Hey everyone.

This is where it starts getting good. Drama will be getting in the way and so will romance, but like I said earlier, not with Percy and Annabeth. Don't kill me please!

Enjoy the chapter!

PERCY'S POV:

"Dude, come on. This is not funny!" Grover yelled with taco sauce all over him.

Beckendorf laughed beside me. "Well, you shouldn't of kept your tacos somewhere so someone could smash them."

I laughed and gave him a high-five. His real name was Charles, but everyone called him Beckendorf besides his girlfriend, Silena who was the only one that could call him Charlie.

"I'm sorry man, but that's just funny. Your taco sauce getting all over you. Where's the yearbook community?" I joked, laughing with Beckendorf.

Travis and Connor Stoll both appeared from the edge of the lunch table and took a picture with their digital camera. The twins showed us the picture and we all started bursting out laughing. Grover's mouth was hanging open, his taco sauce was all over his white shirt, and there were tears in his eyes from where the spicy, hot sauce hit him when Beckendorf smashed it.

"Grover, you should see this!" Beckendorf laughed. "Oh god, this is funny!"

"Man, if it was one of us, you would be bursting out laughing too. I mean, it's just part of life." Connor said, trying to make Grover feel better. "But how come everything happens to you?"

I leaned over the table and flicked him on the forehead. He grumbled a few profanities and I just grinned. "Dude, we are your best friends. We're suppose to make fun of you. It's our job."

"But at least you guys don't get taco sauce sprayed in your eye!" Grover yelled.

Then we all lost it.

I had tears in my eyes by the time we stopped laughing. I laughed once more, then hit Beckendorf in the shoulder when I saw Silena and Natalie making their way towards us. I grinned at Natalie and she smiled at me. Natalie was so freaking gorgeous. She had dark brown, straight hair that was pulled over her shoulder and she wore cut-off jean shorts and my swimming jersey. I gave it to her when we first begun dating.

And how does Annabeth feel about this, you might ask? Well, she doesn't really enjoy it.

Natalie sat beside me, and placed her backpack next to mine. She kissed my cheek and when she looked over towards Grover, she laughed. "What happened to you?"

Beckendorf had his arm wrapped around Silena's shoulder. "Um, I kind of smashed his hot and spicy taco sauce all over him and now it's gonna be in the yearbook."

"Kind of?" Grover asked. "You liar! You meant to smash the sauce!"

"Wow. You guys are so mature." Natalie rolled her chocolate brown eyes. "That explains why you two -pointed at me and Beckendorf- have tears in your eyes. Yeah, you guys are very mature."

"Well, what can you say? You wouldn't laugh at a guy who had taco sauce all over him?" I asked, bumping her with my shoulder.

Natalie bumped me with hers. "I never said that, Jackson."

"Then what do you mean, Santiago?" I asked, cocking my head to the side and smirked.

Natalie glared at me. "I would laugh at someone with taco sauce all over them, especially if it was you, Jackson. "

Silena laughed. "You two are so freaking cute!"

"Hey, Juniper and I look good together." Grover said. "We've been dating longer than them, so we should look 'freaking cute' as you put it."

Beckendorf smirked. "Well, Silena and I have been dating for two years."

"Natalie and I have been dating for- how long, babe?" I asked, looking at my beautiful girlfriend, inside and out. She looked at me and I smirked.

She laughed. "Since the beginning of September."

"And it's mid-October. So, about... six weeks." I said grinning.

Lunch was fun, besides the fact that Grover was complaing about his tacos being ruined, that he had to eat them plain. I couldn't help but to laugh because Grover loved his taco sauce. Silena and Beckendorf already left to go to their last three periods. Natalie and I just walked out of the cafeteria, and we were on our way towards fourth period, Math.

Our evil teacher, Ms. Dodds was making our way towards us. Everyone hated her because she would treat us like children, saying that we were filthy and didn't appreciate what we have. Natalie sighed when she saw Travis and Connor doing their normal high-school activities. They were troublemakers so I didn't blame Ms. Dodds for giving them detention.

"By the time they're in senior year, they'll have a record." Natalie said. "I thought I knocked some sense into them when I threw that football at their heads."

