Just to clear things up, the last chapter is a preview of my next story after this one! It is NOT a sequel and it's taken place in a Gods/Demigods AU (Alternate Universe)! Anyways, hope you enjoy this!

Annabeth's POV

"Ahem."

We turned around and looked shyly at the person who interrupted us. It was a girl with red hair and a boy with blonde hair holding hands. I couldn't see them well but Percy recognized the girl right away.

"Rachel?" Percy asked, shocked. Ooh hoo hoo, (Like the way Maya says it in Girl Meets World) Rachel Elizabeth Dare.

"Nice to see you, Percy," Rachel Elizabeth Dare said with a small smile. I looked at the boy next to her and was shocked by who I saw.

"Luke?!" I screamed. My older brother is dating Rachel Dare and he never told me?

"Hi Anniebell, I haven't seen you in a while," he said to me and let go of Rachel's hand to hug me.

I stood up and gave him a huge hug. When I finally let go, I glanced at Rachel and Percy. Rachel looked a bit confused but Percy scowled.

I laughed at his cold expression towards Luke.

"This is my brother, Percy!" I giggled and gave a quick hug to Percy.

"Oh I knew that," Percy said, shyly.

"Who is this, Annabeth?" Luke asked me with a raised eyebrow. Oh no. Overprotective brother mode.

"This is my… friend, Luke," I said, hesitantly.

"Friends don't kiss each other on the lips, Annie," Luke retorted, crossing his arms and staring at Percy. I glanced at Percy and he looked a bit uncomfortable and so did Rachel, who I felt kinda bad for.

"I- um…" I stuttered nervously. Annabeth Chase does not stutter and Luke knows that.

"I win," he announced triumphantly. Dang it. I should have known. When we were younger, we used to play this game all the time. Whoever stumped the other in anything, gets a point. Luke usually wins.

"So you're um not mad?" Percy asked from behind me, confused and nervous. Poor boy.

"No, just be good to my little sister or I'll break you," Luke said, cheerfully. I heard Percy gulp from behind me.

"He's kidding, Percy," I reassured him. He gave me a grateful look.

"I think," I added slyly. Percy's face paled.

"I'm kidding!"
"Ahem," Rachel coughed.

"Hey Luke. How come you didn't tell me you were dating Rachel?" I asked him.

"It wasn't really official till today," Luke explained. He was lying. I could tell. But I didn't make a fuss over it.

"Oh okay," I said, plastering a fake smile on my face, "And you better not break my brother's heart, Dare!" I added, waving my finger at her in a joking way.
"I'll try my best, Chase," Rachel smiled back. Rachel was different than most celebrities. She didn't wear too much makeup and her outfit was really casual. Ripped jeans and a tie-die T-shirt. You don't see that everyday.

"Well, we should get going," Percy said, checking his watch.
"What time is it?" I asked him, peeking over his shoulder to look at his watch.

"11:00 pm," he responded.

"Shoot, mom's gonna kill me!" I panicked. It was way past dating curfew.

"Actually, we're all sleeping over at Piper's," Percy told me, "But if we don't get there soon, we're gonna miss all the fun."

"Okay, Percy can you go pack up? I'm gonna say bye to my brother." He nodded and stalked off to collect all the stuff.

I turned to my brother and gave him a big hug so my mouth was next to his ear. I squeezed him tightly and he squeezed me back.

"I know you're lying," I whispered to him so it was inaudible to Rachel. He looked surprised as we let go of each other.

"Bye, Luke!" I said, fake smiling and waving, "See ya around, Rachel."

I headed off towards Percy to help him put the rest of the stuff in the car, leaving Luke dumb-founded behind me. I win. Yes! I thought, smiling to myself.

After we grabbed all the stuff and stuffed it into the back of Percy's trunk, we headed off to Piper's house.

"Oh shoot, I didn't pack anything!" I groaned.

"Neither did I," Percy groaned too, "Text Piper."

"Okay." I grabbed my phone out and started texting her on Kik.

Annabeth :) : Hey, we forgot to pack.

Piperrr: That's okay. Mom has clothes for you. And surprisingly Percy. Why does she need boy clothing?

Annabeth :) : Idkkk

BeautyQueenisBootyful: Loool

Wait wth. How did my name change?

…

LEO!

Annabeth :) : AHAHAHA LOL

BeautyQueenisBootyful: Ugh I have to go kill Leo now. C ya soon!

Annabeth :) : C ya

I slipped my phone away.

"What'd she say?" Percy glanced at me.

"Aphrodite has clothes for us."
"Both of us? I thought Piper didn't have any siblings."
"She doesn't. Aphrodite's just weird."

"True, true."

Our short conversation ended. I guess after our almost kiss, it's a bit awkward. I took a deep breath and decided to take the step.

"So… thanks for everything tonight, Percy," I told him shyly.

"Did you like it?" he asked anxiously.

"Oh definitely!" I nodded happily, "Except for the part where my brother kinda ruined it. Sorry about that."

"It's okay, Wise Girl. It's understandable," he responded.

Awkward silence followed.

"Hey Annabeth," Percy started.
"Yes?"

"Do you like me?" he asked nonchalantly.

"Of course I like you Percy." I knew what he was really talking about but now's the time to play stupid, I thought.

"No, I mean, do you like-like me?" he asked casually.
"Uhm… yes, I think so." I said after some thought.

"You think so?" Percy asked carefully, "Or you know so?"
"I don't really know. I've never like-liked someone before," I responded thoughtfully. This was true. I've never ever liked anyone. I was way too busy making my mom proud.

"Oh okay. Well I like you, Annabeth. A lot," Percy told me. I was shocked. This wasn't romantic at all like I saw in those cheesy movies. I liked this better. It was more… simple.

"I like you too, Percy," I replied. But I don't think words could really describe how much I liked Percy. I don't think I love him but I definitely like him.

"That's a good start," Percy smiled as we pulled up into the driveway of Piper's house, wait- mansion. We left everything in the car and opened the door. No one was downstairs so we tromped upstairs to Piper's room. We opened the door and there sat our friends in a circle. Oh no.

Evil grins were on all of their faces as we stepped in nervously.
Leo started to talk.

"Ah, look who's just in time for…"

Hehe another little cliffy. Hope you understand why Annabeth can't really comprehend her feelings! More Jasper, Caleo, Reynico, and Wilalia (?) to come!

~thefanfictionlibrary