"Hey, Annabeth." David greeted, pulling open the door as he smiled defiantly. Annabeth smiled slightly, sending a brief thanks to him as he smiled while he nodded his head. Percy nodded, giving a quick acknowledgement towards David.
His coffee was still steaming as they both sat down, wondering what did he wanted to chat about. Percy dropped his hand to the side, letting Annabeth grab his hand and intertwine their fingers together.
David smiled awkwardly, sitting down quickly and grabbing a file from the left side of his desk. He flipped through the file, licking his fingers and pulling out the piece of paper.
He handed it towards the couple, showing them a picture of Marcus, his information about himself and other stuff. Annabeth grabbed the paper, looking up at Percy and kicking up an eyebrow. He turned his head, shrugging slightly.
She stared intently at the paper before handing it back to David. He took it back and placed it carefully and neatly into the file once again. Handing over another piece of paper, he grabbed his cup of Joe and sipped it quickly.
Annabeth furrowed her eyebrow in confusion as she stared at the paper before them. Percy's shook his head in disagreement to it.
David licked his lips, taking back the sheet and placing it back into the file. He slid across to the other side, placing the file in and rolled back. Seeing a confused looking Percy and Annabeth, he placed his fingertips onto the table, drumming his hands in a synced beat.
"What were those notes for?" Annabeth asked, pushing her fringe out of her eyes.
"It was from Marcus's confession. You might be upset by this information." He warned, tilting his head slightly. They nodded their simultaneously, wearing a more confused expression.
"Well…You see…"
Flashback
Marcus heard the metal door slam quietly. Turning his head, he was faced with Agent Ben, who wore a very serious expression. Marcus wore an uninterested look, jutting his lip out and blew it dramatically. David rolled his eyes, clicking his golden pen and taking out a notepad.
Sitting down, he gave a brief explanation of his arrest and how he could have a lawyer present. Then he read out information about his arrest and the attempted murder of Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase.
During that moment, Marcus dramatically rolled his eyes and flicked his hand. "Save it, Agent."
David rolled his eyes in annoyance and placed the file atop the metal table. Pulling out a sheet of paper, pushing it towards him. Grabbing it quickly, he scanned it and tossed it aside, making David scowl.
Clearing his throat, his picked up his pen from the table. Raising his eyebrow, Marcus smiled defiantly.
"Please explain your reason of your attempted murder of Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase."
He laughed, scoffing slightly. "Please Agent, you know the reason why."
Rolling his eyes and pursing his lips, knowing this one will be hard to crack. Annoyed with his brief and non-informative answers, he decided to step it up a notch.
"Marcus, I do know why. And I do know that you will be in jail for 20 years." He laughed patronizingly.
"I can pay my way out."
"Well, you may have been able to do that awhile ago. But that privilege has been declined."
He leaned forward, furrowing his eyebrows in worry. "Wait, what do you mean?"
Smirking inwardly, David tossed his pen onto the table again. "You're no longer mayor, you are now a fugitive that has no money."
"What?" Marcus asked incredulously, scratching the back of neck nervously. Wanting to crack him more for information, he leaned back, acting casual.
"Yep, looks like you'll be in prison for the rest of your life." David raised his eyebrow, challenging him.
Gulping and rubbing his hands together, due to the sweat that was forming. He sighed and leaned back as well. "I-I don't believe you." He answered, stuttering slightly.
"Really?" David answered slowly and patronizingly. Hesitantly nodding his head, Marcus closed his eyes. He snapped them open quickly again, leaning forward and shaking his head. "There must be a way to shorten my jail time!"
"There is. Tell me where you hid Poseidon and the reason for the attempted murder of Annabeth and Percy."
Licking his lips nervously and shifting his foot under the table, he leaned forward, nodding his head. "And shortened jail time?"
"Yes."
"Alright, I tried to kill Percy and Annabeth mainly because…." He paused, afraid of ratting out.
David raised his eyebrow in irritation as he gestured for him to continue as he quickly jotted down something on the notepad.
Sighing, he pushed his lips slightly to the side and spoke into the mike that was in front of him. "My daughter wanted me to order a hit on them. She was jealous of the couple and wanted me to kill them."
"Why couldn't you just say no?"
He shook his head, laughing sadistically. "I couldn't! My daughter is a devil's bitch! You don't know what she could do to me! I had no choice!"
Looking back to the mirror that was behind him, David nodded unnoticeably. "Where is Poseidon?"
Pretending to look remorseful and regretful, he sighed sadly. "He's dead."
Looking shocked and confused, David stood up and leaned forward, glaring at him. "What do you mean? What did you do with him?"
"I-I-I had him killed by one of my men." He stammered, slightly afraid.
Controlling his temper, he turned away abruptly and walked towards the door. "By the way, you'll do extra jail time because of the murder. And so will your daughter." David said.
Standing up to protest, he shouted. "But you-" David cut him off but slamming the door and walking out.
End of Flashback.
"My-My dad is dead?" He asked sadly, staring at the ground as he tried to hide a tear that was forming in his eyes. Annabeth rubbed his back reassuringly and looked up at David, frowning. David whispered a sorry and Annabeth nodded briskly.
