Whew! I did this one as fast as I could (not allowed on the comput' until homework's done and my parents are gone) so yeah, sorry for all crappiness!
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JayJay-Lynn: Oh yea, very mean. Bad Percy... In chapter 8, I'll probably have Annabeth 'accidently' kick him in the face or something. And yup, more Percabeth, coming right up!
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Well, this sure takes up lots of space... ENJOY!
It was a perfect day, and Percy and I were phone shopping. Yup. We were indeed shopping for phones. At Target, too, and there was a mall nearby. See, yesterday—the day we left that little hotel thingy at Mt. Rainier—Percy had been showing off to me how 'incredibly awesome and absolutely marvelous' his phone was. Well, long story short; I broke it.
And no, I am not regretting that one bit. It was fun to snatch the phone from his hands and slam it against the dashboard of the car. Repeatedly. And it was hilarious to see his face after I calmly handed the phone back to him and continued searching for any articles in the newspaper about Percy and me.
His expression was exactly like this: OxO
Well…maybe not with the 'x' and stuff, but…still, you get it; IT WAS HILARIOUS!
Of course, my plan backfired on me, and I woke up this morning with a smashed up phone in my hand. Like, literally with all the wires hanging out and everything. And there was a little note that said, "Oh, sorry Annie. I accidently broke your phone because I accidently hit it multiple times with a hammer. And drove over it. Accidently." Yeah…that explained the tire marks.
Back to the now, farewell to the past, and…um…that's the best I could do. I can't really think of anything for the future. Hmm…
"Okay Annie…should I get the Droid X, or the Droid Incredible? Or the Motorola DROID 2? Or maybe the Motorola DROID PRO—"
"What's with all the 'droids'?" I interrupted, still pondering over what there is to say about the future. Ooh: ponder—good word.
Percy scratched his chin, analyzing the other phones. Hey! Analyzing—another good one. "Well…maybe the Samsung Fascinate or the Blackberry Storm2? Whoa, wait…there's the Pantech Crux here too. Oh! You should get the LG Vortex, violet colored one—"
I cut him off again, "Percy, why are those all the, like, expensive touch screen ones?" Oh wait, I got it! Back to the now, farewell to the past, and let's egg on the futu—no…that's weird. 'Egg on?' Ew.
A mischievous smirk grew on that handsome face of his—cue swoon—and he took out his wallet, which had so many paper bills in it that some were sticking out, "Well, we can't just keep so much of Gabe's money with us, now can we?"
As the thought processed in my mind, I smiled back slyly, "Of course not, Perce. We can't have so much money burning holes in our pockets. Did you steal his wallet?" He nudged me with his shoulder and whispered, "Gabe should know better than to leave his money on his bed."
I jumped, sputtering out, "Y-you went in his room? How can you be so brave?" Percy shoved at least three hundred bucks into my jacket pocket and winked, "And he shouldn't have let me handle his bank account either."
I laughed, closing my fingers around the thick wad, "I can't believe he was so stupid and careless about that, especially with you." Percy shrugged, starting to walk towards yet another phone, "All that beer probably made him go haywire, huh? Well, meet me back here in two hours, 'kay Wise Girl?"
I smiled at him, stuffing my money into my pocket, "Mhmkay. Be back soon, Seaweed Brain." I playfully hit him upside the head and headed towards the teen's clothing section. Oh, oh, oh! I got it this time! Back to the now, farewell to the past, and let's encourage the future's warm embrace. Bam! Beat that!
Man I should be a poet…
Like I promised, I went back to the electronics section in Target after my wonderful shopping spree, and I saw Percy glide over with a shopping cart, riding it. Not like, literally, but you know that metal bar thing where you slide something like a bunch of water bottles under the cart? Yeah, he had the toe part of his shoe on that, and…well, if you're not as stupid as Seaweed Brain, you'll figure it out. He flashed me a smile and took all the bags I had from me, tossing it into the cart with his own.
"So, what phone do you want?" He asked, leading the cart over to the phones. I walked beside the cart and shrugged.
"I don't know…but what with the plan and everything, don't we need a computer to set that up?" Percy thought about it as he picked out his choice. After reading the details about it, he put it in the cart and met my gaze.
"Hmm…maybe we could…uh…bribe the worker?" I snorted and leaned against the cart holding out my hand expectantly. Leave it to Percy to think of something like that.
"Sure Kelp Head, go ahead," my voice was just overflowing with sarcasm that I had reserved just for him. He should be feeling special for that. Percy put the phone he had suggested earlier for me into my hand, the violet LG Vortex, and I glanced at it for a second before letting it join the other purchases in our cart.
