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Chapter 7
Piper's POV
Well, I already knew that Annabeth was a fast runner, but I didn't know how fast she could run when she was crying. And man, that was fast.
"Annabeth!" I called "Slow down!" She slowed down so she was just barely running.
"Annabeth..." I said as I caught my breath "I'm sure that just his friend or something. You should go back there so that he can explain himse-" I stopped when I noticed she was staring at me. Hard.
"So now you're on his side?" She asked harshly. I felt tears in my eyes, what was wrong with her?
"No Annabeth! I just think you're overreacting a bit" She turned away from me and sobbed some more. When she was able to calm herself down she faced me.
"It's just... he's always disappearing! He scared me half to death you know? And then... he's with another girl, who can help him with the sky! I wanna help him with the sky!" She started rambling on and on about the sky. I checked to make sure she hadn't hit her head or anything, because she was starting to sound insane, and her grey eyes were crazy, it was startling me.
"Its okay, Annabeth, you don't have to tell me about the layers in the atmosphere. I'll save that for a teacher to tell me, okay?" I said like I was talking to a two year old. "Want to go back now? Come on, Annabeth, this way. Yes, that's right, one foot in front of the other." She looked at me.
"I know how to walk."
"Oh well, then just... walk."
"I don't want to go back, Piper!" She sat down hard on part of ruined pillar.
"Come on; think of all the good times." I paused, thinking "Tell me about your first kiss." She smiled and told me all about the canoe lake and the birthday cake. She went into detail about the tiniest things. I guess I could have told you all the details about my mist kiss with Jason, but it wasn't about me. It was about Annabeth going to see Percy.
"-And then, those eavesdropping campers, took us on their shoulders, and threw us into the canoe lake." She finished with a sigh.
"Okay, do want to see Percy again?"
"Well, I guess, but I'm still mad at him." She said matter of factly.
"That's fine. I bet he can explain himself. He loves you so much Annabeth, and you know it." She did one of her trademark half grins.
"I guess"
We walked back to where the rest of the group was in silence. When we got there, Percy looked relieved. Or, as relieved as you can be while your holding up the sky
"Annabeth." He sighed as if he was holding his breath. "This is my sister, Samantha." I looked over at Annabeth, her mouth dropped open.
Jason was standing near Percy, looking sheepish, Leo was flirting in the Leo way, by tripping over air, blushing a lot, and sometimes stammering to no end. Annabeth was looking from Percy to Samantha, like she was watching a Tennis Tournament. Samantha looked up and I was surprised how much she looked like Percy.
"I would shake your hand, but my hands are full as you can see" She said, like a mere sentence was hard for her. Jason looked at me and whispered "I need to talk to you, alone please." I was so relieved, surprised, irritated with Percy and his sister that I didn't even reply, to Jason! Later I felt like ducking my head into the dirt, for dismissing Jason's feelings. I told him I would speak to him later. I didn't know then, that later would be a long time.
"So," Percy said, his voice strained, "How are we going to get Atlas under this stinkin' sky... again." He looked at Annabeth expectantly. She had her hand to her temples, eyes closed.
"Do you think he would fall for the same trick twice?" She questioned, grey eyes opening.
"It wouldn't hurt to try." Percy answered.
"Uh, actually it could," Leo said, and I jumped. I had forgotten he was here. "Um, HELLO! We're demigods! Everything can hurt if we tried!"
"He's got a point." Sam said, and then added. "But PLEASE make it quick!"
Annabeth nodded, shuddering. "Well we could always-"
"AHA" Atlas came walking up the hill, he was grinning ear to ear, there was a really short Cyclops following him, looking scared.
"I knew they would come try to save you Percy, I KNEW it!"
"Didn't think you knew anything." Sam muttered under her breath, Leo snickered.
Atlas turned and growled at her, well he tried to, but ended up just making whistling noises, and he instructed the Cyclops to do it instead.
"Urgh, girl, you're making me mad!" He screamed at her, which ended up getting a lot of his spit all over her. I giggled a bit, and looked at Annabeth, she wasn't smiling at all. She looked really scared.
"Ahh, Ms. Chase, what a pleasure to see you again." She paled. "Do you remember your last trip here, huh Annabeth?" He looked at Percy who was getting really mad, and laughed. "You must remember what it was like holding up the sky don't you, Annie?" Her face got red; her angry face. This is going to get interesting. She looked at him with a death glare.
"Don't you dare call me Annie. Ever. Again." She whipped out her knife and put it to his throat. "I will cut you." She said in a fake southern accent.
He went cross eyed looking at it. "Idiot! Don't just STAND there! Help!" Idiot, who I guessed was the Cyclops, seemed to come back to life. He stomped towards Annabeth but Leo and I both got in his way. The Cyclops looked at me and broke into a huge grin.
"Pretty girl!" He said giggling. Leo gave me a knowing look.
"You will not try to stop me and my friends, right?" He looked confused.
"Idiot! Don't listen to her! She's charm speaking you!" Atlas said eyes locked on Annabeth.
But that just made Idiot look more confused. "Go" I said "Get out of here, take Atlas's belongings with you"
Idiot nodded and walked away.
"Idiot! You stupid little Cyclops! Come back!" Atlas let out a stream of ancient Greek curses.
"Whoa there, boy." Leo muttered, "Simma down a little." Sam let out a giggle, while Atlas looked outraged.
"Boy? I am your great uncle!" Leo's brow furrowed in confusion, as did mine.
"You know, I'd rather not think about that." I said. Jason and Sam looked relieved that this wasn't about them.
"Hey, Sparky!" I yelled over my shoulder, "You gonna help, or what?" He jumped as if he was just coming out of a trance.
"Yea, Superman, when are you going to contribute?" I looked at Leo.
"Big word." I nodded, pleased.
"Hey, Atty? What was your big plan anyways?"
"I will never-" He looked at Annabeth's knife again. "Okay" He sighed.
"But can you take that thing down please? If I'm in Tartarus who's gonna hold up the sky?" Annabeth reluctantly put her dagger down, but she kept it in her hand.
Atlas grinned, "HA!" He said looking above us, I turned around and gasped; there walking up the hill with swords in their hands, was about 100 Cyclops.
"Since you half bloods are probably gonna die I'll tell you." He waved the Cyclops to sit down.
"The only three I need are Percy, Jason, and Samantha. the rest of them can die" He said to all the Cyclops who nodded and leapt to their feet.
"But FIRST, I think before they die, they should hear how their world will be!" The Cyclops reluctantly sat back down, I heard a few aww's.
He laughed, not trying to make it sound scary, and he didn't need to. He sat down on a nearby rock, and began, trying to sound poetic at first, but when he sounded like a complete wimp, he stopped and told it normally.
"On the 31st day of February-" Annabeth laughed, "There's no 31st day of February!" She said hunched over, laughing like a crazy person.
"As I was SAYING on the 31st day of February..."
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