Silent Walls

2

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The class was awful for Annabeth. Her rage was fuming and the raging storm inside of her was devouring her ability to concentrate on the given task. The entire time, she could feel Jackson glaring at her mercilessly. She even accidentally ripped a page in her Biology notebook in anger. If anything really got Annabeth to tick, it was being in the same room with Percy Jackson. She could tell that he had a similar feeling about her, but it did not bother her one bit. The more he hated her, the better.

Once Biology had ended, Annabeth hurried out of the room. But with her usual rotten luck, Jackson had followed her. He carried his blue, torn up backpack on one shoulder over his super stereotypical leather jacket. Just seeing it aggravated Annabeth to no end.

"You should be more polite," Jackson hissed after being ignored by Annabeth after Biology. "If you weren't so stuck up and hypocritical, maybe you'd actually see how great of a guy I am."

Annabeth rolled her eyes at his ridiculous statement. "I'm surprised you actually know the meaning of hypocritical, Jackson. It's the biggest word I think I've ever heard you use." Annbeth retorted with a bitter attitude.

"I'm not an idiot," Jackson said through gritted teeth. Annabeth swore she saw the same flicker of emotion underneath his glare. Her own expression softened a bit at that.

At that point they had stopped walking and just stared each other down as they argued. "You're an irresponsible jerk without a sense of empathy for others!"

"I don't have empathy?" Percy retorted and scoffed. "Please, if anyone here has no empathy, it's you, Chase! You think you're so perfect. You don't care about other people and what they want or need."

Annabeth rolled her eyes yet again. Why did this guy have to be so infuriating? "Oh, and you do?" She tilted her head to the side with a challenging glare. "When's the last time you actually cared about someone other than yourself? Huh?"

Percy Jackson's face darkened. He opened his mouth to say something, but the school intercom system turned on. (Sorry, I forgot what it was called.) "Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert! This is not a drill. Intruder Alert, not a drill!"

Percy and Annabeth looked to each-other. For a moment, their argument and hatred was long forgotten. Percy grabbed Annabeth's wrist with surprising gentleness. He sprinted down the hall and Annabeth followed him. On the outside, she was completely calm. But on the inside, her mind was going wild. Fear was consuming her insides. She didn't care that she was with Jackson anymore. As long as they were both safe, they'd be happy. She ran absent mindlessly with him until he opened the door to a janitor's closet and shoved her inside.

"Ow," she cried. She was about to scold him, but before she could, Percy had clamped his hand over her mouth He put a finger to his lips. "Shh," he said quietly.

Percy forced Annabeth hide behind a janitor cart. He arranged spray bottles on the shelf so her face would be hidden from anyone who opened the closet. She had to admit that it was pretty smart. Anger was lifted from her chest and immense gratitude replaced it. Annabeth wasn't so irrational that she would still have a blind, utter hatred for someone who was trying to help her.

A sudden thought hit her like a ton of bricks. Where was he going to go? Surely, Annabeth couldn't stay safely hidden while he stayed out like a sitting duck. There was barely any room for him in the closet. She tried grabbing his wrist and pulling him back in, but he snapped it out of her grasp.

"No," he ordered quietly. "I'm going to go check it out. Stay here and stay hidden."

"Jackson, no." Annabeth retorted. "I can't let you go out on your own."

He stood up and stepped out of the janitor's closet anyway. "I'll be back, stay quiet." He ordered before he shut the door.

Annabeth could hear his footsteps echoing throughout the empty tiled halls. Soon, they faded in the background and Annabeth was left in silence. Panic rose in her throat and she couldn't help her ragged breathing. She wasn't one who was prone to panic attacks, but when lives were on the line, she couldn't help but panic. She shut her stormy gray eyes harshly and prayed that this was all just a dream, or a cruel, cruel joke.

It seemed like hours as she sat in the janitors closet. How could she just sit here while Jackson had walked out in potentially dangerous hallways? He could get injured or get in some serious trouble.

She panicked even more when she heart footsteps. They got louder quickly. Someone was running. Her hopes lifted slightly when she got the hope that it might be Percy. It wasn't long before I heard even more footsteps after the first set. Either there were to intruders and they were running through the school, or someone was being chased. Annabeth ignored all her smart impulses and she peeked through the door, opening it a tiny crack. She saw Percy, sprinting down the hallway and a large bald man chasing him. A large pistol in hand.

Annabeth's heart froze. Her fingers felt numb and her entire body betrayed her. Her mind turned into a tunnel when she saw the man raise his gun and fire it. The gunshot echoed and rattled in her mind, giving her a serious migraine. She screamed when she saw Percy tumble onto the ground, blood seeping through his jeans on his upper thigh. He was laying on his side, groaning and screaming in pain. He raised his eyes and met hers. He gasped slightly, probably cursing like a sailor in his mind at her for being so stupid.

"Don't touch him!" She screamed, pushing open the door and standing behind the man. The bald guy whipped around and saw her. He didn't seem shocked or scared like Annabeth thought he'd be. He just smirked, like he knew something she didn't.

Suddenly, arms wrapped around her waist and hoisted her up. She screamed and kicked in desperation. "Let me go!" She screamed.

"Not today, Annabeth," a familiar voice hissed in her ear. She pivoted her head so she could take a look at her abductor. It was Luke, her crush ever since eight grade. Betrayal stabbed her like a cold hard knife to the chest. She was literally speechless.

The bald man had hoisted Percy up, who was having a very difficult time standing. The man had grabbed him by the hair and pulled his head back. "So pretty…." He muttered and Percy jumped in fright, trying to push away the man.

Annabeth struggled against Luke, trying to get to Percy who was obviously scared out of his mind and in a lot of pain. Despite the warning glances she was sending him, Percy thrashed against the man, trying to desperately break free. His breathing was ragged and shallow. I could see his shoulders and hands shaking like crazy. He was pale from blood loss.

"Nu-uh," the bald man said with a tsk. He pulled out a small hand towel and Annabeth's eyes went wide. It was chloroform. She fought against Luke harder. She started screaming at the man to let Percy go, but he didn't budge.

Percy had noticed the hand towel too and started to panic even more. "Shh, baby, sleep." The man said in a tone that Annabeth really didn't like. He pressed the towel against Percy's face.

"No!" She screamed in protest.

Percy thrashed around quickly, trying to buck the man off, but it was no good. Percy's struggles grew weaker and he soon crumpled to the ground. Annabeth screamed again.

"Stop screaming, girl!" The bald man cried in anger and stormed over to her. She tried to kick him in his soft spot as he approached, but he had caught her foot. He took the same towel he had drugged Percy with and forced it over Annabeth's face.

The corners of her vision started to go dark. She sent one more final kick towards the bald man. Luckily, she had gotten the soft spot. The man cried out in pain and Annabeth couldn't help but humorlessly laugh.

The world went dark around her and Annabeth crumpled to the ground.

Chapter two is done! Sorry about this chapter length and quality. I'm not the best at writing action, so please bare with me there :3

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