Hi everyone~
Thank you very much for all your reviews :3
Hope you enjoy this chapter!
Review Replies:
Guest36- Thank you very much! I don't like Rachel ruining Percabeth either *high-five*
Stella928- Same! I love the last books of the series, but it's also pretty sad knowing they're the last books :(
BalletBookworm- Thanks =) I love those books! Haha, Grover in his wedding dress
Guest- Since you used caps, I will return the favour. I KNOW RIGHT. WHY DID THEY NOT GIVE US THOSE POVS, I FLIPPED THROUGH THE WHOLE BOOK BEFORE READING TO FIND THEM. I'm really glad Leo found Calypso though.
But what if they never made it back to the world and flew around forever o.O
DarLatheBookroom- Thank you! Haha, is this story mysterious?
R3B3CC4- Thank you! Awesome username, by the way =)
I loved those books. The Last Olympian was probably my favourite though. Percabeth kiss :P
Daughterofposeidon2001- Thank you! I'm really glad you like the title, I spent ages thinking of a worthy one. I did consider Juliet and her Yankee's Cap but, oh well.
Wolf-P.J-2.0- Haha, I guess Annabeth would have pretty serious PMS issues.
PrincessOfAtlantis101- Thank you! I agree, Percabeth kiss for the win!
~Chapter 10~
Rae-Rae! What are you doing here?"
Percy's face broke into a wide grin and he rushed forward excitedly.
Rachel beamed in return and hugged him back enthusiastically.
"I told you not to call me that!" she scolded playfully.
"My dad got this new business opportunity in New York, so here I am" she explained.
Percy's eyes widened and he put his hand on her shoulder.
'You're coming to Grove high?" he asked, excitedly.
Rachel smiled and nodded, before bouncing up and squealing.
"Let me guess- that girl was Annabeth?" she said mischievously, her eyebrows raised.
Percy sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck.
"I need your help, Rachel," he admitted.
Rachel rolled her eyes and tugged on his sleeve.
"Come on then, Jackson"
~Percy Jackson and the Olympians~
"YOU DID WHAT?"
Rachel stood up, her face completely red. Percy had just filled her in on the whole Luke situation.
Percy scanned the room before eyeing her nervously.
"Look, it's complicated" he finally said, staring at his hands.
Rachel still looked mad, but she sighed and sat back down.
"Try me"
Percy took a deep breath and looked warily at her.
"Luke was a spy for Kronos" he said slowly.
Rachel's eyes widened and she leaned forward.
"Are you serious?" she whispered.
"Why would I joke about this?" Percy exclaimed, exasperated.
Rachel crossed her legs.
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. Why did you kill him?" she asked.
Percy shook his head and looked out the window.
After several moments, he looked Rachel in the eye and said,
"Annabeth"
Rachel smiled sadly at her friend, pityingly. She knew how much he cared about Annabeth, even from the way he said her name. The last time Rachel had seen Percy, he had gushed about Annabeth the whole summer.
Annabeth is so brave. She's saved me so many times. She's amazing. She's…
Rachel hated to see her friend looking so broken. She reached over and wrapped an arm around Percy's shoulder.
"Don't worry, Perce. You'll be okay"
~Percy Jackson and the Olympians~
"Listen. People in this school treat me…differently. I'm a different person here"
Percy said, looking at Rachel worriedly. They were standing outside the gates of the Goode high, and Percy was giving her a little pep-talk.
"Promise me you won't judge me on this" he said.
His eyes were pleading. Rachel punched his shoulder playfully.
"Don't you know me well enough, Perce?" she replied.
Percy grinned and they entered the school.
The second they passed through the gates, a guy in a sports jersey came crashing into them.
"Oh hey Jackson. Who's this?" he asked, eyeing Rachel up and down. "Not as hot as your other chicks. Losing numbers in the babe pool, huh?"
Rachel raised her eyebrows. "I beg your pardon?" she asked.
Percy thrust a finger into the guy's chest.
"Watch it, Gabe" he threatened.
A group of giggling girls in tight pink clothes came stumbling up to the group.
The girl in the front, who was obviously the leader, stepped forward. She eyed Rachel, her lip curling.
