~Annabeth POV~

Time flies. Week two of my school is done, which means Percy is done with his detention. Finally! We are working on a group project at Percy's apartment now. His mom is really, really nice. She offered to bake us cookies, no, blue cookies. "Down to earth, Annabeth!" Thalia waved her arm in front of my face. "Uhh, what?" I asked, completely lost. "We're talking about, err, building constructive margins on a plate tectonic," Percy read it out from Jason's student organiser. Oh! That. I cleared my throat. "Plate tectonic is a scientific theory that describes the large-scale motions of Earth's lithosphere. On Earth, there are seven or eight major plates and many minor plates." I recited at top speed. I looked around at my group of friends. They looked at me as if I just spoke Greek. They looked utterly lost. "What?" I protested.

"I have no idea what you just said," Nico said slowly while shaking his head.

"I actually understood Plate Tectonics until you explained it in a complex way," Jason said while giving me a look.

Percy stared at me blankly as if I was a very confusing species which he was just asked to study.

Thalia gave me an encouraging smile then cheerfully said," I have no fucking clue about what you just said,"

I sighed.

It took us a little while to actually understand the topic of the project and spent the next two hours working on it. When we were done, we had a little snack and watched television. Mrs Jackson showed us Percy's baby photos and we had the laugh of our lives, much to Percy's embarrassment. We were about to put in another DVD when my cellphone beeped. I stared at the screen, feeling a little freaked out. I didn't know who sent it but it said :' Hey babe, wanna hang out tonight? I could fetch you from Jackson's place you know =P'

Thalia and Percy pulled out her phone too. Apparently, they had also received text messages. Percy smiled eerily at the screen. "OOoh! Who is it Perce?" Nico asked eagerly, craning his neck to get a look of Percy's cell's screen. "I'm betting it's Rachel Dare," Jason said while stifling a yawn. I resisted the urge to scream at him. Who the hell is Rachel Dare? Thalia looked at her phone with mixed reactions. "Luke just texted me!" she half whispered, half squealed. I stared at her dumbfounded. "Why would he text you?" I asked, sounding a little harsh. Thalia pretended she didn't hear me and danced around Percy's living room. I stared at my phone's screen. 'Who are you?' I texted back. Three seconds later the reply:' Luke'

~Percy POV~

Who was Annabeth texting? Another guy? I reached over and plucked the phone out of her hand. Anger boiled within me. What is this? She's going out with him after all? "Hey!" she yelled and snatched back her phone. "Are you both dating?" I asked, my voice unrecognisable. It was eerily quiet. Jason and Nico had stopped wrestling. "So what if we are?" she asked back.

"Who are you dating?" Thalia asked Annabeth.

"Luke Castellan," I answered for her.

There was a moment of silence. Annabeth was shooting me death glares. Thalia was looking at her with disbelieve. I don't give a fuck about Jason and Nico at that moment. Thalia was the first to break the silence.

"LIAR!" she yelled at Annabeth accusingly. She had the eyes of a wild animal. All of us knew about Thalia's feelings for Luke and we try not to talk about it. "So you acted in front of us all the while?" I asked her.

" I didn't!"

"You ran off crying and I even hugged you!"

"You don't understand!" she cried

"What don't I understand?" I asked quietly.

"You misunderstood! I'm not romantically involved with Luke!" she almost yells.

"Fine, you both are going out together later right? Have fun," I said quietly and left the living room.

What is my problem? We both ended our relationship so why do I care so much? I should be mad at her right? She's going out with the very guy that bullies my friends and I all the while.

~Annabeth's POV~

I left Percy's house. I couldn't stand Thalia's eyes. I felt so guilty but there's nothing wrong texting Luke. The way Percy looked at me before he walked away was seared into my head. He looked at me as if he didn't know me anymore. I don't like that. I reached home, ran into my room, and started crying into my pillow.

~Percy's POV~

I ignored Annabeth the entire day at school today. Sure, she still hangs out with us but she just doesn't talk to Thalia and I. Piper has been sticking to us more often and is constantly seen talking to Annabeth. Luke approached us again. This time, with only Ethan and the dark haired girl I saw days ago. He had a smirk on his face. "So, did you enjoy last night, Annie?" he asked. I looked at Annabeth. I hoped she hasn't done anything. "I don't know what you're talking about," she said and glared at Luke. "Luke, tell me what's going on," the dark haired girl said.

"Oh, shut up Reyna. You don't have to know," Luke snapped. Reyna looked hurt. So she is his girlfriend after all. Luke turned to Thalia. "Wanna join the cheerleading team?" he asked, sarcastically. Thalia thought for a moment. "No. I can't Luke. You know why," she said wistfully. Luke sniggered. "No wonder your daddy didn't want you. You are too arrogant for him. I bet he couldn't stand you so he left," he mocked. The next thing we knew was that Luke was on the floor with a bloody nose and Thalia was sitting on the floor, crying. Luke stood up with the help of Reyna and Ethan and staggered a bit.

Luke then grabbed Annabeth's wrist. I resisted the urge to punch him in the face again. "I still love you, Annie," he said and kissed her. Annabeth stifled a scream and kicked him away. I walked away from my group. I didn't want to see what was going on.

I updated a little earlier than I expected. =) Enjoy!