Hi! I know I'm updating a lot but I'm really bored and at the moment pissed at my sister because she is just horrible and ugh.

My mom reads my stories so I'm probably going to get my computer taken away or something but whatever. (Sorry mom)

clo7615: Thank you so much and I hope you like Chapter 3!

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"Annabeth Chase." Gabe said as he walked towards me. "You are quiet beautiful. Percy is a lucky man." He put a finger under my chin and lifted my head. I growled which was the only thing I could manage because my mouth was taped shut.

Five minutes ago when Gabe had told Percy he'd caught me, he ordered the other man, who's name I learned was Jake, to tie me to a chair. Mr. Brunner was still knocked out on the floor.
Percy hadn't shown up yet and although I hated him with a burning passion, part of me hoped he wasn't going to attempt to save me. Another part of me hoped he would.

"But," Gabe continued. "If he lets you go he is quiet stupid as well." He leaned forward and I moved my head away from him and grimaced. He reeked of alcohol and smoke. Gabe chuckled as he moved to sit at the desk in the corner of the room. He opened one of the drawers and pulled out a long sharp knife. My eyes widened as I frantically started looking for an escape, though I knew it was impossible.

"Don't worry Ms. Chase. Percy will come and try to take out Jake and I and he might succeed in stunning us, but what he failed to think of is that there is a third man waiting for him." Gabe started to sharpen the knife. He continued to talk but I was no longer listening. My brain was working overtime trying to think of someway to maybe escape.
Jake was standing by the door, facing me. Gabe, now with his back towards me, was still talking and spewing threats. I looked from Gabe back to Jake, but when I looked at Jake there was someone behind him.

Percy.

The idiot came. He saw me and held a finger to his mouth.
Be quiet.
I tried pleading with my eyes.
Don't. There's someone else.
He didn't get it. He was holding a skateboard and he lifted it high above his head before slamming it on Jake's head. Jake grunted and fell to the ground. The floor boards shook and my chair tipped. Gabe heard the commotion and turned around just in time to get a face full of wood. I crashed to the ground on my side, still tied to the chair. Percy raced over to me and gently took the ducktape off of my face.

"Percy run!" I immediately said. "There's someone else! There were three, run!"

"Annabeth calm down." He said. "There's no one else."

"Yes there is." Someone said from behind Percy. I hadn't even seen him. He had a cloth in his hand. He grabbed Percy from behind and pressed it against his face.

Chloroform, I thought as the light in Percy's eyes dimmed. He tried to fight back but he couldn't and slowly his eyes closed.

When he was sure that Percy was knocked out he turned to me. "Your turn."

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Have you ever woken up in complete darkness? You open your eyes but everything is just dark. You can't see and you just get this sense of panic?

I had that.

I woke up in complete darkness and my head was killing me. I tried to move my hands and legs but they were chained to something. When I moved the chains rattled and the ground was cold. I shivered.

A million thoughts ran through my head like, Where am I? What happened? and once I heard chains rattling on the other side of the room, Who's there?

"Who's there?" I said voicing my thoughts. Someone groaned in response. I knew that groan. I've heard it many times from when I punched him in the gut to when I made snarky comments.
"Jackson?"

"Huh? Who's there? Where am I?" he asked. "Am I blind?"

"No, idiot." I said.

"Annabeth?"

"The one and only." I said as my eyes adjusted to the darkness. I could faintly see Percy's silhouette. His hands, as well as mine, were chained above his head. He was leaning against the wall and he slowly sat up. The question popped out before I could stop it.

"Why'd you come for me?" I asked.

"What?"

"Why didn't you just run. You hate me."

Percy sighed. "Annabeth, I know we don't always get along," I scoffed. "But I don't hate you. I mean I don't like you either but I don't hate you. And did you really think I'd let Smelly Gabe take you? I'm not as arrogant as you make me out to be."

"Well you make yourself out to be pretty arrogant…" I said.

"Yeah well that's not the point." He said quickly.

I rolled my eyes before another question popped into my head. "Why did he call me your one true love?"

"Um…" Percy started but was cut off by the door opening. I winced as a bright light hit my face. I heard someone walk down some steps, I guessed we were in some sort of basement. I slowly opened my eyes to let them adjust. When they did, Gabe Ugliano was standing in the middle of the room. I'd never met Gabe before, but I'd heard stories.
Percy glared daggers at Gabe but he just grinned back. He was missing teeth.

"Percy! My beloved son!" he said. Percy spit at his feet and Gabe's smile disappeared. "Fine. If you want to be that way." In two long strides Gabe was standing in front of me. He kneeled in front of me and unlocked my chains before pulling me to my feet.
"Jake!" he yelled. Jake came bounding the stairs. "Please escort Ms. Chase to our special room, while I take Mr. Jackson to the viewing room."

Jake obliged and after a few minutes we entered an empty room with only a chair in the middle. The chair was facing a wall of glass where I saw Percy and Gabe. I was led to the chair and restrained by belts. I could only move my head and fingers. I could see Percy and Gabe talking, but could only hear mumbling. Then Gabe spoke up.

"Thank you Jake, you may exit the room." He said.
"Ms. Chase, I heard you had a small fear of spiders."

My eyes widened and Percy started screaming. "Don't Gabe, don't! She didn't do anything!"

"Have fun, Ms. Chase." He said before slamming his hand on a red button. A slot in the ceiling opened and a million black spiders crawled out. I screamed and thrashed around until the first spider crawled on my hand. I bawled my hands into fists and my body went rigid. I couldn't move. I watched the spider slowly crawl up my arm. Tears were streaming down my face as I clamped my mouth shut. I only looked away from the spider when I heard Percy calling me.

"Annabeth," he said. "Annabeth look at me. You're fine. Look at me." And I did. I watched him until the spiders were crawling on my face and I was forced to shut my eyes. I screamed through my closed mouth and the tears never stopped streaming. Not even when the spiders disappeared and I could move again. They definitely didn't stop when Percy raced into the room and held me for what seemed like an eternity.

They didn't stop.

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Hi! Sorry 'bout the ending…heehee.

I was writing the thing about the spiders and just wincing and dusting invisible spiders off of my shoulders because I am absolutely and utterly terrified of them.

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