I'M BACK! And I'm super early! That's pretty dang good for my track record! I hope you love this chapter as much as you loved the last!

Disclaimer: I do not own the Percy Jackson series Rick Riordan does.

Annabeth's POV

"We have to talk." He said seriously. Percy walked toward me and I shook my head at him.

"I don't want to talk right now." I admitted my voice cracking. I cleared my throat.

"You said what you needed to say and I got it…I just want to be alone right now."

"No." He said now standing in front of me. I turned my face away from him and crossing my arms indignantly.

"I deserve to have at least some answers from you-"

"Yeah well I tried to give them to you, but you refused to listen to me!" I snapped at him the angry part of me finally taking over. I rubbed my temples, realizing that he didn't understand.

"I don't think you get that some of the things you said, not even five minutes ago we're really hurtful! I didn't want any of this drama to happen, I explained that to you this morning! You're acting as if I'm this horrible person a-and I'm not!"

"I'm sorry-"

"I hate you!" I spat at him angrily and he sighed running a hand through his unusually dark hair a small irritating smile on his face.

"I hate you too…But can you at least tell me why you lied and told Luke and his friends that we were dating?" He asked sadness evident in his eyes. I stared at him confused.

"What are you talking about?" I asked and he rolled his eyes.

"You know what I'm talking about!"

"See there you go again! You treat me as if I'm some kind of criminal! Don't you get that I actually have feelings! It hurts okay! If you want me to admit it then fine you got your wish! You Percy Jackson has succeeded in hurting Annabeth Chase's feelings-"

"Stop it Annabeth! You know that's not what I'm trying to do-"

"No! I don't know and I don't care, remember?! According to you and the rest of this school I'm a conceited, cold hearted, self-centered, slut!"

Percy's jaw tightened and he looked away from me.

"Well in case you've forgotten I'm a stupid, idiotic jerk, that a two-year-old can read better than!"

I shook my head at him wiping away tears that started to once again fall.

"That's not fair! I would never say those things about you now-"

"And I'd never those things about you now!"

"But you did!" I whisper-screamed shoving him away from me. He caught my hands and I turned away from him so he wouldn't see me cry.

"You said it five freaking minutes ago, which is why we're here in this stupid bathroom going around in circles while class is in session!"

I tried to retract my hands from him, but he was too strong. He wouldn't let go and I saw where this position was heading.

"If you think I'm going to breakdown in front of you again, you're sadly mistaken!"

Rolling his eyes Percy ignored my statement.

"You still haven't told me why you told Luke we we're dating!"

"I didn't! You probably don't know this cause you're new, but there's this new thing around school where dating me is equivalent to the death sentence-"

"Stop it…I hate it when you're like this." He muttered the last part.

"When I'm what? Emotional?" I retorted offended.

"No, sad…"

Neither of us said anything for a second. We both looked into each other's eyes. My tearful ones glaring into his.

"Then maybe you should stop saying such hurtful things!"

"I know and I'm sorry-"

"Just leave me alone! You've said enough already! You think I don't know, I don't have a lot of friends and that I like all this attention! I hate it just as much as you if not more, cause this is the second time that I'm the laughing stock of the entire school! And what's funny is that all this is because of the one friend I do have!"

"What are you talking about?" Percy asked confused. I sniffed looking back at him.

"What do you mean?"

"Why are you blaming this on Thalia?"

"Because she brought him over! If she would've just told me what she was doing with Luke, the whole school wouldn't think we're dating right now!"

He paused for a second confusion written all over his face.

"Wait…Thalia was there when you told Luke and his friends?" He asked and I let out an angry sigh.

"I didn't tell them anything!" I cried exasperated and Percy shook his head.

"Then why would she tell me…" He trailed off and my frown deepened.

"You spoke to Thalia?"

"Yeah, she was the one who told me you told Luke."

"What?!" I screamed outraged and he clamped my own hand over my mouth.

"Ow!" I yelled, but it was muffled by my hand pressed against me.

"You have to be quiet! Do you know how much trouble I'll be in if anybody catches me in here?!"

He pulled my hand away from my mouth and I was finally able to free both my hands from him.

"I would never do that!"

"That's what Thalia told me!"

