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Annabeth did the only thing she could think to do, dive behind the nearest wall. By that time the sound of bullets flying was deafening. She had never been in a situation even remotely like the one she was now in, and she honestly had no idea what to do. Something within her was trying to tell her to run, but there was nothing in her body that was capable of moving. So instead she sat behind the wall trembling.

Percy was still in exact same spot he had been when Annabeth made her first appearance, right in the middle of the foyer. When Kronos had showed up Percy had not been ready, as seen by the fact that he was leading his family into a fire fight in Nemo pajama pants. He quickly dodged a few bullets that he had seen coming, but his main focus was finding Annabeth. She wasn't where she was when she was first spotted, but he was sure that he hadn't made it far. The only problem was that getting to her was going to be interesting, running up a flight of stairs while being shot at was not something that Percy had ever wanted to do.

Quickly Percy turned to James, "Cover me. I need to go find her," was all he said before making a mad dash for the stairs. It was as though everyone in his family knew exactly what to do as he made his way up the stairs, making himself an easy target. Anyone that had a good angle on his was easily picked off by his men that had come late to the fight and were stationed on the overhang. Even though it only took him a few seconds to make it up the stairs, Percy was sure that it had been much longer. He may have been the boss, but he had no intentions of dying.

As soon as Percy made it to the top of the stairs he was able to see her. Annabeth was curled up in the same fetal position she had been in since the shooting started. Percy wasn't sure if he was relieved that she was still there so he could tell her where to go, or upset that she hadn't been bright enough to run. When everyone else in the room had a gun and you didn't it was usually a good idea to not be in that room anymore. He disregarded that thought though as he slipped his gun into the back of his waistband and ran over to her.

Crouching down, Percy put his hand on Annabeth's knee. She jumped and looked up at him. Percy could see that she was shaking, but at the moment he didn't have time to calm her. There was only so much time before Kronos sent his men after her. Once Percy was sure that he had her attention he said, "Annabeth listen to me. I want you to run up to your room and close and lock the door," she nodded, dazed. "Then I want you to run into your closet. Once you are there you are to open the second drawer from the top and at the very back there will be a red button. Press the red button. Once you have I want you to sit on the bed with the cat and not move. Don't open the door no matter what they say. I have the key, so you won't need to open it for. Do you understand?" Annabeth just stared at him. "Annabeth, we don't have much time. Do you understand?" He repeated firmer. This time he got a nod. "OK then go!" He shouted which seemed to get her attention. Annabeth was quickly up on her feet heading to her room.

Annabeth ran as fast as her feet could take her. She as amazed that she didn't fall because she was not the most graceful person when she was in a rush. At some point she heard footsteps pound up the marble stairs of the foyer, but she wasn't sure what side they came from. It didn't really matter though because she wasn't going to stop running.

It took her longer than she would have liked to reach her room, but there was nothing she could do about it. Annabeth did exactly as she was told. First, she locked the door then she made her way to her closet. Sure enough there was red button right at the back of the drawer, and she wasted no time pressing it. Annabeth wasn't quite sure what the button did, but at that point she didn't really care. It was definitely better than the mess that was happening below.

The noise happened so suddenly it startled her. Annabeth jumped away from the button as the sound of gears grinding overloaded her senses, but she followed her instructions and made it to the bed. Suddenly sheet metal fell over the windows in the room, and another sheet fell behind the locked door. Annabeth gasped as the room was lit much like a plane, with small lights around the edges of the room. That was when she heard the voices.

"This must be the room," one of the men laughed as she heard the door knob being twisted.

"You might as well come out and see us sweet cheeks. No locked door is gonna keep us out!" another taunted her. For a minute Annabeth debated just giving herself up. She didn't stand a chance against two grown men, but she remembered what Percy said. They couldn't get in.

"Kick the door down," the first man growled to the other. There must have been a nod of agreement because soon there was a pounding on the door.

"What the fuck," one of the men growled when the door didn't cave in. "So you wanna play hard ball babe? Fine let's play."

She heard the first shot loud and clear. 'What is with all of these guns?' Annabeth thought, but she remained where she was. "Metal?" she heard one of the men ask.

"The door is bullet proof, gotta give him credit for that one," the second man said. Annabeth couldn't tell if he was actually impressed or just trying to calm the other man down.

