A/N Good afternoon everyone! Well at least for me. Thank you everyone who has followed and I would like to say that, I LOVE all of you guys. Thank you all for supporting this story! [ : : ] Here a brownie! ACCEPT IT OR DIE.

Anyway, this chapter has Percabeth fluff and it is cheesy I'll admit but it's still cute. This chapter is longer than all the chapters I've written, so it's a treat I suppose! ;)

I decided to go look for Mr. Jackson after my… break down. I usually don't have deep thoughts but a girl can have her own moments, right? As I exited the office, I realized I was supposed to stay in the office but I was in a reckless mood. I always listen to adults but I wasn't going to stop now.

I crept through the halls, my mind strayed to the thought of sea green eyes. I froze, why am I acting this way? I've never acted this way around a boy especially a boy who seemingly has a girlfriend! He isn't even a boy, I would guess his age would be around 19-20. I shook myself out of it and continued walking. "Ouch!" I exclaimed as I bumped into someone. The first thing I saw a rat's nest of hair and very pale skin. I gasped as I realized it was Medusa. She stiffened at the sight of me.

"Annabeth Chase? What are you doing at Poseidon Jackson's company?" her voice was silky smooth yet carried the hint of coldness. I avoided looking at her face, her eyes were said to be so cold and blood shot that they paralyzed someone in fear as if they were made of stone. Which I do not want to experience thank you very much.

"What are you doing here?" I bravely demanded as I searched for an escape but Medusa quickly blocked my view. I closed my eyes tightly, she had scrawny greenish hair that moved as if it were alive and she was sick in every single way thus her green tinge she had on her skin which made me gag at the thought of it.

I've heard from the whispers of maids who worked for my mom, she was once beautiful, with pale smooth skin, fair blonde hair and her eyes were the perfect shade of lush green. Foolishly, she had offended my mom by commenting on her beauty and saying she was more beautiful which lead to Athena's anger. My mother's pride was something nobody should mess with.

My mom had called a few numbers, pulled a few strings and voila! Medusa was turned into a monster. I've heard rumors of how she became so ugly but I'm not sure if they were true. Apparently, Medusa had her hair pulled off forcefully and was beaten with hot iron rods. Ever since, she's been taking drugs and just being sick in general. Back to the thought of my mom, you most definitely do not want to mess with her and you know what I did? Mess with my mom by running away and attempting to sue her but I don't regret it at all. I was shaken out of my thoughts when Medusa petted my head. I physically had to force myself not to punch her face.

"My, my Annie," she chuckled, I hated when people called me that, "What would your mother say when she sees you in her enemy's base?"

My eyes brows furrowed, "Enemy's base?" What was this loony woman saying?

"You didn't know? Why, they've hated each other since high school," Medusa whispered but it could've been a yell for all I know. I felt sick, Mr. Jackson would throw me on the streets if this was true.

"You're going to tell her aren't you?" I breathed. Her ripped up clothes shook as she laughed. An evil cackling sound rang through the air.

"You know me so well," she answered chuckling before strutting away. While, her high heels clicked as she walked away, I stood there, shaking. My mom would know and she would immediately do something about it. Especially if I was suing her but going to Poseidon Jackson, the man she hated, I had done something terrible.

I searched for him and after a few turns around corners, I found him talking to his secretary. She was a pretty girl with black hair and blue eyes. She introduced herself as Silena Beauregard. I decided she was nice enough to be friends with. She started gushing about her boyfriend, whose name was Charles Beckendorf. It was obvious she was in love.

I turned to Mr. Jackson who was watching Silena with an amused smile. He glanced at me and noticed my serious demeanor. Silena took the hint and left. "What are you doing out here? I thought I told you to stay in the office?" he told me sternly.

"I had to ask you something!" I answered frowning.

"Well spit it out then!" he said jokingly with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Do you know Athena Parthenos?" the moment I had said her name, the friendly shine was gone and was replaced by a stormy green. His entire aura darkened and I knew that his reaction wasn't going to be a good one.

"Yes, I know her," he coldly supplied as he looked at me. I couldn't help but shake slightly. "Why did you bring this up?" he asked curiously but his eyes were still dark.

