A/N: Hey, guys. This is my first story, and each chapter is going to be about 2500+ words, so I'm probably going to take a while to update. Feel free to give me your constructive criticism.

The story is rated T, because there are descriptive kissing scenes, references/innuendos, and drinking or alcohol included.

Disclaimer: I don't own any material from Percy Jackson, all credit goes to Rick Riordan.

A Celebrity Attraction

Chapter 1

"As I looked to my left, I was able to see a flash of messy, black hair walking into a door in the hallway."

Annabeth's POV

I groaned into my pillow, my voice getting muffled by the cotton pressed up against it. Looking up, I saw the time read 8:30 AM. Letting out a defeated sigh, I was just about to check my phone when I heard someone knocking on the door.

Right after the third knock, Silena Beauregard came in, her cheerful disposition making me even grumpier.

"Good Morning!" She chirped, throwing my covers off and giving me a good shove. I glared at her, but soon gave in to her innocent eyes and perfectly practiced pout. How did she make that work every time?

"Well, today is your big day, Annie! You can't stay in bed all day!" She whined, literally pushing me into the huge bathroom I owned. I scowled at my nickname; only few people called me that and it annoyed the shit out of me.

Silena and I had been good friends since high school, and when I decided to pursue my acting/singing career, she stuck by my side. She was my manager, but she was also the head of wardrobe and make-up so she was usually there with me every day. We were practically family, so she either stayed with me in my house or with her boyfriend; Charles Beckendorf. He is a wrestler, with his huge, muscular build, but on the inside, he's the sweetest thing. Of course, it only agitates him when I say that.

I lazily brushed my teeth and rinsed my face, clearing the sleepiness off it as best as I could. Pleased with my appearance, I walked downstairs, nearly landing head-first on the last step. Cursing my clumsiness, I walked into the kitchen where Silena was.

"Oh, just in time! You know, I just heard from-" She got cut off as the doorbell rang. I narrowed my eyes at the door, watching as Silena walked up and looked through the small peep hole. Grinning, she opened the door to two familiar faces. I could feel a grin matching hers make its way onto my face, and it wasn't long before I started running to the door to give my visitors hugs.

"Thalia! Luke!" I exclaimed, giving them each a huge hug. I looked over at Silena, who winked back at me.

"Hey, Annie." Luke said, patting my head. "How is my little sister doing?" He chuckled when I swatted his hand away. Luke was one of my best friends from junior high school, who I met along with Thalia. He was slightly older than Thalia and a lot older than me, but we still hit it off just fine.

"So, how are you?" Thalia asked, her eyes wandering around the interior of my spacious condo. "Nice house, by the way." She grinned.

"Thanks, Thals." I smiled, walking to get them both some fresh orange juice. "Not that I don't want you here, but why did you come?" I asked, laughing as she feigned hurt.

"Silena called us. She said you could use some moral support to lift your spirits before the audition. Thalia's cousin is also here, so we thought we could meet him, you know." Luke scratched the back of his neck nervously. I smirked at him and he rolled his eyes.

I figured it was something like that because Thalia and Luke have been dating for about 2 years now, and Luke still hasn't met her family.

"Cool." I murmured. I turned to Silena with an appreciative look in my eyes. "Thank you so much, Silena. This really means a lot to me." I said, smiling.

She shrugged. "It was no big deal, really. I want your audition to go flawlessly." I looked over at her as she replied, finding a genuine smile on her face. I smiled back, truly thankful to have such wonderful people supporting me.

"What movie are you auditioning for?" Thalia asked, looking at me.

"Oh, it's just some romantic comedy. Stolen Kisses. Have you heard of it?" I could see the gears turning in her head as her eyebrows scrunched up in frustration. Luke gave her a puzzled look. Looking up, she gave us a sheepish smile in response to our curious gazes.

"Sorry, the name sounded familiar. Someone has mentioned auditioning for the movie or something….." She trailed of, a frown on her face. The three of us laughed.

"Are you sure it was not me?" I teased, smiling as she stuck her tongue out at me.

"Ugh, fine, I don't know. Anyway, Luke and I have to go check into the hotel soon, so we will check back with you later, okay?" Thalia said, giving me a quick hug. Luke followed her example, giving me a hug and a small kiss on the forehead.

"Take care, will you?" I nodded as he said this, his brotherly smile fueling my happiness.

"Yes, father." Thalia and Silena snickered at my comment and Luke ruffled my hair playfully, knowing I hated it when he did that. Huffing, I walked them to the door, grinning and shouting good-bye like a mad woman as they climbed into their car. Finally closing the door, I turned around to see Silena's retreating figure.

