Annabeth's POV.

The nerve of that Charlotte girl! If she thinks she can keep information from me, she is dead wrong. I'm the child of Athena! Which reminds me...how did she know? Argh! I hate it when I don't know!

I must have looked really angry because Grover said, "Calm down, Annabeth. I'm sure she had a good reason!"

"You are DEFENDING her? You don't even KNOW her!", I growled.

Grover looked like he was just gonna pee in his pants. I took a deep breath in order to calm myself. I shouldn't be taking my anger out on him. Children of Athena should be wise.

Think first, then get upset, My mom always says. I could just go in wearing my Yankees cap. Yes, that's good.

"I got to go Grover, see you later.", I said and ran to the Big House, putting my cap on.

I was a few feet away from the porch steps when I stopped. I felt like I had been poked between the eyes. What was I doing here? Was my ADHD acting up? I walked away, confused. I was sure I had come here to do something...I'd come here to eavesdrop...but... I went back. As soon as I was within a five-feet distance, it happened again. I took a step back and recovered. Damn it! Dionysus must have used a spell to keep anyone from overhearing their 'meeting'! I decided to go and train in the arena-that usually helps me keep my mind off troubling things. I trained with Malcolm for a long time. But as I was leaving, I felt all of the impatience and anger coming back. I went back to the root of my problem, careful to keep my distance. A few minutes later, I saw Chiron, followed by a relieved looking Charlotte, come out the door.

"Ah, Annabeth, would you mind showing Annie around? She'll be staying at the Big House. We'll see you at dinner." He nodded at her and wheeled himself back in.

I wanted to know, more than ever, what had happened, but I controlled my tongue and waited.

She cleared her throat and said, "So..um..after you?"

I nodded once and began walking. "So who do you think your, godly parent is?", I asked.

Her head whipped around to look at me. "Oh. I...um.." She licked her lips. "Swear on the River Styx you won't tell anyone without my permission."

The want for knowledge compelled me to do it. She took a deep breath and said ,"Okay, this gonna sound really bizzare, but...I'm a mortal. I don't know how, or why I came in but Dion-Mr.D and Chiron think I may have a purpose here. So...I think I can trust you not to tell anyone. You do a pretty good job of it, anyways.", she finished with a lopsided grin.

I stopped dead in my tracks and just gaped.

"Hehehe...I shocked Annabeth Chase! Go me!" she said. I quickly shut my mouth.

"What purpose?"

She shrugged.

"How do you know about me? My mom? Demigods? And this camp? And what about-", I couldn't stop myself.

"Oh, woah, woah! Just chill, Annabeth. I'll tell you. But can it wait? I mean I just told everything to Mr.D and Chiron and that took like, two hours. So, would you mind if I took a little break?"

I thought about it for a minute. "Well...okay, then.", I said, smiling.

"So..does that mean you won't slice me into bits with your knife now?", she asked.

I laughed and shook my head. She let out a huge sigh. We started walking again. Turns out, she was not exactly the ditsy idiot I thought she was. We both loved books, respected wisdom, and also had similar tastes in music. I don't know why but she reminded me of Percy. I smiled at the thought. I guess we could be friends...