Hello! It is once again time for another chapter! I've had some complaints about the story needing more action… Please give me your opinions on this if you want more action or if I should just write a whole other story with action in it. Thanks!

Percy looked up at me and grinned. He opened up his arms and I smiled. I scooted over to him as he wrapped his arms around me. I buried my head in his shoulder, fighting the tears that were threatening to spill. Gods I need to stop crying. After a few minutes I pulled away.

"We should get to lunch." I said as Percy pouted. I laughed and pulled him up.

When we walked into the lunchroom together I felt everyone's eyes on us. We quickly approached our table and sat down next to each other. A few people, like Nico and Jason, had their eyes wide and mouths open. Others, Piper and Thalia, had small smiles on their faces. Well Thalia did, Piper was pretty much jumping up and down in her seat.

"Hey guys." I said quietly. I got a chorus of surprised hey's and a very excited 'Hi!' from Piper. "So, uh, what's up?" it was quiet for a while until Thalia had enough and broke it.

"Nothing much, just watching two of our best friends, who happen to hate each other by the way, walk into the lunch room together and-"

"And sit next to each other!" Piper finished.

"Um, yeah." Percy said awkwardly beside me. "So…"

"So?" Piper said somewhat angrily. "You did not just ask me so."

"I'm sorry…?" he said confused.

"Sorry? You're sorry?" Piper scoffed.

"Calm down Pipes." Thalia said. "It's Percy. You know his head is filled with kelp." Piper agreed but started grumbling things. We all sat in an awkward silence after that. One that consisted out of Nico, Thalia, Jason and Piper looking at us, trying to figure out what exactly was going on. My phone buzzed in my pocket.

From: Seaweed Brain

Am I the only one here that's scared?

As I read the message I felt Pipers eyes boring into the side of my head.

To: Seaweed Brain

Nope, I'm terrified.

From: Seaweed Brain

Good me too. Will you hold my hand?

I risked a quick glance and as if sensing it he looked back and smiled sheepishly. I rolled my eyes.

To: Seaweed Brain

Slow down Seaweed Brain. ;)

"So," Piper said interrupting Percy and I's texting. "What's the deal with you two?"

"Hm?" I asked occupied by Percy sending me another text.

"Like, what's your status?" she said. I looked at Percy and raised an eyebrow.

"Friends." He said simply. I looked back at Piper and saw she was squirming in her seat with excitement.

"How'd you get her to agree to that?" I heard someone say behind me. I turned around already knowing who stood there.

"Rachel." I sighed.

"Annabelle."

"Annabeth." Percy corrected.

"Whatever." She said.

"What the Hades are you doing here?" Thalia asked. Well, growled.

"I was just wondering how he got her to be friends." She said. "From what I heard, you did something really bad." She emphasized the words really and bad.

"That was in the past." I said drawing her attention to me. "I've forgiven him and besides, you don't even know what happened."

"Don't I though?" she said evilly. "You're dad cheated on your mom and he ditched you for me." She smirked. My face paled. I looked at Percy.

"Did you-?"

"Annabeth I-" he started

"Of course he did." Rachel interrupted. "I was his girlfriend he told me everything." I looked at Percy again. First with pain, then it melted into anger. I stood up and walked quickly to the door and into the hall, knowing he would follow. Sure enough a few seconds later he walked through the doors.

"Annabeth," he started. I shoved him before he could finish, minding my cast. He stumbled a little but stayed on his feet.

"What the Hades, Percy?" I yelled. "That was personal! Not even Thalia and Piper knew that!"

"I didn't tell her." He tried calmly.

"How would she have known then?" I questioned.

"I don't know Annabeth." He tried again. He stepped closer to me. I tried to push him away again but he caught my wrists. "Annabeth, please." I ripped my arm from his grasp and took a step back.

"How am I supposed to trust you anymore?" I asked sadly. "Within twenty minutes of us becoming friends, Rachel starts talking about personal things only you knew about."

"Annabeth I have no idea how she knows that, you have to believe me." I looked in his eyes and knew he was telling the truth.

"Okay." I said. "I believe you." He grinned and pulled me into a quick hug. When we pulled away I asked the obvious. "How did Rachel know?"

"I don't know." Percy said. "Guess she has people on the inside."

"Let's get back inside." I suggested.

"Sure." We walked back to our friends. Rachel was gone and I was hoping Thalia and Piper would let it go but with my luck, they wouldn't.

Sure enough when we approached them Thalia and Piper both stood.

"What'd she mean?" Thalia asked. I gave them a look like, I'll tell you later, and they let it go.

School was finally over after what seemed like forever. Thalia drove me home and as soon as I got there I plopped down on the couch. I was surprised though when I saw my father walk in the room.

"D-dad?" I asked. "What are you doing here?" he looked up from his phone.

"Oh hello Annabeth." He said. "I was off of work early and decided to spend some time with my daughter." I gaped at him. He never ever was 'off of work.' And he never ever wanted to 'spend time with me.' "We're going out to dinner with some friends of mine. Wear something nice." I sighed. Of course it wasn't going to be just the two of us. It never was. I walked upstairs and opened my closet. I looked at what I could wear and finally decided on a blue strapless dress with a gold belt and blue heels. I put it on my bed and went to go take a shower. When I walked in my room I nearly had a heart attack. Percy was sitting in my desk chair, eating chips.

"Percy!" I whisper-yelled. "What're you doing here?" his face immediately turned red when he saw I was in only in a towel and I felt mine heat up as well. He quickly covered his eyes.

"I was bored." He answered. I rolled my eyes as I walked to my bed.

"I swear if you open your eyes…" I threatened.

