Chp 11
Percy's POV

I ran into school, hoping I wasn't late. When I got into the indoor pool area, I saw the other guys just chatting. They all looked my way as I walked towards them. "Sorry I'm late." I said, catching my breath as I pulled my top off.

"I tried calling your house and your mom picked up, she said you were out." Randy said. I had my back to them but I knew their faces. Randy had freckles and reddish brown hair, green eyes and was the joker in the swim team. Ryan, blonde and blue eyed, very smart too.

Mike, brown hair and brownish green eyes, the youngest member not he team as he had only just turned sixteen and the rest of us were or were turning eighteen. And lastly Jack, blue eyes and dirty blonde hair, the ladies man of the group.

"Yeah, I was." I said. I don't know if I heard the others snicker or what. "She also said you were out on a date." He said. I stopped mid way in taking my opine out my pocket to put in my bag. "Who is she?" Ryan asked, giving me a cheeky grin as he sat on the bleacher next to my bag that I was putting stuff into.

Mike sat on the other side of my bag and said, "Funny that, him sneaking out and still not home at ten thirty. Or answering texts and phone calls." I turned to walk towards the pool, pushing past Randy. "Was it Lauren?" Randy asked. "Ew, no. He doesn't like her." Ryan said.

They all started guessing while I just sat on the podium, waiting for them to shut up so we could start the practice. Suddenly Jack gave a chuckle. "I know, it was that Annabeth Chase." The guys all turned to me and I tried really hard to keep a poker face but I was afraid they were already convinced. They all rushed up to the podium and Mike said, "It was her, wasn't it."

When I didn't answer and I guess my poker face dropped they all hollered and did whatever to just celebrate them figuring it out. "Hey." I said, calling attention. They all stood straight and I stood. I kept my voice low.

"You can't tell anyone." I said, looking them in the eyes. Jack looked like he had just been zapped and had no energy. They sighed except for Randy. He just stood their, smirking.

"You guys kissed, didn't you." He said. I opened my mouth to deny it but nothing came out. I closed my mouth and rubbed the back of my neck. They all hollered again and I said, "Quiet!" They took their positions again and were all smirking. Ryan crossed his arms and said, "You can't just let us know and not tell us how it panned out!"

I just stood there with my mouth open ready to object, but they all just smirked and crossed their arms. I shook my head and sat not he podium. "You guys are such girls." I muttered, making them smile. I looked at them. "You really want to know what we did last night. Mike pulled a face.

"You make it sound like you did stuff you shouldn't have." He said. "Did you? Did you do something inappropriate? I know, you slept together-" he said and slapped him on the arm. "Dude, seriously. Shut. Up." He smirked and said, "Only if you tell."

So I ended up explaining about kissing in the back of the truck and falling asleep. They stood their wide wounded and gaping as I sat back in the podium and raised an eyebrow waiting for a comment. "Go on. Tell me you think it's whatever and stuff." I said.

Randy was the first to unfreeze. He smiled and gave me a little shove. "Oh my gosh, that story is gonna go through the school like wildfire." He said, all jumpy.

"You can't tell anyone." I said. He frowned. "But it's such a cool story!" He protested. I looked him in the eyes and he sighed.

"It was a personal matter. No one was supposed to know. She went through a bad breakup a last year and wants to take it slow so please don't tell." I said, looking at the guys. They all sighed and nodded, promising they wouldn't tell.

"That is a very interesting story Mr. Jackson." A voice said, and we all froze. Uh oh. "I'm trying to figure out if I should phone your parents." Said Principal Dionysus, Mr D for short.

"Um, I was going to tell my parents after swimming practice so you don't have to." I said, trying to keep from my principal embarrassing me and possibly getting me grounded.

"It's not your parents I'm worried about. It's her parents. Her dad told me to make sure she stays out of trouble, but fancy him hearing that his daughter is dating a guy he probably doesn't even know." Mr D said, and I felt my brain go on over drive.

"Sir, you can't tell her parents. She already doesn't have a good relationship with her parents and I don't think she would want to be called by her dad to get shouted at or something." I said. He raised an eyebrow at me.

