Yes. I am updating even though there is no holiday today :) I have about 2 chapters pre-wrote.

Fanfiction: It's Called Acting by Lightning-'ANDDeath

Book: Team Human by Sarah Rees Brennan

Song: Trouble Maker by Olly

Drawing: Annabeth Chase

Mood: Worried

Chapter 9

"Where are you going?" someone asked.

Annabeth slowly turned around and put on her best smile. It was Thalia, leaning on the doorway, one eyebrow raised up in question.

"Nowhere important," she said briskly, and hurriedly tried brushing past her. Such a blatant lie.

Thalia placed an arm across the doorway frame, blocking her escape. "Not. So. Fast." She quirked her lips into a smug smile.

Not answering, Annabeth quickly ducked under and began racing full speed through the hallway, stopping when she arrived at the staircase and elevator. No time to wait for the lift, she thought when she turned and skipped steps down the stairs. Her blood pounded in her ears, and she could hear Thalia's footsteps, quickly gaining on her.

Annabeth crashed into someone. Startled, she looked up at Piper's equally shocked face, which quickly turned to curiosity. "Where are you going so fast?" Piper asked.

"Uh..." Lie. Lie. Lie. Lie. Lie. "Just the library, you know. I need to do some research on that killer paper for Basics to Architecture."

That was such a stupid lie. Annabeth mentally hit herself on the head. When did she ever go to the library to do a research for Basics to Architecture? She could always easily list a few random facts off the top of her head. Piper caught that, too.

"Spit it out, we all know that B.T.A is too easy for your level," Piper pointed out, folding her arms across her chest, a look of accusation printed on her face.

"Ah..." Cue sheepish smile. "You see, I kind of...have to go to..." Annabeth pointed up at the ceiling.

Piper narrowed her eyes and swatted Annabeth's shoulder, harder than was necessary. "Up there? You're sure not a ghost."

Annabeth scanned Piper's face. Piper knew where she was going alright, she just didn't want to say it.

Cross, Annabeth folded her arms, copying Piper's stance. "You know where I'm going. There, you can let me pass now. So I'll just be on my way...see ya later in a week-" She started walking around Piper, but like Thalia, she held out an arm to barricade her way.

"Why would you want to go to that hell hole?" Piper prodded further, narrowing her eyes.

Annabeth toyed with her fingers; when Piper was mad or annoyed, she would be mad and annoyed, Level Extreme. "I kind of have to go there."

"Why?" Thaila had caught up. "Sorry, I had to go drink some water."

Double the questions. Double the awkwardness.

"I'm sort of the architect of Olympus now." Cringing, Annabeth waited for their reactions.

Blank looks.

This didn't look good, so Annabeth decided to try and make it less...crazy. "I mean, you know, about the war and...stuff-"

"Whoa! I didn't expect that. That's so cool!" Piper shouted, her face now filled with smiles and unicorns. Wait, that didn't make sense at all.

Unicorns. Interesting word. Someone was influencing Annabeth too much. When did she start saying unicorns?

"I have to go now," Annabeth said, spotting a white van pulling up in front of the gates.

"Now? But we just found out," Thalia protested.

"Yes, now," Annabeth insisted and flew out the door.

~*LINE BREAK*~

Percy Jackson was relieved. Sort of. He didn't know what to feel. He had just received the small little note Annabeth had written to him.

Percy. I'm going to be gone. I will be missing class. Just a heads up so you know.

Annabeth.

It was short and to the point. Not that he cared. Sort of.

He didn't know what to feel now. Relieved because he'd be gone for a week, too. He'd be missing the students he was teaching for swimming. Maybe a bit alarmed, because he didn't know when she was going to come back. Sort of.

What if she was going to be gone for two months? A year? What was he supposed to read out of this note?

Percy was sure he was going paranoid. Sort of.

Did he like her? Yes. Sort of. When did he start liking girls? Never. It was girls liking him. Sort of.

He came to school this year to have more fun than ever. Drinking. Sleeping with girls. That sort of fun.

Not to come here and get a sort-of-crush on a hot (no, cute, she was cute) girl. Gods, he was supposed to charm her and sleep with her. Not flirt and give swimming lessons to her.

But at the same time, he wanted to protect her. From the dangers of the world, from anything, from everything. From people like him. From people with a record like him. From people with a date, who sleep and have dumping tendencies like him. From people who could break her heart, like him.

Maybe falling for her wasn't such a good idea. But then again, Percy wasn't planning on it anyways.

His eyes flickered from his closet to his bags. He should start packing, he'd be leaving soon.

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