Disclaimer: Percy Jackson and the Olympians or Heroes of Olympus are not mine. All rights go to Rick Riordan.

A/N: Thanks for all the reviews guys! Each one made me smile like an idiot. Okay, so here's the next chapter. I just really feel sorry for both Annabeth and Percy in this chapter but it had to be done. Enjoy!

Chapter 4

In the girls bathroom at Goode High School…

"Thalia, what should I do?" Annabeth wailed.

"I really feel like lecturing you right now about telling you this would happen but as your best friend, well… Apologize?" Thalia replied nervously.

"You, of all people should know that it's too late. I've hurt him and I can't bring myself to show my face to him!"

"Well if you don't want to hear what I'm saying then why ask?" Thalia asked exasperatedly.

Annabeth didn't answer. She felt like a horrible person. Deep, deep down- she knew she should confront Percy and talk to him about the ordeal.

"I'm sorry, Thals. I'll go apologize or you know, talk to him and stuff." She said.

"Okay. You wanna do it now? Or later?" Thalia asked her understandingly.

"I'll do it now. Wait for me in the halls, okay? Nico said he was at the football field. I'll just go there and talk to him."

"Good luck." Thalia said.

What Annabeth Saw...

Annabeth peeked from the side of the bleachers and saw Percy at the top. He looked so lonely and depressed. And he was holding a football between his hands. Annabeth watched as he threw the ball as far as he could and he sighed as the ball landed in the middle of the green field ahead.

She was about to go up and talk to him when she saw the girl in her class the other day walking up from the other side of the bleachers. At first, she thought, of course that's his friend or something.

But does a friend give a peck on the cheek and sit in their lap? Annabeth's breath hitched as the girl flipped her hair flirtatiously and said something to Percy that Annabeth could not hear. Percy was wearing a look that was unclear to Annabeth. She did not know what to make of it. His brows furrowed as the girl kept talking on and on.

She saw him roll his eyes several times. He waited for the girl in his lap to finish.

"Reyna, please."Annabeth heard Percy reply to her. Okay, so the girl's name is Reyna. They both got up and Percy was sighing exasperatedly and was walking down furiously.

"Percy!" Reyna called out, chasing after him. Percy held onto the railings and watched in disgust as Reyna put her arms around his neck. They leaned in and kissed.

Annabeth could not believe her eyes. She felt her face grew hot and she walked away, leaving the two. Anywhere was better as long as she didn't need to look at Percy, heart-breaking bastard.

What Actually Happened...

Percy was trying not to think of rejection. By one particular person. He threw the football and watched as it sailed high in the air. He gave a satisfied sigh as the ball landed in the center of the field.

Just then, he saw Reyna walk up. Oh, great, he thought. Not her again. She was one of the last people he would like to see at the moment. No, correction- the last person.

"Hey, Perseus." she said as she pecked his cheek. Percy pulled back in disgust. Ugh.

"I told everyone not to call me that." Percy said. Reyna ignored him and sat in his lap.

"Perseus, I heard Jason telling Nico that you were feeling a bit down today. And Nico told him that you were at the football field. I was so very, very worried and I skipped my English class for you. I thought you could use a friend." Reyna said, flipping her hair in attempt to flirt.

Percy didn't say anything. Friend. Yeah, right. He could tell that she was thinking about something a little bit more than friends. He thought the torture would end faster if he played dumb and ignored her.

Apparently, Reyna took this as a sign to continue.

"Listen, Percy. If girls are the issue, I mean- if they don't appreciate you, they must be stupid."she said.

Percy rolled his eyes. Reyna was about to blow up now... Any moment and she'll leave him- as always. 3-2-1.

"Perseus! Can you not ignore me for once?" she yelled. Right on cue.

"You know I'm absolutely in love with you. I'll make you happy. I promise you." Reyna said.

"Reyna, please..." Percy said exasperatedly and went down. He knew Reyna was following him from behind.

It wasn't that Reyna was ugly or anything. But she was too shallow and selfish. Not to mention really ignorant and annoying. He despised how she could not get the hint that he was not interested in her.

He held onto the railing and turned around to face Reyna. He was so taken aback when she smashed her lips against his.

Percy could've sworn he caught a glint of golden blond from the corner of his eyes.

He pushed Reyna forcefully out of his way. Reyna slapped him across his face so hard he felt it sting.

He watched as Reyna walked away and rolled his eyes. Sure, his face will swell later but he felt as if it was worth it. He walked hopefully own to the side of the bleachers. Perhaps he was thinking so much about Annabeth he was seeing things...

That evening...

Annabeth was acting all cold to Percy for the rest of the day, confirming Percy's suspicions. It HAD been Annabeth watching them. But then, Annabeth held too much pride to confess. Although he felt a teeny weeny bit satisfied that Annabeth was apparently hurt, still- he did not have any intention of doing so and felt really guilty.

"Hey, Annabeth." Percy said nervously to her as he opened the door for her second day of babysitting.

Annabeth gave a small smile. But he felt hurt that it was because of Luke, who came running down the stairs and leaped into her arms. She rolled her eyes at Percy and allowed herself to be pulled by Luke to his room.

