Authors Notes: yay finally the vacation chapter :D So now what?

Anything for You

Chapter 17

Vacation

She looked so lonely sitting in the large chair looking out to sea. Her legs were pulled out to her chest tucked in the fluffy robe provided by the hotel. She had her arms around her legs and her head against her knees. Every so often he would hear her cry in her sleep, sometimes calling out to him softly asking where he had gone. His heart would break and he would crawl into the bed next to her. Yet when he would wake up once again she would be someplace within the cabin of there box car drinking tea or reading a book, when they finally got onto there boat she stayed in the stateroom until Percy left it, and would follow him around. He offered to allow her to do whatever she liked, but she would go silent again. Perhaps it was the situation with Robespierre or perhaps the fact that Marguerite didn't come along with them because she had only just started her job at the diner and couldn't just drop everything and take a vacation specially one that long.

Or Perhaps she fells that she made him come on vacation instead of staying home with Marguerite. Oh how he wanted to stay with her, but his and her first priority and they agreed on this in the end…was insuring that Eve felt better. So a month away from it all was what Percy figured would help. Except…its been two weeks now and they only arrived last night. He hadn't seen her smile since.

"Eve?" Percy sat down at the table looking at her as she watched a few sky divers fall from a small one engine plane each one having a different color parachute. "Would you like to try that?" Percy asked. Eve looked at Percy as if he had just cursed her out.

"Ah…so I do have your attention." He said with his trademark smile. He however wasn't returned the gesture. She just sat there and stared at the flowers in the center of the table.

"What do you wanna do first? Theres the beach, or go see the volcanos I read about one that hasn't stopped erupting for a few years now. It just keeps going. Or Pearl Harbor there museums are great I hear plus the observatory. There is also Elvis home when he lived here." Percy said Eve sighed and turned her head slightly to look at her dad.

"How about food first." She asked and he blushed.

"Well that was obvious." Percy chuckled and pulled her up and into the room. "Come on lets get dressed." Percy said and grabbed his swimming shorts. Eve blushed deeply and opened her suit case and pulled out a shirt and pants.

"Aren't you going to get on your bathing suit?" Suddenly it struck him, of all the things they hadn't ever really done together was swim. She didn't have a bathing suit in her size. He knew she had one when she moved in with him, but she was tiny then. Only a 4 year old almost 5. But then…she had only just turned…

"I don't…have one." She admitted and walked into the bathroom to get changed.

"Well we'll just have to remedy that won't we?" Percy said and pointed toward the window. "I mean have you seen all those shops? I'm sure there are tons to choose from." Percy said and hugged his daughter close spinning around.

"Oh and sun block…I need to find that." Percy said and walked over to the other set of luggage. Eve walked out of the bathroom and was almost immediately pulled aside and had sun block applied to her every visible piece of skin.

"Be careful Percy…you might drown me in it." Eve said with a smirk. At least she…somewhat smiled, but what was up with calling him by name.

"Alright lets go eat." Percy tried to brush it aside and opened the door. There sandals were outside the small hut they had rented. It was secluded from everything else. But down the other side they can see the other buildings and shops.

Soon enough they found an outdoor café where they got to eat a bunch of things. Percy was also sorely reminded that Eve didn't eat fish…or any undersea animal. It just tasted salty or slimy she informed him before walking down the streets that were quickly filling with people. Percy found Eve moving closer and closer to him until eventually he ended up taking hold of her hand and walking into a bathing suit store. Crowds hadn't bothered her before.

"Eve are you alright?" He asked as she panted. She looked up at him for a moment and sighed.

"I'm not sure why things are bothering me now…they never did before. I've walked through the busy streets of New York and this pales in comparison." She said and ran her fingers over her cheeks.

"Well at least we're out of there right now. Lets pick you something out that you like alright?" He asked and looked around at the bathing suits. The owner waved them toward the childrens sections. The majority had characters on them, which Eve wasn't much of a character liking person. As a matter of fact once Percy asked if she wanted to go to Disney World with him and she looked at him like he were the child.

She looked through the bathing suits for a few minutes before picking two. She tried them both on and looked at herself in the mirror. She blushed very hard and ran her fingers over the still visible but fading bruises on her wrists and ankles. There were still rope burns on her arms and chest. She sighed and looked around the curtain.

"I think I need to find a shirt to go over it." She said and Percy looked at her oddly.

