Hey so this is the next chapter. My English teacher actually read this story out to my English class and they said it was good which was awesome!
Chapter 7: That's your dad!
"Mark?" I replied turning around to look at the face that I had been trying to avoid. "Look Anna-"Mark started to reply to me but Thalia, being annoyed as she was started screaming at him.
Thalia's POV
"What the hell! Mark can you not ever leave Annabeth alone. I mean after you cheated on her and left her with nothing and then after 5 years decide to come crawling back to her? Well I don't think so!" Then Thalia did something that I kind of expected her to do (Annabeth's POV above )
She turned round and punched Mark across the face. "Come on Thalia," Luke said to me literally dragging me out of the door with Annabeth following closely behind. "What did you think you were doing Thalia?" Luke asked me with an angry expression on his face. "What? Did you expect me to sit there and let him talk to Annabeth who he cheated on? Come on Luke I care about Annie" When I'd finished Luke pulled me and Annabeth into a hug." Come on Thals, let's go home." Replied Annabeth pulling us both into the car.
The next day
Annabeth's POV
"Annie up!" Thalia shouted jumping on my bed. We were up pretty late last night and I really couldn't be bothered going to work today. "Come on Annabeth Percy's waiting." It was as if I could see Thalia smirking at me. "Thals, get out!" I replied pointing at the door for effect. She grinned at me and I dragged myself out of bed. I ran downstairs just in time to grab the last apple from the fruit bowl. "You not having breakfast?" Luke asked looking at me while frying up some bacon. "Yup" I replied talking to the back of his head. I ran to my Porsche and drove to my brother's company. "Alan, where's Jake?" I asked my brother's assistant.
"He's not here yet." He replied moving papers around acting as if he was busy. "Ok. Can you tell him that I need to see him please?" I replied to him while I was walking away to my office. "Percy, have I got any meetings today?"
"No, wait yeah you have with a Poseidon Atlantic the colour draining from his face. "What's wrong?" I asked him looking at his face he was as pale as a vampire. "Nothing. It's just I have to go out the same time you have the meeting."
"What time is the meeting?"
"Erm… 4:30" Percy replied looking at me.
"Ok and what time do you need to leave?"
"4:20" he replied looking down.
"Yeah ok that's fine" I replied looking down at the blueprints I needed to finish. "Hey Bethie can I talk to you for a second please?"
"Yeah sure Jake what's up?" I don't mind being called Bethie but being called by my old nickname by my older brother was like having 10 missed calls from your parents. "What's wrong Jacob?" I asked again, by the act of his angry expression something was seriously wrong. "Did you run into Mark Twain last night by any chance?" he replied his expression never leaving his face. "Yeah but it was ok, Thalia took care of it." Jacob started laughing at me knowing full well what I meant. "Good ol' Thal" he replied. "Where is she staying?"
"She and Luke are staying at my house" I replied stressing Luke's name, Jacob doesn't like Luke because I always counted him as a big brother I guess he was jealous about having to share me. "You should come over for dinner tonight." I knew he was probably say no because Luke was there. "Yeah sure that would be good." He replied and walked out of my office. I started working on different designs of buildings Mr Atlantic may like. I actually wasn't thinking of anything until Percy knocked on the door. "Come in!" I yelled at the closed door. He walked in anxiously looking at his feet. "What's wrong?" I asked he was normally sarcastic and cocky.
"Do you need me for the meeting today?" he asked finally looking at my face. "Yeah kind of I mean it would help a lot," I answered finishing the blueprint I was working on. "Oh right it's just that I need to go to a different meeting with my … dad." Percy frowned at the floor as of something didn't please him. "It's okay Percy I'll go on my own then." I replied to him.
"Oh ok," He replied looking at me.
"Finally" I replied, I looked past him and saw my brother leaning on the doorway. "Alan told me you wanted to see me?" he asked cocking one eyebrow up. "Yeah it's about the meeting with Mr Atlantic." I replied looking at his face. "Yeah what about it?"
Jacob's POV
"Yeah what about it?" I asked her shifting to sit in one of the leather chairs pulled up to her desk. "Well, do I have to do the meeting? You know he was mum's worst enemy" I cringed when she mentioned mum. It's not that I hated hearing her name or title it's just that Annabeth was only 5 when she was taken from us. Stuff like that really messes up a kid and Poseidon was one of the main leads to their mother's death, some people thought that he even hired hit men to kill her.
