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1 year later
Annabeth's POV
Annabeth waltzed around the room to the sound of her gramophone. Her feet moving gracefully around the floor. She held her arms up as if she was dancing with an invisible partner. Chin held high she smiled as she finished her dance and preforming a curtsy to her make-believe partner.
"Thank you for the dance," she said with a giggle, then humming, Annabeth skipped over to the gramophone and took the record off of it and set the record gently on back in its place by the other records.
Suddenly there was a commotion outside! Annabeth ran to the window and gazed down on the street. What she saw made her insides boil with anger.
The girls who always teased Annabeth when she went down to the town were surrounding a girl. Annabeth did not recognize her but then again, she could barely see the people because she was so high up. Sadly, Annabeth could still hear the shrieks of the girls as they surrounded the other girl. One of the mean girls, Drew, probably thought Annabeth with a scowl, pushed the girl onto her butt in a puddle.
Annabeth's vision turned red, and the next thing she knew she was halfway through the main library and heading outside.
"WHAT is WRONG with you!?" Annabeth shrieked at the girl, which was indeed Drew, who pushed the other girl into the puddle.
"Oh look," Drew sneered at her followers, "Its Annabelle,"
"Annabeth," Annabeth growled.
Drew just smirked again,
"Come to defend dumpster girl?" she sneered, kicking the girl in the ribs.
"That is ENOUGH!" Annabeth hollered, and she punched Drew. In the nose.
Before Drew could come to her senses Annabeth grabbed the girl out of the puddle and led her into the library.
"Whats your name?" Annabeth asked the girl as they climbed the spiral staircase into Annabeth's home.
"Piper," she said, "Piper Mclean,"
Annabeth lead Piper onto the first story, what she now called her living room, but didn't stop there, she kept going up the staircases.
Suddenly there was a click echoing from down the stairs. Annabeth froze,
"What- " piper started to say, but Annabeth was already gone.
She flew down the stairs and down the bottom staircase and ran smack into the wall where she could usually push through to enter the main library.
"Let us out!" she hissed through the wall.
"Oh, I'm sorry," said a snobby voice which belonged to Drew, "I believe I can't! You and that dumpster brat have gotten in my way one to many times!"
Annabeth heard laughter through the wall. She'd recognize that laughter anywhere! It was the laughter of none other than Calypso.
Annabeth pushed again on the door but it wouldn't budge. She found a crack in the wall by the floor and she dropped to the ground, peering through the crack.
Before the two girls left Annabeth saw drew string an old skeleton key on a piece of leather string and tie it around her neck.
Calypso smirked at the secret door one more time,
"Rot in peace, Annabeth,"
And they both laughed and walked away, full gowns swishing.
Annabeth walked slowly up to piper, who was standing in the bedroom. When she saw Annabeth approach she ran over to her and gave her not a small delicate hug, but a huge bear hug.
Annabeth returned it half-heartedly and then fell flat on her bed. Piper climbed on next to her.
"Whats wrong?" she asked, not even knowing the girls name, but acting like they were close friends.
Annabeth pushed up to a sitting position, tears in her eyes.
"Oh Piper, I've ruined your life!" she cried and buried her head in her hands.
"No, you saved it!" she said back to Annabeth,
"You don't understand! We're locked in here!"
Piper just smiled,
"At least I'm not almost dying of cold outside each night, and for that, I'm grateful," she said softly, hugging Annabeth again.
"Thanks," Annabeth mumbled,
"lets start again," Piper said, "Hi, my names Piper Mclean, and you are?"
Annabeth giggled but played along, "My name is Annabeth Chase,"
Piper jumped off of the bed and bowed deeply flourishing her hand,
"What a pleasure Miss Chase," she said in a deep voice.
Annabeth jumped off too, and sank into a deep curtsy, pretending to hold a huge gown in her hands. Raising her voice up several octaves, she exclaimed,
"Oh dear, why the pleasure is all mine," in a really bad but accurate impression of Calypso and Drew.
They both fell down in giggles.
"Oh! You must want to clean yourself!" Annabeth said,
"Clean?" Piper said looking down at her clothes that were so torn up and covered in dirt that you barely could tell that they were clothes, "Yes, but how?"
"A bath of course,"
"A bath?" Piper exclaimed, "You have a bath tub!"
"And a shower,"
Piper gaped at Annabeth,
"Lead the way!" she grinned and chuckling, Annabeth showed her the bathroom.
Piper came downstairs 20 minutes later in a towel,
"Thank you!" she said, "I haven't been this clean in like 10 years!"
"Ready for some new clothes?" Annabeth asked as she put down the fairytale book. Annabeth had read that book about 20 times and never got bored of it. She never had a book read to her when she was a child that was fiction, all she got was books about straight facts. Now she had been introduced to a world when anything was possible. Her favorite stories by far were the stories that included the girl finding her true love and then having their happily ever after. It gave her a warm feeling inside her. Someday, Annabeth thought, I will find a true love and live happily ever after. She then scolded herself for thinking such things.
"Annabeth?" Piper called, "You alright?"
Annabeth snapped out of her day dream.
"Coming!" she said and led Piper to the closet where they both picked out new dresses.
Piper walked out sporting a deep green dress that went all the way to the floor. Her sleeves were also green and dropped to the floor as well. The whole dress was trimmed in a tan sort of fabric.
