Okay guys Sorry for the long wait (stupid writer's block) so i'm always open to new ideas and I am begging for your help (I still have writer's block). I love all my reviewers and I thank you for all the courage to finish this

"Luke" Annabeth said as she looked at her fiance

"Annabeth" Luke greeted and planted a kiss on her lips although somewhat hesitant. His eyes hardened when he saw the earrings and the necklace

"Where'd you get that sweetheart" he asked coldly referring to her new pieces of jewelry

"From a friend, why?"

"Which friend?"

"What's it to you?"

"I just want to know who my girlfriend's getting gifts from"

"Why"

"Just tell me"

"No"

"Annabeth. Tell me"

"No"

Luke sighed "why do you have to be so stubborn?"

He turned before she was given a chance to respond. He then walked to the refrigerator in the kitchen like he always had when they fought, acting like the previous conversation didn't exist.

"So where have you been theses past six months Annabeth?"

"With an old friend of mine from elementary."

"Why wasn't Thalia with you? You guys never go anywhere without each other." He paused to take a sip of the water filled glass that he had retrieved from the refrigerator " you two are best friends" Annabeth was wary of the tone he was speaking in and decided not to respond but changed to subject instead

"How's work?"

Luke being very proud of his job, launched into a detailed speech on the effect that his contributions had on the company. Annabeth tuned the incessant blabbing out as she turned to the living room to watch the SpongeBob that was still playing on the T.V

"Annabeth, Annabeth? Annabeth! Are you listening to me?"

"Hm?" Annabeth mumbled as she tore her gaze away form the yellow sponge catching jelly fish on the screen.

"Look at me when I'm talking to you."

"You got boring" was all Annabeth said "and besides I haven't got that command since I was eight"

"That is no excuse"

"Well get this, sucks for you!"

Luke got like this when he was stressed or had something to hide. Even so, Luke had never really been the most fun type so the way he proposed in the first place had scared her slightly. She thought about Percy and how though he was serious always a fun side to him. Frowning she twiddled with her engagement ring and walked away from Luke into the living room.

Her father had left a little while ago but her brothers were still there she plopped down on the floor in front of them. The front door opened and Thalia stepped it. She did this quite often so no one bothered to leave what they were doing to question her in any sort of way. She walked to the kitchen opened the fridge and took something out.

Why was everyone taking stuff out of our fridge? Annabeth asked herself as she smiled and got up and tapped Thalia on the shoulder. The other girl turned and smiled at her best friend.

"So they let you go?"

"Only for four days"

Thalia sighed" oh well that's better than nothing come on lets go have some fun"

Annabeth grinned, grabbed her stuff, said bye to her dad and went out the door. She and Thalia went to central park. It was the middle of autumn so it was filled people. The crisp air bit her noise and played with her hair. The fed the ducks and walked the paths around the parks

"I wish you were here to stay"

"Yeah I do too but they sort of have grown on me."

"Who?"

"Everyone over there. There was this one time when Leo set himself on fire."

Thalia chuckled at that one "I'm still your best friend right?"

Annabeth looked her in the eye." When did you, Thalia grace get so cheesy? Isn't it supposed to be' I'm still your bestie and if they try anything I will break their face'? "

"It will always be like that. I promise. You want to go the club tonight?"

"Why?"

"I don't know just to have fun, get a drink, dance"

"No."

"Please" Thalia said turning on the puppy face

"No."

"Awww come on you never could resist this face" Thalia gestured to the puppy face she was making and Annabeth gave in.

"Fine but I'm going in jeans."

"Fair enough"

At home both spent the time catching up with each other. Deep down in her mind she wondered how Percy was doing. Knowing him he probably was hard at work with the business and complaining to Nico on how life was unfair. Seeing that her friend was lost in her thoughts, Thalia snapped her fingers in the other girl's face

"Annabeth?" she questioned "you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine"

"You miss them." This didn't come out as a question but more like a statement and Thalia wasn't far off.

"Yeah I kinda do I've told you, they've grown on me."

Thalia looked at the clock and smiled " come on its almost 7 let's get ready

Now see here, Thalia was not the most fashionable person in the world but she knew how to dress. She had decked Annabeth out in a blue sleeveless top with black skinny jeans and ankle high-heeled boots. Thalia herself as dresses in a black t shirt with a leather jacket black skinny jeans and combat boots. Annabeth donned a leather blazer, strapped her knife where it was concealed but reachable and followed Thalia out of the house.

They hailed a cab outside and around fifteen minutes later they stood outside Club Olympia. Olympia, what a coincidence Annabeth thought as the bouncer scanned her ID and let her in.

The club was filled, the scent of sex and beer was thick in the air and Annabeth immediately felt uncomfortable but Thalia seemed right at home with the guys. She'd already grabbed a beer and was currently beating many people at arm wrestling. How peculiar, that was not what one would normally do at a club but Thalia never liked to follow rules. She sat awkwardly at the bar and looked out into the throng of dancing people. Her eyes scanned the room and caught a slight movement in the corner. Suspicious by unworried she stayed where she was and continued to scan the room the movement caught her eye again and she spotted what had been moving. Nico stood in the corner a knife gleaming in his hand he gave her a salute and slunk into the crowd.

Annabeth shook her head. It was just a hallucination, she told herself but she tried to keep an eye out anyway she scanned over the room and found Thalia on the dance floor with a certain someone. Annabeth slunk over to them and tapped the boy on the shoulder, he spun around and gave her a smirk.

"Nice to see you again"

"Did Percy set you up to this?"

"No I came to visit our cousin"

"Really who?"

"Her he said pointing at Thalia. Annabeth looked at Thalia in shock and the other girl smiled sheepishly

"Well Annabeth, meet my beloved cousin, Nico Di Angelo."