Chapter 21: I Like Him But I'm Scared

Such a great day yesterday, after I put of how Percy got into a hospital, I fell off my bike and had a couple wounds, and yea got yelled at and almost got banned from riding my bike….. not very happy here…I guess karma for me for hurting Percy so much. Ok so enough talking, but this is a bit of a fill in chapter, but I kind of need this chapter in here, so here it is. Thanks Jayne Mays for throwing the phone suggestion! :D

Disclaimer: DAMN IT! I DON'T OWN PERCY JACKSON! THERE HAPPY!

Percy's POV:

The next morning I woke up Annabeth was already gone and the my parents came to visit me.

"Percy!" My mom gave me a big hug. "Are you okay?" She started looking over my wounds, "You are not allowed to ever do that again!" She yelled at me obviously still worried.

"Mom!" I complained even though I secretly was happy that my mom cared about me so much. "I'm okay, see!" I wiggled my fingers and move my arms to show her.

Dr. Solace came in and greeted me, "I see you are well now, Mr. Jackson, if there are no other problems you are free to leave the hospitals in a couple hours, however I'll have a nurse show you how to treat your head wound and bandage it correctly." He told me and left the room.

About a few hours later I was walking out the hospital on crutches as Calypso helped me get to my dad's car and he drove me home letting me rest as Calypso stayed in my room the whole day helping me.

"You finally got home," Calypso congratulated me.

I grinned, "Can't wait to get off these crutches, the doctor said I'm good to go in about 1 week, since I've healed so fast from the head injury." I smiled at her.

"It's a good thing you're a fast healer," Calypso praised me.

I grinned, "I couldn't let you off without giving you that date I owed you." I joked but still couldn't stop myself from thinking about Annabeth, and whether or not she's okay with all the drama because of Luke and all that.

Suddenly my phone rang taking me out of my thoughts, "Hello?"

"Hey Percy! It's me Nico! Nice to see that you're out of that hospital! So listen, since you got beat up pretty bad, there is an option that can get you to sue that bastard, Luke." Nico informed me.

"Nah, I don't want any more trouble, but could I head down to the station to talk to him?" I asked.

"Sure he's still at the station according to my dad, you need me to pick you up?" Nico asked me.

"Yea, kinda can't drive because of these crutches," I told him.

'K, I'll probably be there in 20 minutes or so." He told me and hanged up.

I looked up at Calypso, "Sorry, but I gotta head down to the police station to clear off something with these guys." I told her.

"Luke?" She asked me.

"Yea, seems like I'm able to sue him or something like that." I told her. "But it takes to much trouble so I'm just going to have a talk with him."

She frowned, "Percy, the last time you had a talk, you ended up in the hospital." She warned me.

"Don't worry, I got Nico and plus we're at a police station, lots of cops there." I assured her.

She softened a bit, "Fine, but just promise me not to get hurt."

"Here's sealing in my promise." I leaned up and gave her a kiss. Finally we pulled apart, 'Yes,' I thought a bit gloomy for some reason, 'I'm trying to move on, Calypso is nice, and I admit I kind of like her, but it's going to take a while to get over Annabeth.' I told myself.

"Percy! Nico's here!" My mom called from downstairs.

I grabbed my crutches and started out and turned back, "Come on, you have to go home too." I told her.

She nodded and slightly smiled as she followed me down the stairs, she got into her car and I waved her goodbye.

Nico whistled, "Looks like Percy Jackson has moved on already! After a long period of being dateless, he strikes again!"

I frowned, " I don't know man, I mean I like Calypso but can't seem to get over Annabeth." I told him.

"Come in the car, and the Love Doctor Nico will help you out a bit." Nico told me and I couldn't help but laugh, 'Leave it to Nico, to brighten up the mood.' I thought with a slight grin.

I slowly got into the car and Nico started on the way. "So how's the crutches working out for you?" Nico asked me, "Can I try them later! I've always wanted to try to walk with them."

I suppressed a smile, "Sure man, so what's up with all this police business, I didn't quiet catch it all on the phone." I asked him.

"Nah, just you know like those movies I watch where the evil gangleader, in this case Luke, beats a wimpy hero, you" He pointed to me. "And now Luke's getting his karma and it's up to you to decide of course. If it was me I'd let him rot in dungeons filled with dragons, or you know something like that."

"I don't know man, all these drama thing, kinda hurts my head, I just want to make sure Annabeth will be okay." I told him.

"But seriously man, you risk your damn life just for beating that jerk senseless? You still like Annabeth or something?" Nico asked me.

"Afraid so, but she still hates me, probably grateful for trying to help her with Luke that bastard and all that, but she still hates me because I lied to her." I told Nico,

"You need to relax Percy, your life is like many of the movies I watch, you unlikely hero, will end up with the person you like the most, whether it's Calypso or Annabeth." He assured me. "But seriously Percy, you need to work on your fighting skills. You fight like a guy wearing a tutu, and do not ask me how I even know about that. I do not want to go there." He shuddered. "Anyways, we're here now, and if you feel like beating the crap out of him, just call Nico the Ninja, I strike from the shadows man!"

I looked at him weirdly. 'Nico may be weird, but he's always there to crack me up.' I thoughts with a slight laugh as Nico stopped his car and got my crutches out.

"Wait! Don't get out yet! Let me try these crutches out first!" He yelled at me and started walking on the crutch like a lunatic.

"Whatever man, give me the sticks," As Nico was walking near the door I quickly reach out and grab it away from him, watching him about to fall, but he immediately leaned over and did a perfect, almost dramatic fall and landed on his foot. "What the heck? How'd you do that?"

