Hello fellow Percabeth fans! What's up? For once I don't have a lot to say! Shocking I know! You guys are going to love this chapter, I can feel it! Enjoy
Disclaimer: I do not own the Percy Jackson series, Rick Riordan does.
Who would text this to Annabeth and why? And what do they mean "obey me"! Is she a dog! Nobody talks to Annabeth that way….well texts….but who cares! My mind is racing so fast that I can't even think straight. What if someone was after her? What if she got hurt and it was all my fault, and then what! She could die!
I got up and started to pace. How am I going to tell this to Annabeth? Should I even tell her, I mean she is going to find out when she charges her phone! The door swings open. In walks Annabeth, her face less red and her eyes less puffy.*Sigh* She's so beautiful…
Annabeth walks towards me with a sudden smile on her face. Uh oh! I freeze as she reaches me.
"Why do you have my phone" she asks. Her eyebrows are furrowed together, and her hands are on her hips. Her calculating grey eyes, make me feel naked and bare. I look at the phone and then at her before I give her a forced laugh.
"Oh, why do I have your phone? Well…it's because I-I was just a-about to get you so we….could, um leave to g-go to your place" She stares at me with a calculating gaze for a few seconds. Then eyeing me suspiciously she says
"Okaaayyy, let's go" She grabs the phone and her purse and I follow her as we exit the room, letting out a breath I didn't know I was holding. Thank god! I grab our drinks off of the table, as she walks out the café. We get in the car and start to drive in silence, my heart and mind still racing from the text message.
"I-I'm sorry for accusing you and making assumptions. I know you're not like that and I shouldn't have made you out to be" Annabeth said suddenly. She still thinks I'm mad at her for that? Pssshhh! I'm over that, I'm more worried about you right now Annabeth!
"Oh it's fine! W-Were cool."
"Are you sure? I just want you to know I didn't mean to offend you, in any way!"
"Relax Annabeth" I say through a forced chuckle "We're good" She let out a sigh of relief and the rest of the car ride was filled with silence. It wasn't a comfortable silence it was an awkward one. It felt as though we we're both trying to think of something to say, but we just couldn't find the words. I was still torn between prying for more information, and telling her about the text. Ugh! This is so frustrating!
I thought about her story and who could have possibly sent her that text, but I got nothing! I mean her story doesn't even add up! How does me accidentally splashing dirty sink water on her, have anything to do with her being neglected as a child! And what caused her to change her clothes in the first place?
We arrived at Solstice University and I noticed how strange the dorm rooms were for the first time. Instead of them being inside the college they were outside. As if the dorm was a house instead. I open Annabeth's door grabbing her hand. Once again I feel tingles flow through my body and try my best to hide a cheesy grin. As we start our short walk to her dorm Annabeth breaks the silence.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah" I answer a little too quickly.
"I mean, yeah um….why do you ask"
"Well it's just….I've never seen you this quiet before"
"Oh it's nothing" I say trying to act nonchalant. "I'm just worried about this science test coming up! If I wan to be a marine biologists I have to take and past two years of science" Technically I wasn't lying. I did have to take a science test and I was almost one hundred percent sure I was going to fail. I just wasn't worried about it…well at least at this moment. We arrived at the front of her dorm room and I said
"Well this is it!" Annabeth turned and faced me. My breath hitched as I took in her beauty. I don't think I'll ever get used to how beautiful she is!
"Yeah" A moment of silence past between us as we stared at one another, neither of us sure what to do or say next. I was captivated in her stormy grey eyes, when she cleared her throat snapping me out of my daze.
"Um, about your whole science test thing, I was wondering maybe if, we could um, you know work together! Well I could like, you know, help you with it if you want! I took a course on animal life and I did pretty well so-"
"That would be great" I said calmly. But on the inside I was jumping for joy! I get to see Annabeth again!
"That's great" Annabeth breathed, her grey eyes sparkling once again.
"Yeah I'll text you the details on when we could meet"
"Yeah, but I think you'll need my number first!" She teased. I guess shy Annabeth was gone again! I felt my cheeks burn.
"Oh yeah!" I said both of taking out our phone. Annabeth frowned.
"Sorry" she said apologetically. "My phones dead" That's when I remembered the text message. Oh crap the text! Dammit, I forgot about the text! STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!
"I-I um, how about you just give me your number and I'll text you" Annabeth perked up.
"Ok! I'll see you later then?"
"Yeah definitely!"
"Ok then" she said taking out her keys from her purser and opening the door.
"Thanks for everything Percy" she says gratefully going inside.
"No problem" I replied weakly as she shut the door. I make my way to my car. When I am inside I bang my head on the steering wheel. What am I going to do?
