Hi! Here is number 7 so enjoy…

When I got home I immediately stomped to my room and slammed the door shut. I grabbed a pillow and screamed into it. Gods, how could my dad even think I did that to ruin the deal. He's my dad so naturally I would help him get the deal. But he can't expect me to just sit there when this guy's son is trying something. Ugh. Just the thought makes me gag. I shook my head and grabbed my phone. I surprised myself when I the first person I thought to text was Percy.

To: Seaweed Brain

Ugh. Help me please.

His response was almost immediate, which made me smile.

From: Seaweed Brain

I take it the dinner went well. Wanna talk about it?

To: Seaweed Brain

Park 20 minutes?

From: Seaweed Brain

See you there.

I quickly ran into the bathroom and took a quick shower (Thank god my cast was waterproof). I got out and threw on some jeans and a shirt. I ran downstairs and pulled on my jacket. The park was a mere five minute walk from my house but when I got there Percy was already waiting. When he saw me he walked over and gave me a quick hug.

"Hey." I said hugging him back.

"Hi." He said while taking my hand and leading me over to an empty bench. We sat down and he turned to me and raised an eyebrow. I sighed and started talking about the earlier events of that night. When I got to the part where Octavian started being a pervert his eyes darkened.

"So then, naturally, I stomped out and my dad, naturally, thought I was ruining the deal for him on purpose." I rambled. After I finished I looked over at Percy, who had a faraway look in his eyes. His eyebrows were scrunched together and he was oddly quiet. I waved a hand in front of his face.

"What?" he asked confused.

"You are oddly quiet." I said voicing my thoughts.

"Huh? Sorry. Just thinking."

"About?"

"Um." He said suddenly turning a deep red color. "N-nothing. Just L-life and stuff."

"Aha." I said teasingly. "Sure thing." He rolled his eyes.

"Whatever." I laughed and shoved his shoulder.

"You're so weird."

"Rude." He said putting his hand over his heart.

"What? It's true!"

"Ouch." He said. "I've been shot."

"Weak." I said smiling.

"Weak?" he asked. "Oh no you didn't." he waved a finger in my face."

"Oh yes I did."

"I'll prove you wrong then." He said standing up and walking towards a big tree.

"And how do you plan on doing that?" I asked following him. "Surely not by picking up that tree."

"No, course not." He said when I reached him. "By doing this." He took a step towards me and suddenly I wasn't touching the ground anymore. Percy had his hands on my waist and was spinning me around. My hands were on his shoulders for support and I was laughing. When he put me down I punched his shoulder. "Ow!" he yelled. "What was that for?" he rubbed his arm.

"You indirectly called me fat." I said while turning around and walking away.

"Come on, Annabeth." Wow he really thought I was mad. Idiot. "I didn't mean it I'm sorry." He jogged to catch up with me and put a hand on my shoulder. I turned around, smiling like the Cheshire cat. "Seriously?" he asked.

"Yep." I said. He pouted.

"Not nice."

"Aww. Is the wittle baby gonna cwy?" I asked in a toddler voice.

"No." he said while turning around and pretending to do just that. I laughed and pushed him so that he stumbled forward. He turned around with a suspicious glint in his eyes. So I did the most logical thing at that moment. I ran. "Hey, come back here!" I heard Percy yell behind me. Ha. Fat chance. I ran towards an area that was closed up with trees. Percy was faster, but in the dodging area I was the champ. "No fair!" he yelled as I disappeared between the trees. I dove behind a small bush and waited. After a few minutes I saw Percy walk past. I grinned and stood up when he was out of site. I started walking in the opposite direction he headed when I felt a pair of hands on my waist. I screamed as Percy started to tickle me.

"Okay, okay." I said between giggles. "I give!"

"Good." Percy said.

"Are you happy now?" I asked brushing invisible dirt off of my jeans.

"Yes!" he yelled happily. I smiled and grabbed my phone from my pocket. I cursed when I saw the time.

11:00

"Crap. I gotta go." I said, looking up at Percy.

"Aw. Okay." He pouted. I rolled my eyes as we walked a small ways together.

"Bye Seaweed Brain." I said when we had to part ways.

"Bye Wise Girl."

~o0o~

"Annabeth!" I turned around to find Percy running towards me with a grin on his face and a paper in his hand.

"Percy!" I said, mocking him. He rolled his eyes and shoved the piece of paper in my face. I took it out of his hands and looked at it. It was an English test.

B+

"Wow, great job Perce!" I said while giving him a quick hug.

