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Leo:
I'm nervous. First of all, I thought meeting Cally's dad was easy, but I think riding a helicopter is easier. She told me her dad was Atlas Titan, yep, the one and only famous businessman. You may be thinking, what's so big about a businessman? I'll tell you what. He owns half of the companies on this earth, Titan Industries. What's a Leo McShizzle compared with that? Gods of Olympus, I need to make a good impression on him or he can blast me out of his house, no kidding.
All of us were wearing hoodies and shades to disguise ourselves. And by us, I mean the boys. The girls are so lucky they are two different people. Calypso was happily walking while I was worried somebody might recognize me. Perks of being a pop star and that, my friends, was sarcasm.
After a few minutes of walking and two rides on a bus, we walked to her house, which was a normal two-storied house. I thought they'd be living in a big villa or something.
She looked at me like I was a frog she was going to dissect and started straightening my hair and clothes and brushing off something from my shoulders.
Then she straightened and said, "Try not to smile too much and don't tell any of your jokes and you should be safe." She said smiling. I might've looked terrified because she whispered after knocking on the door, "It's okay, dad doesn't do anything to boys I bring home, rarely." I laughed nervously.
The door opened revealing a big man in jeans and a shirt. I thought he'd be wearing a suit.
"Hi, dad. This is Leo, my b- friend. We're here to pick up my things." She said. I looked at her, was she about to say 'boyfriend'? Whoo! I'm on my way to her heart.
"Okay. Your 'b-friend' can wait in the living room." He said.
"I would like to help-," I said but she started to glare at me. I nodded and walked inside and sat in the living room as she walked to her bedroom. After a while of doing nothing, the end of the staircase was filled with brown cardboard boxes.
"You better take care of her or else," Atlas warned me before we left. I think I get where Call gets her grumpiness. We called Argus and started our way to my house.
Nico:
We walked to Thalia's house in silence. I wanted to talk to her but my stomach fluttered every time she looked at me and when I tried to talk to her. After a while, she spoke up,
"It's a nice morning." She said looking at me.
"Yes, it is," I replied. Then I pulled her towards my side with my hand on her waist. She looked at me like she was about to kill me. I released my hand from her waist and ran my hand through my hair.
"What was that?!" She yelled and punched me.
"Uh… Pine tree." I said pointing towards a tree beside us.
"Oh… I'm sorry, did it hurt? I think pine trees have something with me. I always slam into one every time. Thank you though." She said. I gave her thumbs up and walked trying not to scream in pain.
After a few minutes of walking in silence, we reached her small apartment house. She knocked on the door and her mother, who looked drunk, opened the door. Thalia didn't greet her or anything and walked in and started packing. I helped her and we were finished in no time, mostly because Thalia doesn't have that much stuff.
"I didn't approve of you moving out." Her mother slurred her words.
"You did. Anyway, why do you care?" Thalia asked as we started putting all her boxes out in the hallway.
"Bah! Zeus left me with you, who is a bitch of a daughter who moves away from her caring mother." Thalia blinked back tears but didn't reply. Even though she was her mother and was drunk, I wanted to slap her. I was about to, too, but Thalia held me back and shook her head.
"She's not worth it." She said.
"You're not worth it." Her mother replied. That was it, I lost my control.
"What? She's not worth it? You are an alcoholic. She's a million times worth it than you because she has people who love her, like me! A caring mother? Who gave you that? YOU CALL YOUR DAUGHTER A BITCH!" I yelled. Her mother looked at me with shock.
"Because she is one." Her mother replied nonchalantly.
"Let's go," Thalia said tears streaming down her face and took her luggage and walked out.
"You love me?" She asked. I could not believe she asked me that. Why did she think I didn't?
"Of course I do! Why do you think I stare at you and act nervous around you? And every one of our friends loves you too. You shouldn't cry because you're the most-," Then she kissed me right on the mouth. I was shocked at first, and then my hands moved to her waist and pulled her close. Her hands were wrapped around my neck. I could've stayed there forever but, unfortunately, I needed oxygen. I pulled away and she said, "I love you too."
