Hey! This is my first Percy Jackson and the Olympians fic. Percy and Annabeth are five. There's some fluff and an unexpected ending.
Déjà vu
"Nooo! Stop running Tom! You'll fall into the hole!" Five year old Annabeth Chase screamed at the screen, tugging at her blond curls.
"No! Run, run, run! Fall in the hole so Jerry can escape!" Percy Jackson yelled.
It was a typical Saturday night, and best friends Percy and Annabeth were watching Tom and Jerry while waiting for their babysitter to finish preparing their food. Their parents were away on a business trip, and since Percy's mom, and Annabeth's dad were friends, they decided to leave the kids together.
"Tom fell! I-"
"Okay kids, turn the TV off. Its time to eat dinner," Rachel Dare, their babysitter, interrupted.
"Yay! Spaghetti!" Annabeth cheered as soon as she sat down.
They ate their dinner quickly.
"I'm full now!" Percy said, unaware that his face was smeared with sauce.
"Silly!" Annabeth laughed. She got a napkin and wiped his face. "There. All better!"
She planted a kiss on his clean cheek.
"Eew!" he screamed, wiping his cheek. "Rachel, Annabeth gave me cooties!" He glared at her. "I liked the sauce better." Annabeth just laughed.
Rachel laughed. "Enough. Now, go play. You've watched too much TV."
Just as she said that, rain started to fall. Lightning flashed.
Rachel whistled. "Looks like the gods are fighting."
Annabeth gasped. "The gods? They fight, too?"
"I thought they were just a myth," Percy said.
"Yes, but its still fun to talk about," Rachel shrugged.
"Okay," Percy said, quickly losing interest. "Let's play hide and seek!"
"But it's scary!" Annabeth protested. "It's already night time and its raining and there's thunder and lightning!"
"Scaredy cat!" Percy yelled, running out of the room. "I'll hide! You count!"
Annabeth sighed. "One… Two… Three… Four… Five… Six… Seven… Eight… Nine… Ten. Ready or not, here I come!"
She ran to each room, checking everywhere. She reached the living room and checked behind the door. She checked below the table near the curtain.
"BOO!" Percy yelled, jumping out from behind the curtains.
"AAAH!" Annabeth shrieked, falling down.
Percy caught her by the waist.
"You're mean!" she yelled, struggling to release herself from his grip.
"I'm sorry," he said sincerely, hugging her. She stopped struggling. "Annabeth, you're my bestest friend the entire world. I might be mean sometimes but I would never hurt you."
She was quiet. He released her.
"Okay, it's my turn! You go hide." Percy said, ruining the moment. He placed his hands on his eyes. "One… Two… Three… Four… Five… Six… Seven… Eight… Nine… Ten. Ready or not, here I come!" Percy started looking in the obvious places, trying to find her.
He looked behind doors, inside cabinets, and behind curtains. He went to his room and saw two small feet poking out from his blanket. He grinned. He'd found her.
He jumped on his bed, attacking Annabeth with tickles.
"I found you!" he yelled.
"Stop! Stop, I can't breathe!" she giggled, tickling him back.
After a few more minutes, their tickle fest stopped.
They lay side by side, staring at the ceiling, their heads touching. Percy got Annabeth's hand and held it firmly.
Annabeth looked out the window. "Percy, why do you think there's lighting?"
"Zeus causes them. He's the god of the sky. When he's mad, lightning and thunder happens."
"Cool," she said in amazement. "I wish I had that power."
"I don't. I want Poseidon's. He's the god of the sea. He can cause typhoons and waves," Percy said. "Earthquakes too! He also made ponies."
"How do you know all of these?" she asked in wonder.
"I play Mythomagic. (A/N: Is that the right word?) It's the coolest game ever! Let's play! I'll teach you."
Annabeth had fun learning about the gods. She decided her favorite was Athena. "She's pretty and smart," she said.
"Like you," Percy added. Annabeth blushed.
Finally, they got tired and went to bed.
"Remember when you said a while ago that I was your best friend?" Annabeth asked.
"Yes. Why?" he asked.
"Well, you are my bestest friend in the whole wide world too. I love you, Percy," Annabeth said seriously.
"I love you too, Annabeth," he said.
Time passed, and they soon fell asleep, hand in hand, next to each other.
-0-
Yawning, Percy stretched his arms. Next to him, Annabeth stirred and woke up as well. He pushed the blanket off. Rachel must have put it on a while ago.
Percy stared at the wall, until he noticed something weird.
