Percy opened the dorm door, wincing at the rusty creak that was poison to his ear. Other than that, the space was usually quiet, since Annabeth liked to sleep longer than she could. He swears, if Percy wasn't here every day with a glass of orange juice and a piece of toast, she'd never wake up.
Annabeth appeared in the doorframe with a disoriented expression. She practically snatched the glass and toast from his hands, scowling at him, though Percy couldn't take her seriously with the bird's nest nestled on the top of her head.
"I heard that," Annabeth growled in morning crankiness, "Mental bonding, remember?"
"Oh, right," Percy said awkwardly, rubbing his neck. He wrung his hands together. "Even three years couldn't drill the idea into my head."
"The idea, maybe not, but the bond is definitely in your head whether you remember or not."
Percy sighed. It's not like he didn't like Annabeth, he really did (more than he should), but there were other downsides to having a mental bond with your to-be best friend.
What other downsides?
Percy rolled his eyes when Annabeth wondered that and his own head impulsively picked up on it. There were many downsides to mental bonding! Many, many, many downsides that haunted Percy ever since he turned twelve and shoved himself into this world. The only thing he appreciated from this school was meeting Annabeth!
How sweet.
Even through telepathy, Percy could pinpoint the dry sarcasm in her words. Annabeth had a knack for making the impossible somehow possible for him. Not that Percy really knew what that meant. Sometimes, his thoughts would get jumbled until even he didn't know what he was thinking. Must be a side effect of the mental crap.
Or perhaps it's the side effect of being a Seaweed Brain.
"Oh, let it go!" Percy said, embarrassed, breaking the silence. Annabeth only grinned and slurped the rest of her orange juice. Her piece of toast was crumbles now on a plate, and she dusted them in the trash once her empty glass clinked onto the kitchen counter.
He's cute when he's embarrassed.
"Look who's accidentally thinking stuff to who now?" Percy grinned when Annabeth reddened, and it was a good thing the mental bonding didn't extend to feelings because his heart warmed too quickly for his liking. Percy immediately tucked that thought into his subconscious, hoping Annabeth was too flustered to hear that one.
The clock beeped 9:00, immediately making Percy's watch beep and turn on the "block" setting. Now, Annabeth couldn't hear his thoughts anymore and vice versa. Sure, it came on only every other hour because the technology drained so much power, but now he could think- - - and pine- - - in secret.
Yeah, Percy had a crush on Annabeth, a hopeless one at that. Not only would she never love him, even if she did, it wasn't allowed. Two people with mental bonds in love- - - it could cause the very destruction of their minds if they married or had kids. Dating, he guessed, would be okay, but that poses more problems! What if they broke up? If that happened, it would most definitely demolish their sanity. He liked his sanity.
So pining every hour may not be the ideal solution, but in these less-than-ideal circumstances, it was the only one.
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A/N: This is a pilot! I wanted to give me another story to work on if I don't find inspo for TIEWST (The Imperfect Eyes Wee See Through), so if you like it, please review! (if ur not into real reviews "3" is just as great!) If I get 7 reviews or 8 follows (whichever comes first), it'll extend into a real story! Also, for any TIEWST readers, school is starting and I actually write more during school…. Weird, ik, but yea….love u all, please REVIEW
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