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Annabeth
"What? She sent them away?" Katie gasped in surprise.
"Yeah. Right after she took me to the hospital. I felt like losing control of myself when I found out," I told Katie.
We were sitting in my room and I had just told her what happened the other night. I haven't told her yet about the little date Percy and I had last night. She still isn't too happy that I've moved on so quickly, let alone to Percy. The house has been so quiet without Mathew and Bobby running around or playing with Lego's.
"You must miss them so much," she sympathized. She's practically the only Upper who really understands what I'm going through even if she's never been in the same situation.
"I do. And I'm so mad at my mom that it'll be difficult to forgive her," I sighed.
"Well, sooner or later, you'll both come to your senses. You'll forgive her and she'll bring Bobby and Matthew back," she tried to reassure me.
"You know my mom. You know she's not the type to easily change her mind," I pointed out.
"Still. She's bound to work things out with you at some point."
"I hope so."
"Hey, can I ask you something?" she said hesitantly.
"Yeah. What is it?"
"Do you really care about Percy?" she questioned.
For a moment, I kept quiet, questioning myself on how I felt about Percy. I definitely do not have any more feelings for Luke at all. Besides, Percy's completely different from any other guy I've been with before. He makes me feel safe, free, as if I could be myself around him. I haven't felt that way ever since Bobby and Matthew were born and everything depended on me.
"Yeah, I do," I admitted.
"Has he been taking care of you? I don't want you to come crying to me in a one-month period," she warned.
"Yes he has, Katie. You're starting to sound like my mom," I lightly teased.
"Still. I don't want to see you hurt, Annabeth," she reminded me softly, her hazel eyes showing great concern. I sighed quietly.
"Don't worry about me," I tried to reassure her.
"So you two have been completely honest with each other? Nothing holding you two back?" she asked.
"Well, I still want him to leave the Half-Bloods, but I'm sure he'll leave once we graduate college," I tried to convince her.
"Have you ever thought about..you know..doing it with him?" she asked as I felt my cheeks warm up furiously.
"Once in a while," I admitted.
"Well, as a best friend, I'll offer you advice, If you want to keep the guy, you've got to do everything in your power to keep him. That is, if you really and truly love him."
"Thanks, Katie. I know I can count on you," I thanked her, feeling very grateful that I have a very trustworthy friend that hasn't let me done.
Percy
After finishing an intense practice session at the Half-Bloods' fighting arena, I'm now simply relaxing and just talking to Connor. He just talked about Kayla and how to get her to go out with him and mentioned a few comments about Annabeth. We never mentioned the bet but I'm pretty sure it's in both of our minds.
The sound of a car engine interrupted our conversation.
"Looks who's ready to get his ass kicked," commented Connor as Grover walked up to us.
"Looks like your ass was already kicked," he retorted which was uncommon for him. Normally, he'd shrug insults off.
"Perce, I need to talk to you. Alone," he said, emphasizing the 'alone' part.
"Hey, if it's about Juniper, just 'cause I don't have a girlfriend doesn't mean I suck at girlfriend problems," Connor said.
"Actually, you do suck at girlfriend problems. it'd help a lot if you'd actually get one," I told him. I turned back to Grover. "Where do you have in mind?"
"Just come with me."
The place Grover had in mind was Half-Blood Alley. At the moment, it was deserted which made it a good place to talk alone.
What surprised me is that Grover had his pocket knife in hand. He says he's only a pacifist most of the time 'till it's necessary to fight.
"Come at me," he simply said, sounding totally unafraid.
I didn't even hesitate. Taking out Riptide, I made a quick jab for his arm. He moved out of the way and aimed for my knife, probably trying to disarm me. I sidestepped and jabbed at his stomach. He quickly stepped backwards. It was the same pattern over and over again. Attack, block, attack, dodge.
"Do you think I was meant to be a fighter?" he asked, again aiming for my hand.
"Hades no," I admitted, pushing away his knife with my blade. "You're too obvious and timid. I can tell you just want to disarm me, not even try hurting me. Every time I attack, you move away. I'm glad there's somethin' else you can do for the Half-Bloods other than fight."
"Well," he said, swinging his foot, trying to knock me off my feet. I only jumped. "There are some things we're meant to suck at."
In a flash, I quickly disarmed him without warning. I was only sweating a little but he was panting and sweat was dripping off from his forehead.
"What are you trying to say, G-man?"
"Your my best friend, Percy. I can't just keep watching at the sidelines as you plan to ruin your life," he admitted.
"If this is about the drug deal, stay out of it," I demanded.
"It is and I won't. Perce, you're a good guy and good guys aren't meant to deal with drugs. Hell, you're not even meant to be in a gang in the first place. You're smart too. I know I've got nothin' left to do with my life but you do. You actually have a shot at college, gettin' a good job, endin' up way better than the rest of the Lowers here"
"If I'm your best friend, then you should know that I have no choice. It's either the drug deal or my family gets killed."
"Get them away from here then. Get out of the gang, move out of the state, just don't get involved in this," he pleaded.
I could tell he was just being sincere. But there's nothing I can do about the drug deal, just like there's nothing I could do to prevent my father from being killed.
"Who's gonna stop me then? You? You're too timid to beat me at a simple knife fight."
"And you've always been too stubborn. You keep getting yourselves into all this trouble. That's how you ended up making the bet. And you're so loyal to your family that you're willing to risk it all just to keep them safe. But you gotta know when to act for yourself."
"Sorry but I'm already involved in the deal. And there's nothing you or anyone can do to convince to get me out of it," I said, starting to walk away.
"Not even Annabeth?" he asked, making me stop in my tracks.
"What about her?"
"You love her," he stated simply as if it were a fact. "I can see it in your eyes just when I mentioned her name."
"Not even she can make me quit the deal," I said, sounding confident when I really don't know about that.
"Really? You would risk losing her, losing a chance at love, for the sake of a deal that could cost you your life?" he questioned. "Besides, if you lose her, you'll lose the bet and Blackjack."
"Don't even remind me of the bet," I said quietly.
Maybe it's true what he's saying. Maybe I am in love with Annabeth. Never had I been this attracted to a girl for so long. Never had I kissed a girl with so much passion. Never had I brought anyone up to the top of the Chrysler building, a place where I only come to when looking for peace and quiet. But never had I ever truly fallen in love.
And that stupid bet is blocking the way too. What'll happen if a Half-Blood tells her about it? I'll probably lose her for good. I could quit but a Half-Blood without a ride is a disgrace. And what about the drug deal? I'm sure she'd disapprove of it and try to talk me out of it. But I know that if she does, I won't do it anyway. So I might lose her then.
The love of my life or the gang that controls my life. That's a pretty hard choice to make. And I might just lose both of them.
well isn't Percy in a dilemma. and he'll definitely be torn after i post the next chapter ;) review make my day!