Chapter One
I've fought battles against many creatures: The Minotaur, Chimera, Echidna, etc. After I fight them, I can even walk away from it like nothing's ever happened. I mean, when you're a demigod, it happens all time.
But girls are not so easy.
I've been going out with Annabeth for about eight months now. We've gone to the same school this year so we wouldn't have to be far away from each other. (Her dad had been transferred to New York.)
We've encountered monsters here and there, but nothing huge. But one big thing was coming soon.
Eleventh grade prom.
There was only about a week or two until prom, and Annabeth's only mentioned it once, and what she said was "You have to ask the girl to prom seaweed brain, or she might just ignore you."
So of course, being Annabeth, she wanted me to ask her to prom. She also told me I had to do it right. When I asked her how to ask a girl to prom, and do it right, she told me, "That's the part you got to figure out on your own!"
So here I am, sitting at my lunch table waiting for Annabeth, so I can ask her "the right way" when a girl I vaguely know sits down across from me with her lunch tray. She has straight brunette hair that lays down all the way to her waist, a pretty complexion and bright blue eyes. All that I really remember about her is that her name is Julia, and she lent me a pencil earlier today.
"Hey." She said.
"Hey." I said back. Great conversation starter.
"So, what's up Percy?"
I didn't really know what was going on. I didn't know her that well.
"Um, nothing much? Just waiting for Annabeth." As I spoke the words, Annabeth sat down next to me, giving me the eye. I wasn't sure what the look was for, but I was sure to find out.
"Hi." Annabeth greeted Julia sweetly, but there was something at the edge of her voice that led me to conclude Annabeth wasn't thrilled about something.
"Hi Annabeth." She shyly looked down at her lunch tray. "I was wondering if you going to be going to the prom?" She looked at both of us, but I could tell the question was more directed at me.
"Sure, of course I will. Isn't everybody going?" I said with a smile. Is that all that the girl wanted to ask me?
"Yeah, I was just wondering.... never mind." She abruptly stood up and walked away with her tray. I stared after her confused.
I looked back to Annabeth. She didn't have a very pleasant expression on.
"Why were you talking to her?" She asked sharply, staring me down.
"Because she sat down and randomly started talking to me. Is something wrong?" I wondered. She looked tense.
She pursed her lips, her beautifully curved lips.
"Of course nothing's wrong."
To change the subject, I brought on my more difficult task.
"Annabeth, I know I was supposed to do this right, but I'm not sure what right is in this case, so this is my best instead." I turned to her and held her right hand in both of mine, and said, "Annabeth, will you go to prom with me? Will you say yes?"
I had spent the last week trying to come up with "the right thing" to say, but this was all I got.
She lightly kissed me on my lips and said, "Of course I will seaweed brain. Now that wasn't so bad, was it?"
I thought about it. I guess now that it's over, it wasn't so bad. The preparing part though.... eh, that was stressful.
"I guess not. Let's get to class though, before we're late." I smiled at her. We picked up our full trays, and as we were throwing them away, I caught a glimpse out of the corner of my eye: Julia, peering suspiciously around the corner at us, and then walking away.
~~Hey! Sorry this chapter is so short! The chapters will get longer as I go! And I promise that there WILL be action coming soon in the future! Please review!!