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Previously on 'New Kid at Goode High School'
"Annabeth? Who is it?" Katie asked.
"Wise Girl?" Percy said, concerned.
Annabeth looked up at her friends. "It's me."
Chapter Eleven
Annabeth felt like she was about to pass out. She could feel her friends staring at her, but her eyes stayed trained on her name on the slip of paper. Why did it have to be her? Why couldn't it have been Travis or Katie? Or even Percy, who probably didn't even that captain's number (A/N the captain of Goode High School's rival swim team.) Yet, she just had to pick her name!
"Maybe you can pick again," Thalia suggested.
"Yeah, no one's going to care," Luke added.
Annabeth was about to agree with Luke but she froze. This would be the perfect opportunity to say some terrible things to Rachel that Annabeth has always wanted to say AND she could do with complete anonymity. It was the perfect opportunity to mess with Rachel. Then, Annabeth began thinking about the negatives. What happens if Rachel did find out and was determined to destroy Annabeth's life more than already has? Suddenly, all the things that Rachel could say about Annabeth popped her into her mind. She almost got a headache just thinking about it.
Annabeth felt a hand on her shoulder. "Wise Girl?" Someone asked.
Annabeth looked up to see Percy staring at her, his eyes filled with concern.
"I'll do it," Annabeth finally said.
Connor nearly choked on the beer that he was slowly sipping.
"WHAT?!" Katie screamed.
"Ow!" Travis complained. "Thanks for screaming in my ear Gardner."
Katie slapped Travis. "Shut up Travis."
"Annabeth, Annabeth, Annabeth!" Percy shouted, "Are you crazy? You do realize how angry Rachel could get?"
Annabeth grinned. "Relax Seaweed Brain! Wise Girl always has a plan." Annabeth tore the beer bottle out of Connor's hand and gulped the rest down. "Luke, I need your home phone."
Luke raised his eyebrows, tentatively but he shrugged. He stood up and got his home phone. "Here you go," Luke mumbled.
Annabeth grinned, "I hope Rachel is home." Annabeth quickly dialed her home phone number that she still had memorized.
The phone rang and rang until finally someone picked up. "Hello?" Rachel said.
Annabeth grimaced at the sound of Rachel's phone. Her friends raised their eyebrows in curiosity. "Rachel?" Annabeth said, in the manliest voice possible.
"Who is this?" Rachel demanded.
"Mark," Annabeth snapped. (A/N Thank you Guest for giving me the idea :D)With the help of Connor's beer, Annabeth's impersonation of Rachel's jackass boyfriend was spot on. "We need to talk Rachel."
"Mark?" Rachel whispered. Annabeth held back a snicker. She could picture perfectly what Rachel's facial expression looked like what. "What's going on, honey?"
"Our relationship has been…," Annabeth hesitated, "Fun but I'm getting awfully bored with you. You're not hot enough."
Rachel gasped as if it was the most insulting thing that anybody could say to her. "Mark, honey!" She managed through gasps and chokes of sobs. "Think this through. We've been dating forever. You can't break up with me. I'M SUPPOSED TO BREAK UP WITH PEOPLE!"
Annabeth snickered in the most Mark-ish way possible. "I guess the table's turned."
"NO!" Rachel cried.
"Bye Rach," Annabeth said and she hung up the phone.
The first reaction from her friends was pure shock that quickly turned to fits of laughter. "OH – hahahahahahahaha – MY – hahahahahahahahaha – GOD!" Thalia managed. "Annabeth that was pure genius!"
"That's why I call her Wise Girl," Percy added.
"Rachel is going to be so mad tomorrow at school!" Luke added. "I wonder what will happen to her and Mark."
"Rachel's probably going to have a bitch fit and then Mark will actually break up with her," Thalia concluded.
"I can't wait until school tomorrow," Annabeth beamed.
(A/N I might have made the anniversary on Friday. If I did, scratch that. It's going to be on Thursday. Sorry for the inconsistency.)
Friday
"Hey, Wise Girl!" Percy said as he ran down the hallway filled of bustling teenage kids. "Annabeth!" Percy grabbed a hold of Annabeth's and arm and turned her around. "Finally!" He panted.
Annabeth chuckled. She readjusted the strap of her backpack and smiled. "No running in the halls, Perce."
Percy shrugged. "It's not like teachers care. You're going to my swim meet next Friday, right?"
"Duh, Seaweed Brain. I wouldn't miss it for the world!"
"Good," Percy said smiling. "So –."
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH H!"
"What was that?!" Percy shouted.
Percy and Annabeth spun around to see Katie furiously running her fingers through her hair. Her bag was lying on the grounds, the contents strewn across the hallway.
Annabeth and Percy glanced at each other before running over to their screaming friend. "What's wrong?" Annabeth asked, nervously. Anything that can make Katie scream like that must have been bad.
"Those asshole Stolls! God! They put pesticide in my hairspray. My $25 hairspray that's always in my locker. They broke into my locker, stole my hairspray and replaced it with one filled with pesticide. Now my hair is going to look terrible," Katie ranted. "And smell terrible." Katie grabbed a strand of her brown hair and shoved it in Annabeth's nose. "Don't you smell that?!"
Annabeth grabbed Katie's hand and put it by Katie's side. "Katie, Travis wasn't kidding when he said that he was going to get back at you for shoving that burrito his mouth last night."
