And here is the long over-due newest chapter of Different Worlds!

It's not my best chapter but…the next one will be! Promise!

Annabeth's POV:

I looked at myself in the mirror and was suddenly awe-stuck by the beauty of this dress. The dress was simple yet incredibly stunning. It was the color dark green and it flowed down my body until it reached the floor. It had a sort of 'X' made with white shiny stones on my chest. I could tell that the place where Percy would take me was fancy, in Earth standards, because of the dress he told me to wear. I braided my hair into an up-do and added a few little green flowers which were braided straight into my golden locks.

Green had always been one of my favorite colors, since it was very common in Valacia and many of my jewelry were made from polished green Centari moon diamonds. I placed a clear gloss on my lip only to bring out the dark pink color they naturally had. I wasn't a fan of make-up, not even on my planet. But I wanted to look nice.

I was a bit nervous, since this would be the first time I go somewhere in public. I knew how humans were yet experiencing something in real life was completely different reading an article about them on my Teller.

I placed a silver arm cuff on my right arm and looked myself one more time in the mirror before someone knocked on my door.

And I knew exactly who it was.

"Come in," I called out as I wrapped my arms around myself, trying to calm my nerves.

Percy poked his head inside the room and his eyes widened a bit when he saw me. He opened the door wider and slowly walked into the room until he was right behind me. Again, I felt a wave of safety and secureness around him. It wasn't a normal feeling. I haven't felt like this around any other being when I was in other planets. But I would have to admit that Percy was a very handsome being compared to some races I had to meet.

"You look stunning." He commented as he looked at the mirror in front of us.

Our reflection looked back at us. In the mirror I saw an alien girl standing in front of a god-like human being. He was dressed in a black suit with a tie that matched the same green shade of his eyes and my dress. His hair was messy but in a way that made him look irresistible…Annabeth Pallas Chase what in the name of Hera are you thinking?! Save the world first. Gawk over the breath-taking human being behind you, afterwards.

"Thank you," I breathed. "You look stunning as well."

Percy chuckled at my comment or maybe he chuckled at the pink color that had spread over my cheeks.

"Then are you ready to go? Bruno told me the limo is ready and it's waiting for us downstairs."

I took one last look in the mirror, trying to shake off my nerves and nodded. Percy gave me a pearly white grin and gestured for me to walk out the door.

"After you."

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From all the stares I was getting, I was starting to think that people knew I was an alien from another world.

I was sitting in a beautiful restaurant, in a secluded part of it that had a beautiful view to the city below. There was waterfalls all over the restaurant and all the waiters were dressed in white. The restaurant was called, Olympus, which instantly made me think of Grand-father Zeus. You see, Earth has been owned by Valacia for a very long time. I believe that it was owned by my planet just a few years after the planet's formation. In the ancient times, my family used to come down and visit the humans, teaching them valuable lessons on how to survive and built an empire to last for centuries. Valacia needed to be sure that their territory would last more than a couple of years. It needed to be able to support themselves for centuries.

The humans made myths to explain how my family did things. The most popular group of people, at the time, were the Greeks. My mother had simply fallen in love with their hungry for knowledge and wisdom, which is why she became their goddess. But I'm getting to ahead of myself.

Ever since Percy and I left his very tall home, everyone had taken a special interest in me. The human females were staring at me with angry eyes and whispering. The human males looked at me like they could eat me, which made both Percy and I angry. When we came to the restaurant, it was the same thing. I didn't come here for attention, but it seemed that being with Percy, attention would come naturally.

"Can I get you any drinks to start off?" A waitress wearing a white dress and heels, asked as she looked intently at Percy.

I didn't know what to say, but Percy seemed to notice this and answered for the both of us.

"Two cokes, please." Percy said as he kept looking at his menu.

I copied his movements.

The waitress seemed to be a bit confused. She had on a face that said; You come to the biggest and most expensive restaurant in the city for coke? I wondered why that was any of her business. She had a job and she should do it. I didn't make any comment.

"Alright, will that be all, Mr. Jackson?" She asked as she batted her eyelashes at him.

Percy ignored her and nodded, as if to say, you can go now. She turned away and strutted over to the kitchen to get out drinks.

"Do you know what you want yet, Annabeth?" Percy asked as he looked at me with bright eyes. "I think I'll go for the fillet minon but then again, the lobster looks amazing. What do you think?"

