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This chapter's song is: I Melt With You by Modern English or Bowling For Soup makes a version of this song as well. =)

Okay, I'll shut up now and continue the story because I know I left you all on a cliffhanger!


"Percy! I can't believe that you're here!" My mom said with forced enthusiasm.

"What?" I asked as my mom stood back and took the picture. Did they know each other? Where, school?

"Annabeth and I know each other from camp." Percy Jackson said.

"How come I've never met or heard about you before?" My dad asked, looking positively shocked. But he was right, normally, when one sees someone famous, most people talk about it non-stop. My mom knew someone personally who was famous, and she neglected to mention it?

"Oh… well, we just haven't been in touch for years. I'm sure that I've mentioned him before." My mom said with a nervous chuckle. What is wrong with her? She is usually so confident.

"I don't think so…" I remarked, looking down at the floor.

"Well… I'm assuming this is you're family Annabeth?" Percy Jackson asked.

"Oh, yeah. I forgot to introduce you. This is my husband, Jason." She gestured towards my dad. "My youngest daughter Layla." She put her hand on Layla's shoulder as she said this. "And lastly this is my…. Uh, older daughter… Ally." She seemed to choke when telling him my name. Why?

"Nice to meet you." He said as he shook each of our hands. "I can't believe it Annabeth. I haven't seen you in what" My mom cut him off.

"15 years." She said quietly, barley audible. 15 years! I'm almost 15! What happened between them?

"How long are staying in Los Angeles?" Percy Jackson asked.

"A week." My father answered as he ran his hand through his sandy brown hair. He's always done this when he gets stressed, but why is he stressed? Oh right, he met mom 15 years ago too. She got pregnant, they had me, got married at 18, and then here we are today. But my new question is: where does Percy Jackson fit into all of this?

"That's great! I would love to have you over for dinner, that is, if you don't mind the house being split into two." He laughed as he said this. House in two…. Oh, the divorce.

"Really, you don't have too, we're seeing some family-" My mom started, but was cut off by Percy Jackson.

"No, I insist. We have to catch up from the past 15 years. Here, I have my address." Percy Jackson handed them a card. "Is tomorrow night dinner okay?"

"Yes, I think that it should be fine." My dad answered before my mother could reject the offer.

"Is 5 o'clock good?" Percy Jackson asked.

"Yeah." My mother replied.

"Well then, see you tomorrow." Percy Jackson said as he walked past us and down a stair case to where I assume would be the restaurant.

"I'm tired." Layla said after about what felt like hours of silence.

"Me too. Let's go to our rooms and get some rest. Okay?" My mom said as she grabbed Layla's hand and led us off to our rooms.

**

"Maybe Aunt Annabeth liked this guy- I mean maybe she liked Percy Jackson." My cousin Paige said. Paige is the only cousin I have that I'm really close with. I think it's because she's only a couple months older than me.

"I suppose, well, I guess I'll find out more tonight, right?" I said. Paige is my dad's older sister's first child. They have two other children. One is 12 and the other is 9. I tell Paige everything, we're not only cousins, we're great friends.

"Yep. C'mon, let's go out and get ice cream!" Paige said as she grabbed my arm and pulled me out of her room. "I'm going to get mint chocolate chip, what about you?" We walked down the stairs.

"Where are you guys going?" Milo, Paige's little brother and my cousin asked.

"Somewhere." Paige said as she dragged me past him.

"Can I come?" He asked, following us.

"No. Bye Milo, see you later!" Paige said as she slammed the door behind us. "Sorry about him, now day's he seems to think that since he's in 7th grade that he controls the family."

"No problem, I can't wait for the day Layla becomes like that." I said, dripping with sarcasm.

"We're almost there." She said as she brushed back her long milky brown hair. We walked for about five or so more minutes until we arrived in town. There were a couple of clothing shops, some restaurants, and some other little stores.

"Here we are!" She said as she pulled me over to a little store that had a huge sign saying: Ice Cream! "I swear this place has the best ice cream."

"Sounds good!" I said trying to sound enthusiastic, I wasn't really all that hungry, but with Paige it's better to go along with her ideas than to fight them.

"Oh, that's not good…" She said looking in the ice cream store.

"What?" But I immediately knew what she was talking about. The tiny place was packed to the gills. "You go inside and get me one, okay?"

"Fine, but what flavor do you want?" she asked.

"Fudge brownie?"

"Sounds good. I'll be back in a few." She walked inside and left me out in the hot spring air. The temperature felt almost perfect, but the sun was right in my eyes. I tried everything from trying to find shade to turning around in circles trying to get the sun out of my eyes.

