Hey there, I hope you guys enjoy chapter 2 of The Right Kind Of Mending. I actually quite enjoy writing this this story, so I hope you enjoy reading. There isn't really a time skip between the last chapter and this one. Anyway, enjoy!

There are a lot of things that I can say I'm not sure of in my life, but this is something I can definitely be sure of. I hate hospital food, and after eating those hard, tasteless yet disgusting mash potatoes, I might not even eat food for a while. Instead, I settled for some Doritos and a Dasani bottled water from the vending machine. I sat at an empty table near the lunch line and couldn't help but think of her, Annabeth.

She was gorgeous, no doubt about that, but I couldn't help but feel more attracted to her every time I thought about her. It was almost as if she was the magnet and I was the metal; as long as she was close enough, my entire self was going to be pulled into her grasp and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it.

I sighed deeply then sat up, brushed off any excess crumbs that might've fallen into my lap, and headed back to my mom's room. To my surprise, I found her awake watching television.

"Mom? Oh my goodness, you're awake. How are you? How do you feel?" I don't know exactly what feelings came over me, but I could feel a sense of worry and relief. It was a weird mixture.

"Percy, I didn't know you visited." She threw me a warm hearted smile. I just wanted to hug and squeeze her until she couldn't take it anymore.

"Of course I visited, I came as soon as I got the call. By the way, is Gabe hurt?" I didn't ask with any sort of sympathy towards whatever pain he was going through. I was really hoping that he would be hurt long enough for us to pack up all his belongings and throw his sorry butt out before he got back.

"He's in a pretty bad state, actually. I only had a few minor organs punctured whereas he has some bones broken. He'll live though." She looked down in what looked like concern. Did she actually feel bad for that old, scummy man?

"Do you feel bad? Like, are you worried about him?"

"I mean, he isn't very good to anyone, but nobody deserves to be in pain." she replied. My mother is so goodhearted. After all that cruel man witch has done to us and our family, she still feels bad about his position. It almost wants to make me rethink my thoughts on Gabe. Keyword: almost.

"So mom, when do you think you'll be out of here? I was kind of hoping we could just kind of leave Gabe a surprise until he comes out of the hospital." I smirked mischievously. She knew exactly what I was thinking.

"Are you that dead set on kicking him out?" she chuckled. I could tell she was amused with my motives. Though, I was completely serious.

"No, seriously. We should be nice people and pack his bags and place them outside the door when he comes back to our home. That way he won't have to go through all the trouble of doing it on his own."

"That would be very nice of us, wouldn't it?" we both laughed at her reply. It was nice seeing my mom laugh and smile. I couldn't help but think of how nice it would be to be living in a house of two.

So I actually woke up for school on time this morning. I even made it there a few minutes early. Usually I wouldn't be so eager to make it there unless there was something I was really, really looking forward to.

It was an agonizing few hours before lunch, then the bell finally rang. I tried to play it off cool, but I was on a true hunt for Annabeth. She was one of the only things that were on my mind, lately. Then, I finally spotted her with a girl that had brown, slightly messy hair. She was with another blonde, except for the fact that he was a guy. It was obvious that they were romantically involved.

In an attempt to seem like I didn't notice her, I went around a few tables and walked past her, looking side to side so she couldn't miss my face. She fell for it.

"Percy?" I heard her call. I looked up and pretended to search around the room a bit before I spotted her face. I admit a small smile started to grow on my face.

"Oh, Annabeth, hi there. Um, its, uh, nice to see you...again." I began to get a little flustered and nervous. All of that searching and pretending and I couldn't even talk right.

"I was actually kind of looking for you before school started," she was looking for me. That had to mean something. "Anyway, this is Piper and her boyfriend Jason. I have a few other friends that I want you to meet, too. They're in second lunch, unfortunately."

"Oh, yeah that's okay. What are their names? I might recognize them." I, of course would recognize them. I doubt they would know me.

"There's the Stoll brothers. Everyone pretty much knows them, their like the ultimate pranksters." Jason answered laughing at his own words. He must've been recalling some memories.

"There are others like Frank and Hazel and Nico, and we're kind of a tight crew." Piper told me, shifting glances from me to Jason and giving his hand a little squeeze while throwing out a sweet smile.

I do remember Nico from middle school. He was a good kid, but his sister Bianca died and he got all depressed. Everyone could see the change in his attitude.

"If you want, you can sit with us. We always have an empty seat, I mean it used to be filled, but that hasn't happened in a couple years." Annabeth's expression falls a bit. I can see the pain and a bit of ferocity in her eyes but it eases and fades quickly. She motions towards the table, and I sit down last so I don't sit in anybody's supposed seat.

"So,"Piper starts to strike up a conversation. "Where are your friends?" she asks me. She, and everybody else, by now have probably anticipated that I have tons of friends. I didn't really want to ruin the joyful mood, but I wasn't going to start a friendship out with a lie.

"I have my friend Leo, he lives in the same building as I do. That's pretty much it. Plus, he didn't come to school today because he ate something he was allergic to and is sick." Typical Leo. After he left my house the other day, he decided it would be a great idea to eat ice cream...even though he was lactose and tolerant.

"Leo Valdez? I know him. We don't talk too much, but he went to the same camp as Piper and I did a few years ago and I see him every once in a while." Jason replied.

"Yeah, he's a little, crazy." I spluttered out. Now that I think about it, Leo hasn't ever really done anything...normal.

There was a dead silence, but Annabeth let out a chuckle and soon everyone was laughing. We were all so caught up in our laughter that nobody (except me) seemed to notice the tense look exchanged between Annabeth and, the totally typical football playing jock, Luke Castellan.

Thanks for reading my second chapter, I tried to be more descriptive with words and thoughts in this chapter so feel free to review and tell me what you think! Also, I am on vacation and I've had this constant hit of ideas, but sometimes it's nice to have a little inspiration or input so please suggest anything you think would be good for the story...until the next chapter, bye!