𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𖥔 Grover Underwood

𝐗𝐈 : 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧?

Annabeth let go, looking up at percy as percy smiled. " surprise. " he said.

Grover slightly nudged Tara before speaking to percy. " what happened? "

Percy kept smiling. " short version, we need to go to Santa Monica. "

Grover, annabeth and Tara all looked at each other, blinking a few times.

Then Grover spoke up. " what like.. now? " he looked confused.

Percy nodded softly, looking thoughtful. " my dad's gonna meet me there. He's gonna help us. "

Tara paused, looking confused as well. " okay.. uh, just one problem with this plan. " she paused, taking a breath. " the police think that we crashed an Amtrak train.. and then did that. " she pointed at the arch.

Percy, annabeth and Grover looked at the arch, smoke all in the air around it.

Percy looked confused, looking at Tara. " th— the cops are after us? "

Tara nodded. " yeah. "

Percy shifted around, looking at the three. " isn't that gonna make it hard for us to get on a train? " he paused. " or a bus? " he blinked a few times. " or really anything you need tickets for?.. "

Annabeth looked around, tara and Grover was looking at each other.

FEW MINUTES LATER

The four was walking along a road, the birds cawing above them..

Percy spoke up. " hey, guys. " the three looked at him as he spoke again. " I think this quest might be harder than we thought... I've been thinking. I didn't steal the master bolt. You guys didn't steal the master bolt. We're pretty sure hades has the master bolt, but he couldn't have stolen it himself. " ( WE ALL KNOW WHO DID!!! 😡😡 )

Percy kept yapping about the master bolt and who actually stole the bolt. ( I don't feel like typing that all in 😭🙏🏻 )

The three was just staring at him like he was stupid.

Percy paused, looking at the three. " I'm the last person to realize this, aren't I?.. "

Tara and Grover looked at each other, trying not to laugh. " yeah.. "

Annabeth kept a straight face, looking at Tara and Grover.

Percy sighed. " okay, so... " he licked his lips, looking thoughtful. " maybe when we started, my head wasn't fully in this, but since the River.. " he looked forward. " it all feels different somehow. "

Tara and Grover kept walking pretty closely to each other, brushing shoulders off and on..

Percy continued. " he saved me. My dad. I guess I just really never thought that's something he'd do for me. "

Tara spoke up. " same with my mom. " she scoffed softly, continuing to brush shoulders with Grover.

Percy nodded. " so maybe we gotta take things more seriously now. "

Grover paused, making Tara pause as they both looked behind each other.

Grover and Tara pausing made annabeth and percy pause as Grover spoke up. " car. "

Annabeth looked closely. " that's not a car, it's a bike. Just let it pass. " she nudged percy on the shoulder. " come on. "

The four walked fast and hid behind this pavement wall on the side of the road. ( I dunno what it's called sorry 😭 )

Tara and Grover huddled up beside each other as Percy spoke up again. " I'm saying, we're not just trying to retrieve a thing. " he spoke lowly. " I think we might need to be detectives here, too. "

Annabeth shifted around, looking away. " yeah.. "

Percy noticed this, his voice raising a little. " why are you being weird with me again? I thought we weren't doing that anymore. "

Tara and Grover looked at each other before looking at percy and annabeth.

Annabeth looked at percy. " I'm not being weird. "

Percy immediately shut that down. " yes, you are. " he continued. " you've been weird since we left the arch. "

Annabeth looked away, sighing.

Percy raised his head slightly, nodding. " ohh.. I get it. " he paused, looking away. " it doesn't have to be a thing, you know.. that you hugged me. "

Grover immediately looked away, Tara cracked up a little as Grover nudged her to shut her up.

Annabeth sighed again, looking disappointed. " oh, boy... "

Percy continued. " I mean, we're like friends now. That seems like a thing friends do. " percy looked at Grover and Tara before looking at annabeth. " at least I think.. they do.. "

Annabeth immediately spoke up. " I saw the fates. " she paused. " back at the arch, I saw the three fates, and I saw Atropos cut a piece of thread. "

Percy looked confused. " and that's bad or?... "

Grover sighed, looking down. " the fates weave the life strand of every living thing. When you see a string cut— "

Tara cut to the chase, interrupting Grover. " it means one of us is going to die. "

Percy looked at Tara, blinking a few times. " we're all gonna die eventually. "

Tara sighed, disappointed in Percy not understanding. " soon. "

Annabeth nodded. " it's a warning. " she paused. " an omen.. "

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I KNOW THIS IS SHORT BUT HERE YOU GUYS GO FOR RIGHT NOW, EAT UP CHILDREN!!!🙏🏻🥰