Hi so I'm back with another chapter of The science experiment enjoy:
The same day,
Percy's pov:
The last bell rang to represent the end of the school day. Now I can't say I'm exactly excited to meet Annabeth after school, I mean we may be friends but I'm not willing to just give her my trust she has to earn it and I'm going to teach her how bad the world really is.
I continued walking to the place I was suppose to meet Annabeth.
As soon as I got there I saw Annabeth waiting patiently for me,
"Ready to go Seaweed Brain,"
"Yep." I replied to her.
"So I was thinking I could walk you home you know to be friendly." Annabeth said with a smile.
"No absolutely no way in Hades are you walking me home, and shouldn't it be the other way around the guy walking the girl home." I said frowning at her with much despair at her sentence.
"You know I'm quite persistent and even if I can't walk you home I'll follow you, anyway why not what is your reason." She said with a smirk forming on her face.
"Well my neighbourhood is not what you would call friendly especially to people from the upstate area." She just sniggered at me and then went on to argue with me for half an hour until I finally decided to give up and let her.
We started walking and we were soon approaching a very scary looking area, I saw Annabeth look around nervously, it took all my might not to laugh or even smirk at the matter.
She soon changed things and started to talk to me,
"So Seaweed Brain what do you wish to achieve in life." I had to laugh at that one,
"Well when I was a kid after my dad died I always pictured myself dead." I said with a similar attitude as Annabeth asked me the question.
"Percy Jackson why in the world would you think that and no more death jokes." She asked me in a harsh tone as we stopped walking.
"It wasn't a joke, when my dad died those guys told me that it was my fault so I always thought that would mean at one point in my life they were going to come and murder me, I still think that."
"Aww Percy listen to me you didn't do anything wrong they have no reason to murder you don't think like that your young you have your whole life ahead of you, so would you stop being so pessimistic."
"You don't get it do you Annabeth, get it into your pretty little brain that I saw death my own father's death, that made me who I' am today. My life is a complete nightmare I have no future all because of that day; I knew you wouldn't get it." I said quite angrily
"Percy I witnessed my own mother's death as well you know I will forever have that memory carved in my head, but I've learnt not to live in the past nor he future but he present and what is going on around me now, and I hate to break it to you but that thing is you." She said just aggressively as I did.
I was shocked to say the least I had forgotten that Annabeth saw her mum get shot as well. I suddenly regretted what I said and knew I had to do something to take her mind off of what I had just said. I cursed under my breath and then grabbed her hand.
"Follow me I want to show you something," She ignored me but didn't pull my hand away.
I was taking her to a park which was nearby my house.
"You know you never gave me a clear answer of what you want to do in life."
"Well I guess I would want to be a writer, I want to change people's perspectives on the world and make them see that the world isn't at all what it claims to be." I said with not very much confidence at all.
"Wow, I never would have guessed that but you are pretty good with words you could be a philosopher, or an author and have a book series called 'The world in Percy Jackson's perspective' I'd totally buy that." We both laughed a bit then we stopped as we got towards the park.
I lead her to a bench and we sat down luckily the park was pretty much empty well except for all the graffiti.
"I had nothing to do with the graffiti I swear on the River Styx." We both smiled and started to talk about homework, which Annabeth scolded me for not doing well except English, I always did my homework for English.
We were talking for around 23 minutes until...
"Hey there." This man around 40 said to Annabeth, he tried to pick her up around the waist well maybe for a split second, which was also the time it took my fist to smash into his face.
"Come on lets go." I said to Annabeth as I hoisted her up, I could feel that she was trembling and shaking and I think even crying.
"Hey it's ok he's gone he won't be coming back." I whispered into Annabeth's hair as she pulled me closer to her for a hug.
It suddenly reminded me of when we were in the fire; the moment was so similar it was like my mind suddenly pulled me back into a nightmare. Yes I was even scared I thought I might have killed Annabeth and myself, at least this time nobody could have died well that drunken man could if he did anything else to her.
Hey maybe I do care about her
Well duh you've been making ogling eyes at her all day of course you care maybe even more than you should.
For the first time ever I may have just agreed with myself.
Annabeth's pov:
That was scary if Percy hadn't have punched him I don't know what I would do. Probably have just sat there.
Over these past few days I have noticed I 'am really not good in dramatic situations.
"I don't know if I would be a good idea to tell you that happens a lot." I faintly heard Percy mutter.
I made Percy stop walking for a second and then...
"So you're telling me those situations like that happen a lot." I asked Percy he just nodded and started to walk away I went after him,
"You didn't think to tell me that stuff like that happens around here. I mean it's a... nice area but you could have told me I could have died." I soon regretted that after saying it but Percy just started to laugh it's the first time I've actually seen him laugh with such humour?
Yeah humour, for a guy who thinks that he should die, at least he's got me now, and maybe I could show him how to live his life like I don't know a normal person.
"You're a grown up Annabeth I doubt you would let someone kill you." I sniggered at his comment did he not just see how I handled that situation.