Percy sighed and went into the living room, pushing all things Annabeth out of his mind. He flipped through his algebra worksheet. Unfortunately, even the first question made his eyes spin. The numbers and words of the instruction were bouncing around so much on the page because of his dyslexia that it was making his head hurt.

He grabbed his pen and rather reluctantly went up the stairs. He knocked on Luke's door and went in. Annabeth and his brother were sprawled on the floor, colouring a picture of Winnie the Pooh with a box of crayons. Annabeth didn't even bother to turn around. He rolled his eyes.

What is her problem!? Why is she making it so hard for him? She was the one who rejected HIM! Didn't it give him the right to associate with any girl he wanted? hin

"Hey, Annabeth. Can you, uh, help me with this question? Please?" he asked slowly, sitting down next to the two.

He thought he heard Annabeth say something but it was incoherent to his ears. Perhaps it was the sound of Luke's crayon scraping onto the page or perhaps it was because he was too busy eyeing her curves and golden curls.

"What?" he asked, snapping out of his daydreaming. Annabeth glared at him.

"I said, maybe you should ask your friend Reyna." she snapped.

Percy threw his pen to the wall and turned to Annabeth angrily.

"What the fucking hell is your problem!?" he yelled at her. Luke covered his ears and murmured something about bad words.

"The problem is, the fact that you were with that girl." Annabeth cried.

"What!? So what if I was with Reyna? At least she was willing to accept me."

"Look, Percy. I didn't mean to push you into the friendzone. I was just afraid of getting hurt." Annabeth replied quietly, eyeing Luke.

"I would never hurt you." Percy said sternly.

"Well, the problem at the moment is I don't know who you are. How can I trust my heart with someone I just knew?" Annabeth said.

"Then let me show you who I am. Please, just give me a chance." Percy pleaded.

Annabeth rolled her eyes and carried Luke out of the room.

Oh, great, Percy thought. Was that a yes or a no?

He had to work out a plan. Somehow.

The next few days, Annabeth continued to ignore Percy. She was really hurt when she had caught him with Reyna but she felt even more hurt when he didn't really make an effort to stay true to his words. He had said that he would show her who he was. She was still waiting for that.

When she ignored him, she wanted him to chase after her, to write her a note maybe or do something to attract her attention. But it looked as if he didn't give a damn to her either. Annabeth wasn't always this desperate but a part of her wished Percy would just do something cheesy already. And impress her. Or something like that.

In a matter of days, Friday had ended and Annabeth had gotten a ride from Thalia, who was going away for a few days to Hawaii with her parents and was packing for her 2 weeks with the Jacksons.

It actually felt normal for a while, when she was packing all her electronics into a bag and while her dad drove her to the house.

As usual, Percy opened the door for her but that one particular evening, he was oddly happy for some reason.

"Come in, Annabeth!" he cried happily. He didn't even wait for her to hang her jacket. He grabbed her hand and led her upstairs.

"Where are we going?" she asked Percy.

Percy brought her to a door that had a sign that said:

MY ROOM

OFF-LIMITS

WARNING, DANGER!

"Wow, five exclamation points. What'cha keep in there?" Annabeth teased and they laughed. She was fine with this.

Percy twisted the door knob and opened the door. The view inside blew Annabeth away.

It was a beautiful spacious room painted a shade of deep sea green with a bright blue carpet covering the whole floor. The walls were aligned with pictures of Percy, his family and Jason and Nico. The left side of the wall was aligned with three glass see-through case about 7 feet tall each, filled with some kind of dolls and decks of laminated cards. She wondered what it was. Beside the cases was Percy's huge closet. On the right were Percy's collection of guitars and a beautiful baby grand was placed beside them. In the center of the room was a water bed with soft blue comforters.

"It's gorgeous." Annabeth said, still in awe.

"Yeah, okay. So, we have the bed here. And there's a jacuzzi in there." Percy said, pointing to his bathroom door.

Annabeth gasped and threw herself onto his bed.

"Where will you sleep?" she asked him.

"I'll sleep in the living room." he replied.

Then, they went out and Percy happily showed her a sleeping, adorable Tyson (whom Annabeth had never seen before) and a studying Luke. She also told her that Jason and Nico were coming over at 7 and told her she could help herself to anything including the pool (except at 8.30 which was HIS time of the day).

Next, they had some ice-cream together in the living room.

"Why are you being so nice all of a sudden?" she asked him.

"Is that a problem?"

"No, it's not. It's just you know-"

"Look. You wanted to know who I am. So just prepare yourself." he replied.

Somehow, he made her feel worried, In a way.

"Really?" she asked him.

He nodded excitedly.

What was Percy's plan?

A/N: So, here's the new chapter! I hope you all enjoyed it. Frankly, I'm a little excited myself to launch Percy's plan. Eeep! Now, please review and tell me what'cha guys think!

Oh, p.s sorry if i went a little over the top with Percy's room. I just felt like giving him all he never had in the real series because Sally didn't really have a lot of money. All he had was little normal things and a saltwater fountain.