Prompt from ImmaNerd98: PJO meets Zia, Carter, and the rest of them in a mall (At first I thought you meant someone named "Zia Carter" but a Google search of that didn't come up with anything, but there was the Wiki page for the Kane Chronicles, and on there I saw that there were characters named Zia and Carter, so I assumed that's who/what you meant! I never read the KCs though, so I did the best I could off of a quick Google search and basic knowledge!)

"As if your skinny frame even needs new clothes. You wear 'em five sizes too big, you won't need to shop for years!"

"I do when they get torn up, idiot. And I do not wear clothes that large."

"We all need new stuff," says Annabeth. "Especially after the Stymphalian birds and their awful claws."

"Yeah, but all Nico'll do anyway is buy more black oversized tee shirts and skinny jeans. The only thing he wears that fits is that bomber jacket– Hey! Watch where you're going!" A splash, and Percy's quiet exclamation of My smoothie! is drowned out by someone apologizing. Her "sorry!"s were cut off my someone else's sigh.

"Zia, I think they get it."

"I'm just getting the message across, Carter, no need–"

"It's fine, it's fine!" Percy says, and someone laughs.

"That wouldn't have even happened if you hadn't tripped Zia, Carter!" A girl with an English accent said through her laughter. "That was the most uncoordinated thing I've ever seen! It was hilarious! I'm so miffed I wasn't recording– Hey! You, the pipsqueak!"

"What did you just call me?!" Nico said, barely audible through him grinding his teeth.

"You're recording, yeah?"

"So?"

"Wow, you're dense as well as short–"

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A STUNTED LITTLE FLEA?!"

"No one said that, Nico–"

Annabeth's words were practically impossible to hear through the English girl's laughter.

"I just want to know if you got that on film, didn't know you're such a hotheaded kid."

"Sadie," Carter said, "Just leave it–"

"Yes, we need to work on the dilemma with Annubis–"

"SSH!" Both Carter and Sadie silenced Zia, who let out an indignant "Hmph!"

"Okay, goodbye," said Carter hurriedly.

"Bye…" Annabeth, sounding absentminded.

"Good riddance," Nico grumbled.

Three pairs of footsteps walked a bit off, growing quieter as the two trios parted ways.

"What's on your mind?" Percy asked. "Annabeth? You look too preoccupied to just be thinking about where to get lunch…"

"I'm good, I'm good… Just…"

"What?"

"I'm sure it's nothing, but… I'm pretty sure Anubis is a part of Egyptian mythology… The god of death, or scales, or something…"

"Hmm…" Percy trailed off.

"I know it's probably nothing."

"You could be right, but you could also be on to something…" Nico said.

The three of them let out similar "Hmm"s.

The silence grew a bit tense, until Nico said, semi-awkwardly:

"At least we've gotten away from the topic of my wardrobe!"

"Ohh no, don't think you're getting off that easy!"

A/N: Kudos if you got the pipsqueak/etc reference! This was a pretty interesting chapter to write.

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