Chapter 25: Liar All Along
Special dance author note read at your will :D
AAZ: GUESS WHO GOT YOU GUYS NEW DANCERS?
Percy: I thought I was driving home-
AAZ: NOPE I BROUGHT YOU TO THE REAL WORLD!
Thalia: Oh yeah, these are the people that brought me free burgers *smiles* did you guys bring burgers?
Annabeth: What is this about now? *glares at AAZ*
AAZ: Well Percy, please step up! You got quite a few fans that want to dance with you!
Percy: I have fans?
AAZ: YES YOU DO! MR. RIORDAN WROTE A BOOK ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURES! NOW, I promise them a dance with you so do me a favor!
Percy: Fans? Are you serious? I couldn't even get the cheerleaders at Goode High to talk to me.
AAZ: Surprisingly they like an ADHD dyslexia boy-
Annabeth: You tried to talk to cheerleaders
AAZ: *points an invisible rope to hold back Annabeth from killing Percy* Anyways, as I was saying, here are your fans that requested a dance with you! MidnightForever17, annabethrules120, Asian-invasion2, Percy Jackson Fan, and nerdygangsta! ZOMBIES NOW TAKE THEM TO THE DANCE FLOOR!
Connor: WOAH! PERCY GOT FANS! HEY! THE STOLLS ARE IN THE HOUSE! WHERE ARE MY FANS!
Travis: Did Katie want to dance with me?
Connor: Trav, give it up on the gardener! There's plenty of fans here that's requesting to dance with us!
AAZ: Calm down Stolls, For Connor, there's mkc120!
Connor: *waiting*
AAZ: GO DANCE!
Connor: That's all? BUT PERCY HAD LIKE FIVE!
AAZ: Well, he's the Hero of Olympus, but wait for Travis is Gem Of Olympus and Daughter of Rhea!
Connor: HE GOT MORE THAN ME! WE'RE TWINS THOUGH! EVERYTHING WE DO IS TOGETHER!
AAZ: There is one fan that requested either one of the Stolls, well then ER JENN you may dance with Connor Stolls! NOW OFF YOU GO!
Luke: No one wants to dance with me?
Nico: You're the villain, no one likes you!
AAZ: Actually, *chuckles* Hunter requested to dance with you to interrogate a few questions!
Luke: *looks of fear* interrogation? Of what? *nervous laugh*
AAZ: *ignores Luke as he got dragged away by Hunter* NOW NICO GREAT TIMING YOU GOT SOMEONE WHO REQUESTED A DANCE WITH YOU!
Nico: I thought I'm socially an outcast?
AAZ: well girls digs the dark mysterious guy so meet Thalia Star Grace!
Thalia: H-HEY THAT'S MY NAME!
AAZ: *motion zombies to hold Thalia back* AND THAT'S ALL-
Annabeth: Wait, what about the girls?
AAZ: Oh yeah! Hmm, it was mostly boys that were requested, but yep there's a dance request for you Annabeth! Meet Pregnantnun227!
Annabeth: Are these even real names?
AAZ: Of course they are!
Annabeth: Wait AAZ… that's not a real name!
AAZ: YES IT IS! NOW JUST DANCE! *mumbles* poor Thalia no one to dance with… RELEASE HER ZOMBIES!
Zombies *chatter chatter*
Thalia: YOU- AAZ ARE SO DEAD I WILL-
AAZ: Well these people will buy you burgers since they correctly answered the challenge but didn't request a dance partner: Guest (anon), AntiThalico, Sportygirl1247, Allstarry707, TooLazyToLogin, AtlantaJackson95, Zoegurl149, Empty Thoughts, OreoBarrelRacer29, Miken, PyroTy100, Princess-Percabeth, ilovereading97.
REVIEWS ANSWERS!
CrazyOtakuFangir: Haha no worries I used Google to get the lyrics anyways, google for everything ever since I discovered it actually!
