. Lonely Lullaby
Disclaimer I don't own PJO
Chapter 1: High school
Annabeth's POV
It was just a crush. Keyword: just. My infatuation with Percy Jackson has hit an all-time low. That's right everybody, Annabeth Chase has fallen in love with a boy she'll never have. Isn't that predictable, it's every girl's story. I'm absolutely pathetic and you know what makes it worse is he's my bully. How many of you girls can say that? Oh yeah 0% of the world's population.
I'm despicable, so horribly despicable sometimes I just want to cry. But I am Annabeth Chase; I never cry, ever. No I suck it up and get on with my life because that's all I can do. As the bell rang I collected my books and ran out the door to my locker. I had at least twenty more seconds before Percy showed up and made my life a living Hades again. Three, two, one…
"Hey Chase!" I took a deep breath and shut my locker. I turned around and he was looming over me. I suddenly became very interested in my feet.
"Yes Percy?" I asked quietly.
"How many times do I have to tell you Annabeth? Look at me when I talk at you." He puts two fingers under my chin and forces me to look up at him. I practically shrink under his gaze. "Well you actually look kind of nice today." He says and a small smile forms on my lips. "I said kind of, don't get too excited." My face turns back to a neutral expression and he motions for me to follow him.
"Where are we going?" I ask but he remains silent. He leads me up to the top of the steps that go to the second story and quietly whispers,
"What were you doing with Luke earlier?" He asks and I can see a small hint of rage in his eyes.
"He just walked me to chemistry." I whispered back.
"I told you to stay away from him." He says.
"You're not in charge of my life." I say bluntly.
"I'm trying to protect you he's not a good guy Annabeth. You're not pretty enough for him and you'll end up getting hurt." I gaped at his statement.
"What?" I asked.
"It's only the truth Annabeth." I can already feel the tears welling up in my eyes. I don't know why I take his abuse. I'm now rushing back down the stairs. Your Annabeth Chase, you don't cry, I say to myself but I know it's not worth it. I'm about to have a full blown meltdown because one of Percy's stupid comments. I can hear his heavy footsteps behind me and I'm still trying to catch myself on the wall next to me so I won't fall over. That's when it happens again.
I felt two strong arms circle me in a brilliantly warm hug. I breathed is his scent which is of the sea mist. I turned around in his arms and rested my head against his chest, staining his dark blue shirt with tears. This was a good, happy, feeling that replaced an ice cold one. A ghostly smile appeared on his lips and he looked down at me.
"You're pretty when you cry." He lent down and kissed one of my tears. The action made me blush and I smiled. His hands slipped down to my waist now.
"We should be in class right now." I whisper.
"But we're not and we know we don't want to be." I smile and we just stare at each other for a while but then the ecstasy in his eyes goes out and it's replaced with something cold, fear. His arms drop from around me and his smile disappears and suddenly he's walking so fast I can barely catch up with him.
"Where are you going?" I ask.
"Away from you, you're presence sickens me." I felt like I'd been stabbed. I decided it was best to let him blow off steam and talk to him later. A few seconds later I heard a crash and saw a trash can fly out from a hallway. Oh seaweed brain…
Yes okay I'm completely aware my life is odd as confusing! Just like Percy! I face palmed, I'm never going to get any homework done if this keeps happening. I flipped over on my bed so I was lying on my bed and called up Thalia, Percy's cousin. On the third ring she picked up.
"Hey Annie." She said slowly.
"Hi." I said back.
"So what have you done too my cousin this time?" She asked and I could hear her gulp down water or well some liquid. Knowing Thalia it could be anything.
"I didn't do anything! He got really weird and the next thing I knew he was kicking trash cans over." I said annoyed. It was always my fault never his. Thalia sighed.
"I don't know what's wrong with him. In my family we're all a little messed up. Like my mom had alcohol problems and I inherited them from her." Her voice sounded pained as she said this. I knew that Thalia's mom had died in a car crash because she was drunk driving. Thalia's lived with Sally since.
"Yeah, I guess." I say.
"What draws you too him anyway? He's so horrible to you and all you do is bounce back to him." I sigh.
"Thalia, I've known Percy were best friends and then I thought we were moving to a bigger brighter thing. But then I moved and when I came back, he wasn't the same person. I guess I just want to feel the same connection and sometimes it's there and not others. And I swear every time he smiles I fall head over heels again." I picture she's rolling her eyes right about now. Well screw it, I'll call him too.
Hey guys, *dodges flying chair*, so I haven't updated in forever. Okay so case you didn't figure it out in the prologue it was the future and to build up the story I'm going to show their high school problems and then we'll have a flash forward to the future. PM me if you have questions.