Annabeth's POV
What the hell did I do? I lied to Percy! And after all the things he's done for me! He's gonna find out sooner or later that my story doesn't make sense, and then what!
I pace back and forth in my bedroom. Well technically I didn't lie I try to reason with myself. I just didn't tell him the whole truth. I wince, thinking about how bad that sounds. And WHY did I offer to help him in science? If I spend more time with him it's just a matter of time before he'll find out about Luke!
Suddenly I hear a loud PING!I look over to the end of my bed, where my phone was charging. As soon as I shut the door I ran over to my phone charger anticipating Percy's call or text. Desperate I know! I quickly walked over to see that I received a text. I unplugged my phone form the charger and sat on my bed.
I unlocked my phone and went straight to text messages. I opened up the new one and to say I was shocked was an understatement. I was expecting a hello, or a hey it's Percy! But instead I got
I don't like being ignored Annabeth.
What? That's when I finally noticed the screen name. I froze. No. It can't be! I thought she would leave me alone, I thought she'd stop! I haven't heard from here in months!
I scroll up and I am horrified to find another text.
You thought I would let you go for that long! WELL THINK AGAIN! I don't think you realize I own you! You are mine Annabeth! And you will suffer the consequences if you don't obey me! I plan to see you very, very soon!
I feel my body become numb as I read the message over and over again. I feel trapped. Like I'm in a tiny box that keeps getting smaller and smaller. When the phone pings again I feel like I'm about to throw up.
I know your reading this. Call me now!
Oh my god. I can't do this! I'm not ready to talk to her. She knows what she's doing too! If she just wanted to talk she would have called me. No! She wanted to make sure I knew the power she had over me, by making me call her…..but what choice do I have?]
With shaky fingers I find her contact number in my phone. I can feel my heart rate accelerate when I press call. My leg starts to bounce uncontrollably when the phone starts ringing. I bite my lip to stop myself from screaming when I hear her sickly sweat voice.
"Hello Annabeth! Long time no see"
"W-What do you want" I say trying to appear brave, but failing miserably.
"Oh, now is that anyway to talk to your mother-"]
"You are not my mother" I snap.
"Do not talk to me that way!" she roars through the phone, and I immediately shut up.
"You know what I want" she says slowly and I can hear her gritting her teeth through the phone.
"And you know what I do to make sure I get EXACTLY what I want! Don't you?"
"Y-Yes" I answer pathetically.
"Good" she mocks. "Now back to business! Here's what you are going to do. You're going to quit that pathetic little café job of yours and you're going to work for Hermes's Inc. You're going to get me information I need and you will not tell anyone about this! Understood!"
"But I can't-"
"I wouldn't question me if I were you! Because I can make your decision real easy" My heart stops for a second. Then it starts to beat rapidly in my chest.
"What do you mean?" She lets out a cruel, sick laugh that makes my stomach turn.
"You didn't think that I would just leave you alone for a year and then mysteriously pop back up, out of the blue? I've been watching you for a very long time Annabeth" I felt the bile rising in my throat.
"Well actually I haven't been watching you, I don't have time and plus I'm a business women! I have people for that and may I say they've done a great job! You say I'm not your mother yet I know everything about you! I know you more than you know yourself. Oh and I forgot to ask if you had fun yesterday!"
I gulped "Y-Yesterday?"
"Oh yes, with your little boy toy! I always knew you were great at science." A wave of anger washed over me
"Leave Percy out of this!" I say through gritted teeth.
"Awww is someone getting protective over her new boyfriend! Well I'll make sure nothing happens to him if you do exactly what I say. We wouldn't want another Gabe attack now would we?"
"No" I say biting my tongue.
"Good! Now go greet your roommate." As if on cue there is a loud bang on the door.
"How did you-"
"Thalia Grace. Female, 5'6, black hair, blue eyes, anger management problems, ran away from home at age 12, has been in several physical altercations and lucky for you she happens to be the cousin of Percy Jackson. Like I said, I've been watching you sweetheart! I'll send you all the information about your interview, once you quit that little job of yours. I can't wait to see you in person! Good bye." When she hangs up, I just sit there staring at the wall. I can't believe she would do this to me. Her own flesh and blood! BANG! BANG! BANG! I am shocked out of my thoughts.
"C'mon girl! These boxes are heavy!" Sighing, I get off the bed and go to the front door. I take a deep breath before opening the door. I am immediately pushed out of the way. What the-
"Finally!" a mob of black hair runs past me straight into the living room. I look outside to see three boxes scattered across. I also see the dean walking outside scanning the area and students. I quickly gather each box one by one and lay them in my roommate's bedroom. It hasn't even been five minutes and I'm cleaning up her mess! Great.
