Mother Sally

Chapter 4

Again, I need a beta! If I have two stories, do I need two betas?

I don't own PJO or P!nk. The song is Slut Like You

Piper pov.

Every Friday, without a doubt, Annabeth went missing. Just for a few hours but missing none the less. I couldn't remember when it started, a few weeks after we got back from our quest I think. I vaguely wondered where she went, most of the time I was too busy to notice. She always seemed sad, yet peaceful when she got back. One Thursday she came up to me.

"Hey Piper." She said,

"S'up Annabeth!" I greeted back.

"So, you know how I leave every Friday?" She asked, I nodded my head, not sure where she was going with this.

"Yeah, where do you go anyways?"

She sighed.

"I go to Percy Jackson's mom's apartment."

"Really? I would have thought with him being so powerful he would live full time at camp."

"Well, you don't know Percy." She kind of snapped. She sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Sorry, I've been…. Stressed lately." For a minute, she looked weak. Then she shook herself and the old Annabeth was back.

"Anyways, I was wondering if you wanted to come with me." She FINALLY got to the point. Wait… what?

"You want me." She nodded, "To come with you." Nod, "To PERCY JACKSON'S mom's house?"

"Apartment."

"Whatever."

"Well? Do you want to come or not?!" She asked.

"Uh, sure?" I almost asked.

"Great, we'll leave tomorrow after breakfast." She jogged off.

I told Jason and Leo what happened and they both agreed it was a little weird. Too late now. The next morning I got up and ate my breakfast. I was watching Annabeth, she seemed normal; after I was done she motioned me over to her.

"I've just got to grab my bag and then we can leave." She said. I followed her to her cabin and after a deep breath, walked in. The Athena cabin was truly amazing; I often wished Athena was my mother instead of Aphrodite. Annabeth grabbed her backpack where it stood on her bed.

"What do you have in there?" I asked. She gave a short laugh.

"What don't I have would be a shorter list. You can look when we're driving."

"We're not going in the strawberry van are we?" I REALLY didn't want public humiliation wherever I went. Again she laughed; she seemed to be in a good mood.

"Uh, no. we are going in Oliver!"

I had to ask.

"Who's Oliver?"

"A few weeks before you got to camp, we found a beat down, rundown old truck. We dragged it back to camp and fixed it up. It won't win a beauty contest but that's only because your siblings haven't gotten to it yet." She ginned at me while I stuck my tongue out.

"So, why Oliver?"

"There doesn't have to be a reason for everything. Come on, we're going to be late! Race you!" She bolted down the path with me hot on her heels. She kicked my butt. We got in the truck and started on our way. I picked up the back pack.

"Let's see." I mused. "A hair brush, mortal cash, non-mortal cash, a tee shirt, nectar, ambrosia, bottle of water, flash light, batteries, cell phone, tampon, lip stick, Advil, matches, bandages, apple, a back-up dagger, PAM. Wait… what?"

I looked at Annabeth, she kept her eyes on the road but smiled a little bit.

"Nope! It's some spray, it helps with healing, infections. Whatever you need!"

"Cool! Anyways, a pad of paper, pens, what's this?" I held up another bottle of water, except it looked different.

"It's sea water. I think, if I find Percy, he's going to be hurt and sea water heals him." Good mood gone.

"Oh." Was all I could say. Annabeth pursed her lips together and kept driving. We drove in silence as I put everything back in the pack. She was smart. She was packing like we were going on a quest, which we might end up doing. All of the sudden, Annabeth yelled.

"I love this song!" And cranked the radio.

I'm not a slut I just love love!

I stared at Annabeth in shock.

Tell me something new
Cause I've heard this
Okay I'll screw you
A little taste test The song was catchy and she knew every word.
You'll be my little friend
You'll be my little friend
You'll be my little friend

And they think we fall in love
But that's not it
Just want to get some
Ain't that some shit
You'll be my little friend
You'll be my little friend
You'll be my little friend
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I got a little piece of you-hoo
And it's just like Woo Hoo
Wham Bam Thank you Mam
Woo Hoo
I'm a slut Like You
You say you're looking for a foo-ool
And I'm just like me too
I'm gonna let ya know the truth
I'm a slut like you

The good mood was officially back. This song was…. I'm not sure, but it was NOT Annabeth's style.

You don't win a prize with your googly eyes
I'm not a cracker jack
You can't go inside
Unless I let you Jack or Sam
Snap, what's your name again?
You male. Come now
You. Caveman. sit down
You shh don't ruin it, wow
Check please

Ok, Annabeth just nailed the rap part. Who is this and what have they done with Annabeth?

Annabeth was trying so hard not to laugh, I decided to speak,

"What the heck?" I demanded.

"What? Just 'cause I'm not the daughter of Apollo I'm not allowed to like music?"

"Point taken, but really? Slut Like You?"

"Just 'cause I sing it doesn't mean I live by it. I am a virgin, by the way."

We chatted for a while about teenage girl things, so we talked about Jason, Annabeth didn't seem to like him all that much but she still let me uncharacteristically gush about him. Then I thought, if I'm going to meet Percy's mom I might want to know a little bit about her.

