Now that everyone's happy that they kissed, I'm planning on them revealing that they're demigods. I'm gonna give a small spoiler. Something VERY, VERY, VERY bad is going to be revealed…and I'm sure you won't like it. It's gonna be revealed next chapter. This chapter is happier :D!
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ON WITH THE STORY *sighs* finally XD
Chapter 12 – Old Friend
~Percy's POV~
Math and English went by normally. Annabeth and I sat next to each other while Bianca sat next to me. Which wasn't fun. At all. I couldn't hold Annabeth's hand or anything because she could easily see. And I was afraid of telling her about us because then she would tell our parents. And we wanted to tell them the news not her.
Finally the English lesson ended. Bianca left for German class while Annabeth and I headed for Greek.
We turned the corner to class when I saw Nico and Thalia talking. Everything was OK…except for the fact that they were holding hands.
I took Annabeth's hand and when she raised an eyebrow at me, I pointed towards Nico and Thalia hand in hand. She smiled and we went to them.
They saw us and smiled.
Annabeth pointed at their intertwined hands and said "When did that happen?"
Thalia smiled with a faint blush "This morning. Thanks to Percy's help." Annabeth looked at me, eyebrow raised and I whispered "Tell you later."
"Yeah," said Nico, nodding at me "Thanks man."
I grinned "No problem."
Then Thalia saw our hands.
"And what about that?" she said, grinning, pointing at our hands.
I smiled "This morning after you left for Nico." They smiled at me, but then their smiled disappeared when looked at Annabeth. I looked too and saw that she wasn't smiling like I was.
"Annabeth you ok?" asked Nico.
She looked at us and said "Yeah" with a fake smiled.
Nico and Thalia nodded but I wasn't fooled. I pulled her into a hug because I knew that before we got together, she told me some of her insecurities and I'm pretty sure she still feels bad about having them. She sniffled a bit when I hugged her and the others stared at us.
"Shhh…it's ok. I'm here, don't worry," I said in her ear but loud enough for the others to hear.
Nico and Thalia raised an eyebrow at me.
I sighed. "Yesterday her mom told me about her…attempt. And I told Annabeth this morning that I knew." I wasn't happy about remembering her attempt. But fortunately that's all I had to say to Nico and Thalia because both knew about it.
Suddenly Nico punched the locker he was leaning on, making us jump.
"I swear…if I ever see that bastard I'll send him to deepest pit in hell….personally," he said, fuming. Thalia raised an eyebrow at me as if saying "What on earth is he saying?"
I sighed and said "Nico" in a warning tone. He looked at me and I glared a bit.
"Fine," he huffed and went inside the class.
I motioned Thalia to go after him and she left, leaving us alone.
I pulled away a bit from the hug and looked at Annabeth's face.
"Annabeth are you OK? Do you want to go in?" I asked gently, slightly worried.
She smiled at me "What would I do without you."
I smiled back "Let's go in." She nodded.
We went in and sat to the seats next to Nico and Thalia who where, obviously, next to each other. Nico seemed to have calmed down and I bet Thalia helped. That's good. An angry son of Hades isn't such a great thing. And I speak from experience. At least Thalia can calm him down without having to throw him to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
And then an idea hit me.
I turned to Annabeth and whispered "Hey, why don't we ask Nico and Thalia to come with us next Friday? We'll double date."
She smiled and nodded at the idea.
So I went over to them.
"Hey guys. Listen Annabeth and I are going to the movies this Friday…."
"Dating already Percy?" said Nico teasingly. Thalia elbowed him. I rolled my eyes.
"Anyways. I was thinking you guys would want to come with us?" I asked.
Thalia smiled at me "Sure we'll come. Right Nico?" she said turning to Nico.
"Yeah. Ok. But I want payment Thalia," he said, looking at her, grinning.
She smiled and gave him a kiss.
"We're even," he said as they broke apart.
I rolled my eyes. I hope they won't be like this all the time. But then again, I have Annabeth. We'll probably do the same. I blushed a bit when I thought about kissing Annabeth in public.
I went back to Annabeth and told her the news. She smiled at me and gave me a quick kiss.
"That's for thinking of a brilliant plan," she said smiling. At that moment, the teacher entered. When he looked at me, I grinned at him as if challenging him for another quiz session but he simply smiled back and began the lesson. I guess he wasn't the type of teacher who can actually admit defeat. I like that. Those people I respect the most.
