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Senior Year Chapter 2

Heres chapter 2

word count: 4,231

Chapter: 2/?

Percy's POV

Percy sat down at the table having finished almost all of the cookies they had made earlier that day. Annabeth was on his side with his mom across from him. He brushed the crumbs onto his hand then onto the empty plate. He learned the hard way to never brush crumbs onto the floor.

"I've been meaning to ask. Where's Paul? I haven't seen him at all." Percy looked at his mom, who was sipping on some tea she had just made for her and Annabeth.

"He is at the school having a meeting trying to get ready for the school year. Speaking of the school..." she said looking at Annabeth. "Do you have everything you need for school? Are all the papers in order? Do you have the supplies?"

"Well Chiron made up some paperwork from all the schooling I've gotten at camp and all my other schools. He also talked to the principal on the phone to square everything away. He made sure that they knew that you are my guardian, legally. So all the paperwork is good. But for the supplies. Not really. All I brought is a couple t-shirts a couple shorts and jeans, my blueprints and a few books...." Annabeth rattled off everything she put in her bag. Sally smile and got a weird look in her eyes.

"I feel a shopping trip," she said happily. Percy groaned getting out of his chair to put the dirty plate in the sink.

"Percy never really liked shopping," Sally explained, "I always make him try it on. He says I embarrass him." Sally rolled her eyes. "Maybe if you come he would be more willing. How about tomorrow? We can make a whole day out it. We can get some back to school clothes and all the supplies you need before orientation on Saturday."

"Mom since when did we have the money for a whole day of shopping?"

"Well since you asked, I actually am getting a book published. The publisher sent me an advance a couple days ago. It is definitely worth more than a day of shopping." She had a huge smile on her face. Percy couldn't help but show some teeth too. He couldn't have been prouder. All those years of her telling him story after story have finally paid off. He crosses the room to hug her for the millionth time today, but he would never get tired of feeling her arms around him.

"What is it about?" Percy sat down by Annabeth again.

"Would you guys hate me if I told you it's about these three kids going on quests and two of them realizing that they love each other." Percy sat straighter and Annabeth repeatedly said, "No we could never hate you."

"You wrote your book about us and Grover?"

"Yes. What else would I write about?"

"What about all those stories you told me as a kid that you wanted to write?"

"Well I hope I can get to write all of those too."

"I hope you do too, Mom. If anyone deserves it, it's you." He got up to kiss her on the cheek and put their c now empty cups in the sink. He started to walk away when Sally gave him a look he knew very well from his childhood.

"I haven't done dishes in like a year Mom!" He complained.

"You know not to leave dirty dishes in the sink Perseus." His eyes widened and he turned on his heels quickly rising off the plates and putting them in the dishwasher.

"I'm gonna have to use that one," Annabeth said.

"Don’t think you're gonna get off easy, either, Annabeth. I love you, but you are gonna have to start earning your keep." Percy turned around to give her a teasing look.

"Don't worry Sally. I'm sure I’ll earn my keep better than Percy."

"Is that a challenge?" Percy asked.

"No..." Annabeth said giving Sally a look. Percy walked back to the table, gave Annabeth one more stare, then told them that he was going to start unpacking. He walked back to his room leaving the two people he loves most in the world to talk alone, most likely about him, but he didn't care.

He got to him room, stopping at the door to take it all in. His bed in front of him, the dark blue covers pushed to one side. The window next to the bed by the head. Sometimes he would it open to listen the sound of New York better at night. His desk under the window with a view of the apartment complex across the street. The closet across the room from his bed, his hamper inside under his hanging clothes. A big dresser to his left across from the window. He really only used the dresser to put miscellaneous thing in that he didn’t have a spot for. It wasn't a big room, but was his room. It wasn't like his cabin, too big for him it made him feel all alone. But just the right size for him.

He would say that it doesn't look like it had been touch in the months he was gone, but he didn't remember what his room looked like when he left over 8 months ago. He also knew better. If Annabeth had been here with his mom then she was definitely in his room. Percy unzipped his bag. He dropped all the clothes that were in it into his hamper. He kinda forgot to do his laundry before he came. Okay... He didn’t forget he just didn’t do it. He left almost everything else at camp. He really didn't want anything here to remind him of his other life. Except Annabeth of course, and a few Camp t-shirt. Other than those everything is at his cabin. He set his bag on the floor hearing harder thunk than he should have.

