Hey everybody, sorry I'm late! As you can see I am here with the chapter 3 of BFC! The success this story has already is just AMAZING! I am so pleased with the reviews that I've gotten and the amount of people that are out there reading this story! I wanted to take a brief moment to talk about my other story Begin Again, which has also been a huge success. I would like for everybody to check it out, as I will be updating both stories at the same time but a little heads up Begin Again is very different from this story because there is an INSTANT connection between Annabeth and Percy. Everything happens very fast so if you're into that kind of stuff, it's just for you! So that's it…
Disclaimer: I do not own the Percy Jackson series Rick Riordan does.
Annabeth's POV
Five minutes into the lab and I wanted to strangle him. How could a person be so stupid? I took a deep breath as Percy asked me another idiotic question.
"No Percy!" I grit my teeth as I carefully grabbed the beaker out of his hands. "You don't pour the deathly acid you take some through the eyedroppers."
"Oh…Okay!" he smirked his sea green eyes twinkling with mischief. I've never wanted to hit a person so much! I glared at him realizing he was doing it on purpose.
"You know what…I'll do it and you just stay out of my way!" I grabbed the eyedroppers squeezing it until I got the right amount of liquid in, then released it. I quickly carried it over to the Ethylene glycol and moved so I was eye level with the beaker.
"How many drops am I supposed to put in the Ethylene glycol?" I heard Percy scoff before he mocked
"Shouldn't you know Ms. High and Mighty? If you don't know then I definitely don't right?" I glared at the acid.
"Says the one who was about to kill himself with chemicals, because you're just so smart!" I retorted sarcastically.
"Says the one who needs my help right now." He replied cockily.
I sighed. "Just pass me the directions and I'll find it myself!" I reasoned trying not to make a drop spill.
"Whatever." Percy muttered. He handed me the paper and our hands brushed slightly. A small tingle shot up my spine. I looked up at Percy to see him staring at his hand. Did he feel it too? I shook my head.
"Thank you" I mumbled after adding the three drops and returning back to my seat.
"So now what?" he asked crossing his arms and slumping into his chair. I rolled my eyes.
"Now we wait until the color changes."
"How long will that take?"
"I don't know."
"Shocker." He mumbled under his breath. What if I just threw the acid on him! I wonder what color it would change then…
"How is it going over here?" A monotone voice asked. We looked up at Mr. Lewis.
"Fantabulous!" Percy piped as I muttered
"Great." Mr. Lewis looked bored as he decided
"I give you a ninety-five." I looked at him shocked, trying to mask my anger. Where the fudge were the other five points!
"A ninety-five?" I laughed, not trying to come across as disrespectful.
"Why not a hundred?" Percy looked at me like I was crazy, raising a charcoal eyebrow at me.
"Annabeth!" Percy chuckled nervously giving me a warning glare with his eyes. "A ninety-five is great! Just leave it!" I gave him a fierce glare and ignored him.
"No! What did we do wrong?" Mr. Lewis sighed and gave me an unimpressed look.
"Well for starters you came in late-"
"I had a pass!" I argued. He ignored me, which made me want to flip the desk over.
"And you and Mr. Jackson disrupted my class with your bickering. If this continues I will give you a zero Ms. Chase. Understood?" I clenched my hands, but nodded my head.
"Good." Mr. Lewis said walking away.
"Are you crazy!" Percy whisper screamed. I knit my eyebrows together.
"What?"
"Your complaining over a ninety-five. A ninety-five! I don't know if you know this, but that's a pretty good grade! We could've gotten a zero because of you…Can you just do yourself a favor and climb off your damn pedestal-"
"Do not curse at me." I snapped. Who does he think he is?
"Whatever. You just need to get over yourself."
"It was just a question!" I argued. "I just wanted to know why we lost five points-"
"And because of your stupid pride we could've lost all the point! I almost failed because of you!"
"You would've failed without me!" I snapped. "I did most of the work and all you did was ask stupid questions! Tell me Percy how exactly did you get in this class with your microscopic brain?"
"I would have done perfectly fine without you, you conceited bitc-"
"MR. JACKSON AND MS. CHASE! SEE ME AFTER CLASS!" Mr. Lewis yelled. What!
"But I didn-"
"NO BUTS MS. CHASE! AFTER CLASS." I grit my teeth. I swear one day I will rip both of these imbeciles heads off and feed it t-
"Can you please calm the hell down, before you get us into even more trouble!" Percy hissed. I felt the animalistic urge to growl at him.
