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(Percys Pov)

   "PERRY JOHANSSON! COMEDOWN TO THE OFFICE." Mr. D's voice called over loud speaker.

In the middle of Latin?

...whyyyyyyyy

Also, it's not Perry

It's Percy 

Percy Jackson

"Oh, snapppp."  I heard one of my friends, Jason tease. I hit him in the back of the head with my ruler.

"OUCH, man." He said, holding the spot where I hit. 

I rolled my eyes and stood up from my seat, slung my bag over my shoulder, and walked out of the classroom.

I ran down the hallway to the stairs, down the 5 flights of stairs. Gods, I hate these stairs. 

I finally made it to the office and entered. When I entered, Mrs. Hera, and Mr. D, were sitting in their normal seats.

"So uh..why did you want me here?" I asked.

Mr. D just pointed to the corner, I turned my head to the side and saw a girl with princess curled hair, sitting in a chair in the corner, her head buried into a book. She looked oddly familiar..

"She's new. She's in the same grade as you. We want you to show her around the school today." Ms. Hera explained in a bored tone.

"Okay....." I said.

"Annabeth!" Mr. D called out to the girl.

Annabeth didn't seem to hear. It seemed she was so invested in the book that she zoned out.

I smiled a bit. I went over to over to her and tapped her on the shoulder, "Annabeth."

The girl seemed to break out of her trance, and she pulled out a dagger from her pocket and pointed the tip at my neck.

My smile immediately dropped, I yelped and backed up, "Woah there, tiger." I said with a nervous chuckle, "You can put the knife down."

She narrowed her eyes at me but obligated. She put her dagger in her bag and stood up. Her book under her arm. 

"I expect good things from you, Annabeth."  Ms. Hera said.

Annabeth didn't respond. She looked like she didn't like Ms. Hera, I lowky didn't either so, one thing we have in common.

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1) We don't like Ms. Hera

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Annabeth and I left the office a few minutes later, and we were walking down the hall when the bell rang.

We passed the stairway when Leo came toppling down the stairs.

"Wait, I know you." I said all of a sudden.

Annabeth tilted her head at me, "No, you don't?"

"Yeah, but you were there, the orientation, I was there with Mr. D helping."

"Oh." She said she was very pretty but going to lie, but platonic...definitely.

"JACKSON!!" Leo cried, I mentally face plamed. What does this kid want now?

"What do you want, Leo?" I huffed out. 

Leo looked at me with wide eyes, "I did research on the new girl, and she's the daughter of Athena Chase! You know, like the infamous architect."

  I looked over at Annabeth, "Your last name is Chase?" 

   "Yes," She said simply, "And your father is Poseiden Jackson."

   My eyes widened, "Wha- HOW'D you know that!?" 

  "It's stitched to your bag, 'Posiden Jackson's kid, Perseus Jackson.'" She pointed out.

Leo laughed, "HA, SHE GOT YOU GOOD! GODS, I love it here."

  The second bell rang, signaling lunch, "Comeon, let's show The Daughter of Athena our friend group~." I grabbed her wrist and dragged her down the stairs. Annabeth laughed.

"YES! A NEW PERSON TO OUR FRIEND GROUP!" Leo cried.

"Is he always like this?" I heard Annabeth whisper to me.

"I'm pretty sure he's high, but most of the times he's like this." I replied as we walked into the lunchroom.

"EVERYBODY, GIVE IT UP FOR DAUGHTER OF AT -" Before Leo could continue, Annabeth punched he in he face, knocking him to the ground. 

"GODSDAM WOMEN!" He screamed.

I sighed and tugged Annabeths wrist over to the table where Leo and I's friend group normally sat.

"Guys, this is the new girl -" I tried to introduce her, but before I could.

"ANNABETH!?" Piper screamed.

"PIPER!" Annabeth cried.

Piper got up from her seat next to Jason and ran over to Annabeth and tackled her to the ground in a hug, pulling me down with them because I still had my hand around Annabeths wrist

  "I'm guessing they know each other?" Nico, my cousin asked.

"No shit, Sherlock." Jason said, sarcastically.

Nico eyes narrowed, and he covered Hazel's ears, "SHUSH, she's uncomfortable with those words!"

  Leo came crawling back a few moments later, "I. Am. Very disappointed in you, Chase."

  "Wait -" Frank started, "Isn't the name 'Chase' connected to the famous Athena Chase and Fredrick Chase?"

  "Yes." I said, getting up from the ground, "but DONT make a big deal about it."

  "Why? Hazel asked.

"Because you'll end up like super mcsizzle over here." I pointed to Leo, who was still on the ground, holding his nose.

"Oh!" Hazel exclaimed. 

  After a few minutes, Annabeth and Piper got up off of the ground and took a seat at the table.

"We basically grew up together bag in San Francisco since her dad was also working. Like mine." Annabeth explained.

    I sat down next to Annabeth and realized something when I looked at her, "Are those contacts?" I asked, motioning to her eyes.

"Um, no," she said, "These are natural."

"Woah, that's so cool!" Hazel exclaimed.

