to protest,but dropped it. I needed to get to Leo. Nodding briefly st him,I turned and walked over to the crazed boy holding tacos with relish. He looked at me and grinned.

"Piper ma girl! Check out-"

"Leo. Shut up. Follow me. Now." I hissed,grabbing his arm and pulling him away. I scanned the perimeter for Jason,but suddenly he was missing. An uneasy feeling erupting in my stomach as I began walking away from the stall,praying that guy wasn't following us.

"Pipes,you're freaking me out." He said,trying not to drop his tacos. As if by magic,Jason appeared behind us with a firm face.

"We need to follow him." He said. I blinked.

"What?"

"Come on. I see him."

Trying to look as casual as possible,we walked quickly but slowly through the crowds of kids and parents. Leo was hastily gobbling down his tacos. "Man what is going-"

"Stop." Jason ordered. We both froze. The guy had frozen in his tracks and was looking around. I didn't know where his eyes were trained,but he seemed to have looked past us. I breathed in relief.

And then he started running.

"Come on!" Jason urged,racing towards him. We followed him,trying hard not to run into stalls and knock down little kids. Leo was trying to hard not to trip.

"Yo!" He wheezed "What-"

"He's getting away!" I pointed,as he turned into an alley. We chased after him as quickly as possible but he was fast. Before we knew it,we were stranded in an empty alley.

"Great." Jason coughed,wiping his forehead, "Where did he-"

"You three are extremely slow." A voice called out. We turned around quickly only to see him standing there,clearly unfazed. He took off his glasses and put them in his pocket,smiling at us as if we were all old friends.

"Wait didn't you like,die?" Leo asked,still wounded up from running.

"Well no. I'm completely fine." He said,grinning as he walked towards us "I could say the same for you,but-"

"Man,I had to wolf down my tacos for you!" Leo said angrily "tacos are meant to be relished and-"

"Leo!" I yelled out. Quicker than lightning,he raced towards Leo,pulling out a pocket knife in between. Jason jumped in front of him as I pulled Leo aside. Jason grabbed the guy's arm and twisted it behind him.

Anubis sneered "Ooh,Jason Grace has skill. Just like his sister."

"Guys,go!" Jason yelled. I was torn between leaving and staying. Anxiously,I pulled my phone out. No signal. I considered throwing it at Anubis in anger. Jason was fighting as if he had trained his whole life. As the two boys fought like a whirlwind,I looked around to see if there was something that could help. A metal rod,a stone,anything.

"Yo Black!" Leo yelled. For a moment,he succeeded in getting his attention. Leo picked up a stone and through it at him,badly missing. "Oops."

Anubis scoffed. "Is that the best you can-"

Jason punched his face,blood flying from Anubis's nose. He touched his face and glared at him. "Oh you will regret that." He sneered as he sliced his knife against Jason's chest.

"Jason!" I screamed as he fell back. Me and Leo ran towards him. He was clutching his shoulder,blood blossoming on his shirt. My mouth tasted bitter at the sight of it.

"Yo Black!" I heard someone yell. Behind him stood a girl dressed similar to him,but with a pale complexion,choppy hair and lightning blue eyes. My heart leaped.

"Thalia." Anubis smiled,ignoring us. We were standing behind him with no way to leave.

"Leave them alone you asshole," she growled. Anubis laughed.

"Or what Grace? You'll bat your eyelashes at me and cry?"

Thalia surged forward with such agility that I was stunned. Knives and fists were thrown at each other and I couldn't comprehend who had the upper hand. Only then did I snap out of it.

"Let's go!" I urged Jason and Leo forward. Jason protested,but I squeezed him arm. "We'll get her,but first we need to get out of here Jason."

"Cmon man,move that tooshie!" Leo said quickly as we raced out. "Thalia!" Jason called out. The two of them seemed worn down. Anubis's jacket had a rip and his on forehead he had a cut that looked nasty. Thalia seemed to be okay,but shaken.

"You fight like a girl,Grace." He spat. Thalia smiled sweetly and then punched him so hard I could hear a crack. He fell down,unconscious.

"Thanks!" She said,spitting on his face before catching up with us. Her eyes softened when she looked at Jason's shoulder. "Jason-"

Before she could say anything,he pulled her into a hug. At first,she seemed to be shocked,but then wrapped her arms around her brother tightly. I gestered to Leo to come with me. "Let's go get a cab."

Leo nodded quickly "Agreed. I'll just stick Momma Jackson's food from now on."

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