Hey guys! This was a relatively quick update, though there's lots of motivation to write with threats hanging over your head ^^. Thanks to everyone who favorited and reviewed this story! Shoutouts go to Awesome Sauce (for being the 70th reviewer), AnnaUnicorn (for being the 75th reviewer), and DMAN (for being the 80th reviewer)! We're basically 4/5 on the way to one hundred! (With an extra of four XD) Also: Merry Christmas in Advance! Here are the responses to your reviews:
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Without further ado, here's the next chappie! Enjoy!
Annabeth
I couldn't believe that he would do something like that. If he had just listened to the end. I felt angry tears well up in my eyes, but I forced them back in. I stomped down the hall angrily, and anyone who was smart, or even had a mind, stepped away creating a path.
I wasn't paying attention to where I was going, I was just stomping down the hallway. The only time I stopped was when I thought I heard my name being called, so I turned to see who it was out of instinct. I saw his raven black hair with his camp t-shirt. I could even imagine his worried expression, which shouldn't happen.
I considered waiting for him to catch up. The reasonable side of me was telling me that this was a misunderstanding, and I should wait for him. 'I'll give him a chance. If he blows it, it's his problem, not mine.' I stood there impatiently tapping my foot as I waited for him to catch up.
He was slightly out of breath when he finally caught up to me. "Annabeth! I'm so sorry…I, I wasn't thinking."
"Well wasn't that obvious?" I scoffed.
"It was just an impulsive reaction… My ADHD can make me impulsive sometimes." He reasoned.
"Percy, I have ADHD too, but that doesn't mean that I lead people on and then blame it on the ADHD." I turned around and started walking away from him. He grabbed my wrist. "Let go of me." I snarled.
"Annabeth, just listen for a second. I… wasn't leading you on. I thought that you were going to say Luke, so I got jealous, so I choose a random girl in camp to be the one that I said I would date. I swear on the River Styx that you're the person that I immediately thought of when you asked me that question."
I stared at him, "I…"
"Annabeth, can you give me another chance? I'll prove that my feelings for you are real…"
"I.. I'll think about it Percy."
"Great!" Percy gave her hug, and Annabeth immediately felt his warmth flow through her body. She was suddenly aware of their height difference. Her forehead was up to his eyes. It wasn't that big of a height difference, but she was so close to him at the moment that it seemed like a lot.
Annabeth was suddenly aware of how alone they seemed to be. They were seemingly alone at the end of a passageway, and she was still enveloped in Percy's hug. She looked up at his big green eyes, and he looked into hers.
Annabeth put her arms around his neck, "I'm sorry for making you upset Wisegirl." He whispered into her ear.
"It's alright –"
Suddenly, the sound of shoes hitting the hallway's stone floor was heard. Annabeth and Percy jumped apart from each other, and looked at the intruder in a 'deer-in-the-headlights' look. "Well, well. Things have certainly progressed quickly, eh Chase?" Luke asked in a sneer. "Nice to know how quickly you can bounce back from things."
Percy stepped in front of Annabeth, as if in a protective way, "Leave her alone Castellan. This issue has nothing to do with her. It's our conflict so there's no need to drag anyone else in." Percy glared at him.
As if Percy's words had gone unheard, Luke continued to talk. "You know, I always considered you a friend. But apparently, you'd rather fraternize with the enemy."
Percy opened his mouth to retort, but Annabeth put a hand on his shoulder, "No," She said, "Let me." She stepped forward and crossed her arms. "He's not the enemy Luke."
"Finally done standing behind your little body guard? Good to know you finally want to meet face-to-face."
"Luke. Stop this, it isn't like you!" Annabeth pleaded, "You're not acting like yourself. I don't know you. You're an imposter."
"What do you know about me? You know, I used to think that we were friends," He gave a cold empty laugh, "Friends know each other. Enemies don't."
"Come on Luke, be reasonable! We are friends. You and Percy don't have to be friends, but our friendship has nothing to do with my relationship with Percy."
"Relationship eh? My you've certainly grown up fast." He sneered.
Annabeth paled, and then blushed, "What no! We're just friends!" She looked to a blushing Percy for help.
He nodded, "Yeah, there's nothing going on between us."
"Friends don't hold each other like that Annabeth. I wasn't born yesterday."
"Luke, it was a mistake! That's not the words I wanted to say-"
"A mistake?" He laughed coldly, and paused for a while to let his laughs echo in the hall way. "Want to know what the real mistake was Chase?" Without waiting for her answer, he continued, "Your birth. Why else do you think your mom left the moment you were born?"
Annabeth gasped. That was taking it way too far. "I…I hate you!" Then, just like Hermione, she took a few steps forward and smacked Luke in the face. "And for your information," She said as she kneed him in the stomach. "My mom didn't choose to leave. She DIED! But frankly," She snarled, "I think it's better then being crazy like your mom!" With that, she gave him one more kick where it counts before stomping off angrily.
Percy turned to Luke who was still on the floor groaning from a very well-placed kick from Annabeth. "Nice going Castellan! This is why you should never make Annabeth mad. A mad Annabeth isn't good, and even worse is mad Annabeth with powers that allow her to see things up to precise detail."
"She.." Luke groaned, "Has powers?"
Percy internally slapped himself. He had let their secret be spilled. "Um… No?" Percy winced. Even he knew how weak that sounded. He gave Luke a kick in the side, "I have an angry Annabeth to calm down. Later dude."
Percy swiftly turned on his heel and walked at a brisk speed to catch up with Annabeth, who was far ahead. As a result, neither of them saw Luke press a button on his watch.
"Dad, I think I've found something good."
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