"Hey Annabeth, look." He pointed at the wall, which seemed like it was rippling.
"Is it melting?" she gasped.
"Something's not right here," Percy muttered. "Come on."
They crept out to the room of Percy's parents, which were adjacent to his room.
They gasped.
Inside, there were two people- a man and a woman. And they weren't his parents. They were very tall- they reached the ceiling and they had to stoop.
Annabeth opened her mouth to scream, but Percy covered it with his hand.
"Shh. Let's listen to them first," he whispered.
"Giants!" she mouthed instead. He nodded.
The man was arguing with the woman. He was tall and big and tan, and he was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and khaki shorts. She was tall and graceful, and she had on casual jeans and shirt, with glasses perched on her head.
"I'm telling you, this is a bad idea!" she said angrily, her gray eyes flashing. "I can't believe you talked me into this!" She had never liked him, ever since the incident at her temple.
"Come on, don't give me that shit. You know you want to see her as much as I want to see him!" he roared as quietly as he could. "Besides, you looked very excited when Zeus lifted the law banning us from seeing our kids. They're going to be fine anyways since we cast the spell that would protect them from danger even if they knew what they really are! They can still live normal lives! All I want is for him to know who his real father is!"
Annabeth gasped. "Percy, he's a very bad man! He said the S word."
"Yes, he is," Percy agreed.
"Poseidon!" the woman gasped. "Don't swear in front of the kids!"
"Kids? What ki- Oh."
Poseidon saw Percy and Annabeth hiding behind the wall.
"I'm calling the police!" Percy yelled.
"Wait! Listen, my name is Poseidon. That is Athena!" the man said quickly, kneeling down.
"Athena? As in the god Athena?" Annabeth gasped.
"Goddess," she corrected her, kneeling as well. "And yes, I am the goddess Athena."
"And I'm god of the sea," Poseidon boomed.
"Listen," Athena said. "We don't have much time. I know this will be a lot to take in, but Annabeth, I'm your mother."
"And I'm your father, Percy," Poseidon said gently, his green eyes bright. "You're demigods- half god half mortal."
They were shocked at what they said.
"Can I scream now?" Annabeth whispered.
"Yeah, you can scream now," Percy whispered back.
"AAAH!" Percy and Annabeth ran out of the room, screaming.
"Well, that went well," Poseidon said.
"You idiot!" Athena seethed.
"Oh well. It was worth trying," he shrugged. He snapped his fingers and the wall started to ripple. He walked through the wall, and Athena followed, resisting the urge to slap him.
-0-
20 Years Later………
"Percy, I can't believe this! We're finally here at the Hoover Dam- I just can't wait to see its structural design!" Annabeth said excitedly.
I can learn so much!"
Percy just smiled as he held his girlfriend's- no, fiancée's hand. They had just graduated from college when he popped the question. He was an engineer, and Annabeth was an architect.
Suddenly, the woman in front turned around. Annabeth gasped when she saw her stormy gray eyes. Surely she wasn't…
The man beside her wearing a Hawaiian shirt turned around as well.
"No way," Percy muttered. He never saw them again, ever since that night…
"Hello kids," Athena greeted them.
"It's been a long time," Poseidon added.
"You- you-" Annabeth stammered.
The elevator dinged and the doors opened.
Percy and Annabeth looked at each other and they both knew what they had to do.
"AAAH!" They screamed as they ran out the elevator, knocking away Poseidon, Athena, and the other people in front of them.
It was like déjà vu.
Athena slowly stood up, brushing her pants. "I told you Poseidon, that it would be as bad as the first time!"
"But how could we know if we never try?" he retorted.
"Look, I'm the Goddess of Wisdom. I just know."
"Huh. Fine. But what do you say about visiting them again in twenty years?" Poseidon suggested.
"Poseidon…" Athena growled. She was really getting fed up with this god.
"Fine, fine. What about in fifty years? They'll be seventy-five by then. They'll be old. I'm sure they can't run away screaming 'AAAH' anymore," he said.
"Yeah, you'll just give them a heart attack," Athena shot back.
"It will still be worth a try," he grinned.
Athena didn't reply anymore. Instead, she just disappeared and returned to Olympus. There was just no point in arguing with Poseidon.
FIN
So… that's it. When I was in the middle of typing it, the file suddenly got deleted, so I was so disappointed that I wasted my time, but I somehow recovered it. Hope you enjoyed reading it. :) Please review!!! I spent a lot of time on this. I'll give you a cyber cookie.
Jen