Annabeth laughed a bit, "Thanks, I guess."

"Oh guys!" Piper started, "Since it's Friday, the annul Friday get together at my house has officially begun! Remember 5pm sharp. I'll pick up Annabeth."

"Thanks, Piper." Annabeth said.

And with that, the bell rang. 

I got up from my seat, Annabeth following behind me, "So what's next Captain tour guide?" She asked, as we walked towards the doors.

I laughed."Um, I have gym next period, so I guess you could come too."

"Sweet." She said as we left the cafeteria.

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A/N - This is on WattPad too

Cool 😎 Aunt Peggy 

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(Percys Pov)

We got to the gym a few minutes later, and I went to the locker room to get changed. The moment I walked into that room, I was immediately hit with the stench of axe bodyspray. Gods, I hate it here.

"Aye Jackson, get over 'ere." I looked to see who said that, and Matt Solan, probably one of the biggest jerks in the school.

I rolled my eyes and walked over to him, "What do you want, Solan?"

"I just wanted to know if you're coming to the swim meet later." He said with a shrug, Matts been here since freshman year. He's never been the smartest one of the bunch.

"Nah," I said, taking off my shirt and putting on my gym one. "I got a get-together later. I can't make it."

"How can you not make it, Perce? You're the captain!" He said, lighting punching my arm.

I sighed.

"OKAY, CUPCAKEZ, GET OUT HERE." Our teacher screamed.

I turned away from Matt and left the lockeroom, walking into the gym.

"Okay, cupcakes gather round." Coach hedge demanded.

We gathered around him, and I noticed Annabeth on the other side of the circle, her blonde hair pinned up in a high ponytail.

"Now for today's class, we'll be doing rope climbing, boys against girls." The class groaned.
I do think it's sexist, but whatever.

Coach separated us into two teams, boys and girls. What is this? Segregation?

The boys pushed me to the front to first climb the rope. I just happened to look at eho she girls pushed in front to go first, and it was Annabeth. I noticed something I didn't notice before, an owl tattoo on her left wrist, huh.

I quickly turned my head to refocus back in the game.

"You know the rules, no head start, ring the bell at the top and come back down, first to hit the ground wins a point for their team." Coahch said

Annabeth and I nodded. At least I hope she nodded, and she wouldn't try to cheat..

"1....2....3!" Coach then blowed his whistle, signaling for us to start.

I grabbed onto the rope and hoisted myself up on it. Climbing up the rope wasn't the hard part. The hard part was keeping my hands attached to the rope and not letting go.

When I was almost close to ringing the bell, I heard Matt scream, "DON'T LET A GIRL BEAT YOU!"

I rolled my eyes at that sexist asshole and kept climbing when I finally reached the top, and I tugged on the rope of the bell and shook it side to side, the sound of the bell ringing rung out through the gym.
It was like it was echoing, but it actually was. No joke, as a rang the bell, I looked to the side and saw Annabeth doing the same thing, ringing the bell.

Huh, we rang the bell at the same time. I smiled lightly to myself and climbed back down the rope, careful not to fall.

Once I hit the ground and landed on my feet, I got clapped on the shoulder, and I walked over to the beach on the side. I sat down, and Annabeth came and sat beside me the moment I sat down, "Ya know what, Captain tour guide? Sexisem sucks ass, homophobia sucks ass, and transphobia sucks ass."

She said as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. I chuckled and nodded my head. "Yeah, they do suck ass. You're so right."

I looked over at her and noticed a scar, about 2 inches long and one centimeter wide.

"Whats that?" I asked, pointing to the scar. She stiffened slightly, "Oh! Here's a question for you! Do you think women and men should be on the same team or different team!?"

"Uh..." Why was she acting weird all of a sudden? "Men and women should be on the same team." I said.

"EXACTLY! That's what I'm saying, I mean, if you're sexist, just say it. It's wrong how women are overshadowed by men. No offense.. but like women are so much more!" She rambled, I listened.

"Agreed," I said she sounded really passionate, "Hey, have you ever tried debate club?"

"I have at my old school, I would try here, but all these people are really talented, l don't want to take anyone's spot."

"Hey, you never know if you don't try, right?" I said, bumbing my shoulder with hers.
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(Annabeths Pov)

After gym, Captain tour guide and I parted ways because it was the end of the day.
I went to the office to get my schedule for the school year, and Mr. D was yapping about how Diet coke is the best for some odd reason?

I'm not sure if it's diet coke that he's talking about or diet at all because he seems pretty high if you ask me.

I walked out of the office, and down the hall, I looked on the hallway wall and saw a sign up seat for debate club.
After pondering it for a few seconds, I went up to the seat and wrote my name down.
Maybe the Jackson kid was right. You never know if you don't try.

I looked at my watch and almost screamed. My stepmother wanted me to pick up the twins 20 minutes ago. Absolute shit. I'm in trouble.
I ran down the hall, getting a few strange looks and ran outside, down the street to my step brothers school.
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(Drews Pov)

I've been following this girl for the entire day, looks familiar, blonde curly hair, tiny put noticeable freckles dusted on her nose, and a scar behind her left ear. I think this is who he wants me to find... I pulled out a picture he gave me, and it is her!
I saw her go up to the bulletin board and sign up for the damn debate club. If she thinks she can waltz in here like she owns the place. She's got another thing coming for her.