"Whats the matter with it?" He asked and Eve opened the curtain so Percy could see. He looked at her and his smile faded. This was actually the first time he seen the bruises on her chest.

"Does it still hurt? Hastings left us with some ointment if it does." He said and fished it out of his pocket.

"Is everything alright over there?" The owner asked. Percy turned around and looked at the woman.

"Just trying to decide whether to get an over shirt or not. You know how kids are at this age. Starting to become conscious of their looks." Percy said and the woman laughed at this.

"I've got three girls…this is only the tip of the ice berg." She said and went into the back.

Percy looked at his daughter who had picked out an over shirt and put it on along with her flip flops.

"There…look better?" Eve asked. Percy turned her a bit and put his finger to his lips.

"We're missing something." He said and looked around the building before pulling a hat from a display and put it onto her head and then put some glasses on her. She looked in the full length mirror and giggled. "That is much better and it'll save me from sun burns." She said and picked up her own clothing and fitted them into her bag.

"Good now we can go to the beach." Percy said and walked over to the desk where the woman finally came out of the back and looked at the young lady.

"Finally found what you were looking for then?" She asked Eve smiled up at her.

"I believe so. You do have a wide selection of stuff." Eve said and heard the woman giggle waved as they both left. Her face however grew serious as they did. She pushed a button under the desk. A few moments later two men walked in.

"I believe I've spotted that girl your lot have been looking for for almost a month now. She and that man…just left. They're heading to the beach. " She said and pointed toward the couple. The men threw down a wad of cash before leaving the building. The woman grabbed the money and threw it into a box in a drawer.

Eve watched her father as he slowly started to walk out onto the beach. He had a private beach picked out that way they could do whatever they liked without anyone else interfering. She pulled off her flip flops only to gasp at how hot the beach was and it was only 10 in the morning. Percy scooped her up and put her onto the wetter sand.

"Better? You didn't hurt your feet to much?" He asked with complete concern.

"No it was just a bit hot is all. Come on silly you promised to teach me to boogy board." She said and Percy pulled off his shirt and threw his glasses on top of it. Eve did the same thing before they both grabbed the boards they had bought before running into the surf. A water fight ensued the boards forgot about on land drifting back and forth as the waves softly kissed the shore.

Quickly though very quickly Percy noticed they were being watched. Six men stood on the shore with suits on. Percy called for a truce and looked up at the men.

"I'm sorry but are you lost?" He asked them. None of which answered him. He looked at Eve who held his arm tightly.

"Maybe they didn't hear you." Eve whispered behind a very shakey voice.

"I'll be alright…" Percy wasn't even sure he was right. A phone rang on one of the men and they all began to walk toward them. Eve was pushed behind Percy just as the men began to run at them. Eve knew Percy was stronger then he looked but how was he going to take on six men.

"Eve run!" Percy called as he was knocked off his feet laying punches where they needed to be as he could soon enough his head was being held under the water. Eve didn't know what she was doing. She grabbed one of the boogy boards and ran at the man holding Percy down and cracked it over the mans head. Percy jumped up seeing the man lying on the ground cradling his nose and the broken in two boogy board laying at there feet. He looked around to see Eve who was being held by one of the other men and still kicking at the second man.

Eve didn't know what else to do as she kicked at the other man. Her arms were being held behind her back. At least Percy wasn't drowning anymore. He however was fighting yet again. He had a bloodied up nose probably from the other man.

Eve wanted to go to him. He would need her help. She bit down on the mans hand that held her arms down. He yelled in pain and threw Eve down. The wind was knocked out of her. Her hip was hurting her. Her plan really needed some after thought.

"Eve!" She turned her head to see her father trying to get to her. She felt something cold being pressed to her head.

"Calm down Pimpernel…I won't kill her…if…you behave yourself and get on the boat." He motioned for a boat that was being rowed toward them.

Eve could see the barrel of the gun, and then she looked to her side at her father who was looking at her in horror.

"Eve?"

"I'm alright Percy." She breathed out having been winded so much that she couldn't breathe properly yet. She gasped when Percy was cracked on the back of the head with the butt of a gun.

"Percy!" She pushed the gun aside and ran for her father who was being picked up and thrown into a boat.

"Get in fox. Lets see how well you both survive…without the pampering's hum?" A French man said and began to row the boat out to a bigger yacht.