SUMMARY: Percy's sister Thalia and Annabeth's brother Luke are married. Which makes Percy and Annabeth in laws and he annoys the crap out of her. High school drama ensues-rumors, gossip, secrets. Everybody's hiding something and once it all gets out-it might as well be the changing point for everything.

Whose the wildest of them all?


PRO

My lungs were burning like a wildfire.

But I kept running.
And running.
And running.

My sobbing was background noise to the rapid beating, thudding of my heart.

I stumbled on something on the cement and skidded across the gravel. I didn't register any pain though I saw the blood on my jeans and elbows. I scrambled and turned on my back, air whipping through my lungs.

Headlights shined on me. A silhouette of a guy got out and came out into the fog of the night. He was a shadow and there was terror shooting through my very veins.

He stepped towards me

and I waited for him to take me.

And then he stepped into view.

The lights flashing on his face.

My eyes widened.
Horror wouldn't be able to describe how much I was feeling at that moment.

He came onto me and all I saw was blackness...

FIVE MONTHS EARLIER…

1A

I eyed Silena in the driver's seat of the convertible an amused smirk on my face at the song she was blaring on the radio. Mr. Vicks, our lovely principle, wasn't going to happy if he ever came out of that hole of an office he always cooped himself in and saw Silena blaring the music loud enough to resonate all the way to the hallways—and while fixing up her mascara.

As for me, I was happily situated on the hood of her car, waiting for her. Sean Brady was flirting with me, trying hard to get my full attention. Taylor Swift was playing loudly and I turned to the natural real life barbie still sitting in the car and gave her one of those looks that told her to get off her ass and help me.

She laughed and got out finally. The bell was going to ring soon for first period.

Silena hooked her arm with me then turned to Sean, "Go play with your status somewhere else, Sean."

He shook his head then let out a sigh, "Call me, Annabeth." He smiled, leaving while pulling his backpack over one shoulder.

"When is he ever going to learn?" Silena said with a sigh, while leading me over to the halls.

"What are you talking about? Sean's cute."

She gave me an exasperated look, "Come on, Annie, I know you can do so much better than that. I mean seriously, after Will, I'm surprised Sean's even trying."

I shook my head with a smile on my face, "I'll see you at lunch, Sil."

"Alright, see you later," Giving me a stellar smile, she pecked me on the cheek before leaving to her own class.

I shouldered my own bag and went over to my locker.

Logan Fields came up to me then before I even got a chance to open it. His arm was set possessively above my locker, while I worked the knob lock.

He was flirting while I was trying to unlock

and it wasn't a good combination for me.

"So, I was wondering, I'm planning this pool party next Saturday. You think you'd be up for it?"

Logan Fields wasn't a jock or anything. He was a geek, but not the kind you think are all wimpy and wear glasses. Logan was pretty hot and popular because of his grades.

But he was just another guy who was desperate to get a girl.

"Sure, I'm down."

"Great" He said with a huge grin, "I'll see you later then, Annabeth."

"Alright." I went back to unlocking my locker. I stuffed things I didn't need in it, then slam locked the door.

I then made my way over to Calculus. Mr. Locke looked at me pointedly at the fact that I was a few seconds after the bell. Goodness, chill old man, I said in the look I gave him. It was the first day of senior year and I was already getting targeted by the teachers.

Scanning the room, I let out an inward groan. The only seat left was right next to —him.

Reeling in my disgust, I slid through the rows and slumped in the seat a bit more loudly than I had planned. After being given another warning glare from old man Locke, I picked out my books from my bag.

He snickered to my left.

I turned to glare at him.

He had the window seat. I mean of course he did. Always the one to check out all the cute girls hanging around outside. He turned to look back, with the same infuriating arrogant smirk on his pretty jerk face.

"Woke up too early in the morning, babe? Those dark circles look pretty gnarly."

I bit my lower lip, trying to keep from dragging his head through the wall.

In case you were wondering who the guy was sitting next to me—

It was Percy Jackass,

sorry-

Jackson.

Percy was what you would call a playboy douchebag. He however was the ULTIMATE playboy douchebag. Of course, he was admired too by everyone with female parts, but God did he get on my nerves.

He broke Silena's heart once and he's been on my bad list ever since. But, it wasn't even then that the strong disliking started. It was before that when his sister married my brother.

Yeah, did I mention— we're also in-laws. Isn't that just great?

I know, poor me. I have to put up with him every family gathering we have, which isn't very frequent, but still.

".. And if you're having trouble finding a partner, you won't have to. The person sitting next to you is your assigned partner. Now, I will give assignments out at the end of class so be sure to—"

"What?" I said out loud, not sure if I heard Locke correctly.

He stopped talking and looked over at me, "Is there a problem, Ms. Chase?"

"Percy's my partner?!"

Locke looked a bit exasperated to be interrupted, "Yes, if you have a problem with this arrangement, Ms. Chase, come see me after class. As I was saying.."

I tuned out, knowing the guy to my left was grinning his stupid face off.

Oh what I'd do to just get one punch in.

He leaned in closer and whispered in my ear, "It's the universe telling you that you can't stay away."

Here's the thing with Percy. He's a huge playboy and has the big name for it, though a lot of girls don't seem to care anyway. But to me, he seems to want to always annoy the shit out of me with his stupid lady banter.

It never works, trust me.

The bell rang.

I simply turned to him and gave him a glare. His face was inches away from mine and I held my ground, glaring hard.

He was the first to lean back and smile, "See you at the dinner tonight, Annababe." From the look on my face, he smirked, "Don't tell me you forgot? Thalia was so excited for you to come over."

"No, I didn't forget." I said, lying, "Tell her I'll be there earlier. And stop calling me that, it's disgusting." I said, swiping up my backpack and shouldering it before standing up and making my way out of the classroom.

I could almost hear him smiling that infurious grin after me.