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This quest officially sucks.

As agreed, we went to Brooklyn, but as soon as we got there, something dawned upon me.

I tapped Annabeth, who was busy looking around at some stall. "Hey Annabeth, do you know where Brooklyn House is?"

"Uh…" she turned to the saleslady. "Excuse me Miss, do you know of any building here named Brooklyn House, by any chance?"

She shook her head no, and stared at us like we just came out of a mental hospital.

Atalanta rolled her eyes. "Great, fish breath. Now what are we supposed to do?" she huffed. We asked a couple more people who all looked at us like we were insane for even asking.

Honestly, I have absolutely no idea. During all the quests that we've ever been on, all of our destinations had been very familiar to me, even before I knew I was a demigod. But this time, none of the people know where this Brooklyn House is.

Finally, we stopped to rest at a café. The waiter, a young man with brown hair and blue eyes, came and took our orders. I ordered coffee, and Annabeth and Atalanta orders lattes. The waiter bowed, and explained that our orders would take about five minutes to make, which was fine by me. We could use a little rest.

Before he went back inside, I caught him wink at Annabeth. I slammed my hand forcefully onto the table, and gave him a glare that pretty much said Do that again and I'll kill you. I'm not kidding. The sudden noise startled everybody, even the waiter. He stumbled back to the kitchen. Everybody looked at me curiously, but at least he got the message.

"What was that for, Percy? Everyone's staring." Annabeth whispered to my ear, eyeing everybody that was staring at us. They seemed to have gotten her message, and went back to their business.

"Oh you know… I think I just saw a fly pass by, and thought, you know, that I'd kill it before it annoyed me." I said coolly, but Annabeth's glare made it clear that she didn't believe me.

"So, what now?" Atalanta asked. She was making ice figures using her powers, and she was really good. A skater, a snowflake, a Greek soldier, and many others now littered the table, and most of them were melting. Luckily, I had an easier time controlling the water now that it had a liquid form, so I hurriedly changed them to steam before somebody noticed.

"We ask some more." Annabeth said. She was twirling her golden-blonde curls with one finger, while absentmindedly tapping the table with the other one.

The waiter came back with our orders, and to my satisfaction, did not even so much as look at Annabeth again.

"Thank you." I nodded gratefully to the waiter. Annabeth smiled at him, and at that moment, it's as if my threat had gone into thin air. The waiter smiled back, bowed, and whispered something in her ear that made her giggle.

To say that I was furious was an understatement. I had half a mind to flood this entire place, and manipulate the mist afterwards to make the mortals think that this waiter made that happen.

The moment he left, I instantly leaned towards Annabeth. "What in Hades do you think you're doing?" I snarled in a hushed tone.

Annabeth rolled her eyes. "Geez, relax, seaweed brain. It was just some harmless flirting is all." She said.

"Harmless flirting!" I scoffed. "Annabeth, you never flirt! And if you do, you must at least know that you never do it in front of your boyfriend!"

"Percy, calm down! People are staring, again!" I glanced around, and true enough, people were starting to look at us again.

"Whatever."

Just as she was about to argue, the waiter came back, much to my displeasure. He handed us the bill, and again, whispered something in Annabeth's ear. She thanked him.

My mind was going into overdrive. What did he say? Why'd she say thanks to him?

I sipped my coffee, and looked in their opposite direction, which happened to be the window. The fate's must've been bored, and wanted something fun to watch, because several things happened at once. I saw Zia, the girl Carter told us to find, strolling across the window, whopping bags held in her hands. I spit my coffee at Annabeth, who laughed at something the waiter said. Atalanta hadn't been spared. The coffee drenched the front of her shirt.

"What the Hades Percy!" Annabeth screamed.

"Eww! Now I got coffee on my shirt!" Atalanta complained.

Ignoring them, I ran outside, trying to catch with Zia. I took a second to look at the girls; Annabeth was furious, her grey eyes glaring daggers at me. Atalanta looked at me even worse. I swear I could feel ice wrapping around my heart. I motioned for them to follow, and ran after Zia.

"Zia! Hey, wait up!" I called after her. It was really hard looking for a person amidst so many mortals. She turned around, and the moment she saw me, shock and fear registered in her face. She kept walking again, only at a faster pace. She rounded a corner, and I struggled to keep up.

Her stride eventually became a run. We chased each other through the streets of Brooklyn, and I even lost her once or twice. I looked back once, only to find out that Annabeth and Atalanta were not behind, following me. I had to worry about that, but I really needed to catch up with Zia.

Finally, I caught up with her. We stopped at the sidewalk, where both of us were out of breath from running. I gazed up at the sun, and noticed how low it was on the sky. Had I been chasing Zia all afternoon?

"Why-did-you-run-away?" I panted.

"Because-" she took a deep breath. "Because, Amos told me to stay away from you."

"Why?" I asked.

"Because you're Greek." She simply replied.

"So what? Nico and Sadie are practically together, and Nico's Greek!" I defended.

"It is… unfortunate, that Sadie had to fall for that son of Hades. But we will fix that." She gazed away. "Soon." She added.

Footsteps came behind me. I turned around, and saw Annabeth and Atalanta coming after us. They were, like us, out of breath.

"Percy, why did you run away like that? You scared us!" she yelled.

"Yeah, fish breath. I almost thought you lost your brain right there." Atalanta added.

"Oh, why didn't you just stay with the waiter?" I argued.

Annabeth explained what happened at the café. As it turned out, the waiter had been telling Annabeth where Brooklyn House was, and she giggled when she said how clueless her boyfriend was. I groaned in shock. How could I have been that stupid?

"Oh." I said sheepishly.

"Yeah, oh." She smirked. Then her gaze turned towards Zia. "Hey, aren't you the one we saw with Carter?"

"Annabeth, this is Zia." I said.

"Zia…" she mused. "Oh, Zia! Carter told us to find you."

At first she was shocked, then it turned to curiosity. I could see it in her eyes.

"Come then. We have a lot to talk about." She said.

"But wait, Carter said that we have to find Brooklyn House. Do you know where it is?" Annabeth asked.

Zia smirked. "Of course I do. I live there. Now, come with me. There is someone I would like you to meet."

There! Two updates in one day. Sorry if this is a bit short, but I am currently learning the song "Safe and Sound" by Taylor Swift on guitar. And seriously, it is complicated! Anyway, next chapter, our heroes' lives get a little more interesting!

And lastly, here's a question: Who do you think Percy and the gang will meet?

a.) Horus

b.) Desjardins

c.) Apophis

d.) Amos

Winner gets these two virtual cookies! [ (::) (::) ] Find out who next chapter!