I will make him proud.
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(Annabeths Pov)

   I ran down the street and made a left
I ran to the school, ran through the courtyard, and ran into the school building.

    I got to the twins classroom after running up 2 flights of stairs, and I knocked on the door, and the twins' teacher, Ms. Blanchard opened the door.

  "Oh hi Annabeth, what're doing here?" She asked. She's very kind, average height around 5'5, and black, short, pixie cut hair.

  "Um, hi Ms. Blanchard, I'm here to pick up the twins?" I said.

   Ms. Blanchard tilted her head in confusion, "Your stepmother picked them about 20 minutes ago."

  HuH, why'd she pick them up when she said I was going to?

"Okay.." I said, "Thanks." I said as I turned around and started walking away.

"Oh, and Anna?"  She called and turned around and tilted my head to the side, "Yeah?"

   "If you need to talk, I'm here." She said sympathetically with a sad smile. I smiled back as a thank you and turned around. I walked down the stairs when suddenly I bumbed foreheads with someone and something chunky and wet hit my hair.

"Oh shit-" I said, stepping back in rubbing my eyes, I took my hands away from my eyes and saw Percy with a bucket of gray paint on his head, that was tilted, so im guessing what spilled on my head. And a kid next to him around 7 years old, had seaweed green eyes like Percy, and brown short hair.

"Captain tour guide? What're you doing here?" I asked as I wiped the gray paint out of my face.
  "Picking up my brother from school? And um..I'm sorry for the paint..."

  "Oh no, you're fine, I can just wash it when I get home." I said dismissively.

  "Uhm, the thing is. It's paint that doesn't come out.." He said, fragging the words out...

  "What. The. Actual. Fuck," I said word by word, I checked my watch and cursed under my breath. "Listen, I gotta go..."

"I like your curls, by the way, and this is my brother Tyson!" I heard him scream, I just smiled lightly.

  I practically ran down the stairs and out of the school, step mother isn't gonna be happy when I get home.
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  When I finally reached the door of my apartment and opened it because my stepmother kept forgetting to lock the dam door. When I entered, I thought I was in the clear.

  The place itself was spacious. Like any other apartment, the kitchen was a little small, but it can fit more than 3 adults. The living room was directly across from the kitchen.

I closed the door and locked it. I walked past the kitchen, and-

"And where of you've been young miss?"

  I stopped in my tracked and turned, facing my stepmother. "I went to go pick up Bobby and Matt, but they weren't there because you picked them up."

  "That doesn't excuse why you were 30 minutes late." She stated, coming to stand in front of me, "Where. Were. You."

"Like I said, I went to go pick up the boys, and they weren't there -"

"Because you were 20 minutes late, Ms. Blanchard called, and I went to pick them up." My stepmother explained.
 
"Okay. I will admit I was late, and I apologize. But I did go to the school to pick them up." I tried to reason with her.

  "And why were you late? I told you to pick them up at 3:00, at 3:20 you still weren't."

"I was late because it was my first day at a new school, I was getting used  to the school. " I said, completely forgetting the gray paint in my mind. That's probably dried in my hair by now.  My stepmother Helen probably saw it but most likely didn't care like she did most things about me.

   "Okay, this time, you're off the hook. The next time you're late to pick up your brother's, you'll be grounded for not doing your job." She scolded. I nodded my head with no response.

I turned around and started to walk to my room when Helen called out, "Oh, I don't forget, you're the reason they're dead." I stopped in my tracks
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I took a deep breath and went to  my room, I closed the door behind me and flopped down on my bed.

  My stepmother was right, though. I was the reason they died.
  

   I lay there on my bed for a couple of minutes, just letting the tears fall, until I finally remembered about my hair, I groaned and got up from my bed and went over to by body length mirror to see what the dam paint stuck to my hair.

Oh, my. gods. Dam Jackson.

The paint to dried up in my hair. Dam it.
I pulled out my phone from my pocket and saw the time, 3:45. M'kay. I put my phone down on the dresser and went into the bathroom that's connected to my bedroom, a began washing my hair.

  By the time I was done , I dried the hair and styled it.

  I looked at the time, and it's 4:49, 11 minutes until Piper will pick me up.

  I put on a gray bandana, and a knock was on my bedroom window, I sighed and went over to the window.

"Piper, there's other ways -" I stopped myself when I peaked out the widow onto the fire escape and saw Percy.

  "Hi ace, I just wanted to come by and apologize for the paint." He said sheepishly, scratched the back of his neck awkwardly.
   I looked at him, confused, "Yeah, you're fine.." I said, looking at him, "how - how the hell do you know where I live?" I said, leaning on the windowsill, looking at him, genuinely concerned for his wellbeing.

  "Before you start assuming, I'm not a stalker. I live right under your apartment. I just thought I could come and say sorry. Also, I called Piper and told her that she didn't need to come pick you up because I could easily come and get you." I said. I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Deadass?" I questioned.