"I didn't tell them anything, I don't even talk to Luke! I was talking to her!"

"So you told Thalia that we we're dating?"

"No!" I groaned wanting to bang my head on the walls.

"I just said that it's none of her business if we were dating! I wasn't saying it as if we were actually dating, I meant that if we were to date that it'd be none of her business!"

Percy stressed, ran a hand down his face.

"Well that's not what everyone's thinking!"

"Don't you think I know that, you jerk!" I yell shoving him again.

"Can you lower your voice and stop pushing me?!" He whisper-screamed.

"Can you stop playing with my feelings?!"

"I'm not pla-"

"Yes you are! One moment you're happy and nice, then the next you're mad and treat me like crap! I was stupid to think we'd even have a chance at becoming friends, since you clearly can't help insulting me-"

"C'mon Annabeth you know I'd never intentionally hurt you! That's the last thing I want to do! I admit those comments I made were wrong and stupid, I should've never treated you that way! You didn't deserve it!" He said apologetically. His green eyes were filled with remorse and I wanted to believe he was truly sorry, but something was holding me back.

"Do you believe Thalia? Do you think I told the school we're dating?" I finally asked after a moment of silence. My stomach felt queasy as I looked into his eyes that was filled with uncertainty.

"I-I…I don't know." He admitted and I stared at him in disbelief. I backed away from him.

"Annabeth please understand!" He pleaded reaching out to me, but I stopped him with a glare.

"This is my cousin we're talking about, your best friend! What reason would she have to lie to me?"

"Yeah and what reason would I have to lie?! Oh let me guess because I just love the attention and because I've been here before-"

"No! Can you put yourself in my shoes for a second? I believed Thalia because I originally thought you told them cause you were being selfish and wanted Luke off your back, but now here you are telling me she's lying! I want to believe you, but it's hard to imagine my own cousin would lie to me like that!"

I was about to argue back when the bathroom door opened. We both jumped as a girl walked in. When she saw us, particularly Percy she let out a little yelp.

We urgently shushed her and she paused. I got a good look at her. She had forest green eyes with amber colored hair. I recognized her from the movie theater, she was the cashier. Recognition crossed her shocked face and she crinkled her nose a little bit.

"If you two are planning to have sex in here, can I just use the bathroom first and then it's all yours!"

My face heated up in embarrassment and a little rage as I ran a hand through my blonde girls, messing them up but not caring that much.

"We're uh, not together!" Percy cleared up, his face turning a few shades darker like mine.

"Really?" She gasped.

"Yes really!" I snapped and Percy placed a hand on my shoulder. I glared at him too.

"Sorry!" She said embarrassed looking at her shoes.

"It's fine!" Percy said secretly nudging me. I elbowed him right back.

"We've been getting that a lot lately!" He chuckled weakly.

"I'd assume so!" She agreed nodding her head sympathetically.

"You guys are the talk of the school, especially because of that little episode in the hallway last period! It really sucks how people make up all these stupid rumors and lie just for popularity-"

"Wait," I interrupted her.

"You were there when Thalia and I…" I trailed off but the girl got what I was trying to say and nodded her head.

"Yeah, but I swear I wasn't eavesdropping! You guys were just really loud!"

"Can you do me a favor and tell him what really happened?" I said jerking my head in Percy's direction. His hand was still on my shoulder and the girl glanced at it briefly before complying.

"Sure! Um…I believe it all started when Thalia brought Luke to your locker right?"

I nodded my head before correcting her

"Well it was her locker, but whatever! Continue!"

"So…Annabeth got mad and they started arguing, then Thalia screamed that it wasn't any of Annabeth's business if Luke and her were together and then Annabeth screamed it was none of Thalia's business if you two were together…Did I get that right?"

"Yup!" I said popping the 'p'. I turned to look at Percy.

"Looks like you don't know your cousin that well after all!"

I brushed his hand off my shoulder and stormed out the bathroom. I heard him call my name before the door shut, drowning out his voice. It wasn't long before I heard his heavy footsteps behind me.

"Annabeth wait!"

I ignored him continuing to walk faster.

"I was wrong, okay? I shouldn't have made assumptions!" He tried again yet I still ignored him and the intense, unreasonable amount of pain I felt.