He reached in the grab the phone Leo had made. Oh, right, he thought, Already forgot about you. He turned it over in his hand, inspecting it. It looked just like an iPhone. Percy pushed the button in the front and the lock screen opened up. It was a picture of Leo, of course, on fire making the words 'Your Welcome' with the flames. Percy chuckled at the picture. He slide his thumb across the bottom to unlock it. He then saw another picture of Leo, but this time with the words 'Really you don’t have to thank me'. He tapped on the contacts app to see that it was filled with people just like Leo said. He scrolled through them. He chuckled at every contact name. Beauty Queen. Blonde Superman. The Guy That Starts With F. Scary Blonde. Cursed Kid. Goat Man. Supreme Commander of the Argo 2. It was the last one that got him though...Birth Giver of the Great Percy Jackson. He laughed out loud holding the phone to his side.

Annabeth came running to see what was the matter his mom right behind her.

"What are you laughing about Seaweed Brain?" He held up the phone and he could hear his mom suck in a breath.

"Percy you know that phone aren't good for demigods. What are you doing with that?" She almost reached out for it but Annabeth intervened seeing how Percy couldn't answer her.

"No, it okay. Leo made them for us. He designed them so that they are safe for demigods to use. I don't know why Percy is laughing so hard though?"

Percy held out the phone for Annabeth to take. She read off all the contacts giving a chuckled as she read the name for his mom. Percy looked at her when Annabeth read it and saw her blush a little. Annabeth kept reading until she got to the name for her.

"Scary Blonde.....?" She said in a tone that told Percy she did not appreciate it. She handed the phone back to him. Percy took it laughing even harder at her face.

"Yeah," Percy said wiping the tears off his face and facing his mom. "Leo made these so we can stay in touch, while staying out of danger from monsters. He made you one too." He handed her the black phone and explained that it can only be used to call other IMPhones. She took it gratefully.

"Hey Annabeth can I get a picture of you?" Percy said opening the camera.

"Why?"

"Because Leo made the lock screen and home screen his face, and I don’t want to look at that every time I use this. I would much rather see your beautiful face."

"Well since you asked so nicely." Annabeth walked to sit down next to Percy on the bed. She posed for a picture with him. It was probably the first time she genuinely smile in a long time. He took a couple more of her until she had had enough and was telling him to stop. He set the home screen as the best picture of her and his locked screen as the picture of both of them. He then went in and changed a couple contact. He changed them all to the appropriate names except Grover's, his mom's, and Annabeth's. He changed those to G-man, Wise Girl, and just Mom.

"Check your. What did he put for me?" Annabeth went out to grab her phone from her bag and came back in a couple seconds later. She pushed the button and laughed at the picture. She showed me the picture of Leo which I laughed at again.

"Ummm....He has you as....." She started laughing before she could get it out. "He put you in as Water Boy!" She fell over on the bed laughing. Percy started laughing too and couldn't stop. They hadn't laugh like this in what felt like forever. And now that they started they couldn’t stop. Mom came in to see what the matter, but they couldn't even tell her. They just laughed more when she said okay and left.

Percy couldn't explain why he was laughing anymore. The Water Boy thing was funny about 5 minutes ago, but it really shouldn't be funny anymore. Maybe they were finally having the mental breakdown, but in an unusual way. Annabeth sat up holding her sides with tears running down her face grabbing Percy's shoulder and telling him to stop laughing. She opened her camera and took like a billion pictures of Percy. Every time he told her to stop she would take another and claim she had to change her lock and home screen too. He took a deep breath in and out trying to calm down so Annabeth wouldn’t take anymore pictures. He was starting to calm down when Annabeth went into her phone and changed his name to Seaweed Brain and changed everyone else to their own names. Then she went in and changed her screens.

"Oh man. That really wasn't even that funny, Percy."

"I know, but it was funny, if you know what I mean." He leaned back pulling her with him. They just laid there giggling every once in a while, but mainly just thinking. Thinking about the next year. Their Senior Year, together.

Percy looked at the clock that was still on top of his dresser. 4:48. Mom was going to start dinner soon, if they still eat at 5:30 sharp. She would coming in soon to see what they want. They would have to get up soon. Reluctantly, Percy pushed off the wall, sitting up. Annabeth fell over into the spot Percy was.

"What are you going to want for dinner?" He asked.

"I'll eat whatever Sally makes."

"Ooohhh. She doesn't like it when you can't decided. Trust me. We'll have some pizza. I have been craving some of my mom's pizza for the longest time." As if on cue Sally come in to ask what they want to eat and Percy replied with pizza. Sally asked if he wanted to help get dinner ready, which he nodded enthusiasticly in reply.

"I'll just be in my room unpacking," Annabeth said.

