A/N: AND IM ALIVE. Sorry for not writing :( I am very lazy and need to prioritize my life. And then there is the living hell of school. Thank you too my wonderful beta, IAin'tNoOrdinaryGirl, for being so helpful and an awesome friend 3

Disclaimer: Rick Riordan owns PJO, not me. *weeps in the corner*

Chapter Four

Annabeth's POV

The car ride to Jason's apartment was full of nervous energy. Annabeth could not wait to see her friend, Piper. The last she had seen of her once best friend was during junior year of college. The girls were studying on opposite ends of the United States and it was very challenging to keep in touch. They decided that they would text for the travel was too costly. But that connection faded away too after time.

Annabeth glanced at Percy, sitting next to her in the passenger seat. He looked awkward, but energetic at the same time. Maybe she and Jason were putting him in an uncomfortable position with their talk of memories. Jason did not notice.

"And that one time when we trashed Mr. Kane's house! That was awesome! He didn't suspect us at all," He spoke quickly, smiling from ear to ear.

"I think he suspected Leo. Who wouldn't!" Annabeth chimed in. She couldn't help but grin. Remembering their high school days was wonderful. Turning onto a side road, Annabeth stopped by a large apartment complex. "We're here!"

The building was built of light red material with dark wood accents. The weak rays of the dying sunset light gave the apartments an eerie look. They still looked beautiful. Warm light shone through the large windows, Annabeth could imagine happy families laughing at their kitchen tables and eating dinner.

Stepping inside, she noted that the inside of the building was as nice as the outside. Velvet carpets, dark wood, red lounge chairs and rusting chandeliers gave it and an old hollywood feel. Annabeth took in the scenery, it was inspirational to her.

Jason's POV

Apartment 406. Jason put one hand on the door and motioned for Percy and Annabeth to be quiet.

"Guys, I'll step inside and you follow a little bit later. Okay?" he quickly instructed before turning the key and opening the door. "Piper! I'm home!"

Piper ran to Jason from the kitchen. She flung her arms around his torso as he picked her up and swung her around. Jason kissed her on the lips. He was a little embarrassed that Percy and Annabeth were watching, but he had to seem perfectly natural.

"I've missed you!" Piper looked perfect like always. Her brown hair was messily pulled back into a bun and she had minimal makeup on. Her kaleidoscope eyes sparkled.

"I've missed you too, beauty queen."

"How was your trip?" she stared up into his eyes and Jason smiled. Piper was his girlfriend. For some reason, he could not believe it. Every single day, Jason felt like he was falling in love over and over again.

"It was wonderful," Jason smirked. "I brought you a surprise."

"What is i-" Piper was cut off by Annabeth springing into the room.

"Suprise!"

The brunette squealed with joy and hugged her friend. "Oh my god, Annie! I haven't seen you in ages."

"I've missed you too," Annabeth laughed. She looked happy, but bewildered. Jason felt the same way. He had not expected that being picked up from the airport would end in a reunion with one of his high school friends.

"What are you doing here?" Piper questioned curiously.

Percy answered her question, "Annabeth picked me and Jason up from the airport."

"Oh my god, are you guys together?" Jason's girlfriend was bursting with excitement. She was very delighted to be seeing her friend and wanted to find out about everything that had happened since the last time she had seen Annabeth.

"No!" Percy and Annabeth both stammered at the same time.

"I work for him!"

"She is my secretary."

Piper glanced at Jason and raised an eyebrow. He was not the only person who noticed how they were acting. Annabeth and Percy seemed very couple like and they looked good together. Both of them were blushing furiously, Jason guessed they had some feelings for each other, but they would not admit it.

"Are you still with Luke?" Annabeth's expression changed drastically with Piper's question. She grew pale white, the rosey pink draining out of her cheeks. It was Jason's turn to glance at Piper, frantically motioning for her not to ask.

