Hello people Update time once again! I still forgot to mention that there is no definite or regular update time. I update when I have the time to update or when I can get the laptop. But I am sure to update atleast once a week. And I also apologize for the mispelling of "promise." Sorry 'bout that.

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Chapter 10

Percy was in his room, sitting on his small bed next to Grover who had visited him that afternoon.

"So you didn't tell her?" Grover questioned his friend. Percy shifted nervously. "Um, no." he said. "Not yet."

"But why didn't you tell her, then? "

" 'Cause she might get mad and not talk to me until the tomorrow!"

"Well at least muster the courage to tell her later.''

Percy didn't say anything as Grover looked at him expectantly. Grover looked him straight in the eye, then Percy sighed, rolling his eyes. "Fine." The green-eyed boy mumbled. Grover gave him a satisfied look. "Good."

Percy glanced out his rather big window in his small room. A grown man could crawl through that window, and only two wooden shutters with rather wide, rectangular holes that allowed air kept the window shut at night. Percy looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was almost starting to set. Instead of beaming like he usually does when he comes to meet Annabeth after her day-long classes, he looked glum, staring down at his feet. He sighed. He tried to convince his parents otherwise, but sadly they needed to.

Oh, finally! Annabeth thought with relief, sitting down on her chair as her dance teacher said. "Class dismissed, Princess Annabeth." With her rather snobbish British accent, matching her very snobbish personality. Annabeth lightly massaged her tired and strained legs. Ugh, is it even necessary for princesses to learn "proper dancing" every day of their lives, holding a single pose for fifteen minutes? She wasn't even sure if she could still climb the tree after holding a plie for half an hour.

Oh how she hated ballet.

"Well, at least I can finally head to the tree." Annabeth muttered to herself as her final teacher left. She glanced out the doorway to her balcony, watching the sun set. Annabeth suddenly remembered the thing Percy was supposed to tell her yesterday, and she grinned widely. She quickly stood up, and immediately fell face-first into the silver floor carpeting of her room. Her legs had gone completely numb after the torturous ballet class. She did not mind the reading, computing, and even etiquette. But dancing... ugh. She was a terrible dancer. If she should dance with Percy one day... her cheeks flushed red.

Shut up. She scolded her brain and stood up wobbly, attempting to get to her unreasonably huge closet. Why would she even need that many clothes?

Annabeth peered up at the tree. She saw a figure sitting at the edge of the biggest branch. Percy.

He was sitting at the very edge, one arm wrapped around the branch extension, staring at the setting sun.

Annabeth quickly scurried to the ropes. Yes, ropes. You see, Percy had once made his first successful rope ladder, using a hammer, huge nails, wood planks, and ofcourse, rope. Wich Annabeth just knew he stole from the docs. He really loved the ocean, and often was at the docks. He said the ropes were 'unused'. Yeah right. But she let it slide.

Annabeth climbed the surprisingly sturdy rope ladder. If Percy made anything that actually lasted for more than five minutes, usually, he got help. But this thing... his father taught him,but this he made himself.

When Annabeth finally reached the branch, she stood for a while, breathing in the fresh air. Until Percy broke the silence. "Hey, Annabeth." Percy greeted, but his face looked downcast for some reason. Annabeth frowned. Percy usually wasn't like this.

Annabeth sat down, as Percy sat across from her. "What is it?" She said, wasting no time in asking. She suddenly dreaded what Percy was going to tell her, but her curiosity reigned over her once more.

Percy looked hesitant at first. Then he locked eyes with her, stormy gray eyes challenging sea-green ones. "Well... you see..." Percy mumbled. "Um, my father... he... he h-has to ..." Percy took a deep breath, bracing himself.

"We have to leave town." He blurted out. "WE need to travel back to the old farm, then to New Orleans, then to London... well,everywhere, actually. I tried to tell mom and dad I could stay behind if they had to go. But all of us have to go. Only Thalia and Jason will be staying behind and they said it was really, really, important to go. I really want to stay, but we have to go. But we'll come back... I promise, we'll come back." he paused. "I'll come back."

Annabeth stared at him, processing everything he said.

"You're leaving?" Annabeth said slowly, as if she wasn't sure of what she just heard. Percy flinched. "You said we'd be friends forever!" Annabeth screamed. "You-you said... you said you'd always be my friend! You promised!"

"I know." Percy replied calmly. "Just because I'll be gone for a while doesn't mean we won't be friends. And I intend to keep my promise, like how I keep all my other promises. Tell me, Annabeth, have I ever boken a promise?'

Annabeth sniffled. "N-no..."

"Then trust me." Percy told her, staring straight onto her eyes. "I promise, I'll come back to you. Okay?"

"Okay." Annabeth finally said.

They wrapped their pinkies together, a sign of another promise to keep. And Percy silently vowed to everyone and everything he knew he'd come back. No matter how long it takes, he'll find a way.

Percy and Annabeth were at the balcony leading to Annabeth's room. Staring up at the night sky. Millions of starts glittered on the horizon, like tiny sequins over a blanket of darkness.

"So when are you leaving?" Annabeth asked.

"Tomorrow." Percy replied."Noon."

"For how long?"

"Maybe a year... I don't know. It's a long journey."

Annabeth stayed silent.

"I'll miss you." Percy told her. "I'l miss you too, Seaweed Brain." Annabeth said, no humor in her words.

"Just try not to be such a Wise Girl."

"Shut up."

Percy laughed, and Annabeth had to grin at that. Hey, he said he'd some back, right?

"Do me a favor, Annabeth." Percy said, turning serious.

"What?"

"Even when I'm gone..."

Yeah?"

He gave her a small glance. "Smile."

AND CUT! That's a wrap, people!

I'd always wanted to be a director though.

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