Hey guys!

I started writing this chapter in my head (or brain) and decided just to continue writing/thinking it. It kept knocking the side of my head, trying to get out and... I caved.

I hope you enjoy the chapter and review. This one has to be my favorite of the story so far.

PERCY'S POV:

The Chases were taking me to go shopping.

At the mall.

The place I hate.

Whenever I go to the mall, it's only to get my foster parents clothes or their children clothes. I was always stuck with the hand-me-downs or whatever they're called. There was one other family besides this one that treated me like their child and they were 'The Graces'.

When we got to the mall, I felt like everyone was staring at me. It was like they knew who I was and they knew that I had nobody. Right then, Annabeth came over to me after talking with her mom and grabbed my hand. I felt myself blush because no girl has held my hand... or want to. They always run away saying I'm dirty or I'm bad luck.

Annabeth tugged at my hand. "You know, my mom said you can buy anything you want. I asked her because I know you don't have money. I wanted to be nice and be a friend, just like you were to me earlier today."

I felt a smile tugging at the edge of my lips.

"Seaweed Brain, I would really like to hear your voice one day. It's not a bad thing."

I nodded.

"I think you're ignoring me half the time, but knowing you nod your head, it makes me wonder if you are actually listening to me." Annabeth finished, looking down at our hands. She smiled at me and followed her parents.

I walked beside her as I saw kids our age start walking over. There was two girls and two boys. Annabeth started to freak out when she saw them.

One girl walked over and laughed at her, "Aw, Annabeth's got a boyfriend!"

"He's not my boyfriend. He's a friend."

"Aw, look at them! What's his name?" another girl asked.

"I don't know." Annabeth mumbled.

The main girl smiled and poked Annabeth in the head, "You have a crush on him!"

"No, I don't! He's a friend!" she replied.

The two boys laughed at me. "What's on his head?"

"It's his hair." Annabeth defended me.

"It looks like a rats nest."

She shrugged. "I think it looks nice."

"Aw, Annabeth likes him!" the other girl laughed. "You like a boy who has a rats nest for hair and looks like a mud pit!"

I then was fed up with everything. I pushed down the one boy that was messing with Annabeth. She jumped back and grabbed her mother's hand. Frederick grabbed me by the shoulders, but I felt my anger rising. They do not treat my friend like that. I protect my friends and make sure they are safe. The two girls started tearing up and said sorry to Annabeth. She was speechless and nodded just like I do. I almost felt a smile edging on my lips. The two boys did the same and said sorry to me. I just nodded and the four walked off towards their parents.

Frederick kneeled in front of me and grabbed me by the shoulders. "Green eyes, didn't your parents teach you that fighting is not the answer?"

I felt my eyes start tearing up. I shook my head.

"Frederick, I don't think he has parents. Why do you think you found him on the streets?" Christine offered to her husband.

I nodded. Frederick was open-mouthed and said I'm sorrry to me. He gave me a hug and I walked back over to Annabeth, grabbing her hand again. She smiled.

We began walking again and Annabeth pointed at every store, giving me the names. I had a hard time reading them, but I think it's because I'm dyslexic (whatever that is). I walked beside her, but Christine grabbed Annabeth's other hand and took her into a store for girls. She turned around and gave me a smile as I watched her.

Frederick took me into the boy's stores and Bobby was looking at t-shirts. Matthew was looking at jeans and the man who found me brought me into the back of the store. I noticed some jeans I liked hanging on the... whatever it is and grabbed them. I showed them to Frederick and he smiled, taking them from my hands.

Bobby brought over some shirts that were my size and held his hand up. "High-five dude."

I gave him a high-five and he laughed, handing his father my shirts. Frederick bought everything and checked his watch. It was time to go,

When we walked out of the store, Annabeth and her mom came walking out. It looked like they got some clothes because Annabeth had some bags in her hands.

"Guess what, mom got me a new polo! It's purple, my favorite color, but it has white and purple stripes!" Annabeth smiled. "I also had some sugar that gets me hyper."

