A/N: Hello, again lovelies! Just below is again Chapter Six! Whoo! It's definitely shorter than the last one, so I'm sorry! Thanks to all of those who favorited and followed the story, you're all amazing!
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Without any further distraction, I give you: chapter six, Good Luck?
She woke up the next morning to the sound of the shutters hitting the house and the rain pelting the siding. She didn't feel so bad, just a little tired.
Then she remembered the night before, Percy had been right. Her dad had started off booming and loud, telling her she was irresponsible to be alone with a boy. But quickly his voice dropped to a whisper and said, "I don't really think that. He seems like a perfectly sensible boy. I'm only doing this to make your mother happy." Her mother. Sue was not her mother. She was her step-mother.
Oh, God. Percy. He'd be here in less than an hour. Yes, Annabeth Chase had overslept. Hush. It was a very rare occurrence, but it did on occasion happen. That occasion just happened to be the day she needed to look like she wasn't a zombie.
She decided it was perfectly okay to go in yet another one of her t-shirts. Today it was blue with some faded writing that she could no longer read on it. Her hair was pulled up again into a ponytail and she put on some longer jean shorts.
She was just finishing up her breakfast when she heard the doorbell. And of course, who got to the door before her? Matthew and Bobby. And they felt the need to interrogate him, "How do you feel about our sister?" She saw him go slightly red as he stammered to respond, "Um, well… where is Annabeth?"
"Are you her boyfriend?"
"Do you love her?"
"How do you feel about us?"
"Are we cool enough for you?"
Percy looked as though he were being mentally scarred, and that was when Annabeth decided it was a good time to step in, "Boys, go back to the kitchen, please." She cooed softly. She may have sounded like she was in control, but really she was this mass of chaos swirling everywhere. She just had practice with this kind of control.
Percy let out a sigh of relief when her brothers backed off, "Don't think you're getting off the hook this time, Percy." She said with a sparkle in her eyes. He mocked pain in his chest, "You wound me!" he cried dramatically. She just laughed.
She took his face and turned it to see the bruises that clustered along his cheeks and jaw. They had begun to change to an ugly, blotched purple and blue mass, "Geez, what is it with women wanting to touch my bruises?" he demanded after he let out a shriek of pain.
"It's a woman thing, sorry!"
"Fine, let's go!"
When they got to his condo, Mrs. Jackson came out of a room that was adjoined to the entry way. She was rambling about something, but stopped when she saw the girl standing next to Percy, "Oh! Do I know you?"
"I don't believe so. I'm Annabeth Chase, one of Percy's friends." She replied simply. His mom's arms crossed her chest and giving him the glare that he really hated seeing. She heard him groan.
"Perseus Jackson! Why didn't you tell me that you were having a friend over?" she demanded in an angry tone. She stood there impatiently waiting for his answer; the answer never came. He stuttered and stumbled along to find an answer, "Uh, well, you see, um… I- I-… ummm…"
"Is he always like this around you?" his mom asked pointedly. Annabeth couldn't help but laugh at him. Once she finally got a hold of herself, she nodded and Mrs. Jackson looked at her, "It's a surprise he has friends at all when he's like that around girls like you." She felt herself blush. His mom continued, "Next time tell me when you're having a… friend over."
"Uh, actually mom, she is probably more of your friend. You two are pretty similar, just saying."
"Percy don't compare me to her, it's demeaning to her." Mrs. Jackson said with a hint of blush on her cheeks.
And so they went on talking and laughing together for hours about things they've done, or anything that they found interesting. But then Sally stopped, "Annabeth, are you and Percy…"
"Percy and I...?" She asked just as confused as Sally.
Sally grunted, "Are you two dating?"
This time she went bright red instead of tan, "Er, uh, I don't really think so… why?"
"Well no reason in particular, he just seemed somewhat interested in you…"
"Mom!" they both heard him call from another room. They giggled quietly.
Annabeth saw the clock and realized what time it was: 4:07. Crap, she had to leave, "I'm so sorry, Sally, I have to go." She gave the older woman a hug then waved goodbye to her as Percy opened the front door.
They walked in silence for a while, "Listen Annabeth-"
"Percy-" they both said at the same time. She blushed and nodded for him to go first. To this he sighed.
"Annabeth, I really don't know if I want to go back in your house and be torn to pieces by your younger brothers again." She knew that he was going to say something else, but let it slip past.
Instead, she just smirked and stopped walking, "Too bad. I mean I thought you were strong since you've been dealing with all of these bad bruises and all," she reached over and pinched his good side to which he yelped.
"Ow, wise girl! Watch where you pinch people!" he cried.
She couldn't help but continue to laugh as they walked up to the drive of her house, "So can I get a kiss for good luck?" she continued to stay quiet until they reached the front door.
Before he knew what had happened, he felt her lips against his. A quick kiss. Then she was gone with a "Bye, Percy!"
A/N: Thank you so much for reading this chapter, you are all amazing for doing just that. I'm sorry for the horrible sense of this chapter. It's been a harder one to write. I'm sorry! But stay tuned it for the next one!
Love you all!
-Swimmy
