Percy likes to send Annabeth those annoying texts that say, "Percy J. just reached a new high score on -!" and makes Annabeth question their relationship.
Oh, yes.
They're in a relationship now.
A boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
She's wrestled with it, admitted it, come to terms with it, and told Percy that they were in a relationship. He responded with a lot of floundering awkwardly and then a hot make-out session which was totally worth the flush that burned Annabeth's face.
"Percy, I've been doing some thinking, and I've decided we're in a relationship."
"Like girlfriend-boyfriend relationship, right?"
"Um, yeah, I guess."
"Cool."
"Cool."
"Wanna make out?"
"Okay."
She moves out as soon as she can, and moves to New York to be close to Percy while he's at NU on a swimming scholarship, while she consults for Columbia.
Percy also likes to accompany Annabeth whenever she goes over to Columbia to drop off her notes and explain them (as the professor she consults for frequently has questions) because he states that the reason the professor calls on her so much is because he likes her.
Annabeth rolls her eyes at first, thinking he means it to be a joke, but when Percy states calmly that he only wants to protect his girlfriend.
And Annabeth slaps him.
And then they start making out.
The point is, they're both very physical.
Most of them keep in touch.
Failing to rob a bank really helped the seven of them bond.
They get the call in the middle of the night, after a huge party in Percy's honor for winning his swim meet.
Percy pokes Annabeth's thigh, "Get the phone," he whispers, and he nuzzles his face back into her hair.
"You get it," Annabeth hisses, but she pushes him away and then reaches over to her dresser to grab the phone.
"Hello?"
"Annabeth? It's Piper. There's been a terrible accident."
"W-What happened?"
Percy stirs, sits up. He scoots closer to Annabeth, bringing the sheets with him, "Waz goin' on?"
"Leo's - Leo's about to die."
A beat passes. Two.
"Where are you?"
"Where it all started. The smug little bastard wants to be in a place surrounded by memories."
Annabeth manages a small chuckle through her tears.
Percy places a warm, comforting arm around her shoulders. Annabeth sniffles.
Annabeth leans in, over Leo. Leo blinks, struggles to sit up.
"I'm sorry."
Annabeth shakes her head, "I've already forgotten."
They both chuckle, but Leo's laugh dissolves into a cough.
Hazel sobs slightly, into Frank's shoulder, and Piper clucks her tongue. Percy rubs soothing circles into Annabeth's shoulder.
"What was her name?" Annabeth manages to ask, "I never got around to finding out what it was."
"Calypso," Leo rasps.
"Can you see her?"
Leo nods, and with each nod, his head lolls and slows.
"Goodbye, Leo," Annabeth whispers.
His eyes glaze over.
FROM THE RECORDS OF OLYMPIC REHABILITATION CENTER
Annabeth Chase
- an IQ of 187
- arrogant, self-absorbed, tends to lash out
- slow to trust; sarcastic
- suffers from bouts of selective amnesia, represses memories from her past that are negative
- triggers can be anything from word phrases, speaking to her, or just having a certain color of hair
Jason Grace
- injured in a football accident
- suffers from a concussion and amnesia
- father is Zeus Grace
- states that he rarely saw his mother or father
- forgot most of his memories, mostly of his personal relationship such as those of his friends and connections at his old school, Roman Academy of New York
Percy Jackson
- suffers from extreme ADHD and dyslexia, to the point where he was kicked out over ten different schools
- no family problems, except for about two-three years when his mother was married to an abusive man
- responds well and is compliant
- able to channel most of his anger into sports, but mostly swimming
Hazel Levesque
- father abused both her and her mother
- mother killed in a drive-by; taken forcefully from father when authorities realized that the situation was not positive
- ward of the state
- mother worked as a prostitute, but refuses to believe it
- shy, quiet, does not open up very well
- usually speaks in one to two word sentences
- strongly recommended for speech therapy
Piper McLean
- kleptomaniac
- father sent her in hopes of helping her
- socially adept
- would be good to take energies out on such an activity like a debate team
- very well connected; DO NOT anger her in any way that could be taken as offense to her father
Leo Valdez
- pyromaniac
- father abandoned family at young age
- sarcastic, snarky
- refuses to acknowledge his problem
- mother in a coma; suffered from horrible burns
- girlfriend named 'Calypso' killed in a fire
Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na
Hey, Hey, Hey
Good Bye.
AN: Thank you to everybody who read this story, reviewed it, favorited it, followed it. This story began as an experiment, and I was very surprised by how popular it initially was. Again, thank you.