Annabeth POV
Everyone starred at Percy. Annabeth was glad he broke the silence, it was very awkward. Annabeth felt the boat jerk harshly.
"Leo…did you put on the break?" Piper asked him accusingly. Leo nodded then his face went grave.
"Damn! Ceto and I must have dislodged the break lever while we were fighting!" Leo exclaimed. He ran out the room quickly and towards the boat.
"Gods, Leo!" Piper yelled and ran after him. Her dark hair swung behind her.
"I better make sure that Piper doesn't kill Leo." Jason said and quickly ran out the door. "Piper! Hold up!" He shouted after her. Only Hazel, Frank, Percy, and Annabeth were left in the room. Hazel looked really concerned. Frank had his buff arm around her slim body. Percy reached into his pocket and pulled out a gold coin. He flipped it into the water fall.
"Call Grover Underwood, Satyr." Percy said. Annabeth looked at him with confused eyes. Grover's figured gradually started to form. He was chewing on a tin coke can. He seemed to be in the middle of a forest. "Hey, Grover." Percy said. The satyr let out a nervous squeak and turned. His face brightened and so did Percy's.
"Percy!" Grover yelled. He ran to hug the figured but quickly realized it was an Iris Message. He blushed and looked down embarrassed. "Hey, Annabeth." Then Grover noticed Hazel and Frank. "Who are they?"
"Hazel, Daughter of Hades. Frank, Son of Ares. Well, technically Pluto and Mars. They are from Camp Jupiter, the Roman camp." Percy said informatively. Grover looked overwhelmed.
"Let me sit down." Grover said. He sat on the log behind him with an speechless look on his face.
"I know it's a lot to take in." Annabeth comforted.
"Uhh, Grover…" Percy started. Grover's face fell.
"Oh, I hate when you say that. Something is always wrong when you say that." Grover said.
"Do you know what the Doors of Death are?" Percy asked. Grover looked stunned. Grover glumly shook his head.
"Sorry Percy." Grover said apologetically. Percy gave him a halfhearted smiled. Then Annabeth got an idea
"Grover is there any entrances to the underworld in Rome?" Annabeth asked. He gray eyes looked determined. Grover thought for a moment then his face brightened.
"Yes! There's one in the Coliseum!" Grover began to jump with excitement. Annabeth and Percy laughed while Hazel and Frank exchanged a confused/weirded out look.
"Thanks Grover. I'll talk to you soon buddy." Percy said. Grover waved and Annabeth slashed her hand through the mist.
"Do I want to know what that was all about?" Hazel asked. Annabeth giggled.
"He's a friend of ours." Annabeth explained. She looked refreshed. Maybe what she needed was a taste of her old life. "I need to go to my room for a second. Be right back." Annabeth ran to her room and grabbed her invisibility cap. She wanted to get Leo back for taking off the breaks. She placed the cap on her head and walked out the room. Annabeth strutted down the hallway and toward the deck. She smirked and walked to Leo. Hazel must have left the Iris Message room, because Leo was (from the looks of it) flirting with her. She slowly crept up to him and tapped his shoulder. He turned to find no one there. Leo looked confused but went right back to Hazel. Annabeth tapped him again. He turned to find nothing but air. He shook his head and continued talking to Hazel. Annabeth was beginning to get annoyed. She slapped his head.
"Ow!" Leo yelled. He turned again and this time his expression seemed annoyed and scared. "What the heck?" Leo grunted. "Did somebody just slap my head?" Leo asked Hazel. She shook her head with a confused look on her face. Leo rubbed his head and kept talking to Hazel. "Hazel, look, I'm sorry." Leo started.
"Leo, again it's fine." Hazel replied. Leo touched her cheek and she pulled away. "I just can't do this! I love Frank."
"And I love you." Leo said caringly. Annabeth stumbled back with surprise. He eyes wide with astonishment.
"Leo, I can't do this right now. There is too much going on. Maybe when things calm down we could talk, but not now, not during this quest." Hazel said. Leo gave her an empty grin.
"Okay, I understand." Leo said acceptingly.
"Thank you." Hazel replied. She gave him a smile and walked towards her room. Annabeth couldn't believe what she had just overheard. She ran to her quarters and flung of her cap.
"Oh my gods." Annabeth whispered. She paced around her room wishing she could forget what she heard. She heard a knock on the door. She hesitantly opened it to find Percy standing in the door frame.
"Are you okay?" He asked. "You never came back." He walked into the room.
"Yeah, I'm fine I have just got…occupied." Annabeth lied. He stroked her blonde hair. Their eyes met and they kissed. And in that moment, she could forget everything. Nothing worried her, nothing haunted her. Everything felt perfect.