Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson. The plot is based on Voltage Romance Sims – 10 Days with My Devil with a twist of my own stuff of course.

Summary: The devils were here to take her soul. But after begging, they had given her an extra ten days to live. The only problem was, one of them has to watch over her during those ten days. AU. Percabeth.

AN: Heyo! This is my first PJ fanfic. I hope you guys like it.

Update: December 15, 2013

PROLOGUE

The alarm clock goes off and Annabeth reluctantly opens her eyes. The sun shines brightly from the open curtains on the window and she stand up groaning. The past few days had been hectic because of work, and she hasn't gotten enough sleep. But she was not complaining. She actually loves work. Most of her friends and family had complained about it, especially her best friend, Thalia. She keeps on telling her to loosen up, but she can't do that. She wants to – no, she needed to achieve her goal of becoming a successful architect.

She starts her morning routine as soon as she gets up from bed, turning the television on and listening to the news while getting ready for work.

"Good morning, New York! Today, we are visiting the lucky winner of our round-the-world trip sweepstakes!"

She glanced at the TV just in time to see an apartment complex that looks a lot like hers. It would be amazing if she could win something like that. But of course, she didn't have time to enter sweepstakes or anything of the sort since she thinks it's a waste of time and she wouldn't be able to win anyway. Sighing as she gathered the papers on the coffee table and placed it in her workbag. If only she had time to go on the trip, she would take the opportunity.

As she finished fixing her bag the doorbell rang. That was strange. Who could be ringing the doorbell this early in the morning? She placed her bag on one of the counters in the kitchen and headed towards the front door.

Annabeth stood frozen to the spot as she stared at a curly black haired guy smiling widely and waving his hands at her, a cameraman behind him. He looked like the reporter on TV.

"Congratulations! You are one of the few who have won a trip around the world!"

Her mouth opened and closed a few times before she got any words out, "Excuse me?"

The guy didn't seem to hear her as he reached into his backpack taking out a large envelope and glanced at the camera. "Here we have Annabeth Chase, the winner of our sweepstakes!" He stared at her again, with a mischievous smile plastered on his face. "How do you feel?"

"Are you sure you have the right person? I don't remember applying –"

"You must have forgotten about it! Anyway, enjoy your trip!" The reporter hands her the large envelope and the door slams shut.

She stared at the envelope and decided to open it. And true enough, there were plane tickets a bunch of papers and a… Tarot card? The devil?


"I can't believe I'm late. My boss is going to kill me- Ow!" A huge black dog had tackled her to the ground. Ruining her favorite heels.

Annabeth pushed the huge dog away. "Oh gods, are you freaking kidding me?"

"Are you okay?" Two men in suits approached her. The taller one, with messy brown hair held out his hand pulling her up with ease. "I'm really, really sorry about that." He turned to his companion, who had black hair and was staring her with a bored expression. "Nico, let's give her the shoes."

"Whatever." The guy – 'Nico', shrugged and reluctantly passed a box to her.

"Allow me to apologize for Mrs. O'Leary."

"Mrs. O'Leary?" Annabeth glanced at the dog that looked like an overgrown mastiff.

"Yes. That's the name of the dog that crashed into you. Beautiful, isn't she?" The guy gave her a big smile.

Annabeth opened the box and gasped. These were designer shoes that she had been saving up for the last few weeks. "Uhm… Are you sure about this?"

"Just take it." Nico said, "I doubt they'll look good on you anyway."

"Nonsense. I'm sure they'll look good on you. Why don't you try them on?" The other said, the big smile still plastered on his face.

"I – I don't think I can accept these."

Nico rolled his eyes grabbing the shoes from Annabeth. "Just put them on." He squat down and puts it on her. "There, all done."

Annabeth stares at the shoes for a moment. They fit perfectly. "Thank y—"

They're gone…?

She glanced around for any sign of the two men, but even the big black dog was gone. She picked up the box and found black feathers beside it. Now where did that come from?


"Weird things are happening today…" Annabeth muttered to herself as she entered the office. She smiled and waved at the old lady receptionist just as her friend Silena Beauregard bombarded her with questions.

"Where have you been? It's not like you to be late, Annabeth!" Silena's blue eyes narrowed at her.

"It's a long story, Sil." She looked down to her shoes, recalling the two men who gave her new shoes.

"Oh my gods. Aren't those the shoes you've been saving up for? I can't believe you got them already!"

A few passerby glanced at them as Annabeth pulled Silena to her desk. "Shh. Keep your voice down! I didn't buy them myself."

"Hey, Chase."

Both Annabeth and Silena turned to the voice. It was the hot new guy that transferred to their department. The one that was supposed to be a hotshot.

"You got plans tonight?"

A small smirk appeared on Silena's face. "Well… Hello Percy." She glanced at Annabeth and patted Percy's shoulders. "You're in luck. She's available tonight."

