Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the comments! Lots of great suggestions that I will be sure to remember (Yeah, I know that sounds cheesy, but I really will). And now, the wait is over! Here it is, on the screen in front of you, chapter six! I hope ya'll like it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson and the Olympians of Heroes of Olympus, but if I did, I'd make sure no one died. (looking at you, Rick)
Clarisse POV
How in Hades did that mortal get here! She's a crazy stalker! Annabeth got some fire in her eyes and started towards the door. Jackson held her back, which was too bad since I would've loved to see Annabeth smack that girl. Jackson said he'd go alone, but Annabeth insisted on going too, and the compromise said Annabeth could, but only if she wore her Yankees cap. So, we all gathered around the window, C. Stoll with a video camera, and watched.
"Hi, Percy," We heard Missy start in that sugary tone. "You have a really nice place, why have you never invited me?" She said with a slight pout. I couldn't see Annabeth, but I could feel her anger from where I watched. "Could I maybe come in now? You could help me with my homework?" Missy asked with a what I guessed was a charming smile. And than Annabeth did the most brilliant thing ever.
"Seaweed Brain? Whose out there?" She called from the door, her cap now removed. Missy froze. Annabeth walked up to Percy and linked her arm with his. "Oh, hi, Missy! I didn't know you were coming!" She was totally faking, and I could only wonder what she had planned. Missy looked about ready to explode, and I half thought she was just going to leave.
"Well, you know, just thought I stop and say hi," Missy replied. "So, could I maybe come in?" She was trying to play along, maybe for Jackson's sake? I was about to march down there myself to make something happen. But then, Annabeth shocked me, and probably all of us, by nodding with a sweet smile. And then I saw the most hilarious thing ever. Missy, who had been standing outside the gate, behind the invisible boundary, like the one at camp, open the gate and tried to walk in. Tried and failed. Again, and again, and again. She looked so ridiculous that nobody could help but laugh. "What the heck?" Missy exclaimed. "What kind of messed up house is this?"
"It's our house, and you'd better not some here ever again!" Annabeth replied. "Now, Thals!" She yelled up at us. Thalia snapped her fingers and I felt a pulse in the Mist. Missy got a dazed dreamy look on her face. Annabeth then took out her dagger and thunked Missy's head with the hilt, knocking her out. We all went outside and gathered around the unconscious brat.
"So now what do we do with her?" T. Stoll asked. I knew he was trying to be less Hermesish for Katie, but I could see the glimmer of mischievousness in his eyes. After a lot of debate and a lot of vetoed answers, such as sending her home in last season's clothes, we finally agreed on having di Angelo shadow travel her back to the entrance to Tartarus she crawled out of. Annabeth's words, not mine. After di Angelo came back, we went back inside to finish up homework.
Annabeth's POV
The next day at school was a demigod nightmare. Mr. Blofis had caught a cold and was home sick and we had a substitute. It was horrible. I don't know what Mr. Blofis had left for us, but it couldn't have been what that sub gave us. It was pure busywork! Page after page of grammar and English for an hour. As a daughter of Athena, I guess I can't complain about it, since I was 'gaining knowledge', but this was ridiculous. And then, in math, we started to do all this variable stuff and my dyslexia mixed it all up.
All in all, I was relieved when the school day ended. Since it had been rough for all of us, we decided to stop by Sweet on America, the candy store where Percy's mom used to work, for a treat. Percy somehow managed to get us discounts, since he knew and was fairly close to Ms. Jackson's old boss. As we were selecting our sugary treats, my least favorite person in the world came in, yes, Ryan Crestan. Percy got a look on his face that meant he was about to kill stuff. I put my hand on his forearm, trying to tell him it was okay. Ryan caught sight of us. He put on that stupid smile for me and sauntered over.
"Crestan." I said, ice dripping from every word. My hand slid down Percy's arm to hold his hand. He gave mine a quick squeeze.
"Aww, don't worry, babe, we're on a first name basis." Ryan told me. I stiffened. No one, absolutely no one, called me babe and got away with it. Even Percy would have consequences. The first time he'd done it, I'd humiliated him with words, but this time, seeing as we were off school grounds...
"You and me, park, ten minutes." I told him. He started to get a smug smile, but I cut it off. "Not a date, a sparring match. Coach let us all keep one weapon, not to be used at school. Bring it, and we'll see if you're worthy of being on a first name basis with me." Ryan's mouth gaped open. I turned on my heel and went to pay for my candy. "Ten minutes, don't forget." I called back to him.