"It was Draw! He's supposed to follow through with the dare. It is a part of game. Besides, if you weren't chicken enough to call up Rachel then Travis shouldn't be so wimpy! God, I hate that little kid so fricking much. So, so, SOOOOOOOOOOOO much."
"Ahhhhhhhhh. Did Katie's plant boyfriend cheat on her with a rose," someone sneered from behind Annabeth. Annabeth and Percy groaned as they turned to face Rachel, who was the wearing the same old too-tight/too-short clothes. "Katie, I think there might be a disorder for people that do plants. Then again you are a freak."
"What do you want, Dare?" Annabeth snapped.
Rachel cackled. "Speaking of Dare, I heard that you and your little friends were celebrating Miss Thalia and Luke's anniversary. Where you guys playing the same old game? What was it? Draw?" Annabeth stiffened. Oh no. "I remember when I used to play that game with you guys. It was so much more fun with me around, wouldn't you agree, Annie?"
"No," Annabeth said, curtly.
Rachel shrugged. "I think it would be. And sure Percy thinks the same thing."
Percy shook his head. "No. I really don't."
Rachel rolled her eyes. "Mmmhmm. Sure." Rachel began to twirl her hair and then she winked at Percy. Annabeth clenched her fists. She suddenly felt the urge to punch Rachel as hard as she could. What was that feeling? Was it jealousy? No. It couldn't be.
Annabeth didn't like Percy like that.
Not at all.
"Do you want something?" Percy snapped.
Rachel's eyes narrowed. "Last night I got a call from Mark saying that he wanted to break up with me."
"Not surprising," Katie muttered.
"Shut up Plant Freak," Rachel sneered. She then turned to Percy and Annabeth. "Anyway, I talked to Mark today. He never made that call but you would know, wouldn't you Annabeth? Because you made that call…didn't you? When you playing your stupid little Draw game with your dumb little friends, you had the nerve to call me? You just can't let go of me, can you? You're obsessed with me."
"Get over yourself, you egotistical bitch!" Katie retorted.
Rachel laughed. "Ohh, Katie Gardner has guts. Damn! Maybe I should tell my mom how gutsy you are! I'm sure she'll have a nice little chat that'll end with your mother losing quite a bit of funding. She'll find herself in debt and eventually she'll have to close down the garden. Then you would probably lose your house and you won't have money to go to school. I mean, damn! Things will go downhill for you and your mother Katie Gardner if you keep on talking to me like that." Katie glared at Rachel. She opened her mouth and Annabeth knew that Rachel was about to say the ugliest, meanest thing that Katie could ever say to Rachel. "Ah, ah, ah!" Rachel said, taking out her fancy iPhone5 (A/N Does anybody else want an iPhone really badly or is it just me?!). "Remember: one little phone call to my mom will destroy you and your family."
"Ugg!" Katie screamed, stomping off in the opposite direction.
"Thank god Plant Freak is gone!" Rachel laughed as Katie disappeared.
"You're such a bitch!" Annabeth screamed, unable to hold herself back anymore. "You're too cowardly to face what Katie can do to you. Instead, you cower behind your mother's power and money!"
"Oh I'm cowardly?!" Rachel pressed her hand to her heart as she continued. "You are such a little hypocrite. You are always hiding behind Luke or Thalia and now Percy, obviously. You are too scared to face me and my wrath yourself. You're pathetic Annabeth Chase. Very, very pathetic." And with that, Rachel spun around and stomped off to her next class.
Annabeth let Rachel's words sink in.
She was right. Rachel was right. Annabeth was a coward. She can't face Rachel's wrath because she is scared of what would happen.
"Wise Girl?" Percy mumbled.
"She's right," Annabeth mumbled, her mind flashing back to the very last night Annabeth ever sang. (A/N if you don't know what I'm talking about, refer back to chapter six). "I am pathetic and cowardly."
Annabeth felt Percy touch her shoulder gently. "Don't listen to Rachel. She's a bully. Her opinion is nothing. Nothing." Annabeth gritted her teeth together and fought back tears. "Annabeth," Percy whispered. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her. "You're perfect in every way. What Rachel says is ridiculous lies. Ridiculous lies."
Percy hugged Annabeth tighter.
As Annabeth felt Percy's arms squeeze her, her heart twisted.
Annabeth had made up her mind
She really did like Percy.
Did you like that very lame Percabeth moment at the end?
This IS NOT my best or longest chapter AT ALL. Sorry about that! It's more a filler. Next chapter will be a million times more interesting and better written!
I might update 'Speak Now tomorrow but most likely not. I have a ton of Social Studies homework that I really should be doing today.
Well anyway, REVIEW!
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To make up for my crappy chapter, here's a little and very short preview of next chapter:
"Thalia, Luke!" Annabeth shouted in irritation. "You can't leave me alone with Travis! On a date!"
"Yeah," Travis added. "I don't even like Annabeth." Annabeth kicked Travis and given the fact that Annabeth was wearing high heels, it really hurt Travis. "It's true," Travis muttered through pain. He received another kick to his shins.
"Good luck guys," Luke said, grinning as he and Thalia backed out of the La Ritz.
"See ya on Monday!" Thalia added as she and Luke sprinted out of the restaurant.