Megan: haha nah it's okay, Rachel is pissing me off being pushy too, (and I'm the writer XD)
Hunter: no problem I'll arrange your little dance :D
Pregnantnun227: haha question, Annabeth your girlfriend? Or Annabeth, Annabeth. But yah *fist pump* But I totally get what you mean, sitting in a small chair at the kids section and the parents staring at you, and the kids are like "you don't belong here." Long story short I was at the library, my sister's there with me, she shooed me out from the kids section and said I was embarrassing her... But that's cool! I wanna see my house get renovated! I'm getting tired of slapping away an ant crawling on my desk
Bjob196: Cool! I want to get a library part time! But in answers to your question, nope, that's probably not good for kids music (most likely their parents will be yelling), but I guess if they are older kids it's fine, I guess.
Dude702: Very descriptive torture of Luke (I feel guilty that I'm smiling at someone else's torture! Haha I'm imagining the scene of nico arresting luke at this moment right now! CAN"T HOLD IN MY LAUGHTER! Thank you world's great and awesome dude for that funny fantasy!
Heymissargentina: Argentina, that's awesome! Nah, my English (grammar wise) sucks too! I'm glad you liked Jackson's Chase and this too! But as famous as Rick Riordan (dreaming dreaming-) haha fat chance, greetings from California!
Annabeth's POV:
"I don't want to talk." He opened his car door and walked into the house throwing down his black tuxedo and was about to go to his room when I stopped him.
"I'm not done talking with you!" I yelled at him. I tried talking to him in the car but he just brushed it off saying that I was going to get into a car accident if I just keep talking. "I have nothing to distract myself now… what is wrong with you?"
Percy stopped and turned back to face me, "You know what's wrong? It's you, ever since you entered my life, you messed it up! You screwed everything up!" He exploded out of anger.
I couldn't lie and say that it didn't hurt my feelings at all because it did… a lot. "You punched him Percy! And now you're blaming it on me?"
"Well maybe if you hadn't decided to bring him to Grover's wedding, we wouldn't have this problem!" He glared at me, with hurt in his eyes… from what I'm not even sure.
"So it's my fault now?" I asked him unable to control my rage anymore.
"Oh gee, if it's not yours who is it? You're just defending him without even knowing the whole story!" He threw his hands up in frustration. "The truth that happened is he was provoking me."
"What rights does it give you to hit him Percy?" I asked my fake brother.
"Leave me alone." He said as if he's scared that he might do something unforgivable.
"It's not like you to do that."
"Then how about you tell me what am I like exactly?" He raged.
"You're not like this!" I threw my hands up in frustration. "Someone who would yell at me, that's not you! Someone who would hit my friend-"
"You seriously call that guy a friend?" Percy turned away from me as if he's trying to hide something. "He's nothing but a-"
"Percy I've had enough of your accusing!" I cut him off.
"I'm not accusing anyone, you just don't know the whole story!" He told me.
"Oh yeah? I'm not accusing you of hitting anyone out in public, added to the fact that it was at your best friend's wedding?" I asked him.
"I'll bet if it was anyone else you wouldn't care as much…" Percy trailed off.
"What's that suppose to mean?" I glared at him.
"What I mean… is that all you cared about is your special friend Luke. Is it because he's your crush?" Percy teased in a not-so-nice way.
I face suddenly felt red from his comment, "He's not my crush!" I managed to stutter out.
"Then why are you so quick to defend that guy?"
"I'm not quick to defend him! it's just that you seem to hate him so much!" I explained.
"I don't hate him! He just annoys the hell out of me!" Percy yelled back.
I quickly took a deep breath before answering him, "Look, if it's still about what happened a month ago, let it go Percy,"
"It's not just that! Mostly about how he's always treating me like shit." Percy grumbled. "If you don't' get anything, then just stop talking! All you ever do is defend him! You don't get anything!" Percy yelled slamming his fist on the table.
"I'm starting to think the Percy I know was all a lie." I retorted in anger.
"A lie?" Percy's anger flared as he turned to face me again his face just inches from mine. "Me? Lying?" I could almost see the anger in his eyes now, he looked like he was at his breaking point. "I don't like people assuming that I'm lying."
