Authors Note: Hello again! I am so excited to be posting chapter #5 of There is Always Hope. In this chapter, you will see Percys opinion on Annabeth. Yay! But, don't think I'm going to rush things. I have a huge moment coming up in this story. It will change everything. Can you guess what it is after reading this chapter? Take a guess. Well, I hope you enjoy chapter 5 of There is Always Hope by: DemigodDaughterofArtemis.

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Ahhhh. the wind in your face. The sound of the motorcycle filling your ears. And, the splash of color on the sides of the road. Yes. Motorcycles are awesome. YoYo says that I'm a crazy driver. But Saige, my glorious girlfriend, says that my driving is perfect. I love Saige. She loves me.

Anyway, I pulled into my driveway. I parked my motorcycle and headed up to my front door. It was Tuesday, so my mother worked later today. She had a job at a store called Reesies. It was like a little clothing and jewelry store. I've never been there. Obviously. I mean, it's a girls store. Tyson wasn't home yet so me and Neptune would be alone.

"Neptune! Neptune! Come here, boy!" I yelled. No answer. No barking. No feet against the floor. Huh. Mom might have put him in the backyard. Or he is sleeping in his cage. But, he usually barks if he is in his cage. I walked over to his cage. No sign of Neptune anywhere. I headed to the backyard. Our yard is fenced in so sometimes my mom puts him out there. I walked out of the sliding door. No Neptune anywhere. That means that he is missing. I ran back inside. I searched the entire house. Every single inch. No Neptune anywhere.

I walked to the living room. I rubbed my head. I needed to find him. He has been there for me through everything. I remember the day I got him. That was a sad day. I don't really want to relive that day.

My phone is buzzing. I'm getting a call. I didn't recognize the number. Something told me to answer.

"Hello?" I said.

"Hi. Percy. I have your dog." said Annabeth Chase.

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"What!?" yelled Percy. "Is...Is he okay?" Percy sounded very alert. But, also very cautious.

"Yes, Percy. Neptune is fine. A little dirty, but fine. I can come bring him to you." I replied.

"Do you know where I live?" asked Percy.

"I sorta remember from yesterday. I'll be there in twenty minutes, kay?"

"Sure. He better not be hurt, Chase." And with that, he hung up. I sighed. Neptune looked up at me with big eyes. He was so cute. I picked him up and put him in my lap. I gave him a big hug. I want to be friends with Percy just so I could be with Neptune. But honestly, I wish I never met Percy. I mean, he just threatened me on the phone. He almost killed me with his motorcycle. And, he yells things at me when he dosen't even know me. He is just so incredibly stupid, mean and obnoxious.

I put Neptune on the couch (hoping he was house trained) andnwent to find the Jeep keys. Our Jeep was like an emergancy car, and it technically wasn't mine, but, I was welcome to drive it whenever I wanted. I just had to tell my parents first. But, they wouldn't care if I just ran out real quick now.

I grabbed Neptune and headed to the gray Jeep inside in the garage. I got in the drivers side and put Neptune in the passengers seat. I opened the grage door and headed to Percy's house. I remembered that his house was blue with white trim.

A little while later, I pulled on Washington street which is where I remembered we turned off of yesterday. About two houses down, there was a blue house with a motorcycle parked in the driveway. I pulled in, guessing this was Percys house. I got out and grabbed Neptune from the passengers side. I headed to Percy's front door. There was some beautiful flowers planted along the front of the house. I went up to the front door and rang the door bell.

I heard Neptune whimper. I bet that he missed his owner. I stroked his soft head. Then, the door opened. Percy was standing there in the doorway. He wasn't wearing his leather jacket like he was when I saw him yesterday. Now, I got a clear view of his muscles. He had muscles in his arms. Through his evergreen v-neck, I could see a well defined chest. I bet he had a six pack under his shirt. Not that I cared. Honestly, I didn't. I still hate him.

"You checking me out, Chase?" he said with a smirk.

"As if." I rolled my eyes. He opened the door wider and I walked inside. I slipped off my sneakers and waited for Percy to tell me where to go.

"Sit on the couch. Just set Neptune anywhere. You want some lemonade?" I shook my head yes. I set Neptune down in the living room. He walked over to a gray doggy bed in the corner of the room. He laid down and closed his eyes. He must be tired. Percy came into the living room with a glass with a light yellow liquid in it. He handed the glass to me. I cautiously took a sip. He sat down on the couch across from mine. His green eyes met my gray ones.

"So. You just happened to find Neptune in the front of your house." said Percy.

"Not exactly. I stayed home today and I just saw him run by. I went and brought him to my house." I said. "Look. I don't see why I'm even here talking to you. I rescued your dog, so what. I just want to leave. My head is throbbing."

"Whatever. You know, I saved your life yesterday." he sneered.

"I know. Thanks for that. But, I really just want to go home and sleep. Okay?" I was getting aggravated.

"Whatever. Then just leave! Thanks for Neptune." I could tell he was mad. I don't know why, though. I set my glass down and headed to the front door. I opened it and headed to my Jeep. I started it and pulled out the driveway. Stupid Percy Jackson. It was only my second day in Springville and i already had an enemy list. Guess who was enemy number one is. Percy Jackson.

I take back what I said about him ever being my friend.

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Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Everything is stupid. Annabeth Chase is stupid. Before she came to bring me Neptune, I thought that she was pretty cool. I thought that she would be a cool friend. Just maybe.

But now, I feel like she is the worst. Definatly enemy one.

I looked over at Neptune. He looked at me with his big eyes. They flashed so many emotions. Happiness. Sadness. Fear. Anger. I saw fear and sadness. They swirled around in his eyes. For a second, I sware I saw a hospital room in his eyes. But, I was probably hallucinating. I went and stroked his head.

"There is nothing to fear, Neptune. Your safe." I said. But, the truth was, he wasn't. Anything could happen to him. But, I will protect him.

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Authors Note: Hey! I don't know how I feel about the ending. I wanted it to turn out different but, everything will make sense later in the story. So, please tell me what you think of this so far. This chapter is kind of boring but you see that they now hate each other. And you see signs of the big moment coming up later. Some hints in this chapter are:

*YoYo thinking Percy is a bad driver.

*Neptune whimpering.

*Percy "hallucinating"

Yeah, so, I hope that you enjoyed this chapter.

Bye everyone!

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