Chapter 5

Rachel slipped into a cute pink polka dotted bikini, through a tee shirt on top and walked over to the lake.

'Here goes nothing.' She thought to herself, and jumped into the freezing cold water.

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Percy and Annabeth were lying together on the beach. Percy had his arm around his girlfriends while she leaned in to him.

"Wow. Stars are amazing!" Annabeth sighed.

Percy was about to use the bad pick up line, 'Not as beautiful as you.' and he meant it to. But Annabeth stopped him.

"If you're going to say one of those corny jokes, I'd advise you to skip it tonight."

"But you know it's true!" Percy said.

All of a sudden, they heard screaming. They jumped up and started running to the screaming. They ended up near the lake. Percy dove in, but couldn't find the girl that had been screaming.

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Rachel had been trying to fake drown, that's all, but had been so busy kicking and screaming that her foot had gotten caught in some seaweed. She had been stuck and couldn't swim up for air, so she had slowly sunk to the bottom of the lake. She had run out of air, and had gone unconscious. Gosh, did her plan go off course.

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Percy swam around, squinting in the greenish water, searching for the girl. He couldn't feel her with his power, but he could sense that he was somewhere near.

Suddenly, he foot hit something and he looked down. He realized with a shock that Rachel had fainted.

He picked her up an jetted to the surface.

Annabeth waited nervously as she counted the minutes that went by. Where was Percy? The girl probably only has minutes left before she drowns!

Percy erupted out of the water with Rachel. All of Annabeth's concerned turned to anger. The little she-devil probably had fake drowned so Percy would save her.

Percy plopped Rachel on the ground and leaned over her to hear her heart beat.

"Annabeth," Percy said in alarm. "Do you know CPR?"

"Yeah. But I doubt she needs it." She said skeptically.

"You're right!" Percy observed.

"I know!" Annabeth emphasized.

"I can just use my will the water to come out of her mouth!" He laughed.

Annabeth almost slapped herself.

He put his hand over Rachel's mouth and the water lifted up and onto Percy's hand.

Rachel coughed and sat up.

"Oh my gods! Percy! You saved me! Mouth to mouth, right?" Rachel said.

"No." I smiled smugly. "He just pulled the water up."

"Oh." Rachel lost her enthusiasm quickly.

"You should go back to the big house and dry off." Percy said.

"Why don't you take me there, Percy?" Rachel batted her eyelids.

"No, why don't I?" Annabeth suggested.

Before anyone could answer, Rachel was whisked away by Annabeth. They walked in silence to the big house, and when they got there, Annabeth pushed Rachel against the wall.

"I know what your up to." Annabeth whispered fiercely. "Try one more stunt to try and get Percy, I will hurt you, mortal." She pushed Rachel harder against the wall, then released her.

Rachel walked back into the house, then whispered to herself, "I won't stop, I'll just not let you find out."