Chapter 9 – What Are You Doing?

Annabeth's POV

Okay, first things first.

There's something up with Calypso and Leo right now.

Why do I say that?

Well, for starters, Leo is always sitting at least 5 feet away from her now, instead of the shoulders pressing the life out of the other's business, and she keeps saying sorry, but he ignores her, and he's always looking between Calypso and Percy, back and forth.

It's heart breaking.

And I think Rachel has started to notice this too, and she always has her face glued to a camera.

I had to figure this out, so I did what I did best: spy on them.

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History class had just ended, and Mrs. Reimer was glaring daggers at Leo and me as we left the classroom.

In the hallway, I noticed that Calypso had approached Leo, but he couldn't meet her eyes. Finally, Calypso scowled and she grabbed Leo's arm and pulled him into an empty corridor.

I shuffled quietly behind them, or was, until my Seaweed Brain of a boyfriend ended up following me.

"Annabeth? What are you doing? Should I be worried?" he called out behind me.

I swiveled around to glare at him full force. "Shhh! Percy! Shut. The. Fuck. UP! I'm trying to get information on Calypso and Leo!" I may have whisper yelled.

He blushed and nodded silently. I continued to tip toe down the hall until I heard their voices.

"Leo, I'm sorry! I should've told you about it sooner, I know." I heard Calypso's voice say.

I pressed my back against a wall and peeked an eye around the corner. Leo was leaning against the wall that was perpendicular to the wall I was on, his arms were crossed over his chest, and he looked like he really, really, really, really, really did not want to be there.

Leo's voice came out cold and distant, which surprised me. It scared me too, it didn't sound good on Leo, and it made him sound terrifying.

"How long ago was it, Calypso? How long ago was it?" He demanded.

Calypso blushed and looked down. "It was two years ago, on Ogygia. You know, when you guys were going on that world tour? And you had to crash on that island for a while to get the plane fixed, and he went missing for like, 2 weeks?"

Leo glared at her. "So you kidnapped him, yeah? Gods, Calypso, that makes me feel much better. You kidnapped a guy and held him hostage for 2 weeks just to get into his pants? And what did he do?"

My breath hitched. Calypso's story sounded awfully familiar. Something told me that I should leave now, before things start getting ugly, but for once I ignored my logical side and let the girly side of me take over.

I'm starting to understand why girls like to gossip so much.

I turned around to look at Percy. His face was pale, which didn't put me at ease at all. I tried to control my breathing rate and turned back to Leo and Calypso.

"He wandered off, Valdez, okay? I found him there… and… and he was really cute, so I decided: why not help him? And then I found out who he was, and well… I was so lonely-"

Leo put a hand in the air. "Stop, I don't need to hear anymore of this. Why did you bring me here Calypso?"

She looked down. "I wanted to explain to you. You don't have to be mad at him. I was the one who tried to hook up with him, Leo. Okay? I was the one who wanted to get into his pants."

Leo stared at her. "Okay? Your point? It doesn't matter who did what. It's the fact that you didn't tell me." He spat.

Calypso scowled. "Oh? Really? So what was I supposed to say, huh, Valdez? When was I supposed to bring it up? When we were discussing Shakespeare in English? Or maybe figures in Calculus? Please, do tell me, because I find it hard to bring up that subject in a casual conversation. 'Oh yeah, when we were 15 I tried to have sex with Percy Jackson, but you shouldn't worry, because he rejected me.'" Calypso said.

To say I was surprised was the understatement of the decade. I couldn't believe what I just heard.

Slowly, slowly I turned around to face Percy. My anger overpowered my surprise.

"You almost had sex with Calypso?" I growled at him.

He took a step back, his face paler than before. "Annabeth, just hear me out, okay? Please, just-"

I slapped him across the face. He held his cheek, which was already turning pink, an expression of shock plastered onto his face.

"I can't believe you." I spat at him.

"Annabeth, please!" He called after me. He placed a warm hand on my upper arm, but I pushed him off.

I stomped down the hallway, my anger flaring every time my feet pounded against the linoleum tiles.

But worst of all, my heart felt like it had shattered.

Percy broke my heart.

Percy broke my heart.

And it was all Calypso's fault.

Revenge is never pretty, but it's always sweet…

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Percy's POV

I still clutched my hand to my cheek, which was searing hot from the slap.

I didn't get it. Didn't Annabeth hear what Calypso said?

She tried to get me, and besides, I rejected her.

Plus, Annabeth and I weren't even dating at that time, so it wasn't like I cheated on her, which I didn't since it never happened.

But despite all of this, I still felt really guilty.

The mix of anger, betrayal, and hurt in her eyes made my heart pound.

I had to make it up to her, if she would let me get within a 12 foot radius.

I tried to ignore my emotional pain and physical pain and turned back to Leo and Calypso's conversation.

They seemed to have halted the conversation though; I peeked over the corner and saw that they were glaring at each other.

Finally, Leo opened his mouth. "Look, what do you want me to say, Calypso? What do you want me to do? Do you think that I don't know you're sorry? I know you're sorry, but that doesn't mean I'll forgive you. I trusted you, yeah? And what did you do? You went around keeping secrets. Do you know what will happen if Percy and Annabeth find out about this? Don't you know what will happen?" He spat.

My heart tumbled. It's a little too late to take precautions now.

Calypso's hands fell to her sides. "I don't know-"

"Of course you don't know! Well I'll tell you, yeah? Annabeth, being the girl she is, will probably get mad at Percy for something you did, and that'll result in them most likely breaking up. Then Annabeth's mad at you for trying to get her guy, and she'll make your life a living hell. And Percy? He's going to be miserable! And then there's me. I'm going to be off to the side, watching the destruction you caused, and I won't be able to trust another girl again. The paparazzi is going to be all over this, Calypso, mark my words. Someone is going to spill to the press and it's going to be all over the world, plastered to the cover of every tabloid known to man. And why is all of this going to happen? Because you couldn't keep your motherfucking legs closed." Leo growled.

Calypso's face dropped. She looked as if the world had been pulled out from under her.

Leo stared at her for a minute. He watched as her tears fell, and maybe he was going to say sorry, or wipe them away, because his hand went up before he hesitated and dropped it. He shook his head.

"Look, I gotta go, okay? I really need to eat lunch. And… whatever you brought me here for? I don't know why, Calypso, but you'll really need to step up your game if you want me to forgive you. And I pray that Annabeth never knows this, or you might as well as dig your own grave." Leo told her.

She sat down on the ground and cried.

Then he walked away,

Towards me,

Oh shit.

Oh shit.

Oh shit….

I couldn't run away, or he'd know that I was listening since the hallway wasn't long enough. I quickly glanced around, looking for somewhere to hide.

Nowhere.

Absolutely nowhere to hide.

My heart stopped when I heard that angry voice.

"Percy? What the hell are you doing?"

I'm screwed.

Author's Note:

Thanks for reading this chapter! Sorry that it was so short, but I was sort of in a hurry this morning (I typed it up before I left for school) and so I had to get everything up in like, 20 minutes. Anyways: who should the next POV be? Review your answers!

Thanks for reading! I love you!

XOXO,

JeynaxPercabeth