Jackson nodded, "Deadass Katniss."
 
  "Okay...my name is not Katniss, but okay.." I said, "Let me just get my sweater..." I said.

  He nodded, and I went inside and grabbed my sweater from my bed and got a serious flash back to the deaths my stepmother mentioned, I zoned out for probably a full minute.

"You'll never be enough.:
"This is why your mother left."
"You're the reason they're dead."
"You're the reason she's in the hospital."

  I got pulled out of my thoughts by Captain tour guide saying, "Okay, Katniss, we don't have all day~"

I blinked out of my zoned out state and chuckled lightly. I wiped a tear that slipped from my eye. I tied my sweater around my waist and slung my backpack on my shoulder and went to my window, and stepped out onto the fire escape.

  "Ready?" Jackson asked.
  "Yep." I said.
 
"Hey, are you okay?" He asked, mostly likely seeing my puffy eyes.
   "Yeah, I'm fine," I lied, "Why do you ask?"

"Your eyes are puffy. Is everything alright at home?"
"Yeah, everything is fine." I lied again. Percy looked at me, obviously didn't believe me, but didn't push.

  I had a gut feeling I could trust him, but would he except me if he knew my past?

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A/N: I'm evil. I know,

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Percys Pov)

I know Annabeth is not fine. I know that. The scar behind her ear and the puffy eyes. Not to mention, she entirely changed the subject during gym when I asked her about the scar.

We reached the door of Pipers House more like mansion, and Annabeth rang the doorbell, "Are you sure this is Pipers house? I thought it would be bigger." She mused as the door opened and came out an overjoyed Piper pulled and Annabeth in by the wrist.

"Annabeth! Percy! Come in, come in!" She said, closing the door behind me, after she hauled me into her lavish mansion.

Her mansion has at least 3 floors and a basement. The living room in itself could fit about 20 people alone.

"Okay, so my parents are out of town until Monday, so don't have to worry about parent intrusion and everybody's downstairs." Piper stated, walking into the kitchen and poored a red condiments into a medium-sized bowl.

"Uh, what is that?" Annabeth asked, confusion eched in her expression.
"You'll see~" Piper mused, heading out of the kitchen and down the stairs to what I assume was the basement.

Annabeth looked back at me with a "What the fuck" expression on her face. I laughed quietly and led the way down the stairs, Annabeth slowly trailing behind me.
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One word:

Dam

For a basement, this place is huge. A 50-inch flat screen TV placed on the front wall of the basement. A long wooden table with chairs along both sides of the table.
In those chairs were Jaosn, who was sitting next to Piper. The Stolls, who were sitting on the other side of the table, Nico, who was sitting next to Will Solace, his boyfriend, but my cousin is stubborn and won't admit it. RARA, aka Reyna, was sitting next to Thaila. Hazel and Frank were sitting across from Reyna and Thaila, and Leo sat next to Piper on the other side of her.

Annabeth sat next to Nico, and I sat next to her.
And then I saw her. Drew Tanka.

"Hi guys!" Piper announced, placing the bowl of secret condiment in the middle of the table. "Since today is the first get-together of the final school year. But first, we have a new friend to our group. Annabeth~"
Piper welcomed, and everyone turned their attention to Annabeth, who pulled down her sleeves and gave a wave and a small smile on her face.

Piper smiled back, then it turned sinister, "Okay... so today we are playing, truth, or eat with a twist~" She pulled out a small zip lock bag from her backpack and held it in her hands. "The other day, I was on my couch when I noticed this on the table. It held a note that said: 'Use this for Friday night, truth or eat with a twist,' and of course I had to use it, I was just interested."

She said, setting the bag on the table.

"And what exactly is this 'twist' of thy game?" Reyna questioned, casually swinging her arm around Thailas shoulder.

"Okay, so," Pipers started, "In these bags, your names are on paper, on the note, it said on these papers that have your name, also hold the truth about you, if you're willing to share those truths and you do truthfully you get plane nuggets, if you don't want to share you get nuggets with extra spicy hot sauce with nothing to drink afterwards."

Annabeth chewed her thumbnail, some habit I've picked up on, "And who exactly put it on the table?"

"I actually have no idea!" She said, um zipping the back, and dumbed the bag of papers onto the table, "Take your paper."

We all sighed, except for Drew and Piper, I reached out into the pile of paper and found my name written on a blue paper. I took it out of the pile and sat back in my chair.

I opened the paper since it was a folded on half it read:

"How's that scar on the small of your back from Gabe?"

I immediately stiffened, nobody knew about the scar, not even my mom, only Grover, my best friend, since I was 12 and and this other kid...but he lost contact with me a long time ago.

I folded the paper and stuffed it into my jeans pocket.

I looked over at Annabeth, who looked indifferent, but I could see the tiny alarm in her eyes. She eyes were glued to the green paper, and her left hand went to her scar, behind her ear. And the her pulled down the sleeves her shirt.

