Thank you for the wonderful reviews and suggestions etc. everyone! *hands Percy's fave blue chochip cookies to reviewers and subscribers* So I've decided that I should forget about Thalico an get on with the Percabeth already! I'm sorry, but you won't be seeing a lot of it until 2 more chapters or something. Sorry to disappoint! Besides, if you've actually heard of the story, there's this rivalry conflict and then they start falling in love in this ball, right?

You can feel the tension of the a rivalry in this chapter and meet HoO characters (except Leo... just not yet Leo fans). Besides, Jasper/Japer/whatever you guys call it these days might bloom if you want to. ENJOY!

Disclaimer:
- Romeo and Juliet, a tragic play by Will Shakespeare
- PJO, an awesome mythology story by Rick Riordan \m/

Here's the surprise I promised, an Annabeth PoV! I want you guys to learn her background. Don't flame my fave character please..


CHAPTER IV

"From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."


Annabeth

I don't know what's wrong with me. I sensed something suspiscious about that guy, something good. So I decided to follow him after school. Fist things first: I am not a stalker; I'm investigating.

He went to a swimming tryout after school, and man was he good! I mean yeah, he's a Jackson and all, but I never expected someone to be that good. And those tan abs... no wonder girls annoyingly giggle when he walks past. It just disgusts me, seriously. I'm not jealous. Really, I'm not. Why would I be jealous? He's my enemy, my rival, we are not supposed to get along. I'd like to keep things the way they're supposed to be because change is just too confusing, and I would know.

My parents divorced. Yes, the great and wise President Athena isn't married. Don't be surprised; she's never been the wifely type in the first place. I was supposed to live with my father, Frederick Chase who remarried, because I was too much work for my mother's busy political life. I couldn't stand all the ignorance and how they only care about my twin half-siblings. I couldn't stand my awful stepmother who always blames me for everything. My father doesn't even care for me neither does he even want me, so he just goes along with whatever my stepmother does. Just when my stepmother crossed the line and tried to slap me, my father came to the rescue. But all he did was stop my stepmom from hitting me and told me to go away. I was 7, believe it or not. My sanctuary? My real mother.

I can't trust anyone anymore because they all want something from me. The older I get, the more I realise that my life won't get any better. My mother raised me well, but she was strict. I'm strong and powerful on the outside who's not afraid of challenges. But deep inside, I'm crumbling down like a the twin towers on 9/11.

Ever since the lunch time incident, I realised how oblivious that boy was. He didn't even care how other people saw him by challenging me in public. He's got spirit, I like that. But we can never be friends, not when my mother hires spies here and then to watch me every second of my entire life for my 'safety'. Who knows if she'll kick me out like my father did? The last thing I need was to be best friends with the son of my mother's number one contender.

A FEW WEEKS LATER...

Percy

I never stopped thinking about Annabeth. She's not make-up pretty (like this girl who likes to stalk me called Drew), she's smart, and she's independent. Let's just say that I've been 'observing' her a lot. She hangs out with this goth chick with electrifying blue eyes and dyed black hair with blue highlights. She's Thalia Grace, the best friend, daughter of the ex-president, Zeus, and she does an alliance work with Lady Artemis, a female huntress. She's not very close with her father... actually she despises him after realizing that he had an affair with her drunken mother when he's already married. Then there's Silena's half-sister Piper McLean, who occasionally follows them around. She's really pretty, has cool kaleidoscope eyes and she's captain of the Debate team and an awesome fashion designer. I hear how Silena boasts about her half-sister, sad thing it's her halfsister not full. Then there's Katie Gardner from the gardening club. People say that her mother owns a greenhouse thrice the size of her mansion.

I'm just frustrated that she's a Chase. Who knows what people would do and what kind of rumors would spread if we became actual friends.

I've been pretty busy with the Swimming team ever since they made me Captain. You know what? I managed to convince Nico to join the running team! It also freaks me out how girls would sometimes stare to look at me and whisper stuff when I walk past them in the hallway. Look, I'm not always clueless, I just act like I don't know stuff to irritate people, especially the braniac of most of my classes, the one and only Miss Chase.

There's also this really nice redhead named Rachel Elizabeth Dare who's an art freak who's been a great friend to me. It feels like I can tell her anything when I'm with her and I trust her with a lot of my problems. So basically, she's like my social counslor who helps me look at the consequences of my actions. She's a little psychic too because her predictions are nearly always accurate. Once, she painted me younger version of me that looks exactly like how I did when I was younger!

