Disclamer: I do not own PJO and I keep forgetting to put this in my chapters.

Chapter 7: Percy P.O.V.

After a restless night with my thoughts, I was deliriously tired as I walked into school the next morning. As I walked to my locker, waving to people as I went, I saw Rachel at her locker and I rushed to get to mine before she saw me. I knew she'd be annoyed with me, I'd been avoiding her texts and calls all last night. I got to my locker and was immediately happy to see Annabeth already at hers, which is right next to mine.

"Hey Wise Girl!"

Annabeth smiles at me, "Hey Seaweed Brain! How was your night?"

I sighed, "Umm it was good. Just had dinner with my mom and did some homework. How was yours?"

She gasped in fake shock "What?! You actually did homework! I'm very proud Perce, you've finally learned something from me."

I scoffed, "Hey! Well, you… uhh... You- Ugh, you're too perfect Annabeth! I seriously have no comebacks."

She laughed "Yeah, I know, anyway my night was fun. I got to catch up with Luke and we had the best night. After the coffee shop, we went to Rockefeller Center and watched all the people skate and fall on their butts, it was really great to see him again."

At the sound of Luke's name, my good mood instantly fell. "Well, that's awesome. I'm gonna go talk to Rachel. I'll see you later." As I turned to walk away, she grabbed ahold of my hand.

"Seaweed Brain, what's wrong?"

I shook my head, "Nothing, don't worry about it." I said, turning back to her. I gave her a half-hearted smile "Really, I'm fine."

She looked at me and she saw straight through my smile, but I guess she could tell I didn't want to talk about because she sighed and opened her mouth to respond.

"Okay bitch, this is the second time, I've caught you with your hand on my boyfriend. You better stop touching him or so help me god, I'll beat your blonde little ass."

Oh no… this can't be good.

Annabeth dropped my hand and turned to look at Rachel, "Excuse me?"

Rachel smirked and walked over to me and grabbed my arm, extremely tight, might I add, "You heard me, Annabell, leave Percy alone. He's mine and no matter how hard you try, he'll never love a dumb blonde like you." Rachel responded.

And that was when I knew she has stepped over the line, NO ONE calls Annabeth Chase a dumb blonde. I looked up to Annabeth and she was pissed. She started walking slowly towards Rachel with her signature glare in her eyes.

I could see Rachel flinch when Annabeth got closer, "Ok look here, RED, Percy and I have been best friends since we were 6, and that is not going to change just because some slut like you actually convinced him you aren't using him for a trophy. But if you think you can really beat my ass, you're more delusional than I thought."

Rachel scoffed and let go of my arm to get more in Annabeth's face, by now a crowd had formed "Oh honey, I could take you down and it would be slow and painful."

"Well, if you're so sure" Annabeth replied with her arms spread out "then come on, show me what you got. Or are you too much of a coward? It's okay, you can bac-"

Rachel slapped Annabeth before she could finish her sentence. Everyone froze, I swear that slap was heard from around the world.

Annabeth turned to face Rachel, her cheek bright red, "Did you just slap me?"

Rache smirked and stood with her hand on her hip, "Uh yeah, I did and I will do it again." Rachel raised her hand to hit Annabeth, but right before it hit Annabeth's face, she grabbed her wrist, spun Rachel around, and slammed her into the lockers. Then proceeded to pull Rachel away from the lockers and punch her in the face, and then Annabeth pushed Rachel to the ground and said: "Only bitches slap." And then she stormed off.

Now this all happened within a few seconds, so by the time I came out of my shock, Annabeth was halfway down the hallway and Drew and Calypso were helping Rachel up.

"WHAT THE HELL PERCY? Why didn't you stop her? You just stood there like a big fucking idiot!"

"I'm sorry, Rach. It all happened so fast. Are you okay?" I replied.

She glared, "No, I am NOT okay. But I will be soon enough when I get my revenge on that bitch."

"Woah Woah, revenge? Rachel, you started it. And Annabeth's my best friend, you can't honestly expect me to stand by and let you do whatever the hell you're going to do to her."

Rachel smirked and got close to me, "Oh yeah, about that… You see you have to stop being friends with her."

"WHAT?! Stop being friends with Annabeth, but…" I stopped immediately when I saw the look in Rachel's eyes.

"If you don't stop being friends with her, then we are through. No excuses. Look, babe," her voice took on a seductive tone, and she trailed her nails up and down my arm, "I promise it's for the best, she was dragging you down anyway. But I promise I will make your sacrifice really worth it."

I gulped, "Um I really don't know… I can't just leave Annabeth and all of my friends."

She huffed, "Looking Percy, baby, I'm trying to do what is best for you and for us. You have to trust me, I know what's best. If in a few months, that bitch and the rest of her weirdo friends can be better and understand the way things work around here, then maybe you can become friends with them, but for right now this is the way things have to be. Okay?"

I didn't know what to do. Everything is so messed up now. But I knew one thing I had to do, talk to Annabeth. But I wasn't going to get to do that with Rachel, so I just nodded and said "Okay. Look I should probably get to homeroom. I'll find you later, babe." I kissed her on the cheek and ran off before she could respond.

Now Annabeth, where are you?