Hey guys! Alright so here's the dealio. I finished Just Another Hollywood Romance yesterday and I'm ready to move forward. I'm updating When The Light Shines and Say You Like Me again (still working on Splattered Blood) and I promised you all a new story.

I'm going to update this story with a new chapter everyday. It's only going to be around ten chapters so it shouldn't be long. I'm also putting out new my Apocalypse story today! Yayyyyy. Be sure to go read Sauade.

With my older brothers moving out in a few days I need a distraction and what better way then with writing?

Of course I had to start off with the classic and slightly overused one. How could I not?

Hope you enjoy.

Don't own anything you recognize.

"If there's a prize for rotten judgment
I guess I've already won that
No man is worth the aggravation
That's ancient history, been there, done that"

Sixteen year old Annabeth Chase walked down the halls passively. Her fellow students barely paid her any attention as she navigated her way through them. She could hear several different conversations at once but none of them seemed interesting enough to stop for. She glanced at her locker and decided it would be best to exchange her books for tomorrow morning.

As she tried to open her locker she glanced to the right. A small smile formed on her lips when she noticed her lifelong best friend Percy Jackson talking adamantly with his cousins. His hands were waving around erratically as his own smile widened to spread across his entire face. He always looked handsome when he smiled.

Thank Gods he's always happy. Annabeth thought to herself as she started to pull out and replace her textbooks.

A chill seemed to go down her spine when she felt someone's eyes on her. She glanced to her left to see her ex-boyfriend Luke smirking at her. He lifted his hand in a taunting wave and she angrily slammed her locker shut making everyone go silent to stare at her. Caught up in her own embarrassment she didn't notice Percy approaching until he grabbed her wrist.

"Annabeth!" He cheered as he tugged her along. "You have to see this squirrel I saw in the park! He has these big cheeks and these little eyes! Oh he's terrifying! This morning-"

Annabeth momentarily drowned out Percy's cute ramblings out to glare back at Luke. He seemed to take great pride in the fact he ruined her first relationship. Now when she thinks of the word 'relationship' she thinks of hurt and embarrassment.

"-and it was crazy because at first I thought 'why would that old lady want a squirrel?' but then I thought-"

Annabeth stopped his ramblings with a laugh. Percy smiled down at her and she moved her wrist free of his grasp and grabbed his hand instead. Neither seemed to notice how warm the other was, but they squeezed a little tighter.

"Okay!" Annabeth giggled, purposefully turning her back to Luke. "I want to see it. Lead the way!"

Luckily when Annabeth thinks of the word 'Percy' she thinks of happiness.

"Who'd you think you're kidding
He's the earth and heaven to you
Try to keep it hidden
Honey we can see right through you (Oh no)"

Rachel passed Thalia the popcorn as Piper turned down the volume on the TV; No one was watching the movie anyway. This slumber party had a main goal; they'd get her to confess.

"So Annabeth…" Thalia teased; her body switching to face her blonde friend. She squeezed her pillow tighter to her chest. Annabeth took another sip of her juice and eyed her curiously.

"Your turn!" Piper giggled through her fingers. Annabeth blushed and shook her head.

"I don't have a boy to talk about." She assured her three friends with false confidence. She nervously stuffed her mouth with popcorn as her cheeks went red. Her friends smirked at her.

"Oh really?" Rachel asked suggestively. Her red eyebrows wiggled teasingly. "What about Percy?"

"What about him?" Annabeth squeaked.

"Don't you like him?" Piper prodded. "You seem to really like him."

"He's my best friend!"

"Oh please!" Thalia scoffed. She leaned over to smack Annabeth in the shoulder with her pillow. Ignoring her offended cry Thalia continued. "You practically drool as he walks down the hall!"

"I do not!"

"Oh, oh!" Rachel shouted as she waved her hands in front of her. She was holding in her laughter. "Remember at the swim meet? When she saw him without a shirt on?"

"She almost walked into the pool!" Piper snickered.

"I don't have a crush on Percy!" Annabeth growled. She quickly hit Rachel with her pillow and thankfully the argument was dropped as another movie began to play.

"Girl, you can't conceal it
We know how you're feeling
Who you thinking of?

No chance, no way, I won't say it, no, no
You swoon, you sigh, why deny it, oh, oh
It's too cliché, I won't say I'm in love"

Annabeth read over the prom flyer curiously. Sophomores are allowed to go this year; but no freshman can attend. She leaned back against her locker as she waited for Thalia to meet her. They're supposed to see a movie tonight and see if the cell phone cart at the mall is still hiring. The flyer was still gripped tightly in her fingertips.