I've been spending time a lot with Nico and Grover nowadays, they're like my ultimate best friend. And I'm glad that little Tyson's stopped getting bullied after he let me give the bullies a little 'talk' which consists of some duct tape, permanent marker, an electric shaver and some acrylic paint (hate to say it's Nico's idea, not mine).

This day after school was no ordinary day. I saw a bunch of kids like Beckendorf fighting with that annoying ock who keeps hitting on Annabth called Luke Castellan. They were literally fist fighting. Then back-up came. Huge, scary-looking guys defended Luke and tried to beat up Beckendorf into a pulp. Luckily, Tyson's older brothers who are really tall and muscular managed to help Beckendorf. Next thing you know, the whole market was a battlefield. Chases versus Jacksons. This isn't looking good at all for my soon-to-come-after-hard-work friendship with Annabeth, is it?

Then Nico decided to join in, that crazy emo guy! He thought that wherever blood, gore and near-death experience is involved, he should be involved. Grover caught up with him and tried to pull him back. I'm not trying to be a coward, but I never really did like pointless fights that doesn't even concern me.

I watched from afar when I noticed by brother – sorry, half brother, Triton got involved. He was getting bad bruises from fighting with Malcolm, the nephew of Athena. I can't stand it. I ran towards them and pushed them from each other. They were panting. I had to scream "STOP IT!" That caught their attention.

"This isn't your fight, little bro," Triton growled. "Move over!" He ran past me attacking Malcolm but I pulled him away just in time.

Malcolm sneered. "Go away kid, go play with your action figures, you no good, lo-"

I punched him in the face. He deserved it for picking a fight with my brother and for making fun of me.

"Is that all you got?" he taunted.

Guess what I decided? Option one: run-away and let him continue beating the crap out of Triton. Option two: Beat the crap out of him instead. I pick option two. That's when Triton and I actually worked together to kick this retard into a pulp.

Then I heard sirens, sounds of hooves, and whistled approaching. Triton, shoved me into a large cardboard box telling me to stay quite. He continued the fight by himself. Afterwards, I heard gunshots. The people fighting froze in their places. Fear took over everyone's expressions.

"WHY CAN'T YOU ALL JUST GET ALONG?" a loud voice screeched. I saw the shadow of a teenage boy younger than me with a powerful posture with authority. He was well-built, tall, had cropped blond hair and clouded blue eyes. It was Jason Grace, I've seen him before. But what's he up to?

"Who the hell do you think you are?" Some idiot screamed.

"I'm the freakin' Son of Zeus Jupiter Grace, that's who I am!" he shouted back. Murmurs filled the market and quickly quited down again. "And you people are a mess!"

He took out a warrant, held it up and announced with a loud voice. "You all better stop with all this foolish fighting or consequences will be held." He took a deep breath and continued. "You keep starting pointless fights like these and you'll be expelled and banished too! I don't give a shit about if the Jacksons stole your car or if the Chases graffitied your house. Point is, start this rivalry fight and YOU'RE A GONNER! UNDERSTAND?" Everyone nodded and some sulks were heard as well. He ignored the people being immature and started to walk away.

Silena ran over to bleeding Beckendorf and started to annoy him with the "Are you alright, sweetie"s and "What the hell were you thinking?"s. The girlfriends also started storming in checking on the wounded guys, as they prayed a silent thank you to Jason (who apparemtly is the son of Zeus as well) for stopping the untamable massacre.

Just when I climbed out the box to go home where dad was probably worried sick, I saw the goth girl wearing all silver approaching Jason who was about to hop on the horse.

"Jason?" She tried to sound strong without her voice breaking, but everyone can see her holding back tears. Was she happy? Is she sad? "You're... you're... alive?"

Jason raised an eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean?"

She sighed. "You're own biological sister. You don't remember me, do you now kiddo?"

"Huh?"

The crowd whispered in confusion.

She cracked a small smile. "I remember that scar on your upper lip. You tried to eat a stapler when you were 2."

He touched the scar on his lip and his sky blue eyes brightened. "Thalia?"

Thalia attacked him with a huge bear hug in front of the crowd, who only stared bemused.


Nyaww sibling love is in the air :3

You still gotta tell me whether you want Jasper. I've gotten Thalico complaints so I'm cool with them being off. What about Jasper huh? I know you want them! (well... most of you anyways...) If you only want pure Percabeth, it's fine. I NEED INPUT!

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