Here you go chapter number 2!


I ran as fast as I could to get to the kitchen. The soup was on fire! I tore through the pantry searching for the fire extinguisher. I finally found it in the pantry but by then one of our neighbors called the fire department. They broke through the door. "What the heck are you still doing in here?!" one of them asked us.

"Uh… We were trying to put it out." I responded stupidly.

"Well get out NOW!"

We didn't argue after all he was a big muscular dude and could probably snap me in two. Annabeth gave me her best I-can't-believe-you-just-set-your-apartment-on-fire look. I sighed. How come I didn't set the stove timer?! Geez Percy how can you be such an idiot?! My cell started to ring in my pocket but I ignored it, I was watching the flames grow and engulf our whole building. Well this sucks. Again my phone started to ring. This time I picked up only to hear my mom shout in a frantic voice "Perseus Jackson!! WHAT IN THE NAME OF THE GODS WERE YOU THINKING?!"

I sighed "I was making soup and left I on the stove too long and now I have no place to stay neither do the other 45 people in my building." The other end of the line was silent as she thought. Annabeth suddenly grabbed on to my arm "Percy, look!" She whispered in my ear. I whisked around to see the gang of 15-year-old boys come up. They looked at the fire, and then looked at me. I ran my hand through my messy black hair. This night just keeps getting better, I told myself sarcastically. Annabeth called my mom back after the fire was out and asked her if we could stay with her and Paul for a while. They agreed and we took a cab since my car got burned up.

When we finally got to their house, Annabeth laid down on the couch. To me she looked almost green and sick. My poor, beautiful Annabeth. This was my entire fault. I walked around the living room looking at the familiar walls. Annabeth got up and rushed to the bathroom holding her hands over her mouth.

I walked sulkily into my old bedroom. There it was just as remembered. The blue wallpaper, queen size bed, and the planter outside the window where I had planted Calypso's moon flower. It was beautiful.

Even after the events that had happened tonight I crashed the second my head hit the pillow. I was so tired I didn't even dream about anything. Sometime around 2:30, Annabeth came in and whispered "Percy, can I sleep with you? I don't want to be alone." I agreed and scooted over to let her in. She laid her head on the pillow next to mine and I stared drawing the small circles with my hand on her back. Once her breathing got heavier, I knew she was asleep. Just a few minutes later so was I.


Hello everyone!! Thanks to all of you who reviewed the first chapter. I tried to make this one longer. Just wanted to let you know, after this I might not be updating every single day. I have only been able to do that lately because I am in a theatrical production which gets me out of school for a while. We do 2-3 shows a day and I write/update between shows. I need you guys to do something for me. I need you guys to start giving me good names for the chapters. Obviously I suck at that so ya. Thanks to you all who reviewed and read.