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Just a couple of things I need to point out. First, cover has changed. Second, Silena's hair are blonde in this story. I believe it was in Demigod Files or the Ultimate Guide where Rick describes her having blonde hair, not quite sure though. Anyway, the last thing I want to say is about Thalia. She will come in later in this story where Annabeth (Spoiler) will start getting confused emotionally but of course she won't even think of admitting it to anyone, especially to herself. You don't have to worry about it. ;]

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Chapter 2: The Bitch Is Back

"The prettiest in-crowd that you had ever seen.
Ribbons in our hair and our eyes gleamed mean.
A freshman generation of degenerate beauty queens"

After having lunch with Nate, he decided to keep to his promise and drive me home. Or better, escort me at the back seat of the limo while his driver would drive me home. What a gentleman. "Nate?" I suddenly asked him breaking the silence between us while passing in front of a Chanel store.

"Uh-huh?" he responded not taking his eyes off his phone.

"Why did you come in late this school year?" I asked and he grimaced at the phone. Right then, my urge to grab his iPhone and throw it out of the window became stronger, but I managed to suppress it for a little longer. But if he continued ignoring me like that, I couldn't promise anything.

"What?" he asked, finally locking his phone and placing it in his pocket.

"What I asked you." I answered tightly. I knew he had heard my question and my nerves were in a bad mood, so I wasn't going to repeat it.

He smirked nervously and placed his hand around my shoulders. "Just some business with my dad. He's opening a new car industry in Germany and he needed me to be there and pose as the perfect son, so he could make a few deals." he replied and I blinked several times. I hadn't paid any attention to his words due to the fact that he smelled like a girl's perfume –and of course it wasn't the awesome perfume I used- or the other unimportant fact that he had a tiny hickie on his neck. I really didn't want to play the jealous girlfriend now, but tell me, what would you do if your boyfriend had given you three reasons to not trust him anymore?

"Yeah, whatever." I murmured and grabbed his shirt to smell it better. Yup, I was definitely right. "Why do you smell like a girl's perfume?"

He chuckled and smirked for the thousandth time that day. "Well, if you are not a girl Chase, you better tell me the truth now." he joked and I faked a laugh. Liar! My perfume is way more awesome than that lame one you're wearing!

"Right." I murmured tightly once again and turned to the window. My house was too far to manage sitting there with him throwing his lies at me the one after the other. So, I decided to play the game 'I'm-a-better-liar-than-you-are'. "You know what? I totally forgot about it." I exclaimed and turned to face him.

He scrunched his eyebrows together confused and ran a hand through his amazing blonde hair. Well, he was a hot liar. "What did you forget?"

"Oh, just that Silena told me to meet her at Tiffany's after school. She'll be very angry if I don't show up and it totally slipped my mind." I said and gave me my dumb blonde smile. "Silly me." I added to climax my speech. Don't clap, I'm a natural talent.

He smiled, believing my excuse and kissed my cheek. "Okay then, babe. I'll tell Greg to give you a lift and-" he started but I cut in.

"No-no, it's fine. Just stop at the next corner and I'll be okay. Some walking will be nothing but good for me." I told him and smiled again.

"Okay then." he said and opened the small window that separated us from the driver. "Greg, stop at the next street lamp you'll meet." Greg nodded and thankfully, after a couple of minutes, he stopped the car.

"Goodbye!" I exclaimed smiling and tried to get out before Nate could grab my hand, but it seems that my luck was missing at a trip to Bahamas right then.

He managed to avoid me from getting up and looked at me with those kaleidoscopic eyes I seemed to get charmed whenever I looked at them. And unfortunately, that time didn't compose an exception. "Not even a kiss goodbye?" he asked and I bit the inside of my cheek discreetly. Well, that was a moment were the 'Silly me' suited me perfectly and literally. Because I did kiss him. And then I got out with a stupid smile on my face.

The limo left and when it turned in the next corner and disappeared for good, I groaned and wanted to hit my head on the nearest wall I could find. Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid Annabeth! I screamed in my head. I took a deep breath and supported my weight against the first wall I found and checked my messages. One from Silena and two from my dad. Great, I thought. Lecture will be served for dinner tonight. That was the last thing I needed. I opened Silena's message and read it.