"I'm not assuming but with the way you're acting now… it does seem like you're lying, it seems like everything that I knew about Percy Jackson is a lie." I shot back with venom in my words.
"Oh, so we're bringing out the last names now right?" Percy seems to lose his cool after I said that. " Well, if I'm a liar then what are you. Are you really who you said you are, Annabeth Chase?" He said bitterly.
"Wha-?" I began a bit confused before Percy interrupted me again.
"You lied to me the moment you met me! You said you were my sister! BUT YOU'RE NOT! EVERYTHING YOU SAID WAS A LIE!" He exploded.
"Lie?"
"Yes lie! You practically used me just for your tuition fee and a place to stay in New York that's all!"
"What are you talking about-" I asked him, getting more and more nervous.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about! Using me? Acting as if you're my sibling?" He glared at me, his face looked so angry that I couldn't help but back down. "WHY THE HELL DID YOU COME INTO MY LIFE? WE'RE NOT EVEN RELATED! MY REAL SISTER IS SOMEWHERE IN CALIFORNIA STUDYING! WE'RE NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY! YOU'RE ANNABETH CHASE! MY SISTER IS SOMEONE NAME EMILY-" He quickly stopped himself as if realizing what he just said… but it was too late… the moment I heard the words Emily, my heart just stopped.
I stood there shocked for a moment, taking in what he just said. "What did you say?" I said quietly.
Percy shrunk down, "I-I- "He stuttered.
"What did you just say?" I repeated myself again.
"A-Annabeth that's not what I meant-"
I didn't listen to his excuses, I was more confused on the fact, 'When did he know about this? Why isn't he mad? I was practically living with a stranger.'
I felt like a little kid once again, when I ran away from home, away from my hating parents. But this time it was different. I wasn't running away from a hating family, but rather I was running away because I couldn't face someone who cared for me, because I couldn't understand something. 'Why would he allow me to stay in his house all this time if he knew that I wasn't his sister?'
Without a second thought, I quickly ran into my so-called room and grab my bag.
"Annabeth!" Percy hurried towards my room as I stood there with my bag in my hands. "It's not what you think-" Percy tried to explain.
"I'm sorry," I said with my head down as numerous thoughts buzzed through my brain, much more than I could normally handle (and that's saying a lot).
Without another thought, I ran out the door and quickly reached into my bag to take out my phone to call Thalia who picked it up instantly, "Hello?"
"Can I stay over at your place today?" I asked trying to hold back the tears that were threatening to come out.
I heard another voice on the other line and then suddenly it got all quiet, "Sorry what did you say?"
I took in a deep breath, "Is anyone over at your house?" I asked not wanting to be a bother.
"Don't worry, now tell me what's wrong?" She commanded me.
"Can I just borrow your place to crash for tonight?" I asked her.
"Sure," She quickly answered not even hesitating. "But you'd better tell me what's wrong when you get here." She told me. "Call me when you get here, I have to tidy up a bit…" She mumbled as I heard her put the phone down forgetting to hang up.
"You need to get out now! She's heading over now!" Thalia's distinct voice said.
"Is your phone still on?" I heard the phone being picked up.
"Holy-" I quickly heard a beep signaling the end of the call. Before I could even interpret what that conversation meant, I suddenly heard a few running footsteps of the last person I wanted to see at the moment.
"Annabeth wait!" Percy's voice cried out. "I didn't mean that!"
I quickly hailed a taxi and got in before he could catch up to me. "Where to, ma'am?" He asked.
I quickly gave him the directions to Thalia's house as I heard Percy trying to get my attention out of the car window. "Someone's calling you outside, would you like me to-" The taxi guy began to offer.
"No, it's okay, just start driving." I told him.
The taxi guy nodded and quickly started his engine and drove towards Thalia's house. "We're here ma'am," The guy told me as he pulled up Thalia's driveway.