"Mr Jackson, someone has to be punished." He said.

"But why sir? It was a personal matter outside of school-" I started.

"And it's being discussed in school. If you two had done something stupid and she had ended up pregnant, this school would get a bad name, she would have more family issues anyway and you would be expelled." He said. I cringed when he suggested the us sleeping together part.

I sighed and thought. "I'll take whatever punishment if you don't call our parents. " I said. He thought for a moment. "Very well, meet me in my office Monday morning so I can tell you your punishment." He said.

He left, closing the door behind him. "And that's why we freaking shut up when the captain tells you so." I said, pushing past them and standing on the podium. They silently got onto podiums and we started our laps.

I managed to cool off and didn't feel angry when we had finished. At the end we all got out and went to change in the locker room. They were all quiet for a bit, and I found a note that had fallen out my pocket and was in my locker.

I smiled as I read it. It was when Annabeth sneaked a note in my locker, saying she wouldn't see me after lunch but wanted to go for pizza after school. I smiled and put it in my bag. I grabbed my shirt and turned. The other guys seemed finished and Mike rubbed the back of his neck. "Sorry we got you in trouble with Mr D." He said, sheepishly.

I shook it off and pulled my shirt on. "It's fine. It's not like he can do anything terrible. Just maybe add it to my list of 'things Mr Jackson did to break rules in high school'." I said, making them chuckle. I gave them a smile and we all walked out. We went our separate ways and I decided to go pop around at Annabeth's place so we could talk stuff through.

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Annabeth's POV

I had just gotten dressed from coming out the shower when there was a knock at my door. I sighed and ran my fingers through my wet hair, going to answer it. I was surprised when I was met by my frantic looking friends. Piper, Jason, Leo, Hazel and Frank all let out a sigh if relief and Piper crossed her arms.

"Happy we don't have to file for a kidnapping, murder or suicide case for our friend that disappeared for fourteen hours." Piper said, sounding relieved yet slightly angry. I opened the door and let them in.

They all stood on the other side of my kitchen island as I got out mugs to make coffee. "What are you talking about Pipes?" I asked, switching the kettle and turning to them.

She raised an eyebrow. "Okay. I phoned your apartment phone just after four, you don't answer. I suspect you were maybe showering or in the bathroom. I phone at five and still no answer. So I call your phone, says you are busy. Send you messages and you didn't freaking answer."

I turn and start spooning the sugar and coffee. "Okay, so I call the others. They don't know where you are. Said they last spoke at lunch time and didn't see you afterwards." She said. I sigh as I turn and hand out mugs of coffee. "What was so important that you had to get hold of me?" I asked, leaning against the kitchen counter as I look at them. They had all taken a seat on the counter chairs.

"I was going to ask if you wanted to go shopping or whatever with me today?" She said, sounding like it was obvious. I rolled my eyes and let out a groan. "But the question still on my mind, where the hell were you?" She said, in a tone that was still slightly mad, but half jokingly too.

"I was out." I said, shrugging. Leo scoffed. "Yeah, you were out. You don't say." He said, jokingly. I rolled my eyes at him and took a sip if my coffee.

"Annabeth, please tell me what happened. I was really worried. What if you were jumped and possibly injured and I didn't know that was the reason you weren't answering." Piper said, and I started to see she was maybe more panicked than I expected.

I sighed and put down my mug. "I was out with Percy. We were busy doing stuff that I never checked my phone, which was on silent." I said. Hazel choked on her coffee while the others gaped at me and Frank helped Hazel by patting her back.

"Wait, you mean to tell me you were out all night last night with our good friend Mr Jackson and you didn't tell me he asked you out on a date?" Piper asked, her voice half cross half excited.

Jason shook his head to get out his daze and said, "So that's why he didn't answer his phone and you didn't either. You two sneaky ones were out on a date!" He grinned as I blushed deep red.

"Did you, you know, kiss or something?" Piper asked. The others looked like they wanted to hit her for asking the question but they all looked at me. I let out a silent prayer as I was saved by my front door ringing.

I got up and went to the door. I opened it to see a wet haired Percy with a smile and his swim stuff. He leaned down and cupped my cheek, kissing me. I quickly remembered the others were there when Leo said, "Well nothing answers our question clearer."

