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Some of you have been asking when the Percabeth and/or Thalico will start or saying the chapters are short. Yeah, I know. I wrote it in my notes on my iPod so some are short. And this is a Percabeth story, but there is alot more to it too. But the Percabeth will come, trust me :)
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Ok, here's Chapter 7!
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Chapter 7
Annabeth slipped on her new pair of golden converse before grabbing her purse and car keys. She walked out her front door, yelling a farewell to her family (or stepfamily). She backed the silver car out of the driveway and drove for a mile until she parked at an apartment building.
She looked down at her phone seeing the text message Percy had sent her. It said:
From: Percy Jackson
Hey um can I get some help w/ my trig hw? Since ur all smart n stuff?
Annabeth smirked at the screen and looked at the preceding message.
From: Percy Jackson
Ty. I'm on floor 3 in Manhattan Apartments Ty again
Annabeth took the elevator up to the third floor and then knocked on the door.
Percy was rubbing his hands together nervously. "I don't know Nico. She wouldn't tell us even if she did know."
"She does know, though. Come on! Just use your… Percy charm to get her to spill! Please. Do it for me?" Nico had to go to immense levels to get Percy to cave. He used his award winning puppy-dog eyes.
"Ugh! Fine."
Nico smiled and then walked back into Percy's room. Percy sighed and then heard someone knock on the door. Now or never.
"Hey Percy! Now, where's that trig homework?"
Percy laughed nervously as he closed and locked the door behind her. "Um, actually I already finished trig. We need to ask you about something else we… Well, he needs help with."
Annabeth stared at him, angry and confused. "Wait, we? He? What is going on?"
"We need information Mrs. Chase. And you are going to give it to us."
"Nico don't go all mystery bad cop on her, just ask your question." Percy said, exasperated to his friend in his bedroom doorway.
Nico huffed. "Fine. Annabeth, I want to know what is going on with Thalia."
Annabeth looked down nervously at her hands and sat on the family room couch. "Um, it's complicated…?"
"Please Annabeth? I need to know. What kind if best friend would I be if I didn't help her with something bad?"
Annabeth sighed and nodded, understanding. Percy watched the conversation from the recliner.
"Well, ever since Thalia's dad left her with her brother, her mom has been… bad, I suppose is the word."
"Go on," Nico urged.
"Her mom started drinking and she had to take up prostitution for money. It got worse over the years. Now Thalia is basically the parent. It has been really hard on her especially after her mom gets mad at her and…"
"Her mom doesn't… hit her, does she?"
Annabeth didn't respond, but that was all the answer Nico needed.
"That b-!"
"Nico! Language!" Percy reminded.
"That byotch! There, happy?"
Nico, frustrated, ran his hand through his hair. "How could you do that? To your own child? And Percy? How are you not fazed by this? Did you know and not tell me? Is that why you didn't want Annabeth to tell me?"
"No, I didn't know, but I assumed so. The pieces just fit. I'm sorry Nico," he told him.
"She had a few bad injuries last week… I tried to patch them up, but when I saw the terrible contusion on her stomach… It just broke me…" Annabeth began to tear up, wondering what would happen to her best friend.
Percy moved next to her and placed an arm around her shoulder, hugging her.
"Hey. She'll be ok. She is a strong person. She had been able to handle this how many years-"
"Since she was five. Almost nine years," Annabeth choked out.
Nico punched the wall. "That byotch! Thalia needs better. She deserves it."
Percy nodded. Annabeth let the tears fall now. "Anyways, Thalia will be fine, Annabeth. We'll help in every way we can."
He gave her shoulders a squeeze and she smiled sadly. "Thanks Percy. Thank you both."
Nico nodded, his face contorted with rage. After a few moments of silence, Percy laughed.
Annabeth looked up at him, the tears still falling. "What is so funny?"
"Well, I'm a wiz in the ocean, and yet I can't do anything about this salt water," he took his thumb and wiped Annabeth's tears, "It's just ironic."
Annabeth laughed. "No wonder you are so dull. You have spent too much time in the ocean; you must have lost your brain in a big wave and got it replaced by seaweed."
Percy gasped dramatically. "I did not! And I am not dull."
Annabeth smiled, for real this time, Percy could tell. "Seaweed Brain."
"Wise Girl."
"Is that the best you got?"
"Coming from the one who calls me Seaweed Brain."
"Touché."
Nico sighed. "Stop flirting you two! We need to think of a way to help Thalia!"
That jarred them back to reality.
"Well, I've tried to get her to go to the police, but she just won't go. She can't stay with me because we're next door; her mom would come after her."
"She can stay with me."
"Nico? What do you-"
"I have an extra room, remember Percy? We don't need it for Bianca anymore since she took Mom's old one. She can stay with the two of us." Nico reasoned.
"Wait," Annabeth said, "Who's Bianca?"
"Looks like it's time for my back story. Well, long story short, my dad left Bianca, my sister, and me alone after our mother died. I don't know why or how, to either situation."
"Oh Nico, I'm sorry."
"Don't be," he said to her.
He continued, "So now all we gotta do is convince Thalia to leave, and she will be ok!"
Percy and Annabeth both sighed, knowing that it would be a lot harder than that. But they both knew that they couldn't give up his hopes anymore than they already were.
"Sure," they both said.
Nico smiled and said, "Well then, let's go ask Bianca."
I know this was short, I'm sorry. But please review! :)
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