SUPER LATE! OMZ! My school went on Christmas break, so for the next week, you can expect a lot of chapters! And maybe even some things that happened to my brothers… writer010 (my cousin) is coming over and having a sleepover with me one of these days. So, that day/night is defiantly a writing frenzy. Don't worry, this story has more chappies, and I just don't want this awesomeness to end! Hey… maybe I WILL write a sequel… should I?

~GoGreen52

Witness Protection

Chapter 12

PERCY POV

I was fiddling with my badge. Annabeth still didn't know who my grandfather was. When I was younger, my mother always had us move from apartment to apartment because of him. I never got to have any real friends. Until now, with Grover and Nico.

They were coming over today too, apparently they wanted to meet the agent who was going to set up the security system. They want to make sure "little Annie's safe." Trust me; those words aren't coming from my mouth.

I sat for awhile, staring off into space. Honestly, I didn't know what I was really looking at. I guess I kind of just blanked out. I tend to do that a lot actually.

"Hey Percy." Annabeth said, walking into the room. Her slippers where making a squish-squosh sound. It was pretty funny considering Annabeth's PJ's too.

"Hey sweetheart. We have to talk ..." come on Percy! Just tell her! "A-About today." I said. Man, why can't I just come out and say, "My grandfather is Kronos."

"What did you just say?" Annabeth asked in a shaky voice.

Oops…

"Percy! What. Did. You. Just. Say?" she asked, putting a pause between each word. She seemed really ticked off at me.

"M-My grandfather is K-Kronos?" I said. It sounded more like a question though. She just looked at me in disgust.

"Your grandfather is Kronos, and you didn't even think of telling me?" She asked in disbelief. I can see where she stands in this. If I found out that Ethan was a cousin of hers, I would be pretty ticked. But this was different. My father's father is Kronos. My Grandpa is Kronos.

I looked at her through tearstained eyes. "You do know that I can't help if Kronos is related to me?" I asked, pushing her to her limit. You could practically see steam coming through her ears.

"Yes, I do." She said very quietly for a very mad person. I looked at her in the eyes. I saw blame. She blames me.

ANNABETH POV

Percy's granddad is Kronos. I couldn't help but blame Percy for some of the things that his granddad did to me. I mean, if Percy could talk to him, it might just change the tables. But he didn't.

"You blame me." He said, reading my eyes. Right now, they must've looked shocked. Percy just chuckled.

"Yeah, I do." I said as if I was just figuring it out for the first time.

"Why, though? I mean, I had to live in the shadows for my entire life because of that hell's creature. My father left my mother and me to keep us safe. If Kronos found out where my mother and I where, he would kill my mother, and take me to be his minion. I've hated him ever since I was born, Annabeth. He and I… we are on opposite sides of the tracks. He thinks evil, I think justice. My father knows that the real battle… is between us. Not between him and his father." Percy told me, rambling off at some parts. I could tell he just wanted things to be the same again. I think I caught a tear on his cheek.

"Percy… I didn't know about that." My voice cracked. Percy came up to me and pulled me in his arms.

"I guess we are even now, right? He's messed us both up. It's time for some butt kicking."

PERCY POV

Annabeth and I relaxed by the fire, with tea in hand. Why can't it always just be like this?

We talked for awhile about our families. I figured out that Annabeth's mom died, and her father remarried. They had two boys and her stepmom treated her like an animal. After hearing that, I want to meet her. It would be fun giving her a talk about Annabeth's many accomplishments.

Apparently, after hearing about Annabeth's involvement with Luke, they abandoned her. I had to promise her that I would never leave her, because of how many tears where in her eyes. And it was true. I would never, ever leave Annabeth.

After awhile in silence, the doorbell rang. Either both Nico and Grover where her, or the agent was early.

"Hello?" I asked when I opened it.

"PERCY! ANNABETH!" Two meatheads yelled. I'm pretty sure the neighbors would file a report… but then again they were right here.

Annabeth laughed and walked to the front door. "Hey guys, come on in!" She said happily.

Nico and Grover took off their shoes right in the middle of the floor, and started to walk away with Annabeth. I just picked them up and threw them at them. They hit their heads. SCORE!

"Hey! What was that for?" Grover and Nico exclaimed, picking up their shoes that had just been thrown at them.

"Lesson one. Don't leave your shoes in the middle of someone else's floor." I said shaking my head in disbelief. You learn this in Preschool.

They just shrugged and threw them out the door, instantly cueing Annabeth and I to laugh our heads off. They walked into the kitchen leaving Annabeth and I on the floor… laughing. Don't worry, the boys knew to behave themselves with all the sharp knives… food… forks… oh crap!

I got up off the floor and chase them into the kitchen. The sight I saw made me want to just die. Nico and Grover where dressed as Captain Jack sparrow, and Will from Pirates of the Caribbean. They were fighting with the knives. What a sight.

Annabeth walking in, gaining her composure. As soon as she saw Grover and Nico, she collapsed again, and I caught her. I would never let my girl fall… again.

When we were all in a fit of laughter, the doorbell rang. I sat Annabeth strait up, and ran to the door. I heard a thump, and I guessed that Annabeth slapped on of them for making fun of her, because I heard Nico moan.

I opened the door to only see, "Thalia? Juniper?"

What's going to happen? Hmm?

~GoGreen52