I quickly paid the man and quickly got out of the car towards Thalia's door. Right when I got to the front door, it was swung open with Thalia stood there looking quite alarmed. "Annabeth? You're here early?" Thalia exclaimed as she closed the door a bit as if scared of what I might see inside.
I tried to hide away my tears, but right now… in front of my best friend… I just couldn't do it.
"Come here kiddo," Thalia said finally opening the door wider and hugged me like someone she was not. "Woah you reek!" My best friend exclaimed as I couldn't help but smile. "Come on! You are not lying on my guest bed until you take a shower!"
I smiled a bit through my tears. "I didn't bring a change of cloth." I admitted.
"No worries, just hurry upstairs. You could borrow some of my clothes later." She added helpfully. "Now go take a shower before you reek my house with that taxi smell." She opened the door a bit widely and I manage to see two cups of water on the table with the television on some kind of action movie. She rushed me upstairs towards the shower before closing the bathroom doors and leaving me there by myself.
"Your changes of clothes are right outside the door!" Thalia's voice yelled through the door. I heard the door closed shut and soon I was all alone absorbed in my thoughts. After taking a cool shower I walked out with a towel wrapped around my waist and quickly changed into my set of clothes when I heard the door opening downstairs.
I walked down the stairs, just in time to hear Thalia talking to someone.
"What do you mean?" A male's voice I instantly recognized as Percy asked.
For a moment I feared for his safety since I heard that he wasn't really on friendly terms with Thalia, but then I felt confused. Why would I feel sorry for him?
"Oh please, she was crying the moment she walked into my house." Thalia replied sarcastically.
"S-She was?" Percy stuttered. "Is she okay?"
"She's perfectly fine. Just tell me what the hell happened?" Thalia repeated herself.
I heard Percy sighed all the way from up the stairs, "It wasn't on purpose I swear!"
"Just save the act and tell me what the hell happened." Thalia grumbled.
"I was just mad and accidentally spilled out that I knew she wasn't my sister and-"
"She's not your sister?" Thalia faked a gasp.
"Save the act already, he told me that you knew." Percy grumbled.
'What? Who's 'he'?' I wondered.
"Can you say it any louder?" Thalia hissed sarcastically. "She could've heard you."
"Or… she could've seen him hiding in the corner." Percy retorted back.
Suddenly I heard another rather familiar voice answered, "So how'd you know I was here?"
I tried to pin exactly where I've heard this voice before but came up with no recognition. "Your car was park outside, smart one," Percy said sarcastically. "Anyways, here, take it." Percy said as if he's handing Thalia something.
"Do it yourself," Thalia grumbled.
"What part of 'she doesn't want to see me' do you not understand?" Percy asked with a little bit of frustration in his voice. "Added to the fact that I probably will just explode again if she talks about that little guy friend of hers!" I heard Percy mumbled angrily under his breath.
"The part where it states 'she does not want to see you'" Thalia retorted with equal sarcasm.
"Give it to me," The other voice said it again. "Perce, just go get some sleep. Don't forget there's still work tomorrow for you."
I heard Percy sighed as if he was being reminded by the thought of work. "I got it- just tell her, I didn't mean to rage like that-"
"Save the cheesy crap Kelp Head" Thalia said bluntly. "I'll tell her to give you a little call later or something."
"Thanks guys." Percy mumbled so quietly I could barely hear. Then I heard the sound of a car being drove away.
"Are you going now too?" I heard Thalia asked, her voice filled with a little… was that sweetness? I momentarily forgot about my little dispute with Percy because I was just too curious of who this person was. What can I say? Curious kills the cat.
"Why? You want me to stay a bit longer?" The male voice asked with a hint of teasing.
"Nah, even if you want too, I'm afraid that you can't, guest room is taken." Thalia teased back.
"I could always sleep on your bed." The other guy offered suggestively. "I know how much you love to cuddle with me."
For a moment I thought Thalia was going to go into jail for murdering a poor innocent flirt, but instead she just answered, "No, not today."
'Not today?' I questioned in my mind, rather a bit surprised. 'There are other days?'