Greek passed quickly…unfortunately. Lunch was next, so that means 2 things.
Bianca.
And no privacy.
All 4 of us went to the cafeteria and waited for Bianca before starting to eat. When she came, she wasn't alone. Annabeth and Thalia had their backs turned to Bianca.
"Hey guys," she said happily. "This is Malcolm Stewart."
Annabeth was drinking some water and choked on it. Thalia turned around , surprised.
"Malcolm?" they said in unison.
Malcolm's eyes widened. "Annabeth? Thalia?" he said as the girls went and gave him a big hug. Jealousy rose. Now I knew what Nico felt.
"How are you Malcolm? We haven't seen you this summer," said Annabeth as she pulled away from the hug.
"Well I couldn't come to camp this summer because before you arrived I had some…business to take care off. I finished it right after camp ended," he said. Annabeth and Thalia nodded. Nico, Bianca and I looked at them curiously. Annabeth saw my face and said "The 3 of us met at this camp we go. I would say you should come…but you can't." she looked down with sadness.
"It's OK, don't worry." I said, smiling. Thalia and Annabeth smiled at me but Malcolm sort of frowned at me.
"So what are you doing here?" asked Thalia.
"After camp ended, I didn't want to go back to my old school. So I asked Jenny where you were and she said you where here. I wanted to spend some time with my best girl friends since I couldn't do it this summer. And this school is awesome. So I thought what the heck," he said smiling.
I was now, at this point, purely jealous. He knew Annabeth before I did. And she was his best friend. Maybe Annabeth's insecurities where right. Maybe all she wanted from me was comfort and that's that. After she got what she wanted, she'd leave me and go to him.
I looked at Nico and I think he was thinking the same thing about Thalia.
Then Malcolm looked at Bianca and both blushed. All of us noticed this. Especially Nico.
"What was that?" asked Annabeth curious.
"Oh…uhhh….nothing," said Malcolm blushing.
"That was definitely not nothing Malcolm," said Thalia teasingly.
Malcolm looked at us and gulped. "Well I met Bianca about 2 weeks ago and I…uhh…sort of….kind of…." But Bianca was impatient so she stepped in and said "He asked me out on a date." When she said that, she blushed. A lot. Who knew the matchmaker would blush this much when…well…making a match herself.
Annabeth and Thalia gasped and Malcolm sort of braced himself as if something's going to happen. Then, Annabeth and Thalia laughed. Hard.
"Malcolm Stewart. THE Malcolm Stewart asked out a GIRL!" said Annabeth, laughing her ass off. Nico, Bianca and I couldn't understand what's so funny.
"What's so funny?" asked Bianca. Nico and I nodded.
"You see," began Thalia with a teasing voice. "Malcolm here was always the quiet one. We tried getting him girlfriends but he couldn't do it. He was always the shy, quiet one. Annabeth and I even went out with him ourselves but he was still shy." [OK I KNOW THAT PEOPLE FROM THE SAME CABIN CANNOT GO OUT WITH EACH OTHER BUT PLEASE, FOR THE SAKE OF THE STORY, GO ALONG WITH IT! THANKS!]
When she said that, my heart sort of ripped itself out. Annabeth went out with him? That's great! I'm her boyfriend and still haven't gone out with her. I think we're taking this too fast. Maybe she wouldn't want me as a boyfriend anymore. Malcolm's back and she could go out with him if he doesn't continue with Bianca.
I knew this was too good to be true.
Annabeth looked at me and saw my expression. I wasn't happy one bit.
At that moment, Bianca said "Listen guys why don't you sit down and start eating. I'm going to the bathroom. Be right back." With that she left.
Before we sat down, Thalia looked at Malcolm and said "Listen Mal, what I'm going to tell you has to remain between us. Don't tell Bianca." He nodded.
Thalia turned to Nico and kissed him. "This is Nico. My boyfriend," she said, blushing a bit. Malcolm tried not to laugh but failed.
"Thalia Grace has a boyfriend? Wow. Good luck Nico. You'll need it," he said laughing. Thalia glared at him but Nico had a happy/neutral look on his face. When Malcolm stopped laughing he looked at Nico and said "You better take care of her. Deal?" he took out his hand.
