A/N: Okay so I would like to apologize about why I haven't updated in TWO months! One, I've had a bunch of school work, field trips, and blahh! Thanks for reading and I totally want to dedicate this chapter to all of you!

Enough of my babbling and on with the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own PJATO!

Annabeth POV

After about fifteen minutes of talking and riding with Nico and Thalia, Thalia pulled into the parking lot of Percy's apartment building. I smiled and looked at him.

"Thanks for the ride Thalia! By the way does anyone have a drachma?" Percy asked the three of us. Nico, Thalia, and I begun to dig through our coat pockets and Nico fished one right out of his coat pocket and tossed it to Percy.

"Thanks Nico."

"How are you going to make a rainbow when it's dark now Percy?" I asked him curiously.

"Well, being a son of Poseidon sure does have its advantages." He replied to me.

"Thalia, flash the headlights on high beams." Percy yelled at Thalia. She did just that and Percy made a mist that caught the car head lights and the mist formed into a shimmery rainbow.

"O goddess Iris of the rainbow, please accept my offering." Percy said. He tossed the drachma into the rainbow and asked to speak to Zeus.

The rainbow showed us an image of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Athena, and Aphrodite all talking together in a circle.

"Hey Percy, I heard about Annabeth. Did you ask her out?" Aphrodite yelled at us. I peeked into the rainbow and waved at her. Her face started to turn pink and she looked embarrassed.

"Aphrodite, don't start on Percy and Annabeth. Now what do you two want?" Zeus looked annoyed and I tried to hold my giggle back. Percy was blushing hard when Aphrodite asked him that question. I was so lucky to have him as my best friend.

"Yeah Zeus, anyways I need to tell you something important." Percy said to him.

"Well, spit it out Perseus." Zeus retorted at him. I cringed a little because if Zeus uses Percy's full first name, he's really agitated now.

"Well in case you didn't hear, Luke tried to kill Annabeth twice today." Percy said to the group of gods and goddesses. Aphrodite's face started to pale, Hades looked suddenly interested in the topic, Poseidon just kept his cool, and Athena's face started to get red from anger.

"How did he attempt to kill her?" Zeus asked Percy.

"Well-"Percy began but I interrupted him.

"First off, Luke summoned a scorpion like the one that tried to kill Percy before we found out that Luke had sided with the Titans and after Percy found your lightning bolt." I said to the Lord of the skies.

"Wait, a scorpion? He must really want revenge on Percy then." Hades said.

"Yeah that's what we're thinking and Luke also summoned a hellhound into camp from the Underworld. This is pretty serious." I finished. I looked at the Olympians and they looked horrified.

"Well, we'll send a demigod to be buddies with Luke and they'll relay the information about this to us and then we'll tell you." Zeus said to Percy and me.

"Sounds good I guess we'll talk to you later." Percy said.

"Bye dad!" Nico and Thalia yelled in unison. I waved my hand through the mist and it disappeared.

"Thanks again for the ride Thalia!" Percy said to her.

"See you guys later!" I said to them both.

"Bye you two lovebirds!" smirked Thalia and Nico.

"We are not dating dummies!" Percy and I yelled at them both.

We walked into the apartment building and walked to the elevator. He pushed the button and I walked into the elevator with him.

I just decided to ride the elevator to his apartment in silence. I thought back to our response to Nico and Thalia's statement. Should I tell him my feelings about him first or should he break the ice first? I was really confused about what to do and a little bit sad about the thought of who should confess first.

"Annabeth, are you okay? You seem really quiet." Percy asked me. I smiled at him.

"Seaweed brain, you worry too much you know that?" I replied giggling.

Percy POV

I offered my hand to her and she took it. I rubbed my thumb softly on the outside of her soft, velvety hand.

She seemed to flinch at my slight touch.

"So, what made them think that we were dating?" Annabeth asked me.

"I don't know…maybe because we're so close and…" I started but didn't finish. I whispered under my breath hoping she didn't hear the whole reason, "I like you."

She froze and we stood in our tracks.

"I have to go Percy…" she said to me. She ran off into the darkness of night and disappeared from my sight.

I sighed to myself and thought about the situation I've just gotten myself into.

I started to run after her.

"Annabeth, wait! Was it something that I said?" she ran through the woods and disappeared once again into the night.

When can I tell myself that I'm not an idiot?

I reached into my pocket and grabbed my cell phone.

P: Nico, can you come talk with me?

N: That sure didn't last long… what'd you do this time?

P: Nothing… just come here…

N: On my way.

Annabeth POV

I ran through the darkness towards the mall. I didn't feel safe without any of my friends or Percy right by my side. I ran into the Food Court and just sat down.

"Hello, Annabeth, fancy seeing you here today; where's Percy?" a voice said behind me.

I spun around and saw Luke with a smirk on his face.

"What do you want Luke?" I shot at.

"To hang out with you, and I plan to do just that now." Luke replied.

He grabbed a chair from another table and pulled it up to my table.

"So, tell me… how's it going at Goode so far?" he asked me.

"Fine… just dandy like a dandelion." I retorted.

He put both his calloused hands on mine and squeezed it tightly. I shot him a questioning look. I wonder if he knew that I don't want to hang around or be with him at all. I panned the mall for an excuse to leave. I saw Thalia and she law me; we locked eyes. I shot her a look begging for her to come over here. She made her way over.

"Annabeth… where's Percy?" Thalia asked me.

Luke just looked at me and Thalia. He let go of my hand and left. He looked really angry and not very happy…

Luke POV

Why does this always happen to me? I score, and fall back two points in the game. Percy is NOT going to win. I prayed to the gods that Percy dropped dead. I was going to kill Percy. I am going to win Annabeth over either fair and square or the hard, dirty way.

The bottom line is….

ANNABETH IS MINE.

A/N: Sorry for the late upload! I plan to upload more because school is out next week! Exams and projects are eating me up at this time… Review please!

-Frosty