My eyes scanned the menu and I felt incredibly out of place. I could easily control the mist and make my Teller appear on the table, but then I would have to explain it to Percy. I would have thought I was used to feeling strange when I entered someone else's culture. But I didn't know what to answer, since these foods had so many strange names. I didn't want to choose wrong.

"Honestly…I don't know any of these foods."

His eyes meant mine again, since he had looked back at his menu, and his green eyes had softened. I didn't want to feel his sympathy or whatever else he was feeling.

"That's right. I'm sorry, I forgot…will you give me the honor of ordering for you tonight?"

"Would you, please?"

"Of course."

The rest of the night when by smoothly.

Percy ordered for me and I enjoyed the food, even though I did not learn the name. The waitress gave Percy a piece of paper with numbers on it, but he quickly through it away. I asked him why he did that and he simply told me he wasn't interested. Interested in what? I didn't know.

After we ate, we headed back down to the long vehicle when we were attacked by repeating flashes of light. I immediately got worried and thought that we were being attacked. I didn't have time to react because Percy pulled me against him and didn't let me go until we were in the long limo.

"Why were they trying to attack us?" I asked, curious.

From what I know, we haven't done anything wrong. I wondered if I did anything to upset the humans. I don't recall anything.

When I was little, Valacia was in war with an evil, filthy planet named Mirkai. The Mirkaian people were ugly in every single way. They treated their females, women and children, horribly. Enslaving them and abusing them for fun. They thought women were inferior. They are nasty beings with slimy dark purple, black skin that oozed slime. They had big eyes that took up half of their face and their eyes were a light purple and they shot white lasers from their eyes. The lasers looked like the flashes.

They had broken into my home when I was only 5 years old and if it wasn't for my Uncle Apollo, I would not have been here today. I managed to calm down the Mirkaian with words and since then, Grand-father Zeus had trained me to handle international business and political affairs. That's why I was here on Earth. To save it from its own destruction.

"Attacking us? No, Annabeth, they weren't trying to attack. They were just taking pictures." Percy explained quickly, seeing the distressed look on my face.

"Photography? With flashes?"

"Yes. That would be flash photography."

I felt like a child that didn't know anything. I hated the feeling.

"Yes…that seems logical…but they did not take pictures of the other humans walking out? Why did they take pictures of us?" I asked.

"Well, remember when I told you my father owned many hotels? He is a very wealthy man. Very well known. And since I am his son that makes me just as well known."

I nodded, finally understanding.

"I see," I said, smiling a bit. "You are…famous, yes?"

"Kind of," He grinned. "James, could you please take us around? I want to show Annabeth the city."

The driver, who is named James, smiled and nodded.

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Percy's POV

Annabeth looked like a little girl in a candy store…who happened to wear a green gown.

James took us to the most famous spots in NYC and Annabeth's eyes were so wide and glowing, I couldn't help but smile at her enthusiasm. I was honestly sick of the city. I felt like I knew every street and corner store in Manhattan, but to Annabeth this was all knew. She gawked over the Empire State Building, which was lighted up in blue. She went crazy, not literally, when she saw the Gorge Washington Bridge and asked me if we could cross it.

An idea started to take shape in my head and I asked James to take us over to New Jersey.

There was this little park in New Jersey my mom used to take me to before…before she couldn't be with me anymore. It was right along the edge, near the bridge and you could see all the lights of New York without being so crowded. I knew we weren't dressed to go to the park, but I couldn't help myself but to take her.

James parked in the perfect place and I helped Annabeth out of the car.

The park was abandoned. The moonlight reflected off the water of the Hudson River and bathed the grass and the trees with beautiful silver light. Fireflies blinked on and off as they flew wherever they wanted too, without a care in the world. Annabeth grabbed my hand gently in hers and I felt sparks fly up my arm like electricity.

"Sir, I'll be right back. I'm going to get gasoline for the limo. I don't want to get stuck in the middle of the Gorge Washington Bridge without gas…again." James said as he rolled the window down.

"Yes, go ahead James. Those things only happen once." I laughed, clearly remembering how much trouble I got into that day for causing one of the biggest traffic jams ever.

"See you in a few."

We walked over to a bench and sat down. Just watching. The silence was filled with noises of invisible animals that were active only at night. The cool breeze from the Hudson greeted us and cooled us from the hot summer air.

"This is a very beautiful place," Annabeth said. "As much as I enjoy the crowded city, this little park seems to be the perfect get-a-way from all that."

"It is…I used to come here with my mother when I was little…" I said softly, ignoring the pain I felt when I thought about my mother. "I haven't come here ever since."

"Why is that?" She asked.

