((Last chapter was a little...bloody. Well, this one will totally redeem it. I haven't put Percy's little serenade up on The Test! for a reason.... I don't own Percy Jackson & The Olympians, the movie Risky Business, Tom Cruise, Fall Out Boy, or Calvin Klein!))
"What did he do?" Athena laughed loudly. Percy shot up in bed, ran into the living room, realized he was in his underwear, ran to get a robe, then came back. Unfortunately, it was a long pink guest robe.
"Sorry. That was for if one of my brothers came by." Annabeth giggled.
"Oh, yeah? Which side of the family? But, more to the point, you didn't tell her, did you?" Percy's eyes grew wide as the women nodded. Athena snapped her fingers and the TV changed into a large movie screen. On it, was a dimly lit hotel room, a woman in bed looking quietly at a dark figure in front of a TV. The man's robe billowed in the AC controlled room and his sunglasses were slightly tilted to the side.
"All right! This first one goes out to my girlfriend, Annabeth Chase! Let's give her a big hand!" Percy faked appluase and cheering then hit the play button on a nearby remote. Piano came in softly, followed by a repeat of the same notes, but louder. The man started to bob up and down on his feet, then began to twist side to side. Then, he opened his mouth and, in a hushed tone, started to sing.
"Just take those old records off the shelf! I'll sit and listen to them by myself!" He jumped up once or twice and grabbed a nearby lamp, using it as an oversized microphone.
"Today's music ain't got the same soul! I like that old time Rock and Roll!" He began to dance around the room as he sang the hit song, every now and then losing his sunglasses. Finally, the song ended and his robe fell off, revealing his Calvin Klein underwear. The woman in bed giggled lightly, causing the man to turn around.
"Oh, Ricardo, you're so funny." She said in an odd tone, as if she were speaking in her sleep.
"All right! This next one also goes to my girlfriend!" The man picked up his robe and started to sing again.
"Am I more than you bargained for, yet? I've, been dying to tell you anything you want to hear, cause that's just who I am this week." He danced around for a moment, then began singing again.
"Lie in the grass, next to the mausoleum. I'm just a notch in your bedpost, but you're just a line in this song." The woman gasped in the bed, then hid under the covers. The man turned to face the audience, revealing himself.
"Drop a heart, break a name. We're always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team. We're going down, down in an earlier round, and sugar, we're going down swinging. I'll be your number one with a bullet, Loaded God Complex, cock it and pull it!" Percy sang the entire song through, doing random dance moves the entire time. Finally, it all ended and Percy fall back into bed in a sweaty heap.
"Well, that was fun." Athena commented. The screen almost disappeared, until Percy raised his hand.
"Wait, there is one other part if I remember..." He smiled evilly at Annabeth.
"No!" She shouted.
"Well, you heard me! We're going down, and we're going down swinging." He grabbed Athena's hand and pushed down on her index finger, and the video began to play again.
"That was so nice of him..." Annabeth said to herself. She got up and went to the bathroom and came back out in a bikini.
"Wait...how am I supposed to pop out of a cake? I can't bake, and it's not near his birthday yet..." She changed back into her pajamas and laid back down.
"Annabeth...." Athena began, trying to choose her words wisely.
"Yes, Mother?" Annabeth backed up, using Percy as a human shield and patting his butt.
"First, you get some eggs, water, cooking oil, and cake mix. Then you--" She was cut off as Percy began to laugh hysterically.
"Mom! I wasn't being serious! It was just something to see if he was awake!" Annabeth yelled.
"Sorry." Athena replied indignantly. "So, what are we doing for the remainder of the day?"
"Well, I probably had some witnesses...so...moving." Percy nodded.
"Or, we could just stay inside all day and reminisce on sweet memories." Annabeth suggested.
"No, that's not it." Athena and Percy both replied.
"Fine, then what do you want to do, Percy? Aside from moving." Annabeth raised an eyebrow.
"Well there-- No, your mom's here. We could--no, we don't have that much cake. We could make a few bucks by--No, you'd give every guy in there such a nosebleed, it would be like it's raining blood. And, that pole would hurt you after a while....Hm...." Percy began to run around the apartment as Athena chased him.
"That's a great idea! Let's have a therapy session!" Annabeth popped up in the middle of them.
"So, we got a therapy session out of me trying to kill your boyfriend?" Athena asked. Percy sat down on the couch next to Annabeth and looked over at Athena, patting the seat beside him. She went and sat in the chair on the opposite side of the room.
"Okay. I'm going to ask a series of questions and I want you both to answer truthfully." Annabeth began.
"Okay." Percy shrugged.
"First question." Athena stated.
"What is the first image that comes in your mind when you think of me?" Annabeth asked, getting a piece of paper and a pencil.
"My intelligent daughter." Athena's reply came first.
"The most beautiful, funniest, smartest girl I have ever, and will ever meet. I think of a warm sun glowing brightly behind those cloudy grey eyes." Percy stared off into space.
