edited on 4.4.15
During the movie when Percy and co are on the ship and they are taken down to Luke. The hidden thing. Kind of more Annabeth centric.
Annabeth struggled against Chris Rodriguez .
"Ow!" He was pinching her wrist. "My wrists."
Chris released pressure, but his hold was still strong.
They were caught and being taken to Luke.
Chris suddenly stopped and leaned in to whisper in her ear.
"Let's make Jackson jealous."
"Chris why are we stopping?"
"Lead the Cyclops ahead. Jackson and Chase, I need to talk to you."
"What do you want Chris?"
Chris smiled and wrapped one arm around her waist, pinning her arms with his other. He kissed her cheek.
"Nothing Jackson. Just wanted to see hi to pretty little Annie."
Percy scowled. "Leave her alone, Chris."
He nuzzled her neck and whispered into her ear.
"When is he going to realize that you like him? Maybe we should speed the process up."
Percy strained against his captor. Why wasn't Annabeth struggling?
She twisted her head and whispered in his ear, the one word that she knew would affect him the most.
"Clarisse."
Chris jerked away and she shot him a smirk.
"She may not realize it but I do. I have known her for 9 years. You only knew her for about 6."
Chris glared and jerked her in front on him.
They walked down to where Luke was. Percy trying to figure out what she meant.
They were released and Annabeth stood near Percy.
Luke turned around and smiled at them.
His eyes danced to all the three of them.
"Well, if it isn't two of my favorite cousins."
"Three."
She cringed as Tyson explained his species. Luke was going to kill her for it. She was betraying Thalia.
Luke stepped in close to her. He looked her up and down and she shivered.
She stepped closer to Percy, their finger grazing each other.
Luke didn't notice but Chris did.
"You look good."
Her pinky touched his. Percy twined them together, and they felt comfort.
Luke and Annabeth argue.
When they were being taken away, Chris walked behind her. He didn't grab her but he walked down with them. After everyone leaves, he stays for a few minutes. He looks at her and Percy glares.
"She deserves better."
Annabeth looks at him sadly.
"Yes, she does. She deserves someone good. Not someone who is a traitor."
Chris flinches.
Percy and Tyson look at each other confuse.
Annabeth titled her head.
"She may be tough. But she's a girl. She is going to be hurt when she finds out."
"You are going to tell her?"
"She would tell me if the situation was reverse. We may not be friends but we do care."
They are silent.
"Why?"
"None of your business."
Annabeth shrugged her shoulders. "I just want to know what to say to her when I break her heart because of you."
"I love her."
He walks up the stairs but Annabeth's response makes him freeze.
"She loves you. But I doubt she will ever forgive you."
He storms off and Percy opens him mouth but she shakes her head.
"Don't."
He sits by her and they talk. His finger brush hers and they talk.
When he comes up with a way for them to escape, she is scared to death. But she trusts him. When you love someone you trust them.
Once Percy gets the bag and they escape the cells, Annabeth smiles. She hates feeling trapped.
They sneak out and of course get caught.
She leaves Chris and Percy fighting. She hears a splash and hears Percy call out, "That was for Grover." She calls out to him when she sees his head.
"That was for Clarisse."
She then turned and began fighting. Fighting Silena Beauregard is a piece of cake. She feels pity for Clarisse. She is going to be devastated when she finds about Chris and Silena.
When Luke and Percy begin to fight, her eyes are fastened on Percy's every move.
Her heart is pounding.
She doesn't want to start the rowboat, not without him.
When he comes back a few minutes later, her heart calms down slightly.
He is back.
He didn't stay.
But her heart aches for Clarisse. Chris is yet another guy who hurt and disappointed her.
When they bump into Clarisse, she sees her wary of Percy especially, when he tries to help.
She dreads having to tell her about Chris.
Arriving on the island, she knows that she has to tell Clarisse but for the first time she is scared to come up with a plan.
Love is illogical. It's the one area where children of Athena have trouble.
Sitting in the ride, Annabeth can't help but sing along with Percy. She smiles when he grabs her hands and squeezes it.
Clarisse telling them to shut up makes her heart ache because she is remembering happy times.