911! Nothing to wear for the party. Freaking out! :C :O

I chuckled and started typing quickly.

Chill girl. We're going shopping ASAP tomorrow afternoon. x)

Maybe that would make her relax for a little while. I started walking and searching my phone for Katie's number. I'd ask her if she could give me a ride back home. When I finally found it, guess what happened for the thousandth time that day again. I bumped into someone. Rule number one from now on; no typing or staring at my phone while I walk.

While bumping into the guy, my phone fell into the ground and I was like: NOO! But when I looked up to see who was so distracted –except me- to bump into me, I did forget about the phone and was left speechless. Gosh, my luck had either start working or was still on a trip to Bahamas. I couldn't exactly which of the two had happened. He was smiling nervously again, and I was blinking surprised. "You know, we need to stop meeting like that or one of us will get hurt." he joked and I chuckled, still shocked.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

He rubbed the back of his neck nervously and looked around. "Walking?" Percy questioned and I chuckled.

"Right, stupid question." I ascertained and smiled. I ducked down and picked up my phone. Thank god, its case had prevented it from breaking. "Where were you heading before… you know?" I asked and he smiled and placed his hands in the pocket of his deep blue hoody.

"Actually," he exclaimed. "I was heading to Starbucks for our date." he said and I felt like I was hit by lightning. I had totally forgotten about it. "And from your facial expression, I can see that you had forgot about it." he added and I blinked.

"Too obvious?" I asked low-voiced and he laughed.

"Not that much." he answered and his smile faded seconds later. "Look, um, if you have thought twice about that, we don't need to-" he started but I cut him off.

"No, I'd love to go to Starbucks with you." I said quickly and he smiled. "I mean, if you still want to."

His smile just got wider. "Do you think I'm an idiot to change my mind now?" he joked and I laughed. "Cause I can do it. I can totally turn you down." he continued and I raised my eyebrow.

"I'd love to see you try, Jackson." I whispered and he widened his smile and grinned.

"Ah, and she still remembers my name!" he exclaimed loudly again and I grimaced.

"I don't have a goldfish memory, just so you know." I pointed out and he smirked.

"I wasn't sure, but thanks for pointing that one out." he responded and I slapped his shoulder.

"Start walking before I change my mind." I ordered and he obeyed smirking. Oh, it was going to be a fun and long way to Starbucks.

xXx

After commenting and joking about everything that had to do with my appearance or my bumping twice into him, Percy and I entered the Starbucks door. "Hey, I was just joking about the jacket! Stop slapping my shoulder! You're gonna break it!" he whined loudly, causing a few people in there to stare at us weirdly.

"Shut up and take what you said about my jacket back." I responded and he smirked.

"How am I going to take what I said back if I shut up?" he asked me and I crossed my arms in front of my chest raising my eyebrow again.

"One more word smartass and I will sit on your back instead of a chair." I threatened and he smiled.

"Fine. I'm shutting up." he said and got in the line to order.

I smirked and started searching for my bag, when I realized I didn't have it with me. I widened my eyes, instantly thinking they robbed me without I even realize it, but then it hit me. I had left it in Nate's limo. I cursed silently and wished my luck would treat me better tomorrow. "Um, Percy?" I whispered at Percy's back.

He turned confused and I looked around nervously. "What happened?" he asked worried.

"Ugh, I forgot my bag." I told him and managed to see that he was struggling to not laugh. "Don't you dare laugh at me, Jackson." I warned him.

"Fine, I won't." he said and scrunched his eyebrows together thinking. "Hey, I have an idea." he said after several minutes leaning into my ear.

"What?"

"What would you say if we got out of here and I took you somewhere? My treat?" he asked me and I was taken aback from his question.

"What? Why? Where-" I started throwing questions at him but he placed his palm on my mouth to shut me up.

"Don't worry, I'm not planning to murder you or something. I just don't have enough money for two coffees, so I'm going to buy you something else." he explained and I smiled.