Annabeth picked out a red velvet dress that clung to her figure and dropped to the floor like Piper's. The sleeves, like Piper's dress, went all the way to her toes but her shoulders were exposed. The dress wrapped around her chest and her sleeves were attached at the armpits. The top of the sleeves all the way to the elbow were tight, but flared out at the elbow and dropped to the floor.
The two girls applauded each others dress choices, then Annabeth and Piper went down to the living room.
Annabeth set up the gramophone again and this time put a record that read, 'christmas'.
The room filled with music.
I really can't stay - Baby it's cold outside
I've got to go away - Baby it's cold outside
This evening has been - Been hoping that you'd drop in
So very nice - I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice
Annabeth smiled, she faintly remembered this song from her childhood. She suddenly heard singing behind her. Piper was singing along with the woman's part of the song. Her voice loud and clear. Annabeth grinned and joined her in singing the woman's part also.
My mother will start to worry - Beautiful, what's your hurry?
Father will be pacing the floor - Listen to the fireplace roar
So really I'd better scurry - Beautiful, please don't hurry
Maybe just a half a drink more - Put some records on while I pour
The neighbors might think - Baby, it's bad out there
Say, what's in this drink? - No cabs to be had out there
I wish I knew how - Your eyes are like starlight now
To break this spell - I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell
I ought to say no, no, no - Mind if I move in closer?
At least I'm gonna say that I tried - What's the sense in hurting my pride?
I really can't stay - Baby don't hold out
Ah, but it's cold outside
I've got to get home - Oh, baby, you'll freeze out there
Say, lend me your coat - It's up to your knees out there
You've really been grand - Thrill when you touch my hand
Why don't you see - How can you do this thing to me?
There's bound to be talk tomorrow - Think of my life long sorrow
At least there will be plenty implied - If you caught pneumonia and died
I really can't stay - Get over that hold out
Ah, but it's cold outside
Piper and Annabeth ended together on the high note of the song, each hitting it perfectly. They looked at each other and burst out in laughter.
The gramophone continued to play christmas songs and Annabeth walked over to the windows.
She pulled back the curtains covering the windows and she gasped as Piper whipped around,
"Snow," Piper whispered, "Its snowing,"
It never snowed in Rosenville. It only got extremely cold. Cold enough to kill but not in a hundred years have they gotten snow.
Percy and Jason just arrived in percy's mom's house.
"Thank you Sally," Jason said, voice full of gratitude, "I really needed a place to stay,"
"No problem, dear, you are practically my son like percy,"
Percy Jackson stood in the kitchen stuffing his face with blue cookies.
"Percy dear, can you show Jason your room?" she called from the living room. Percy didn't respond.
"Percy?" she called as she walked into the kitchen, "Perseus Jackson," she said as her voice changed to a more disapproving tone, "What in gods name are you doing!"
Jason walked into the kitchen then leaned against the wall, doubled up in laughter. Sally Jackson was standing in the kitchen with both hands on her hips, staring at her 19 year old son who was frozen in the act of eating all the cookies straight off the baking sheet. A 'deer in the headlights' displayed on his face.
"Out! Out!" Sally said to percy shooing him out of the kitchen with a broom. Percy scampered out of the kitchen, Jason right behind him, still howling with laughter.
"Shut up, will you?" a disgruntled Percy said to his best friend,
Jason tried to keep a straight face but as soon as he looked up at his friend he started laughing again.
Percy grinned and rolled his eyes,
"Follow me," he said, walking into a messy room with two beds and a gramophone in it.
Jason sobered up,
"why do you have a gramophone in your room?" he asked,
"No wifi," Percy replied, "Or internet of electricity outlets,"
"Wow,"
"Yea, we live like we would have lived a looooong time ago," percy said, exaggerating the word long.
Jason chuckled, and put a random record onto the gramophone and it began to play a tune Jason could recognize anywhere.I really can't stay - Baby it's cold outside
I've got to go away - Baby it's cold outside
This evening has been - Been hoping that you'd drop in
So very nice - I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice
Jason smiled at memories of his old life before his mother was a drunk and his dad left him. He started to mouth the words, and before he knew it he was singing. Percy joined in, surprisingly.
My mother will start to worry - Beautiful, what's your hurry?
Father will be pacing the floor - Listen to the fireplace roar
So really I'd better scurry - Beautiful, please don't hurry
Maybe just a half a drink more - Put some records on while I pour
The neighbors might think - Baby, it's bad out there
Say, what's in this drink? - No cabs to be had out there
I wish I knew how - Your eyes are like starlight now
To break this spell - I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell
I ought to say no, no, no - Mind if I move in closer?
At least I'm gonna say that I tried - What's the sense in hurting my pride?
I really can't stay - Baby don't hold out
Ah, but it's cold outside
I've got to get home - Oh, baby, you'll freeze out there
Say, lend me your coat - It's up to your knees out there
You've really been grand - Thrill when you touch my hand
Why don't you see - How can you do this thing to me?
There's bound to be talk tomorrow - Think of my life long sorrow
At least there will be plenty implied - If you caught pneumonia and died
I really can't stay - Get over that hold out
Ah, but it's cold outside
The boys sang to the song, not knowing that two girls were singing to the exact same song at the exact same time. Two girls that the boys would soon realize that they couldn't not love.
A/N: Heyy guys! Im backkkk! yayyy! I have finally finished this chapter finally! YUSSSSS! I feel accomplished :D please tell me how I did! Please review! love you guys and happy holidays!