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The Worst Plan Ever

Looking back on it, essentially kidnapping a child and pretending to be its father was not the best way for Percy meet up with her again. In his defence Piper had given him permission to essentially steal her son, she had quite happily given Tyler over when she hear his amazing plan to talk to her again. Quite how the two of them missed the big flaw in that plan Percy can't work out, especially as Piper is normally good at this sort of thing, she was the matchmaker in their group after all, but no. They didn't notice and now Percy has to somehow dig himself out of this stupid hole that he dug for himself completely without her help. How on earth was he going to get way with this?

Annabeth coughed in front of him and Percy realised he still hadn't answered her question.

"Erm … Yes I am Pipers husband."

Oh God help him.

. . . .

Breaking up with Annabeth Chase had to be about the worst decision Percy had ever made in his life. To be honest he hadn't actually made the decision at all, it was a decision made for him by both Athena, her uptight mother who just happened to be the Dean at his then college and Annabeth herself. Everything had been going so well after they left High School despite the difficulties of moving to different colleges. That was until Athena got involved however.

She told Percy in no uncertain terms that he was 100% not good enough for her daughter and that if he valued his place at college he would end things with her immediately. Percy of course was all for dropping out of college immediately if it ensured that he could stay with her but the moment Annabeth heard the story she was convinced. 'There is no way you are giving up you're education for me' she had told him before walking out of his apartment and out of his life.

While he had got through his marine biology course he was thoroughly miserable throughout his time there, his only consoling thought being that Athena was right, Annabeth had always been too good for him and she was probably with someone that made her far happier than he had ever done.

Despite this though the moment he heard from Piper and Jason; two of his best friends from that depressing time in NYU, that their sons Kindergarten teacher was a certain Miss Annabeth Chase he couldn't help but take the chance to go and talk to her again, in the desperate hope that they could forget the past and get back together.

The plan was brilliant really; Piper would say that Tyler's father was picking him up today when she dropped her son off in the morning, and when Percy came to pick him up he would strike up conversation with Miss Chase and they would magically fall back in Love and the past 5 years would just become a painful memory that they could laugh at in years to come. Tyler had been bribed with the promise of an Ice Cream every day for the rest of the week to co-operate and call Percy dad. Of course he was conveniently ignoring the flaw in his plan that he was pretending he had a child with another women but he hoped that Annabeth would just ignore that.

It would all be fine.

He hoped.

. . . .

"Percy? Is that you?"

Oh God. She was there standing right in front of him. Was it always this difficult to breathe around her because he was sure he never struggled this much when they where actually together. Of course it might just be the fact that the past five years had done her much more good than bad. Her blonde hair was tied back into its usual ponytail and now she had glasses – god she looked sexy in glasses, why had she never worn them before – resting on her nose. He grey eyes where exactly the same though, just as beautiful as he ever remembered, showing a clue that there was more about her than could ever meet the eye. Yes it was completely and utterly obvious that he was just as in love if not more so than he was before, he just hoped that she felt the same.

"Percy?"

"Oh Annabeth- hi –how are you? I haven't seen you for ages" Percy wanted to kick himself, why was it when ever he was around her his brain seemed to fail to work.

"Oh I'm fine, what are you doing here?" Annabeth smiled at him and Percy wanted to melt, she didn't hate him for the way things ended.

"I'm here to pick Tyler up" Percy saw Annabeths smile falter slightly as he said that. Why? Why would me picking Tyler up make her ups-

"So you must be the husband Piper talks so much about?"…

"Erm … Yes I am Pipers husband."

Oh God help him.

. . . .

"Daddy!" Cried Tyler as he wobbled towards Percy, looking far too excited too see him. He would have to warn Piper, her son was brilliant at lying.

"Hi Ty! How was your day today?"

"Really good, we did drawings of buildings"

"Well I'm sure that Miss Chase was very good at that, she always did like designing them" Percy said glancing up at Annabeth to see that her cheeks had tinged slightly pink. He smirked, he still had that ability, even if he couldn't take proper advantage of this until he worked out a way to get out of the whole she thinks I'm married to Piper situation.

"Can we go get my Ice Cream now?"

