Hey fans.

I am like in a writing mode and I wanted to write this chapter after I had this idea in my head for a quite a while.

Enjoy the chapter!

I laughed as Percy was looking at the chess board with his eyebrows furrowed. He was having a hard time. He was thinking about moving his queen, but always takes it back. I sighed, leaning my head on my hands, looking at him.

He finally moved and put his queen in front of my king. I raised an eyebrow and moved my king so swiftly and grabbed his queen and put it back into the chess set. I smirked and he groaned, running his hands through his hair.

"How do you play this game so well?" he asked, throwing his head back.

I laughed. "I am the chess champion at school, and been trying to teach you chess for the past three years, Seaweed Brain! And you still haven't learned that king can move one space to the side or upwards or even backwards."

"Can we take a break? My head hurts." Percy asked, standing up and walking into the kitchen. He came out with two coca-colas and I grabbed one, setting it beside me.

"I'm taking it as we're done...?" I said when he sat down on the couch and propped his feet on the coffee table.

He chuckled and turned on the TV. "You got that right."

I rolled my eyes and began putting the chess board inside the box. I finished putting up all the pieces and looked up, opening my mouth to speak, but I was caught off guard as Percy was staring at me with a grin spread out of his face.

I raised an eyebrow. "What's on your mind, Seaweed Brain?"

"Run." he smirked.

"Huh?" I asked.

I was confused, but finally got the reason why he said it. I yelped and stood up, running towards the stairs. Percy yelled and ran after me. I turned around to see him behind me and ran towards the bathroom. I ran inside and held the doorknob as I sat on the toilet. It was a small hall bathroom with no lock so I was screwed unless I held it.

Percy banged on the door and tried to open the door, but I fell on my knees and held the door even tighter. He groaned and knocked on the door.

"Hello?" I asked smirking.

His voice was really dark. "Open the door, Annabeth."

"Um, no!" I said.

He jiggled the doorknob and hit the door with his fist. "Annabeth, this is not a fair advantage!"

"You gave no rules so therefore, I can do anything I want." I explained.

"Annabeth, open the freaking door!" Percy shouted.

I held the doorknob closer to my chest. "No."

He hit the door and I heard footsteps walk away. Was he giving up? I looked at the door and slowly let go of the doorknob. No thud. No nothing. I glared- quite useless- at the door and opened the door to a crack to see if Percy was around anywhere.

No sign of him.

I stood up and stuck my head out the door. I was confused; I was surprised that he gave that quickly. My luck left when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around, swallowing the lump in throat and was eye to eye with my best friend.

"You could fall for that trick any day, Annabeth." he said. "I thought you were suppose to be smart."

Percy was smirking and I smiled at him, trying to get him to consider of not hurting me. I blushed and tried to keep my smile down as he placed his hands on my waist. Then he began to tickle me.

Let's just say, I lost it.

I squealed, jerking in different places. "Stop! Percy, please stop- Stop! Please- ha ha ha- stop!"

"What's the magic word?" he asked continuing tickling me.

I laughed, trying to keep my squeals and squeaks down from the tickle spots he was touching. I pressed my lips together, but I just let out a snort instead. Percy then lost it and fell next to me, laughing his head off. He always thought it was funny whenever I would snort. He thought it sounded really funny coming from me.

"Shut up, Seaweed Brain!" I said laughing still.

He couldn't stop laughing and his face was red, his hand was lying on his stomach. "I'm sorry- ha ha ha- my stomach hurts!"

"Well, you shouldn't of laughed that hard." I sat up, brushing his bangs from his eyes.

Percy chuckled once more before taking a deep breath and pinching the bridge of his nose. "I can't help it whenever you start snorting. I just think it's too dang funny."

"I wouldn't of guessed." I said plainly.

He smiled at me and shook his head, rubbing his eyes with his hands. He propped his knee up and placed his hands behind his head. I thought it was weird lying out in the hallway like this. I guess he thought it was comfortable then.

He chuckled one last time. I frowned. "You know, I hate it when we're stuck here together like this."

"Why?"

"Because my parents can't tell you stop tickling me before I get a heart attack!" I shouted, making him jump. I laughed as I walked down the stairs into the living room and into the kitchen.

I opened the freezer and grabbed the box of waffles. Percy came into the kitchen as I threw the waffle box on the counter and went to get the syrup. I placed that on the counter as Percy put the waffles into the toaster. He then sat down on a bar stool at the island and I laid my arms on the counter, leaning against it. I was so tired from the less than two hour sleep from last night. I was still comprehending why my mom would even ask if I liked Percy, even though I said yes, but what would of made her think I did? Was it obvious?

I was knocked back into reality when Percy slammed his head against the island. "Ow..."

"Well, duh, stupid. You don't slam your head against a granite counter." I smiled at him.

He looked up at me through his bangs. "Only you would give such sarcastic comments when someone is hurt."

"It's my natural talent." I teased, sticking my tongue out.

"Pfft, yeah right." Percy replied, leaning his head side to side to crack the joints.

I flinched. "You know that's bad from your joints, right?"

"Yes, I do, Miss Smarty Pants." he smirked.

I glared at him. "Why do I put up with you?"

"Because you love me." Percy grinned.

I laughed, nervously. "In your dreams."

"Friend wise, Annabeth. Not like-" he stopped, biting his lip. "In love with each other, because that would be totally awkward."

"Yeah." I agreed.

And the awkwardness starts now.

Percy rubbed the back of his neck. "Um, how about those waffles?"