Percy walked into the kitchen. He grabbed the flour, salt, and yeast as he crossed the room. Sally grabbed almost everything else. He grabbed the mixing bowl out of the dishwasher, freshly clean. He set it up and started measuring out the recipe he knew by heart. He wasn't sure when he noticed that his mom was just leaning against the counter. She wasn't doing anything but watching.

"You could help a little, you know," Percy said.

"It looks like you got it all under control."

"Barely," he whispered under his breath. He knew that she heard him. Some part of him wanted her to ask what happened. He knew that he would feel better with her knowing. He would tell her every part. Once he starts he wouldn't be able to stop until he told her everything. She would hug him, holding him like he was a little kid again. He would start to cry when he would feel her strong arms around him. And he would feel better when he was done. But another part him wishes that she never knows what happened to him and Annabeth. Percy knows that could never happen though.

What will happen when one of them has a nightmare. Screaming in the middle of the night. Waking everyone up. Holding each other until the other calms down. How was Percy going to tell her when Annabeth was breaking down in his arms? Or when Percy was crying and calling for Annabeth? No. He couldn't do that to her. He has to tell her.

"Was it that bad?" She asked. She crossed the kitchen and put a protective arm around his shoulders. Percy almost broke down with that one touch.

"Worse," he confessed, voice cracking.

"Sweetie when you want to talk...I'm right here."

Percy sighed with relief. He really shouldn't be surprised that she isn’t pushing him. She has always been really cool with stuff like this. Percy honestly didn't know why he freaked out for a second back there. He was, once again, for about the hundredth time that day, thankful that he was back with his mom. For a horrifying second he was also thankful that he couldn’t remember her for almost seven months. His mom was on the other side of the country worried sick about him....while him? He was running around the country with no memory of her on dangerous quests. He was thankful for a second that he didn't have to go through all that worry himself. But it was only for a second.

"Okay, Mom," Percy said blinking back tears and continued cooking.

Paul came home about ten minutes before the pizza was done. Percy was pretty much a mess all over again. Paul handled it more like a man, but Percy could tell that Paul was glad he was back. They were right in the middle of a hug when the timer went off. Percy crossed the living room into the kitchen. He checked the pizza quickly before pulling it out.

"Hey Annabeth can you get the plates?" Percy said gesturing in the general direction of the entire kitchen behind him. Annabeth started opening random cabinets trying to find the plate.

"Percy where do you keep the plate?" Annabeth said giving up.

"In that one." He nodded his head.

"Which one?"

"That one." He nodded it more vigorously.

"They're not here," Annabeth said closing the cabinet she thought Percy was pointing to. Percy quickly cut the pizza and walked to Annabeth. He reached past her to the cabinet to her right.

"This one," he stated. He pulled out four plates and handed them to her. He watched as she walked to the table and started setting the it. This is all he ever wanted, he thought. This. Him and Annabeth living together. Monsters are nowhere in sight. Prophecies are nowhere in sight. The gods are nowhere in sight. That’s when it hit him. The life that he and Annabeth can have. This, living together, making dinner together, going shopping together. That's all he ever wanted, Percy realized, from the day he met her at the Big House.

He was kind of sad that he didn't realize it that day, but their relationship was a bit rocky at the beginning, with all the fighting and them barely being able to stand each other. He thought about where they are now, where they were then, and what they had to do to get here. If anyone deserved this life that Percy was thinking of, it's them.

"Are you just going to stand there looking at Annabeth all day, or are you going to serve us some pizza?" Sally asked sitting down next to Paul on one side of the table. Percy felt the red creeping up his neck. "Sorry," he mutters as he brought the pizza to the table.

"Blue crust," Paul said with a hint of surprise. "I think I'm more surprised that I'm surprised than I am at the blue crust." Percy chuckled taking his seat next to Annabeth. He placed a slice on her plate then on his after Paul served his mom and himself.

"Well it's a special occasion. It called for blue food," Sally said. "So how was the meetings?" Sally asked as was Paul taking a bite.

"The usual. We didn't really talk about anything but somehow talked about everything. I really had no idea why I went." Paul took a bite chewing contently.

"This is really good Percy," Annabeth said through a mouth full. Sally looked at her with a look that only a mother could pull off. "Sorry," Annabeth said swallowing "It's just so good."

Percy could feel the heat up to his neck now. "Thanks," he muttered folding his pizza in half and taking a bite of his own.

"He hasn't cooked for you?" Sally asked.

"No. At camp you don't really get to cook and on the Argo 2 Leo had it so that the food you want just appears in front of you. Percy has never had to cook for me before," Annabeth said taking another bite holding her pizza with two hands.