I let out a huge sigh and leaned against a mailbox. Suddenly, a thought popped into my head. The hat! Mom's hat! I still have it in my bag! I began to dig through my hand until I found the navy blue Yankees cap. I placed it on my head and then I felt the weird sensation again. What on earth is up with this hat?

I looked inside the store; Paige was still a far ways back on the line. All of a sudden, ice cream was sounding kind of good.

BOOM! I found myself on the floor with a boy about my age on top of me, and the hat next to me. "Sorry… I just didn't see you." He said, flashing a charming smile.

"It's okay, but how didn't you see me, I was standing right there." I pointed to where I was previously standing as I got up.

"I don't know. It was as if you were invisible or something." He said as he shook his golden blonde hair.

"Well, I was just wearing this hat and standing right here." I lifted the hat to the air. He suddenly looked at me strangely, and then his eyes lit up.

"You were wearing, this hat." He said, grabbing the hat and shaking it.

"Yeah. It's my Mom's; it's just a Yankees hat though. Nothing special… at least I don't think it is." I said.

"I don't think that we ever fully introduced ourselves. My name is Sam, Sam Lawson." He extended his hand out to shake mine.

"Are you sure about that? I mean, you did land right on me." He laughed as I said this. "Mine is Ally, Ally Chase Greensburg." For some reason, his eyes grew wide.

"Well, it's nice to meet you Ally." He said. "By any chance do you live near here?" Weird question…

"No, I live back east. But my cousin does are you looking for somewhere in particular?" I asked.

"Yes, where is you're cousin?" He asked, slowly getting closer to me.

"She's inside getting ice cream. She should be out in a minute."

"Great!" He put his arm around my shoulder. Normally, I would inch away, but something about him felt warm and welcoming.

"So I can tell that you're not from here. Where are you from?"

"My Mom lives in Florida, but I spend my time at a c- I mean a boarding school in Long Island." He said flashing a smile.

"So then what brings you to this end of America?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"A quest." Suddenly, his face changed, almost as though he regretted what he had said.

"For what, treasure?" I asked, a quest? It sounds like we're back in the old days.

"No, for people. We're looking for other people who… are talented." He said.

"Who are 'we'? And what type of talents? Juggling?" I asked, laughing.

"My two friends, we got separated and we're planning on meeting somewhere, which is why I need to talk to your cousin, because I have no clue where I'm going. And, talented in a unique way." He said, clearly wanting to change the subject.

"I don't think I want to understand."

"You will someday soon. I just know it."

"Whatever you say." I rolled my eyes. That's when Paige came outside.

"Sorry it took so long, there was someone who ordered like 10 ice creams!" She was practically yelling. "Oh, but I see you kept yourself busy…" She said, looking back and forth between Sam and me like she was trying to figure out what happened by just looking.

"It's not what you think. Sam just need directions to somewhere and I told him that you could help." I stated simply.

"Yeah, seriously." Sam added.

"Whatever you two say." She said and then gave me a glare that said you better tell me what happened later. "Okay… Sam is it? Where do you need to go?"

Sam gave her the address; it turned out it was only a couple of blocks away from where we were so we walked him there. It was finally time to say goodbye to my new… friend? The truth is, I don't really want to say goodbye, something about him made me feel special… and warm, which to tell you the truth wasn't a feeling that I got all that often. You'd think that I'd feel that with my family, but I never managed too.

Mom always seemed too distracted to be with me, with her, it sometimes feels like she pushes me away to hide something. Dad… it's not something dad does, it's just somehow I feel like he isn't my dad. More like he's my uncle, or maybe because he never used to tuck me in bed, or maybe because since he's a lawyer I've always been slightly intimidated by him.

Even though Layla can sometimes be annoying, it sometimes feels like she's the only one I can connect with… that is before Sam I guess.

"Bye Sam! I don't think that I'll ever see you again since you don't have a phone or a computer…" I said. He said that his school didn't allow phones and the only computers they were aloud to use were school ones, which meant no IM's.

"Don't say that Ally, I know that we're going to meet each other again." Sam said. What is up with him? How on earth am I going to see him again? He's going to be remembered as the sweet guy that I met on the streets of Los Angeles.

"I doubt it, but hey, I guess that it's possible… right?" I said, looking at Paige for support.

"It's not only possible, it will happen. Just wait and see." He said as he walked off.

"Weird guy." Paige said once he was out of hearing range.

"Defiantly, but sweet too."

Okay, so that was a longer chapter. I hoped you liked it. I won't be able to update as frequently because my break from school is sadly over which means you should expect updates on weekends. Now, please review!!!! You know how much I like them, so pretty please with a cherry on top review!!!!!

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