I turned around and bit my lip, stopping the waffles from cooking. I placed two on my plate, two on his plate and gave his to him. I poured some syrup on mine as he drinched his. I rolled my eyes at his childness. Percy just grinned and put the syrup back into the refridgerator. We ate our breakfast in peace and quiet, quite ab-normal if you tell me.

"Um, Annabeth?" Percy asked, pushing his empty plate beside him. "What if I told you... that I know someone that likes you?"

The food in my mouth almost dropped out of my mouth if I didn't make myself swallow it. "Huh?"

"During the last week of school, um, this boy told me he liked you." he said,

I blinked. "Do I know him? Do I even know he exists?"

"Yeah. He's in our grade. He's going to high school next year. Actually, he's going to Goode High School, where I'm going." Percy told me.

I still couldn't get the fact why anybody would like me. "What's his name?"

"I'm not telling you that!" he laughed.

I sighed, looking at my best friend. "Come on. At least, tell me what he looks like or what he does. I need to know."

"You don't need to know. You want to know."

"Percy." I warned. "Just tell me what he looks like. I'll probably won't even figure it out. We only have a few cute guys in our grade, any way."

He chuckled. "Yeah, like I would know."

I smiled. "You know what I mean."

"He's not the sharpest lad, though." Percy said.

"That's fine. I don't need to date a guy who is smart. As long as he knows his boundaries."

He raised an eyebrow. "Good to know."

"Now, can you tell me any hints?" I asked, smiling at him.

Percy sighed. "He's trying out for the swim team, with me and my friends, next year."

"A swimmer?" I smiled. "Why would a swimmer like me?"

"I don't know." he answered. "Anyways, he-"

"Is he one of your friends?"

He looked at me. "No and why?"

"Because, like you said, your friends aren't the sharpest." I said laughing.

Percy's mouth dropped. "So, are you calling me dumb?"

"No, your head is just full of kelp and seaweed, since you enjoy swimming and everything. I mean, it takes you an hour to get out of the pool after everyone else does."

"What can I say? I enjoy swimming." he rolled his eyes. "And what about you, chess champion? Why does it take you five hours to finish a chess game with your friends?"

"Never mind that." I retorted. "Now, can you tell me what he looks like?"

Percy bit his lip. "Does looks all that matter to girls or something?"

"No! I just want to know what he looks like. And what if I want him to be handsome? I mean, there could be a chance we could date so... I want a decent-looking guy." I answered. "I also care about their personality. I don't want a guy that only wants me for fun and everything. I'm not like that."

He chuckled softly. "Yeah, I can get that."

"Now...?" I asked, smiling.

Percy looked up at me, his sea-green eyes staring into mine. "He has black hair and green eyes."

I looked away from him and thought for a minute. Green eyes. There was only one person had the most beautiful green eyes possible. Black hair. A lot of boys had black hair, but there was only one with green eyes and black hair that I knew. Swimmer. I knew a swimmer that that black hair and green eyes. Not the sharpest. Percy wasn't that smart nor wasn't that dumb. It was Percy.

I looked back up and my best friend was looking down, suddenly interested in the granite island. I felt myself feel better since I liked him and now I know that he likes me back. I cleared my throat and Percy brought his head back, those green orbs staring into mine.

"Have you figured it out?" he asked.

I smiled. "I like you too, Percy."

He grinned, but then it left. "But, there's a reason we can't be together."

"We're not old enough." I sighed.

"That... and legally, we're brother and sister." Percy said.

I bit the inside of my cheek. "I talked to my mom about it, and she said she had no problem with me liking you. I guess because we're not blood related, we can date."

"It will still feel weird. I mean, you are like my sister."

"How many sisters does this?" I leaned over and kissed his cheek. On my behalf, I didn't expect myself to do that, but it felt right.

Percy blushed lightly and smiled. "Hmm, not many."

"And also, my parents both think we look cute together. I heard them talking one time when I was younger, after that day when you stood up for me in the mall, when we were around eight years old. They were talking about it and they said that we would look cute together when we get older."

"Hmm, that was before they adopted me." he said, looking down.

I sighed. "We can still be together when we're older though. I mean, you're last name is Jackson. And my last name is Chase. So no one would expect it." I explained. "We're also going to different schools, and that wouldn't cause suspicion."

"True. We'll be going to different high schools." Percy grinned. "I guess, when we're about sixteen, seventeen, we'll start dating."

"This is really weird." I said. "Let's just put this behind us, all right?"

"Yep. Meeting closed." Percy laughed.

I smiled while laughing. I heard the door un-lock and the typical, "We're home!" from my parents. Percy and I smiled one last time at each other and went back to our normal stage. Bobby and Matthew came walking in with their Nintendos in hand. Mom was carrying grocheries and Dad was walking in with a huge book in his hands.

I took a deep breath and walked into the living room, making my way up to my room. Percy left the kitchen as I began to walk up the stairs. I stopped in the doorway of my room, turning around to face Percy in his doorway. I smiled at him and waved. He chuckled and waved back, closing the door behind him.

I closed the door behind him and leaned against it, letting out a deep breath. There was a chance of dating my best friend when I got older.

But that changed when we stepped into high school.

Now, the next chapter will be the freshman year in high school. Percy is going to be fifteen, but Annabeth is still fourteen until December. Her birthday is December 9th in my story so Percy is older. It will be set in mid-October.

Drama will be coming into the story and so will a little romance, but hate to break it to you, it will not be Percy and Annabeth. Sorry, but not yet, young ones.

I still love you guys though. Review and you'll get the next chapter!

-HunterofArtemis32

P.S. I'm writing the first couple chapters of the sequel to Past and Present :D