Nico looked at his hand and said "I always planned to take care of Thalia. Now, about my sister. Malcolm it is my job as the twin, slightly older brother to hate any boy my twin, slightly younger sister dates. Until proven otherwise. But since Thalia knows you, I guess you're ok. Take care of my sister. She deserves someone." Then he shook Malcolm's hand.
Malcolm seemed ok with Nico's behavior.
Annabeth then looked at me and smiled. I tried to smile back but couldn't.
"Malcolm, this is Percy Jackson. He's my boyfriend too," she said happily as she hugged my arm.
Malcolm's eyes narrowed. "Percy, I don't know you much. But if you ever hurt her, I will find you," he said coldly.
What the hell did I do?
Annabeth's smiled faltered and she said calmly " Malcolm, he knows about Luke. They all do. But he was the first to know. And he knows the whole truth." I heard her sniffle and saw a tear sliding down her face.
"Come here," I said quietly as I pulled her into a hug.
"Malcolm I love him and I trust him. And I want you to do so too," she said calmly as she kept on hugging me but looked at Malcolm. He nodded and she pulled away and went to hug him. Then she came over to me and took my hand.
"He's been helping me a lot. And I have a lot to be grateful too," she said.
"How long have you known him? All these years I've known you I don't remember you mentioning him," he said scratching his chin thinking.
"We met yesterday," she said plainly.
Malcolm's eyes widened and his arms went slack. "You met him yesterday?" he said as if he couldn't believe it.
She nodded "Malcolm I told you. I trust him. I even gave him the test. You know…the one with the PJ's."
Now his mouth opened. He looked at me, came to me and hugged me. When he let go he said "Thanks Percy. She deserves someone to love her after that bastard."
I smiled and nodded. Then I said "What he did to her was unforgivable. My job right now is to make her forget all those horrible memories." Then I looked at her "And build new ones."
She smiled at me and gave me a kiss. A long one. But after about a minute, Nico pulled Annabeth away from me. I was going to yell at him when he pointed towards something. I turned and saw Bianca coming slowly.
Thalia let go of Nico and I wiped and signs of lipstick from my lips. Malcolm sat next to me. When Bianca came, she said "Hey guys. What were you talking about?"
The others stammered. Then I said "Malcolm was telling us…where he was…uhh…going to take you out next Friday…and he…uhh…asked us if we wanted to tag along. And we said yes. Right guys?" I said. Everyone but Bianca looked at me but I glared at them. Then they all started to agree.
Then I whispered to Annabeth when the others started talking "This way she wouldn't suspect a thing before we're ready to tell her."
She smiled at me and nodded. "Great idea Seaweed Brain."
We turned to the others and started laughing about some things Malcolm did at camp.
Lunch passed quickly and we were reluctant to leave. Malcolm pulled me aside and said "Percy I hope you know how much Annabeth means to me. She's like my sister. Take care of her. It's been 4 years since Luke and she's still hurt. Bad. But she seems ok with you."
"Don't worry Malcolm. I promised her I'd take care of her. I even talked to her parents. They told me she hasn't this close to a guy since Luke. And I don't plan to ruin this chance like he did," I said seriously.
He smiled and nodded. Then all of split to go to class.
Malcolm, Annabeth, Bianca and I had swimming together. Thalia and Nico left for Math.
"Well Annabeth, let's see how much you remember from this morning," I said teasingly.
"What happened this morning?" asked Malcolm and Bianca together. They blushed at that but turned to me and Annabeth. Annabeth was blushing a bit.
"See, this morning…Percy…taught me…how to swim," she said blushing. I grinned.
Malcolm looked at me as if seeing a god. "Y-You t-taught her how to s-swim?" he stammered. I nodded. He smiled.
"Dude, you're a miracle worker. I've been trying to teach her how for 4 years," he said grinning.
"That's because Percy is better than you at teaching," she said sticking out her tongue.
"I don't know about that Annabeth," I said smirking. "You seemed pretty nervous whenever I was close to you to help you. And your heart beat turned into a race car when I put my arms around you."
Annabeth glared at me, blushing. Malcolm burst out laughing. Bianca stopped.
"You what?" she said surprised.
"N-nothing," I said quickly.