"Are we going to be phone-less or can we buy a laptop too?" I grumbled, scowling at my feet.
"You need help with those phones?" Percy grabbed my hand and I looked up, then with horror, at the girl in front of us.
Stupid redheaded peep…
Percy cleared his throat, looking disapprovingly at her, "I thought you were in a small town, Dare." Dare…so familiar. She blushed.
"Yeah…I actually just work there to blend in. I'm…from a rich family," she admitted sheepishly. Percy's grip tightened on my hand, not like I minded holding hands with him or anything. No, not at all, just the opposite, really…
"Dare," I repeated, glaring at her. "Dare Enterprises?" She shuffled awkwardly. "The same Dare family that ruins beautiful forests to sell it for malls?" I spat the last word. Percy glowered slightly, looking away.
Little Ms. Riding Hood frowned, looking annoyed, "I hate what my dad does, believe me, I do. I want to do something that'll actually help this stupid, freakin' retarded world, not something that destroys it. So…after meeting…whatever-your-name-is over there," She gestured to Percy, who snickered, "I thought maybe I could help you guys somehow. So…like my other question, do you need help with those phones?"
I met Percy's gaze, and scowled slightly. No way am I going to let Little Ms. Wannabe help us. Percy gripped my hand even tighter—ouch—and said to Red-head, "Give us a moment?"
Her shoulders stooped helplessly, but she nodded. Percy dragged me to right in front of the wall of TVs so that our words would be drowned out and said quietly, "Though I think it's nice of her to offer—" I scoffed. "—I know you agree with this too; it's weird that she knows where we were."
"And she offered when I haven't met her, and she hardly knows you. She doesn't even know your real name!" I exclaimed, then blushed and lowered my voice when an employee gave us a weird look. "Why should we trust her? Plus, she's the daughter of tha-that…" I shivered.
Percy stuffed his hands in his sweatshirt's pockets and gave me those puppy dog eyes that he just knew I couldn't resist, "Annabeth, we can't survive on this money forever, you and I both know that."
I glared at him, though it was hard, "We're doing plenty fine right now, Percy! We don't need any of her help either. We could just…get a job when we need to...work at some stupid place like Dell Taco or In-n-Out."
"Hey! In-n-Out has good food!" I rolled my eyes at him, fighting a smile. "Oh…do I see a smile? Hmm?" I shook my head stubbornly. Percy winked really slowly at me, making it look hilarious, "Are ya sure? Because I think—oh! Is that a laugh? Look me in the eye and tell me that wasn't a laugh."
I bust up laughing and Percy hugged me, "Come on, Wise Girl. We can test her later…or rather, you can, smart one." I nodded and we walked back to Rachel, who was reading the plans for our phones. She turned to us, put her wavy red hair into a sloppy bun and waited.
Percy nudged me, "The little know-it-all and I need to know why. I mean, we're doing great right now." I glowered him for the 'little know-it-all' comment.
Ms. Nosy-Pants bit her lip, "Yeah…see, I wish I could tell you the other half of the reason, but…later. I promise. I just…I can't tell you until we…are way far from here. Like, out-of-state kind of far."
"We?" Percy and I questioned.
"Don't worry, it's not like I'm going to be with you in that truck. But nearby. Maybe…a couple of miles or so? I don't know. But the point is…to fully help you, you guys have to get to New York."
Percy blinked, "Um…okay. Is there any particular reason why?" I nodded in agreement, staring down the little green-eyed freak.
She suspiciously watched a worker who was glancing at us every few seconds, "Later. Right now, I have a feeling that employee is going to call security if you don't hurry up."
I rolled my eyes, "Well isn't that just peachy. What's your name?" I'm running out of mental insults here, so it would help if I knew her name.
"Rachel Elizabeth Dare, yours?" I just scowled at her. Percy nudged me gently, "We're gonna have to trust her, Anne." I glared at him for a second before turning back to R.E.D.
"Annabeth…" I waited until the same worker passed by and was out of hearing, then continued, "Chase. Annabeth Chase."
Percy smirked at her, "Though it's nice having a fake name, Percy Jackson." Rachel nodded.
"Cool. Now, can we get out of here so we can talk?" I shrugged, and us three took our cart to the front of the store, where those cashier peeps were. After that, we started walking out, holding the bags, and I heard Rachel say something really weird.
"Percy, Annabeth...Percabeth," she muttered, smiling slightly and shaking her head. "Selena always was the clever one."