Chp 2
Annabeth's POV

I groaned as I blinked open my eyes. I sat up and found I was on a bed. It was a white bed, plain black metal walls and a closet. There was a door that I hopped lead me out this dream. I pinched myself and realized I wasn't dreaming.

I rubbed my eyes and got off the big double bed. I went to the door and opened it, finding a bathroom. I went in and had a shower, washing my hair. I dried my hair and put it up in a high ponytail.

I went through to the room with my towel around me and opened the closet. There were five black suits, kind of like leathery latex stuff with long sleeves and and long pants that fit snug to my skin.

There was also white drawstring pants and white t shirts for sleeping in. I put on black socks and the black combat boots that were there. I took a deep breath and opened the door.

I peeked my head out, looking left and right. I closed the door behind me and went down the left passage, hearing voices echoing down towards me from there. When I got to the end of the passage, there was no door, so you just walk out. I stood in the entrance and looked around.

It opened up into like a training room. The ceiling was very high, spot lights providing light from the ceiling. In the middle was sort of like round space that was slightly raised, I'm guessing maybe where you would train or something.

Standing in the middle were the four guys from yesterday, two older men and a girl. She had sleek black hair that was up in a ponytail. She was wearing the same suit to mine. The guys were all wearing the same thing but their sleeves were short.

"I thought you were kidding. She has no background in this sort of work. She's not up for it." The girl said. Jason saw me over the girls shoulder and cleared his throat.

They all turned to me. The girl had piercing purple eyes. She sent a look at the guys and they all moved off to the side. Percy crossed his arms, his eyes trained on me. "Come stand here." The girl said, her voice firm.

I walked towards her, standing in the middle of the circle. She held a knife in her right hand. "So, Annabeth is it?" She asked, walking past me. She sweeper her one leg under mine and I fell to the floor, my head hitting the floor, making spots dance in front of my eyes.

I blinked them away and sat up. I stood again, her slowly circling me. "Now tell me, do you have any martial arts training? Any archery training? Do you go shooting?" She asked.

She did a quick move and managing to cut my arm and make me fall on my side. I gripped my arm and moved so I was sitting on my knees then stood.

"I'm an honors student and captain of the track team, I don't exactly fight people." I said, the pain in my arm causing ripples of pain throughout my whole body.

"Obviously, otherwise one, your dad wouldn't be beating you around, and two you wouldn't be bleeding and in pain in front of me. It just makes you look weak darling." She said, her purple eyes piercing into my grey ones she managed to push the back of my knees, making them buckle and me fall to the floor.

I at least had my arms braced in front of me. I looked up as she sat back on her haunches and guided my head up by pointing her knife at my throat. "You're not cut out for this. And I'm not going to be chasing your sorry ass in the field. Now get up, you're bleeding on our floor." She said.

She moved the knife off my throat and stood up, walking out the big room. I rested my head not he floor for a second, catching my breath. I then stood again, keeping my hand on my arm to try stop the bleeding.

Percy looked kind of guilty, probably because he broke his promise of keeping me safe. The older of the two unknown men came forward. "Sorry, Reyna doesn't warm up easily to knew recruits." He said, his voice powerful.

I looked into his eyes and knew they look familiar. I glanced at Jason and started to wonder if he was his son. "I am Zeus, head of this facility. You are very lucky to have been chosen for this. It is very rare we offer people a job to work with us." He said.

I furrowed my eyebrows, wondering why he would use the word offer. I was abducted! "Any way, we have some crucial information that has been stolen. We have to get it back. And sadly our head in intelligence resigned two months ago. I thought, why not an honors student with sufficient intelligence?" He said.

I took a step away from him and looked at each of the people in the room. "I don't know what you got yourself into, but I'm sorry, I can't fix that. I am not one of your recruits, and I am certainly not working with you people." I said.

"I'm sorry but that's too bad, you have to now. You walk out on this, I have to kill you as you know to much. And I'm afraid that is a very messy business." He said, basically telling me I have no choice.

I kept a straight face and wiped my bloody hand on his arm. "If you'll excuse me, I have to clean up." I said, him glancing down at the red mark on his arm then back to me.

I turned and walked back to where I had first come. I stopped and closed my eyes as a knife flew past my face and lodged itself in the wall. I walked and pulled it out the wall. I turned back to them, kneeling down on my one knee and sliding it across the floor, back to his feet.

I stood, keeping eye contact with him to make sure he didn't see me as a weak person. I turned and walked down the passage. I got into my room, and closed the dark tinted glass door.

I grabbed a pair of drawstring pants and a white top and went to the bathroom. I stripped out the suit and had a quick shower, washing the blood off my arm. I changed and braided my hair so it as down my back. I wet a cloth and wrapped it around my arm, hoping to stop the bleeding.