She came to me, turned me around and grabbed my shirt in fists. "What…did….you…do?" she asked again, angry as a bull. I think I saw smoke come out of her nose when he was breathing.
I sighed and pushed her away. Then I grabbed her and pulled her out of ear-shot from Annabeth and Malcolm. "We'll be back," I told them before leaving. They shrugged and turned to talk to each other.
"Listen Bianca," I said when I put enough distance between us and Annabeth. "What I'm going to tell you, I want you to promise not to tell mom or your mother. I won't make you swear on the Styx because it's not that big. But it's big enough for me. Got it?" she nodded.
I took a deep breath "Annabeth and I are together," I said as I exhaled.
Her eyes widened. Then she pulled me into a hug. "That's great Percy. I knew it the minute you looked at her yesterday," she said happily. "And I won't tell anyone don't worry."
I raised an eyebrow at her. She said that many times but she still told someone.
She noticed this and said "Look Percy, I know that you don't trust me much because I tend to speak a lot. But this is something important for you. And it's your news not mine. So I promise I won't say."
I smiled and nodded. "Let's go." We started walking but then I remembered something so I stopped her.
"Hey Bianca, what's up with you and Malcolm?" I asked. She blushed. Very much.
"So you like him that much?" I asked. She nodded blushing.
I smiled at her "He likes you too. So don't worry much."
She smiled at me "Thanks Percy. You know…you're turning into me. You've already helped Thalia and Nico with their relationship. And you're helping me too. Are you sure you're not a son of Aphrodite?"
My eyes widened. "What? How?When?..." she cut me off.
"I figured that out this morning when I entered school and saw them kissing. You know, I may not have spent 5 years with Hades but I can manipulate shadows. Nico didn't even see me," she simply.
I recovered from my surprise and said "You know Bianca. I'm glad we're not together. We make one hell of a team."
She nodded "Yeah," she said smiling.
We went back to the others and all of us went to class.
Swimming passed quickly. Annabeth was pretty good herself and she only needed my help once. We had told the teacher in private about her not knowing how to swim and I told her that I taught her this morning. The teacher was proud of me for helping her and also gave Malcolm, Bianca and I permission to help her whenever she asks. But thankfully, both Malcolm and Bianca let me help her.
Drama came and went. Annabeth and I practiced our scene well. Turns out, Bianca was paired with Malcolm. Everyone got what they wanted in the end.
After Drama, we all headed in couples. Annabeth and I. Thalia and Nico. Bianca and Malcolm.
Then Annabeth and I turned a corner for our street while the others kept on going. Malcolm was actually Thalia's next door neighbor. Also, Nico and Bianca lived across the street from them. So I would expect midnight travelling from Nico to Thalia, but once we tell them what we are.
And that's when the thought hit me. How are we going to tell Thalia, Annabeth and Malcolm what we are? We could show them…but would they understand? I mean, Nico could summon some skeletons and I could manipulate water. But what if they think we're freaks. They would leave us. But I guess it's better like that than to have them in danger.
I sighed. I guess it was all too good to be true. How can we live a normal life? Demigods are in constant danger. And I'm super surprised that no monster attacked us yet. This summer when I was with dates set up by Bianca, monsters used to pop up everywhere. I guess it's thanks to Poseidon and Hades that monsters haven't shown up by now. They're hiding our smell pretty well.
After a few minutes of silence and walking hand-in-hand, Annabeth and I arrived at our house. You know, some say the silence is awkward. But to me, the silence between us was very comfortable.
When we got to the front door, I turned to Annabeth.
"Should we tell her? You know…about this?" I asked pointing at our hands.
She smiled and nodded, blushing slightly "She deserves to know."
I smiled and opened the door.
"Mom?" I said aloud.
"In the kitchen Percy," I heard her say.
I turned to Annabeth who was blushing. I kissed her forehead and said "Don't worry. My mom loves you already."
She gulped and nodded. With that, we made our way to the kitchen.
When we entered the kitchen, my mother was preparing dinner. She had her back facing us. I stood by the kitchen's entrance, took Annabeth's hand and put it behind me.
I cleared my throat and she turned around, smiling.
"Hey Percy…and Annabeth?" she raised an eyebrow at me.
"Mom can I go to Annabeth's to do our homework?" I asked blushing.