"We didn't have that much alone time today." The other guy grumbled gloomy.
"Technically we were with each other the entire day." Thalia pointed out as I tried to pin-point where I have heard this voice before.
"I meant just us, alone. Not with everyone around, we both know that I don't like crowds." The other guy mumbled.
"Well you got a dance with me. Now quickly go home before Annabeth comes out and finds you here." Thalia said in a rather rushed tone.
"Annabeth is not going to suspect anything, after that little show we put in the car-"
"No is no." Was Thalia's unchanging answer.
"Come on…we could just-"
"No-" Thalia began before she was interrupted.
"Didn't you want-"
"I said no. Your dad's going to be mad and probably just going to fire you from your job, but my dad he can do much worst and he never liked you to begin with." Thalia added.
"True, who would like someone that threatens the very essence of his existence." The guy grumbled. "Just kidding! But I never meant to cause him to fall into the coffin-"
"He already thinks that you're taking revenge on him…" Thalia said.
"I'm the one that helped him out though!" The other guy argued.
"Just go home now. She could be down any second." Thalia urged him.
'More like I was down here for ages…' I thought quietly inside my head. I was itching to just step down a bit to find out who was talking, but I knew that would spill out my hiding place since Thalia's stairs weren't exactly the most quiet staircase.
There was a silent paused and suddenly the mysterious guy once again broke the silence, "Wait… if Annabeth stays here the entire time, then how can I come over?"
"You just don't." Was Thalia's sufficient answer.
"But-"
"No buts, Annabeth is like a sister to me, If she needs anything I'm going to be there for her." Thalia began as I felt warm all over my body of this sisterly Thalia that I haven't seen in ages. "I love you-"
'No, that's a bit too much to be just friends.' I didn't need to ask Thalia to know that she's been seeing someone without telling me. Oh that girl is going to get it later.
"-but Annabeth probably needs me here for her today." Thalia explained.
"You're lucky that you have me heads over heels for you." The other guy sighed. "I'll still see you at work right?"
"Is this a trick question?" Thalia shot back.
The other guy let out a laugh, "Good, one last kiss?" He asked.
"You got plenty already!"
"Not enough, we've been dating for a while and all I got was just a little more than five thousand kiss,"
'FIVE FUCKING THOUSAND?' I screamed in my head. 'EXACTLY HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN DATING?' I was about to fall down the stairs in curiosity, 'What kind of guy is this?'
"You've been counting?" Thalia asked her voice getting slightly teasing.
"Just being a good boyfriend."
"There, now get home before Annabeth catches us." Thalia said closing the door behind her and whistled her way into the kitchen as if nothing had happened. I quickly made my way back to Thalia's room trying to figure out what just happened down the stairs and most importantly, how the hell was I going to deal with Percy.
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"Annabeth hurry up!" Thalia's voice called up the stairs.
I paced around Thalia's room trying to come up with excuses to what I have just heard down there. I'm not really the person to be lying to my best friend or more rather I can't keep anything from her.
'Solution for confronting Thalia about Nico and solution for what to do when Percy confronting me,'
"Annabeth! If you are using all the hot water I'll make sure to punch your guts out!" Thalia yelled as I heard her footsteps get closer. By this time I was way beyond normal panic level, "I'm coming up! I don't care if you're not finished, I still want to shower in hot water!"
"I-I just finished!" I managed opening the door as I saw Thalia about to kick the door open.
"Your home-boy came over." Thalia told me and threw a bag on her bed. "He looks miserable if you ask me."
"What'd he say?" I asked my friend.
Without turning around, Thalia simply answered, "He confessed his undying love to you and told me to tell you to be his baby forever."
I face turned scarlet red, I wasn't sure whether in anger, embarrassment, or something else but for sure it was red. "I'm sure your little secret boyfriend said that to you." I blurted out before I could stop myself.
Thalia abruptly stopped rummaging through my stuff, "Excuse you?" Thalia faked a laugh that almost seemed believable except for the fact that I know what I saw.