My eyebrows scrunched up in confusion as I followed her upstairs to my bedroom.

"Yes. Okay, thank you. We'll be there at three," She said into the phone in her business voice. "Bye." She sighed, pressing 'end' on her phone and looking up at me.

"Well, looks like your audition is two hours earlier."

Oh, crap.

I groaned in frustration and she gave me a sympathetic look in return.

"You better go take a shower; I kept your clothes on the bed." She started dialing numbers on her phone. "I need to call the driver and tell him to come earlier." She said, pressing the phone to her ears and strutting away.

Sighing, I trudged to my bedroom and went into the bathroom to take a quick, warm shower. I was extremely nervous for this audition, because the romantic comedy will supposedly be a 'big hit' according to the director and script writer. So, basically, if I got the role, I would become the next big thing.

I was trying out for the main role, about a girl named Leah, who is your stereotypical Californian girl. People say I am a good fit for this role because of my features, which are strikingly familiar to a stereotypical Californian girl. I have curly, blonde hair, which is painfully hard to tame by myself, but with Silena's help looks quite good. I have a good, natural tan and an athletic figure, mainly because I really enjoy playing sports and I make sure to run every morning. My eyes were a striking grey, an exact copy from my mother.

My insides churned as I thought of her and I was thankful no one could see the tears that threatened to spill from my eyes.

You need to forget the past, I told myself.

Mentally scolding myself for showing weakness, I wrapped a towel around myself and stepped out of the shower and put on the clothes Silena assigned.

I was wearing a loose, white, button-up blouse with a black skirt, which was probably a three inches above my knees. Frowning, I walked outside my bedroom.

"Silena," I yelled, hoping she would hear me. "Do you have any dress pants I could wear?" I am not much of a skirt person, but with Silena as my wardrobe assistant, there really isn't much of a choice.

"If you wear anything other than that skirt, I swear to god, I will rip it up. You got it?" I laughed as I heard her respond from downstairs and resisted the urge to go back and change just to annoy her. Snickering, I went join her downstairs.

"No make-up?! Where the hell do you think you're going? Get back upstairs!" She ordered, and I knew there was no arguing. Huffing, I walked back up the stairs, stomping my feet noisily to annoy her. Smirking when I heard her audible grumble, I walked faster and watched as she brought all the make-up supplies and started her "total makeover".

A good thirty minutes later, Silena finished and smiled, obviously proud of her work. She knew I wasn't very fond of make-up, so she always used natural colors on me. I smiled at my reflection and grinned at Silena.

"You've really outdone yourself." I said proudly, and she giggled as we both went downstairs again.

"Okay, we just need to have lunch and then go to the studio. You will have enough time to practice the script one last time before your audition." I sighed, butterflies back in my stomach, but I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Don't worry," Silena smiled softly, "You are the most talented actress I've ever seen and if they don't give you the part, they're dipshits." I laughed at her choice of words, wrapping my arms around her in a sisterly embrace.

"Thanks, Silena. For everything." I whispered. She simply nodded, grinning and bouncing of upstairs to get ready. Shaking my head, I quickly text Thalia that I was leaving, getting a 'good luck' back from her. Smiling, I looked up just in time to see Silena appear, looking gorgeous as always.

I've always envied Silena's natural beauty, with her long, glossy, straight black hair, warm brown eyes, and full lips. She had all the right curves and she was the perfect height. However, if anyone deserved that, it was her. She was the single-most kindest person in this world.

Straightening up and grabbing my things, I gestured to her and we made our way to our driver.

"Hello, miss." He greeted, smiling politely. I rolled my eyes.

"It's just us; no need to be so formal." I said, smiling.

"Okay, but still, you're my boss, you know?" He said, looking at me through the rear-view mirror. I grinned.

"Whatever you say, Solace." I said, using my exasperated voice. Rolling his eyes at me through the mirror, he turned to Silena.

"I give up," He said, grinning. "So, are you ready?" He asked, looking at me again. I sighed, looking out the window.

"Ready as I'll ever be." I murmured, feeling the butterflies once again.

"Hey, don't worry, Annabeth. You'll do great. Especially if the male lead is cute, right?" He smirked, yelping as I whacked the back of his head.

"Violence, miss." He muttered, rubbing his head. I laughed and he winked at me. We both got to know each other when I acted in my first movie, and ever since we have gotten very close.

