Chapter 1: Annabeth POV
"Love is like a gamble but I'll take my chance and roll the dice."
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or plot of PJO. I just own this story plot.
Is it every little girl's dream to find their prince charming and get married? If you said yes, then you're right. Anyways, I take that back. You're wrong. You must be asking "why?". Well, I'm that one special case where everything is different. Don't understand what I mean? Let me explain a little further. I'm not like most girls. In fact, I've always been the odd ball in everything (especially when it comes to love). You might be wondering where I'm going with this, but whatever. Let's start at the beginning of high school where everything was just perfect (note the sarcasm).
I've never had a "real" boyfriend until I graduated college. "What do you mean by real boyfriend, girl? Are you some type of nerd that couldn't "get some" in high school?" is what may be running through your mind as you read my story. Well to answer those questions, yes I've never had a real boyfriend and I was a nerd, From elementary school to graduating college, I've been at the top of my class. Straight A's, perfect attendance, perfect GPA, valedictorian- you name it, I had it. However, I was really unattractive throughout middle school. My blonde hair was frizzy 24/7. My eyes were covered with black wide framed glasses. I was glued to the latest history book that my mom had bought for me. Also, I had the typical braces up until sophomore year. Sophomore year I transitioned out of my middle-school awkward stage and I decided to break out of my shell and try out some sports. I tried out for basketball- I got hit in the head countless times. I tried out for softball- some girl hit me with a bat on purpose. I tried out for the swim team- I drowned and a phobia then developed. I tried out for volleyball- I fell in love with it and became the lead setter. I also tried out for track- a passion grew. From there on out, I dedicated all of my well-being to volleyball and track (most of the time going to track) - the two sports where my love life began.
At the conference meet, I was practicing hurdles with the guys when my first boyfriend, Travis Stoll, ran into me literally. He had the side swept blonde hair, crystal blue eyes, and whitest smile I had ever seen. He bought me a coffee as an apology and we hit it off. We stayed together up until high school graduation. As I stood in front of my peers and their families finishing up my speech, the crowd busted into applause. Before walking off stage, Travis proposed to me in front of everybody. Being under the pressure, I panicked and said yes. From that point on everything was great, however I was unhappy. I broke the engagement off before heading off to New York University. I felt kind of bad but he told me "the feeling was mutual."
Fast forward to freshman spring semester, I ran into Travis's twin brother Connor. Connor looked similar to Travis, but he was a lot funnier (don't tell Travis I said that haha). He was such a sweetheart by surprising me with flowers, dates, meals, and gifts. On our six month anniversary (which happened to fall on Thanksgiving that year), he proposed to me in front of our families at our families' Thanksgiving dinner. Being under pressure again, I panicked and said yes. Two months into the engagement, I did it, you guessed it- broke it off. Fast forward one last time to spring semester of my sophomore year, I developed a relationship with my third boyfriend Luke Castellan.
While running one beautiful spring morning at Central Park, I ran into Luke (pun intended.) He had the prettiest eyes I had ever seen- electric blue. We went out for breakfast and coffee that morning and let's just say I thought we hit off again. He swooped me off my feet as our relationship grew stronger. Betting on love at that point, I knew he was the one. He took me to this beautiful fall theater and proposed to me. Note that it was just us and I felt relaxed and sure of the future we would have together I said yes. Fast forward to our wedding day (which is today), this is where I realized where gambling with love will get you (literally). My name is Annabeth Chase is where the craziest chapter of my love story begins.