This is the sequel to "Forever Yours" and I know that you've been waiting for this for quite some time now. And as I said, the first part will still be in the beach house, and then probably move to other places but I'm still not sure. Oh, and thanks for the title suggestion, guys. I'm going to live up to the title now.
Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
My life has turned more complicated ever since I started dating my best friend. Though it isn't as bad as you think, there are still times where I feel as if we're going too fast or something. It was still a little surprising how we act as if we've been together for a decade when it has just been less than a year. But it felt as if it was longer, making our relationship look as if it's more... constant.
And the only thing I could say is that I loved him too much to not think about it.
It was normal for us to wake up in the same bed every morning. It was so normal that it would seem weird if we aren't. We always seek the comfort of the other after such a long and tiring day. And sometimes, when I get lucky, he might sneak in a few kisses before I totally lose consciousness.
The best part of everything, you may ask? Well, it's spending every single waking moment with the people you love. There was no one who would hurt me in that place. It was my own personal heaven on earth, where happiness is as constant as change. It is where I can be who I want to be and have everyone accept that side of me. It is where I can grow as a person and as a part of a person's life. And if ever there were people to ruin that, like an unplanned visit by one of my enemies, my friends and I stand together to fight them off and make sure they never return again.
Well, that was until Mrs. Jackson called right after breakfast.
Percy, being Percy, immediately greeted his mother warmly. The smile on his face never changed so it meant that it wasn't bad news but he did look a little surprised in the middle, probably something she told him. And after a few reassurances, he hung up the phone. We all looked at him questioningly as he did so, causing him to shift uncomfortably on his seat.
Finally, he spoke. "They're coming over to check on us. And are planning to stay overnight."
I sighed in relief. Was that it? I was hoping for something else, for something more serious. What so wrong about having your future in-laws with you in the same house? It's not that bad. "So we're going to see Bella again?" I asked curiously, sitting on his lap and leaning lightly on his chest. Instinct made him move his arms around my waist to keep me there.
"Yes and it also means that we have to clean up. If mom sees the house like this, she's going to have a fit and never allow us to come back here again." There was this crooked smile on his face and I laughed lightly at how the others reacted. Of course, Katie didn't seem to mind like the others since she technically enjoyed house work. It was something she became acquainted to when she was a child.
We all lined up horizontally in front of the fireplace, with my boyfriend pacing in front of us. I ignored the lingering feeling in the back of my head that I should at least help him relax because I knew that it won't help at all. "Okay, so let's do this. Guys clean the bedrooms and girls clean whatever they choose to clean in the house. And, if the bedroom you're assigned to is already clean, you have to work somewhere else." He shot a glare at the Stolls who were looking pretty disappointed. I figured they already knew that their rooms are already spotless so they must have thought that they weren't going to do anything. Ha! Like Percy's going to let that happen.
Everyone got to work as soon as we were dismissed, with the men heading upstairs and the women staying downstairs to clear up all the stuff. Katie took the hardest job, the living room, and Thalia and I are working together in fixing up the kitchen. Clarisse, being totally impervious, decided to handle the bathroom and Piper was clearing up the dining room. Silena had the easiest job since she just had to clear the dust off the books in the library while all of us literally have to get our hands dirty. Then again, you can't really expect much from her.
One by one, the guys went down to help us with our sides of the house. But since I was practically done when Percy came, we had to work together in making the backyard presentable. And with Nico and Thalia feeling very helpful, they decided to do the front porch.
Soon after, when everything was done and everyone was tired, we all looked at our handiwork. And the house looked absolutely beautiful, if I do say so myself. There was literally no speck of dust that could be seen on any of the surfaces and absolutely no stray sock that littered the ground. Miraculously, all of that was done in no more than an hour and thirty minutes.
We all greeted each other a job well done before heading towards our respective bedrooms for a needed bath. Even after everything that happened between Percy and me, I still wasn't comfortable with him seeing my naked body. So never once have we taken a bath together. Though I do expect that in the future, I just hope that it will be when we are ready, maybe in a year or so.
It got me thinking. Would Percy and I still be together in the future? Many say that high school relationships never last but is our relationship a typical high school one? Is it possible for him to change for the worse and become so different that I will not recognize him anymore? Will that happen to me?
But then, I suddenly realized how stupid all of those questions sounded when actually applied to reality. Percy may change but he only always changes for the better. He becomes more and more perfect that it makes me need him even more and be lucky that I have him. And if ever I do change that way, he will find a way to have me return to normal, to have me the way he wants me. And he wants me the way I am today. We do have a future together and screw those people who say that we don't. They never felt how I feel when I'm with him. Being with him is as natural as breathing or blinking or thinking. We melt into each other so easily that the only difficulty is to try and pull us apart. And I don't want to leave his side. Never. Never.
Oh God, please don't make me leave him. Please.
"Are you done yet, Wise Girl?" he asked softly from the other side of the door, putting all of my thoughts to a hold and making me lose my mind for a second, just a short second. And then, I regained my bearings and rinsed myself thoroughly, making sure that my body was mostly dry before wrapping the towel around me and stepping out of to meet him with my hair still dripping wet.
And the first thing I saw was the most beautiful eyes, filled with obvious love and praise and affection that it momentarily made me weak on the knees. I didn't think when I placed my hand on his cheek, stroking it and feeling him actually with me. He wasn't just a figment of my imagination. He was real and he was here. And he loves me. "Mom's gonna be here in ten minutes. You should get dressed." He whispered to my ear, making me chuckle lightly.
Before he entered the bathroom, I gathered up my courage and kissed him softly on the lips. He smiled and returned the kiss, just as sweetly. The need for oxygen got the best of me and forced me to pull away, a little love drunk. "Take a bath." I ordered quietly, mostly teasing. "You stink."
The last thing I heard from him before he closed the door was that laugh that makes every single girl swoon for him.
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