I went back to my room and sat on the edge if the bed. I looked up as my door opened and in came Percy. He closed the door behind him and stood there. I wiped at my eyes and said, "Please, just go."

He came forward, sitting next to me on the bed and and taking my arm. He took the cloth off and took out a disinfectant. I dabbed some on and put a bandage over it.

He stood and looked at me. "I'm sorry that you were picked. But this is very important." He said. I looked him in the eyes. "How should I believe you're no different from them? You still threatened me and my family. And I don't even get a say in this." I said.

He glanced at the door and said, "I have to go. But you just have to trust me." He gave a nod then left the room. I sighed, lying back on the bed. What am I in?

~ Line Break ~

I got up really early the next morning. Due to me not being an official part of their team, I was just given food at my door and ate in my room. I had been stretching, trying to loosen up. I was fueled with energy, ready to prove to Reyna that I was more than what she thought.

There was a table on the side of the training room. On it was a computer that I wasn't able to get into. There was also a book. I had taken the book and sat on a step that lead to the archery practicing.

I had started to read it, and it was all about hacking, wiring up your brain to learn patterns and sequences that would help to retrieve information and different things. It was hand written, I'm guessing by the last head of intelligence.

I ignored the sound of footsteps approaching the room. I was quite interested when one sentence said 'you have to be the appliance'. Everything started to make sense, I started to think I might be able to do this work.

"Ah, you're up early. Louis was watching the camera surveillance, said you've been up since five." Zeus said, taking his place by the table with the other older man I didn't know and the four boys.

Reyna was standing in the middle, the same place she had called me to yesterday. She was smirking and rotating her knife swiftly in her fingers. "Ready for round two, princess?" She asked.

I stood with the book. I put it down on the step and joined her. "Yeah, but today we're playing by my rules." I said, knocking the knife out her hand and watching it slide across the floor.

"Now, in my rules it is counted as a foul if my opponent makes me look weak. But it doesn't work vice versa because I'm making the point." I said, swiping my leg under hers while she was in her shock.

As she recovered on the floor I walked over to the knife and picked it up. "And I forgot, I have the weapon." I said, giving her a sweet smile. She growled and stood up, running after me. "Another note, I can run as I do track." I said.

I side stepped her just when she thought she had caught up. She narrowed her eyes at me and surprised me by tackling me down. I dropped the knife and she balled my collar of my suit in her hands. We both glanced at the knife and I rolled over so I was on top of her.

We rolled around till I finally grabbed the knife and managed to sit on top of her, her two hands held firmly above her head. "Don't call me princess." I said. She let out a sigh and I stood, offering her my hand. She grabbed her knife back and stood without my help.

She stalked off out the room. I turned to the guys and Zeus nodded. "I have to admit kid, despite us getting off at a bad start you have spunk." He said.

Leo grinned and flashed a thumbs up. I fought back a. Smile, still trying to play hard to get. I got the book and said, "This is why you need me?" The other older guy stepped forward.

He was almost an exact replica of Percy, bringing out a scary fact that he was his dad. "Yes. We would need to hack into his computer to get the files. And you will help with trying to find the best entrance and escape routes." He said.

"This is my brother, Poseidon." Zeus said. I gave a nod and looked down at the book. "Now, we need you to tell us whether you're going to work with us or not." He said.

I sighed and nodded. "Fine." I said. He grinned. "Great, so let me show you around."

~ Line Break ~

I had to admit, this place was really cool. I had been introduced to two people, who were part of intelligence. Whatever they found, had to go through me first.

And I was given the privilege of joining them for dinner. Reyna kept glaring at me from across the table. I ate aware of the slightly tense atmosphere.

I went straight to my room after dinner, taking the book with me. I left I on the bed side table and had a shower. I changed and walked out the bathroom.

I almost jumped out my skin when I saw Percy standing in the room. "I wanted to tell you that I thought it was really cool when you brought down Reyna. Don't tell anyone though." He said, giving me a smile.

I gave a smile, walking into the room. I still didn't know what to make him as. I was attracted to him, but isn't it wrong to feel something towards your abductor?

But maybe if I can act like I'm on his side and get him to warm to me even more, I could possibly unlock some secrets to this place, try get out.

He came forward, lifting my arm and looking at the cut that Reyna had made. It was getting better, recovering wolf aster as she hadn't cut very deep.

As he checked it, I kept my eyes trained on his face. I was very aware of how close we were. He looked up and met my eyes, vibrant green meeting stormy grey. His eyes never left mine.

He quickly looked away, taking a step back. "I'll see you in the morning." He said, giving a nod and walking out the room. I smiled at where he had been a standing. There's just something about him...