"You know, a man got in an erection in my presence before. I ripped it off and choked him with it." Athena told Percy.
"He doesn't have one." Annabeth corrected her mother. "Question two, what is the first thing you think of when you hear the phrase "Will you marry me?""
"Pass." Percy waved his hand.
"My vow of chastity." Athena shrugged.
"Question three, If I suggested we head into the largest toy store we could find and pull all sorts of pranks and war reenactments, right now, what would you say?" Annabeth asked.
"I'd say...Let's go." Athena stood up and stretched.
"I'd say...I love you right now." Percy leaned in and gave her a long kiss. When they broke apart, Athena was right beside them, staring down at them with an odd look on her face. They ignored it and headed out, finding a large Toys R Us. Percy immediately headed to the swords, grabbing a Nerf LongSword. Athena took a battle ax and a large frisbee. Annabeth walked around for a while and returned with a large Lego sword. Percy ran over to the girl's toys and returned a moment later with a blonde wig.
"Annabeth, join me and we can destroy the gods." Percy said in an odd fusion of Luke's and Darth Vader's voices. Annabeth froze up and nearly dropped her sword when Percy ran to her. She jumped back, only to get stuck underneath him as he pinned her to a wall. She opened her eyes wide and yelled out. The Lego sword dropped to the ground and shattered.
"No! Stay back! Percy, help!" Annabeth cried out to no one.
"Annabeth? Annabeth! Snap out of it!" Percy picked her up and carried her to Athena, who was, it appeared, throwing suction cup darts at the Toys R Us giraffe. She took one look at her daughter and then went for help. An employee came back a moment later with a First Aid kit.
"What happened?" He asked, taking out a thermometer.
"I don't know. We were just playing around with the merchandise, and all of a sudden she tells me to stay back, then tells me to help her." Percy tried to remain calm, but tears came into his eyes. The grey streak in Annabeth's hair was clearly visible, reminding him of his own. He threw an estranged look at Athena and nodded off to the side.
"I need to talk to you." Percy told Athena. The employee checked Annabeth's temperature and tried to calm her down.
"What could be so important that it can't wait until after this emergency?" Athena asked, turning to look at Annabeth. Percy turned her back around and looked her in the eyes.
"You guys couldn't see Artemis when she was trapped on Mt. Tam, right?" Percy asked her.
"Well, not exactly. We could sense--" Athena began, only to be cut off.
"But you couldn't physically see what was going on, right?" Percy shook her a bit.
"First, no we could not. Second, don't shake me, or I'll turn you into owl poop." She walked away from Percy and went back to Annabeth. Percy paced for a moment, then tapped the employee on the shoulder.
"What's your name?" Percy asked, suddenly remembering a lesson Chiron had given him.
"David."
"Okay, David, I need you to call an ambulance and get me a stuffed owl doll." Percy instructed. David ran off, calling the front desk on his walkie-talkie and heading into the little girl toys. He returned a moment later with the stuffed owl, a Hedwig from the Harry Potter plush series. Percy handed it to Annabeth and grabbed her, lifting her into the air, then sat down with her in his lap. He ran his hands down her back and her hair, trying to calm her down.
"It's okay, he isn't here. That isn't now." Percy whispered. Annabeth struggled against him, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Luke, please no! No! It hurts!" Annabeth begged to the air around them. She held the owl close against her chest, as if trying to hide herself.
"The ambulance is on it's way!" David's voice called to them.
"All right! Thanks! Get one of those huge blue things that you roll merchandise on and lots of pillows and blankets!" Percy ordered. Three other employees joined David as they ran around the store, trying to find blankets and pillows.
"What is this about Percy?" Athena asked him, now concerned for her daughter.
"I already have a guess, but we'll find out for sure once we get to the hospital. I need them to do a specific test though...." Percy kissed Annabeth's cheek, but she slapped him.
"Luke! Stop it! It's hurting me!" She cried, trying to attack Percy now. David and his coworkers appeared with the blankets, pillow, and the large wheeled slab that merchandise is normally transported on in stores like Walmart. The laid out the blankets and set the pillow on top. Percy placed Annabeth on top and they laid a few more blankets on. The ambulance arrived, with EMTs running inside and taking Annabeth, Athena, and Percy for a ride.
"What happened?" One asked.
"She froze up and started screaming at me, calling me this guy we used to know. She kept telling him to stop, he was hurting her." Percy cried.
"She'll be all right, son." The man assured him.
"I think I know what it is." Percy revealed.
"What?" The other asked him.
"Does your hospital do virginity tests?" Percy asked them solemnly. They both nodded and checked Annabeth's vitals. Athena leaned over to him and whispered in his ear.
"What is this all about!" She demanded.
"Those days on Mt. Tam, when she was locked away with Artemis. I think..Luke...did something. I think...Luke raped her."