"Thanks to you." He said smiling. Now you might be a little confused… let me explain. After Percy and I met up at the park to weeks ago, Percy had confronted me about his horrible grades. So I agreed to tutor him.

"Let's celebrate." He said.

"Okay, I'm free this weeke-"

"No I mean right now." I turned around fully and looked at him.

"Percy we have school right now." I said crossing my arms over my chest.

"So? Let's ditch."

"Oh yeah, and ruin my perfect attendance? Don't think so buddy."

"Come on Annabeth please?" he said while pulling out the puppy dog eyes.

"Come on Perce you know I've grown immune to those."

"It was worth a try." He said. "Aha! I will buy you… Books." He smiled obviously pleased with himself.

"Be more specific." I said.

"Um. Oh! I'll buy you the whole HP series in hardcover and in addition any other series in any cover." He said wiggling his eyebrows. I pondered over this for a second. I could either 1) Stay at school and learn about things I already knew, or 2) Get free books.

"Fine." I said and Percy cheered.

"Let's go!" he said while dragging me toward the exit sign. Twenty minutes later we were parked at one of Percy favorite places in the world, Montauk Beach.

"Um, Percy you are forgetting the fact that I don't have a bathing suit with me." I said to him as he got out of the car.

"They have a store." He said. "Let's go!" I sighed as I got out of the car and followed Percy into a shop called The Shack Attack. It had a cartoon shark taking a bite out of the S. I looked through the bathing suits until I found one I liked. I walked into a changing room and tried it on. It was a light gray bikini with a dark gray trim. I walked out of the dressing room and asked the lady at the front desk if I could get this one. I was a loud to keep it on so I slipped my shirt and shorts over it.

"That'll be $10.99 please." She said. I reached for my wallet but Percy, who appeared out of nowhere beat me to it.

"I got it." He said handing the lady a twenty.

After we bought the bathing suit we walked down to the beach.

"Wanna go swim?" Percy asked practically jumping up and down.

"Nope." I answered.

"Please?" he pouted. I shook my head stubbornly. "Fine I'll swim by myself."

"Okay." I said as I sat down in the sand. He pulled his shirt over his head to reveal his six-pack and I tried not to stare… or drool.

"You checking me out Chase?" he asked raising an eyebrow. I scoffed.

"You wish Jackson." I said, blushing. He rolled his eyes and ran straight into the water. I shook my head and stripped down to my bikini so I could tan because, hey, I'm a girl. I closed my eyes and lay back on the sand. After about ten minutes something blocked my sun and I felt something wet dripping on my face. I opened one eye to find Percy's face an inch from mine and he was grinning at me. I screamed and jumped up. "Gods Percy you jerk!" I said. But he was occupied. I smirked. "You checking me out Jackson?"

"Yes." He said blankly. Then we both burst out laughing. When we calmed down Percy walked towards me and threw over his shoulder. I knew where this was going.

"Percy don't you dare!" I yelled, pounding on his back. "Put me down!" by this time we were already in the water.

He walked a little further before he said, "Okay." And then I was in the water. I surfaced, obviously, soaking wet.

"Perseus Jackson!" I screamed. "Come here so I can kill you! And you're lucky this cast is water proof!"

"Yeah so that's a no." he said before he dove under water. And when he'd been underwater so long I was sure he'd drowned his head popped up right next to me which made me start.

"Don't do that." I said

"What? Come up or stay under?" he said.

"Either. Neither. Whatever. Just swim and behave." I said. After a while we got out of the water and sat in the sand wrapped up in our brand new towels. I yawned and put my head on Percy's shoulder. He shifted so that he could wrap his arm around my shoulder. I sighed. This was great and it went by too quickly. I wasn't ready to go home.

~o0o~

I ran back upstairs past my father and ran into my room. I flung myself on my bed and cried. To say this sucked was an understatement. My family was falling apart before my eyes. And this did not fit in my life plan. And yes I made a life plan. I cried until I had no more tears and then I just lay there until I fell asleep.

The next day I was reluctant to go to school, but I knew Percy would be there so I went. When I got to school I walked to my locker and smiled when I saw Thalia.

"Hey Thals." I said.

"Hey… I need to tell you something."

"Okay…" I said. "Let's walk." Thalia nodded and as I turned a corner Thalia yelled for me to stop. But it was too late. The damage was done. I dropped my books and everything went black.

~o0o~

Oooooo. Small cliffy. Hope you like this chapter. Also, in the flashbacks Annabeth and Percy are about 16 and in present time 17. Did anyone catch the Catching Fire reference? (no pun intended.)

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-DaughterofPoseidon34