Limitless Love {Percabeth Fanfiction}

{28} SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE, AND THEY SHOULDN'T {28}

Monday, 5-14-18

The following week flew by in a blur. I took so many tests and exams, and I'm pretty sure I passed a grand total of three.

It was the last Monday of school, two days before the final day. We were half way through last period, gym with Coach Hedge.

"Alright, since this is one of your last classes with me, I'll let you cupcakes have the last thirty minutes to yourself. Just try not to break anything."

I chuckled, searching the swarm of orange shirts for Annabeth. I spotted her chatting to one of the Stoll brothers, although I couldn't tell which from the distance.

I sauntered over to her.

"I need you to be serious with me, Travis," she said. "Is Luke okay?"

For a moment, I almost did a 180 turn. I was in a good mood and did not feel like being grumpy. Deciding to support my best friend, I continued my path.

I threw my arm across her shoulders and grinned. "Hey, Wise Girl. What are you talking about?"

"Luke" she murmured. "He spent a week in a holding cell before his trial. He has to take counseling for at least a year and is under house arrest with heavy super vision for the rest of the month. I can't visit him because I'm a minor and my parents won't accompany me. Travis can, though, because they're related."

I nodded. "So, I'm assuming he can't be too bad. He could have gotten jail time."

"Yeah, he got out easy," Travis agreed, furrowing his eyebrows.

"Well, they're organizing a capture the flag game outside, Want to play?" I asked.

"Sounds fun," Annabeth said, nodding.

Travis smirked. "Have you seen my brother?" he asked.

"Yep. By the dodge balls."

"Great." Travis rushed off.

I laughed. The Stoll brothers were always up to something.

"What team are you going to join?" I asked.

"Red."

I scrunched up my nose. "Ew. I'm on blue. That's where all the cool kids are."

She laughed. "We'll see."

We joined up on each side. Some people on my team were the Stolls, Rachel, Silena, and Beckondorf. The red team had all of the smart kids, as well as Clarisse la Rue and Caly. Not that she wasn't smart, but she wasn't a nerd like Annabeth.

Kidding! Great, she's going to kill me...

The blue team hid our flag behind a tree in the back corner of our territory. All of the girls on our team volunteered to guard it. Most of the boys were on the offensive side, including me, except for a few wanderers.

A scrawny kid named Castor blew the whistle and the game began.

I met up with Beckondorf by a small stream trickling across the boundary. "Ready?" I asked him.

He nodded. "Yep. I'll check the left corner, you've got the right, and we'll meet down the center."

I sprinted off, three dodgeballs nestled in the crook of my arm. I scoured the edge of the red's territory, coming across a couple of them who I quickly took care of. The way we played at Goode was like capture the flag and dodgeball combined. I couldn't technically throw balls at people when they were on their side, but if I caught the ball they threw, they had to go to the "jail" and wait for one of their members to manage to release them. The same thing would happen if you got hit with a ball on the other team's side.