Merry Chirstmas Sort Of
A/N: Inspired my an occurrence I just found myself in, were my mistletoe from months ago is still hanging and I'm too short to get it down and to lazy to go buy a ladder.
Important: I retyped this in the second part and I think that's better so if you don't like this version please try that one before you give up on me.
I was throwing a party, I know I know, not what you would expect from the bookworm Annabeth Chase, but it wasn't entirely her fault. Thalia Grace, the stupid best friend that she is, had planned it behind my back for the end of the school year. Miraculously my dad and step family decided to go on a vacation around the same time, leaving me all alone to bear the loud music and houseful of teenagers, it wouldn't surprise me if Thalia had something to do with that as well.
A lot of guests had already shuffled in most of which were people from school I had never talked to before. I had no idea how many people Thalia had invited, or who for that matter. The music was brutally loud wailing in my eardrums as I stood at the front door letting in the endless stream of guests. I had to admit it was sort of fun to be this crazy, but my mind kept creeping to the ideas of the morning and all we would have to clean up and every single detail on how this could turn out bad.
It was well in to the party by now and nothing that I knew of had gone wrong. I was still standing by the doorway, greeting the late comers, well in truth I just didn't want to get into the throng of the dance floor just yet. Thalia had disappeared somewhere and I wasn't so sure that was a good thing. I was just about to try and go find her when another knock came to the door. I sighed, standing up from my seat on the first step of the stairs, and opened the wooden door.
I was surprised to see a smiling Thalia in front of me, dragging behind her what looked like a boy in a green sweater. I didn't recognize him and Thalia had me worried, she was smiling this evil grin that was giving me the hebegebes.
"Where have you been?" I shouted over the music. Her smile was grew and she tugged on the boy again. My attention pointed to the boy as his hood fell down and I realized who it was. I was going to kill Thalia.
In front of me was a very confused, very attractive, Percy Jackson. He was tall and he had black hair and beautiful green eyes, and he was just adorably stupid. I had liked him for so long it was hard to tell myself not to anymore. Thalia knew about me crush on the so called boy and I didn't care if she was drunk I was going to kill her.
Noticing my glare, she ran off, disappearing again. "A...sorry about that...I think she's drunk," I stammered sheepishly. Percy smiled a lopsided grin, "It's ok, I was planning to come to this party any way, Annabeth." I looked down trying to hide my grin at the thought of him knowing my name and who I was. "Hey, Annabeth," he said, gaining my attention, "Merry Christmas." I was so confused, I tried to ask what he meant, because it was May and Christmas was months ago, but I wasn't able to get a word out before his lips were on mine. I froze so confused and happy and Percy Jackson was kissing me.
Just like it started the kiss ended, fast and abrupt and I probably looked like a blushing numbskull because I was still so confused.
He laughed a little, wakening my dazed mind. "What? You do realize it's May?" I asked trying to collect my thoughts because yes he kissed me and it was amazing but I couldn't let him get away with not knowing what time of year it was. "Look up," he countered, smiling at me. I looked up so confused into how this would solve anything, and was surprised to see a small green plant with red berries dangling above from the small chandelier.
It all came rushing back to me, this year my dad was on a business trip and my stepmother refused to set up Christmas decorations all by herself. I hated the idea, because it didn't seem like Christmas without all the holly, so I had gone to the store and bought a small piece of mistletoe so the house would have something. I had completely forgotten I had hung it from the doorway and hadn't taken it down. Ugh. I'm such an idiot, he probably thought I planned that, especially from what Thalia had probably blabbed.
"So yeah, Merry Christmas sort of. You know it isn't funny if I have to explain my jokes?" he said with a smirk. Was he closer now or was it just my imagination? No definitely closer, I could fill his breath on my cheek. "Don't kill your friend just yet," he said. "Why, would you think that?" I asked trying not to be mesmerized by his sea-green eyes. "Cause I like you too, "he whispered and within the next few seconds we were kissing again.