Break #7

                                    

                                          
After leaving the throne room, Annabeth and I decided to take a walk, until my mom came up to us.
"Oh, hey mom," I said.
"Hi, dear. I was hoping I could possibly steal Annabeth for a moment," my mom said.
"Of course. What for?" I asked.
"I can't tell you," my mom said.
"Uh... OK," I said. 
I quickly gave Annabeth a peck on the cheek, and left them alone. As I continued walking, I saw Nico approach me, but he looked slightly uncomfortable. 
"Hey, Nico. What's up?" I said.
"I was wondering if I could ask you something," he said.
"Of course. What do you want to know?" I asked, hiding my shock.
"You know what you told Tyson about you needing time to yourself?"  
"Yeah." 
"Do you think that's how Bianca felt when she joined the Hunters?"
"Well... yes, I do," I started, slightly shocked that he brought up his late sister. "But that doesn't mean that she didn't love you."
"Thanks, Percy."
"You're welcome."
Nico was silent for a minute. When he spoke again, his voice was so soft, I barely heard him, "The next book is going to introduce me and B, isn't it?"
"B?"
"It's just what I called her sometimes."
"Ah. Anyway, yes. I figure each book is going to be one quest. Are you going to be OK?"
"I have to know what happened, so I'm going to need to be."
"Alright, but just know that you have plenty of people here for you, and we can take a break after that chapter."
"Thanks."
(Switching to Sally's POV for a moment)
"So what did you need me for?" Annabeth asked.
I waited until Percy was out of earshot to answer, "I'm wanting to plan a surprise party for him, while we're here. You know, since we weren't able to celebrate his birthday."
"And you want my help?"
"Well, of course. You are his girlfriend after all. I'm planning on asking a few of his other friends for their help as well."
"Alright. Who do you want to ask?" 
"Grover, Tyson, Rachel, Thalia. Those are the only ones I know. Who else should we involve?"
"In planning? Frank and Hazel. They are also pretty close to Percy. We'll want to involve a couple gods, just so have that base covered. I'm thinking Poseidon and Hestia. Of course, we'll want to invite everyone." 
"That sounds good, we don't need too many people for planning. Let's go gather them."
"I think it'll be quicker to split up and meet back here."
"This is why I went to you first," I said, chuckling slightly. "Who do you want to get?"
"I'll get Thalia, Grover, Frank, and Hazel. You should be fine approaching Poseidon and Hestia."
"Alright. Let's meet back here."
After that we went our separate ways, to gather said people. I decided to try and find Hestia and Poseidon. As I was searching, I crossed paths with Paul.