I looked around the table and saw everyone dipping in nuggets in the extra spicy hot sauce, including Piper.
   The only one that was happily eating nugget with hot sauce was Drew.
Weird.

   "Okay, maybe this was a bad idea..." Piper said.

     "Ya think?" Thaila said, leaning her head on Reyna's shoulder.
"Maybe we could get milk?" Hazel suggested.

"I'm lactose intolerant!" Frank exclaimed, crossing arms.

  "Oh schist, I forgot. Sorry, Frank." Hazel said. Her face flushed violet as she scratched the back of her neck.

"Before this love fest continues, I'm going to get that milk and cold water." Piper said, standing up a heading towards the stairs.

"I'll come too!" Annabeth said, a little too quickly, and ans stood up, heading over to Piper.

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(Pipers Pov)

  Okay, so maybe Truth or eat with a twist wasn't the best idea, in my opinion.

    Because, like, what do you mean someone knows that I stole a police car when I was 14 and hid it in my dad's old garage. Only Annabeth knows...

  We got to the kitchen and  for out of the milk and like 10 cups,
     "We're never playing that game again.." Annabeth stated, pouring milk onto the cups.

  "Agreed," I said, grabbing a water bottle out of the fridge, "What did yours say?"

  Annabeth stopped pouring the milk and pulled out a green paper from her pocket, and handed it to me.

I unfolded it and read it quietly to myself:

"How's the scars and bites on your arms? Healing well?"

"Okay, what the fuck."

"I know, how condescending, the only people that know about my scars and bites are you and-" She picked up a cup of milk and took a sip out of it and humbled something I couldn't hear.

  "What? I couldn't hear you." I said.

I heard her mumble something again, and then out of nowhere, a voice came from the doorway of the kitchen.

  "And Luke?" It was Percy.
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(Annabeths Pov)
  
   I nearly choked on the milk. What the hell

I looked over at Percy, who was leaning against the doorway, his arms crossed against his chest.

  "I don't know what you're talking about..." I said, feigning innocence.

  "Eh," Perch mused, walking over to Piper and I and sat on a stool."Scar on his left eye? Thought he was a cool guy, but made your life a living hell?"

  I inhaled, dam. Okay, "Okay. Fine. Yes."

"I'm just that good at reading people," Percy shrugged, took a cup of milk, and sipped it, "So, what's the plan?"

"The plan for what?" Piper asked, looking over at Percy curiously.

A few beats went by...

"To put an end to Luke."
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.(A/N) - Hehe, Tw, LUKE ik big ew.

I wrote this at 11:30 at night, sleep deprived soo, if they're mistakes um. I sry

To all my Neices, nephews, non binary palz, God's, demigods, and monsters alike~, I love you 😝

COOL AUNT PEGGY

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(Percys POV)

   After my little conversation with Annabeth and Piper, I helped them take the drinks of water and milk down back to the friend group.
   The Stolls tried to spike the water and milk (don't even ask), and we all said no, but they spiked theirs and went home kinda drunk.

  Reyna and Thaila went home after the stolls claiming "Family business" family business my ass.

    Leo almost burnt down the mansion because he lit a match and couldn't get it flamed out. He would just make it bigger, but Annabeth somehow found a fire extinguisher and put it out, 2 points for Chase.

Jason and Piper excused themselves and went up stairs, to gods know where? Probably her bedroom, probably doing y'know what.

Lastly, Nico and Will went upstairs to lay on the couch.
 

  Annabeth and I left Pipers around 8:30, and we walked down the street to our apartment building. She seemed to be okay. Even though that scar behind her ear was still bothering me.

"You're staring." She stated, not looking at me
I sighed, "I hate that you can do that."
She laughed.

"I just, why do you have that scar?" I asked tentatively.

Annabeth sighed, "I feel like I can trust you, I just need time."

I nodded, makes sense.

   "I have a plan." She spoke up suddenly.

I raised an eyebrow at her and looked at the stars in the sky, "Okay, what'd you have, Oh great wise one."

  "There's a bar downtown. My cousins take shifts there. It's called Roni's. Meet me by the troll bridge." She said, pulling out her phone, "Here, exchange your number."

She handed me her phone, and I handed mine to her.
   When we were done, Annabeth took a detour down an alleyway next to our apartment building.

"Um, what are you doing?" I asked. Walking after her as she started to climb the fire escape.

    "So I really didn't tell anyone that was going out, and my stepmother is not going to be happy, so I'm sneaking back in." She said as she kept climbing.
   "Ohh, okay." I said, "What time tomorrow are we meeting up?"

  "10:30 in the morning if you're not busy." She shrugged as she kept climbing.
   "Okay, see you later, Katniss!" I yelled to her as I walked to the front of the building.
    "Not my name, captain tour guide!" She said as she got into her apartment by her window.
  I walked up the steps of the apartment and went inside. I went to the elevator and clicked number 60. What? It's a very high building.
     When the elevator dinged, I stepped out and down the hall.
   While I was walking, I wasn't watching where I was going and bumble into someone.

    "Oh- sorry." I apologized, backing up, not realizing who I bumbed into, "...Ivy?"

