AN:

Here is the 4th chapter of this series, I updated earlier than last time. I hope you guys like it, forgive me for a few grammatical errors I am doing my best. A bit of this chapter I picked up from another book I read. Please follow and mark favorite if you like it.

Characters belong to Rick Riordan, but the plot is mine.

Chapter 4

Percy P.O.V.

We were going around the hospital trying to find an open service closet which may have some staff uniform, but my luck as always was betraying me as every one of them was locked.

"It's no use Thalia" I moaned.

"Let's just try this one," she said trying yet another closet door.

It flew open with me, and Thalia was gaping at it. We rushed inside and closed the door behind us. It was pitch dark inside. I began fumbling around for a switch while Thalia stood aside awkwardly.

"I think the switch was in the hallway," she said breaking my concentration.

"That's bad."

"No light, no searching, and no uniforms" she droned.

We stood silent for a while, and then something struck me. I took out my phone and switched on the display. A faint glow filled the confined place, but instead of having surplus uniforms it just had brooms.

"Well," I said scratching the back of my neck.

"Well. What?" Thalia said.

"Let's get out of here," I said as I caught her arm and dragged her outside.

We were back at square one within 15 minutes. All gears and wheels were running far above in my head and same with Thalia. Just a minute would be enough I wanted to see her no matter what. Suddenly Thalia ran towards lady's washroom. I thought that was weird, but little did I know that things were going to get weirder.

It was not even a minute before Thalia rushed out faster then she went in and straight towards ICU. She stopped in front of the guards.

"Hello," She yelled.

"There is a woman in the washroom" she took in a long breath and screamed on top her lungs "she is having a baby".

The guards and some of nursed looked stunned.

"There is blood everywhere in there, it's so bad" she pressed on

"Where" one of the nurse querying opening the ICU door.

"Third Floor, the wing just above this one" Thalia replied.

That nurse took a bunch of other nurses and those guards with her to the spoken location. Then she turned towards me.

"Percy! Now"

I ran into the ICU catching up with her before the doors closed. We rushed into her room desperately hoping no one comes after us.

Then I turned towards her, and she was lying there motionless with many monitors constantly beeping. A bunch of pipes were in her body. Her skin was as pale as paper.

I heard Thalia crying beside me. I walked towards Annabeth, the only part of her body which still looked like her was her hands. I took one of them in my hands and squeezed. They were cold, instinctively I cupped her hands and blew warm breath on them.

"I'm here wise girl, now wake up" I pleaded.

"Percy, stop" Thalia said wiping her tears as she took the other side.

"Don't make yourself more miserable."

The doors burst open two guards burst in one took hold of Thalia's arm, and other grabbed me by my armpits and dragged us out. Thalia did not hesitate before she began her rant of foul words. I did not struggle, and I knew it was useless.

Flashback

Friday school went by normally, Annabeth and I were going to a Starbucks near the school. We bought a cup of hot chocolate each and sat down for our session. She never took a break, nor did she let me take one. We finished up our decided quota within an hour.

"So how long have you known Luke and Thalia" I queried.

"I don't even remember that now, maybe in pre-school".

"Did you like became friends right away or…"

"Why do you want to know that?" she interrupted.

"Just curious."

"Well, don't be," she said closing the matter.

With that, she packed her things and went away reminding to finish the questions she taught before our next session. She started to walk away, and I caught up with her outside the building.

"Hey, sorry if I was too intrusive" I breathed out.

"It's ok, and maybe I overreacted a little," she said without looking at me.

We walked to the bus stop in a comfortable silence. Waiting for the bus without speaking started to make me feel awkward. So, I just started humming a random melody. Suddenly Annabeth started humming it as well, and then she starts singing softly.

I stopped humming and watched her sing, and her eyes were closed eyebrows scrunched up together. As if realizing that I was staring her she pushed me lightly, she huffed and turned her back towards me. Before I could ask her, what happened, the bus stopped in front of us.

After getting seated, I asked her "What was that back there?"

"Well, you started humming, and I liked the tune, so I started singing, and you stopped making me look like a weirdo in middle of a crowd" she replied angrily.

Before I could think of anything to say to her the bus reached my stop. I got up and walked towards the door. I looked back towards Annabeth and found that she was following me. I raised my eyebrow.

"What? I live nearby" she said.

I just nodded as we got off the bus.

"Seems like I am very good at getting you mad," I said kicking a stone.

"I agree" she replied walking ahead of me, making clear she did not want my company.

I thought one could never understand a girl as I walked to my apartment.

"Mom I'm home" I yelled.

"See who forgot his promise," someone said in an agitated tone.

I saw a red-faced Nico staring me down. This day was going to be high on my super-sucky day list.

"Uh…, I have no excuse," I said rubbing back of my neck sheepishly.

"Where were you, this young man has been waiting for you for over an hour" Paul added coming into the room.

"Well, I was at Starbucks with Annabeth" I replied

"So, you will ditch me for a date with any girl," Nico said.

"I leave you two to have a talk," Paul said leaving the room.

"That was not a date, she was helping me with my backlog" I explained

"And Annabeth is not just any girl" I added before Nico could say something.

He raised an eyebrow, and then he said, "Whatever, my deadline is in about fifteen minutes, I have to go home."

After Nico had left, I went to my room and fell face-first onto my bed.

"Hey" my mom called out from the door.

"Can I come in?"

"Yeah sure," I said still lying face first on the bed.

"You look a bit off," she said sitting by my side.

"You think?" I replied.

"Now come on Percy, there is no need to be sarcastic" she responded a bit harshly.

"Sorry," I said sitting up.

"Tell me," she asked.

"Tell you what."

"What's been bothering you," she asked grabbing a pillow and getting comfortable.

Now when she does that either of these two follows it, I tell her what she wants to know, or she starts telling me that when I was small, I would tell her everything and that I am becoming distant blah blah blah… To avoid that lecture I told her about my day.

"My poor baby," she said hugging me.

"I miss Rachel and Jason and Reyna, basically everyone back there" my voice cracking.

"You will make new friends dear."

"Not if I keep pissing them off regularly."

"Let's make a deal," she said excitedly

"I'm listening."

"If you promise to stop moping around and start afresh…"

"Yeah…" now this thing was making me super curious.

"We can go back to Chicago for this weekend" she finished proudly.

"I love you mom, I promise, I just love you so much," I said as I tackled her into another hug.

"You better start packing, I'll go and tell Paul about our plan," she said leaving the room.

I am coming guys, and a proper goodbye was due

AN:

I picked up the diversion thing from "If I Stay" Next chapter may take some time as I have exams this week and then I will go for a vacation the week following that.

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