"You had a good aim. They just ducked in time." I laughed.

She smiled then she stopped in front of me. "Percy... we need to talk about something."

"You're not breaking up with me, are you?" I asked worried.

"No!' she laughed. "No, no, not about that. It's, um, about Annabeth."

"Uh-oh." I said.

Natalie looked at me. "Well, I don't want to be mean, but she's been giving me really nasty looks whenever I come over. And whenever I say hi or ask her how's she doing, she answers like in a rude way. I mean, Bobby and Matthew like me. Your adopted parents like me, but she doesn't."

"Annabeth is very protective over me. We've always been protective over each other, so she's probably not okay with the fact that I have a girlfriend yet." I explained.

She sighed. "Oh okay, I thought maybe she liked you or something."

I laughed nervously. "Ha, nope."

"Good. I don't want anything to come between us. I like you too much." she said, smiling.

I pulled her closer and kissed her forehead. "Don't worry. Nothing will."

She leaned up and gave me a peck on the lips before looking over my shoulder. "Now, let's get to Math before you-know-who comes along and gives us detention." Natalie said, grabbing my arm and pulling me towards the classroom.

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I intertwined my fingers with Natalie's as we walked to the car I borrowed from Frederick. I had my permit and I get my driver's license next year. I already have my permit because I took it after my fifteen birthday. It's kind of complicated to explain, so I just gave you the basics. Natalie sat in the passenger's seat and I revved the car. Goode High School was only about ten minutes from my house. I didn't really have to worry about going over the speed limit or going under because of where we lived.

When I pulled into the driveway, I jumped out of the car and like a gentleman, opened the door for my girlfriend. She rolled her eyes and smiled as she got out. I grinned and grabbed her hand, rubbing my thumb over her knuckles.

"Christine, I'm home!" I never really called her my mom. She didn't really mind either.

Natalie messed with the cuffs of my jersey. "Are you sure it's okay for me to eat here?"

"Yeah, don't worry." I said wrapping my am around her shoulder.

Christine walked out from the kitchen in her apron and hair messed up from cooking. She saw Natalie and gave her a big hug. "Hey, honey!"

"Hi."

"Are you staying for dinner?"

"Um..."

Christine shook her head. "You can. I'm making spaghetti and Percy's favorite dessert, cheesecake."

"That explains the flour on your forehead." I laughed.

Natalie hit me in the shoulder. "Be nice."

I grabbed her hand and we walked towards the stairs. "We'll be in my room, okay?"

"All right. I'll be down here in the kitchen, if you need me." Christine yelled as she walked into the kitchen.

The front door opened and the twins came running in. Bobby and Matthew ran up the stairs passed us, almost knocking Natalie down.

"Sorry, Natalie!" Bobby yelled then realized who it was. "Natalie!"

Matthew and Bobby tackled her in a hug that knocked the wind out of her. "Oof!"

"Don't kill my girlfriend." I said chuckling. She glared at me as she hugged them both.

The twins let go of her and ran into their bedroom. I chuckled as I grabbed her arm and pulled her up the stairs. Natalie just laughed as she walked into my bedroom. I shut the door behind me and she flopped down onto my bed. I sat in my computer chair, watching her as she took deep breaths.

"Those twins are gonna be the death of me, someday." Natalie laughed.

I grinned as I walked over to her. She couldn't see what I was doing until I crawled onto the bed and hovered over her. Her chocolate brown eyes met mine and she smiled. Natalie sighed, her hands pressing against my chest.

"What are you doing, Jackson?" she asked, laughing as I dug my head into her neck.

My nose brushed against her skin of her neck and she pushed against my chest. I leaned up and pressed my forehead against hers. I was about to kiss her when I heard a knock on the door. I groaned, rolling my head backwards then forward again. Natalie laughed. I then jumped off the bed and walked towards the door, opening it.

And guess who stood there? My best friend: Annabeth.

Well now you know who Percy's girlfriend is. It seems like he cares about Natalie a lot. Do you think that Percy and Annabeth will ever get together?

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-HunterofArtemis32