"I'm sorry-"

"Sorry isn't good enough!" I snapped back. Whipping my head around we were face to face. I felt mad enough to punch him right then and there.

"Sorry doesn't cut it anymore! I refuse to be humiliated by you, by Thalia, by Luke and everyone in this stupid school! I hate all of you!"

He ran a hand through his hair a frustrated look on his face, but I didn't care. He sighed.

"Don't say that! You don't hate anyone-"

"Don't tell me how I feel! Why do you even bother with me? Why don't you go and talk to your cousin?"

"Because I care about you! And I don't want you to be mad at me!"

"And why do you care about me? Please enlighten me!"

"I don't know, I just do-"

"Well you have a funny way of showing it!"

"I know and I'm sorry! Can we just...talk?" He tried and I walked faster.

"No! Now leave me alone!"

"Please Annabeth! I made a mistake!"

I ignored him.

Walking back into the class I also tried to ignore the stares I was getting, especially when Percy walked in after me not even five seconds later.

I was walking back to my seat when someone murmured something. I didn't hear what was said, but whatever it was it sent most of the class into snickers. I once again brushed it off, ignoring them. However, I couldn't say the same for Percy.

"Why don't you say it to her face? At least she's not a coward!"

The room fell silent and I turned around at Percy's outburst. He was glaring at a guy in the third row his eyes stormy. I recognized the guy as one of Luke's friends, James. He had curly blonde hair with brown eyes and was another womanizer in school.

"It's none of your damn business who she dates, cause she's most certainly not interested in jackasses like you-"

"Mr. Jackson and Mrs. Chase!" Mr. Lewis interrupted him outraged. I looked at him shocked. What did I do?!

"I will not allow you to walk in and disrupt my class! Detention after school this Friday!"

"But I didn't do-"

"I don't want to hear it! Now go to your seats!"

I walked back to my seat pissed and Percy gave the guy one more glare, before taking his seat next to me. The tension between us was toxic as the class resumed, the whispers louder than ever before. Percy turned to say something to me and I shook my head at him.

"Don't."

"I wasn't trying t-"

"I know what you were trying to do and…I'm grateful. But right now just leave me alone."

Percy fell silent. I'd thought he finally complied when he spoke again.

"I'm not ashamed of what they're saying about us. And I'm gonna make this up to you."

I didn't say anything back and that's how we stayed for the rest of the period.

Time Skip

The rest of the day consisted of the same thing. The stares, giggles and whispers. I luckily didn't have any run ins with Thalia or Percy which I was thankful for.

I speed walked home and when I shut the front door behind me, I felt like I could breathe again. I let my shoulders sag and ran a hand down my face.

I remembered being in this same position last school year only it was much worse! It's still funny how it all goes back to the same two people, Thalia and Luke. It's funny how whenever I try to help and protect Thalia, I'm always the villain!

I felt my phone vibrate against my thigh and I reached my hand inside my pocket. I pulled it out, but once I saw the caller ID, I declined it.

I walked to the kitchen and put my bad down, when she called again. I declined again, remembering how she didn't except my calls for weeks after the incident.

Both of my parents we at work so I was alone by myself. I took my shoes off and rest my phone down on the table. I ignored it's ringing as I rummaged through my fridge to find something to eat, considering I skipped lunch to avoid the attention. Instead of eating I spent my lunch period in the library studying. I warmed up last night's dinner, that hadn't been touched due to the fact that downstairs was a warzone last night. I wonder how my parents are doing now?

I sat down at the table and dug into my food like a vulture. If Rose was here she'd defiantly scold me. I was about to finish my last bite when the doorbell rang. I frowned as I got up.

I opened the door only to want to shut it right back again. This guy can't take a hint! I wanted to pull my hair out and strangle him with it!

"What are you doing here?!" I growled and Percy gave me a nervous smile, shuffling his feet.

"We have to talk…again."

Yes! Another chapter completed! Tell me what you guys think is going to happen! Will Annabeth forgive Percy? And how exactly is Percy planning to make everything up to Annabeth? You'll find out next chapter so stay tuned! I'll see you soon! Don't forget to follow, fav and review! PERCABETH ROCKS!

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