"Can you please shut the hell up before I rip your head off!" I snapped. He didn't say anything after that, which I was abundantly thankful for, but I was still fuming on the inside. How dare he talk to me like that after what he did. He should be begging for forgiveness right now; I mean who accidentally knocks someone out with a door then acts like a total jerk when they wake up? I can't wait to get out of this class!
The bell rang symbolizing the end of the period. I packed my stuff away before walking to Mr. Lewis' desk. Percy appeared at my side.
"You wanted to speak to me after class." I said. He didn't look at either of us when he spoke
"Yes, you and Mr. Jackson has disrupted my class not once, but twice today. Although this is your first day Mr. Jackson this behavior is not tolerated in my class room. As for you Ms. Chase you should know better…As punishment both of you will be partners for the rest of the year."
"What!" Percy and I shouted.
"You want me to work with this idiot a whole year!"
"I refuse to work with this 'know it all' for an entire school year!"
"My decision is final." Mr. Lewis said writing out his lesson plans for the next class. "I suggest you hurry before your late to your next class." I stormed out of the class leaving Percy behind. I can't believe this! I have to stay with this…this IDIOTIC JERK for an entire school year! I can't stand the thought of seeing him again, let alone work with him!
I made it to my French class in the nick of time as the bell rang. The teacher walked in a random kid from the back yelled
"Gotta get here on time Madame. Pierre!" The class chuckled as she ignored him.
"Bonjour class!" she greeted.
"Bonjour Madame. Pierre!" We replied.
"I hope you all studied for the test today." She said picking up a stack of papers on her desk. She handed them out and said
"Bonne chance!" (Good luck)
"Merci." A handful of us said and some grunted as they looked over the test. In five minutes I was halfway through the test and with flying colors. I knew for a fact that I would ace this test.
I was at the writing portion of the test when I felt a huge pain explode from my sinuses. Woah!
The lights were suddenly way too bright in the classroom and I felt like I needed a pair of sunglasses. I raised my hand.
"Puis je aller aux toilettes s'il vous plait?" (May I go to the bathroom please?) I asked.
"Oui." She responded and I left. I tried not to make any sudden movements as I made my way to the bathroom. I walked into the bathroom and went into one of the stalls.
Taking out my phone I go to contacts where I find both of my parent's number. My parents have been on…rocky terms for the past couple of months. They always seem to be at odds with each other and fight over every little thing! I fear that they will get a divorce soon and I really don't want my family to be torn apart.
I click on my dad's contact since he is the nicer and less strict parent. You could definitely say I was a daddy's girl, which is another thing my parents argue about…
I let out a groan as my headache seems to gets even worse. The phone rings and I wait for him to answer it, but a few rings later I reach his voice mail.
"Looks like you'll just have to tough this one out Chase." I sigh. I was putting my phone away when I got this crazy idea. I went back to contacts and clicked on the mom contact.
This headache must really be getting to me! She's never going to answer and even if she does she won't let me miss scho-
"Annabeth?" My mom asked on the other line. She actually picked up!
"Hey mom!"
"Why are you calling me, you're supposed to be in class." Getting straight to the point as usual.
"Well…I kind of got into a little accident today and my head is hurting really bad because of it. Is it possible for you to pick me up?" I held my breath waiting for her to lash out on me.
"Did you already call your father?" She asked.
"Yeah, but it went to voicemail." There was complete silence on her end and I was beginning to wonder if she hung up on me.
"Okay!" She agreed. "I'll call the school and tell them I'm taking you home early. Be ready in about fifteen, okay sweetheart?" To say I was shocked would be a huge understatement!
"Y-Yeah...I'll be ready by then um, thanks mom."
"No problem sweetie! See you then." With that she hung up.
I can't believe it actually worked! My mom's taking me out of school early …MY mom's taking me out of school early! This has to be the wackiest day of my life because this is not normal! And what was with the whole sweetheart and sweetie thing? She never talks to me like that!
I returned to my class and sat down in my seat. I put my head down on the desk not bothering to finish the test. Suddenly a beep sounded meaning the intercom was on.
"Mrs. Pierre?"
"Yes."
"Do you have an Annabeth Chase there?" The secretary asked through the speaker.
Mrs. Pierre looked at me before responding
"Yes she's here."
"Please send her down for dismissal!" I packed my thing and handed Mrs. Pierre my test.
"I didn't finish." I admitted trying to appear sheepish so she'd take pity on me.
"You'll finish when you come back. Have a good day!" She smiles.
"You too." I say on my way out. I walk down the hallway to the main office. I wince slightly when I reach the door, remembering today's incident. Stupidly hot idiot.
I carefully open the door and walk inside. I see the familiar blonde hair grey eyed women in her usual business attire. My mom was standing at the check-out station signing me out. I'm pretty sure this was the first and last time I will be seeing this.
