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WARNING: WILL CONTAIN SCENES NOT SUITABLE FOR THOSE WHO ARE PURE-MINDED AND/OR NOT COMFORTABLE WITH READING EXTREMELY FLUFFY SCENES
Annabeth
No matter how hard I tried yesterday, I haven't managed to convince Percy to quit the drug deal. Remembering Katie's advice, my last resolution is this: I'm going to seduce Percy Jackson.
Earlier, I called him on his cell phone, making sure he was home alone. Now, I'm standing outside his apartment door, trying to keep myself warm in the little amount of clothing I'm wearing. I know it isn't so smart to go out in a simple miniskirt that I borrowed from Katie, sandals, and a jean jacket in this chilly October weather, but it's all necessary.
The door opened, but it isn't Percy who opens the door. It's a little boy, no more than twelve years old with ruffled blonde hair and sky blue eyes. Those eyes look familiar somehow...
"Who're you?" he asks, innocence in his voice.
"I'm Annabeth. Is Percy here?" I ask.
Just after I spoke, Percy looks behind the boy to look at me. Although he's trying to maintain a calm expression, his eyes shine a brighter green and an open desire is inflaming in them. I blush nervously, suddenly feeling so exposed. I rarely wear this little clothing and being near him is enough to make me nervous.
"I'm here," he manages to say; trying to take his eyes off from my legs and bring them up to look into my eyes.
"Can I talk to you? Alone?" I ask, emphasizing 'alone'. He nods.
"Jason, get Nico for me. I probably won't come home for a while," he explained to the little blonde boy.
Jason comes back with another boy about fourteen with shaggy black hair, black eyes, and a gloomy expression.
"What?" he demanded from Percy, annoyance dripping from his words.
"I'm gonna be gone and won't come home 'till like late in the night or early morning," Percy informed, ignoring Nico's rude attitude. "Just look after Jason 'till Mom comes home."
Nico takes a glance at me and death was written all over his eyes. Normally, I held someone's gaze, but this boy's glare is so intense and different that I look away.
"Just get home as soon as possible," he muttered, pulling Jason back into the apartment.
Percy walked me out and a cold wind blows past us. I shiver a little and he wraps his warm arms tightly around me. I bury my face into his neck, breathing in his familiar ocean scent.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" he asked, weaving his hands through my hair.
"Oh, I need to talk to you somewhere else. Somewhere where we can be alone for a while," I simply say, brushing my hand down his arm. He shivers under my touch and I smile.
"I'm still gonna do that deal," he managed to say.
"I know," I admitted, pouting a little to show my disapproval. "But we can stay somewhere close by."
A small silence followed, showing that he's thinking about it. To me, it isn't enough. I wrapped my arms around his neck.
"Please?" I begged, kissing his neck gently. He shuddered and sighed, wrapping his arms around my waist.
"Fine, I know a place where we can go," he said, leading me to Blackjack.
Even though he blindfolded me, I can still smell a hint of salt water and hear the cries of seagulls. I already have a guess on where we are going so I don't know the point of the blindfold. The car stops and I hear him sigh next to me.
"I'm going to take the blindfold off now," I heard him say and soon enough, I feel the cloth slipping away.
"Wow," I sighed, gazing across the glimmering ocean and the rosy sunset. I haven't been to beach in over a year and I've forgotten how beautiful it is. It wasn't completely deserted; a small cabin stood not too far away. It wasn't too fancy, but it wasn't too shabby either.
"We're going over there," he sayed casually.
"Do you even know who owns it?" I ask.
"Yeah, I do. Well, it's really my mom's but I come here a lot," he explains.
We both get out of the car and start walking towards the cabin. He pulled out a key and unlocks the door. Even though it's late October, it was warm enough and there was only one bedroom, a living room, and a kitchen.
"This beach is where my mom met my dad," he mentioned quietly.
Some part of me compelled me to comfort him and so I did. I place a hand on his shoulder and meet his eyes sympathetically. One minute he's smiling at me. The next he's kissing me. As our tongues clashed and fought for dominance, he carried me bridal style and laid me down on a soft bed. Before he could go any further, I pushed him lightly and took my lips off his.
"Wait," I said, taking a deep breath. "I want to go slow."
"I will," Percy assured me, his eyes showing care and gentleness. "You know, you don't have to do this."
"But I want to," I said. "I just want to ask you some things."
"That's not fair," he pouted. "If you know so much about me, then I want to know more about you."
"Alright, go ahead and ask."
"Ladies first."
"Fine. Do you want to go to college?"
"Yes and I would if my life were different. Why did you wanna talk to me alone?"
"So I can show you how much I care about you. Did you ever do it with Rachel?"
Percy
"Yeah we did. Before Rachel, I can't remember much. I dated a lot of girls and had sex with most of them. Did you ever have sex with Luke?"
"No. Did you always use protection?"
"Yes."
"Who was your first time with?"
"Calypso. Okay, I've told you everything."
"Not yet. Since you slept with so many girls, how do I know you didn't catch a disease?"
"Last time I went to the doctor, he tested me. I'm clean. Do you ever think about makin' love to me?"
"Yes. Do you?"
"Hell yes."
"Where do you want to go to college?"
"Well, if I could, Hunter College."
"Oh. So now…should we?" she asked hesitantly.
"If you really want to," I answered, slowly stroking her hair. "I'm not gonna force you to do anythin' against your will."
With that statement, she pulled me on top of her on the bed and pressed her lips on to mine. It was a fiery, passionate kiss. Her tongue met mine and I deepened the kiss. I helped her take off her jean jacket, and then I realized that she had no shirt on. She must've been really cold outside.