"It's a long story."

She nodded, but she did just that. I was a little grateful that she didn't pry. She knew that I would tell her when I wanted to talk about it. Not any sooner and not later.

We stayed like that for a few minutes before Annabeth got an idea.

"I want to look up at the stars," She said as she stood up. "Come with me."

"Ok."

I followed her as she walked to the grassy area but stopped. She looked so beautiful…dressed in green and bathed in light as fireflies mindless danced around her. She seemed to carry an other worldly glow which explained a lot. I still had to get it through my mind that she was an alien. It was hard to believe because she looked just like a human, walked like a human, talked like one. There was no difference between her planet and mine. Between her people and mine.

Then she did something I didn't expect.

She laid down in the grass.

I had been on many dates before, not that I count this one on a date…anyways, all the girls I have been out with were nothing like Annabeth. Those girls would never lay down on the grass with a very expensive dress on. Those girls would want diamonds and rings, instead of a quiet spot in a part watching the stars. Mesmerized, I walked over to her and laid down next to her.

I couldn't help but notice how perfect the night seem to be. I would have never imagined myself in this position a few months ago. Back when I had a new date every night for father's events, before I got tired of acting. Back when I saw how ashamed my mother looked when she saw me on the news, with pictures of me with different girls every night. Back when my mother still loved me. Even though nothing ever passed from just a date, it was wrong.

"I wonder which one is Valacia?" I wondered softly as I looked up at the sky.

Annabeth smiled as she heard my question. Taking her hand, she rose it up and pointed to the brightest star in the sky.

"That's Valacia."

The star burned bright in the sky, but it wasn't a star, it was a planet.

"Wow…"

I noticed how close she was to me and I wanted nothing more than to wrap my arms around her and hug her tight. But that was wrong. We were just friends, not even, and I had only known her for almost two days.

"Hey, look…and shooting star. Make a wish, Annabeth." I told her as I pointed to the long, white line flying across the sky.

Her stormy grey eyes slowly widened and she began to sit up. Examining the 'shooting star' closer, she stood up and grabbed my hand, pulling my up.

"That is no shooting star, Percy. Come on, we must hurry."

"Wait, where are we going?"

"No time to ask questions! Just trust me!"

And without a second thought, I let her drag me off into the woods. Without a second thought, I trusted her.

We ran into the woods, which was proving to be a bit hard to Annabeth since she had on heels and a long dress, but that didn't stop her. Suddenly, I was a bit scared. I didn't think knowing Annabeth could ever bring me any trouble, but she was an alien. What if her race wanted to kill me? What were we running from? What was happening?

But I trusted Annabeth. And my heart believed that she wouldn't let anything happen to me and that I would never let anything happen to her…even though I had only meant her for two days.

"Stop!" Annabeth said as she stopped running and pushed us both against a tree.

The ground shook as something slammed into the ground with such force, it knocked a few trees down. My eyes opened wide and I hugged Annabeth closer to me as I saw a small white sphere, the size of sputnick, in a wide crater. This would certainly bring some sort of government attention to us. NASA knows and watches the skies. They probably knew this wasn't a regular meteor and was on their way right now.

I didn't even want to think about that.

"What is that?" I asked.

She didn't answer.

"Annabeth, what is that?" I asked twice, a little more forceful this time.

She pushed herself away from my arms and took off her heels. She picked up her dress and walked closer towards the sphere and when she was close enough to it that she could touch it, she kneeled down in front of it.

"A message." She whispered, brushing a few loose strands of hair from her face.

"A message? What do you mean, a message? From what? From whom?"

She ignored me and grabbed the sphere in her hands, turning it around as if to look for something. But the circle thing was white all around. No buttons, no marks, no nothing. Just white.

"Annabeth, please answer my questions."

"Shh…I'm looking for something…there it is." She placed her hand on the sphere and suddenly it cracked into a bunch of little pieces, like an egg, until a small rectangular box was left.

She picked up the box, which was also white, and opened it revealing a paper that was rolled up and tied together with a golden string.

"A letter? All that for a letter?" I asked. I couldn't keep my mouth shut.

"Yes…it is from my grand-father…this must not be good."

"Why, why isn't it good?"

She took off the string and the paper unfolded in her hands. Even the paper sparkled, creating little dots of light on Annabeth's face as she read the letter in her mind. I didn't know what the letter said, since it was in a different language. I could only see a few sentences from where I was at.

There was more to the letter, but I couldn't see anymore. It wasn't like I understood a word of it, either. But by Annabeth's expression, this couldn't be good.