"Percy, you don't have to-" I started and he cut me off. Again. The third time will be your lucky one, Jackson.

"No, I want to." he said willingly. I shrugged and smiled wider. Ah, fine, you can get away with the third one.

He smiled back and offered me his hand, which I gladly took, and we practically ran out of the place. Once we exited Starbucks, we started running. Thank god I had worn my Converse. I don't know how long we were running, but I was laughing my head off in every step of the way. Suddenly, we stopped in front of a candy store. "Dylan Candy Bar." I read loudly and burst into loud laughs. "We ran all the way from Starbucks just so you could buy me a candy?" I asked between my heavy breathing and he chuckled.

"Not a candy, an ice cream. And besides, they have offers this time of the year." he said and I laughed again.

"It's September!" I protested and he blinked confused.

"So?" he asked and took out his money.

"You're mad." I pointed out.

"We're all mad here." he said in a British accent and I grimaced.

"Why thank you, Alice." I mocked him and we entered the store.

Percy went to the lady with the pink hat and apron and ordered. "Hey, what's your favorite flavor?" he asked me and I blinked several times.

"I don't know. Surprise me." I told him and he smirked.

After a couple of minutes, he came to me with two ice creams. "What about cookies with strawberry? Or would you like the vanilla banana?" he asked and I laughed taking my time to think. You can't imagine how hard it is to pick an ice cream flavor. "Make it quick though. They will melt before you manage to choose one." he mocked me and I pretended to be shocked from his 'insult'. "That for 'Alice'."

I grimaced again and chose the first one. "Take the banana, Alice." I mocked back and he just mimicked my expression.

And then, we started walking in silence. We reached the Central Park, not whispering a word to each other and enjoying our ice creams. But of course, the comfortable silence had to be interrupted when he finished his ice cream. "So, you really don't remember me? At all?" he asked and I was taken aback from his question.

"I haven't met someone that irritating in my entire life. And I don't forget faces or names or whatever." I said and he smirked mischievously.

"What did you ate last week?" he asked and I rolled my eyes.

"See? I would remember your annoying smartass if I had met you before." I said and he grimaced.

"You know, I wasn't always that smart." he said and I blinked smiling.

"How come? I thought you were born to throw your smart bombs to others." I continued but he just shrugged.

"I'm serious. I wasn't. That's why you probably don't remember me." he continued ignoring my comment with the first two words that came out of his mouth.

I stopped walking and stood in front of him. "Wait. When we first bumped into each other this morning, you told me that I used to be that curious nine years ago. So, that would make us like eight when we knew each other." I ascertained surprised. Did he really remember me after all those years?

"Right. Only I moved to L.A. when we were twelve, so before this morning, I hadn't seen you in like five years." he told me and I realized why I wasn't remembering him.

"You know, it might be due to the accident I had a few years ago." I said and he frowned.

"What accident?" he asked concerned and I touched the invisible stiches in the back of my head.

"I don't know what happened exactly, but I remember waking up in a hospital. Dad told me I fell off the stairs but I never believed him." I confided in him and started walking again.

"Why would you do that?" he asked following next to me.

I sighed and shrugged at the same time. "There are a lot of things he keeps from me and when it comes to the accident, I just feel like he's hiding something, you know?" I said and he nodded.

"So, you don't remember anything before the accident?" he asked, a little hope fluttering in his voice, and I immediately felt bad that I had to disappoint him.

"Few stuff. My mother's blurring face, just some toys I played with and a couple of my friends' faces, but they are too blurry. Generally, blurs." I said and he smiled comfortingly.

"So, I can only hope I'm between those blurs of your brain." he joked and I grinned.

"Yeah." I agreed and we both laughed. I checked my iPhone and saw it had already gone eight. "Damn, I should go home. My father has already freaked that I missed lunch, he'll be worried as hell if I'm not home by ten."

Percy checked his Blackberry and fixed his glasses. "Yeah, I should go home as well. My mom will start calling me any minute now." he said and placed his phone back in his pocket.

