Percabeth Oneshots

August 18th

A sound came from the oven, indicating that the cupcakes were ready. Now all I had to was ice them and keep them in the fridge for tomorrow.

Tomorrow was Percy's birthday and I was making him cupcakes. Hopefully, he'll be able to eat it. His stepfather, Gabe, was abusive and almost never allowed Percy to go out of the house. I, being a responsible best friend, kept urging him to tell the police or at least his mom. But, no. He wants protect his mom or some shit like that.

Once his cupcakes were done, I put them in the fridge, made myself some dinner and watched some reruns of Friends. My parents, Bobby and Matthew went to their grandparents' house. So, I was left at home. Alone. I usually don't mind but sometimes, I felt left out. Meh.

Once I was done with my dinner, I washed the dishes and headed up to my room and spent some time reading books. At around eleven, I heard a tap outside my window. I looked over to see Percy's silhouette. I opened the door and was about to ask him what he was doing here this late in the night, when I saw his face in the light. I gasped.

His face was covered with bruises and his arms were bleeding. His shirt was red, with what looks like blood. I pulled him into the house and dragged him to the bathroom. I took out a first aid kit.

"Take off your shirt, Seaweed Brain."
Percy raised his eyebrows. I hit him on the shoulder and he took off his shirt. I gasped. Again.
"Percy, this has to stop. You're going to die."
"Come on, Wise Girl! It's not a big deal. It's not like he stabbed me or anything."
"He didn't stab you now. He might later. And judging by the cuts on your back, he hit you with a bottle. Please, Seaweed Brain, at least tell your mom."
"You know what I'm gonna say, Annabeth. Please, just leave it alone."
"This conversation is not over. I'm not saying anything now but I'm not going to let it go"
"I'm counting on it, Wise Girl."

We both snuggled in my bed and continued watching Friends. We we're in the middle of the episode in London, when Percy put his head on my lap and closed his eyes. I put my hand in his hair, combing through it. After sometime, I laid down next to him and fell asleep as well.

The next morning, when I woke up, Percy was nowhere to be found. I looked.around and saw a note on my table.

Gabe called. I'm sorry, Wise Girl. I'll talk to you later.

XO,
Seaweed Brain

I cursed. If Percy went home when Gabe called him, it was never for a good reason. I called up Luke, one of our friends, and told him to meet me near Percy's house. Luke, Percy, Thalia and I were close. Very close. Luke and Thalia were dating. Luke was helpful when Gabe was around. I rushed to Percy's house and knocked on the door. Percy answered the door, sweating and clearly in pain.
"Annabeth? What are you doing here?"
I pushed past him, without answering. Percy tried grabbing me and pulling me out of the house, but I resisted. Gabe came in, stumbling, with a belt in his hand. I froze. He looked at me. He raised his hand, probably to hit me, but Percy came into the way.
"Stay away from her! You can hit me, but you will not lay a finger on her!" Percy shouted.

Gabe brought down his hand, along with the belt, hitting Percy.
"Move." He said.
He pushed Percy out of the way. He came closer to me. I grabbed my chin and pulled me closer. I could smell the beer in his breath. I didn't know what he was going to do next, because then, Luke and Thalia kicked open the door. Cops came in and pulled Gabe away from me. The paramedics  went to examine Percy.
One of the officers came up to me.
"I have some questions to ask you, if that's okay?"
"Sure. How's Percy?"
"He's fine. He just has some fractured ribs and see bruises. It not as bad as it could have been."
"Thank the gods!"
"How long has this been happening? Did anyone else know about this?"
"This has been going on since he was twelve. Now we're seventeen. So, that's five years. No one else knew about this other than Luke, Thalia and me. He didn't want anyone else to know. Especially his mom. His mom is out of town for a few days. He was living alone with Gabe for the past two days."
"Oh, thank you. If there's anything else I will call you up. Also, is it fine if Percy stays in you house for a few days? It's not good for him to stay alone."
"Yes, that's fine. Thank you."

Later, in the evening, Percy and I were snuggled up on the couch, eating the cupcakes I made for him.
"Gods, Percy! This was not how I imagined we would be celebrating you birthday! I'm so sorry!"
"It's not your fault, Anna. It's alright. Besides, I get to spend my time with you till my mom comes back. That's not all bad."
"It's still not fair, Percy. You did so much for my birthday and I feel guilty. I'm so sor-"
I was cut off with Percy's lips touching mine. It took me some time to register want was going on. When my brain was finally able to comprehend something, I kissed back. A little too harshly, I might add. Percy chuckled. I moved and adjusted myself so I was straddling him. I kissed him harder and he replied with the same force. We finally broke apart and I rested my forehead on his. He grinned.
"Come on, I need to show you something." I said.
I got off of him and dragged him to the backyard. Our backyard was quite big. We had a bunch if trees and bushes. Kind of like a mini forest. When we were kids, my dad and I built a tree house for Percy and me.

Since I was doing something special for his birthday this year, I decorated the tree house to look like a mix of our favorite Greek Gods, Poseidon and Athena. I put a piece of blue cake and my gift on a table in the house. When Percy entered the house, he gasped.
"Wise Girl! Thank you!" He immediately ran over to the cake and saturated stuffing his face with cake. I laughed at his reaction.

He saw my gift next to it. It was a puppy.  A black Lab. He squealed. I'm not kidding. He actually squealed. He picked it up and started petting it.
"I'm gonna call it Mrs. O' Leary. Perfect. I swear, Wise Girl, you're the best girlfriend anyone could ask for.
I laughed again. Percy put her down and came towards me. He hugged me tight and kissed me. I'm not gonna lie, we stayed up there for quite sometime. Cuddling, laughing and petting Mrs. O' Leary.

"This is the best present anyone ever gave me, Wise Girl. It's all I could ever ask for. Thank you."
"You're welcome, Seaweed Brain."

I smiled. I was happy. For now. Gabe was locked up and Percy was my boyfriend. Its perfect.