Sorry it took so long to update! As I said in my other story, I've been on and off of planes since I last updated. It's quite a pain but I suppose there isn't much I can do about it *sigh*
Cockapoo: xD Thanks. I know I'm not dead too xD
(: :)
PJOHPHGlove: Aww, thanks! :D *hugs*
(: :)
ruerox11: xD The children have been considered and an update has been made! xD
Le me does not own le PJO ;{D
Just as Annabeth suggested, we did something. Well, something is an understatement. We pretty much did everything.
After packing up everything and wandering aimlessly (acting as if "scouting the area"), Annabeth finally appeared with Thalia. Thalia smiled widely at us, Annabeth frowned. Of course, she still wasn't too supportive of the fact that Marcus was now with us. Then again, I wasn't either. But, of course, there wasn't much I could do about it now was there? I mean, we couldn't turn back. I suppose we could get Nico to shadow travel the boy over. But I find his company comforting. Of all the people I know, the ones I seem to trust most are Malcolm and Marcus. Something about the pair of Athena kids makes you just want to hug them and spill your secrets. Its hard to describe. Then again, these are always the kind of people who die in movies for knowing too much information.
I smile and hold Marcus in my lap, Malcolm half asleep beside me on a bench. Percy smiles at Annabeth and her expression softens as she hobbles over and sits on his lap. With Thalia awake, we begin to make plans, ideas overlapping each other.
"Perhaps we should just keep moving."
"We should take a break."
"Car. Thats what we need!"
"Why don't we shadow travel?"
I sigh, setting Marcus on the seat beside me and getting to my feet. I roll my eyes and let out a wolf whistle, silencing everyone suddenly. They stare at me and I cringe slightly at the look on Annabeths face. But I push her aside and sigh again. "Can anyone drive?"
Percy, Annabeth, Thalia and Nico raise their hands and I nod, an idea forming itself in my mind.
"I say we walk until we reach Queens and rent a car. Then we have Thalia drive. Done," I say, pushing the hair from my eyes and tying it back as I speak.
Annabeth seems to process the idea before speaking. "We could just take the subway. Rail starts nearby I think."
"Yeah," Percy agrees. "Montauk branch. It should go from a few miles from here all the way down to Babylon branch which should get us to this one stop that connects to the Manhattan lines."
"You tell us this now?" Alisa asks incredulously. "We've been walking for hours and there's been a subway the whole time?"
"Uhh, yeah..." Marcus says with a shrug. Of course, the idea of a subway never really hit me. But I suppose subways are a big thing here in Manhattan and Long Island so I guess it was obvious. "Don't they have subways where you're from? They're amazing feats of technol-"
"I know what a subway is," Alisa scoffs, rolling her eyes. "I lived right next to one back home. But I assumed that if there were an easier mode of travel than walking we would've picked it by now!"
I sit her back down, hoping she'll calm herself a bit. Of course, she doesn't but at least now she's not on her feet. Then again, most ADHD kids will still be jumpy whether they are sitting or standing.
She simply huffs and crosses her arms. I sigh, rolling my eyes. "We take the subway. Simple," I say. "No more discussions or we'll be at each others throats."
...:..:...
A few hours later, all of us were exhausted. Annabeth was still limping, her face still contorted in pain. Percy was complaining about how his arm hurt (due to the fact that he was practically carrying Annabeth at this point) but it was all good natured. Even Alisa started to lighten up.
"Hey, kid," Alisa whispered to me, poking my arm as we pulled in to one of our last stops. I turned slightly.
"Yeah?" I ask curiously. After spending so much time kind of pushing me away, her actions lately seems so friendly that I'm almost worried. Of course, it's stupid to be worried. She's just human, or as human as we demigods get. Yet I find myself worried when I'm around her. I mean, I know I can trust her but I worry she might do something rash.
"Look," she says, rubbing the back of her neck nervously. "I get it. You probably don't want to but I'm assuming we'll have to split up later. This means you, Mc Smarty Pants and I will most likely be grouped together. I'm assuming Annabeth, Percy, Nico and Thalia will go all parental and drag Marcus with them."
I shrugged. I agreed completely with the idea of it but I had the sudden feeling that it wouldn't work out. I mean, I have nothing against any of them but I worry about Malcolm and Alisa. They don't seem like they would get along.
"Eh, don't you worry, kid!" Alisa said with a chuckle, clapping me on the back, hard. "I promise not to make a mess and threaten our lives."
I laughed softly at her enthusiasm, glad to have some reason to laugh. I haven't been doing much of that lately.
The subway arrived and we all hopped off, running over to the next subway stop without losing anyone or anything. But hey, this is Manhattan. You can never be too careful. It could take you hours just to circle around one subway line.
And, because it's Manhattan, that's exactly what we had to do.