She smiled at me. "Of course you can. Don't stay late ok?" I nodded. With that she turned her attention back to her cooking.
I felt Annabeth nudge me. I looked at her and she semi-glared at me. With a sigh I said "Mom?"
She turned again "Yes dear?"
"I have something to tell you," I said blushing.
She raised an eyebrow, looking from me to Annabeth and back to me.
I slowly took our hands from behind my back. When she saw this, my mother gasped.
"Mom. Are you OK with this?" I asked hopefully.
She rolled her eyes and came to us, giving us a bear hug.
"Percy, I would have been not OK with this if it wasn't Annabeth. I'm proud of you Percy. Now you take care of her OK? You know what she's been through and she needs you know," she said seriously.
I nodded "Of course."
I turned to Annabeth and smiled. Annabeth had a small tear sliding down her face. But she was smiling. So I guessed it was a happy tear.
I confirmed it when she pulled me into a hug and gave me a kiss.
My mother looked at us, which was kind of embarrassing. I never kissed a girl in front of my mother.
When we broke apart, I looked in her eyes. Happiness filled those beautiful grey eyes. She was blushing a bit because I was looking at her like that.
Then my mom cleared her throat because I had been staring for a while. I blushed furiously, as did Annabeth.
"So…uhh…we'll be going," I said as I pulled Annabeth away from the kitchen to avoid further embarrassment. We hurried outside and began walking slowly towards her home.
We were walking in silence but then I wanted to know something.
"How long have you known Malcolm?" I asked out of curiosity.
Her answer felt like someone stabbed my heart.
"About 8 years. We're really close. I trust him with everything," she said happily.
"Oh," I said quietly, looking down.
Annabeth seemed to notice this because she stopped me and gave me a hug.
"Percy, we're not that close. I'm only that close with you and no one else. I can't be with Malcolm because we're related…but not directly. It's complicated. He's like my brother. The way I love him and the way I love you are completely different," she said slowly caressing my cheek.
I smiled and nodded. The pain in my heart melted. I was stupid to think that she'll leave me for Malcolm. He has Bianca now.
Oh snap. Bianca.
"Listen Annabeth," I said.
She looked at me, eyebrow raised.
"I sort of told Bianca about us," I said.
Her eyes widened. "When did you…when you talked to her before swimming class right?"
I nodded.
She sighed "And what did she say?"
"Nothing. She's happy for us that's all. And she promised she won't say anything because she knows how important this is for us," I said.
"Fine. But at least she doesn't know about Nico and Thalia," she said. I stayed quiet. Her eyes widened again "You didn't!"
"No, no. She saw them this morning kissing. So she sort of guessed that they were together. Now…do you want to know something about her?" I asked, grinning mischievously.
"What?" she asked.
"Bianca's into Malcolm. She likes him. A lot. She turned red when I asked her about what's up between them," I said smiling.
Annabeth's jaw dropped. Then she smiled "Malcolm's a good kid with a good heart. He'll be able to take care of her. Like you should be taking care of me," she said teasingly.
I blushed "he-he. Yeah. You bet."
Then we continued walking, hand-in-hand.
When we arrived, she turned to me and said "We'll tell her slowly. She gets excited quickly and about these things."
I nodded.
We went in and put our things by the stairs. I had left my duffle bag at my home. Annabeth said aloud "Mom, I'm home."
"In the kitchen dear," I heard a voice say.
"C'mon," she said and pulled me to the kitchen.
We went in the kitchen and found Helen cooking, back turned to us. Annabeth cleared her throat, smiling. I gulped. I know Helen already approved of us, but still I felt a bit nervous.
"What is it…oh hello Percy," said Helen as she turned and saw me. Then she saw Annabeth smile and said "I see you haven't told her yet."
I looked down. "Uh no. she already knows. I told her this morning when she made me tell her," I said feeling disappointed in myself. I thought I could hold in telling her, but I couldn't.
Helen looked disappointed in me as well so she turned to Annabeth and said "Are you ok honey? I told him to tell you after school but I guess he couldn't hold it in."
Annabeth smiled "Mom I'm fine. And I don't care what happened with Luke. He's a closed book. I had something else to think about."
Helen's jaw dropped but she quickly said "And what was that?"
Annabeth smiled and turned to me. "This."
