BETRAYED
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Sorry this is a little but shorter that the last chapter but we decided that that was a good place to leave it…
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Peace-out, Alex & Katie
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CHAPTER 2
Annabeth's P.O.V
I cannot comprehend this, I am completely speechless. I don't know what to think or do, I have never in my life felt like this. Come on Annabeth, pull yourself together, you're a daughter of Athena you should be able to think yourself out of this. But the Oracle has never been wrong… As I try to gather myself, Percy turns around to look at me. But as he does I realize my vision has become blurred with tears.
No Annabeth, Percy cannot see you like this, weak. Before I could process what I was doing, my I was moving in the opposite direction.
"Annabeth wait—" Percy says, trying to grab me by my arm.
As I descend the ladder of the attic, the green mist slowly disappears and the candles flicker off. As soon as my feet touch the ground I force a burst of energy and run down the stairs and out of the big house.
I can hear Percy's swift footsteps speeding behind me. I'm not a very fast runner, but Percy is and he is sprinting to catch up with me. I'm besides the campfire, and I can see that there are still some embers burning. I can't breath so I stop to catch my breath. Tears are now streaming down my face full force. Though my blurry vision I can see that no one is around, most likely because the head counselors are waiting for us around the Ping-Pong table and the rest of the campers are in their cabins.
"Annabeth, please. Just stop." Percy demands, but I ignore him.
I wonder if I could run, but I decide that I could never out run him, so I turn on my heels to face him.
"What?" I question, looking at his face that looks as depressed as mine probably does.
"What's wrong? You can tell me you know." He says.
"Oh, it's nothing." I reply sarcastically.
"We're partners for eternity, remember? If it's the prophecy, I'm sure we can find away around it. I am the most powerful demigod." Percy says, puffing up his chest and placing his hand on his hips trying to make himself look manly.
I laugh a little. Percy has always been able to make me laugh or smile, even in the most serious times. I wipe my tears from my eyes and sniffle.
"Just tell me," he says, placing his hand over his heart. "I swear on the River Styx that I will not repeat what Annabeth Chase is about to say to me… Unless absolutely necessary."
Thunder sounds in the distance as Percy smiles at me. Not a friendly smile, more like an 'I have a feeling I know what your about to say' sort of smile.
"Promise you won't tell anyone!" I tell him as I fold my arms in front of me. I feel like I can't tell him this specific secret because I could lose something very close to me.
"I swore on the River Styx Annabeth. You can trust me." Percy says as he makes this disturbing yet very cute puppy-dog face, with wide shining sea green eyes.
I couldn't resist that face, so hesitantly I nod my head. I take a few deep breaths, in and out, before I say; "Percy Jackson. It's just the prophecy and well another thing I was going to tell you before, but I didn't want to destroy our friendshi—"
"Look, Annabeth. I would like nothing better than to discuss this with you, but we have to get back to the counselor's meeting and…. Tell them the p-prophecy." Percy says with sorrow.
"I'm getting there… Ummm, okay. I guess there's no easy way of saying this. But I— I-have-a-crush-on-you-ever-since-I-kissed-you-in-that-volcano." I say spinning on my heels and running, not wanting to see his reaction, and I know he wont follow me because he has to get back to the head counselor's meeting. I probably should have gone with him, but I just can't, and besides I already know the stupid prophecy. I can but only hope that not all of it comes true.