"Hey mom." I greeted her. She put the pen down and turned around, her face unusually soft.
"How are you? And what happened?" She asked gently placing her hand on my back.
"Could I tell you later? My head really hurts."
"Yeah." She agreed. "I just signed you out so we can leave now."
We walked outside to the parking lot and we got inside the car. My mom made sure to drive a little slower because any sudden movement made my head pound. I was really shocked that she was acting like this. She's normally the tough parent who the majority of the time, isn't nice. I remember when I was younger I used to think that she didn't love me as much as my father did or hat she didn't love me at all.
I chuckle slightly thinking about how stupid I was, but groaned remembering my headache. When I got older I realized that's her way of showing love. She wanted what was best for me and after I realized it our relationship was a lot better, not nearly as good as my dad and I's, but I loved them the same.
"Annabeth! We're here." My mother announced.
"Okay." I croaked taking off my seatbelt. I groaned when I stepped outside into the light.
"Here." My mom said offering her hand out to me. I accepted it covering my eyes with the other hand.
"Thanks."
She guided me through the drive way and up the stairs to the house. Once we were inside I uncovered my eyes.
"Go to your room and lay down. I'll be up in a minute." I walked up the stairs and went to my room. I removed my shoes and took off my clothes, slipping into the covers in just my underwear. I closed my eyes for a while when I heard the door creep open. I knew from the rose scented perfume that it was my mom. She took a seat on my bed and asked
"So what happened in school today?" I sighed.
"Some idiot boy slammed a door into my skull." I heard her gasp before I added
"It was an accident though. He didn't do it on purpose, but he's still an idiot."
"Did you go to the nurse?" she asked concerned.
"I was at the nurse alright! I was knocked out for two hours."
"Two hours!" She exclaimed. "You were unconscious for two hours and they didn't even give me a damn phone call. I raised my eyebrows, but remained still. That was probably the first curse she's ever uttered.
"I'm going to c all the school right now, this is unacceptable! The least they could've done was-"
"Mom it's okay. It's not that big of a deal." I said trying to calm her down. She kept going completely ignoring me.
"-take you to a hospital. You could have a concussion for all we know! I am going to call them right now!" With that she stormed out of the room leaving me to wonder what the heck just happened!
Oh well…
I found myself drifting off to sleep and before I knew it I was surrounded by darkness.
Time skip
I woke up feeling refreshed and better than ever! My headache was gone and I felt good as new. I got out of bed and stretched out my limbs. I heard a ping and walked to the pile of clothes on the floor. I searched through my pants pocket where I found my phone. It said
Message from: Thalia
I sighed knowing she'll be pissed at me because I didn't tell her I was leaving school. Sometimes she acts more like a mother than a best friend. I scrolled through the miss text messages.
Where the hell r u?
Did u leave me?
What happened?
How dare u abandon me!
Answer your freaking phone!
Come over
I groaned. Of course she's mad. I put on my clothes and walked down stairs. My mom was in the dining room typing away on her computer.
"Hi mom." She looked up at me surprised.
"Annabeth! You're up, how are you feeling?" she asked.
"I feel a lot better! The nap really helped…sooo, I was wondering if-"
"Yes, you can go to Thalia's!" she smiled. I furrowed my eyebrows.
"How did y-"
"Thalia called me. I told her what happened and she asked if it was okay for you to come over. I told her that if you were feeling up to it you could go so…go!"
"Thanks mom!" I hugged her before I grabbed my purse and left. I walked the five blocks to Thalia's house only once stopping to glare at a group of perverted boys. I walked up the stairs of the five story house.
Thalia's family was loaded! They were millionaires, but you would've never known looking at Thalia. She likes to down play it and I didn't care about her wealth either. I rag the door bell and did our secret knock on the door.
"GET THE DOOR!" I heard Thalia scream from the inside. I chuckled. Typical Thalia. I heard a series of footsteps before the door was swung open. My breath caught.
There he stood in all his 6'2-foot glory. His gorgeous face looked heavenly in the afternoon light his sea green eyes sparkling. His ink black hair was messy and untamed, but it worked. It really worked!
"Annabeth!" Percy exclaimed. I snapped out of my trance and gave him a look of disgust.
"What the hell are you doing here!" I growled. Percy smirked and my heart stopped for a second which I scolded it for. So gorgeous…
"I live here smart ass!"
Oh shi-
And it's a wrap! Hope you liked the cliffhanger;) Things are about to get really heated in the next chapter so beware! I have a lot of things going on, but I will do my best to update soon…and that's it! Don't forget to follow, fav and review and don't EVER forget…PERCABETH IS AMAZING!
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