With that she kissed me. I hesitated a bit because her mother was disappointed in me and I didn't want her to think I was taking advantage of her. But then I kissed her back. I wanted to show Annabeth how much I loved her before I have to leave her because I was a demigod.
Before I could think more about that, we were interrupted by some clattering on the floor. We broke apart and looked towards the sound. Turns out, Helen was so surprised, she dropped the fork she was cooking with. She quickly picked it up, put it on the counter and came to us. At 1st I thought she was going to hug Annabeth but she came to me and gave me a bear hug.
"Percy, thank you so much. This is the Annabeth I told you about." She pulled away and hugged her daughter. Then she pulled away but still had a hand on Annabeth's shoulder.
"This is the old Annabeth. Only she would pull a move like that," she said smiling.
I smiled, blushing a bit that her mother just hugged me. "Glad to help," I said.
Annabeth pulled away from her mother and came to hug me. I placed my chin on her head, wrapped my arms around her waist and smiled at Helen as I saw small tears slide down her face as she smiled back at me.
When Annabeth pulled away, she turned to her mother. "Listen mom, we're going upstairs to do our HW and rehearse for the play."
Helen seemed surprised "What play?"
Both of us blushed. Annabeth shot me a should-I-tell-her look. I shook my head.
"You'll see," said Annabeth before pulling me out of the kitchen, leaving Helen jaw dropped.
When we arrived at the stairs, Mr. Chase came in. Annabeth winked at me before running to her father and hugging him. He looked truly confused but then he returned the hug.
"Annabeth, what's all this?" he asked as she pulled away, clearly surprised.
She smiled and came to me, giving me a peck on the lips. You know, as sick and advantage-taking as this sounds, I was hoping she had more relatives to show the old Annabeth to because I'll be getting a kiss each time. I'm horrible, right?
The kiss was very quick but it was enough to show her father what it meant.
"Percy's all this dad," she said happily.
Fredrick looked at me, came over and squeezed my shoulder. "Thank you Percy. You are truly what Annabeth needed," he said smiling at me.
We smiled at him. Then Annabeth said "Well we'll see you later dad." Then she grabbed my hand and pulled me upstairs, leaving a surprised and happy Fredrick.
When we got in her room, she cleared her desk and we started our homework. Math was hell. I think going to the Underworld, which I did a few times, would be less torturous. Annabeth found it very easy and we had a laugh as she tried to tutor me. English was a bit difficult but we both managed. Greek on the other hand was easier than breathing. The teacher gave us a 400 word essay on the gods for 2 weeks because he said we had to do a bit of research, but I didn't need to research anything. Annabeth found it easy as well. My doubts about her being a demigod rose a bit but still, if she was one, I would have known because Poseidon taught me how to distinguish a demigod's scent from that of a human and monster. In the end, I think we wrote a 4000 word essay.
Anyways, after finishing Greek, we turned to our Romeo and Juliet.
After an hour of rehearsal, we decided to call it a day. I looked at my watch and was surprised to see it was 7:30pm. I blame it all on Math. It took us too much time to finish. Took me anyways. Annabeth finished way before me.
Annabeth let out a small yawn. I smiled at that.
"Annabeth you should sleep a bit. I think I should go," I said as I packed my stuff in my bag. Then I took her hand and made her lay down on her bed. But then she surprised me by pulling me and I fell on her, literally.
My arms where resting on my elbows on both sides of her face. My legs where open on both sides of her legs. We both turned bright red because the way we were, it might give someone reason to think what we were doing.
But then I saw something change in Annabeth's eyes. Fear.
Fear of what?... Oh gods…she thought about that again?
I saw a tear slide down her face and she knew I saw it because she started stammering "Percy…I can't…I.." but I cut her off by saying "No."
The fear in her eyes grew, as did her eyes. She thought that I was going to force her to sleep with me. I sat up from the position and sat next to her. She didn't move. When I grabbed her chin, she gasped a bit. I was frightening her. And I needed to stop it.
"Annabeth listen to me and listen good. I am NEVER going to force you to do anything you don't want to do. Even if you want to do it, I will not do this with you right now. You have nothing to worry about. I love you for who you are and not because of your body," I said seriously as I looked in her eyes.