"The thing is… Um, I'm her daughter," my eyes found their way to my converse. It was silent and I winced preparing for his reaction.

"That bitch! Beating up her own daughter!" he furiously exclaimed. I looked up in surprise, he wasn't mad at me thank the gods. "I always knew Athena was crazy," he started mumbling profanities about my mother.

"So you're not mad at me?" I interrupted unsure, he grimaced back, attempting to smile but failed.

"Why would I be, it's not your fault for a mother who beats you. You can't control that," he gave me a smile and I couldn't help let out a few tears escape. I hugged him and he accepted it.

Looking at the clock, it was 5:37 p.m., and Mr. Jackson was driving me to Percy's home. I felt a bit nervous having to stay at his home but Mr. Jackson assured me that Percy was a respectful man and wouldn't do anything to me. Although, Poseidon assured I felt a spike of nervousness tugging in my heart.

Percy lived in a condo and his unit was on the 5th floor and the unit was 3. As I lugged my shoulder bag onto my shoulder, I looked over my shoulder. Mr. Jackson waved. I was left standing in front of a huge building. I entered and I heard Mr. Jackson drive off. I walked up to the elevator and pressed up. I tapped my shoe against the fancy tiles and I looked around. A lady at the front desk glared at me for making annoying noises with my shoe. Jeez, this lady was definitely on her period.

I entered the elevator finally, I was beyond nervous. I wish I could talk to Thalia or even Nico, someone who was nice to me and didn't leave me on the floor, hurt and ashamed. The doors opened and I stepped out. I walked up to the door with the fancy engraving 3.

As I was about to ring the doorbell, my finger froze and I tried to overcome my nervousness. Stop being such a baby I mentally scolded myself for acting scared; I probably looked like an idiot. I pressed and heard it ring. I heard foot steps behind the door and it swung open.

There in stood Percy Jackson. He still looked his devilishly handsome self but I chose to ignore it. I clenched my shoulder bag strap as he peered at me. There was a few moments of silence.

"Well aren't you going to introduce me to your residence?" I blurted out, curse my ADHD. He raised his eyebrow and he looked… amused?

"By all means, come in," he still looked as if he was laughing in the inside. I huffed angrily before walking in. It was beautiful, the structure was well made and how long it must have taken to design it. I didn't notice Percy sneaking until the last moment.

"Boo!" he chuckled as I shrieked and jumped into the air. As I turned around to glare at him I noticed how close he was. We were a few centimeters apart as we stared at each other. He was the one to back off as my face burned. I felt ashamed, he had a girlfriend and I let my feelings get ahold of myself.

Wait, feelings? I had feelings for him? As in romantic feelings? I pushed these thoughts back before facing Percy.

"You're such a Seaweed Brain," I announced as he looked confused.

"A Seaweed Brain?" he questioned as I stood my ground.

"Yeah, your head is full of seaweed," I answered giving a stubborn look. I don't care if I was acting immature, it's true.

"You're a…" he trailed off looking thoughtful before his eyes lit up, "A Wise Girl!"
"What kind of nick name is Wise Girl?" I snorted and before I knew it I started laughing. When I finally stopped, Percy had his eyes narrowed. He looked serious, dead serious.

"Take that back."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Are you ticklish?"

"…Yes?"

He started chasing me and I dropped my shoulder bag and sprinted away, laughing. I don't know what was happening to my usual mature self but Percy somehow made me forget it all. I ran into a big room that was completely blue and slammed it shut.

He started banging on the door and I leaned against it trying to not let him in. I decided to let him in but I looked for a hiding place. I decided to hide behind his dresser. I tucked into a ball and waited for him to enter.

After a few minutes, it creaked open and Percy walked in. I hid my head further down. I had no idea where he was but was nervous.

"I see you," a voice breathed and I looked behind me to see long legs. As I looked up further I was met with sea green eyes. They were dark and serious. I gulped audibly as I shrank back further.

I stood up slowly until I was right under his nose, he was so damn tall for gods sake. Suddenly, I found myself over his shoulder and I was making noises of protest. He threw me on the bed and I looked up nervous.

"W-what are you doing?" I nervously asked.

