A/N: I'm so sorry for not updating as frequently as I did last time, but I hope this chapter could make up for it. P.S Sorry for any spelling mistakes.
Life as I knew it
Chapter Ten
Percy felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up as he uncomfortably blinked his eyes open, darkness engulfing him entirely. His breathing was ragged, but steady and calm.
His shoulders tensed up as he heard loud footsteps near closer and closer. His heart thumped wildly out of his chest, as the big, black bag was pulled out from his head, bright light flooding his eyes.
His shut them tight, blinking them hard as he could, registering to the light that was nearly blinding him.
Before he could react, he felt a sharp sting on his left cheek. He snapped to the left, a loud crack resonating off the walls. He whipped back, crimson red blood flowing down his jaw as he spit the blood out of his mouth.
"Percy!" Annabeth called out worriedly, her eyes filled with building fear. Percy looked at her with relief, before feeling another sharp sting on his left cheek.
Slowly, he could his head snap back with a loud resonating snap.
Inhaling a deep breath, he forced himself back up, his left eye slightly swollen. He had a deep gash running from his cheek to his jaw.
He blinked, wincing slightly. As the man's hand raised up, Percy turned to side, anticipating the sharp sting that would come.
But it didn't.
Slowly, he opened his eyes, staring right into the dark, stony eyes of the man who pushed him out of the car.
"Hello, Perceus." He grinned darkly. Bringing his two fingers up, gesturing the heavy set man next to him. The man grunted, walking behind Percy and untying him.
He looked up, curiously and cautiously staring at the man as he slowly brought his hands up, rubbing his wrists gently.
"What do you want?" He growled angrily, his sea green eyes gleaming like hot coals. "You'll find out soon." He grinned, pulling Percy up by his arm.
Percy pulled away hard, breaking away from his grasp.
Quickly, he stumbled up as the other man pushed him out of the door. Glancing back, he stared at Annabeth's retreating dark silhouette, giving her a grim look before staggering out of the room.
Emerging into a bramble hewn path that looked like it led deeper into the forest, Percy was forced on his knees.
"Let me go you creep!" he heard Annabeth shout in protest. The wooden door creaked open, showing a slightly bruised Annabeth. Her hair was messed up and her arm had a long, deep cut running along her forearm to her wrist.
Pushing her down hard, Percy scrambled up, crouching next to Annabeth. Her breathing was short and ragged, and he could hear her heart thump furiously.
"Watch them, I'm going inside for awhile." the man commanded. The other man nodded his head, readying himself with a large caliber gun.
As the door slammed shut, he untied Annabeth's hands. She rubbed them sorely before quickly backing away from him.
"Get up, you have a long run ahead of you." The man told them.
"What?" Percy questioned in confusion.
"Get up, quick!" the man shouted as he pushed them up.
"I'll give you a head start, but you don't have much time and if you can get away from them, you're free. But if you don't, you'll be dead." The man answered shortly.
Percy and Annabeth's eyebrows crinkled in confusion.
"I'm an undercover agent of the CIA. They're going to kill you, hurry!"He explained.
"Come on, Percy. Come on!" She shouted frantically, pulling him up and dashing fast as she could. They ran as fast as their feet could carry them before running along the treeline. "That's unbelievable." Percy breathed out.
"At least we're free." She answered back. He stared at her in disbelief as their bodies dashed past some trees and bushes. The trees were blurred by speed they were running at.
"I don't know, why would he punch me in the face if he was an agent?" Percy questioned.
"Maybe to sell it?" She answered smartly.
"Well.." He breathed out exhaustedly.
"Listen, he explained that if we can get away, we probably would live. But if we don't, we'll be dead. It's good enough for me for now." She interrupted.
Percy nodded his head vigorously as a loud shot bounced off the tree trunk near his head, as the splinters sprayed like an erupting volcano.
"Hell!" He yelled in surprise.
Moving at full speed, they sprinted through a treeline and burst through a bush when the trail abruptly ends! Careening headlong toward a steep cliff overlooking a river they slammed their feet down, braking just inches from the edge. Percy looked down to the rapid waters churning below and gulped in relief.
Behind them, the shouts of the guards grew nearer.
"I think they're over there!" a man exclaimed loudly.
"What are we going to do now? There's no way out!" Percy said frantically.
"...There is. But I don't think you'll like it." Se frowned.
"Wait. You don't mean..." He trailed off.
Annabeth took a few steps back, sprinting towards the edge of the cliff and leaped. Her legs peddled furiously in the before splashing into the water.
A long silenced wavered over him before he saw her head breach the surface.
"Come on, Percy!" She shouted.
Before he could do anything, the bushes parted, revealing two men, armed with heavy guns. They unleashed a blistering volley of gunfire in his direction.
Quickly, Percy ran as fast as he could as bullets whizzed past him at a blurring speed. He threw himself skyward, flying through the air for what felt like an eternity and splashed down safely. As the whitewater currents surged over them, propelling them at breakneck speed.
"Percy!" She cried out. He followed the sound of her voice, turning to see her floating on her back with her toes pointed downstream.
Quickly, he did the same, pointing his toes downstream. The rough currents hurled them towards the end, landing them safely to the shore.
Crawling on their hands and knees, they coughed up a handful of water from their mouths.
"You ok, Annabeth?" Percy asked in worry. She nodded, dropping down and lying on her back. Percy did the same, exhaling out a deep, long breath.
"Come on, we don't have much time." Annabeth warned, pulling herself up and extending her hand to help him up.
Analyzing the situation, she looked around cautiously, taking in every detail, anything that could help them more. "If we continue east, we should reach a city…Eventually." She breathed out hesitantly.
He nodded, pushing the strands of wet hair from his forehead. "Where'd you learn how to point your toes downwards to keep you from landing unsafely?" He questioned in curiosity.
"When I was a kid, my dad would take me out for camping. He taught me hope to make rope, start a fire, and catch a fish and other stuff." She replied, brushing away the stray strands of her hair from her cheek.
"Where'd you learn how to do that too?" She asked teasingly.
"My dad loved the wilderness and the ocean a lot, so he would take me camping annually." He told her.
She smiled, wrapping her fingers around his. "That's good to know." She breathed out, leaning in closer, their lips almost touching. He grinned, pulling her into a sweet, passionate kiss. They pulled back, their breathing fast and ragged.
They both smiled, they cheek tinted pink as their hearts thumped wildly. As she heard a branch snap, Annabeth looked around, pulling Percy by his arm. "Come on, we gotta go." She said hurriedly.
He nodded his head vigorously, turning back and running along the trees and bushed at an even runner's pace, keeping their breathing steady.
Ok! Hoped you liked it, I'll be trying to post more and more chapters more frequently. And review! :D