I noticed that some of my friends had odd looks on their faces, and when I looked in a mirror, I saw that I looked about ready to murder everything in a ten foot radius. "Annabeth, you scare me sometimes." Percy told me as we headed towards the park. I kissed him on the cheek and popped a jelly bean in my mouth. I reached into my bag for my dagger, stroking it fondly. It had helped me win battles much worse than this before. Connor Stoll came up to us, camera in hand.
"When you win, can I post it on the school website?" He asked. I nodded, warmed by his confidence in me. We'd had our differences, but Connor was great for inspirational pep talk. "Great!" Connor went back to join his brother.
"You are going to win." Percy murmured into my hair. I turned to him, and he placed his hand on my hips. "But if I think he's getting to violent...?" Percy trailed off, that dangerous glint back in eye.
"If you must." I replied. Percy cupped my face in one hand and kissed me. My eyes were closed, but as I opened them, I saw Connor taping us. "Stoll! I will kill you!" I exclaimed pulling back. Then I saw Ryan heading over. I gave Percy one last kiss, then went to face my opponent.
Leo's POV
The bets were in, and we, and by we I mean the Stolls and I, had given Ryan one thousand to one odds of actually beating Annabeth, and five hundred to one odds that he would injure her. And that was us being generous. We asked around for anymore bets, but no one wanted to waste time betting on something they already knew the outcome of. A small crowd of our classmates had gathered around to, ready to see the smackdown of the century. Ryan had brought a full sized sword, and when he saw Annabeth's knife, he rolled his eyes and laughed.
"Last chance to back out, babe. I don't want my future girlfriend all scarred." I saw Annabeth's hand tense on the hilt of her knife. Reyna was playing ref, and I had pulled a whistle from my tool belt for her. She raised three fingers, put them down one by one, and blew her whistle. Ryan lunged, but Annabeth easily dodged. The camera was rolling, and by the way things were going, I'd bet we could've won an Oscar for it. Ryan had a stronger weapon, but Annabeth was quick and clever. She continued to dodge, nicking him every time she did.
Finally, after about three minutes, Annabeth hit Ryan's sword hand with the hilt of her dagger, causing him to yelp with pain and drop his weapon. Annabeth picked up the sword, kicked Ryan to the ground, and pointed his weapon at his throat. We erupted into applause. "No first names for you." Annabeth said satisfyingly. She threw his sword at him and turned back to join us.
"That was amazing!" "You schooled him!" "Can you teach me to do that?" Our classmates exclaimed. They swarmed her, locking her in. A look of worry was growing on her face. That's when Supreme Captain Leo saved the day. I got out another whistle and started cutting a line through the excited school kids.
"Out of the way, people! Move it! Give the champion some space!" I exclaimed. Percy was right behind me and wrapped his arms around Annabeth the moment he could. "Okay, step aside! Show's over, let's clear out!" I yelled and started herding people away while the rest of my demigod friends headed towards our parked cars. We got in, made sure none of our candy had been lost, and headed back home.
"That really was something, Annabeth." Thalia told her as we went through the door. "Lady Artemis would have loved to see that, the way you creamed that mortal scum of a boy." We all laughed and Annabeth blushed a bit.
"Seriously, though, that was pretty cool." Clarisse added. "He had absolutely no chance at all. And did you see his face when he came in and saw your dagger? Priceless." Before starting our homework, we decided to watch the film. We kept on rewinding at the most hilarious parts, and Travis said he'd make an edited version to post with the original, which earned him a shove from his girlfriend Katie. Then, of course, Annabeth insisted we start on homework.
The homework, thankfully, wasn't nearly as hard as the schoolwork, and we finished relatively quickly. We went up to do a little training and Jason invented a fun new game for archery or knife throwing or anything that involved hitting a target. By manipulating the winds, he moved dummies around for people to throw stuff at. Thalia and Frank, of course, excelled at this, and Annabeth was no slouch when it came to knife throwing.
Hazel made it harder by using the Mist to make the dummies seem like they were where they weren't. I wanted to add a special Leo touch, but for some reason, everyone said no, and Thalia and Clarisse threatened to kill me if I did. I have such supportive friends. Of course this little game came to an end when Percy started blasting the dummies out of the air with water a little too hard.
That resulted in a small battle between Jason and Percy that Annabeth and Piper had to break up. After that, Calypso made dinner and we spent the rest of the night playing video games. I had added an idiot mode to every game which was always good for a laugh. On a few games I added an extra hard mode, and it was always fun to see who would accidentally click it and instantly die.
Then Annabeth made us go to bed, but I was up later than everyone else, wondering in what lovely way I'd wake everyone up tomorrow morning...
Um, so, that line is there by mistake. Anyway, I hope you liked it. I know it was a little short but I'm running out of ideas! Pretty pretty please put some in the comments! Much obliged! Bye!
