Now things will start getting interesting! This chapter is in Annabeth's POV. I'm starting school soon so I will try my best to update. I won't be able to update as often as I am right know. Let me know if you have any advice or suggestions!

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Annabeth:

"If we get caught I'm going to tell Dionysus and Chiron that you dragged me here against my will!" I said sternly as Percy continued to drag me up the LONG staircase.

"We won't get caught!" said Percy insisted. "Don't be so negative!"

"I'm not being negative. I'm being cautious and logical!"

"Whatever, Wise girl."

Wise girl. I liked that name. I took it name as a compliment. I haven't been complimented in a long time. It was nice to hear that there was someone that thought I was good at something. Percy is really nice to me…

"Wow…" I must have sounded pretty stupid.

We have reached the deck. I have never seen a view like this even though I have lived in this city my entire life. I never really went anywhere special when I was a kid. It was loud but the sound didn't bother me.

Percy looked at me weirdly," You have never seen a view like this? I lived on the sixth-floor of an apartment complex so I saw this view everyday."

"That must have been nice"

Percy smiled." It was. I lived there with my mom. I like to come up here. It reminds me of when me and my mom would on our balcony together every night," Percy said still smiling.

"When did you first come to the foster care?"

"When I was twelve. I left when I was thirteen and came back last year."

"So, you have been an orphan for while. I just left my home last year."

Percy nodded.

I felt bad. Percy seemed like he was really close to his mom. I wonder what happened to her. Should I ask him? Percy seemed okay with talking about it. He was always so positive.

"Percy, what happened to your mom?" I can't believe I actually asked him.

"I don't know. You tell me." I can't believe Percy is smiling. He's so positive and nice all the time. "She disappeared one day. Everyone says she's dead, but I know she's out there somewhere."

"She's alive," I reassured and smiled. He returned the smile.

I felt even worse, now. It must be so sad to not know what happened to your mom and people are constantly telling you that she is never coming back because she's dead. It happened so unexpected.

"What about you mom and dad?" I can't believe he asked me that. Well, I guess I asked the same question.

"My mom died in car accident when I was a baby and my dad kicked me out," I replied.

Percy nodded.

I really liked it here. Everyone here understands what its like to be alone. When I look at the other orphans here, I feel like I'm looking into mirrors. They are just like me. It's nice to have people that understand. Don't like this place too much, a voice kept on saying in my head. I was probably going to have to leave here soon.

"Everyone is so nice here," I told Percy.

"Have you met Clarisse?"

"No."

"Good!"

I grabbed Percy's wrist and lifted it up to eye level to read his watch. It's 9:45 pm.

"You could have just asked me what time it was!" Percy said.

"I don't feel like talking anymore. It's peaceful out here and talking will just ruin it."

We stayed quiet for about 35 seconds until we got too bored, so we started playing games with the cars. We each picked a color and the looked for cars in that color. Whoever had the most cars in their color won. I picked the color white and Percy picked gold. We kept on arguing on the color of the cars.

"The Lexus is tan!" I shouted.

"It's gold!" Percy insisted for the millionth time. It was tan!

"That car is gold" Percy said.

I sighed," Its yellow, Percy! Yellow!"

The game was fun, but Percy did not his colors. We argued much more. Percy told me he would always play this game with his mom. I felt really special that he wanted to play it with me.

"That car isn't blue. Its teal,"

"Don't get all fancy! Stick with the basic colors! What is teal anyway! You are just trying to sabotage me, aren't you!?"

"Maybe…"

"Fine. That car is cream not white!"

"What?!"

We didn't really play the game, just argued the entire time. Don't blame me! I was just trying to be accurate with the colors! I looked at Percy's watch again, 10:37. It was getting pretty late. Wait a second…

"Percy, when's curfew?"

"Ten-thirty, why?

"Don't they lock all the exits and entrances at 10:30?!"

"Yes"

"Percy, look at your watch!"

Percy didn't react very much, unlike me. I was freaking out! We are locked out all night! We are going to get in so much trouble tomorrow! Do you know how dangerous it is to be out all night in New York! We are going to get kidnapped! I know we are on top of building but there is a ladder! Wait…There's a ladder? I'm getting an idea…

"PERCY! PERCY! PERCY!" I shouted.

"What, what, what?"

"What is that?" I said pointing towards the ladder.

"A ladder."

"I never was really able to go anywhere when I was growing up. I know this sounds crazy and totally not something I would usually do, but I want to explore the city.

I had no idea why I wanted to go walk around the city at 10:40 pm. I was just freaking out about the fact that we were locked out and it was dangerous. Now, about thirty seconds after my freak out, I want to explore the city. I'm so weird.

Percy pressed the back of his hand against my forehead," Are you feeling okay? You do feel a little warm…"

I pushed his hand of my head." I'm serious, Seaweed Brain."

"Okay, but you still feel a little warm."

I grabbed his wrist before he could say anything else and started dragging him, just like he did to me when he was trying to get me on the deck, toward the ladder.

"If we get caught I'm going to tell Dionysus and Chiron that you dragged me here against my will!" Percy said in a really bad imitation of my voice.

Percy went down the ladder first. The ladder was old and probably hasn't been used in a while. It was attached to the brick wall so I was sure that it is pretty sturdy. Then I remembered how many stairs there were. Is there the same about of steps? There better not be!

"Are you sure you're feeling okay?" Percy asked jokingly for the millionth time.

I stepped on his hand. He was annoying me!

"You stepped on my hand!"

"Did I? Opps!"

There were so many steps! What is the purpose of like twenty extra unnecessary stairs/steps?! Once we reached the bottom floor, Percy asked me where I wanted to go. I really had no idea where to go. I never really went around the city.

"Come on, I know somewhere we can go," Percy said.

We walked around for a while. There weren't many people on the streets, probably because it was so late. I unwrapped my jacket from my waist and put it on. It was a little chilly. I have never been outside this late. I still thought this idea was dangerous, but Percy told me that we were going to go somewhere safe. I started noticing that we were getting farther from the buildings. Where the heck is he taking me?

"Close you eyes," Percy insisted.

"What?"

"We are almost there and I want it to be a surprise!"

"Percy, I'll close my eyes, but you better guide me really well!"

"I will!"

"I'm serious! If I run into a pole, I will never forgive you!"

Percy clasped both hands over eyes. I stuck my hands out in front of me so I could try to feel my way around. I wonder what the cars must have been thought when they saw us. I was walking very slowly. I was being very cautious.

"Annabeth can you walk faster! At this rate we won't get there until sunrise!" Percy said very impatiently

"Okay, fine! You better not let me run into anything!"

"Annabeth, you can trust me."

I have a lot of trust issues because of my dad, but for the first time in a while I felt like I could trust someone again.

I sighed. "Go ahead."

With my eyes still closed, he put his hands around my forearms and gently pushed me in the directions that we were going. I only stepped on his foot like four times. I thought that was pretty good because I couldn't see anything and I didn't know were I was going.

We walked for about ten more steps until I felt that I was no longer walking on the concrete of the sidewalk. I was walking on grass instead.

"We're here," Percy said. You could tell he was excited, happy or both.

I smiled I was excited too.

"You can open your eyes, now!" Percy said.

I cannot believe I came out here! I've never done anything half this crazy. This was dangerous, but I felt safe around Percy. I started getting sad because I felt like Percy is such a good friend and I will probably have to leave in a few months.

I opened my eyes.

How was it? The next chapter will be in Annabeth's POV. Please review, favorite and follow! Thank you.

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