"Piper please just help me out." Percy whined through the phone like a toddler. He knew Piper was sitting on her bed, smirking in delight at holding Percy in this position. She was Annabeth's best friend and she wouldn't even help him figure out where to bring her for a date. More importantly a first date.

"Hmm... I don't know." Piper was definitely smirking at this point. She never used to be like this, confident and even a little devious to her friends. Back in high school when Percy and her were skating buddies she had a totally different persona. She stuck to the shadows with her best friend Leo and some of the nerdier kids. They were the ones that would come to school dressed as Lord of the Rings characters for Halloween. She was a little unsure of herself back then, not totally comfortable in her skin, but through the years Percy knew her she only got more and more confident.

"Piper come on. I really want her to like the date." He was sounding just a tad bit pathetic at this point.

Piper let out a small laugh that indicated she'd finally help her friend. "Fine, Kelp Head. First of all she loves Italian and Greek food if you're taking her out to dinner. Greek food especially. She has a really severe allergy to olives so be careful if you do take her to a Greek restaurant. Her favorite movies are action and mystery. She also loves a good sappy romance, but she'll never admit to it."

"Thank you so much, Piper!" Percy let out a sigh of relief and excitement all while trying to memorize everything she just said. He almost laughed at this point, finally having answers to what he should do. All week he was in a panic that wherever he took Annabeth would turn into a disaster. He waited all the way to Wednesday before thinking he should call Piper and ask her for advice.

"Yea, yea whatever. Just make sure she has a good time, please. She hasn't been on a date in a while and is constantly spending her time overworking herself. It's good she's finally getting out." Piper's voice was softer now, her care and love for her best friend shone through. It wasn't everyday that Piper let go of the humorous and sassy demeanor. Only a few special people ever got to see her soft side that filled to the brim with admiration for her loved ones.

"It means a lot Piper." Percy said, also taking on a quieter, more gentle tone. He really was appreciative of his friend's help.

"Well you better go find a place to take her. Annabeth doesn't like when there isn't a plan." Piper said, rushing to clear the air of what could become a more meaningful conversation. She didn't like sappiness or when Percy's voice got like that. When it meant he'd thank her so sincerely and all she did was something so simple. When she didn't feel worthy of one of her good friends.

"Alright, I'll see you this weekend." The click of the phone hanging up followed Percy's goodbye.

Percy took his laptop out after hanging up with Piper. He'd had the laptop since his sophomore year in high school and the originally blue top had taken some beating to it. A "Save the Whales" sticker hung loosely to it in tattered ruins from his senior year in high school. One of his best friends, Jason Grace, wrote his name on it in big block letters with sharpie back in junior year. There was a scratch here and there and every time Percy used it he'd wonder when he would need a new one.

The laptop was slow to start and the screen was always somewhat blurry in the top left corner. He brought up the internet browser and searched for Greek restaurants in New York City. He wasn't expecting hundreds of results. The stress began coming back to him.

How would he chose which one to bring Annabeth too? Percy really wanted to bring Annabeth to a Greek restaurant, it was something a bit different than the standard movie date. Not many people would say their first date was at a Greek restaurant.

He scrolled through the results looking for the ones with the highest stars. Nothing captured his attention.

Didn't his mom know a good Greek restaurant?

He decided it was in his best interest to call her. It seemed that lately his whole life was revolving around phone calls. First it was Piper the night Annabeth wandered into his apartment, frantically looking for said friend. Then it was Annabeth in the morning, twice, trying to apologize. After that it was him calling Piper for advice and now he had to call his mom for even more help. Thank the gods the cell phone was invented.

The phone rang a couple times until a familiar sweet voice picked up. Percy couldn't keep himself from smiling, he hadn't talked to his mom in a while and it was nice to hear her voice again.

"Hey, mom."

"Percy! How are you? You haven't called me all week." His mom jokingly scolded him. A TV show sounded in the background and he heard the faint clacking of keys. He must have interrupted her writing.

"Do you want me to call you later? You sound a bit busy."

"Of course not! I haven't spoken to my baby boy all week. I want to know what you've been up to."

"About that." Percy rubbed his neck nervously and felt a faint blush creep to his cheeks with the heat of a small fire. Even just the thoughts of Annabeth made him act like a fool. "I was wondering if you knew any Greek restaurants around the area."

"Greek restaurants? Why would you need to know a Greek restaurant? You've never had Greek cuisine before." Sally sounded a bit perplex, but also a little knowing. It was as if she already knew why Percy needed to know and she just wanted to put up an act to get Percy to confess himself.

"It's, uh, for this girl. I'm taking her on a date and Piper said she likes Greek food. So you know, Greek restaurant."

"Percy! Why didn't you tell me before you had a date? What's her name? When do I get to meet her?"

"Mom," Percy groaned at his mother's enthusiasm, it was just one date and just one girl. Although he'd be lying if he said he didn't want to take Annabeth on another date after the upcoming one.

"Oh, just tell me already."

"Her name's Annabeth. She's really pretty, mom."

"Aw, I bet she is!" Sally practically squealed. "Luckily for you I do know a restaurant. It's actually only a couple blocks away from your apartment building, I'm surprised you've never seen it. It's called Olympus. Small little place with lovely workers. Well, I say lovely, that only counts for a couple of the staff members. A lot of the other staff is just horrid. It's run by this big family and gosh their relationships are a mess. The one husband has had probably a dozen affairs but his wife still stays with her and-"

"Ok, mom. I only needed the name." Percy chuckled, cutting off his mom from the entire history of the place.

"Oh, you're no fun. Alright well have fun on your date, I love you."

"I love you too."

He hung up the phone and closed his eyes, wishing desperately that tomorrow could come sooner.