Chapter I
Annabeth inhaled the home like scent of turkey, cranberries, mashed potatoes and gravy. It was Thanksgiving Eve (it's a thing) and the cooks at Olympus U were preparing Thanksgiving dinner. Percy was trying to convince the head chef (Andy) to dye the turkey blue and the mashed potatoes, and everything else they were supposed to eat. Annabeth edged closer to the kitchen.
"Percy, you can eat your blue pancakes," Andy said scrunching up his nose in disgust, "but not Thanksgiving dinner!" Percy pouted his lips.
"No, you are so pesky!" Andy muttered half to himself half to Percy. His sea green eyes were sad and misty.
"Aww it'll be ok Percy," said Jenna (the cook who made blue pancakes for Percy) giving him a sympathetic look. Annabeth stepped closer to Percy resting her hand on Percy's shoulder. Jenna's fierce blue eyes narrowed on Annabeth.
"Who are you again?" she asked sharply.
"I'm Percy's girlfriend," Annabeth replied quickly.
"I meant who are you?" she repeated smugly. Annabeth's cheeks burned bright red.
"Oh, um… I'm Annabeth Chase," Annabeth replied blushing.
"Let me guess…." Jenna said looking Annabeth over her roaming eyes landing on Annabeth's gray eyes, "Athena."
"Spot on," Annabeth said. She looked at Jenna, she was so pretty with high cheekbones, sharp blue eyes, ringlets of dirty blond hair, and fair skin lightly dappled with freckles right at her cheeks bones.
"And your Aphrodite's?" Annabeth said.
"Spot on," she said mockingly. Annabeth had been so caught up when Percy slipped away to start arguing with Andy again she had barely noticed.
"Percy, let's go," Annabeth said with a forced smile towards Andy but mainly Jenna.
"Bye Andy, THIS ISN'T OVER!" Percy said walking away with Annabeth.
"By Jen," Percy said using a nickname. Annabeth's jealousy deepened. As she and Percy walked along the halls to the dorms so looked over at her boyfriend.
"So you and Jenna are… friends?" Annabeth said awkwardly. Percy didn't seem to mind.
"Yep."
"Good, um do you guys hang out a lot?" Annabeth pushed on. Percy, again, didn't seem to mind.
"No, not really anyway. We hang out every third Tuesday of every month, it's her only day off from her after class cooking activities," Percy said matter-of-factly. Annabeth nodded feeling uncomfortable.
"She's pretty," Annabeth said looking to see Percy's reaction. He paused for a moment looking at Annabeth.
"I've never really noticed… but yeah, she's pretty," Percy said stupidly, that was never something a girlfriend wanted to hear: she's pretty. Annabeth blushed.
"Have you talked to Piper or Jason… or Leo or Frank or Hazel?" Annabeth asked.
"Nope, I know Leo, Frank, and Hazel transferred to Olympus State," Percy said. Annabeth sighed.
"I saw Piper the other day, she's 'roomies' with a girl named Kelli and a girl named Jessa," Annabeth said. She couldn't get her mind off Jenna and Percy.
"So does Jenna have a boyfriend?" she asked. Percy stopped and faced Annabeth.
"What are we getting at here Annabeth?" Percy asked pursing his lips. Annabeth blushed furiously, she blushed so much she felt like she was burning.
"Um…" she swallowed, "if you still had any time for another one of your girlfriends." It came out coldly. Percy's eyes widened in horror.
"Annabeth," he said breathlessly, "I love you." Annabeth looked at her feet.
"It's not that I don't trust you but I don't… she's prettier than me," Annabeth finished.
"She doesn't have your beautiful eyes or your smarts, she doesn't have on quality that you have that makes me love you," Percy said gazing into Annabeth's gray eyes intensely.
"Ok," Annabeth said lacing her fingers with Percy's.
"Ok," Percy said. He dropped her off at her dorm then he left.