One Heart~Chap 2

Disclaimer (sorry I haven't been saying it): I do not own, and never will own, the PJO series. The only thing I own is my new shoes. I will tell you what kind they are at the bottom of this chapter. READ ON!!!

"I'll give it a 2."

Percy groaned. "Oh, come on, Annabeth! I tried to straighten up!"

Annabeth gripped her pencil like it was her only defense against the mudstained walls, soggy floor, and unmade bed.

"You call this clean?"

Not a word.

"That's what I thought," she smiled proudly.

Percy murmured something unintelligible.

Leaning in, Annabeth asked, "What did you say?"

"Ummm.. 2.5?"

Sigh. "Come on, Percy," she replied, walking out the door rather quickly.

They headed out to the canoe lake, Annabeth hoping to catch some rays. Percy hoping to pull her in unexpectedly.

She layed out a towel that Silena had given her one year in the sunniest spot in the small clearing and applied sunblock. "It's a good thing I wore my bathing suit under my clothes today." Annabeth said, half to herself.

"I would've kept you dry," said Percy, wrapping his arm around her waist, threathening to bring her down to the ground. Annabeth felt like she couldn't be any more in love, right then.

What are you saying? You're in control here. You're the girl. Get a hold of yourself. Annabeth smiled at the thought that she could clear the lovey-dovey thoughts in her head so easily.

Then, she snapped back to reality. She still had something smart alecky to say. Is smart alecky even a word? Am I dreaming? Cause if I am I'm gonna kill somebody.

Percy shook her. "Annabeth?"

Stupid ADHD. "I..I wasn't gonna get in."

"And why not?"

Insert the famous eye roll here. "I want a tan."

Percy rolled his eyes, obviously mocking her. "You're already tan enough. If you tan too much, you'll become tanorexic."

Annabeth giggled. "Tanorexic?"

"Yeah."

"Is that a new word you made?"

He nodded.

She couldn't help it. There just was no stopping the sudden attack...

Of laughing.

She doubled over, making no noise because she was laughing so hard she coudn't breathe.

Of course Percy thought she was in pain and she panicked, "Annabeth? Annabeth!"

She looked up, tears welling in her eyes on the brink of rolling down her face.

"T..T..Tanorexic?" She broke into another fit.

Percy cracked a smile. "Why is that so funny?"

She wiped her eyes and let Percy help her up. "Because."

Chuckling, he interrogated, "Because why?"

She sighed. "Because I'm really tired."

"It's only 5:30."

Yawning, she replied. "Girls need their rest, Seaweed Brain. I guess we can't swim like we intentioned."

"OK," Percy grabbed her hand and didn't pull her towards the cabin like she wanted him to. Like she needed him to.

He pulled her towards the sandy beach, heading straight towards the rippling waves.

He let go of her hand and faced her. "I told my mom about Alaska."

"Really?"

He gave a small nod. "Yeah. We leave next week. You sure you wanna come?" Percy looked like he really wanted her to say 'Yes, Percy! I want to come! I want to spend a whole week with you, Paul, and Mrs. Jackson! It'll be awesome!!' and throw her tan arms around him. But all Annabeth could manage was a quick 'yes.'

Percy sighed. "You don't sound so sure."

And this is where the 'Yes, Percy! I want to come! I want to spend the whole week with you, Paul, and Mrs. Jackson! It'll be awesome!' and throw her tan arms around him part came in.

He grinned hugely then. Annabeth figured she'd convinced him. Now she just had to convince herself.

Percy pulled is girlfriend to the surf. "Come on!"

Annabeth's eyes widened. "Percy, I told you I didn't want to get in the water."

"Whyyyyy?" he complained.

"Because I don't want to get wet." She thought up quickly. She really felt like she would pass out from exhaustion.

He grinned. "And I told you that I wouldn't let you get wet."

She took a deep breath. "Alright."

He took her hand again and together they plunged into the cold, cold waters.

Percy went out of his way to stop and tell Annabeth the name of every plant and animal they saw. Of course, Annabeth didn't mind,

"That's a Dragon Wrasse and that's a Royal Gramma." He pointed to different weird looking fish. (A/N These are REAL fish names, I googled them. :D)

"What's that?"

He rolled his eyes. Something he's picked up from his girlfriend, no doubt. "Annabeth?"

"Yes."

He pointed to the strange plant again. "That's coral."

Sheepishly, she answered, "I knew that." Though, he knew that she knew that they both knew that Annabeth did NOT know that. Well, that was a convoluted sentence, eh?

Annabeth looked up at murky sky. Well, actually it was only murky because they were underwater in an ocean.

"What time is it, Percy?"

"7:30. Should we head up?"

I glanced back up to the surface. "Yeah, we should."

So, off the lovebirds went, back to the beach.

After Annabeth grabbed her towel, they trudged up to the cabins.

They were almost to Cabin 6 when they heard a "HEY!!" come from the woods.

Relying on their instincts, the couple ran off to the shadows. They peeked in and saw Connor Stoll trying to get order because everyone was talking. Well, more like worrying.

"Guys!" Connor shouted again. And again. Then, he whistled and that piercing noise shut everybody up. Percy and Annabeth took that as their cue to enter the mob of demigods.

"Now, we know that she died because she was murdered by a mortal and we all find that hard to believe, right?"

A kid from the back piped up. "She was so determined and strong. I.. I didn't think a monster would ever get her. Let alone a puny mortal."

Connor nodded his head sadly. "I called this meeting of the cabin leaders to tell you all that we can each look around for clues in New York or where ever you want to go."

Percy shook his head. "Connor, how come you didn't call us to come to the meeting?"

"You guys weren't in your cabins and this was too urgent to waste time looking for you guys."

Percy open his mouth again but Annabeth cut him off. "The more important question is: Who died?"

Connor looked confused. "Chiron didn't tell you?"

They both shook their heads, clearly not understanding a thing.

Clearing his throat, Connor continued, "Clarrisse died."

Percy gasped and Annabeth fell to the dirt.

No.

Well, I'll be. I updated earlier than a week. Can you believe that? I sure can't. I guess I was just so excited cause I just got a new pair of shoes!! They're so cute and they're Converse!! Ahh, Life is Good!! Now, please don't be mad at me for killing Clarrisse. It's all part of the story. And now I have a question for YOU guys to answer: What's your favorite color? Mine's Green and Pink. K, well, Love you Guys!!!!!

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