Times when the worst a guy could do to you was put spiders in your bed or say that they went easy on you during a fight because you were a girl. Times when girls didn't wear too much makeup or tight clothes. A time before Percy came and made her heart beat faster and her brain act weird.
A time where Clarisse and her were sort of friends.
Seeing Percy and Clarisse working together makes her smile. She feels slightly jealous but stomps it down. They are in a Cyclops's lair. Now is not the time to be jealous.
Being tied up isn't something she used too. It's a strategy during Capture the Flag used when it's a high stakes game.
When Percy comes up with a plan, she is the first to side with him. Annabeth sees Clarisse's smile and knows that Clarisse knows about her feelings.
When they are untied, she expects to hear a teasing remark but all she gets is.
"He doesn't know."
She nods and opens her mouth.
"Chris…"
Then Clarisse gasps and Annabeth heart breaks.
"Annie, thanks."
They share a look and then they are off, fighting to get to Percy.
Annabeth sees Clarisse fighting Chris.
She is fierce and a goddess. Her anger and the betrayal making her unstoppable.
When Kronos , arises, she is scared for Percy.
She doesn't breath normally until, Percy defeats him.
She takes a deep breath and prepares to run toward him.
But its her last breath.
In a second, she is stung by the manticore and falls to the floor.
She is somewhat aware of feet pounding toward her but, she feels dizzy. Her body is relaxing. Her eyes hurt. It hurts to move. She is dying.
She looks at Clarisse and in those seconds, the message is clear.
If I die, protect him. Love him. He is yours. You have my blessing.
Clarisse is shaking her head, trying to hold back tears. Her eyes land on Tyson, who isn't a bad Cyclops. Then on Grover, her satyr from years ago.
He already lost Thalia, and then Luke and now her.
Then her eyes land on Percy.
Her heart can't skip a beat, it's slowing down but she smiles.
He had pretty eyes. His mouth is moving but she can't hear a word. She sees him about to cry and tries to talk.
Her mouth forms the word Percy but it never leaves. Her eyes close.
She is dead.
All she is sees is darkness.
She is falling.
Something was wrong. Something was tingling inside of her.
She sees a light and goes toward it.
The light hurts her eyes. Eyes… she blinks and looks into the sea blue green eyes of her best friend and crush.
Percy.
He looked like he was going to cry.
"Annabeth!"
She blinks again. She is alive. Her eyes land on Grover and then on Tyson. Her eyes land on Clarisse and she sees tears in her eyes.
In that moment, she knows that Clarisse cares. And she knows that Clarisse is dealing with Silena and Chris's betrayal.
Percy helps her up and wraps an arm around her.
When they back to camp, she wanted to cry when she saw Thalia's tree.
If it weren't for Percy, she made have passed out.
When he let her go, Grover held her tightly.
Clarisse squeezed her shoulder and stayed behind her afterwards.
At the party, Percy and her stayed near each other. She smiled when she saw Clarisse laughing and being carried around. Her hair was loose and she had a crown of flowers.
Annabeth's hair was the same.
She saw the smile Clarisse gave them and she knew the girl knew of her feelings for the savior of Olympus.
Later, that night, Clarisse caught up to her and threw an arm around her.
"Does he know?"
She shook her head.
"Since last year?"
"From when I first met him, I didn't know whether to hate him or love him."
Clarisse laughs. "Like your parents."
Annabeth smiles. There were rumors of the two gods having more than rivalry.
She bit her lip. She never really had a girlfriend. This was new to her.
"Clarisse would you like to sleepover?"
Clarisse bit her lip and nodded.
"I would like it."
And then Annabeth knew. She wouldn't always get along with her but they would be friends.
Clarisse spent the night and they just talked.
A few days later, she was on tree duty. Something shifted and she gasped. She could feel powerful magic in the air.
"Clarisse. Get Percy."
Clarisse jumped up and found Grover who got Percy. She then got Chiron. Percy grabbed Annabeth's hand and they watched as Thalia came back to life.
Annabeth felt her world crash as Thalia woke up.
Clarisse held onto her as she swayed a bit.
Her best friend was awake. Her sister, her protector. The other half of the trio.
And the other half, Luke was evil.
For the first time, in a long time, Annabeth Chase had no idea what to do.
She had no plan.
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