We soon came to an old rundown apartment building, which Percy pointed out was where he lived.
The lift was broken so we had to go up 13 flights of stairs to get to where Percy lived, and when we did...
"Er Annabeth, I think I have forgotten my keys." I looked at him with wide eyes and sighed he really was a Seaweed Brain wasn't he.
"Well don't look at me I can't pick a lock, what time will your mum be home." I said to him.
"She won't be back until at least three in the morning; ugh can my life seriously get any worse."
I had to restrain myself from laughing at Percy's comment.
"Well Seaweed Brain I better leave my step mum might lock me in the basement again, can't you go to a neighbours or something.
"No you're not walking home by yourself, and well I can't go to my neighbours I did that once before and I broke their kids toy, they won't allow me to go back."
That time I really did start laughing, and then an idea struck to mind.
"Hey, why don't you come and stay at my house, my rooms the attic I could probably sneak you through the bathroom window and then on the landing to get to the stairs to my room." I tried not to laugh still from what Percy said last.
"No, Annabeth its fine I'll just sleep here on the floor and wait for my mum to come home, that's really asking too much. And what is this about your step mum locking you in the basement?"
"No Percy it's not you saved me twice think of it as my way of making up for it, and the last time I was late home she locked me downstairs in the basement with no food, blankets or a bed I had to sleep on the stone floor, to think, I thought her shoving me up in the attic was enough." I said getting madder and madder towards the end.
I was that mad my hands were clenched into fists, Percy soon noticed.
"Annabeth look I had no idea she was that cruel to you." Cue the tears.
"It's not your fault Percy you didn't know, I don't even know why I even try with her everything I do isn't good enough for her, my dad doesn't care he just goes along with what my step mum says."
The tears kept tumbling down my face I have never really cried in front of people I had always tried to stay strong but those incidents that kept happening didn't really show my strong side. To be honest I don't even know if I've got a strong side anymore.
It's like an invisible wall I built up, to test how strong I really was, but now most of it has melted down into dust, and blown away.
Percy pulled me into a hug and tried to comfort me.
"Hey come on let's get you home."
"I will only go home of you promise to stay with me." I said wiping away my tears from my now tear stained face.
Percy nodded then let go of me for a second.
He got a piece of paper and a pen out of his bag; he started to write something on it. I think it was a note to his mum.
He then stuck it on the door.
"Come on Wise Girl lets go." He said as he followed closely behind me.
Maybe Percy is becoming normal, well semi-normal. I thought maybe it's me changing him?
I quickly knocked that thought out of my head and looked back at Percy who had that neutral expression on his face again. He looked like he was deep in thought so I decided to stay silent and drift off into a daydream myself.
19 minutes later:
We soon arrived at my house.
I got a ladder out of the shed and aimed it at the bathroom window; luckily we lived in a detached house. Percy climbed up it, and I ran inside the house all the way to the bathroom ignoring any comment my step mum made.
I locked the door to the bathroom, then helped Percy through the window, if a stranger saw this happening on the street I' am 100% sure they would get the wrong idea.
I made Percy stay behind me, as I unlocked the door and checked around for anybody, the coast was clear, so I quickly grabbed Percy and we ran walked quickly down the hall way to find another door, which behind it had a set of stairs. I dragged Percy u them, locking the door behind me and guided Percy to my room and then said,
"I really hope you don't need to use the bathroom because it you do you will have to wait until everyone is asleep." I said to him as I looked around my room.
There was grey paint coming off the walls, I asked if I could get it decorated my dad said yes but my step mum said I should be grateful that I have a roof over my head, food to eat and nice clothes.
It was true I did have a lot and I guess I should be more grateful. The best thing about my step mum well the only nice thing she ever does for me is buy me nice clothes, she said and I quote 'I'm only buying you these nice clothes because I don't want the Chase name brought to shame because of your horrible clothes'. I know right she's creepy.
Percy and I did all our homework (Well I forced Percy to do his) we decided that we would go to sleep.
Percy made himself a little bed on the floor, even though I argued with him, saying that he was a guest and that I thought he should sleep in my bed, and after a while I got so tired and gave into him.
I only had a thin blanket so that's what Percy used as a duvet.
After a while I decided I couldn't get to sleep.
"Percy, are you still awake." I whispered to him, I didn't have to wait long for a reply.
"Yes I'm freezing I should be used to being cold as well my apartment has no heating." We both gave out a soft laugh.
"Hey, come sleep on the bed don't worry I won't do anything, and I'm not starting an argument I'm too tired." I said.
I heard a soft sigh, and then I saw a faint silhouette of Percy; he walked around the outside of the bed and then crawled in next to facing the wall.
"Goodnight Annabeth."
"Goodnight Percy."
And it was the best night's sleep I had ever had.
Hi so that was chapter 5 of The science experiment, I hope you all enjoyed it. Anyway thank you for all the reviews they mean so much to me. So once again a big thank you from me.
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