"Who's this? She looks like she lives in a dump" she smirked.
Percy and Rachel shared an amused look. She was way off the mark.
They tried to push through the crowd but the girl stepped in their way.
"Percy honey. I think we should get back together" she said, raking a manicured finger down his chest.
"No thanks, Abigail" he said, rolling his eyes.
The girl shrieked girlishly and put her hands on her hip.
"My name's Alison!" she exclaimed.
Percy groaned and tried to look for Rachel. He spotted her, looking quizzically at him.
"I'm sorry, I don't think I know you" he dismissed the girl.
She rushed around him in her hot pink stilettos.
"We dated for a whole two days! That's like-your record! Helloooooo?"
Percy ignored the girl and pushed through the crowd.
Several girls flirted with him and all the jocks made crude comments about Rachel being his new "thang"
One of the guys on Percy's swimming team even said,
"Hope you last, girlie. I didn't know Jackson digged redheads"
Each time, Rachel's face would droop a little more, and Percy's heart would sink a little lower.
When they finally made it into a secluded hallway, Rachel said something.
"Who are you?" she asked, looking disappointed and hurt.
He started to answer but Rachel shook her head.
"I feel like I don't know you," she said, lowering her head.
"You said you wouldn't...judge" he finished lamely.
Rachel looked like she was seeing him in another light.
"This is what you treat girls like? A new thang every day? What is wrong with you?"
Percy was relieved. Being yelled was better than being ignored.
When he didn't answer, Rachel let out a noise of disgust and stomped into the girl's bathroom.
Desperately, Percy hurried after her.
"Rachel, wait!" he yelled, pushing the swinging doors open.
She turned around, looking incredulously at him.
"Can't you read? It fricking says Girls on the door!" Rachel shouted.
Percy sighed in relief. Rachel never swore and if she started now- he didn't want to think about what would happen.
"Rachel, I want to change," he admitted.
Rachel glanced at him.
"You should. I want the old Percy back," she said stonily.
Percy spread his arms wide, and shrugged.
"This is the same Percy. He just put up a wall when he got hurt by someone he cared about" he said quietly.
Rachel's eyes brimmed with tears.
"Annabeth" she whispered. Percy nodded.
Oh, Percy" she said, looking like she was going to cry, "You didn't tell her what really happened?"
Percy shook his head and shuffled his feet.
"I can't. She'll hate me even more than she does now"
Rachel reached forward and grasped his hands urgently.
"Tell her. She'll understand. I promise"
She pulled him into her arms and stroked his hair back. It felt exactly like when they were kids, and Percy had scraped his knee climbing a tree. Rachel had hugged him and stroked his hair soothingly, crying with him, until help arrived.
The door banged open.
Percy and Rachel shot apart and looked up.
Annabeth was standing in front of them, her arms crossed.
Rachel cringed when she realised what it looked like.
"Annabeth, listen" Percy said, scrambling to his feet.
She shook her head. "Save it. So much for all that bloody changing-for-the-better-thing"
Rachel stepped forward.
"You should let him explain-"
Annabeth cut in. "Stop. You should feel ashamed, doing this kind of thing on your first day"
Rachel stepped back, looking like she'd been slapped.
Percy winced and sheepishly said, "Annabeth, this is Rachel. We've known each other since we were five"
Annabeth paled, and she stared at the two of them.
"Oh, umm, I'm so sorry" she said hurriedly, patting Rachel awkwardly on the shoulder.
"So, umm, good luck for your first day," she exclaimed, before rushing out the bathroom door.
"Thanks" Rachel said to the empty air.
She turned to Percy and they shared a shrug.
The bell rang and Rachel turned to her friend.
"First stage of changing-for-the-better after school?"
Percy nodded and they parted ways.
~Percy Jackson and the Olympians~
This chapter was mainly about Percy and Rachel's relationship. I really love them as friends and I don't really like stories where Rachel ruins Percabeth *shrugs*
Again, that was just a quick scene with the whole Percy-Luke thing.
Eventually, the whole thing will be explained in CLEAR DETAIL. How exciting…
QoTD: Thoughts on the Percy Jackson movies? Would you watch future ones? =)
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