I looked up at her face and saw the uncertainty in her eyes. She normally is really good at hiding her emotions but I'm one of the very few who can read her emotions through her eyes. I got up and moved next to her and sat on her desk. "Look Annabeth, you're our best architect I wouldn't ask you if it wasn't absolutely crucial." Looking at my sister's broken façade made me want to hold her and never let go. "Ok Jake but any mention of mum and I'm gone." I laughed at her hoping she was joking but seeing her serious face and her infamous glare made me stop. I looked up at the clock and saw it was 4:15. "You better start gathering some blueprints for Mr Atlantic."
"See you later Jake" she replied pulling me into a hug. "Later Bethie."
Percy's POV
'4:15. Why do I have to go to this meeting.' I sat and asked myself this question for the past 20 minutes. I knocked on Annabeth's door and waited till her brother walked out looking slightly distressed which was weird since he was one of the calmest people I know. Behind him stood Annabeth, she wasn't how she normally looked she invited me in and told me to sit down. "What's up Percy?" she asked. I decided to mess with her a bit. "The sky." I replied, she looked confused for a second but quickly recovered. "Stop being stupid Percy. What's wrong?" smirking I answered her.
"I've got to go now. My dad needs me for the meeting." I replied looking at her face.
Annabeth's POV
I sighed inwardly. "I completely forgot about the meeting thanks Percy" I replied looking up at him. "What time is it?" I asked myself.
"Erm about 20 past 4" a voice answered me. "Hmm?" I replied still looking at Percy. "Erm… you asked me what time it was and I told you." He replied looking back at me.
"Oh right sorry" I got up and walked round the side of my desk. "So are you going now?" I asked him.
"Yeah I just sort of said that." He looked at me weirdly, turned around and walked out of the door. "Bye Miss Chase" he called before disappearing around the corner. I slumped back into my chair and looked at the time.
Percy's POV
'My dad's gonna kill me' I kept thinking this until the cab stopped outside Ocean Industries. I quickly paid the cab driver and ran into the building. My dad works at the very top floor so I had to rush. I finally got to the elevator to see that it was out of order, I quietly groaned. My dad decided to have his office on the top floor that's 15 full flights of stairs!
20 minutes later
Gasping for breath I finally reached my dad's office. "Percy my boy!" my dad replied smiling at me and clapped me on the back. I ignored him. "So what do you want me to do first?" my dad frowned at me. "Well we can't do much until the architect gets here but you could look at those plans for the new building I want but I'm willing to compromise a few things but not a lot. Just remember I don't want to spend too much money on this project because my branch in Chicago will be bigger than this one here but still I want it to look good enough to be a part of my company." I listened to his speech half-awake. My dad was always like this over anything that contributed to his 'empire' including me and my half-brother Triton.
"OK dad" I replied looking completely and utterly bored.
"Oh and Percy?" my dad gave me a mischievous grin that almost every girl that my dad smiled at melted into goo on the spot. "If the architect is a girl and she's hot I want you to date her then dump her." Did I mention that boys and men from my dad's side were all complete players?
My dad winked at me before he left. "Wait!" I told him and he looked at me as if to say 'how do you have the nerve to stop me.'
"Won't you be attending the meeting too?" My dad looked at me as if I was stupid. "Of course I wouldn't want anything to go wrong now would I?"
"Of course not dad" I replied sarcasm dripping from my lips like water. He didn't seem to pick it up. My dad left without another word, I looked through all the designs and none looked 'low budget' nut that's my dad for you he wanted everything done his way and at his price. I shook my head and concentrated at the job in front of me.
Annabeth's POV
I looked up at Ocean Industries and couldn't help but admire the build of its structure so what I'm an architect sue me! I sighed to myself I really didn't want to go in to this meeting but Jacob was making me. I groaned but immediately realizing I sounded like a whiny five year old but the man I'm about to meet could potentially be the reason I don't have a mother anymore and that I'm close to my father anymore either. I took a deep breath and walked through the French window type doors to the reception. "Hello my name is Annabeth Chase I'm here to see Mr Atlantic about his plans for the new building." The receptionist replied with a bored expression and a "he is on the top floor. Fifteen" I quickly thanked her and went towards the lift. The lift ride felt longer on my own than if I was with someone else. I finally reached the top floor and walked around trying to find out where Mr Atlantic's office was.
I eventually saw a big gold sign on the front of a large oak door saying
Mr Poseidon Atlantic
Owner of Ocean Industries
I took a deep breath and pushed the big oak door open. "You are late" a deep voice greeted me not so kindly.
"I know but …" I let the rest of my sentence fade away because when I looked up I saw none other than Percy Jackson my assistant looking at his feet. "Percy?" I exclaimed. "That's your dad!"
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