"I can't believe this! One day he's on the phone with me… and the next…. He's dead!" Percy covered his face, slapping it repeatedly. Annabeth grabbed his hand and rubbed soothing circles on the back of his hand.
"It's going to be alright, Percy. You have me, I won't leave that easily."
"How do you know? You might be next or something else could happen to me or you!" He answered quietly, shaking his head from side to side. Unwilling to believe this, Annabeth smacked his head, making him look up with a shocked expression.
"Why did you do that for?"
"To stop your negativity, I can't take it, Percy! I just can't! Maybe…. It's best if…" She shook her head and stood up, letting go of his hand and running out of the door.
Percy turned his head and stared at the door sadly. Percy looked at David as David shrugged and tilted his head to the side, as if saying "Go after her you dork." Nodding his own head and smiling thankfully, he raced out of the door.
"Hey." Percy whispered quietly, making Annabeth look up. She smiled slightly and turned her head towards her shoes again. Sighing quietly to himself, he sat down beside her. Still not looking, Annabeth wished that he would just leave her alone. But that stubborn Seaweed Brain would never leave her alone.
Grabbing her chin and making her face him, he licked his lips uncomfortably. "Annabeth, you okay?" Annabeth turned away, shaking her head. "No, it's not ok! Percy, I can't take your negativity, it's ruining our relationship. How do I know that you won't be a depressed looking ghost that treks around the house? I-" He cut her off by attaching his lips to hers. The anger and sadness melted away as soon as his lips touched hers. Kissing back, she wrapped her arms around his shoulder and ran her hand through his thick, black hair.
Pulling apart and gasping heavily, they both leaned in, their foreheads touching. "I'm sorry, Annabeth. I love you. I really do, but I promise, it'll never happen again."
She smiled and kissed him softly on the lips. "Good."
"Percy, are you going to plan for your dad's funeral?" Annabeth asked, staring at the TV that was playing Inkheart. It was Friday night and it was their movie night. Since it was safe to be back home, they ordered take out Chinese and rented a movie. The bowl of popcorn sat atop their glass table, next to their box of noodles and their fortune cookies.
Looking down, Percy smiled as he played with her long, golden locks. Kissing her head, he responded with a muffled reply. Sitting up and grabbing her noodles, Annabeth continued staring at the TV as Percy stared at her instead. She looked so beautiful with her hair down like that. And I'm glad she's mine, Percy thought.
Feeling that someone's eyes were on her, she turned her head and looked at Percy weirdly. "What?" She asked bluntly. Percy shook his head and chuckling faintly, mumbling nothing. Raising her eyebrows, she took a bite into her noodles before staring at the TV again.
"Annabeth. What do you think I should do for my dad's funeral service? I really need your help."
Setting down her noodles and smiling, she nodded her head before putting on her 'Annabeth thinking face'. "I got it!" She snapped her fingers and smiled in satisfaction. Eager to hear about the idea, he leaned forward and smiled, asking "What?"
"Well, your dad is the founder of Poseidon Sea's, so we should invite his closet and most trust worthy staff and managers. Second, in normal funerals, there's a speech, so you might want to do that. I think that's all a funeral service could have." She explained. "Plus, it's not like we can play games or having a dance or something." She added sarcastically.
Rolling his eyes and laughing faintly, he grabbed the fortune cookies off the side. Handing them to Annabeth, he smiled cheekily before gesturing her to open it first. She raised her eyebrows in curiosity and took the cookie slowly. Cracking it open, her eyes widened in surprised. A ring was propped in her hand, picking it up and looking at it intently, she saw that Percy smiled in anticipation.
She stared at it with fascination, smiling as she saw that the rock of the ring was turquoise color and the ring was grey with small diamonds around it.
Standing up on one knee, he smiled confidently. "Annabeth, I haven't known you that long, but it's our 8th month anniversary, and I love you too much to wait. You're the one who I want to spend my life with. So… Will you marry me and become my wife?"
Having tears in her eyes, she stood there speechless. She nodded her head as he slipped the ring onto her finger. Annabeth stood up and tackled him, planting a sweet kiss onto his lips. He responded by laughing and kissing back.
They pulled apart, smiling like idiots. Pushing the hair out of her face and touching her cheek tenderly, he whispered in her ear. "I love you, Wise Girl." She smiled and nodded, whispering. "I love you too, Seaweed Brain."
Ok! I know this is kind of short….. so….. I hope you like this chapter! The next one is Epilogue, so this is the last chapter.
Btw, I kept having this idea popping in my head….. So I'm just going to ask for your opinion on this.
Synopsis: Percy Jackson, a young, handsome and famous movie star. He has everything that he could ever want, except real friends. Annabeth Chase, a young, smart , beautiful girl, who is a spy that is assigned to watch Percy Jackson. Problem is, she hates him! Will she learn to like him or continue disliking him?
So…. Is it good? Let me know it your review! Oh, before I forget! Thanks for all the awesome and great reviews! I'm also hoping for 15 reviews, Hehe, :)
Until the next chapter,
CaseyMarieCarter
