Annabeth POV
I was furious. I mean, I was beginning to think that Jason wasn't a half bad guy.
I was wrong.
I was so so very wrong.
"Piper?" I ask, placing a hand on her shoulder in a comforting manner.
"Yeah?" She replies, her voice cracking a bit.
"Do you wanna go back? I know we literally just got here but-" I begin to offer, before she turns to me and cuts me off.
"No." Piper says, a long sigh escaping her lips.
"Don't worry, Pipes." I reassure, watching her eyes water. Her eye colour blurred together more than before. It was wrecking, seeing her cry. Even if it was just beginning.
"You're telling me to not worry about whether my boyfriend is cheating on me." Piper hisses, before wincing. "Sorry, Annabeth, I'm just really stressed."
The bags under her eyes were more visible, and they didn't suit her much. She looked really tired and worn down.
"It's okay." I tell her, "Here." I hand her her shirt which she discarded before. She tugs it over her head and slides in her arms before shimmying on her shorts.
"We're going back to the mansion, Percy." I tell him, pecking his cheek. I follow his eyes and see Paisley and Nico hugging. I don't think he's going to let it go any time soon.
"Kay, Beth." He says, "Be safe."
I thought we would be.
Piper and I got bored of sitting and doing nothing. All the books that were here, I'd already read, there was nothing on TV, we couldn't do band practice with over half the band missing, so we decided to go out.
"Where're you two going?" Venus asks us as we head upstairs.
"We don't know." I say, "We were going to go for a walk around, unless you know a place."
Her grin intensified as she heard my words. I was beginning to get a bad feeling already
"Believe me." She says, ushering us upstairs, "I know a place."
It kind of spooked me, the way she spoke about the place she knew. I was tentative to comply, but I did anyways. I mean, it can't be that bad, can it?
Venus took us to her room, where she made us wait while she went into her wardrobe.
"Are you nervous about this?" Asks Piper, holding onto my wrist a bit and making it so we were sitting right next to each other. I don't mind, though. We're like sisters.
"Yes." I say to her quietly, "Very."
"Okay, go to the bathroom," Venus says, handing Piper and I dresses, "And put these on. Come out and I'll doll you up."
I should have known what was coming when I was forced into the short, not very modest, dress.
"What the heck?" I hear Piper shriek from behind the shower curtain, "This is more like a shirt than a dress."
"I know, right?" I say, trying and failing to pull it down a bit more so it covered more than half my thighs.
Piper's tanned hand curls around the shower curtain, before ripping it back.
Her eyes were flames of fury, not literally. Her dress was a three quarter sleeve, black dress, that hugged her thin figure in a flattering way. However, there were custom made rips down the side, showing off part of her leg and sides. The same rips were down the straps and sleeves.
"Why can't mine be more like yours?" Piper pleads, making a sound at the back of her throat when she saw herself in the mirror.
Mine was a short, spaghetti strap black dress that has a sweetheart neckline and cinches under my bust. It only goes to just above mid thigh, and I reckon if I lean forwards, my underwear will be on show.
Not a very nice one, I can tell you.
I will admit, though, mine was a bit better than hers.
"Girls, are you finished?" Venus asks from the other side of the bathroom door.
"Um, yes?" Piper says, opening the door.
When Venus saw us, she beamed.
"You two look amazing. Come here and I'll do your make up."
Long story short, we ended up going to an under twenty's club.
Great supervising, Venus. Not.
I had gotten two calls from Percy, asking where I was, to which I replied that I was safe and Venus knows that we're out.
Piper had gotten countless calls from Jason, one every five minutes. Barely even that. Percy must have told Jason why Piper was upset, and was most likely trying to win her back.
The good thing about this club, is that there is no alcohol. None. No drugs, because we all got checked before we went in. Our bags that contained our wallets and phones in it also got a good inspection.
"I'm kind of glad we came." Piper says, turning to me while leaning against the bar.
"Why?" I ask her, "All we're seeing is gross dancing that should be saved for the bedroom and overpriced drinks."
It was so hot and stuffy in here, and it felt as though there wasn't enough space. Everything was so crowded, but that must have been because of all the people dancing and the close proximity.
The lights were very dull, and there were LED lights, making everything fluorescent or white glow.
"I dunno." Piper says, looking around as the song Freaks by Timmy Trumpet and Savage comes on. "I feel like I'm getting away from the pressure of the competition, and stuff." She admits, "Like, I like it and all, but it's so stressful."
I nod in agreement. I have found myself going to bed earlier than usual, so I can have a good sleep because I feel out of it or something, quite often.
Suddenly, again, my phone started ringing, "Hello?" I answer.
"Are you sure you're okay Annabeth?" Percy asks, "Because I can come and get you and you'll be-"
"I'm fine, Percy." I assure, giggling a bit at his over-protectiveness.
"Are you-"
"I'm sure." I insist, even though I have a really bad feeling about this place. "I love you, bye Percy."
"I love you too, Annabeth." He says before I hang up.
An hour, a few songs and three drinks later, Piper and I were dancing. I don't know who was where, but all I know is that I can see Piper and she's safe and I'm safe so we're okay.
"Hey Annabeth." Piper says, pulling me off the dance floor, "We should probably go. It's getting really late."
"What's the time?" I ask her, panicking for a second.
"11:45." She whispers, her eyes widening with mine.
"Dammit." I curse, "We're dead."
"Dead dead dead dead dead." Piper repeats, as we rush from the scene.
When we got back, it was half past twelve.
The house was quiet, and dark. Not a single light was on, accept the bathroom light upstairs.
"We should be really-" Piper begins, shutting the door behind us.
A light flickers on, causing us to shriek and clutch onto each other in fright.
I open my eyes to see Percy sitting on the very edge of the arm chair, face more furious than a parent who has seen a failed report card, and his arms crossed.
"Where have you been?" He asks, his voice making Piper wince.
"Out.' I say, "We're safe."
"Annabeth, it's half past twelve!" Percy says, getting up, "Do you know how worried I was? I thought you had been kidnapped!"
"But we weren't!" I say, nudging a petrified Piper up a few stairs. She scampers the rest of the way to her room.
"I wouldn't be surprised if you were, wearing that!" Percy shouts, making me wince, "Where did you even get it?"
"Venus told me to borrow it." I say, edging up the stairs like Piper had done, trying to get away from Percy as he took menacing steps towards me.
"If Venus told you to jump off a cliff, would you?" He says, making a few lights flicker on.
"No. But then again, as if you haven't done anything stupid." I retort, "Like that time you went to a house party, and got wasted!"
"It wasn't one of my best days!" Percy says as I back up a few more steps.
"That's your excuse?" I roll my eyes, tired of hearing it.
"Annie? Cee cee?" I look up to see Paisley's silhouette at the top of the stairs, "What are you doing?"
"Go back to bed, Paisley. I'll be there in a minute." Percy says to her, making her nod and yawn tiredly.
"Please stop yelling." She says, "Reminds me of home."
Percy shuts up at that.
"We'll finish this tomorrow, Perseus." I say, walking to my room, "Goodnight."
A/N
Woah...
I got the heebie jeebies writing that.
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