"He may have reinforced the door sweetheart, but we have other ways of getting in," the first man taunted her again, but at this point Annabeth wasn't sure that he was right. It seemed like Percy had put a lot of thought into her room, and she doubted that he was going to be easily outsmarted.

The next shot rang out. "He reinforced the walls too!" This time she could tell that the man was infuriated. A string of curses left the man's mouth, but Annabeth was grinning. She may have hated Percy, but this room was insane. He had really thought about her safety, and she would be lying if she said she wasn't a little touched.

The men stayed outside her door, but Annabeth wasn't afraid that they could get in anymore. She knew that she wasn't going to be able to sleep, no matter how secure her room was. So instead she sat and listened to the sounds from the fight below. It seemed like it had almost stopped, and for that Annabeth was thankful.

Percy watched as Annabeth ran for her room. He made sure that she rounded the corner safely before he turned back to rejoin the fight. It wasn't long before he heard "Quick follow the girl!" screamed at two of Kronos's men, but Percy just smiled. They were never going to get her. He had spent months planning that room, and he was sure that it was indestructible. As long as Annabeth had followed his instructions she was safe until he could get back to her.

Percy hated watching the violence that was taking place for no reason, but he knew that Kronos was not going to stop until he got what he wanted, and ordering his men to stop was suicide. Percy stood perched on the balcony, watching for any enemies that may be aiming at his unsuspecting men. He never shot to kill. Percy only wanted to wound them so that they were no longer able to arm his men; the only problem was that this was easier said than done.

He wasn't sure how long the fight went on, but every minute had him growing more anxious. Annabeth was sitting alone in that room with no idea what was going on. Not to mention more men were getting hurt with every passing second. However, Percy knew that his room had worked because if it hadn't the men that chased after Annabeth would have been back with her by now.

"That is enough!" Percy finally roared over the noise. "Kronos call your men off, and we will talk!" It only took a few moments for all gunfire to cease, neither side wanting to disobey their leaders. There was very little worse in a mob family than to disrespect the boss.

"Have you finally come to your senses boy and decided to give me what I want?" the older man asked.

Percy rolled his eyes before addressing the annoying old man, "No, if you had listened to what I was saying before all of this, you would know what a tragic waste of life you have caused." Percy all but growled. He had been explaining why Annabeth was with him before she made her appearance. Unfortunately, Kronos had gone trigger happy upon seeing the girl.

"Waste of life? I don't consider getting what is mine a waste of life," Kronos sneered. Percy rolled his eyes again. If only this man knew exactly what he was doing he would have backed off real quick. However, Percy had tried to tell him when he first arrived at the home, but Kronos would hear nothing of it. So really he brought this matter upon himself.

"Ok first, she is a human, not an object. So this whole mine thing is a little ridiculous," Percy snapped at the man. Annabeth may not have been Percy's biggest fan, but there was no way Percy was going to let someone blatantly disrespect his wife. "Second, you have no claim to her life, therefore, you came onto my property without reason," he continued. He hadn't meant to sound as sassy as he had, but Percy couldn't find it in him to feel bad.

"I have no claim to her life? I have no claim to her life!" the older man cried to Percy. "You know the rules Jackson. When a head of family owes money that they cannot pay the heir's life may be taken as payment, and that is what I am here to collect. My payment," Kronos snarled advancing toward Percy. The only issue was that the older man was much smaller than the one that he felt like threatening. Walking up to Percy was like advancing on a brick wall. It didn't do much.

"You are correct. The heir can be claimed as payment, however there is one small detail that you seem to be missing," Percy smiled evilly at him. It was in that moment that Kronos knew that he had walked into something much larger than he has thought. At that point he could only hope that it wasn't going to do any major harm to his family or his fortune.

"And what's that?" Kronos questioned. It was barely noticeable, but Percy could see a hint of fear in the enemy's eyes. If he had really come to Percy's property and caused a scene for no reason there would be a price to pay. The Head Family would hear all about this, and no doubt make Kronos pay for all of the damage that had been done to Percy's estate, and that was not a price that Kronos wanted to pay.

"She's my wife."

Another cryptic chapter. I promise that it will all be explained in the next chapter. What does being his wife have to do with anything? Why is Percy so smug? Okay so I have a mission. Right now this story has 67 follows, and I would REALLY like to have 100 by New Years! So keep reading and referring your fanfiction loving friends! On that not please review, follow, and favorite. I know that it doesn't seem that important, but I promise that I read all of them. When I need motivation to write I read the reviews! Happy Holidays!

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