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Stranger Things AU during summer. No spoilers, just S1.
Trigger Warning: Missing Child
Percy wasn't exactly sure what to do with the girl he'd found in the woods on the night of July 7th, 1983.
She had long hair and bright eyes. She was wet from the rain, and she didn't have an umbrella or raincoat or anything suitable for this weather.
He and his friends, Grover Underwood and Jason Grace, had brought her back to Percy's basement. She sat on a couch as the three teenagers stared at her.
"What do we do with her?" Grover eventually asked.
"Who are you?" Jason asked
The girl didn't respond. Grover clapped his hands in her face and she jerked back.
"Now we know she isn't deaf." Grover said, turning to Percy.
"Both of you, stop," Percy interrupted, "She's alone, probably ran away from something, scared and wet." He left the room and came back with dry clothes. He handed them to her.
The girl reached out to grab the clothes, and Percy noticed a marking on her wrist. It read, "Anna." The rest of the ink was to faded to be readable.
"Is your name Anna?" he asked her. She nodded, and Percy said, "We can call you An for short. I'm Perseus. People call me Percy. These are my friends, Grover and Jason."
"What should we do?" Jason asked, glancing at An.
"In the morning she can ring our doorbell. My mom can call child services then or something. Then we can go find Nico."
Their fourth friend, Nico di Angelo, has gone missing the day before. They were looking for him on their bikes in the woods when they found An.
Percy seemed like the only person in his family who cared. His mom was trying to understand, but she really didn't. Tyson was to busy focusing on his girlfriend, Ella. Estelle was six years old, she was completely oblivious.
"No," An said, her voice shaking. It was the first time they heard her speak. "Monster will find."
"The what?" Jason asked
"Monster!"
Percy leaned down so they were eye level. An nodded. "We won't call them."
"Percy!" Jason scolded, "Are you going to let a girl stay over?"
"Not like that!" he replied. He sighed, "Look, she just needs a place to stay. I'll let her live with me for a little while."
Jason still looked skeptical, but he said, "Fine, it's your house," he turned to An. "Go change over there." He pointed to the bathroom.