  A girl with a slim figure, black short hair that reached her neck, wearing a black shirt and black skirt, along with minimal makeup. Carrying a bow into an apartment.

  "Oh my god." The girl muttered. "Hi Percy."
    "Hi, Ivy...." I said. She used to go to Goode, but her mother, Aka, the mayor of the city, Victoria Belfrey, took her out sophomore year a couple of years back, shes kinda well known. "Whats with the box?"
     "I'm helping Jacinda move things around in her apartment." She said with an eye roll.

  I nodded, "Okay, have fun with that. I guess." I said as I walked down the hall and walked into my apartment.

  When I got in, my mother was sitting on the couch, reading a magazine.

   "Hi mom," I greeted, kicking off my shoes.
  "Hi Percy! Just the boy I wanted to see." She said, getting up and walking into the kitchen, "Walk with me."

   I walked into the kitchen with her and saw the infamous blue cookies! On the counter! In the open!
    My mother must have sensed I saw the cookies and said, "You can have the cookies." She compiled.
   I laughed and went over to the cookies, picked one up, and took a bite, "Oh yeah, that's the good stuff." I said after swallowing.
  
  "Brother!" I turned and saw Tyson running up to me, I laughed and picked him up in a hug.
   "Hey, little man!" I greeted and handed him a cookie. His eyes lit up, and he took the cookie.
 
    Mom smiled at me and Tyson before she spoke up, "Tyson, honey, I need to speak to your brother. Can you go to the living room for a bit?"
 
   "Okay, Mama," he said, climbing out of my hug and out into the living room.

  I smiled, and my mom turned to me, "Percy."
   I looked at my mom, and my eyes widened, "Am I in trouble?"

   "What, no? Should you be in trouble?"
She asked, raising an eyebrow at me.
     "No." I said quickly, "So, uh, why'd you want me with you alone."
     "Okay, so you know how Paul and I have been married for a few months now?"

   I nodded. Of course I remember, he's literally my English teacher.
      "And how we've been trying hard for a kid for a while now?" She asked.
 
   "Yeah, I can barely sleep at night without that bed crea-" Then it hit, "YOU'RE PREGNANT!?"

  My mom laughed a bit and nodded a bit, rubbing her stomach, "Mhm,"

   I smiled and pulled her into a gentle hug, "No wonder the bed was creaking a few months ago."

    Mom laughed and kissed my forehead, "mhm sure, now get some rest."

(Annabeths POV)

      The moment I got through the widow and closed it, I sat on the windowsill, looked around the room, and my eyes landed on the floor, where a pile of spiders were scattered all across.

    I screamed.

I'm not talking a tiny scream.

I'm talking about a loud ass scream that made my glass mirror crack, and the lights flickering out, sparks flying out.

    Surprisingly, none of the people in the building woke up.
   
    I'm surprised my dad isn't home yet.
I grabbed my bug spray that just kept on the  sill and sprayed all over the floor, killing as many as I could.
     
      Once most of them were dead, I went over to my desk, sat my sweater in the chair, and saw a small box attached with a note, I tried to read it with my dyslexia.

  "Hey Annie~ here's a gift, along with the spiders." I read slowly aloud.

    I carefully opened the box and saw the ring my father gave me. My biological moms wedding ring that I lost a couple of years ago when I ran away.

Probably Luke.
    
    I realized it was like 9:30 now, and it was dead silent in the apartment, I came out of the living room with no sight of my family.
    Checked the kitchen, no one.
     Checked the twins' bedroom, no one
      Checked my dad and step mom's room no body.

   Guess I have to apartment to myself, I guess, I do remember accidently overheard my stepmother booking a reservation for a spa bookin weekend trip for four, so yeah.

   After standing in my dad's room for about 5 minutes, the back of my ear starting thrombin on pain, I'm talking excruciating pain.
       I went back to my bedroom and went into the bathroom connected, and looked in the mirror .

Oh. My. Gods

  The scar, the scar was bleeding, the blood trailing down the side of my neck.

I grabbed some paper towels and wiped the blood off my neck, and tried to stop the bleed. I applied pressure to the cut and ran rubbing achaol against the cut.

When I was done, I put a little bandaid on the cut.

  I looked my reflection more carefully, my curls were a frizzy mess, there were bags under my eyes, the gray paint in my hair came out surprisingly well, the streak was pretty sick.

   I took off my shirt, leaving me in my sports bra (don't fucking judge me) and redid my ponytail.

         I was about to go to bed when my head started hurting, like something pounding against my skull, I tried to reach the door, but my eyes blurred, but the second I reached the door knob, my legs went limb and I passed out.

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(Percys Pov)

  The next morning, I finally found the troll bridge after 10 wrong turns.

Yeah, I have a problem.

A few people gave me weird looks. I don't know why.

  The big sign said, "Welcome to Hyperion Heights." Okay.

    I told my mom about the meet-up, and she asked if it was a date, I've never blushed that bright in my life.