"Quit playing the innocent girl, I know what I saw. Now when was I going to get notice of this boyfriend of yours that gives you four thousand kisses?" I smirked.
"Four thousand? It's five thousand Annie-"She stopped realizing her mistake as I let out a satisfied grin. "Wipe that stupid look off your face, it doesn't match you."
I jumped on the bed like a little kid, "You owe me details Thals!" I grinned.
"There's nothing going on." Thalia insisted.
"We can do this the hard way or the easy way." I warned her.
"There's only your way." Thalia mumbled as she walked over to me.
I grinned evilly feeling a bit happier that Thalia was here to talk to me, when I'm fretting over the problem with Percy. "You've forgotten about Piper then…" I knew Piper had a knack for getting things her way. Once she made a car dealer 'give away' a BMW just because she was bored. Don't ever ask me how she does it because as she have said before, 'A magician never reveals her secrets.'
"Not going to crack." Thalia said her voice wavering a bit.
"I guess your little secret would no longer be much of a secret." I pretended to sigh. "And not to mention how Jason would react to your boyfriend…" I trailed off leaving Thalia to slowly catch on.
Finally the hard-core girl cracked under my constant threats. "Okay okay! Nico and I am dating there!" Thalia grumbled but I could see a slight smile at the corners of her lips.
"Nico?" I asked. 'Can't possibly be Nico Di Angelo… right?'
"Nico Di Angelo. Who else?" Thalia told me as she rummaged through the bag Percy brought over.
I stared at her in shock, "Didn't you- didn't you just met him?" I asked.
"Acting Annabeth." Thalia told me. "You should try it sometimes, it's rather useful when you're trying to keep a secret relationship." She paused then look back at me. "You'd better keep it a secret."
"Who else knows?" I asked.
"Only you and Percy at the moment and It will stay that way." Thalia answered.
"And you just forgot to mention you had a secret boyfriend?" I mumbled.
"Not the point right now... do you want to know what he said or no?" Thalia asked.
"Who said?" I asked feeling like an idiot today. Hanging out with Percy probably affected my ability to think clearly.
"What? You don't want to hear what Aqua Idiot said?" Thalia asked immediately changing the topic.
"Aqua Idiot?" I asked a bit confused.
"Your old Sea Spawn." Thalia grumbled.
"Sea Spawn?" I questioned again.
"The idiotic Kelp Head!" Thalia said a bit louder.
"Kelp Head?
"PERSEUS JACKSON THE SEAWEED BRAIN!" Thalia screamed then instantly looked guilty as she saw the expression on my face.
"Oh." I managed trying to not sound too troubled with my million thoughts.
"Don't just say 'oh'" Thalia commanded me then sighed. "He came by when you were upstairs and brought you some change of clothes."
"That's all?" I felt a bit disappointed. He probably don't want anything to do with me again. I remembered how mad he looked when he yelled, when he called me a liar.
"I knew it was not a good thing living with a stranger. I told you it was a plan set to fail."
Usually I'm so full of confident to argue with Thalia but for some reason I felt as if she was right. It's true that I actually enjoy meeting Percy but now I'm not sure how he'll look at me. "Yeah keep on yelling at me. Why did I have to be so stupid! Now I'm just stuck here in a big dilemma!" I shouted in frustration.
"Don't wake up the neighbors!" Thalia warned playfully. "But I did warn you…"
"He probably hates me now, more than ever."
"He doesn't hate you." She assured me.
"How do you know?" I asked curiously.
"Actually I should probably tell you something." Thalia said slowly as she stood up to get out her night time Mac n' cheese. "I know, I'm a bad friend for not telling you earlier but he knew for a while now." I opened my mouth to talk but Thalia held up her hand as if she's telling me to shut up so she could finished. "As I was saying, he knew for a while, it's actually been since the first day you got into the hospital according to Nico."
"That doesn't mean anything!" I said glumly.
"Girl, you have the brains but you got nothing when it comes to human emotions." Thalia grumbled.
"And you do?" Was my smart response.
