Wincing at the familiar insult, he raised an eyebrow. There was only one person on the face of the Earth that he would allow to get away with calling him that, and she couldn't possibly have been there. He'd been there so long now, he would have noticed if Annabeth had arrived earlier on right? Apparently wrong. He looked up in shock and piercing blue eyes stared at her. "I didn't do anything!" He emphasized, immediately feeling his blood boil. How in the world did she always manage to rile him so much? After a moment or two he grinned. "You have no idea how happy I am to see you."
Kansas was not a friendly place to him lately. Seeing Annabeth felt a little bit like home. He desperately needed that. After what happened with Peter he was trying to figure a few things out. How could he help if nobody wanted it? What even was this backwards world where the cranky ass jerk was right? He hated it whatever it was. "When did you get here?" He asked finally in concern.