    After a few moments, I saw Annabeth walk to the street towards me, "Sup ace."
I greeted. She was wearing her blue sweater, a plaid skirt that reached her knees.
"Hey, Captain tour guide." She said,  waving her hand at me.
  
     "Whats with the bandaid?" I questioned, motion to the bandage over the cut behind her ear.
      "Nothing big, it just started bleeding." She shrugged it off.

  "Okay..." I said, not completely believing her, "So uh, where are we going?"
  "Just follow me," She said. And started to walk down the block.

I followed her

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  We walked for about 10 minutes before we reached a bar, "Roni's"

    We walked in, and the bell that's attached to the door jingled.

A girl behind the counter that was drying a shot glass with a cloth turned around and faced us.

  "Welcome to Ronis, what can I get ya?"

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a/n - Yeah, so if you're an ouat fan, you're gonna like the next chapter.
To all my Neices, nephews, non binary palz, demigods, God's, and monsters alike. I luv ya🫶🏽

Cool Aunt Peggy

OUT🫰

Chapter Text

(Annabeth's Pov)

     When we entered the bar, I immediately went over to the counter, leaning against it, Percy following behind me.

   "Hey Theo, we need your help." I inquired, sitting on the bar stool. Percy sat on the right of me.

   The girl with black curly hair and dark tan skin stopped wiping the shot glass and looked at Percy and I before looking over at the side, "Hold on.." She said, setting the glass and cup and walking over to the end of the counter, where a girl with brown skin and dark drown hair, wearing a blue flannel shirt with black leggings was sitting with her right hand on the counter and her left hand hold a shot glass.

   I looked over at Percy and noticed he was still staring at the cut behind my ear.

  "You're staring." I stated, squinting my eyes at him.

  "Shit- sorry," He apologized, "I just, that scar is so condescending I hate it." He admitted.

The guy is so ADHD. Without even admitting it, it's so funny.

Before I could stop myself, I suddenly blurted out; "I got this from Luke -" my eyes widened, "shit."

  "WHAT!?" He screamed, and the entire bar looked at us. Percy looked around and smiled awkwardly before looking back at me and whispering "What the fuck do you mean, 'Luke gave it to you'?"

    Before I could respond, the girl came back over to us, and spoke, "So....what do you want from me?"

"Your love~" my eyebrows furrowed in confusion and looked to the side, seeing a guy with shoulder curly light brown hair leaning against the wall near the counter arms crossed against is chest.

   "Shut up." The girl said, turning back to us, "sorry about him." She apologized, "So what do you need?"

  
"I'll get to that, but Percy, this is Theodosia Burr, my cousin, and Theo. This is my friend Percy Jackson." I introduced the both of them to each other. They said their hi's.

Then I realized something, "Where's Roni and Mangus?"

   "Oh yeah, they went to San Francisco with this guy named Henry. Pretty chill guy. Roni said she needed something by from there." She said with shrug.

"Ah." I said.

   "So." I started, "We need help with something..."

  Theo looked at me and narrowed her eyes, "What is it?"

   "Luke Castellen." The moment the word left my mouth, the glass Theo was wiping, broke in her hands, and shattered onto the counter.

  "That jackass is still bothering you?" She asked, her eyes widening.

  "Yes, and I'm ninety-nine point nine percent positive that he's around this city." I explained, fiddling with my ring on my middle finger.

  "What makes you so sure?" Theo pressed, titling her head to the side.

  "Because yesterday we were over at Annabeths friends Pipers house, and she had those papers. She said she found those and decided it was a good idea to use those, and it had our secrets on them, only he would know." Percy butted in, explaining it better than I could. Damit.

  "How do you know Piper isn't working with Luke?" Theo asked.

  I sighed, "As much of a good actress Piper is, I can read people like a book. I don't think she's hiding anything."

   "Okay.. I'ma hold you to that.." She said. "So what exactly do you need me to do?"

"Um, well, since you're great at finding people, we need you to look into Luke and see what he's been up to in the past year." I explained.

   " 'We' who is this 'we' I did not consent to any of this -" Percy said, looking at me.

   I looked at him and sent him a glare. He put his hands up. "OKAY, OKAY. Chill."

"Alright, I'll start research after my shift. Do you guys think that he broke into Pipers' house?" Theo pressed.

  "We went over yesterday. She didn't mention anything of a breakin other than the papers somehow getting into her house." Percy said with a helpless shrug.

  "I think I might be able to help." Someone said, Percy and I both turned our heads and saw a girl with long black hair with a gray headband sitting next to us.

"My aunt works with an organization that hunts down people." She said

"Bailbodnsmen?" Percy asked

   "Bailbonds person." She said, nodding her head. "She worked with her friend Emma Swan. I can help, maybe. I'll get my aunt to help." She girl agreed

   "Okay, what's your name, by the way?" Percy asked,

 
    "Zoë Nightshade." She introduced. Nodding her head.

   I smiled, "It's very nice to meet you Zoë, I'm Annabeth, and this is Percy." I introduced us both and stuck out my hand, and she shook it.

    "Wait." Theo suddenly blurted out, "What if you go guys over to her house and see if there's any evidence of a break-in?"

