OK GUYS! THAT'S IT! I'M NOT WRITING TIL 40! YUP I'M MAKING YALL GO 15 MORE! I NEED TIME TO WRITE! NOW THAT'S OUT THE WAY, THIS CHAPTER IS GONNA BE WHEN THEY ARE 13. THEY JUST FINISHED THE QUEST AND THEY ARE AT CAMP HALF-BLOOD. I DECIDED THAT I AM NOT GONNA GO INTO ANOTHER RAPE SCENE WITH A LOT OF DETAILS. IT'S KINDA CREEPY. SKIPPING THAT TYSON HAS LEFT ALREADY. IT'S JUST ANNABETH AND PERCY! NO INTERRUPTIONS! SINCE A LOT OF YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT READING THIS, YOUR GONNA BE A LITTLE CONFUSED. SO READ THE AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION. IT HELPS FOR MY STORIES.
ME: ANNABETH, DO THE DISCLAIMER, PLEASE!
ANNABETH: SURE. FIRECEWOLF DOES NOT OWN ANY PJO CONTENT! JUST THE PLOT!
PERCY: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, NO ONE ONES ME BECAUSE I'M AWESOME!
ME AND ANNABETH: RICK RIORDAN OWNS YOU! NOW SHUT UP!
PERCY: (PALES) IS SOMETHING BAD GONNA HAPPEN TO ME!
ANNABETH: NOT YET (GROWLS, PULLING OUT DAGGER AND CHASING PERCY)!
PERCY: AHHHH!
ANNABETH: COME HERE!
ME: ONTO THE STORY!
PERCY POV
I walked down to the beach with Annabeth. We were heading to the Fourth of July fireworks! When we got to the beach, we met up with selina and beckendorf. At least, we tried to. Selina had her cabin coming after her, asking about advice with their dates. Beckendorf had the Hephaestus cabin asking him for help. Apparently, something had gone wrong with the fireworks. Beckendorf took off, assuring us that we would still have the fireworks with a small delay. Shrugging my shoulders, I spread the picnic blanket. Annabeth sat down next to me. She seemed… distant. Like something was bothering her.
I got up the courage and asked her "What's the matter? You don't like spending time with me or what?" I laughed, joking.
She grimaced. She really had me worried now. Her gray eyes were a dark gray. Intense. Like when she was making a plan under pressure. Believe me, I know that look by now. Sadly.
"Ok, that's it! I guess I have to tickle the answer outta ya!" I growled. I started tickling her on her stomach and neck. She was shaking with laughter, trying to push me away. "Give?" I asked.
"G…Give" she managed to gasp out. I stopped, but kept my hands at the ready, warning her that if the answers didn't come soon, she would be sentenced to extreme tickling!
"Well…" she began. She took a deep breath and spoke the words that changed our friendship forever.
"Who was the woman that was hiding at you house, when we were playing on the Wii?"
I swear my heart dropped to my feet. I tried to come up with a response, trying to save myself from humiliation. She looked at me expectantly. I felt like an endangered species. I got it!
"She is friend of my mom's. She lives next door to us. Sometimes she'll help me with my homework. She was helping me before you arrived." I shrugged, trying to make it seem nonchalant. Wow I actually pulled one over wise girl!
"Percy I know when you're lying to me!" her face was a little red with anger.
Crap! Not home free! I gave a nervous laugh. "What are you talking about?' She crossed her arms.
"Perce, when a guy laughs like a girl, you know something's up." I felt my anger rise.
"Maybe you don't know me well enough, wise girl!" I snapped. I lurched to my feet, and stormed towards the sword arena. If she was really my friend, she should be able to tell what has happened to me!Arriving at the sword arena, I stalked in. I drew riptide. Glaring at the dummies, I imagined them as my problems. Annabeth questioning me. I sliced a dummy clean in half. My mom leaving me at the hands of Maria. I loped off the head of another, sending it spinning towards the floor. Finally, the queen of them all. Maria raping me, making my bleed and feel such pain. I attacked the final dummy, gutting it and chopping off its limbs. I continued to torture the dummy, until I felt a presence behind me. Spinning around, I saw… nothing. Then again, I only knew one person who could turn invisible.
"Annabeth."
She shimmered into existence next to me. Rolling her eyes, she kicked the dummies scattered remains. "Well, they won't be bothering anyone anymore." Her voice was thick with sarcasm. Strangely, after our last encounter, I wasn't mad anymore. In fact, when she met my eyes, I saw the apology there. We both were sorry. Well, at least I didn't have to apologize alone.
"Sorry" we both said at the same time.
"S'ok" we said again, simultaneously. We laughed and left the arena together. We had missed the fireworks, but that's okay. I still had Annabeth as a friend. That's what matters. Yet, I have a sinking feeling this won't be the last time she grew suspicious. I'll just have to deal with it later.