Annabeth was confused; a feeling she didn't often feel. Would she be mocked for not attending prom with a date? Can I even get a date? She thought to herself sadly. Annabeth doesn't have too many male friends and the few she does have all have girlfriends or dates. Well except for one….

Annabeth's thoughts instantly traveled to Percy. She envisioned slow dancing with him under white, twinkle lights and laughing with him through the night. We can dance and talk all night. Annabeth smiled to herself. Then at the end of the night he'll slowly leaned down and- She made her mind freeze before her imagination could get carried away.

"Hey!" Thalia greeted breathlessly. Annabeth tensed and thanked the Gods Thalia couldn't read minds. "Sorry it took so long. You ready to go?"

Annabeth blushed lightly but nodded. They flyer slipped from her fingers but the image of slow dancing with Percy was burned into her mind.

"I thought my heart had learned its lesson
It feels so good when you start out
My head is screaming "get a grip, girl"
"Unless you're dying to cry your heart out"

"What?" Annabeth asked quietly; her heart already pounding heavily in her chest. Her stomach felt heavy but Percy didn't seem to notice.

"I know! Crazy right?" Percy cheered. "I didn't think she'd actually say yes! Annabeth this is awesome! I'm taking Lauren Matthews to prom!"

"How is it that Percy gets the hottest girl in our grade to go with him?" Leo grumbled as he munched on his fries. Thalia rolled her eyes before returning to her overdue homework. Piper and Rachel shared a look and Jason was gasping dramatically at Percy's announcement.

"You took her before I could ask dude!" Leo whined again.

Percy smirked and leaned on the table; his elbows supporting his weight.

"No dude, that's the best part!" He sounded like he could barely contain his excitement. Annabeth's stomach sunk further down and she wordlessly pushed her tray away from her.

"After she said yes her friend, you know the hot blonde? Told me Lauren had been wanting me to ask her! She was just waiting around for me to finally do it!"

"Woah dude…Impressive." Leo conceded. He jokingly clapped. "You going to ask her to be your girlfriend?"

Annabeth stiffened and Piper reached over to grab her hand. Annabeth's remained tightly clenched as she waited for Percy's answer. He shrugged and picked at his food.

"Don't know yet." He answered honestly. "Thinking about it though."

I knew it. Annabeth ranted angrily to herself. This is good. You need to get a grip and get over it. You don't even know why you're upset! Knock it off!

Percy turned to Annabeth; his excited grin never leaving his face.

"Isn't that incredible?"

Annabeth nodded numbly and smiled weakly. Her chest was hurting. Is this heartburn? Percy didn't notice her lack of enthusiasm and pulled her in for a quick side hug before he started to talk about what dance moves he planned to use to impress Lauren. Annabeth placed her head on the table and waited for lunch to be over. Rachel rubbed her back soothingly.

"You keep on denying
Who you are and how you're feeling
Baby we're not buying
Hon we saw you hit the ceiling
Face it like a grown-up
When you gonna own up that you got, got, got it bad?"

"And you're sure you'll be okay here tonight?" Fredrick Chase asked his daughter for the tenth time that night. Annabeth nodded and laughed as her step mom Helen tried to pull her dad out the door.

"Yeah dad I'll be fine!" She assured him again. "The girls are still getting ready upstairs and the boys should be here in about ten minutes. I'll take pictures and they'll be on their way, then I'll have the house to myself until you guys come home at ten!"

Fredrick smiled slightly but a frown quickly took its place. He placed his hands on Annabeth's shoulders and squeezed them lovingly.

"I know you'll be safe but….I just don't want you to feel alone. All your friends have dates to prom."

Annabeth sighed and shook her head. She watched as the two months flew by; all of her friends got dates to the prom, leaving her in the dust. She did get asked by Devin; the captain of the chess team and top trumpet player of the school band but she didn't want to have her first slow dance with him. So she's spending her prom night in her pajama's watching TV.

"I'll be fine Dad." Annabeth stressed again. With a convincing smile and a shove she was finally able to get her father out the door. A few seconds later Piper called down to her.

"Annabeth! The boys will be here any second! We're all ready but we want to make a grand entrance! Is your camera ready?"

Annabeth glanced around for a few seconds before her eyes landed on the expensive camera on the table. She's been getting better at photography and her father thought she deserved a nice camera.