Taking a deep breath, Annabeth replied. "I would rather not talk much about this. I am not with Luke and nor will I ever forgive him for the things he has done."

The blonde tried smiling, but it looked more like a grimace. Jason felt bad for her. Clearly, she had gone through a tremendously painful experience with Luke. As curious as he was, he decided not to look deeper into what happened.

"I'm sorry," Piper hugged her friend once again.

"No, it's fine." hugging her friend, Annabeth tried to compose herself. It did not work very well. "We will have to leave soon, I think Rachel is waiting for you."

Percy checked the time on his phone. "I think so."

Annabeth was handed a piece of paper with Piper and Jason's new phone numbers.

"Wouldn't it be amazing to get our old group back together?" Jason asked the two girls.

"We have to do some planning." replied Annabeth.

She quickly texted Thalia the exciting news. Guys who I just saw at the airport?

Percy's POV

Shortly after, Percy and Annabeth retreated to the car. Annabeth reached for the driver's door, Percy had the same idea. Their hands connected and both started profusely blushing. Percy wondered what Piper had thought when she questioned if he and Annabeth were dating. He did think Annabeth was pretty and amazing. She was perfect, smart and any man would be lucky to have her. But he could not think that way. Even though his marriage with Rachel was a bit rocky, Percy was devoted to her, he was loyal. Well, at least he thought he was.

"I'll drive." Percy instructed Annabeth to sit in the passenger seat.

The drive to apartment was awkward. Annabeth decided to break the silence. "How was your trip?"

"Oh, it was great. Italy was very scenic and beautiful," lost in thought, Percy smiled.

"Did you miss New York?"

"Well of course I missed New York, my home is here. I bet you thought it was a bore here though. After all, I was not here." Percy replied to Annabeth's comment smoothly, almost flirtatiously. Any thoughts of Rachel did not cross his mind. Annabeth was easy to talk to and she would always surprise him with her intellectual comments.

"It was a bore," Annabeth smiled at him. "You're lying about Italy, it was boring because I was not there."

"You're right. You would have made it way more exciting."

They were at the apartment, parked in the designated spot. Percy stared into Annabeth's eyes. Grey met sea green.

Percy kissed Annabeth.

It was a sweet and passionate kiss. Light, but intense. The kiss was nothing like Percy ever felt before. With Rachel, their kisses were very fierce. Percy always felt like Rachel was showing him that he was hers. But with Annabeth, it was perfect.

And then it was over. Annabeth opened her car door and ran away, her eyes showing surprise. She slammed the car door behind her. Percy took a deep breath. What had he done?

A/N: HEYYYYYYYYY! I'm changing some things up in the story. Technically, Annabeth will be the 'maid', but her job is more classified as a secretary. And Rachel will still be a good huuuuuuman being, but I want to kind of portray her as possessive. It will be explained later why she acts like that. ANDDDDDDDDDDD PERCABETH KISSED YAYYYYAYAYYAY! Hopefully I'll update soon :3

Val: I'm glad you are enjoying my story!

theartnerd333: YAYAYAYAY THANK YOU SO MUCH! And Rachel is gonna get sassy ;)

clo7615: I'm happy that you liked the reunion between Jason and Annabeth. Was the one with Annabeth and Piper equally as good?

Abooknerdandproud: Thank you! 3

CrazyPeopleLikeMe: So punny ;D

Shattered Owl: But all readers have great opinions. I am glad that you like the story!

Greekly Chic Chick: I understand that "young padawan" is a Star Wars reference, but I do not understand it for I am not in the fandom. :3 XD

Geekly Chic Chick: Thank you soooooo much!

Jaszminee: Percy and Annabeth did not know each other in high school. They just meet when she gets the job. I am trying to update, but I failed at updating quickly again. School sucks :((( YOU UNDERSTAND MY PAINNNNNN

AthenaMonaLisa: I am gald that you are enjoying the story! I'm working on writing more!