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soo i accidentally deleted my poll for the next story without checking the results. but im pretty sure that Rules of Attraction won so i guess you guys will be getting a thalico fanfic from me next :)
a majority of you guys said dont kill grover but you didnt vote! so i guess im gonna have to kill him :) lol jk im not that mean. ik that the poll didnt show up on my profile n thats my fault. but lets see if i was ncie or not and if i let grover live or not. now read!
Annabeth
I all but burst through the hospital doors the instant my dad's car stopped in front of the hospital. I ran straight to the front desk, panting from short of breath.
"Is Grover Underwood?" I asked.
"He's over there," The nurse said apathetically, pointing to a room on the left without giving me a glance.
I quickly ran to the door and burst inside the room. Inside, a sobbing Juniper was sitting next to Grover, her back to me. It seemed as if she didn't hear me at all, as if nothing had happened. Walking a little closer, I noticed that Grover's eyes were closed, his face passive and calm. His shirt was gone, replaced with bandages wrapped around his chest. There were bruises scattered all over his arms; some were faded, but there were several dark purple ones as well. A large red dot was on his chest, right over where his heart is. If it weren't for the heart monitor beeping faintly, I would've assumed that he was already dead.
I tentatively placed my hand on Juniper's shoulder, the sudden touch reeling her back into the world and causing her to turn around.
"Is he going to make it?" I asked carefully.
"I don't know," she answered sadly, wiping away her tears, her usually bright green eyes rimmed with red. "He's been unconscious ever since I got here. The doctors told me that Percy found him and got him here in time for them to stop the bleeding, but he still lost a lot of blood. His uncles are refusing to come down here to give some blood and they're having trouble finding a match."
"What's his blood type?"
"AB-."
"Wait me too!" I exclaimed and Juniper's eyes lit up with hope.
That's when the monitor stopped beeping. I could've sworn that my heart skipped a beat.
Immediately, a doctor rushed inside with nurses pushing us out of the room. We sat on some chairs by the room and Juniper began to cry again. I winced every time the doctor yelled "Clear!" Juniper kept sobbing even more than before.
Finally, after what felt like hours, the doctor stepped out of the room.
"He's alive," he announced, but he held up a hand just as we were about to sigh in relief. "But, we can't ignore the fact that he lost a significant amount of blood and we are still struggling to find someone with a match and is willing to donate some blood. I'm sorry to say that unless we can find a math within the hour, Mr. Underwood won't be able to make it the next tine his heart fails."
I glanced at Juniper who was already looking at me, pleading me with her eyes. I bit my lip nervously; I've never donated blood before and I was a little nervous on the effects afterwards. However, I do owe Grover for the following reasons:
1. I was the one who agreed to go with his plan. The only reason I agreed to it was that I was only thinking about Percy's well-being and I completely ignored all the things that could've gone wrong. If I had said no, Grover wouldn't have ended up in this situation.
2. Grover is Percy's best friend. I don't want Percy to lose him especially if it's because I allowed him to go with the plan and refused to donate any of my blood. I bet that if Katie were in need of blood and he was a match, Percy would donate some of his blood, knowing that it was for the sake of my friend.
3. Juniper is also a good friend of mine. Seeing her so distressed and worried is unbearable. I can only imagine what she's going through. She must love him a lot to be showing this much emotion. She'd probably be wounded for life if Grover died right now without having a proper date with her. I know that if Percy died, I'd never be the same again.
I cleared my throat before I spoke up. "Well, I think I might be able to help."
Percy
When I first opened my eyes, my sight was blurry. Wherever I was, it was so bright that it practically burned my eyes.
"Finally you wake up. Thought my blood went to waste," a familiar voice interrupted my thoughts. I moved my head towards the sound and as the blurriness cleared up, I could make out a familiar figure.
"Juniper?" I said groggily. She smiled at me.
"Rise and shine, Jackson."
"I doubt I can. I bet I look like shit."
She shrugged. "There's been worse."
Before I could speak again, she spoke up. "Grover's fine and he's going to live. Don't worry about him."
I sighed in relief. "Thank the gods."
"Yeah, thank the gods for giving Annabeth Chase a heart. If she didn't donate her blood, he might have ended up with Hades."
"Whoa wait. Annabeth's here?"
"Don't get too excited, Loverboy. She's still recovering from her donation so she's still a little dizzy. Plus, you still need to recover."
"Yes, Mom. Speaking of moms, where's mine?"
"Don't worry about her or your brothers. They took the first plane that was leaving. They're on their way to Los Angeles."
I nodded solemnly, still thinking about Grover and my stupidity. If only I had changed my mind about the drug deal sooner, then he might not have made up that plan and ended up here in the hospital.
