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~Chapter 4~

"I'm home!"

Annabeth dropped her bag and kicked the door closed behind her.

Immediately, she heard the pitter-patter of two pairs of feet scurrying down the stairs. Annabeth grinned. Her weekend started as of now.

Bobby and Matthew sprinted out and jumped at Annabeth, hugging her legs and smiling widely.

Annabeth leaned down and they smothered her with kisses. They were like two, overexcited puppies.

Bobby reached behind him and pulled out a lego object.

He and Matthew presented it to Annabeth proudly.

"This is for you" Matthew said, a little shyly.

She smiled at them and took the lego piece and gasped in shock.

Though the pieces weren't quite put together right, there was no denying that the lego object they had given her was a spider. She dropped the spider in fright.

Instantly, she felt stupid and picked it back up from where it had fallen from her hands.

The twins looked at her anxiously. Bobby nudged her leg gently and looked up anxiously.

"Annie-beff don't like it?" he asked, with worried eyes.

Annabeth shook her head quickly and reassured the boys with a quick hug.

"Of course I like it! Thank you both very much!"

Matthew grinned wildly and jumped into her outstretched arms again.

"Annie-beff welcome" he sighed contently, his voice muffled.

Bobby reached out as well, and they all hugged.

Annabeth closed her eyes. Her half-brothers could be the most annoying things on the planet, but sometimes, they were the sweetest beings she had ever met. She hugged them tightly and for a moment, she forgot about everything; school, the play, and Percy.

She was happy.

~Percy Jackson & the Olympians~

"Hey mum, I'm home!"

Percy dropped his bag and ran for the fridge. He pulled out a blue popsicle and walked into the living room looking for his mum.

He couldn't find her anywhere so he plopped down on the couch.

A few minutes later, Percy's mother came into the living room, with dirt on her clothes and gloves on. She had obviously been working on some gardening. They had never had any space to plant anything at their old apartment, but ever since Percy, his mother, and Paul arrived at the new house, Sally hadn't stopped gardening.

"Percy! There you are. Did Paul come home with you?"

Percy grinned and hugged his mother tightly, even though she was dirty. He didn't mind.

"He's still at school marking papers" Percy replied.

Sally nodded and bustled into the kitchen. Percy followed her, in hopes of more food.

"How was school?" she asked, turning to look at him.

Percy popped some chips into his mouth. "Fine" he said, in a muffled voice.
"Anything special?" she tilted her head, as she washed her hands.

"Um no" he said uncertainly. He looked at his mother's face. She had the don't-lie-I-know-exactly-what-you-did face on.

Percy relented and sighed. "Fine. I'm going to be in the school play!" he announced.

Sally beamed proudly at him and motioned for him to sit down.

"That's great! Did you decide to do this on your own or-"

"Of course I did! You know how much I love acting-" he broke off when he saw his mother's raised eyebrows and face again.

Sally sighed. "Wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that you got into another fight with Annabeth, would it?"

Percy looked down at his feet. "I don't know what to do, mum," he admitted.

Sally sighed again and pulled him into her arms.

She stroked his hair back from his face.

"You and Annabeth used to be so close"

"She hates me now," Percy said.

Percy hugged his mum tightly. At school, he had to keep up the façade, and be hard, tough, and popular. At home with his mum, he could be himself.

He could be Percy Jackson.

"I don't know what to do" he sighed again.

~Percy Jackson & the Olympians~

"You got into a fight?"

Annabeth looked up at her stepmother and sighed. She slipped off her socks and lay down in bed.

"Think of the bright side. You and dad are always telling me to broaden my life and do other stuff. I'm pretty sure being in bloody Romeo and Juliet qualifies"

Her father looked sternly at her. "Annabeth!" he said in a chastising tone.

She sighed. "I'm sorry. It's not like I tried to get in trouble"

Annabeth's father came over and sat next to her. He stroked her blond hair and sighed.

"What's happening between you and Percy?"

Annabeth bristled up and she shoved her father's hand away.

"There is no me and Percy" she said coolly.

Annabeth met her father's concerned eyes and she felt a faint prickling at the back of her eyes. She blinked furiously.

"At least not anymore" she whispered.

Annabeth was strong, but sometimes all she wanted to was break down and cry. Underneath all her coolness, intelligence and pride, she was just a girl.

And she was capable of being hurt.

Her stepmother crossed over and sat next to her on her bed as well.

"You can tell us anything. You know that, right?" she said with a warm smile.

Annabeth looked up at their hopeful, happy faces and she sighed.

She knew that her stepmother meant well, but that would never happen. She would never be her real mum.

Instead of crying out and screaming like she wanted to, Annabeth smiled weakly.

"I know," she whispered.

This was a really small filler chapter. I wanted to add in some of their home lifestyle into the story.

I'm so excited! The next chapter will be the auditions :D

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