The group arrived at the pizza place with their spirits high. All of them were excited for Percy but also excited that they were finally getting comfortable around each other. Even Nico looked like he was having a good time. It seemed as though nothing could bring their mood down, but of course something would eventually...

After they had the aggressively average pizza and Grover made a huge show of eating a napkin when Nico dared him, claiming it was delicious and going for a second, the manager of the restraunt came out and asked them to leave because of their "rambunctious behaviour". They didn't mind though, they had their pizza and they had their laughs and, unfortunately, they had school the next day.

They all parted their separate ways, Grover going with Juniper and Annnabeth getting back in Percy's car. Percy was content to drive in a comfortable silence but it seemed that Annabeth had different plans.

"Percy...I'm sorry I asked you to show me your scars, I had no right to make you do that."

Percy looked at her dumbstruck for a second before saying,

"You didn't "make" me do anything. I chose to let you see a part of me that I have been hiding for a very long time."

Annabeth had a trace of a smile playing on her lips when she realized that it was her that was making him open up. He drove her the rest of the way home, dropping her off and walking her to her front door. She kissed him once again, and once again it was on his cheek. He got back into his car with a blush marking his skin, feeling elated about all the events of the night.

As Percy drove home he didn't realize that it would be to the worst news he had heard in many years. He didn't realize that after that night his life would never be the same. If he had of known what was coming next he wouldn't have even gone home, instead he would spend as much time as he could with Annabeth. As Percy opened the door to his apartment he immediately noticed something was wrong. The lights were all off except for a glow he saw coming from the door into the kitchen. Percy walked towards the door and noticed a faint sniffling. He stepped into the kitchen only to see his mom huddled over the phone with silent tears cascading down her face. She looked up at him and he saw something in her eyes he had only seen years before, back when she was with Gabe. In her eyes Percy saw one thing that would forever be imprinted in his mind, a look of fear.

The first thing Percy did was walk over to her and wrap his arms around her, letting her cry into his shoulder. Then he asked something that he already knew the answer to, after all that Look couldn't be mistaken for anything else.

"Mom, who was that on the phone and why are you crying" he said as calmly as he could. Sally started shaking as she pulled away and looked him in the eyes.

"It's Gabe, Percy. He's escaped from prison and left us a message in his cell. He scratched it into the wall beside his bed. The officer who just called informed me of exactly what it said. It said Hide the boy Sally, I'm coming home." She finished breaking down again. Percy figured his eyes now gleamed with the same fear as his mothers, but he tried to mask it with a stoic face, after all, he had to seem calm if he was going to comfort his mother.

"It's okay mom, the police are looking for him I'm sure they will find him before he gets to us".

Lies. Percy was telling complete lies and he knew it. Gabe knew exactly where they lived and he would be on his way there, ready to get revenge on Sally and Percy.

After about an hour of Percy and Sally trying to calm each other down Percy decided that he should go to bed and they would figure things out the next day. He went to his room and turned on his phone, going immidietly to his contacts. He scrolled through until he found Annabeths name and clicked the call button, waiting for her to answer. It took two rings for her to pick up, starting with a cheery,

"Hey Percy, what's up?" Percy momentarily felt better at hearing her voice, but then remembered why he was calling.

"Gabe's back Annabeth" he said in a dark and serious voice. He heard Annabeths breath hitch before she responded shakily,

"What do you mean he's back Percy? He's in prison."

And so Percy explain the call from the officer and the note that Gabe left them in his cell, and Annabeth didn't hesitate to respond,

"Well you and Sally should come stay at our house then, it's clearly not safe for you there". Percy was shocked, Annabeth was so willing to help even though she hadn't been close with Percy for very long at all.

"I couldn't possibly ask you to do that Annabeth" Percy said to which she stubbornly responded,

"I'm already texting my mom about it and she says she's going to contact Sally. Percy, it's not a big deal but you seriously can't stay in that house, not even for tonight. You should pack a bag because your staying over weather you like it or not".

Percy thanked Annabeth profusely for the offer, knowing that he couldn't possibly take, it before hanging up.

Not a minute later Sally burst in the door.

"Percy, pack your bag, Athena Chase has offered for us to stay at her house. I know we shouldn't be intruding but we can't take any risks with Gabe out there". Percy was not for the first time that night, completely shocked. However Percy jumped into action packing an overnight bag for his stay at the Chase household. Well this is going to be weird Percy thought, knowing that weird wasn't the half of it.