Pery's P.O.V

I looked around. Actually we all did. When we had raced up the stairs I had a feeling that we were in for a surprise. Not a good one. In the kitchen dark liquid lay all over the floor. It led out of the room. A metallic smell invaded my nostrils.

There were shattered plates as broken glass spilled all over.

"Hey." called Thalia.

"Huh?" I aksed turning to face her.

"Where's Annabeth?" she asked. I looked at our group huddled together. Sure enough, Annabeth wasn't there.

"Where is she?" I asked, to no one is paticular.

"She ran out ahead of us." volunteered Jason.

"Maybe she's in the living room?" suggested Piper, heading towards the other followed her into the other room, keeping pour eyes peeled for Annabeth.

"Where could she have gone to?' I muttered to myself. In the living room we didn't find her.

"There's only one spot left." mummbled Leo.

"Upstairs." I confirmed. We hurried up the stairs. Shuffling all the way. In the silence I realized that the weeping and waling had seized.

The bathroom was still closed, but we checked there anyway.

No Annabeth.

Next we headed to the only other open room.

The bedroom.

Everything lay untouched, just as we'd left it.

"There's no where else she could be.." I muttered as we exited out into the hall.

"Let's go check in the basement. Maybe she went back." said Thalia. Even as she spoke, I could hear the doubt in her voice. We slowly started down the stairs when I saw a light from behind us. I turned.

The locked door was open a crack.

"Guys." I said, turning around. I walked over hurriedly to the door. I pulled it open. Inside was a small bed, a little coffee table and a door. Either the closet or bathroom. That wasn't the surprise.

"Annabeth!" I called in surprise. She was sitting on the other side of the bed, facing the wall.

"What are you wearing?" I exclaimed. She wore a long willowy dress. I walked over and shook her gently. Finally, her eyes changed and she looked at me.

"Huh." she said. She blinked.

"What are you wearing?" I repeated. She looked at me, pursed her lips and spoke.

"I found it. Isn't it beautiful." she said, her voice soft. I nodded slightly. Fianlly she looked at me and smiled.

"Don't you wanna get back to the room, Seaweed Brain?" she asked. Atleast she was back to normal. We headed back to our room. We had decided to save the questions for tomorow. I yawned.

"What's the time?" I wondered.

"2:15." said Piper. I got in my sleeping bag and almost instantly fell into a sleepless slumber.

"Wake up." said someone pulling me. I blinked and my vision cleared. It was Thalia. I got up groggily.

"Time." I croaked.

"Seven." I sat up and stretched. Everyone was up except for Jason and Leo. We let them sleep for a while. I followed the girls downstairs. Piper pulled out something from her knapsack and in almost five minutes we sat in the chairs, sipping coffee.

"Mmm." I said. the coffee was delicious.

"Is the weather clear?" I asked. Piper shook her head.

"Still pouring."

"We'll stay till it clears." I suggested. Annabeth frowned.

"We should leave." she declared.

"Why?" I asked.

"I'm the leader and I lead." she explained, her voice as cold as ice. I raised my eyebrows.

"But we'll get soaked." reasoned Thalia. Annabeth turned to glare at her.

In here eyes I saw a flicker of red.

"We're leaving!" she growled, her teeth clenched.

With that she threw down the cup of coffee.

It shattered on the floor as Ananbeth exited the room.

Why was Annabeth in such a hurry to leave?

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