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Here's Chapter Four.
Annabeth's POV:
"We should tell Chiron about this." I blurted out, cutting the tense silence in the air.
Percy nodded. "Alright then. IMing?"
"Yeah. Now, a rainbow... hmm... Hard to make a rainbow right now... Oh, wait the sprinklers are going off at the park across the street." I pointed out the window. Percy glanced outside.
"Okay. Let's go, I've got the drachma."
We took the elevator downstairs, then strutted to the park outside.
I was almost in hysterics after watching Percy trying to act "normal". He was looking straight ahead, then tripping over things that were in the way. When people looked at him strangely, he smiled weakly and kept walking.
"You really need to work on your acting." I whispered.
He gave me a sheepish grin. I rolled my eyes, and fished the drachma out of my pocket, keeping it clenched in my hand.
When we got to the green lawn, I realized the sprinklers were too low to the ground for Iris-messaging, unless we were in the mood for squatting or sitting on the wet lawn. And mind you, I wasn't. However, there was a sprinkler that sprayed a bit higher in the very middle of all of them. Let me repeat that again. It was in the middle of all of the sprinklers. Which meant that we would have to-
"Run!" Percy yelled gleefully. He sprinted through the water and danced in it like a madman. His jeans were soaked.
I reluctantly just sprinted through them to get to the one in the middle. I stood at a safe distance to it since I didn't like to be wet. Of course, Percy saw this and decided to play with me a bit. He shot a stream of water at me with his powers over water. The back of my tank top got soaked.
"Percy!" I screeched at him. I stormed right into the mess of sprinklers -who cares if I get soaked now?- and grabbed the back of his t-shirt and began dragging him to the sprinkler we were heading for in the first place.
"Now. We finally got here, so... Oh, Iris, goddess of the rainbow, please accept my offering. Show me Chiron at Camp Half-Blood.
The rainbow dissolved its colors to show the image of Chiron.
"Ah, Percy. Annabeth. How is Greece?"
"Yeah, its been awesome. Did you know that the hotel gives free cookies in the lobby? Yum!" Percy rambled on. I looked at him disbelievingly.
"Well, Chiron. Um, the day before yesterday, I went to this tourist stop." I continued, telling him about the garden and what happened yesterday when Percy went with me.
"Hm... That's...?" We waited for Chiron to continue, but he seemed to be lost in thought.
"Well, actually... Yes, sorry. I'm afraid that this is something you will have to figure out on your own."
"Wha-what?" I couldn't believe it. He definitely knew something, but he wasn't telling us?
Well, this must be what Percy felt like when none of us would tell him about the Great Prophecy.
"I'm sorry, Annabeth. I truly am, but you know how I am about these things."
"Yeah, it's okay. Sorry about bothering you. Tell everyone at camp we miss them. Bye!" I slashed through the rainbow, breaking our connection.
I glanced over at Percy. He looked crestfallen.
"Why does everything have to happen to us? We already went through two great prophecies. Why can't we get a break?"
he whined.
"Yeah, I know. But that's what it means being a hero of Olympus. However, I have a feeling that this doesn't have anything to do with any prophecy. Or anything big at all."
His expression twisted. "Um, what?"
'Never mind." I said quickly. "Let's just go."
"So... What were you saying earlier?" Percy asked me.
"Hmm? Oh, it's nothing really."
"Okay...?"
"Yeah, sorry Percy. Let's take a day from all this craziness."
"Alright. Is it a date, mademoiselle?" He asked, offering me his arm, which I gladly took.
"It's a date, monsieur." I laughed. "Ooh, let's go to the beach!"
"Yep, that's what I was thinking."
I quickly changed into my swimming suit, then pulled my clothes back over it. When I emerged from the bathroom, Percy was already wearing his swim trunks and his camp t-shirt.
I grabbed my bag and sunglasses and we walked to the beach that wasn't that far away. fifteen minutes in the sun taking a stroll can't hurt anyone, can it?
When we reached it, Percy quickly slipped out of his t-shirt and sprinted into the water, leaving me to pick up his shirt. I chuckled, shaking my head at how immature he could be.
As I was putting sunscreen, Percy came up, dripping wet and lifted me bridal style and started walking toward the water. Knowing what he was going to do since he had done this every time we went to a beach, I thrashed about, making his grip on me looser. once I got to that, I pried his finger off me quickly before he knew what I was doing. Quickly, I ran back to where I was before, leaving him standing there with a fake pout.
"Aw, is wittle Percy sad?" I teased, standing a safe distance away from him.
"I wouldn't be if you came swimming with me."
"Well, I would if you would just let me put on my sunscreen."
"Okay, fine. do your sunscreen stuff. I will be waiting right," he plopped down right where he was standing,"here."
"Alrighty, then."
We ended up having a great time at the beach, just the two of us, relaxing. Well, if you don't count all the other families there as well. But I don't.
Okay, I am so, so, so sorry for not updating earlier! This is just sort of a filler, I have been experiencing writers block, but I will have a better chapter next time.
So, even though I gave you guys a chapter that wasn't really as good, or long, please review? It motivates me to keep writing when you do!
~Iridescent Coconut~