"I won't! I swear it on the river styx." I laughed and quickly changed into the dress and ran back to the bathroom. I did my hair in a messy but elegant bun and put on a little mascara. When I walked in Percy's back was turned to me.

"Is it bad?" I asked from behind him. He turned around in the chair and his jaw dropped to the floor. He just stared at me and I raised an eyebrow.

"You look… I… wow." He got out. I smiled and patted his head.

"Thanks." I sat down on my bed.

"So what's the occasion?" Percy asked after finally being able to speak.

"My dad's taking me out to dinner with one of his friends. I had to wear something nice."

"Ah, yes. Very nice." He commented. I rolled my eyes and laughed.

"You're so weird." I said. Percy put his hand over his heart and feigned hurt.

"Ouch." I laughed again and he smiled brightly. A few minutes we were rocking out to Breakfast at Tiffany's.

"AND I SAID, WHAT ABOUT BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S?" Percy sang. I was laughing so hard tears were coming out of my eyes.

"Annabeth?" I heard my dad call.

"Schist!" I whispered as I started pushing Percy towards the window.

"Wha?" he asked.

"Dad's coming, you gotta go." I said.

"Okay, bye." Percy whispered. He quickly kissed my cheek and he was gone. I stood frozen by the window until my father walked in.

"Annabeth?" he said.

"Hm?" I asked, still in a daze.

"We're leaving in five minutes."

"Mhmm." I said. He nodded and closed the door. I gently touched my cheek and faintly smiled then I shook my head and walked downstairs. I said goodbye to Susan and the twins and we were on our way. Fifteen minutes later we were parked in front of a restaurant named Ambrosia. It looked fancy. Before my father and I stepped out of the car he turned to me.

"Annabeth, you need to be on your best behavior. This man has a lot of power and it could be good for my business." I sighed. It was all about business. "He has a son your age. Be nice." He finished. Then we got out of the car and walked inside.

"Hello." The lady in the front said. "Do you have a reservation?"

"Yes, it's under the name of Chase." My father said. The lady typed something in her computer and nodded.

"Right this way sir." She said leading us to a table with a tan, blonde man and a sickeningly thin boy with blonde hair, a scowl and acne… all over his face sat. The blonde man stood up to greet us but the boy (who I guessed was my age…?) stayed seated.

"Hello, Apollo." My father said to the man.

"Hello, Fredrick." He said back. Then he turned to me. "Why, hello dear. Apollo sun." he stuck his hand out.

"Annabeth Chase." I said shaking it.

"Shall we sit?" he asked and we did. I sat on the inside of the table we had reserved, which meant I had to sit across from the boy who was introduced as Octavian.

Octavian was strange to say the least. When I asked him what he enjoyed doing, he told me stabbing teddy bears to death and sacrifice the stuffing to his father, who he thought was the actual God, Apollo. He also told me he had the gift of prophecy. Right. And Rachel's the Oracle of Delphi. He was also quiet rude and loud. His eyes shone with a harsh curiosity, like he might gut you just as easily as a teddy bear. He was arrogant too.

"And that is the story of how I became praetor of New Rome." He said, referring to some stupid video game.

"Mm, interesting." I said taking a sip of my drink. "But I'm more of a reader." He scoffed.

"Reading? Why would anyone ever read?" he said it like it was poison. I wanted to say, 'Well sorry, but some people don't like playing stupid video games and sacrificing innocent teddy bears for fun!' but I kept my cool.

"Um. I just like getting into the story I guess." I said. "But, uh, do you play any sports?"

"No, but I do other things." He said. And then he, get this, started playing footsy with me. Footsy. With me. I gasped and he smirked as he continued. I kicked him in the shin and quickly stood up and walked away, absolutely disgusted. I heard my father start to apologize before he payed for the meal and followed me out of the door.

"Annabeth!" he said from behind me. "Annabeth!" he said louder when I didn't answer him. "ANNABETH!" he yelled.

"WHAT?" I yelled back, turning around.

"What was that? You just ruined all chances of this deal!"

"Oh, I'm sorry that his son is a pervert!"

"Come on, Annabeth! I know you just made up a reason to ruin this for me."

"Are you serious?" I yelled.

"Yeah I am!" he yelled back. I scoffed and stomped to the car.

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"Bye Annabeth, I'll see you tomorrow!" Percy yelled.

"Bye Perce!" I waved and walked inside my house, dreading the family meeting that was sure to come. I walked in to a seemingly empty house. I pulled Percy's old hoodie tighter around me as I walked upstairs. I was on the fifth or sixth step when I heard him call my name.

"Annabeth?" my father called. I slowly turned around, not yet ready to face him. He stood at the bottom of the steps. His hair was messy and his shirt was wrinkled. Was that lipstick on his shirt? "You're home early…"

"You didn't even know when I was coming." I said.

"I expected you later." He said.

"Where's mom?" I asked.

"Annabeth…"

"Where's mom?" I pushed. He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. I heard a noise downstairs. "Mom?" I walked downstairs and past my dad.

"Annabeth, don't." he said trying to stop me. I walked down the stairs into the basement.

"Fredrick?" I heard a woman say. I knew it wasn't her, but it had to be.

"Mom?" I walked further and turned on the light. What I found was indeed not my mother but, "Susan?"

"Annabeth." She whispered breathlessly. As far as I could tell Susan didn't have clothes on and was covered only by the sheets of the bed she was currently occupying. "I can explain…"

"Where's my mom?"

"Annabeth." My dad said from behind me. "You're mother… she left this morning."

"What?" I whispered.

"She's gone, Annabeth." He said as a single tear ran down my cheek.

~o0o~

I've had some complaints about the story needing more action… Please give me your opinions on this if you want more action or if I should just write a whole other story with action in it. Thanks! Review!

-DaughterofPoseidon34