I started messing with my hands nervously. Why was I even nervous? He was just Percy. An old friend. An old friend that I happened to have forgotten at all. An old friend that I had just met this morning. No need to be nervous. "So, I guess I'll see you tomorrow at school?" I asked and he shrugged.

"Guess so." he said and started walking backwards. "Goodnight." he shouted and waved at me with his right hand.

"Goodnight." I shouted and waved back. I inhaled, trying to fill the emptiness and loneliness I felt after he left. He might be a geek, annoying and generally a smartass, but he was a nice company for lonely afternoons. He made you feel happy and wanted, and of course he tried to see the real you. I didn't know if he had saw the real me, because I didn't even remember mine, but I believed that he had tried to.

While thinking all of the above, I found myself walking in front of the Empire State Building. I looked at it and admired it. It was standing there, tall and magnificent. I don't know why, but this building always reminded me of my mother. I had heard my father several times saying that she was an extremely talented architect, but I only realized it when I passed in front of that building. It was brilliant, just like she was. Magnificent. A couple of years ago, I wanted to meet her so badly. She was my mother after all. But right now, all I felt for her was anger. A strange anger that I couldn't fully understand. Right now, I didn't want to meet her because she was my mother. I wanted to meet her and ask her only one thing. Why did she leave me. Even if her career was too important, I believe that family comes above all. I'd ask her why she had put her career above her family. And then, I shook my head to make those thoughts disappear and continued walking.

That night, I didn't sleep much. I had too much in my plate to sleep. My father was still at work, so I didn't get a lecture –thank god. I just lied in my bed and thought about Nate, my accident and my mother. And all of that because I had spent two hours with Percy Jackson. I sighed. The only thing I wanted to do was to go back to the Annabeth I had been for the past two or three years. The hot and popular chick, the one all the wannabes admired. It was way easier than trying to discover the one I really was. I yawned loudly and turned off the lights, slowly letting the comfortable silence wash over me and drive me to sleep.

xXx

Waking up is a nightmare when you have slept less than five hours. Black circles have formed under your eyes and trust me; makeup can't cover it perfectly if they are too black. But being the awesome Annabeth Chase –and a modest of course- I was as ready for school as I always was. I put on some black jeans, white tank and a denim jacket, grabbed my bag and phone, and headed out of my house before my dad could scold me about my being late the previous day.

Not having even taken two steps out of my yard, my phone rang. "Hello?" I asked, picking it up.

"Annabeth, what the hell did you do?" Silena's panicked voice yelled at me through the cell phone. Jeez, someone woke up cranky today.

"Lena, what the heck are you talking about?" I asked, not having any clue about why she was yelling.

"Are you kidding me? Irene made her move! She came to me like five minutes ago, and showed me a picture of you and the new guy!" she yelled again and I sighed.

"Silena, that photo means nothing. I told you about it in the cafeteria yesterday." I tried to calm her down but as it appeared later, this was impossible.

"Really? You and Percy holding hands in Starbucks is meaningless?" she shot at me and I stopped walking, feeling the earth disappear under my feet. "Ugh, can-can you imagine what will everybody think of you after that? What will Nate think of you?" she continued and I swallowed hard. Obviously, my luck was still in Bahamas.

"Wait, wait, wait. Hold on a second. Me and Percy holding hands in Starbucks? How is that even possible?" I managed to ask when I got over my instant brain freeze.

"I-I don't know, Anna. She just asked me to give you a message." she told me and I waited. "She told me that she will wait right outside the school, so the two of you can 'chat'."

I took a deep breath and pursed my lips. "I'm gonna kill her." I murmured and Silena let out a chuckle through the phone.

"Seriously though, what will you do about it?" she asked me and I thought about that. She thought she had something on me. But what she didn't know was that I had something on her as well. And hell, I was gonna use it. I smirked and started walking again.

"Tell her I'll be there." I told Silena and hanged up.

xXx

Before I even knew it, I was only ten feet away from Irene. I continued walking while she turned at me with her usual bitchy smile and I returned the favor with a delightful glare. "Seriously now?" I asked her once I reached her. "Stalking me wherever I go?"

She chuckled. "Good morning to you too, Annabeth." she mocked.

