It Takes Time

At a lunch of cannibals (Annabeth's POV)

There he was with no answer. Just covered with taco sauce all over his mouth.

He was just starting at me. Like if I was something that he never saw.

- Hello?!

That made him sorta come back to Earth. He grabbed a napkin and cleaned himself.

I sat beside him with my taco in front of me. But he kept on staring at me. I'm not that used to socialise with boys but if that's the way they act to girls that's pretty disgusting and creepy.

A few minutes passed and everyone was talking to each other. Turns out it was not all that bad.

Until some other guys showed up. Let me tell you how it all happened.

I had just finished eating my lunch and when I was walking to put the plate and all next to the canteen lady, a strange guy touched me in the back. I think that you all know where. Then I turned around.

This guy with brown eyes and curly dark brown hair is looking at me like he was the best. I gave him a look like if he wasn't going away from where he was he would get punched. But he didn't go. In fact he just started to get closer and closer to me. And I of course started to step back. When you're constantly bullied with words by mean girls you start to know what to do when you don't have a path to go because they're surrounding you. But this guy started to make me go to a corner. I looked around. And I saw someone right behind him. It was Percy. He had a face like he wanted to punch the guy. His face was bright red.

He looked at me like he was telling me to act but at the same time to let him do the work. I looked at the ground and then at him like I was saying yes.

So Percy nooded. He touched the boys shoulder like he was calling him for something. The boy looked back at him and I got my chance to do what I wanted to do before. I kicked him in the place that never sees the sun and then quickly got down and took a step to the left. The boy stood there with his pain and me and Percy just started walking away.

-Smart move... - he said to me smirking

-What could you expect from a smart girl? - I said looking at him.

He laughed slightly. And surprisingly, me too.

But the good mood wouldn't last long. Without us noticing, the weird guy called his 4 servants to take revenge for him. When they arrived next to us, two of them grabbed me and the others grabbed Percy. I looked at him. Both of us didn't knew what was happening. They took us to different ways. I tried to free myself but nothing would work. Those stupid big beasts where strong.

At a certain point they pushed me against a wall and I fell to the ground. I was trying to stand up but the beasts grabbed me again before I could do something.

They were taking me to the third floor. The third floor is the one that has leats classrooms and therefore leasts students in the hallways. Not to speak about the bath-... Oh my gods! I knew where they were taking me. They were taking me to the third floor boys bathroom. The third floor bathroom smell like poop and they never have paper so it was the perfect place for them because that way no one would see them.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice that we were almost there. They took me inside the bathroom and before I could react they have put my head in the toilet while pushing the flushing button.

Lucky me, at least I got time to hold my breath.

When they pulled my head up it was their biggest mistake. I kicked the leg of one of them and then he let my right hand of. Then with my other leg I kicked the tummy of the other. They were both at the ground now.

I quickly made my way out of there.

I was in the middle of my way when I started thinking: What about Percy? The two other beasts seemed to be even stronger then mine. What could they have possibly done to him?

I started to made my way to the place where we got apart. But instead of taking my path I took Percy's. It was just a straight but big corridor. I kept on running.

In the end I found him.

He was standing up but with difficulty. He had a black eye and gods know what else. He was almost falling but I grabbed him before he could do so.

-We must go to the infirmary. - I started walking with him besides me with his arm on my shoulders.

When we finally arrive I layed him in a little bed.

The infirmary lady camed to us and looked down at Percy.

-He needs rest deary. You can come back in the next brake if you want. - but then she looked at me. - Deary, you're so pale. You look sick. - she got next to me and started pushing me to the next bed. -Now stay there and get some sleep.- then she looked back at Percy and then went away sighting. - What on Earth is it with kids these days?

I layed back and before I could notice, I had already fallen asleep.