Deeper Than Appearances (A Percy Jackson and Twilight Crossover)

Chapter 9

A/N

Welcome back. 

I know, I know. It's been a while and I have much work to do, but I hope this update will bring you some happiness. After all, Ohio is currently only bringing me cold weather and an awful bout of the flu that I don't wish on anyone. 

I did a quick read-through of the last four chapters to do some light editing and catch myself up. Without further ado, here is the fruit of my most recent work.

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It's a good thing they don't have a guest room, which makes the conversation about where Annabeth will be sleeping much smoother, much to Sally's dismay.

"We're getting a bigger bed... and a hamper," Annabeth says with a flat expression as she drops her bag inside the doorway. He smiles sheepishly at her. 

Paul and Sally wanted to move Andie into their room and let Annabeth have hers. The nursery has hardly been decorated in the short time they've lived here, but Percy pointed out that it would quickly become difficult with the fast-growing baby and Annabeth would just end up with him anyway.

It's true that she has pretty much moved into the Poseidon cabin after the war and no one's said anything. Officially they had their own bunks. In reality, they slept snuggled together. 

It made the nightmares more bearable.

After settling Annabeth's belongings in, which actually encompass more than one bag but still amount to surprisingly few belongings, they get ready for bed. They fit into the small square room together better than one would think, the bed notwithstanding. They lay facing each other, Percy being a goof and Annabeth simply content to watch him. 

The son of Poseidon makes faces and blows air at his girlfriend, sometimes leaning forward to kiss her nose or the corner of her mouth. He keeps up a steady stream of commentary about their new life here in Forks for several minutes before falling silent.

"I can't believe you outed the vampires like that," he says after they've been quiet for a bit. The house is dim and silent in the way only a family home can be after 11 pm. 

She rolls her eyes, "I didn't out them..... not really." 

"Sure," he nods seriously and slowly closes his eyes. Annabeth doesn't think for one moment that he agrees with her, but she also thinks he's too tired to banter about it. Several minutes pass. "And I've never accidentally blown up a volcano."

"Percy!" She whisper-yells and hits him aggressively with a pillow making him laugh loudly. 

Quickly she shushes him and they both settle down again, smiles across their faces as they watch each other across the few inches that separate them.

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Paul smoothes the way for Annabeth's admission to Forks High School and the following week, she joins Percy. Despite Percy's wishes, they only have gym, English, and lunch together. Annabeth's classes are all above his skill set for the most part and she's taken most of what he has yet to. 

It's also by some unspoken rule that Annabeth and Percy now join the Cullens for lunch every day and sit with them when they share classes, whether it's with one of the more welcoming siblings or not. 

It certainly draws attention to the sullen crew, because Percy is far too energetic to be healthy now that his Wise Girl has joined him. He still gets along with Emmet the best and Jasper is slowly warming up to him, though Edward, and by extension Bella, remain reserved. Alice is always bubbly and willing to join the conversation while Rosalie hangs back but fortunately is not as cold to them as she is to Bella.