A/N: Hello, peoples! What's been going on lately? Did you know that people actually did get arrested during the Salem Witch Trials for speaking languages other than English? It's messed up. ENJOY!
Annabeth POV
"Well, first, you should tell us what you got arrested for." Percy said, looking me over.
"He said that I talked to myself, spoke in two strange languages, and exhibited other strange behaviors." I stated, remembering the smirk on Poseidon's face. Like, 'What better way to get revenge on Athena than arrest her daughter for witchcraft?'
"What languages do you speak exactly?" Nico asked, curiously.
"French and Greek. Not exactly the strangest languages." I said bitterly.
"You're right. They're not. And how exactly do you talk to yourself?" Beckendorf spoke up for the first time. I looked over at my friends and noticed Silena staring at him. But she noticed me looking and stopped.
"I don't. When I think or read, my mouth moves along with the words. To help me process them." I added on as an afterthought.
"Okay. That's good. You don't have many things-" Grover was interrupted by my mother and father coming through the door. They were laughing but when they noticed us, they stopped.
"Annabeth, who are these people?" My mother, Athena, asked warily.
"Uh... This is Percy, Grover, Nico, Travis, Chris, and Beckendorf." I pointed them out to my parents.
"What are they doing here?" My father asked. I looked at the boys silently asking with my eyes if I could tell them. They nodded in understanding.
"I have been accused of witchcraft. I was set on house arrest, and my first trial is in fifteen days. They're here to help me prove my innocence." I said, tearing up again. Thalia came up to me and wrapped her arms around me as I started crying again.
"Annabeth... I'm sorry. We know you're innocent, but I don't think that we can help you. Especially since we're leaving to go to the college in Boston tomorrow." My dad said, as I remembered that they were going to go to Boston to teach at the new college.
"It's okay. I know that you would help me, if your situation were any different. I understand." They nodded, kissed my forehead, and headed upstairs. Percy came up to me and awkwardly wrapped his arms around me, like Thalia.
I started sobbing again as they held me in the middle of the room. When I finally quieted down, they walked back to their original positions. I stayed in the middle of the room, silently.
"I think we should have partners. We pair up, and do research and investigate seperately. How does that sound?" Chris asked, and we all mumbled our agreement.
"Okay. Nico and Thalia. You two okay working together?" Percy asked. They looked at each other and nodded. They walked into my kitchen and started talking.
"Uh... I nominate Clarisse and Chris to work together!" Travis exclaimed. Clarisse and Chris nodded and walked to a secluded corner of the room.
"Travis and Katie!" Silena exclaimed and Katie and Travis walked outside.
"Juniper and Grover." Percy said. They walked a little ways up the stairs.
"Silena and Beckendorf." I said emotionlessly. Silena nodded excitedly as they walked to the opposite corner of the room. That left me and Percy. I sat next to him on the couch and leaned my head on his shoulder.
He patted my curly, blonde hair sadly. He leaned his head on mine.
"You're not going to get hurt. We're going to prove you innocent." He said looking at me with his big, green eyes.
"I know. But I can't help but feel a little worried." He tilted my chin up and looked me in the eyes.
"It's going to be okay. You're going to be fine. Believe me." I nodded, as he wrapped his arms around me-less awkwardly this time. I buried my face in his shoulder and started crying again.
He rubbed my back, as I ruined his shirt.
"Okay... I'm fine. Just have to... take a few... deep breaths." I breathed, in between deep, steadying breaths. I finally regained my composure and pulled back. I looked up at his face and noticed that it looked slightly disappointed.
He nodded and looked around the room.
"Okay. You should tell me a little about yourself. Like your full name, how old you are. All of those things." He said and I thought.
"My full name is Annabeth Jennifer Chase. I am sixteen years old and my parents names are Fredrick and Athena Chase. As you can probably see, we have an obsession with owls and olives." I said, gesturing to the rest of the room which was decorated with the aforementioned items. "That's really all I can think of. Tell me about yourself."
"My full name is Perseus Robert Jackson. I am sixteen as well. And my parents are named Poseidon and Sally Jackson. We have an obsession with the ocean and horses. And I am part of a secret society who don't believe in witches. What you have to do to be a part of it, is have another member ask you to join." He said without hesitation, as if it was no big deal at all.
"Really? How many members are there? What are their names?"
"Uh, there's... Me, Grover, Chris, Beckendorf, Travis, Travis' brother, Connor, Nico, Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Will Solace, and a few others. Grover asked me to join. I think after this is all over, we're going to ask you girls to join. Piper's the only girl right now."
"I would be happy to join. I don't think I'll ever look at the world the same, after this." I whispered. He pulled me back into a hug.
"Yeah. Okay, you need to tell me all of the behaviors that you shown over the last few weeks, that could've been confused with witch behavior."
A/N: Hey! You know I had a weird dream that Percy was chasing Nico, who was in his boxers, with Riptide, screaming 'OH MY GODS I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!' And then they passed Annabeth, who was talking to Poseidon via Iris Message, about burritos. It was weird... Hope you enjoyed it! REVIEW!