   "Great idea! She has cameras of every inch of the mansion. If we look, we can find evidence that Luke is still relvent in our lives!" Percy said, with hopefulness lacing his voice.

   "And then finally put a stop to Mr. Castellen!" I concluded, giving him a high five.

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I finally updated. >< better be proud of me!  Peggy OUT 💛

Chapter Text

(Percys Pov)

    A few minutes later, we left the bar and went down 5th Avenue, weaving through kids, teens, and adults.

I looked over at Annabeth, who had her hands in her pockets of her sweater, staring straight ahead.

"So, what will Theo and Zoë do exactly, I wasn't really paying attention half the time." I asked as we stopped at the corner, waiting for the light to change.

"Of course you weren't paying attention." Annabeth mused, crossing her arms against her chest. "Zoë is gonna inform her aunt about this, Artemis Nightshade. She's a bailbonds person who basically finds people. Theo researches people for fun. She can help. She once found my long-lost half grandma." She confirmed with a shrug.

I nodded as the light changed to the little ghost man, we walked across the onto the next block.

"So we're gonna go to Pipers House, see if there's any evidence of a break-in?" I asked for confirmation.

"Bingo." She said as we walked down the street. "Wait, is that Jason?" She nodded up the street to a guy who looked like blonde super man.

"Looks like we got a Super Man to catch." I mused, grabbing onto Annabeths wrist and dragging her with me down the street. She smiled

After running down the street for a good 5 minutes, we finally reached blonde super man, and I let go of Annabeths wrist and wrapped my arm around Jason's shoulder, "Sup, Bro."

Jason jumped at the sudden contact and then relaxed, "Oh my gods, stop scaring me like that."

"Sorry, but my guy, it's funny as hell." I said, laughing a bit.

"Sorry to interrupt this love fest you guys got going on, but Jason, are you going over to Pipers?" Annabeth questioned, walking behind us.

"Uh, yeah? Why? What's happening?" Blonde Superman asked.

   "Don't worry, we'll explain when we get to Pipers." She said.

Jason nodded.

    We went down to the subway to catch the A so we could get to downtown Harelm faster.

    I walked towards the turnstile with my Onmy card in hand, ready to tap the card on the ringer when Annabeth snatched it out of my hand.

   "What the hell?!" I said, looking at her with wide eyes.
 

  "You're from here. You should know not to fall for the scam." She chided, putting my card in her sweater pocket and climbing over to the turnstile, "Come on, no wasting $2.45 for a train ride, it ridiculous.

   She stated, rolling her eyes.

  I laughed. She's a genius.

Jason and I climbed over the turnstile as well.
 
  The moment Jason hit the ground, behind us, there was slow clapping in front of us. I looked up and saw Matt Solan and Drew Tanka. Gods, why do I do this to myself.

   "Wow, amazing, well done, Percy!" Matt mused, stopping his clapping. "So THIS is what you're doing. Instead of having our swim meet, you with the rest of the team, along with I, were supposed to have yesterday AND today! Real team captain behavior!"

  I looked at him like he was crazy, "The fuck do you mean!? I told you after school yesterday that you guys could go to practice yesterday evening. And we don't even have practice this weekend because there's no actual runs coming up!"

  
   Out of nowhere, he fucking punched me.

    Right. In. The. Mouth.

   I saw out of the corner of my eye Jason and Annabety starting to step in, my I held my hand out, silently telling them I got it.

  I touched my lip and felt wetness. I held my finger up, and my finger was covered in blood.

    "What the hell was that for?" I asked calmly.

  "One; for cursing at me. And two; justice for Luke." Matt said calmly,

  The moment the name: 'Luke' came out of his mouth. I'm pretty sure Annabeth went on Auto-pilot and punched him in the groin, and then kicked him in the face.

A fucking badass.

At the point when I came out of my trace, the A pulled into the station, and the people got off the train, not even surprised that a 5'10 girl was beating a guy up.

  "Alright, wrap it up." I said quickly, pulling Annabeth up from Mattz, who was basically beaten up, pretty badly.

   "Don't EVER bring up Luke! DON'T EVER." She screamed.

  I patted her shoulder, trying to calm her down. Jason dragged the beaten up Matt to the end of the platform and just left it there.

     I pushed Annabeth onto the train and shoved her into one of the empty seats, and wrapped my hand around the pole,

"That was badass," I said, shaking my head.

  " Why, thank you, kind sir." She said we a grin. Playing with the necklace she always had around her neck.

Jason stood next to me, "To Pipers?"

I nodded, "To Harlem, we go."
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(Drews Pov)

Okay, so I might've tried to get help from Matt Solan, but uhhh, he got punched and kicked by the same girl Luke had a crush on. Soo.

That's something you don't see every day.

I decided to leave Matt there. When he wakes up, he'll probably pick up where they're headed.

I headed onto the train, right before the door closed, and slid into the seat next to Annabeth.

"Hi, Drew." Annabeth greeted.

"How do you know my name?!"

"One, I go to school with you, and two, you have a glowing nametag."

"Thats- that actually makes a lot of sense."