Hey guys, here's chapter ten! It's a short one because I have to get up early tomorrow, I'm going to six flags! c:

Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson :(

"Percy Jackson!" I screamed, walking into the house. I cannot believe Percy went and talked to Jake. Did he really think that would help?

"What?" He groaned walking into the living room. He was half asleep, rubbing his eyes.

"What were you thinking, going to Jake's? You really thought that would help, huh?"

He stopped rubbing his eyes and looked at me, "Annabeth, what did you expect me to do? Just wait around for him to stop being an asshole? He harasses you, and I'm sorry if I want him to stop."

"But he hates you, Percy! When you tell him to do one thing, like stop harassing me, he's going to do the opposite!" By then everyone came from their rooms to see what was going on.

"I felt helpless, Annabeth! Just letting him do that to you. Letting him think he could do anything he wanted and could get away with it. Well he can't, not when it comes to you. I'm going to protect you, whether you like it or not."

"Really, because I don't need your protection!" I told him, turning around and heading out the back door to the beach. I heard the door open and close behind me. Definitely Lauren.

"Lauren, go away. I don't want to talk."

"It's Matt." He said, walking towards me.

"Oh, hey. What do you need?"

"To talk to you," he responded, sitting next to me.

Percy's POV

I didn't understand. Wasn't I supposed to protect Annabeth? Shouldn't she want me to? I always have. I sighed and sat down on the stairs out front, then heard the door open and close.

"Hey Matt," I said, predicting it would probably be Matt.

"Um, it's not Matt. It's Bernadette."

"Oh, hey Bernadette. Need something?"

"Just to talk to you. Listen, I don't know why Annabeth doesn't want you to protect her, but I just wanted to let you know that there's this necklace she was admiring at one of the stores yesterday." She handed me a slip of paper, "That's the name and what it looks like. It has a little owl on it, and I was thinking maybe you should get it for her. It was expensive though."

"Thanks, but I don't think Annabeth will forgive me just because I gave her some jewelry. She's not really like that."

"Yeah, I know," She defended, "But she said it reminded her of her mom, so I was just thinking it was worth a shot if you tried." She turned around and opened the door.

"Wait, Bernadette?" I said facing her.

"Yeah?" She answered, turning around.

"Thanks."

She smiled and went back inside.

Annabeth's POV

"Percy's just trying to protect you, you know?"

"I know, it's just I want this trip to be awesome for everyone, and if Percy starts something with Jake, it won't be."

"Hey, even with what happened on the beach yesterday I'm having an awesome time. I get to be with Bernadette, Percy, and everyone while on the beach. I'm not saying Percy should have gone to Jake's, but that's typical boyfriend protecting his girlfriend. And I'm sure if that was a girl doing that to him, you would've done the same."

I thought for a minute, Matt was right. If a girl was acting like that towards Percy, I would have reacted the same too. Maybe even worse.

"Yeah, you're right Matt. Thanks."

"No problem," He said getting up and going back inside.

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Bern