Thalia silence me with a look, "I know stuff okay?" She leaned over and placed a bowl of Mac n' cheese in front of me. "No one. And I repeat, no one in their sane mind would take care of someone twenty-four seven without caring for them a single bit."
"That sounds eerie like what Piper said," I mumbled, but with Thalia talking about 'caring' instead of 'loving', I find It much more believable.
Thalia just waved it off as she swallowed a spoonful in her mouth, "I'm serious Annabeth but why the hell are you gloomy over someone hating on you?" Thalia asked looking rather funny with a mouthful of food. "You never cared about this back when we were in high school."
"I don't care if someone is hating on me, but I do if that person is family." I formulated an answer.
"Percy's not technically family." Thalia reminded me. "And you're parents-"
I just simply ignored her, to be honest I only cared so much because unlike my other family member I actually cared about Percy, "Well, then he's an exception." I mumbled uncertainly. "In a way." I added.
"Yeah because he's going to be your husband." Thalia retorted rudely.
"Stop with the lover jokes already!" I told her rather annoyed and embarrassed at the same time.
"Fine. but he doesn't hate you, for that matter. It's probably the opposite, I hate the guy as much as possible but I can tell he cares for you at the least." Thalia grumbled unsatisfying.
I knew what she said was probably right, I can surely tell that Percy cares for me, but he just looked so mad. "But-"
"No buts!" Thalia exclaimed. "Also, don't let him convince you to go back to live with him."
"What makes you think I'll be going back to live with him?" I asked her unbelievingly. I was pretty darn sure I wouldn't be living in the same house with Percy ever again.
"Gee… he offered it himself you know that?" Thalia told me. "Ever wonder why he never told you about him knowing that you're not his sister?"
"He didn't want to make things awkward?" I offered.
"He didn't want you to just leave like that," Thalia countered. "Or like how you are now." Thalia said giving me a look. "But honestly I don't think you should be going back there anytime soon. I may know that he cares for you, but I'm still not convinced that he's not a pervert." Thalia grumbled.
I ignored the last bit about Percy being a pervert (which I'm completely convinced that he's not) "What makes you think I'm going to go back?" I mumbled, not even knowing if Percy will accept me back.
"I'm not saying that you're going back," Thalia told me but her eyes told a different story. "I'm just saying that he'll somehow guilt trip you back to live with him."
I ignored her attempts to get under my skin. "So you're going to let me stay at your house for the time being?" I asked her with a hopeful expression on my face.
"Just finish your food," Thalia commanded in which I took as a 'yes'.
"By the way, I'm going to need to borrow your car tomorrow." I told her.
"Why?"
"You may not be in school anymore but I'm still a student," I told her.
"Oh yeah, completely forgotten about that." Thalia mumbled.
"You'd probably want to thank the Kelp Brain for bringing over your textbooks and whatnots then." Thalia told me as she pointed to the medium sized box stacked with my notes. "Keys to my car are on my desk," Thalia told me. "I'm going to wash up first before I crash."
"Wait Thalia, did he say anything else?" I asked as she let out a huge yawn.
"Oh yeah, he said something about really liking you to live with him, and-" Thalia paused trying to grasp a memory. "-that it wasn't his fault, Luke was the one that provoked him. Go to sleep already! If you stay up like this, the next thing we know I'll have a night owl in my house all day."
I nodded and put my bowl in the sink before moving my stuff to Thalia's personalized guest room. My mind still troubled as I remembered that I have to face him sooner or later at work.
Apologized for the long- no really long author note! Ehh, but the chapter was pretty long! More than 4 thousand words! Just a little bit less than the kisses Nico gets from Thalia! Well what do I have to say? Life is great, I was seriously going to update yesterday but as usually things came up.
Anyways I got a question, I've been having no life and thinking back on memories as a little kid: "Why is it that life as a kid seems much more exciting than- well the present? Nothing special, I just really like listening to people's opinion on life stuff.
Song: Insomnia- Craig David yeah, this song because for some reason I couldn't sleep at all for the past few days.
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