She swore she would pull Silena's hair once they were alone, but before she could say anything Percy was already nodding his head in approval.

"Good. We're having dinner together, so be sure to clear your schedule." With that he left.

She gawked at Percy's retreating figure and slapped Silena's shoulder. "What the hell was that?"

"I took the opportunity to get you a hot date tonight, Chase!" Silena exclaimed, "You'll thank me later!"

Annabeth sat down on her chair, her head in her hands.


The day passed by quickly, and Annabeth found herself seated in one of the high class restaurants in New York City. She tugged on her work skirt, feeling really underdressed. She wished Percy had told her where they were going. How rich was this guy to be able to afford this? He even looked pretty comfortable here.

"Are you not hungry?" He asked as he gestured to the plate before her.

A blush crept up from her neck. "No! I just… I've never been to such a fancy restaurant, so I'm a little nervous…"

Percy gave her a small smile before focusing his attention outside the windows. "I see. To tell you the truth, I'm nervous too." He paused, biting his lip then looked back at her. "I've always wanted to ask you out to dinner."

Oh gods. Could he be any hotter? She shifted in her seat, feeling a little bit too giddy. Stop thinking about that, Annabeth. His green eyes staring straight at her.

"Is something wrong?"

"Uhm… I just noticed your…" She focused on Percy's tie. "Tie clip."

"Nice, isn't it? It's shaped like a skull, but it's actually a charm." Percy held the charm out for her to see clearly.

That's weird.

Just then, her phone began to ring. "Oh, it's my brother. Sorry, can you excuse me for a bit?" Annabeth stood up and walked a little further from their table.

"Hello? Malcolm? You won't believe what happened today! I won a trip around the world –"

"Oh my! I'm so sorry!" The waiter that was serving her a while ago had bumped into her.

"It's okay. I'm fine." She was about to resume her conversation with his brother when someone snatched the phone away. Annabeth suddenly noticed his co-worker standing behind her.

"Chase." He wraps his arms around me from behind. "I only want you looking at me… Okay?"

"Pardon me! Sorry to ruin the moment but I've brought you a special cake." The waiter smiled, the scar from the bottom of his eye seemed to catch Annabeth's attention.

Percy cleared his throat while glaring at the waiter. "I didn't order one."

The waiter's smile seemed to get bigger. "I know you didn't. You see, when I saw this fine lady, I felt like she's 'the one' I've been waiting for."

Percy's eyebrows shot up. "Excuse you? Are you hitting on my date?"

We both ignored him as I stared at the cake. "It looks delicious… but what is that decoration in the center?"

The waiter's eyes twinkled. "It's a scythe."

"Why a scythe?"

The waiter leans forward, his lips brushing the shell of my ear. "Because I want to reap your heart with a scythe!"

Annabeth stumbled back towards Percy. "What?!"

"Sorry, buddy," Percy says as he puts a hand on her shoulder. "But I'll be the one to harvest her heart."

She could feel the other customers eyes on her and the two men. What the hell is happening here?


Annabeth had opted to walk home than get a ride with Percy. She needed to clear her head. Today had been really weird. She had won a trip around the world – she didn't even enter a contest. She was given fabulous shoes by strangers who ruined her favorite ones. Then, she went out to dinner with the guy that everyone at the office has their eye on.

Percy's eyes had caught her attention the most. They were the most brilliant sea green colored eyes she has ever seen. But not only that, his smile was also breathtaking… Annabeth felt like she was using her entire life's worth of luck in one day.

Was that even possible?

"Woof woof!"

"Ugh!" She fell forward as the dog from before tackled her to the ground yet again. She was almost to her apartment! Stupid dog!

"Hey! Shoo!" The dog – Mrs. O'Leary kept on barking at her. She sighed as she got up. "I swear, if you do that again—"

Suddenly, a deafening explosion rang out.

Annabeth stood frozen to the spot, her gray eyes focused on the second floor of the building. Was that her room that just exploded?

"W-What?"

"Jeez… Who messed up this time?"

She whirled around, facing the waiter from earlier. What the hell was this guy doing here?

"Hey, why are you hanging around out here?"

And her co-worker?

"What are you two doing here?!" Annabeth exclaimed. Her hands gripped her bag tightly glaring at the two men in front of her.

"Now my plan's ruined, thanks to you." Percy said as he tilted his head to the side. He looked thoroughly annoyed. "You were supposed to be toast after that explosion in your room."

"I- I – What the hell is happening? Toast? Did my toaster cause that explosion?!"

Percy stared at her before laughing out loud. The waiter chuckled before explaining, "Blown to smithereens. Burnt to a crisp… Toast." He stared at her, a nasty smile formed on his lips. "Do you understand, Annabeth Chase?"

"What on earth are you talking about?!"