"Take it back," he answered simply. He started tickling me and I laughed loudly. I tried squirming out but it didn't work. "S-stop!" I giggled.

"Take it back," he answered tickling me more furiously.

"N-no!" I laughed even louder, I clenched my eyes shut.

After a while, my sides ached and I needed him to stop. "F-fine! You're n-nickname for me i-isn't stupid!" He suddenly stopped and I opened my eyes. He was staring at me, a goofy smile across his face. I blushed as he grinned in response.

"How old are you?" I randomly blurted out, I felt curious. I wanted to get to know Percy Jackson better, is that a crime now?

"Why do you want to know?" he smirked as he leaned a bit closer.

"Just answer it Seaweed Brain," I stuck out my tongue and he laughed. I smiled when the sound left his mouth. I liked making him laugh I realized.

"I'm turning 20 on August 18." So he's about 2 years older than me.

"What day is it?" I asked looking at him. He looked slightly confused.

"It's July 7, why?" he asked. My eyes widened and I cursed under my breath. I can't believe it. "Care to explain?" he drawled waiting for an answer.

"My birthday's in 5 days," I answered dumbstruck. I forgotten my birthday. I'm going to be turning 18. A grown up woman. Then why do I still feel like a child?

I politely asked Percy to get off me when suddenly my common sense knocked onto the door of my brain and screamed that this was my lawyer's son. He had rubbed his neck and apologized if I was uncomfortable with the situation.

Now we were avoiding each other. Not like there wasn't a problem. His condo was huge, so it wasn't hard. The problem? I'm a human and humans need to eat. I knew where the kitchen was, problem was that there was a great chance he was there too.

There goes the whole avoiding part. I decided to just suck up my pride and go eat. Nobody was there and I wanted to make something edible. I gazed in his huge refrigerator, the whole thing was pretty much empty.

I still had some money, since Mr. Jackson had his own reasons for being my lawyer for free. I was going to have to go somewhere out to buy some food. Should I go ask Percy to come? I went to look for him in his bedroom. Curse myself for being so nice. I knocked and waited for an answer.

"Come in," a voice was heard. As I opened the door, he was in a comfy chair and he raised his eyebrows as I sheepishly walked in. "Umm, I was going to go get dinner, and I was wondering if you wanted to go too?" I asked fast but still understandable.

"Sure," he replied nonchalantly before getting up. "So where do you wanna go?"

"I don't really know this area, I was hoping you could show me," I answered relieved he would go. He nodded and walked out.

"We could go to a really good restaurant," he supplied, "It's nearby so I don't have to drive." I smiled and we exited together. It really wasn't a long walk either, we made small talk about random stuff. I noticed it was slightly awkward since our little 'fight'.

"Percy?" I was looking down and I noticed how green his eyes were contrast against the sunset.

"What?" My eyes trailed down from his eyes to his mouth. I had the urge to kiss them, but stopped myself.

"Sorry about the afternoon, I hope I didn't make it too awkward," I blushed and looked down. I'm acting like a little 13 year old right now. Great.

I felt a hand lift up my chin until I was gazing at his eyes. "It's not awkward for me."

We stood there staring at each other until a flashing sign casted away my attention. It read Louis' pizzeria. I'm glad it's dark or else he would've seen my blush.

"Well Madame, shall we?" Percy held out his arm as he waited for me to enter with him. I couldn't help but laugh, "You're acting like such a Seaweed Brain," but that didn't stop me for reaching for his arm and entering together.

"Ah, Percy nice to see you," a man exclaimed warmly. Contrary to popular belief no he doesn't have an Italian accent and no he wasn't a round chubby man. He was tall, even taller than Percy and was just plain American.

His name wasn't even Louis! "Hey, what's up Luke?" Luke grinned and they talked. I noticed a few girls who I guessed were waitresses due to the matching outfits. What they were doing was what the problem was. They were giggling and pointing at Percy. I'm guessing they knew him from the looks they had on their face.

My eyes narrowed as I felt a feeling bubble up in my stomach. Can you guess what it is? If you guessed jealousy, my friend you are right. "Come this way Annabeth and Percy," Luke led us to the best table looking over San Francisco. We both sat down and I smiled as I gazed over the city. I ever so slightly turned to Percy and I noticed him staring at me.