The reason I joined the Half-Bloods was to protect my family and make sure no one that I care about gets hurt. Their motto is "Eísai mazí mas, í enantíon mas". You're either with us or against us. I thought that if I just joined, they'd leave me and my family alone and no one would get hurt. But I've ended up hurting more people.
"Oh," Juniper spoke up, interrupting my thoughts. "By the way, once you and Grover get better, I suggest that you get both of your asses out of New York and head straight on a plane to L.A. ASAP."
"Why..?"
"'Cause the Half-Bloods are obviously planning on beating the crap out of the both of you for getting Ares killed. It won't matter to them that Ares killed your dad. Both of you obviously want to get out of the gang and we all know it's definitely not easy to get out. It makes the initiation look as easy as pre-school."
She got up from her chair and headed towards the door. Just as she was about to step out, she turned around to look back at me.
"Take care, Seaweed Brain," she said, giving me a small smile. "And try not to get in too much trouble for once."
"No promises," I said, smiling back at her.
She left the room, leaving me alone to my thoughts. I know I definitely can't stay in the gang after hearing that their leader killed my father in cold blood and lied to my face all these years. Getting out of the gang is gonna be as tough as the dead getting out of the Underworld. If I'm going to leave New York, I'm gonna have to drop out of Goode. But I still want to have a shot at college.
Also, I suck at saying goodbye. I'll have to leave Connor, Beckendorf, and all my other friends without saying anything. Even if they're best friends, I have to think about their loyalty to the gang. Maybe I'll thank Malcolm before I go and say goodbye to Mr. Brunner.
But I'm mostly worried about Annabeth. After spending so much time with her, I've realized that she's definitely not like the other spoiled rich Upper girls at Goode. Her life is the exact opposite and so much has already happened to her. I don't want to be added to her "People That Betrayed Me" list. But as much as I don't want to hurt her, I'm afraid that I'll have to give her the most painful goodbye.
The next morning, a nurse informed me that I have Annabeth as a visitor. I told her confidently to let her in, but once she left, my throat began to feel dry and my palms were sweating. When Annabeth walked in, my heart began to race, the way it always did when I see her. She gave me a small smile and took a seat next to me.
"Hey," she said.
"Hey."
"How are you feeling?"
"Better. You?"
"Fine."
An awkward silence followed for a few minutes. I guess we both didn't know what else to say. It'd be bad timing to ask "So, am I good at sex?" and I'm not gonna start a stupid conversation on the weather just for the sake of talking.
"Grover's fine too," she informed me.
"Really?"
"Yeah, he's still a little pale, but at least he's breathing."
I nodded slowly in agreement.
"It's my fault," she said quietly.
"What? No, if it's anyone's fault, it's mine," I told her. "I was the one who decided to do the stupid drug deal."
"I should've known that it was a stupid idea," she insisted. "I wasn't even thinking about his safety. I was only thinking about yours."
"I think we can all agree that I'm a bad luck charm for everyone. I started all of this so it's completely my fault. If I just listened to both of you, both of you wouldn't be worried about me. Admit it, ever since I walked into your life, I've caused nothing but trouble."
She looked away from my eyes so I couldn't see hers. But just from the expression on her face, I could tell that she was thinking about something. Finally, after a few minutes of silence, she looked at me, her mesmerizing grey eyes piercing into my own eyes.
"I need to tell you something," she said.
"So do I," I replied, swallowing nervously as I thought over how I was going to say this.
"You go first," she insisted. I shrugged, trying to keep up my "cool" façade. It didn't matter to me that we've grown close over the past weeks and that she's already seen through my act. A bond had grown between the two of us and I intend to severe it.
"The only reason I spent time with you was so that I could get you to have sex with me," I told her, watching her grey eyes widen in disbelief. "I made a bet with Connor that if I can have sex with you before Thanksgiving break, I get to keep his car. If I lost, I'd have to give up Blackjack. All the things I've said, all that I've done, it was all to win."
We just sat there in silence, looking into each other's eyes. I know she was trying to see if I was lying and I tried my best to make it look like I wasn't. She can't know that I ever had feelings for her what so ever. She's the one thing tying me down, the only one that I don't want to leave behind.
Her confused expression turned into disbelief and anger. She got up suddenly and I assumed that she would slap me then and there. Instead, she got out of her seat and headed straight to the door. She didn't turn around, but she stopped.
"And to think I was going to tell you that I love you."
After saying that, she walked out of the door, walked out of my life maybe for good.
hehe i bet you guys had mini heart attacks when i wrote that his heart stopped beating. DON'T KILL ME! i let Grover live so be grateful for that. but Perfect Chemistry IS NOT OVER! I have 1 more chapter plus an epilogue.
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