I go into the living room to find my new roommate lying on the couch, chips in her hand watching TV. I finally got a good look at her. She has slightly spiky black hear and a slash of freckles on her nose. Her eyes are a surprising shade of icy blue and she has a "don't mess with me" vibe to her. She was very pretty in a rocker type way.
"You know" she says finally facing me. "We should really stock up the fridge! I cannot go a week without junk food!" she springs up from the couch and shakes my hand a little too aggressively.
"I'm Thalia"
"I'm Annabeth" I say trying not to that she is about to break my wrist.
"Nice to meet you!"
"You bet it is! Now where am I sleeping?" I show her to her room and she nods in approval.
"Not bad!" she jumps on her bed, wiggling around a little before sighing in content.
"So" she says putting her hands behind her head
"What's up" I let out a chuckle. Oh nothing much! Just being blackmailed by my mom who abandoned me as a child and randomly decided to start ruining my life again! Other than that I'm fantastic!
"Nothing much. Just the same old boring day at campus. What about you? They told me you were on a family vacation, that must have been fun right?"
"Eh" she shrugged.
"It was ok, I guess. I got some revenge on some family members which was pretty nice! Other than that it was boring." I let out a forced laugh.
"Well I'll be heading to my room now, cause I gotta go study! If you need anything just ask"
"KK" she says. I practically sprint to my room. I crawl onto my bed. I pick up my phone and stare at it. After my conversation with her, I feel like I need a new phone. I probably can't afford it, but that doesn't stop me from dreaming! I can't believe she would do this! Why couldn't she have just stayed out of my life and leave me and Percy alone! God, what if Gabe comes back and hurts Percy?
My phone pings. Another text? Oh I don't think I could handle another conversation like that! What if I just don't answer? She'll have to stop eventually, right? Another ping. Aw man! I force myself to unlock the screen. I see two new messages and I click on it closing my eyes. C'mon Annabeth! Women up!
I look at the two messages
Hey! Do u think we can meet up at the park? Around 3:30ish
It's Percy BTW
I felt my entire body relax as I let out a big puff of air. I text back
Hi! Tomorrow 3:30 is good for me! I'll see you there
Looking back on the text in I think how lame! Maybe I should've added one of those cute winky faces! My phone pings again.
Cool
Ugh! Why couldn't I type like that? I put my phone on the dresser and bury my face in the pillows. Everything's just too much. Things are just happening way too fast! I've developed a huge crush on a guy that I just met yesterday, he took me to his home and spilled one of his most darkest secrets to me, then I told him one of MY secrets leaving out a big part of it, agreed to tutor him and my crazy mother decided to reappear in my life. Not to mention I cried like a baby multiple times! I can't do this! I can't keep holding these things into myself! I need someone…..I need Percy
Percy's POV
Cool I text back. The moment I pressed send, I already regretted it. Cool? What was I thinking? That sounds so uncool! She probably thinks I'm a loser now! Way to go Percy! Ugh!
I toss myself on the bed. I can't get Annabeth out of my head! Every time I blink I can see her beautiful smile and her twinkling grey eyes…. God is she a sight! I can't wait until tomorrow! I already have my outfit picked out and everything! Yes, I am aware that I am sounding like a total girl, but I'm just so excited! But what about the text? Is she going to tell me about when I see her, or is she going to pretend like nothing happened? I mean, she had to have seen the message! She got my message so she had to have noticed the other one. What if she's scared? Well she must be scared! If I received a text like that I'd be scared too! But will she tell me about it, or will she keep it to herself…it's really none of my business. But I can't help that I want her to trust me!
Oh Annabeth, please be okay! Knock! Knock!Who's there now? I reluctantly drag myself to the door and come face to face with Rachel. Oh.
"Hey Rachel! What are you doing here?" I was still pissed off from yesterday about her whole stuttering comment. And I don't want to be alone with her in case she tries to make a move on me.
"Hey Percy!" She said pushing past me and barging into my room. Okaaayyy…
"I was just heading to the pizzeria and I wanted to know if you wanted to join!" she said with a little too much peppiness. I honestly didn't want to be around anyone right now. Annabeth plagued my mind and I didn't want to end up saying something stupid. But I can't help that I'm a people pleaser!
"Sure Red, why not?" As we make our way down the stairs, Rachel stood a little too close for my liking. I felt squished between her and the railing. We got to the pizzeria and took our seats.
"So" Rachel said looking over the menu. "What happened to that Annabel chick you were with yesterday?"