Self-consciously I asked, "Is there something on my face?"

"No, you're just beautiful," he answered giving me a lopsided smile. I blushed as red as a tomato.

I summed up my courage and leaned in closer, "Well you're not bad yourself."

He smirked, liking where this was going, "Well, Miss. Chase, I don't believe I've ever heard you give me a compliment." I was about to reply when a loud voice interrupted.

"Hey Percy!" the person started giggling uncontrollably. It was one of the waitresses from earlier. She was pretty, I'll admit but her voice was just plain obnoxious.

"Hello Stephanie," Percy smiled politely. I noticed how he when he's annoyed his bottom lip juts a bit. I'm NOT a stalker, I just like to observe him okay?

"So what would you like to order gorgeous?" Stephanie attempted to flirt and gave a seductive smile. I uncomfortably coughed and gave her a look. "Oh yeah what's your name?" she asked rudely. I stared in shock at her behavior before Percy came to the rescue.

"Her name's Annabeth," he added giving me a cute smile. I turned back to Stephanie, she just gave me a fake smile.

"We'll have the usual please," Percy grinned at me, "It's delicious trust me."

As Stephanie walked away, I turned to him. "So, you don't have a girlfriend right?" I asked fearing the worst.

He raised his eyebrows suggestively before replying, "Miss. Chase, you're being rather forward. But no, I'm single."

"I was just making sure," I rolled my eyes before looking out at the city again. "Look at that building!" I exclaimed excitedly.

"Yeah, it's a building Wise Girl," Percy said sarcastic.

"No look at the design! This was specially made! Look how complex it is! Whoever designed it must've been-"

"Here ya go hottie," Stephanie was back holding a plate of pizza. It was Hawaiian and it looked delicious. But at the moment, the pizza didn't matter, I suddenly felt a spout of jealousy. I kept calm though and glared at her.

Stephanie seemed to notice my discomfort and gave me an innocent look as if to say what did I do? She's right, what is she doing? It's not like Percy and I are in a relationship, so I really have no right to tell her to stop. I attempted to calm myself down, using one of the oldest tricks in the book.

Ten.

"So are you free anytime soon?" Stephanie smiled and leaned down. I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths.

Nine.

I opened my grey eyes to look into Percy's concerned green ones.

Eight.

He turned back to Stephanie, "Sorry but I can't, my studies are keeping me busy."

Seven.

"Awww, are you sure?" Stephanie started stroking his arm playfully.

Six.

The words left before I could comprehend what was happening, "Yes Stephanie, he's sure he can't join you," I was sure I was steaming mad.

Five.

"Well, I'm sure he would rather join someone smarter," she winked at Percy. His eyes widened as he gazed at me. I glared at her stronger than ever.

Four.

"Annabeth ignore her," he whispered desperately trying to calm me. He looked at Stephanie and excused himself while he pulled Stephanie along. I can't believe she would insult my intelligence. I hope Percy will talk some smack into the dumb girl. I nibbled on a piece of pizza, it was delicious.

Three.

They still haven't returned, they are taking way too long and my mind had decided what to do. I would go and apologize for causing such a commotion. I always keep my emotions in check and it drives me mad when I let my feelings control myself.

Two.

I went in the direction Percy had pulled Stephanie. I walked through the hallway leading back to the washroom, the whole time I kept my head down. I heard a high pitched girl moan. I looked back up to see Percy pressing Stephanie on the wall and he was kissing her neck. What the Hades am I witnessing? A million thoughts ran through my head. A million unanswered question. Against my own will, I felt tears blur my eyes and I couldn't handle it.

One.

So I did the only thing I could think of.

Zero. Game over. Run.

A/N Okay, honestly, I am dying in the inside of the Percabeth feels and the cheesiness. I'm worried that I've made Stephanie too stereotypically like those really rude girls who think their way too pretty. If you didn't notice already, Percy is a player. A really hot player may I add. (I shouldn't have said that) Next chapter Athena will be making an appearance! Chapter will probably take longer to update so I'm apologizing in advance.

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Review maybe? :/

-BurntBlack