Chapter 14
"Rachael, I'm serious!" said Percy exasperatedly. The trip to Gray Harbor had ended all too soon. Now they were back at the Jackson/Blofis residence, and it was all Percy could do to keep from yelling at his girlfriend over the phone. "I couldn't come back even if I wanted to. I thought I explained that!"
"So you don't want to come back?" Rachael cried. "What's got you so entranced there that you couldn't possibly leave?"
Annabeth, Percy thought silently, but he wouldn't dare say that to Rachael. He settled with "It's not so bad here, Rach."
"So, how about I come visit you, then?" suggusted Rachael. "You can't come to me, I'll come to you."
"That is a very bad idea," said Percy quickly.
"How so?" said Rachael.
"It's just..." He tried to think of an excuse. "Plane tickets are so expensive!"
"You know money's not a problem for me," she pointed out. Percy ran his hand through his hair. Right, he had forgotten about the whole "My-dad-is-the-owner-of-a-corperate-enterprise-so-he-will-sue-your-family-if-you-hurt-me" deal.
"Well, you would miss cheerleading camp," said Percy helpfully. Rachael was silent for a moment. Percy sat down on his bed, crossing his fingers. Please buy it, please buy it, please buy it.
"I guess you're right," she said slowly. Yes! "But what about us, Percy? What are we gonna do?"
"What do you mean?" he questioned.
"I mean... Look, maybe this isn't going to work out. You and me as a couple. You're just too far away."
Percy nodded. "I completely agree."
"What?!" Rachael's voice was so sharp he had to pull the phone away from his ear. "You sound almost happy! Why? Am I that horrible of a girlfriend?"
Yes, you are! "No, of course not!" protested Percy. "This is me trying to get over you."
Rachael seemed not to hear. "Well then, this is me breaking up with you." She seemed almost ready to hang up, and then decided to add one last thing for good measure. "It doesn't even matter anyways, because Thomas asked me out yesterday, and I said yes."
The phone line went dead and Percy was staring at it, dumbfounded. Thomas? One of his closest friends from swim team? Rachael couldn't have. She wouldn't have.
Percy chucked his phone against the wall. To be fair, he had interest in another girl. Sure, they had held hands. And maybe they had gotten pretty close to kissing, too. But he hadn't actually tried anything, because of Rachael!
She could have at least broken up with him first. He would've understood. He knew what it was like to have feelings for someone outside of your current relationship.
Percy ran his hands through his hair and groaned, plopping himself down on his bed. He glanced up at the mahogany frame that held the picture of his father. "What would you do if you were me?" he asked dully.
Then, Percy's eye noticed something. In the picture, his dad was wearing his uniform. On the right chest of the uniform, a small emblem was embroidered in the navy blue cloth. It was a circle with a gold and red swirl pattern in it. He sat bolt upright and pulled the picture closer. He wasn't sure how he hadn't realized it until now, but he we was definitely sure of it: the pattern on his father's uniform was the same one on Annabeth's locket.
I know, my chapters are getting shorter and shorter as time goes on... Sorry about that. But I'm starting to get annoyed, because despite the extensive A/N's that state "I know Annabeth's eyes are gray, but I made them blue for a reason," people are still pointing out my "mistake".
Today's theme song is for Jason and Reyna!
In Memory by Shinedown
Special thanks to RebelGirl13 for this theme song... Hey. Hey, wait a minute... (If you love Shinedown as much as I do, review and let me know!:D) Also, if you have any suggestions for theme songs, let me know!
Just so you know: Alexandra Jackson Rocks Hades, 6l4v4a, PPP4eva, TheSandWillPrevail, and XxbethamphetaminexX knew what Shikata Ga Nai means... It is Japanese for "It can't be helped."
Oh, God. I'm turning into one of those authors who A/N is longer than the actual story... *shudder*
-Rebel