Paul looked like he was about to question Annabeth but then thought better.

"You know that if you fold your pizza you can eat it with one hand," Percy said nodding to her pizza.

"Are you seriously criticizing how I eat my pizza, Percy"

"No. I'm just saying..." he said going back to his own slice. "At least you don't eat the crust first. If you did that then we would have a serious issue."

"I remember this one time-" Sally started.

"If you gonna tell an embarrassing story about me Mom I really rather you not," Percy said with a small smile. He glanced sideways at Annabeth trying to hint to his mom.

"Please," Annabeth said. "She already told me the most embarrassing ones."

"Like what...?" Percy asked. He could feel his eyes widening and the heat advancing to his cheeks. He wondered if he really wants to know just how much the love of his life knows about his early years.

"Well I told her about the time you tried to go to school in your Nemo jammies. And the time you tried to convince me that you didn’t eat all the candy even though you had blue lips and a blue tongue. Or the time you came home from school and tried to tell me that you just put a little dent in a school bus when really you blew it up." The heat from his cheeks now covered more of his face with each story she talked about. Percy looked over at Annabeth to see her trying, and failing, to hold in her laughter.

"Or how about that one.." Annabeth said trying to catch her breath "That one where you tried to give him a bath but the water wouldn’t touch him." She was laughing uncontrollably now. The heat radiating off Percy's face was enough to cook this pizza.

"Mooooom," he whined. Annabeth was wiping the tears from her eyes, Paul was chuckling, and Sally was smiling fondly with an innocent look in her eyes. Percy groaned giving up and went back to his pizza.

The rest of the dinner they played catch up. Sally and Paul told them what had been happening since Percy disappeared, they told Paul about their shopping trip tomorrow. They really just tried to know everything without asking the big question. What exactly happened? Percy knew that the question was coming and dreaded it. He also couldn't wait for it to be asked either. He feels like he has this huge weight on his chest and he knows that will go away once his mom knows everything.

They finished the pizza and Percy cleared the table and started putting the dishes in the dishwasher with Annabeth's help.

"I'm gonna tell them what happened after we're done," he said giving her a heads up. He didn't want to spring retelling the worst time of their lives on her.

"Okay," she said looking at him, "It probably best before tonight."

Percy and Annabeth finished loading the dishwasher and joined Sally and Paul in the living room. Percy and Annabeth took the love seat while Sally and Paul sat on the couch perpendicular to the love seat.

Percy took a deep looking at his Mom then at the ground. "I woke up somewhere in the north with no memory and a wolf, Lupa, looking over me..." Percy continued from start to finish. Annabeth put in every time she thought Percy missed something, or to tell what was happening at Camp-half blood at the time. They got pretty far without stopping, that was the easy part of their story. Sally and Paul didn't say anything the whole time. Sally looked like she was close to tears for some part but kept it together. Probably for my sake, Percy thought. Then they got to Annabeth's solo quest and then... They had to stop there. Percy looked at Annabeth and saw what he felt. He didn't know how to continue but did for his mom.

"...Then... Annabeth was being dragged into the pit. I tried to stop. To grab onto to her before she fell in but I couldn't. We both went over." Percy looked up to see the corner of his mom's eye sparkle as a tear fell. "I held on as long I could to tell Nico to get to the other sides of the doors. Then we fell..." He looked at Annabeth's hands folded in his own. He could feel them trembling, or maybe that was his own hands. He stared and them as he told them as much as he could without breaking down. Just saying that it was the equivalent to hell and that they got out on the other side but not without more than a few scratches. He continued with their story until he finished it with, "and now here we are."

Sally had tears rolling down her cheek, but thank the gods she is taking this better than Percy imagined.

"At least you two are here and safe and alive. That's all that matters."

"Mom, Annabeth and I sometimes, most times actually, have nightmares about..." He looked down again at their hands. Annabeth was making small circles with her thumb against his skin. "It's bad," he finished blinking back tears.

"How bad?" She asked.

"Nightmares," Annabeth replied. "Panic attacks. Flashbacks. Paranoia. I mean right now the only thing keeping me sane is Percy." She held up their tangled hands.

"Oh," Paul said.

"We just wanted you to know before anything too bad happened," Percy said looking at his mom.

"I am still just glad that you are alive." She crossed the room to put a hand on Percy's cheek and wipes the tear that he didn’t know had fallen.

"We're barely fine, borderline okay...but yes we are alive," Percy says releasing Annabeth's hand to stand up and give his mom a hug he has so desperately been craving for the past eight months.

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