The brown haired guy who gave her the shoes appeared at her side. "Annabeth Chase. You died in an explosion due to a gas leak and went to Heaven… Well, that was the plan."

"You're the guy who gave me the shoes- Wait, how do you know my name?"

"Are you fucking serious?" The black haired guy with him grunted as he shook his head. "Don't you get it? You're supposed to be dead."

"What?!"

"Seriously, lets just hurry up and get this over with so I can go home and sleep."

"Who the hell are you people?!"

Percy sighed and stepped forward. "We're demons, Chase, and we're here to take your soul." He gestured to the other guys around her. "Once we have your soul, we'll recycle it into a new human. It's eco-friendly."

Annabeth stared at them before laughing out loud. "Holy shit, you guys are crazy."

She started to back up from them but Percy had grabbed her wrist. He snapped his fingers and in an instant, the raging fire in the apartment subsided. Annabeth's throat dried up. Was this really happening?

"No one can change destiny. We don't have the power to alter people's lifespans." The reporter suddenly appeared beside Percy.

"We made you happy today." The shoe guy said smiling as if nothing was wrong. "Aren't you satisfied?"

Annabeth felt her eyes sting. She couldn't believe it. "So that's why all that happened…" All of it was fake…

Percy cleared his throat. "Let's get this over with. Stay still for me Annabeth." His hand reached towards her.

"Wait! Ten days! Please! Just give me ten days!"

Everything was silent. She glanced around, her eyes pleading as she stared at each and every one of them.

"There are some things I still need to take care of. If you can give me ten days. I'll do whatever you want."

Percy's green eyes darkened as a sneer formed on his lips. "Sorry." He says not looking sorry at all and grabs both her wrist.

"It couldn't hurt, right? Her time of death already changed…" The reported quietly said as he glanced around. "The angels are going to file a claim over this anyway."

"If we finish this now, no one will have to know about our mistake." He glanced at Annabeth a calm expression on his face. "Don't struggle. I'm going to take you to Heaven."

"No! Please! Stop! Somebody help me!" Annabeth struggled against Percy's grip.

"We set up a barrier so other humans won't see us." Percy explained. So that was why no one was looking their way.

The fake waiter patted her head like a child. "Sorry. It's so sad to have to turn such a pretty little thing like you into toast. But don't worry. The angel's resurrect all the souls we collect into new bodies…" He smiled and looked up at the dark sky. "It's the circle of life."

Annabeth glared at him. "That doesn't really make me feel better…"

Nico snarled. "Will you just shut up already? You're already toast. You smell like one too."

"Yeah. We're getting more off schedule by the second." The shoe guy said, pouting.

The reporter laughed. "But wasn't your dog the cause of this, Tyson?"

The group turned to the big black dog behind Tyson.

"Leo is right. It's that dumb dog's fault our plan got messed up."

"Keep your voice down. The angels might hear us!"

Annabeth pulled her hand from Percy's grip. "So you're saying I didn't die because you made a mistake?"

"Yeah. This has never happened before. Why are you even asking-"

"ANGELS!"

"What do you think you're doing?!"

"I thought maybe the angels would be able to hear us inside the barrier."

Everyone was silent, yet again.

"ANGELS! CAN YOU HEAR ME? I'm going to scream louder and loud –"

"Cut it out! I don't want this to take any longer!" Percy said as he pulled her towards him, covering her mouth with his hand. "Are you threatening us?"

Annabeth nodded and sent them all a fierce glare.

"Well she's got guts."

"Even if we give her ten days, that won't change the fact that you're toast."

Annabeth pushed Percy's hands away. "Ten days is enough! I have things I still need to do."

"Why don't we just give her the ten days? She said she'd listen to us after that." The reporter seemed to be the only one on her side. She gave a weak smile to him, which he didn't return.

"But theres no way we can hide a human for ten days." The waiter argued, glaring at the other.

"Okay, enough." Percy said as he fully released Annabeth. He stared straight at her. "We'll give you ten days to do whatever it is you need to do." He then leaned in closer, grabbing her jaw, forcing her to look him in the eye. "A woman who makes a deal with a demon… You're pretty interesting."

She pushes his hand away. What was that supposed to mean?

"Well, if Percy says it's okay then I won't say anything. This is your responsibility." The waiter says as he turns away from them.

"I know. We can't just have her wandering around. Since you are, supposed to be dead." His green eyes glances around his companions. "One of us is going to have to keep an eye on you for these ten days."

"Excuse me?!"

"We'll be watching you twenty four seven."

"Of course, that includes showering and sleeping." The waiter adds with a smirk.

"Are you serious?!"

"Lay off, Luke." Percy says, folding his arms to his chest. "Anyway, enough joking around." A smile appears on his face but doesn't reach his eyes. "Annabeth Chase, pick who you want to watch over you."

END PROLOGUE