"Her name is Annabeth" I quickly corrected her. She grits her teeth a little.
"Yeah Annabeth"
"What about her?"
"Oh….just wanted to see how she was doing…..but what do you think about her?" Uh oh!
"O-Oh you know! She's cool"
"Cool? More like the opposite" Rachel murmured. I could feel my temperature rising.
"What" I ask through clenched teeth.
"Hi! My name is Brent and I will be your server today! Should we start off with drinks first?" A blond haired waiter interrupted us. Rachel turned her attention to the waiter putting on a fake smile.
"Yes I'll have Coke! Percy?"
"I'll just have a water" The waiter left to go get our drinks. We sat in silence, the tension so thick you could cut it with a knife. Or maybe that was just me.
"She just doesn't seem like your type" Rachel suddenly blurts out.
"She has that whole shy, nerdy thing going on and that's not what you're looking for in a girl-"
"Excuse me?" I said, now blinded with rage.
"What do you mean she's not my type, you don't know my type! I don't even know my type! Hell I've never been on a date and you know that! Stop acting like Annabeth's some low life-or that she's beneath us! Since you've met Annabeth you've been nothing but a bitch to her….Seriously Rachel get yourself under control"
I then stormed out of the place. I have never, in my life swore at a girl. But she just made me so mad! I have never seen that side of Rachel before…..Just who does she think she is, talking about Annabeth that way? And then deciding for ME if Annabeth was my type or not. Rachel better watch out, or else she's not gonna have any friends left.
I walk up all fifteen flights of stairs and storm into my apartment. When I enter the kitchen my mom starts to greet me.
"Hey honey! Back soon…." She trailed off taking in my demeanor.
"Percy what's wrong" she says patting the chair next to her. I sit down beside her and I was about to tell her what happened but I decided against it! She had a good relationship going with Mrs. Dare and I didn't want to jeopardize it.
"I'm just worried about this science test coming up! No big deal"
"Well, have you considered getting a tutor? I'm sure if you found the right one you would pass the class with flying colors" she suggested. My mood instantly brightened up.
"Actually I did! Annabeth agreed to help me and we are meeting up tomorrow. She said she did really well in that course and I think she could really help me!" When I saw the knowing look on my mom's face I realized what I had just done.
"Actually I'm not too excited for it, you know" I lied. Mom lifted an eyebrow.
"It'll probably be super boring! Maybe I should just cancel? You know what that's what I'm going to do now-" I started to get up.
"Sit down" my mother ordered. I immediately sat back down. She can be real scary when she wanted to be!
"Now" she began. I started to fidget.
"Let's continue our conversation about Annabeth, shall we? I see the way you look at her and the laughs you two shared last night. You like her don't you?"
"Of course I like her! She is super sweet and I'm so glad we're FRIENDS! Ha-ha, so yeah I gotta go study" I quickly bolt out of the room before she has a chance to say anything else.
When I make it to my room I quickly shut the door and lock it. I let out a sigh of relief. Damn she's good! Am I really that obvious! I lied down on my bed. These two days has to have been the most drama filled days of my life! I feel like I'm on a never ending roller-coaster! My feelings keep going from happy to sad to mad to embarrassed and then just starting all over again!
I'm just sick of it! The drama with Rachel, the embarrassing questions from my mom, and not to mention crazy text message Annabeth received. I know it's none of my business, but I can't shake this bad feeling I have. I feel like she's in danger.
RING! RING….RING! RING!
I quickly grab my phone to stop the annoying sound. Without looking at who's calling I answer the phone.
"What" I snap.
"H-Hey" a soothing voice answers.
"It's Annabeth"
"Annabeth?" I sit up.
"Is now a bad time, because I can call back"
"No! Now is the perfect time" Oh how much cheesier could I get? Pull it together Percy! Be smooth…
"Okay well I just wanted to confirm, that we're still on for tomorrow. At the park right?"
"Yeah, at the park" I try to control my pounding heart!Just talking to her on the phone is making me nervous!
"At 3:30 right?"
"Yeah, I'll be there"
"So I'll catch you later"
"Yeah see you tomorrow" Oh, her soft voice is driving me crazy!
"Bye Percy"
"Bye Annabeth" I waited until she hung up first, then plopped myself back onto my bed. I can't wait until tomorrow…
So that's it for now! I hope you guys enjoyed it! And tell me what you guys think is going to happen. Do you think Annabeth is going to do what her mother says or will she rebel? Do you think she is going to tell Percy about Luke or will she keep on lying? And will Percy confront Annabeth about the text? Well you guys will just have to wait and see! See you next time and never ever forget…..PERCABETH IS AWESOME!
See ya!