She hurriedly slipped off her miniskirt and was left in nothing but her bra and panties. Before I could help her take them off, she clawed at my shirt, unbuttoning it. In seconds, I was shirtless. She ran her soft hands against my hard abs, and soon, she was the one on top of me. She unzipped and removed my jeans and was about to take off my boxers, but then she stopped abruptly and got off ofme.
"Wait," she took out her purse and pulled out at least a dozen condoms.
"That's a lot of condoms," I point out blankly. "Do you wanna pull an all-nighter?"
I didn't wink at her or flirt with her like I usually did before. I know that even though she sounded confident about doing this, she was still a little scared inside. If I had known that she wanted to do it tonight, I would've been more prepared.
"I just grabbed what I could," she said, her cheeks turning a bright shade of pink.
I picked her up by the waist so she was again lying on top of me. I stroke her cheek and she shudders slightly. Curse Ares for making me leave her soon. If it weren't for the deal, I could really make love to her and show her how good it feels. I wanted so badly to stay with her all night.
"You know, you don't have to do this," I remind her.
"I know, but I want you to know how much I care about you," she said, leaning her head on my shoulder.
In an instant, I was on top of her. I started kissing her intimately, moving down to her neck. My lips brushed against her soft, tan skin as I slowly removed her panties.
"You know I care about you too," I said, grabbing a condom.
"I know," she whispers and nuzzled her head on my shoulder. "Just do it."
So I did. I tried to go as slowly as I could, but when I heard her cry out in pain, I knew it wasn't enough. I wanted so badly to take the pain away instead of causing it. I knew that deep in my heart, I cared about her a lot more than I should.
When it was over, I pulled her close and whispered to her how sorry I am. She quietly said that it was okay.
"Skatá (crap) I really gotta go," I said, pulling myself up.
"Now will you quit the drug deal?" she asked, grabbing her clothes.
"No."
"But we made love."
"This doesn't make a difference," I said, trying to ignore how harsh my words sounded.
"Am I just another girl you just fucked?" she asked, her voice suddenly quivering. She sniffed and cleared her throat. "Do I mean nothing to you?"
"No, you mean a lot more than that."
"Prove it. I gave you everything; why can't you do the same?"
"I just can't," I said, suddenly so frustrated with myself. Why couldn't things be any easier? Why did I have to fall for her out of everyone else?
Before she could protest, my phone rang in my pocket.
"Hello? Connor?"
"Ares made me call you. He wanted to remind you that you outta be on your way."
"I know, I know."
"Percy, is something wrong?" Annabeth asked.
"Hey, min mou peíte óti échete ídi kerdísei to stoíchima (don't tell me you already won the bet)?" Connor said over the phone.
"Skáse kai na tou po óti eímai sto drómo mou (Shut up and just tell him I'm on the way)."
I hung up and turned to Annabeth. She already put her clothes back on and was sitting awkwardly on the bed.
"Is anything wrong?" she asked.
Yeah, a lot of things.
"No, I just really need to get goin'. I'll take you home," I said instead as I took her hand. "Can you walk?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," she insisted, letting me lead her to Blackjack.
The drive back was quiet and awkward. She made no protests even though I told her before that I'm still doing the drug deal. When we arrived at her building, she lingered for a while when she got out of the car.
"Don't be mad at Grover," she said, walking quickly to her building before I could ask her what she meant.
As I drive back home, I kept thinking about what she said. I knew that Grover didn't want me to do the deal either, but he hasn't made any signs of stopping me. He's loyal enough to try to stop me, but he's too timid to actually do anything about it…
In person. Of course. All this time, Annabeth wasn't only trying to stop me; she was also trying to distract me. No wonder she told me not to be mad at Grover. And it worked. I drove even faster, trying to get home as quick as possible.
Now that I think about it more, he was right. Annabeth is the only person that could stop me. Because tonight just made me realize how important she is to me, how much I care about her. Tonight made me realize that I love her and I would do anything for her as long as she's safe.
As soon as I got to my apartment, I quickly headed to my room. I searched my drawer and the secret compartment, the one Grover taught me to make. My gun is gone. I cursed under my breath.
"Nico, has anyone been in our room?" I asked him when he enters the room.
"Yeah, Grover was here, said he left something with you," he answered.
Crap, he already left. To make it worse, I heard the door open which meant that Mom is home. I ran out the room and ran towards her.
"Mom, you've gotta get outta here. You need to take Nico, Jason, and our stuff and head to JFK airport now," I told her urgently.
"Why, Percy? What have you gotten yourself into?" she asked, fear in her eyes.
"Trouble. Lots of it. Don't worry about me, I'll follow you as soon as I can. But you gotta leave now," I said, grabbing her arm. She pulled away slowly, but not until I see a purple mark.
"Mom, let me see your arm," I told her.
She reluctantly held out her arm to me and I lift up her sleeve. My eyes widened as I see lots of bruises and marks.
"Mom, who did this to you?" I asked, even though I already had a guess.
"I-I can't tell you. If he finds out he'll be so mad," she says, her voice trembling and her eyes watering.
Everything's finally starting to piece together. My memory is no longer hazy and I can remember that night, the night my father was murdered. Ironically, it's the same guy that carried me when I was crying over my dad's dead body. It makes sense now, why he kept asking about my mother. He was watching us all along.
"Mom. Is the guy who's been hurting you the same guy who murdered Dad?" I asked. She nodded.
"Tell me, Mom. I promise I'll do whatever it takes to protect you," I swore.
"Your father said the same thing the night he died," she said, taking a deep breath. "It's Ares."
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