"Told you! Nico the Ninja!" He grinned with his crooked smile. "Ninja lessons are available after school, for more information please call 925–6107" He said in one of those narrators voice.

"Dude, if I remember correctly that's your phone number…." I told him with a groan.

"Nope, it's also my business number, now come on before that jerk runs away because of what I did to him the other day." Nico told me and rushed into the station with me right behind him.

Annabeth's POV:

After I left the hospital early that day and was clearly still kind of in denial. In one whole day I found out whatever I thought about Luke has been a lie all along, and Percy, stupid old Seaweed Brain, risked his life just to beat up that jerk. I didn't know what to do, in frustration, I threw my cell phone and it laid there probably broken. 'I know that I liked Percy, but because he lied to me I pushed him away, and today, finding out that he lied for me...' I shook my head.

'Give it up Annabeth, the stupid Seaweed Brain doesn't like you anymore, you just left him there and went to Luke' I sighed. 'He probably likes that girl, whatever her name is.' I thought with a bit of jealously. 'I need to talk to Thalia.' I told myself and quickly dialed in Thalia's phone number.

"Hi Thalia, can we meet up? I still can't wrap my head around all this." I asked her.

"Sure, I'll meet you at Starbucks in a couple minutes." She told me.

A couple minutes later I entered Starbucks and found Thalia sitting at our usual place.

"So what did you call me up for?" Thalia asked me right away.

"I don't know, I just needed someone to talk to, I'm not even sure how I feel about Percy anymore." I told her.

"I mean, I hate him for lying to me a couple months ago, but now to find out what he did to protect me, I'm not so sure." I tried to tell her.

She looked at me weirdly, "So it's kinda obvious you like that Kelp Head." Thalia stated plainly and took a drink out of her cup.

I blushed, "What?"

Thalia put down her cup, "First, you were all blushing around him, and second you were obviously jealous when he said he was dating Calypso." She leaned back in her chair. "I don't need to be one of those love crazy girl to know that." Thalia told me.

'Was I that obvious?' I ask myself.

"Yea you were," Thalia answered and I blushed realizing I said it out loud. "And now your face is blushing like a bright red tomato." She sighed.

"Seriously, if you still like him, don't just sit there with your feelings all bottled up like that, it's dumb, stupid and pathetic." Thalia scolded me.

"But, he likes Calypso now." I sighed.

"Your point? Just risk it all, so you won't regret it in the future. If you keep on waiting for the right time like this, it'll be the time of your death before you know it." She told me.

'Thalia could be rude, but she does have a point.' I thought to myself. "But... What if it ruins out friendship?" I asked her, still a bit unsure.

"Ruin your friendship my ass!" Thalia yelled and I flinched. "You dated the only guy in the world that Percy hates, and he use to only date you because of a bet, and look where you guys are." She took another sip of her cup. "Plus, you guys already dated and broke up once and it was because of a lie, not because you guys no longer liked each other. It makes no difference this time except that Percy won't be force to lie to you." Thalia explained her complicated logic.

I thought it over, 'That was true, even as I was dating Luke, I knew I still had feeling for the stupid Seaweed Brain, but…'

"What if he looks at me as just a friend?" I asked Thalia.

"You won't know unless you ask." Thalia replied simply.

I sighed, "If I tell him, and he doesn't feel the same way, it'll be awkward between us." I told her.

"ENOUGH WITH THE IF'S ALREADY!" Thalia took a deep breath and seemed to calmed down a bit. "Look, if you don't ask him, your whole life would probably be filled with regrets and all those shit. If you do ask him and even if he does reject you, at least you'll know how he feels and you won't regret a single thing." She summed it up.

I nodded and sat there trying to accept what Thalia just said, I slumped down in my chair. "I guess you're right." I sighed. She smiled, then I said, "I'll tell him when the time is right."

With that Thalia groaned, "Fine, you do it on your own time," Thalia sighed, "Just don't stress yourself over this too much." Thalia warned me.

I managed a slight smile, "Thanks Thalia,"

"Don't thank me just yet," She warned me. "You're paying for this." She held up 5 cups that she ordered. "They were the special." She grinned.

I groaned, "Why is it always me who pays?" I complained.

"Cause I'm the one teaching and yelling at you." She replied confidently. I frowned as I took out a couple bucks out from my pocket and paid at the cashier.

"You owe me." I growled at her. She simply smiled back as if saying, 'I wouldn't count on it.'

I groaned once again, 'One moment she's all lecturing me and the next I'm buying her drinks.'

"Later Annabeth. See you at school tomorrow." She waved at me and got into her car and drove off.

'Thalia may be right, but I'm not about to rush into another relationship while both of my past relationships have been filled with hurt and lies.' I sighed knowing that it'll be a while before I'll be willing to date anyone, including the Seaweed Brain.

So what do you guys think? Good? Bad? And please do not try to call Nico's phone number, (It's not real ) Anyways, next chapter will be better. Do you guys want Luke to be the bad guy still, or you want him to slowly turn into a good guy? (Please answer this in the review.)

.Percy Jackson: Yea your threats are working, and don't worry I'll end it up as Percebeth or else I would probably die at a very young age.

Klydo: Sadly no, I need her to live for Percebeth and for Percy to realize he like Annabeth.

LaughLoverCrystal: I promise Annabeth and Percy are getting back together and that Calypso will go away.

Niomia: Nope, it's something else, since many people have already been cheating on one another in my story already, I decided another plan to make Calypso go away.

Ixdookiie: Nope, I've already hurt Percy enough, I don't want him to get hurt again, great I'm feeling guilty now :(

Athena's Olive: I'm not sure what to do to Luke just yet, but do you guys want him to have a soft side, or still be the heartless jerk?

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