Tonight was the night! That's right! Thomas was sure of it! Tonight was the night that Annabeth Chase was going to fall in love with him! He had it all planned out! His parents were leaving at 5:00, which meant Annabeth would have to be at his house early (4:30 at least). After his mom would show her what they were supposed to eat and what time they needed to go to bed by then they would be gone to their boring staff party all night, and it would be just him, his little sister Molly and Annabeth. Thomas had never been this excited to be babysat in a while!
At twelve years old, you don't usually like to be babysat... Unless your babysitter is as beautiful and amazing as Annabeth Chase! She really was great! Not only did she let Thomas and Molly stay up past their bedtime to watch an extra half hour of TV, but sometimes she'd show them some really cool science experiments! She was so smart! But anyway, when the doorbell rang Thomas was already standing behind the door eager to turn the knob. He yanked the door open before the bell even stopped ringing.
"HEY ANNABETH HOW'RE YOU-" Thomas stopped mid sentence. Who was that? Standing next to Thomas's future girlfriend was a tall teenaged boy with dark, messy hair and blue-no green eyes. He was standing really close to Annabeth, and I mean really close! The worst part of all, however, was that he was holding Annabeth's hand! Thomas almost averted his eyes!
"Hey Champ!" Annabeth smiled "How's it going"
"Who's this?" Thomas asked coldly, pointing his chin at the boy. The older boy laughed, he laughed! What nerve!
"This is my boyfriend Percy!" Annabeth said.
"Nice to meet you, Champ!" Percy said holding out his hand for a shake. Thomas just stared at it. Did Percy just call him Champ? That was Thomas and Annabeth's inside joke, not his! Before Thomas could say anything his mom interrupted their conversation.
"Oh hello Annabeth, this must be your boyfriend!" She said shaking Percy's hand "It's great to meet you, thanks again for helping out!"
"No problem, always happy to help!" Percy grinned. Ugh... Thought Thomas, perfect teeth! What wasn't perfect about this guy? Thomas's mom led the two teenagers inside while Thomas flopped onto the couch. His whole night was going to be ruined by Perfect Percy. Ugh, Thomas didn't know if he'd even be able to last the night.
After what seemed like hours, Thomas's parents were out the door and the four kids were sprawled on the floor playing Sorry. Percy laid across from Thomas, right next to Annabeth (right next to her). Molly was spread out next to Percy, laughing at every dumb joke he made. Gosh, even she was falling for him! The worst part though, was that all of Percy's jokes weren't even remotely funny! None! Well... Except for that one joke, about the dolphin and the sea turtle... That was pretty funny!
After Thomas was done kicking Percy's butt in Sorry, they went in the kitchen to eat. Their mom had ordered Chinese food, Thomas's favorite! But Percy managed too ruin that for Thomas too! He did not know how to eat with the chopsticks so after fumbling around with them forever he put them under his upper lip and acted like he was a walrus! It was so ridiculous and he looked like a fool, but Annabeth was laughing! Molly was almost peeing herself! Percy was making such a fool of himself Thomas almost laughed to... But he didn't! But to make things even worse Annabeth started spoon feeding him, or chopstick feeding... Or whatever. It was so gross! Thomas didn't think he could bare it any longer!
Thankfully all Thomas had to do was live through one movie with the guy and then he could go to sleep and he would never have to see Percy again! They made the popcorn with extra extra butter and plopped themselves on the living room couches. Thomas sat in his usual spot on the couch while Annabeth and Percy squeezed onto the loveseat, with Molly sprawled out with her pillow on the floor. Thomas tried his best to pay attention to the movie but he just couldn't. He couldn't help but look over and see his girlfriend sitting in the lap of that guy! And around half-way through the movie, during one of those boring scenes no one watches, Thomas saw the teenagers kiss. Kiss! He couldn't believe it! But he didn't say anything. Annabeth looked really happy and the two looked so comfortable together, like they were meant to be in each other's arms... Ew! Soon enough the movie ended and it was time to go to sleep. Annabeth had fallen asleep before the ending so Percy had to get them ready for bed.
Percy piggybacked a half asleep Molly to the bathroom where he taught the two a cool song to brush their teeth to. He really was funny! Then he tucked them into bed. Thomas finally thought the torturous night was over, but Molly had to beg Percy for a bedtime story! Jeez Molly! So, Thomas had to listen to Percy's bedtime story about Greek Gods and monsters and heroes... It was actually pretty interesting and Thomas was almost sad when Percy stopped and said goodnight. Percy gently closed the door behind him. Thomas decided to follow. He crept slowly down the stairs after Percy and peered into the living room. Annabeth was still fast asleep on the couch. Percy grabbed a blanket of the floor, shook it out, and laid it softly over Annabeth and kissed her gently on the forehead. Then he walked away into the kitchen and Thomas could hear running water and a soft clinking of dishes.
Well... Thought Thomas, I guess if I can't be her boyfriend at least she has Percy to take care of her. Thomas almost scolded himself for thinking something so crazy, but he was too tired. Thomas yawned and began to climb back up the stairs. Besides... What was so crazy about liking Percy? He was goofy, and had good jokes, and he told really cool stories about Gods and stuff. As Thomas crawled back into bed and closed his eyes he wondered when his parents next staff party would be. He also wondered if Percy would come baby-sit them again... Thomas would really like to hear another cool story!