Hey! Sorry, I know the main chapter is short, but I added a lil bit extra on about "The mystery perv" (Thanks Athenagal22 for the name you made of it, it won't let me put the name [Damn!], but I love it :)) Storyteller1425, you are correct, I have said it before, but because you've reveiwed every chappie i've posted (Thanks so much, I really appricate it, and to the others who have done the same, you know who you are ;)) I'll tell you again. They are abouts 18, old enough to get married (Blah, blah, blah) and but still go to school :) Kii1998, thanks for letting me know that my story is everywhere, I'm rather pleased with that info :D and also if the 1998 in your name stands for your birth year, I was born a year before you. :) MWHAHAH!

Anddd, because I didn't out this in the last chapter, coz I rather stupidly forgot.

I 3 Bacon! Review if you 3 Bacon! Naa, seriously, don't review just coz you love bacon, but if you loove bacon, please tell me, IF (Or when... :D) you review XD

And now, for my rather longish authors note to come to an end. Enjoy:)

Percy was seriously considering making a break for it. Annabeth had been dragging him around the mall for three hours, long enough to make any man loose the will to live. Annabeth wasn't really the shopping type, but she insisted on dragging Percy round the mall for hours, mainly to get back at Percy for making her wait so long to get to the mall. Besides, she has nothing other than the clothes she was stood in, and she wasn't the one paying.

Unfortunately, for Annabeth, her plan backfired when they passed a video game store. Percy bolted away from Annabeth and into the store; she found him fifteen minuets later muttering something about 'halo'. Annabeth soon grew bored of trailing round the game shop, so she just told him she would wait in the food court.

Annabeth sighed. Her arm was rested on the table supporting her head, her drink sat untouched at the edge of her table. Annabeth was bored; Percy had been in the game shop for twenty five minuets. She sat and watched other people in the store rushing about through the window, with Christmas nearing; the mall was almost completely packed. As she was staring, watching the people around her, she didn't notice the guy who approached her.

"Do you mind if I sit here?" Annabeth looked up, startled. Stood in front of her was a guy about her age, with sandy blonde hair, blue eyes grinning. It only took a few seconds of Annabeth to recognise who it was.

"Luke!" She shouted, throwing her arms around him.

"Long time no see, eh?" He grinned, sitting down. Annabeth could feel her cheeks flushing red; she hadn't seen Luke for years. Luke used to live next door to Annabeth when they were both younger. However, Annabeth couldn't help noticing that he was a lot different to the fourteen year old boy who she used to have a crush on. A lot more different than five years should of made.

"I thought you had moved to San Francisco?" Annabeth questioned, puzzled.

"My dad's business went bust, so we ended up moving back." He answered bluntly. Annabeth couldn't help thinking that he was hiding something, but she didn't really want to question him, so she pulled a face.

"Sorry to hear about that, what have you been up to?" She asked, but was shocked by his reply.

"The more important question is what have you been up to? I was talking to Thalia, apparently nobody's seen you in a week. There are all these rumours going about, about you and some rich kid, Percy Jackson." Luke's fists clenched in anger, Annabeth was a little surprised at that. Luke was normally a calm person, but he was acting suspiciously shifty.

"Annabeth? Are you ok? You're not in trouble are you?" His ice-blue eyes locked with Annabeth's grey ones, but Annabeth was in to much of a shocked state to answer.

"I… I don't know." She answered truthfully.

"Tell me." Annabeth didn't know why, but she ended up telling Luke everything. However, Annabeth noticed that all the way through, Luke kept fidgeting, like he was nervous. Annabeth had known Luke for five years before he moved, and she knew that Luke was a very confident person.

"Look, Annabeth…" Luke began, but trailed off, his eyes connecting with someone in the crowd. Annabeth turned around trying to find who he was looking at.

"I've got to go." He told her hurriedly, he grabbed a napkin and wrote down a bunch of numbers. "Here's my number, if you ever need anything, or someone to talk to, call me."

Luke ran off into the rush of people, Annabeth tried to see where he was going, or who he was going to but the crowd closed up behind him and she lost sight of him. Annabeth picked up the napkin, folded it over and tucked it into her jean pocket.

A few minuets later, Percy sided into the seat opposite Annabeth.

"Man, you should have seen the games in there, they had everything! Even-" Percy stopped abruptly.

"Annabeth? Are you ok?" He asked. Annabeth looked up.

"Yeah… I think so." She said wearily.

"Can we go now?" She asked forcing a smile. Percy looked puzzled, but didn't argue.

"Okay." He said, standing up and fishing the keys from his pocket. He glanced behind him at Annabeth, but she hurried off in the direction of the car park.

"What are you doing here?" Luke asked the guy standing in front of him. Luke worked with him, but he couldn't remember his name. But all the same, he was still shocked to know that the guy had followed him. The guy grabbed him and lead in out of the mall and down an alley, away from the Christmas shoppers.

"Who was that girl?" The guy questioned, even though Luke knew exactly who he meant he played it dumb.

"What girl?" Luke tried to sound confused, but the man wasn't convinced.

"The girl you were just talking to." He growled, clearly not amused by Luke's act.

"Oh, just an old friend," Luke replied breezily, but the guy wasn't happy with his answer. He grabbed Luke by the collar.

"I'd love nothing more than to hurt you punk, but I need information. Give me a name, now." He barked, gripping Luke's collar tighter, chocking him.

"Annabeth Chase." Luke wheezed, fighting for breath. The guy dropped him.

"That's her…" He muttered in awe.

"That's who?" Luke asked, confused. However the guy had a knife out of his pocket in seconds, holding it just below the inner corner of Luke's eye.

"Don't you ever listen to the boss?" He growled.

"Yes!" Luke shouted.

"Liar!" The guy screamed. Digging his knife into Luke's face, piercing the skin. Luke cried out in pain and the knife dug in deeper. The guy's face twitched into a smirk, as if he was enjoying Luke's pain.

"If you did listen, you would know that you're little friend, Annabeth Chase, is our target."

Wowzers, I was just reading though all the previous chapters i've wrote. And they are unbelievably bad! I thought that they were the most tackiest thing i've written since my year two STATS. How can you honestly read this? Especially with my tottaly mess up latest chapter.

Gosh...

I'm getting old...

LOL! Did I seriously put that? I'm not even out of my teen years yet! (I've only just got in em')

Anywayz, I'm going to shut up now.

Toodles!

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