I wish I could know why it wasn't good.

"Annabeth-"

"I am afraid this is the last time I will see you, Percy." Annabeth said, cutting me off and turning around to face me. "Thank you for everything that you have done. I promise you that I will repay you for your kindness."

She didn't sound like Annabeth. She sounded like a robot programmed to say those exact words. My worry intensified by 100. What was going on?

I reached out and grabbed her hand, squeezing it gently.

"Annabeth, please tell me what's going on? Why can't I see you anymore? Is there something going on? I can help you."

"Nothing is wrong." This sounded rehearsed. "I do not need your help. Goodbye, Percy."

And just like that, she started to walk away. Away from me and into the forest. What in the name of Hades was going on?!

I ran after her and didn't stop until I was right in front of her, blocking her way and preventing her from walking away.

"Annabeth, you promised to stay with me for 2 weeks. I saved your life remember?"

"I did not need saving. You simply acted on emotion and on your human instinct to save those who are in trouble. I already said I would repay you. Please move."

It was dark and all I could see what the outline of her beautiful self. I didn't want her to get angry with me but I wasn't going to lose her just yet. Not yet and not ever.

"You promised," I said again. "And you seem to be a women of your word. I wanted to show you Earth and now you won't let me? Were you lying?"

Annabeth looked up at me.

"I do not lie," She sighed. "I just…I have a job to finish. And you are a distraction."

It hurt a little to hear that, even though I couldn't think of a reason to why it really hurt me.

"I can help you. I know more about this world that you. Let me help, please? Let me know what's happening. I won't be a bother, really. I can help."

She looked into my eyes, even though she couldn't really see them and slowly shook her head.

"You'll get hurt. And not only you, but those who you hold dear in your heart. Are you really willing to risk that?" She asked me.

I needed to change. To think that my mother was ashamed of me being her son. To think that everyone thought I was New York's biggest playboy and everything thought that I was nothing but a pretty face and a rich one at that. I didn't want people thinking that way about me anymore. I didn't want to have my face plastered on every magazine with mean headlines. I didn't want that anymore.

Annabeth didn't know me. She didn't judge me as everyone else did. She was a breath of fresh air and I know that if I stick around her long enough, I'll be that old Percy I used to be before my father won custody of me.

And since I needed to start acting good, my first good deed would be helping Annabeth and her problem. It couldn't be that big right? Maybe she just lost her space ship? Maybe she just needed to find her way back home, even though I couldn't imagine the moment when she would leave.

It's only been the second day that I have known her and I felt like I couldn't live without her. What have I gotten myself into?

"I'd risk anything for you." I told her.

I wasn't trying to charm her with my "Greek god good looks" or with my "voice of an angel" as the tabloids said. I was being strangely honest and she seemed to see that too.

"But…you'll regret it."

"I won't."

"You don't know that."

"I do."

"How? Do you possess the power to see the future?"

"No, sadly, I don't have that ability. I just know."

She looked down and shook her head a little bit.

"You are a very foolish human if you wish to help me."

To me, that didn't mean 'no'. She didn't say no. She was just warning me which meant…she would let me help her.

"Then call me foolish then."

She looked up at me, her grey eyes were now bright.

"I will explain everything tomorrow. If you still wish to help me, then you will follow me where I go tomorrow. For now, I think it will be best to leave the park." She said.

"What about the space sphere that fell from the sky? Won't people find that and start to wonder?"

"It has already vanished. The crater is also gone. May we please return to your home? I think it will be best to stay inside for the rest of the night."

"As you wish. James should be waiting for us at the park anyways."

"Then we should start walking."

Together, we walked back in silence. I thought I everything was going how I wanted it too. I didn't lose her and now I was going to start being good again.

But I was not ready to hear what she had to say the next day.

So, I was re-reading Invisible Connections and for some reason I got all sentimental. I was reading the ending and the epilogue and I suddenly understood why parents always say "They grow up to fast." Because to an author, their story is their little creation. And when you reach the end of it, you miss the adventure you went through. You miss going back in time or to the future, fighting whatever it was in the story, knowing you would never do it again when it was done.

Then I saw that it was around the time Katie (Blondie B. Happy) and I made CodeName-Athena.

And I started to read Asylum and I don't ever want it to finish. None of my stories really. No story at all. I don't want Percy Jackson to finish or any other book series. :(

But every good thing must come to an end and I just hope it isn't any time soon.

Sorry, I got all…weird for a moment there.

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