Her eyes where shining. But now it wasn't from fear. It was from happiness. She quickly got up and sat on my lap. I crossed my legs so she could sit comfortable.
She placed her head on my chest and said "Sorry for doubting you."
I smiled "There is nothing to forgive. You had every right to be afraid because the way I was on you was very suggestive."
She closed her eyes and sighed. Then her head lowered slowly until she nearly lost balance and woke up again. She smiled at me a sleepy smile with slightly closed eyes. Then she yawned very loudly, which caused her to blush and seem more tired.
In other words, she was adorable.
"Annabeth, you should sleep. I should go. My mom might be worried about me," I said reluctantly. I didn't want to leave her. I wanted to stay as much as I can with her. Thankfully, she had the same thought.
"Percy…will you lay with me? You know, so I can sleep?" she asked me, blushing a bit.
I hesitated. "Annabeth, I would, but then I would feel like I'm taking advantage of you. And you know I'll never do that," I said honestly.
She smiled at me "Percy, you just said that you won't do anything to me, even if I begged. But we won't do anything, I promise. You won't be taking advantage of me. In fact, you'll be helping me sleep because yesterday I slept very well on you," she said blushing.
I was shocked with her answer. Then she looked at me with pleading eyes and I gave in.
I took off my shoes as Annabeth lied down in the inside part of the bed. I lied next to her and placed an arm around her head. She snuggled closer to me, put an arm around my waist and closed her eyes. After a few minutes, I heard her soft snoring. That got me sleepier and sleepier. I was planning of going after she slept, but I was too tired.
I guess I'll face the music later when I wake up. But I didn't care. I was falling asleep with the girl that I love in my arms. And trust me, there's no greater feeling.
I slept, with the sound of a ringing phone from downstairs, but I didn't care.
Annabeth was everything to me right now.
~Helen's POV~
The phone rang. I was smiling because a few minutes ago, I heard Percy and Annabeth talking. The door was opened slightly and I saw them in a position that almost made me barge in and yell at them. But as I was about to do so, I heard Percy say that he would never do that to her, that he loved her for her, not her body.
Then I gave them the privacy they deserved.
As a mother, I should have scolded Annabeth for moving so fast in her relationship. I mean, she already asked him to lie with her in bed. But after what she passed through with Luke, she deserved someone to give her happiness and love.
And Percy gave her both.
Percy was exactly what Annabeth needed. I could see how much he loves her in his eyes, especially when she kisses him. I know you should never leave 2 17-year-old-in-love teenagers alone…in a bedroom….but Percy was different.
Annabeth had given him the 'change me' test and she told me that he carried her all the way home on his back. Any other boy would take full advantage and satisfy their desire. Percy wasn't like most boys.
But still, my motherly instincts told me 2 things.
Give Annabeth the Talk and put her on the pill.
Keep an eye out on Percy. He still is a male. His self-control may be strong, but at one point it WILL break.
So, in other words, I trusted Percy 99%. I had 1% doubt in him.
I picked up the phone.
"Hello?" I said.
"Hello," said a familiar voice. It was Sally…Percy's mother.
"Hello Sally. How are you?" I asked.
"Pretty worried to tell you the truth. Is Percy still there?" she asked, worry in her voice.
"Yes he is. Do you want me to send him home?" I asked.
"Yes please," she said politely.
"OK give me a second. I'll go tell him," I said as I put down the receiver next to the phone.
I made my way upstairs and into Annabeth's room.
When I got inside, what I saw surprised me…a lot. And it put away the doubts I had in Percy.
Percy with Annabeth on her bed. Sleeping.
But what really made me tear up was the way the hung on him and the way his hand was wrapped around her protectively. They were so cute together.
I didn't have the heart to wake them up. It was a big day for them. So the least I can do was let them enjoy this. At least they weren't naked. THEN I would intervene.
So I quickly went downstairs and picked up the receiver.
"Sally, can you come over please. And bring a camera with you," I said grinning.
"OK?" she said, even though it came out as a question.
When I hung up, I heard a knock from the door.
Wow..that was fast.
But when I opened the door I found Thalia, Nico, Bianca and Malcolm, Annabeth's half-brother.
"Hello. What are you doing here?" I asked curiously.
"Is Annabeth home? We wanted to ask her and Percy to hang out," said Thalia.