I nodded. That must of explained everything.

"Christine, why'd you give her sugar?"

His wife shrugged. "She deserved it."

I walked over to Annabeth and grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her. Annabeth's head started bobbing back and forth, I almost felt like laughing. It was a funny moment. She was even laughing and she started doing it to me. Our heads hit each other's and we both groaned, our hands going to our foreheads. I felt a laugh in my mouth that wasn't coming out.

"Go ahead, Seaweed Brain. You can laugh." Annabeth stuck her tongue out. "You know you want to. Come on, Seaweed-"

I cut her off because I started laughing for the first time in my life. My laughs echoed in my ears because it felt nice to laugh. The Chases cheered and Bobby yelled, "We got him to laugh!". Annabeth wrapped her arms around my neck, giving me a hug. I hugged her back and kept laughing as she kept making funny faces.

ANNABETH'S POV:

Today was a good day. It was the first time I heard Seaweed Brain laugh. It was melody to my ears (I think thats what mom said). I walked into my bedroom, throwing my bag down and hanging up my new polo. I decided to check on daddy because he looked stressed, whatever that means. I may be smart, but I'm not the smartest kid on the planet.

When I went downstairs, I heard something from the kitchen. They were fighting again? I walked towards the kitchen door and opened the door, slightly to see what was going on.

My dad was sitting in a chair. "I'm happy that we had Green eyes today. He saved Annabeth."

"It was almost like he was her knight and shining armor, wasn't it? The way he defended her and pushed down that boy for her." my mom smiled.

He laughed. "I think Green eyes has a crush on our daughter."

My eyes widened and my mom giggled. "I think they'll make a good couple when they get older. They already look cute together."

I shut the door because I was blushing like a storm. Did my parents really think I would date Seaweed Brain? I mean, I don't even know anything he likes or doesn't like. I don't even know his name! I shuddered from the thought when we were older and began walking up the stairs. Bobby, my little brother came running in his underwear.

"Ew! Put some clothes on, would you?" I asked.

Matthew ran in after him, wearing the same exact thing. "No!"

"Mom! Bobby and Matthew were running around naked at our neighbor's house!" I shouted and ran up the stairs when I heard my mom's yelling.

I walked into my bedroom, slipped some pajamas on and decided to check on my brothers to make sure they get in trouble. They shouldn't be running around in their underwear anyways. The one thing I did notice that Seaweed Brain didn't do it.

So I decided to check on my friend. I walked over to the boy's room and slightly opened the door.

Seaweed Brain sat on his bed, frontwards. He was staring at the ceiling. I smiled at him and walked over, lying next to him. I grabbed his hand again and for some reason, it felt nice.

"It was nice hearing you laugh." I told him.

He nodded, agreeing with me.

"Will I ever hear you talk?" I asked.

He shrugged, probably not knowing.

"Okay. I guess I have to deal with laughing for the rest of our lives." I teased.

Seaweed Brain gave a small laugh and turned to look at me. I looked up and smiled at me. I felt his breath when I pressed my cheek against his shoulder.

"Thank you for defending me today. I thought it was very nice." I told him.

He nodded.

"I guess from now on you're my knight and shining armor." I smiled.

"Annabeth," Seaweed Brain whispered into my ear.

I felt myself smile and sat up, looking down at him.

"Annabeth..." he gulped. "My name is Percy."

"Hi, Percy." I said, finally knowing his real name. "My knight and shining armor."

He nodded. "Annabeth, my princess."

I smiled and bit my lip, nodding. Percy and Annabeth.

The knight and princess of the Chase house.

He finally talked! And it was to Annabeth, the one and only.

Okay, the next chapter is going to be when they are fourteen years old. I wanted the first couple of chapters to be when they were younger so you could get an idea when he came along, how they became friends and the first time he talked to her.

Pretty much, they were like memories of when they were little.

Review and you'll get the next chapter!

-HunterofArtemis32