Chapter 2
4 years later
"Annabeth! You're going to be late for your first day of high school! Hurry up! What does a girl need to prepare that it takes three hours!" Percy yelled, banging on his little sis' door.
She opened her door, "Goodness, Mr. Grumpy!"
Seeing her, made Percy smile. Oh how he loved his little adorable sister.
He ruffled up her hair, "Aw you're so cute!"
"Hey! My hair, you idiot! Don't you know never to touch a girl's hair?"
"You're not a girl though—you're my sister."
"Ha. ha" Annabeth mock laughed.
Percy hung his arm around her shoulders— she was the perfect height for an arm rest.
Annabeth looked up at him with an exaggerated frown as if to say "I hate you"
Percy smiled back, "Love you too." he said before dragging her out the door.
~o00o~
Percy walked out of his first period class to go to his second. His eyes caught Annabeth talking with another girl.
It didn't seem to be a happy conversation. The other girl, who was dark haired, looked with hate at Annabeth.
Annabeth's back pack was strewn on the floor and all the things in it scattered everywhere.
He made my way over.
"Annabeth! What's happening here?"
The other girl answered instead, "You must be so happy, Annabeth! You even have a big brother to take care of you when you need saving." The girl said in a mocking voice.
"Hey." He said turning to her.
"Percy, it's fine. I can handle this." Annabeth said calmly, making Percy almost think that she really had it handled.
The dark haired girl huffed, her nose in the air, "See you later, Jacksons." She eyed Percy with scrutinizing eyes before she went down the hallway again.
He reached for Annabeth's stuff, helping her.
She looked sad, she wasn't crying, of course, but she looked sad—as if she felt sorry for the girl. He would never be able to feel any compassion for a girl who was bitching at him. That's Annabeth for you.
"Here, Annabeth. You tell me when that girl's bothering you again and I'll deal with her."
She smiled at Percy, "Thanks bro, but I'm fine. I can handle it."
The bell rang and everyone scattered to go to their classes.
"See you at home, Annie." He said, before he left for my class.
~o00o~
Percy went to Annabeth's door and peaked in. She was lying on her bed, with her laptop in front of her.
Knocking lightly, he walked in.
"So" he said as he sat in her desk chair, "You going to tell me what happened?"
She sighed, "It's really nothing, Percy."
"At least, her name?"
She looked up at him with her grey eyes, "Fine, her name is Crystal."
"Crystal?"
"Yup." She said, popping the 'p', looking back to her laptop screen.
"You seriously not going to tell me?"
"Why are you so interested?"
"What can I say, I'm a guy who loves gossip." he said in mock sass.
She laughed, "Fine. I'll tell you." She shut her laptop, "Crystal's poor. She's jealous that I have better clothes and other things than her."
"Why would she?"
"It's fine, Percy. I would feel the same way, if I was her too."
"Still."
"Percy, you promise not to bother her in any way. She has it bad as it is."
"Fine. But if she actually starts to physically harm you, I'm going to take over."
"Thanks bro, I can always count on you to have my back."
I smiled.
"Good night, Annabeth" I said before leaving her room.