SATURDAY

That was close.

I know.

Too close.

I know.

Are we shaking?

A little. It's never easy to meet a girl's parents. It's a little ironic I had to meet my girlfriend's parents for the first time, twice.

He was scary.

Believe me, he was nothing compared to Athena. She is the most scaring parent you would meet.

I wouldn't know, never met a girl's parents.

What? How?

Well, Sirena was my first serious girlfriend.

She was not that serious if you didn't meet her parents. Were you afraid to meet them?

She didn't wanna me to.

Why not?

How should I know, girls don't make sense. Could we go back to math?

Touchy subject? You prefer math over talking about the mermaid?

Considering you broke up with my girlfriend for me, so your girlfriend wouldn't be mad, you are not my first choice to talk about Sirena.

Okay, if you say so.

"Your father liked me in our... world, reality? He doesn't seem to like me much here"

"I think universe applies better. And MY father knows you're my friend, a powerful demigod, son of Poseidon, who would do anything to help me, from going through... Tartarus to convincing me to reunite with my mortal family, even after years apart. This one, Anniebell's father, only thinks you're a troublemaker, a rebel without a cause who gets into fights and right now, is sniffing around his precious little girl still carrying signs of his last fight."

"Hum. Fair enough."

"Now, stop trying to distract me and go back to studying. Now."

"Okay"

Your girlfriend is scary too.

Yes, she is.

Are you not afraid of her?

Sometimes.

Do you like that about her?

Yes, I do.

Why is that?

You want talk about girlfriends? How about the mermaid?

Math it is then.

***

Percy was so distracted twisting a strand of Annabeth's around his finger that he almost missed when she spoke.

"So, what are your plans to Halloween?"

Percy looked up at Annabeth's question. He smirked.

"Are you asking me out, Annabeth?"

No, no and NO. I'll NOT cancel my plans with my friends. Jodi would hunt us down and kill us, you know that. She won't allow anyone to mess with her plans for group costume.

"In your dreams, Percy. I'm just asking if you're going out"

"Yes, I'm going with Peter's friends to a party"

"Whose?"

Seriously, is she planning to implant a GPS on us?

If she was, we would never known.

"No idea"

"And what's your costume?"

"No idea. Jodi is always the one in charge. I just hope she won't pick something too embarassing"

The year before last, with the Sesame street, was funny.

Who were you?

...The cookie monster.

What do you think is this year costume?

I don't know... something with four characthers.

Wizard of Oz?

Maybe. Ninja turtles?

South Park?

Teletubbies?

Annabeth's voice pulled him back to reality.

"No need to worry, it's a good costume"

"And how would you know?"

"Because Jodi told me"

Percy stilled at that.

Percy?

Did Jodi go behind my back to talk to Annabeth when I told her NOT to?

Hum... maybe.

"Annabeth?"

"Hum?"

"Did Jodi... hum..."

"Approached me? Yes, on Tuesday, while you were in detention"

Percy? No need to be angry, breath.

"What did she say to you?"

"What she said to me doesn't matter. What she said to Annie does"

Holy... what did you do!?

Me?

Yes, how did she notice I'm not me, that you're me!?

"Does she know..."

"No, but what she said was aimed to Annie, not me"

Oh, so you didn't ruin everything.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

"And WHAT was that?"

"Relax, Percy. Your brain is exhausted from math, no need to worry about anything else"

"Annabeth..."

"Just trust me on this, Percy. Follow my lead, go with the flow, whatever, just trust me"

***

SUNDAY

P: Hey, Frank, are you coming with us tomorrow?

F: What for?

P: Halloween!!

F: No.

P: Why not?

F: I promised I would go with Hazel.

P: Ah, makes sense.

F: Are you going with Annabeth?

P: I have no idea.

F: Have you asked her?

P: You could say that. But she kept tricking me in no answering.

F: Why not?

P: How should I know? Girls don't make sense.

Told you so!

"Percy, put that phone away and go back to your exercises, or I'll hide it"

"The exercises?"

"The phone, Percy"

"Can I get a kiss first?"

NO!

Annabeth gave him a peck, after checking her surrounding in case her brothers were around.

I said no!

Like I cared.

"Now, back to your exercises"

"Yes, Wise Girl"

(A/N: As you can say, next chapter is Halloween! And I know I'm terribly late for it, bear with me! Since I have a LOT of characthers, I'm going to split them in little groups. Some of the demigods will see each other, but for the most part, they'll spend their time in different parties, with different mortals. There's going to be 10 chapters, one for each demigod. Yes, I'm going to write about Thanksgiving(which I know close to nothing about, since it's not a tradition here in Brazil), Christmas , New Year and vacation, all of them late. And like I said before, BEAR WITH ME. I'm late because

1- I have a life,

2- I hate to rush a story, it makes it seems... forced, unnatural, fake and all that, so I take my time. Hope you guys have patience, it's going to be a loooong ride,

3- Those who write knows, characthers can make the author's life a paradise or a hell, with their "independence". There are some things they only "tell" us in the middle of a chapter, that messes with everything and forces you to have a new chapter just for this detail. I'm suffering with these right now. Peter, you bastard, why didn't you tell me sooner!? Rant over, move on)