Percy groaned this had not at all gone to plan. He glanced up at Annabeth who. was looking at him and Tyler with something close to longing. Desperately hunting for another plan Percy decided to just let his mouth do the work.

"Only if Miss Chase comes with us." Idiot! He is a complete and utter idiot who should never be allowed to talk to the opposite gender. He was just about to turn and run away from the far to intimidating and beautiful and completely unattainable Annabe-

"Sure, it would be nice to catch up."

Percy looked up so quickly his neck clicked audibly. Trying to rub away the pain he saw Annabeth desperately trying not to laugh. Smiling slightly Percy led the way out of the school. Maybe something good could happen out of this after all.

. . . .

"So where did teaching come from in the first place, you where so set upon becoming an Architect?"

The two of them where sat inside Khione's Ice Cream bar talking as if they had never been apart. Tyler having been presented with a Triple Scoop Sunday was quite happily letting thr adults get on with it.

"It was my Mother" she responded bitterly.

Percy winced at the mention of Athena, he still blamed her for ruining the best relationship he had ever been in, and no it wasn't the only one Shut Up.

"What happened, you always wanted to impress her?" Percy questioned, knowing that earning the pride of her mother was always one of the biggest ambitions Annabeth had.

"I realised that nothing would ever be enough, I would never impress her, so I struck my own path, it may be different but I've learned to love the job."

Percy nodded her sympathetically; if anyone had experience of her demanding mother it was he.

"Well what about you? Where have you ended up working?" She said looking genuinely curious.

"I work at the aquarium, dealing with the nutrition and habitats of the fish, I sometimes do the tours and stuff." Percy replied, looking at her out of the corner of her eye and seeing something close to pride in her eyes.

"So that college degree in Marine Biology came in handy then" she said with a slight smirk.

"I suppose it did" Percy replied with a smile of his own. "It's all worked out in one way or another.

Annabeths smile froze slightly as she appeared to remember something. "So how did you meet Piper?"

His stomach dropped. "Erm… we met in my 2nd year of college". But we're not together Percy wanted to tell her but he couldn't do that without revealing his long-standing feelings that she probably didn't feel anymore. Even if she did how did how would he ever be able to explain his way out of this lie.

"What about you, anyone special in your life?"

"No, there hasn't been anyone since you" Percy can't stop his stomach flipping at that, even if his plan has proved to be the worst on ever that has completely ruined his chances with her. But he supposed being friends with her and pretending to be married was better than being revealed a liar, he only had to keep this up and everything would be fin- "Perce!"

Percy froze, fate really did hate him, walking across the bar towards him was no other than Jason, Tyler's actual dad. Ignoring Percys subtle attempts to stop him he turned to Annabeth. "Oh, you must be Miss Chase, we have heard so much about you from Percy and Tyler. I'm Jason, Tylers Dad.

To Annabeths credit she disguised her shock well, confusion only briefly registering on her face before she smiled and shook his hand. Turning to Percy, Jason looked slightly apologetic at him before saying "I'm sorry I have to take Tyler home, Piper is going to have dinner ready in 20 minutes."

Percy nodded desperately hoping to sink through the floor so that he could escape. Jason waved and led Tyler out of the restaurant. Percy turned back towards Annabeth with a sheepish expression on his face. She was staring back at him, her face showing no emotion.

"Annabeth…" Percy began weekly but she cut him off.

"Save it" she said standing up, she stared at him a couple of seconds longer before her face split into a smirk. "Meet me at that restaurant outside the aquarium at half eight and I might give you a chance to explain." With a wink she turned and left.

Percy sat their dumfounded. He was never making a plan again. Why would he have to anyway? She was always the one who made the plans.

Fin.

A/N

I hate chapter 10 of evacuated, I can't get it finished for the life of me. This one shot is the result. I am properly heading into exam season now so this chapter is probably not going to come out until after the 8th June but hopefully I will be able to get it out then.

This story can be set in the same universe as won't let you drown. It is entirely up to you as the reader, it wasn't when I started it but I began to think of it as so as I went on so its up to you if you consider it stand alone or part of it.

I will hopefully be back in late June.

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