"Get a life, girl." I retorted.

She chuckled again. "Oh, I have a life darling. And her purpose is to make you miserable."

I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms in front of my chest. "That's pathetic. But tell me, what cruel thing have I ever done to you and you hate me so much?"

"Nothing. I just don't like your face." she simply answered and trust me, I don't even know how I restrained myself from punching her. I don't think I ever wanted to do something so much in my life.

"You want to play it like that, don't you?" I said and took out my phone. "Show me what you got and I'll show you why you need to keep your stupid whore mouth shut."

She smiled and showed me the famous picture Silena had told me about. Well, I wasn't even holding his hand; I was just taking it before we ran out of Starbucks. But still, I was holding it. And it didn't seem so friendly if you looked at the whole picture.

But against all odds, I managed to smirk, remembering I had something up on my sleeves as well. "You got nothing." I pointed and she blinked smirking.

"Then you won't mind my already sending it to Drew. You know what happens if she finds out about something. Everyone knows about it till the day is over." she told me like it was the most amusing thing in the world, but instead of feeling devastated and defeated, I just felt more confident to destroy her.

"You know this means war, McAllister." I told her and she smiled again.

"I do. What's better than a war between bitches?" she exclaimed before she laughs hysterically. "I warned you, Chase. You should have stayed away from Jackson when you had the chance. Now everyone will know what a lying, shallow chick you are. And the only reason I want to see you humiliated is because I'm the queen here. And you disobeyed me."

I laughed, scoffing her last sentence. "You wish you were the queen here. But even if you were, I'm not a toy that you can play with. Just take a look at this." I responded before I touch 'send' in the picture I wanted her to see. I waited a couple of seconds before the message arrives on her phone. She looked at me confused and checked her message, just right before her face gets paler than ever. "I think that's you lying next to Ethan, isn't it? You're probably higher than the Empire State." I mocked and she looked like a meteor had hit her.

"How-?" she started but I cut her off.

"Doesn't matter. You wanted a war, well there, you have it." I said and leaned into her ear. "You shouldn't have written me off so soon, darling. In fact, you shouldn't have even started a war." I told her and stepped back. "Now, you are going to pay for it. By the end of the first period, everyone will know how Irene McAllister spent her summer." I finished smiling. I was so proud of myself right then. I had defeated her.

"Why?" she asked weakly and I laughed.

"Aw, don't play the victim now!" I exclaimed. "First reason! You messed up with the wrong bitch. Second; you haven't given me a second of peace since yesterday. And thirdly, if you want to be queen, you need to pass me first, bitch." I said and she glared at me hatefully.

She closed her phone and her expression changed from hate to the usual emotionless one. "I'll repeat what I told you yesterday. This isn't over." she quoted. "You are no queen, you are nothing." I'm pretty sure I had that expression of irony drawn all over my face while she said that. "Tell you what, if you manage to get Percy to fall for you and then have the courage to break his heart by the end of this year, sure, you won." she continued, making my irony expression turn into a confused one. "But if I manage to do that or make him hate you first, you lose and I win. Best bitch becomes queen and the war between us is over for good." she finished and I raised my eyebrows.

"Why are you trying so hard to get yourself frustrated again and again? Can't you just accept your defeat and leave both of us live in peace?" I wondered out loud and she smirked smugly.

"Are you tired of fighting, Chase?" she questioned.

"I haven't even started, McAllister." I said and thought about what she had offered me. Get him to fall in love with me, and then break his heart. Could I do that? Treat someone so cruel? Especially someone I knew? I didn't know. You don't really know him; I heard a voice in my head saying. He's just somebody that you used to know and besides that, you can't even remember him. She was right. I didn't really know him. I didn't really know anything about him.

"Well?" she asked again, craving for an answer.

I stepped forward with a smug look on my face. "Well, you're on." I told her and realized one thing. The monstrous bitch called Annabeth Chase was back on the game. And she was going to play until she won it.

Well, that's it I guess. Tried to update as fast as I could. Next update might take longer due to my final exams -like a month or maybe even longer. So sorry about this. Hope you liked the chapter!

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