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Annabeth

Exhausted from everything that happened today, I stepped inside the penthouse and quietly closed the door behind me. I shut my eyes, enjoying the temporary silence.

The blissful moment was interrupted immediately by the sound of china shattering. I opened my eyes to find the remains of one of our expensive and fragile plates on the floor beside me. Bobby and Matthew zipped past me with Mom vigorously chasing them, her face bursting with anger and frustration.

"BOBBY AND MATTHEW CHASE, STOP THIS NONSENSE RIGHT NOW!" she yelled, her fiery, furious behavior different from her calm and rational personality.

I ran after her, ignoring the slight headache that was beginning to form. Honestly, my life is basically like running full speed and non-stop through an endless maze, constantly using my brain to get out of situations and always encountering another obstacle.

A scream echoed through the spacious penthouse, causing me to run even faster. I burst through my parents' bedroom door and froze in shock. More pieces of broken china were scattered around the room, the furniture was in disarray and yogurt was dripping off Mom's new silk blouse and pencil skirt. Her eyes flashed like an ominous grey storm cloud of an upcoming thunderstorm.

"This is the last straw, Robert and Matthew Chase! I don't care what your father has to say about this. I cannot live in a household full of rambunctious, disgraceful children!" she yelled, reaching into her sweater pocket for her Blackberry. I grabbed her hand.

"Mom, no! You know they didn't mean to," I tried to reason, but she shoved my hand away and pulled her phone out.

"Oh, I know that they're incapable of controlling themselves and someone else in Child Services should teach them!" she insisted.

Tears stood in my eyes; poor little Bobby and Matthew looked terrified. I firmly grabbed her hand with the Blackberry faced her fuming eyes that resembled mine.

"Mother, this isn't the smart thing to do! You know how hard it is for them already. Don't call Child Services please!" I pleaded.

"Why do you insist on protecting them?" she demanded. "They're only your half-brothers!"

"I don't care! I love them both either way and I won't let you take them away from me!"

Even more frustrated and determined than ever, she forcefully shoved me aside. My grip loosened and I fell headfirst on the solid wooden frame of the bed. I felt something warm trickling down my head and heard the sound of my mom's voice frantically on the phone before I blacked out.

Percy

"Wow, she's really hot," Beckendorf said for the hundredth time as I was repairing an old Civic.

"Yeah, I know," I just said, my mind shifting from my job to the golden-haired beauty that I kissed only an hour ago.

"You know you can't possibly keep her with the life you have now," he pointed out. "Better cherish her while you still got her."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. When did you turn into my wife?" I teased him.

"Just remindin' you," he shrugged.

His phone beeped and he flipped it open to see the text message.

"What's it say?" I asked as I rolled out from under the Civic.

"It's from Ares. He's comin' here and wants to talk to you."

Crap. He probably wants some "payment" for bailin' me out.

Engines roared outside the garage door and we knew they were here. Beckendorf walked towards the entrance to opened the door and I grabbed a washcloth to wipe off the dirt and sweat off my face. Once the door opened, Ares entered the garage along with Hermes, the gang's second-in-command. Ares gestured for me to follow him. As I followed them, he led us to the back room that we used for some gang meetings. The only ones in the room were Ares, Hermes, and me. Someone stood by the door, but I knew they wouldn't be able to hear our meeting.

"You're a smart kid, Percy," Ares started, watching me closely. "You must know why we're here."

"You want me to pay you back for bailin' me out?" I guessed, shrugging my shoulders. He grinned.

"Exactly."

"So what is it you want me to do?"

Ares and Hermes exchanged glances. When Hermes nodded, Ares looked at me with excitement in his eyes.

"There's going to be a shipment due on October 31st at Montauk," he stated.

"I don't deal with drugs. You know that," I pointed out, knowing that it was pointless to avoid the situation.

"If you want to lead the Half-Bloods, you got to do your part and that includes drug dealing once in a while," he said reasonably.

"No."

"I wish it were that simple, Perseus," he said, the sound of my given name makin' me flinch. "But remember, you still owe me. By the way, how's your mitéra (mother)?"

"Próstimo (Fine). Why?" I asked carefully. Again with the questions about my mom.

"Tell her I said hi," he said, the fire in his eyes glinting dangerously.

"Well, it's settled," he finalized, gesturing to Hermes that it was time to go.

Once they left, I let out a huge, frustrated sigh. I wish I could get outta the gang while protecting my family at the same time. Too bad the only way to protect them is to go on this drug deal. Theoí na me voithísei (Gods help me).

Sorry it was a bit short but ill include more Percabeth next time and explain things! dont forget to review and check out my fictionpress account. link's on my profile