Percy pulled away and gaped at the others at the table. He then frowned and looked down at me. He slowly walked in with a frown, setting his bag down. I closed the door and leaned against it, lightly resting my head on the door before turning back to them.

I opened my mouth but closed it when I saw all them plus Percy looking expectantly. "Well you see, it technically wasn't a date. We kind of just-" I started but Percy scoffed. "Wasn't a date? What's that supposed to mean?" He asked, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and his eyebrows furrowed. "You didn't enjoy it?" He asked.

I groaned and he let out a chuckle. "Ouch." He said, a hint of hurt in it. "No, I mean. I did enjoy it, a lot. I mean, I came away with a boyfriend, isn't that a plus?" He raised his eyebrow and I pinched the bridge of my nose. "That came out wrong." I moaned.

"Okay, so you go out, on a date, kiss him, end up dating, and you still don't tell me? What kind of friend is that?" Piper asked, throwing her hands up dramatically. I had no comeback so said, "Technically he kissed me."

Percy raised his eyebrow and said, "And you kissed back and we slept in the back of the truck. How-" his sentence was cut when they all gasped. "You two-" Frank started but didn't have to finish his sentence. I went deep red and Percy rubbed the back of his neck.

"No! We just fell asleep!" We both said in unison. They all nodded trying to process it all. I looked at Percy. "You couldn't have said that better." I said, a bit annoyed that he didn't help explain with me.

"Well I already had to deal with telling people today which ended in me getting punished by Mr D." He muttered and then bit his lip. I gaped at him, furrowing my eyebrows. "What happened to talking things through this weekend?" I asked.

"Well honestly we were kind if planning in not telling anyone but when Randy phone my house to say we would start a little later my mom answered saying I was out on a date and they guessed who it was and - wait, I saved you from the principal calling your dad, don't get mad at me!" He said.

"He was gonna what?" I asked, shocked. "Wait, so you were planning on not telling us? And even his mom knew you were out on a date?" Piper asked. "Piper!" Everyone said, as she kept going on about me not telling her. She shut up and let us continue.

"So he's going to call my dad? You know what that'll mean? He-" I started but Percy said, "You two would have a worse relationship? I know, I think about these things." I frowned. "I was going to say me having to go back home." I said. His face slacked.

"Well he's not telling anyone, and you're not punished." Percy said, running his fingers through his wet hair. I let out a sigh. "So what did he do?" I asked.

He looked down at his feet and said, "I said that I would take the punishment If he didn't call your dad. So I'm going to his office on Monday morning to get my slip for whatever I have to do as punishment."

I just stood there looking at him. He shrugged and said, "isn't that what I'm supposed to do? Make sure my girlfriend is out of trouble?" I looked down and he said, "I'll explain more later."

I went back to the kitchen and got my coffee. "Well congrats! On you're getting together!" Leo said, happily. The others chimed in. I had to smile, them being so supportive of it.

They just chatted and had their coffee than left. Percy looked at me from where he was still at by the wall, his arms crossed. I went to him and asked, "Please tell me what happened and how he found out."

He explained about the guys confronting him and them talking really loud and Mr D over hearing. "But why does he have to punish you for something that happened out of school?" I asked. He sighed.

"He said that if we had done something stupid and you ended up pregnant, it would've given the school a bad name, you would be in more trouble with your dad and I would be expelled." He explained, looking kind of irritated about the whole thing.

I rubbed my face with my hands, feeling really bad that I had gone off on him while he had accepted punishment just to help me. "Hey, it's fine. I'll probably just have Saturday detention or something next week." He said, lifting my chin and giving me a smile. I returned it and he leaned down, kissing me.

I kissed back, open mouthed. He returned it and it started to get heated. I cupped his cheek and kissed him, him cupping my cheek and pulling my face to his. We ended up with me with my back against the wall and my free hand on his chest.

We pulled away, breathing heavily and looking each other in the eyes. We both smiled and stood up properly, me removing my hand from his chest and him taking his hand off the small of my back to rest on my hip. "So, let's get things sorted."