"You still up for the ice cream date?" I asked. She chuckled and nodded.
We called Argus and started walking. My face had a permanent smile on it. We walked back holding hands, to my house.
Percy:
We both walked to Annabeth's house, which was close. Annabeth opened the door and we went in.
"Mom, we're home!" She yelled as she hung my hoodie, that she was still wearing, onto the pole. I did the same.
"By 'we', who else came with you?" Her mother asked as she walked down the stairs. She had the same grey eyes but more intimidating.
"Percy and I. You remember him right?" She asked casually. Her mother looked at me and I was afraid she might start yelling, but surprisingly she smiled.
"Oh, your childhood boyfriend. You've grown, Percy." She said with a bigger smile. I looked at Annabeth who was red and I think my face mirrored hers.
"Mom. He was not my boyfriend! Nor will he be." She mumbled the last part still red.
"Yeah, yeah. We'll see about that. Aren't you Sally's son?" She asked.
"Um… Yes, Mrs. Chase." I told her.
"Don't call me Mrs. Chase. Athena is just fine. It's sad you both aren't a couple by now. Sally and I have been talking about it the last few years," She said. "Now, would you like to see some of baby Annabeth's pictures?" Athena smiled cheekily.
"MOM! No, no pictures. We need to start packing." Annabeth said still red.
"Yes, you're moving out. Call me if you need any help." She said and went upstairs. I would've given anything to look at Annabeth's pictures. Oh well, not today.
"Come on." Annabeth dragged me to the staircase and we went into her room. It was grey and had pictures of owls on it. It also had some frames filled with pictures.
"I sorted everything yesterday. So, I don't think there's much to pack except, emptying out the cupboards and drawers." She said. I nodded and took a cardboard box and starting emptying her bookshelf. When I was I saw a scrapbook at the end, buried deep in the books, it had 'Me and Percy' written on the top.
I opened it and I saw the pictures with us together. There was one with our first visit to the aquarium, I was staring at a big shark with my mouth open in an 'O'. Annabeth was mid-sentence when the picture was taken. There was another with us on the beach. I was posing for the picture when Annabeth was in mid-throw of sand on me. The latest one was of our bands, each picture on each side. And that was dated 2 years ago.
I quickly put it inside my backpack and started packing the rest of her books when she came from her closet.
"That's the last box. Are you done?" She asked.
"No… Now, yes." I said putting the last book in.
"Good. Let's take these boxes downstairs." She said.
"Right," I said and started taking the boxes one by one downstairs. Athena came and helped us put the boxes in the driveway. We called Argus and took a bus to my house.
Frank:
We were in Hazel and Nico's house. Hades invited us in. Hazel got busy packing her things and I helped her out. Nico still didn't come so maybe I thought they were at Thalia's. We entered her room and she started packing her things in cardboard boxes. I helped her with the heavier tings and within no time everything in the room was packed.
"Let's go," I said.
"Call Argus," Hazel replied.
"I forgot," I said and I called him and told him to pick up the boxes. On our way down we met her step-mother, Persephone.
"Oh. Hello, dears. Where are you off to?" She said.
"Didn't dad tell you, P? Nico and I are moving to the mansion downtown," Hazel replied.
"Okay." She said distractedly.
We walked out of the backdoor and we saw her step-grandmother, Demeter. She was muttering something about cereals and plows. We walked past her and onto the driveway. We put down her things and Argus arrived. He opened the van and there were several other boxes in there.
"Let's go," I said.
"What about your house?" She asked.
"Dad said Zeus had already taken my stuff to the house," I replied.
"Okay." Hazel smiled and said. She was breathtakingly gorgeous. I didn't tell her that though. After Argus left we walked back to the mansion.
A/N This was a big chapter. And finally, Thalico is together. Yay! For those Percabeth shippers, there's still a lot more drama in their life before they become a couple. I tried to fit in the moving thing to only one chapter but I did not want to bore you guys. I want to put some pictures to show how the mansion is but I don't know if I can do that. Anyway, Review/Follow/Favorite
~Bhavya
