The Phone Call

Chapter Three

The cookie Annabeth ate was blue, which reminded her of Percy. All Annabeth wanted- no, needed was Percy. She didn't want to sound like a lovesick teenager who needed her boyfriend to live but she almost was. The cookie reminded her of the quests they took. The random moments where Percy would tell a really stupid joke and they would spend 5 minutes laughing their heads off. The underwater kiss and so many other memories.

Annabeth bid goodbye to Sally and left the apartment. She put the bag of cookies, for her and Piper, in her bag.

What if he doesn't remember me? What if he started dating someone else? She forced those thoughts to the back of her mind, no need in worrying about something she couldn't do anything about. She instead focused on the thing she could do something about, finding Percy.

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The next morning, Annabeth listened to the voicemail again, for the 10th time. She got dressed in her normal jeans and Camp Half Blood t-shirt, except the shirt wasn't hers, it was Percy's. She headed down to bunker 9 to help Leo and the rest of the Hephaestus kids.

As soon as Piper realized Annabeth was there, she went over. Piper spent the majority of her time helping build the Argo II to escape her conceited siblings. During the past 7 months, Piper and Annabeth became extremely close. Both girls were grateful for the newfound friendship.

"Hey, got any news updates?"

"Listen to this," Annabeth said, pulling her phone out of her pocket.

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"Oh my gosh," Piper pulled her friend into a hug, not knowing what to say.

"Repair Boy, how long until this ship is ready?" Annabeth asked, excitedly.

"A week, maybe two if I work by myself."

Annabeth looked at Piper as a silent 'you thinking what I'm thinking'.

"What if we help?"

"Two, maybe three days."

"Let's get to work!"