I grinned. "Oh she's home alright. Come in." they came inside slowly. Then I saw Sally coming. I waited for her to arrive then we went inside.
"Where's Percy?" asked Sally.
The teens' eyes widened. Then Bianca said "He's here?"
I nodded.
"Were?" everyone said out loud.
"Shhhhhhhh," I said quickly. "Follow me and don't make a sound. Sally, the camera please." She gave it to me.
I took them upstairs and led them to Annabeth's room.
I opened the door and led them inside. When they saw Percy with Annabeth, they let out a small gasp.
I turned to Sally, who was smiling and crying. "Do you have the heart to break that up? Because I don't," I asked her.
She shook her head.
They others had a HUGE grin on their face.
I began taking photos. This'll make a great family Christmas card.
Annabeth moved slightly closer to Percy and he tightened his hand around her.
So cute.
~Sally's POV~
When I saw Percy with Annabeth, I started crying. But these tears where both happy and sad tears.
They were happy tears because Percy finally found love.
But they were sad tears because he wasn't my boy anymore. He wasn't only mine now. He was also Annabeth's.
I watched as they slept soundly and Helen took pictures.
That's when my motherly instincts kicked in.
He was sleeping. With a GIRL.
That's it. The 1st thing I'll do tomorrow is have Paul give him the Talk. If he doesn't, I'll do it myself.
~Thalia's POV~
Who would have ever guessed it? Annabeth Chase. Daughter of Athena. The most careful person ever. Sleeping with a boy she knew for 2 days.
I saw her sleeping with Luke millions of times, but I never saw her this happy. Luke never put his hands around her like Percy did. He was a sick bastard and always placed his hand over her chest to feel her breasts whenever she was sleeping. And I knew Percy would never even dream about doing that stuff to Annabeth.
I grabbed Nico's hand and squeezed it. He gave me a kiss on the cheek. My heart stopped.
Oh no. Bianca was behind us.
She must have knew that because she leaned in and whispered from behind me "I saw you kissing this morning. Good job Thalia. Good job Nico."
I blushed furiously.
~Nico's POV~
GO PERCY! Already sleeping with his girl. I know my mom would never let me sleep with Thalia yet. Atta boy.
But I was even more proud of my cousin is that he didn't sleep with her naked. He was always against those guys who would use girls just for sex.
I felt someone squeeze my hand. I turned and saw it was Thalia. I did the natural thing. I leaned in and kissed her cheek.
Then I remembered that Bianca was behind us. Oh shit.
But then I heard Bianca say "I saw you kissing this morning. Good job Thalia. Good job Nico."
Phew. At least it wasn't that embarrassing.
~Bianca's POV~
I saw Nico kiss Thalia on the cheek. Then I saw them freeze. They must've remembered I was here so I told them "I saw you kissing this morning. Good job Thalia. Good job Nico."
I saw them relax and I smiled. Then I turned my attention back to Percy and Annabeth.
I was so proud of him. He treats her so well, she's lucky to have him.
I looked at Malcolm and blushed. He noticed this and grabbed my hand, looking straight in my eyes. I looked in his and leaned in. He caught the hint and closed the gap between our lips.
Note to self: Thank Percy for giving me and Malcolm the opportunity to have our first kiss.
Shame he's just a mortal. I wonder how I'll tell him that I'm half god.
Oh well. Who cares? I should be enjoying our kiss. So I did that.
~Malcolm's POV~
Percy is NOTHING like Luke. I'm glad Annabeth is with him. And now he's sleeping with her? As a brother, I'm defensive. But I see the way he's holding her, it looks like he's holding something precious to him. And I guess Annabeth is.
I felt someone looking at me and turned to see Bianca looking at me. When I looked at her, she blushed so I grabbed her hand and looked in her eyes. She leaned in.
I knew what I had to do.
I gently pulled her closer and closed the gap between our lips.
YES! I KISSED HER! WOHOOO!
My first kiss. Finally.
All was bliss. All was perfect.
Until Annabeth let out a scream.
But it wasn't just any scream.
It was a scream that would've made Zeus himself quake in fear.
Gasp! What happened! Why did Annabeth scream? You will find out everything in the next chapter. But for those who aren't patient enough, I'll give you a hint.
Luke is involved. And so is Annabeth.
What do you think happened?
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