A/N:I haven't updated in so long, and I apologise for that. I literally have no free time anymore, and my weekends are always so busy for some reason. So yeah I'm sorry. Thanks for reading and I hope everyone likes the story so far. I'm still learning and adapting to writing for everyone, because well I usually wrote for myself. So I apologise for both not updating as well as my mistakes that I make here , Read/Review I appreciate the criticism also if you want, you could tell me what you would like to see happening in this story, and if I like the idea, I will try to add it in somehow.Anyway, Read/Review I appreciate the criticism also if you want, you could tell me what you would like to see happening in this story, and if I like the idea, I will try to add it in somehow.
Annabeth's P.O.V
"Seaweed Brain, could we start the bet in after a week, because I haven't seen you in so long and I have missed you." giving Percy the cutest innocent look ever.
"I missed you too Wise Girl. I haven't been sleeping much lately, without you here next to me."
Suddenly I could see the tiredness lacing his features something I learnt to pick up on by spending so much of time with him. It was like we both know what we need or want all the time. Other people would not have picked up on his body language until later.
I turned to face him completely, knowing that the nightmares have been bad for both of us lately. He wraps his arms around me pulling me close. I leant up to whisper in his ear. "As soon as everyone is gone later, you are going straight to bed mister. We both need the long overdue sleep."
He let go of me nodding his head in agreement. "What are we going to tell them 'Beth." I gave Percy a pointed look, and he smiles sheepishly knowing that I don't like my name to be shortened.
"We'll figure it out later Perce, right now let's focus on school, and we also need to let Paul know that I'm here." Smiling, he grabbed my hand, turns me to face everyone and comes to stand next to me while keeping our fingers intertwined.
"Love you Wise Girl".
"I know Seaweed Brain," I told him with a smirk, he untangled our hands and slyly reached behind us and pinches my ass quickly before moving his hand up to my hip.
"PERCY!" I squeaked aloud, giving him a shocked look, the movement he made surprising me. Our friends who were watching us interact burst out laughing because of what he did.
"Sorry, it was tempting me." he says with a smirk.
"How was my ass tempting you? And since when did you become so bold?" I say while punching his arm.
"Ow Annabeth, you've gotten stronger. I felt that this time." He says while rubbing his arm.
I ended up flipping him over my shoulder again "That's how strong I've gotten. I had a little free time without you there with me. So I trained extra hard." He swept his leg catching me off guard making me trip and fall on top of him. He reaches up and gives me a quick kiss
"As much as I love how strong you've gotten and the position we're in, I'm spending to much time on the floor." He says looking at both of us.
"That's technically your fault; your reflexes are too slow for me," I say while getting off him and standing up quickly.
"Step back let me do a kick up," he tells us.
"Woah Percy, can do a kick up?" asks Javi in a shocked way.
"Yeah, dude remember he's skilled at hand to hand combat like all of us" replies Austin.
"Wait, do all of you train? I thought it was just the girls." I ask them before I step back and Percy does his kick up in an almost graceful way.
"Of course I can, Annabeth taught it to me years ago," he tells all of them. They all looked impressed at the both of us. "
Annabeth how skilled are you exactly?" Kate asks me.
"Well, I've been training in hand to hand combat and with a knife and sword since I was seven. I also am very fit and can run track as well as swim fast. But the swimming part was because of Percy. He helped me with that, and I trained him with everything else." I told them trying not to sound arrogant.
"Wow that's quite a good skill set, I'm skilled with knives maybe we can train sometime?" says Sarah quite excitedly."
Yeah, of course, I don't mind. If I have free time, I can train all of you too. That's if you want." I tell all of them
There was a chorus of agreement coming from everyone. "Wait you've been training since you were seven?" asks Rick
"Yeah, I... Yeah, I've been training since I was seven at camp. My friends took me under their wing and trained me." I told them not wanting to say anything more about that until we all talk.
"That's cool, Annabeth" Ally says
"Yeah, incredibly cool," Percy said while giving me an adoring look with a knowing look in his eye. You know when his eyes twinkle, he's up to something also.
"By the way Perce, I have the same schedule as you, which is what subjects? My dyslexia was acting up so I couldn't read it." I ask him nicely.
"Well if you have the same schedule as Perce. Why don't we go get Percy's plan also so that we can read it both out to you and make it easier?" Kate offers. We both agree it would be simpler to compare with everyone and Seaweed Brain is the only one who does not have his schedule.
So all of us started walking to the office, and you could see everyone parting and making way for us to walk. I don't know whether it was because of us being a big group or because all of them were popular. I guess it was the latter "Well aren't they nice." I say sarcastically, and Percy who heard me laughed softly.
Don't worry about them; they're always like this. Kinda annoying actually." he tells me reaching for my hand to hold it. His thumb rubs the back of mine. It was the small moments like this that I missed when Percy wasn't around.
After Tartarus, we were much closer, and some form of physical contact became a necessary need between the two of us. No matter what it was, we are always touching each other. Like when we're lying down he'll play with my hair. I'd draw circles on his back, or we'll be holding hands or kissing. Just some form of physical contact for reassurance that we're there and still alive.
"I wasn't going to focus on that anyway. despite this, you and I need some quality time together alone." I tell him
"Yeah Wise Girl we do need it. Deserve it, in fact, because of all the time we spent away from each other. Don't you agree?" he replies with the charming smile of his.
"Yes, I do nightmares have gotten good and bad since you haven't been here with me for long," I whisper the last part about my nightmares, so that only he can hear and so that we have no eavesdroppers and can't overhear.
"Good and bad in what way?" he asked concerned. "Good as in less than what it used to me straight after Tartarus but bad because you weren't with me and it was getting hard for me to snap out of it." He instantly brings me closer to him.
"Mine has gotten worse too. But we're here together it should ease up now. I'm so glad you are here, it was the best surprise ever." Percy says in a comforting yet exciting way.
"Haha, I'm glad I am here with you too. I have one more surprise, but you will find out about that later." I tell him while smiling.
"Another surprise? But I want to know what it is Wise Girl, don't leave me hanging." And he did this adorable pout of his; I had to steal a quick kiss from him.
"Later don't worry. It's a good one, we both will like it a lot. Also could you please remind me to thank Paul whenever I see him today because he managed to sort everything out for me here plus get the same schedule as you." I tell Percy.
"Yeah sure, I will. We'll see him at some point during the day so that you can do it then. Anyway, we have arrived at our destination, so let's get everything sorted out so that we can have some free time together."
All of us had reached the front doors leading into the office. I could see Miss Samuels still sitting at her desk answering a phone call. "That sounds like a great plan Seaweed Brain." and Kevin opens the doors and all of us walk into the office...
A/N: Herrrreeee's chapter 9. I hope you enjoyed it. Sorry I haven't updated in so long I promise that I will update sooner next time. Anyway I hope you enjoyed it once again and please Read/Review. I really appreciate it.
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