"Well," Annabeth started, "Sally is a clear sighted mortal, like Rachel, and she is the NICEST person in the world, Percy said she never raised her voice, not even when he got kicked out of EVERY school he's ever attended. She can cook, and fire a shot gun. We found that out during the war."

"Hold up!" I said, shocked, "You let a MORTAL fight in the war?" Annabeth blushed.

"Two, Percy's step dad killed a few monsters too. But we didn't LET them, they just woke up and started fighting for their lives."

"Woke up?" This question made Annabeth tell me about the war. It really seemed good for her to talk about it.

Finally, we made it the apartment. Annabeth grabbed her backpack and we started up the elevator.

We stopped in front of a door and Annabeth grinned at me,

"You ready for this?" I wasn't actually sure so I just nodded. Annabeth knocked and the door flew open.

"Hello Annabeth!" A woman, maybe mid-thirties greeted Annabeth warmly with a motherly hug. Annabeth responded with a daughterly hug. Then the woman turned on me.

"Hello sweetheart!" She said. I couldn't help but grin at her.

"Hello." I said back.

"Sally, this is Piper, daughter of Aphrodite. She was the girl I told you about, the one that went on that quest." Annabeth filled in. The woman, Sally nodded.

"You're too young to be doing this." She muttered quietly. Then straightened up.

"Come on in girls!" It's a wonder she was so happy, with her son missing. The house smelled amazing! I sniffed the air as Annabeth put her backpack down.

"What are you doing Sally?" She also sniffed the air.

"Some of Paul's relatives are coming for a visit so I'm going all out! I called in sick today for work so I've been cooking all day!" We followed her into the kitchen,

"It helps, you know, keeping me busy, but nothing is as good as your company Annabeth! And yours, of course Piper. I would have guessed immediately that you were a child of Aphrodite, you are drop down dead gorgeous!" Blood rushed to my cheeks as I stuttered for a reply. Sally laughed kindly.

"I'm guessing you don't get to many compliments?" I shook my head.

"Then I'll give you lots." She squeezed my hand.

"Maybe that's why I fell for Paul, him and Poseidon compliment the same way. Old, cheesy and adorably." Annabeth bust into a giggling fit.

"Now let's get to work!"

I had NO idea what to do in a kitchen and Annabeth was only a little better, luckily Sally knew exactly what to do. We helped her prepare the meal. It was actually a lot of fun.

"Who's Paul?" I asked while I peeled potatoes.

"Paul, is my husband. Percy's step-father." Sally said. "He teaches English at the Goode High-School." I wrinkled my nose. Sally laughed and flicked water at me.

"I saw that!"

We kept working until I was ready to drop! Finally, Sally said we could sit down for a spell. She poured the tea and we talked. About Percy. Annabeth and Sally talked feely about him. But I could see a layer of hurt, worry, anger, love, and sadness about both of them.

After a bit Sally turned the conversation around on me.

"So, Piper." She started, "Who's your dad?" I blushed.

"Tristan Mclean." I said quietly. Sally raised her eye brows but didn't say anything. Then she asked how many schools I had gotten kicked out of. The conversation went like that for about 20 minutes when the front door opened.

"Sally?" A male voice called out.

"I'm in the kitchen!" Sally called back. A tall man walked in, he was handsome, for a mid-thirties kind of guy. He walked towards Sally.

"You." He stated with a twinkle in his eye. "Are hotter than the bottom of my laptop.*awkward eye twitch*" He picked up Sally's hand and twirled her around before kissing her soundly on the lips. Annabeth and I wrinkled our noses at each the and said in unison

"EWWWW!" While Sally looked at us in horror.

"Forget what I said about good compliments." We all laughed at poor Paul. He talked with us for a while; he seemed intimidated and enraptured with us demigods. It was annoying. He had to leave soon to go pick up his relatives at the airport.

He left and Annabeth looked at Sally,

"What are you going to tell them?"

Sally shrugged. "I was thinking of telling them Poseidon's side of the family needed him and he'd be away for a few days." Annabeth nodded.

"Kay, I need to go to the bathroom real quick, then we'll get going, Kay Piper?" Annabeth left me and Sally alone.

It was quite for a second.

"I bet with your dad being famous you don't get to see him much." She said softly, I turned towards her, my eyes flashing, just about to chew her out when I saw her face, she was truly concerned for me.

"And with your mom being a goddess… every teenage girl needs a mother. You don't have a good family foundation."

My throat tightened. Her son was missing and she was concerned I wasn't getting enough mother love? She stood up and held her arms open for a hug. The gesture was unfamiliar to me and I hesitated. But not for long, I wrapped my arms around her tiny frame and held on for dear life. It felt so real, so loving, so perfect. The way her arms came around me. She was a little shorter than me but she was sturdy. I breathed in, her hair smelled like coconut.

"I hope you know that I will be there for you, whether, godly business or just normal teenage girl stuff, you can talk to me."

I swallowed hard.

"Ok," I whispered, "Thank you." She released me just as Annabeth walked in.

"Ready to go Pipes?" She asked.

"Let's hit the road." Annabeth hugged Sally and we left. The only thing I could think of was.

"Percy has the greatest mom ever."

Holy crap! Long chapter! For me anyways. I hope you liked it!

If you know me, you know I have not ONCE asked for reviews, but they make me happy (:

Is 'Slut' a bad word? Like, a swear?

Later.