"Yep!" She shouted back. She grabbed the machine and started to adjust certain features as the doorbell rang. She smiled to herself, threw her camera around her neck and went to answer the door.

"Hey Jason! Hey Leo!" She greeted as she let them in. "You both look amazing."

"Thanks cutie." Leo flirted as he dusted himself off. "Gotta say; you're rocking the sweats."

Annabeth glanced down at her dirty, grey sweatpants and smiled sheepishly. She brushed her hair up into a ponytail as Jason adjusted his tie.

"Percy's been looking for that shirt you know." Jason teased as he took in her top. Annabeth shrugged as she tapped on the wall; the signal to her female friends that their dates have arrived.

"He isn't getting it back."

After taking many pictures and fixing Leo's tie Annabeth finally had the house to herself. She sighed as she logged into her Facebook she noticed Percy's mom had uploaded a few pictures of Percy and Lauren and Annabeth sighed as she noticed how good they both looked. Annabeth wasn't stupid; she knew she was jealous. But it wasn't because she liked Percy, oh no that isn't why!

It's because Lauren is getting her slow dance.

"No chance, no way, I won't say it, no no
Give up, give in, check the grin, you're in love
This scene won't play, I won't say I'm in love
We'll do it until you admit you're in love

You're way off base, I won't say it
Get off my case, I won't say it
Girl don't be proud, it's okay you're in love."

"Annabeth just admit it!" Thalia groaned. "You've been acting crazy all week. If you would just admit you like Percy,he won't go on that date with Lauren!"

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Annabeth denied easily, she ignored her friend's annoyed groan and shuffled down the stairs. She pulled out her phone to send a quick good morning text to Percy before she started breakfast.

Annabeth had kicked Thalia out a few hours after breakfast. With the house once again to herself she spent her time cleaning and printing out pictures to frame. As she placed a picture of her and Percy on the living room shelf, the doorbell rang. Annabeth frowned and checked the time. Her dad wasn't going to be home until four.

When Annabeth opened the door she was surprised to see Percy standing on the other side. He smiled tiredly and Annabeth opened the door further to let him in. He shuffled in and sat on the couch.

"Percy are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine." He dismissed her concern quickly. Percy hates making her worry, especially about him.

He extended a hand to her and that's when Annabeth saw it. Tucked into Percy's loose grasp was a soft, red tulip. Percy raised an eyebrow when Annabeth froze.

"What's this for?" She asked breathlessly. Her fingers carefully reached out to take the beautiful flower from him.

"It's your favorite right?"

Annabeth nodded and began to play with the petals. Her cheeks were red so she put her head down, hoping Percy wouldn't notice. He did and easily stood up to look at her. Annabeth lifted her head to gaze at him from under her lashes. Percy smiled softly and Annabeth's heart turned to mush.

Percy cleared his throat and carefully touched one of the red pedals.

"When I was on my date this morning…" Annabeth tried not to make a face. "Lauren pointed something out to me…Something I was overlooking for so long."

"Oh?" Annabeth urged. She didn't want to get her hopes up. "And what was that?"

Percy shook his head and quickly pulled Annabeth into his arms. She was surprised by his sudden hug but returned it seconds later. When Percy pulled away he smiled.

"I'm just glad you've stuck around as long as you have."

Annabeth was at a loss for words. Percy gave her one last hug before letting himself out. As he started to shut the door he called out that he'd see her tomorrow. She waved numbly.

"At least out loud I won't say I'm in love"

Annabeth quickly got ready for bed while her dad continued to shut off lights throughout the house. As she pulled on her boy shorts on Annabeth's eyes wandered over to her desk. Percy's flower was sitting in a slim vase right next to her bed. With the dim light coming from her candle, it seemed to glow.

A warm smile spread across Annabeth's face as she grabbed the vase. She leaned back against her closed bedroom door, her butt sliding against the wood until it hit the floor. She looked over to her bed; hanging right above her pillows was a large collage of pictures of her friends.

A large variety was of her and Percy throughout the years. Her eyes stayed locked on a certain picture; her favorite. It was taken a few years ago; both Annabeth and Percy were twelve. Annabeth's dad had snuck up on the two friends as they talked in the yard. Percy's hands were spread out behind them and his hand was dangerously close to Annabeth's. The sun was shining in front of them; their shadows dancing behind them.

With a content sigh Annabeth clutched the flower closer and shut her eyes in bliss.

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