In a brother-sister relationship, of course. It would be way too awkward if we were dating. He even had a girlfriend, and they are really cute together.

After what seemed like forever, the car slowly came to a stop. Swallowing my last bit of nervousness, I stepped out of the car, Will and Silena by my side. Will was like my unofficial bodyguard, because he made sure no one came close to me. Especially perverted men.

We walked into the huge building, my eyes taking in every single design in the interior. I'll admit it; I am really obsessive about architecture. It just interests me in ways I can't explain.

Silena pressed the elevator button, leaving us three staring at the door waiting for it to open. Finally, I heard the familiar ding and we walked through the now-opened door.

I was surprised to see that there were only two other men in the elevator; both dressed in a button-down and jeans. One of them smirked at me and lifted his glasses.

"Hey, beautiful, are you a light bulb? Cause every time I see you, you turn me on." He said smoothly, before the other guy hit his head. I could see Silena trying to stifle her snickers from the corner of my eyes.

"No, you dumbass! It's 'are you a light switch'." The other guy said, shaking his head. Will glared at the two guys who were apparently practicing their pickup-lines.

"Oh, wait, are you two dating? Or, wait, there are two girls and one guy, so are you secretly dating both of them? Or maybe-"

"Shut the hell up, you asshole!" Will shouted, huffing in irritation. "I am not dating either one of them and one of them happens to have a boyfriend." The two guys just shrugged.

"And he happens to be a wrestler." Silena added innocently, looking at them with her pouty lips and huge brown eyes. The smirks fell from their faces and they moved their hands nervously.

"Well, um, sorry?" One of them said, trying for an apologetic smile. Silena rolled her eyes but gave them a small smile.

"I'm Silena, that's Will, and that's Annabeth." She said, pointing to each one of us. They both grinned.

"So you're Annabeth Chase, huh?" One said, smirking. "It's nice to finally meet you."

Finally meet you? Who would've talked about me before anyway? Before I could continue my thought process, they started talking again.

"Well, I'm Connor Stoll. " One started.

"And I'm Travis Stoll." The second one said.

They held out their hands.

"Um, nice to meet you." I said politely, shaking their hands.

"Are you here for the audition?" They asked, smiling mischievously, like they knew something I didn't. I eyed them carefully before nodding.

"Well, good luck Annie," Travis said, or was it Connor? It was insanely hard to tell them apart, them being twins, but I could make out subtle differences like their height and the way their brown hair looked.

"Don't call me Annie," I said, scowling. "But anyways, thanks…are you guys in the movie too?" I asked. They laughed loudly in response.

"We wish! But no; a friend of ours is and we just came to help." Connor said, sighing. "He's trying out for the male lead."

Silena, Will and I exchanged looks when he said that.

"Who exactly is-"

"Oh no, you don't!" Travis said, smirking. "It's a surprise!" He said, now a shit-eating grin on his face.

"Ugh, okay. Fine." I mumbled, walking outside as the elevator door opened.

"I'm sorry, Annie, but you will know soon enough." He said, winking. "See you later!"

With that, they walked of the opposite direction, leaving us staring at them like idiots.

"Well that was-"

"Interesting." Will muttered. "Tell me about it." He shook his head and we walked until we reached a room with about a dozen couches and girls my age holding scripts.

"Well…it looks like we're here." Silena said, smiling at me. I took a deep breath and turned to them.

"The managers have to go fill out some forms in that room, right?" They nodded, both giving me quick hugs.

"Good luck!" Silena squealed, squeezing the life out of me.

"Um, ok-ay, your ch-oking me." I managed, and she pulled away giving me a sheepish smile.

"Sorry," She said. "I'm really excited for you."

"Good luck, Annie." Will said, smiling. I playfully punched his arm and waved bye before taking my script and sitting on a couch.

"Hey, can I sit there?" I looked up to see a pretty girl, who I recognized from somewhere, but didn't know where.

"Sure." I nodded, moving over to offer some space. Saying a soft 'thank you', she sat down and looked at my script.

"Leah, huh?" She asked, smirking. "They're actually casting the male lead right now." She informed me.

"Really? That's cool. What part are you trying out for?" I asked, watching as she smiled.

"Leah's best friend. I don't like being the main so I figured that was a better idea." She said, tucking a strand of loose hair behind her ear. "I'm Piper Mclean, by the way."

That's where I remember it from! I remembered seeing her on a magazine with her dad, the famous actor Tristan Mclean.

"Oh you're-"

"Tristan McLean's daughter?" She asked wearily. "Yeah, that's me." I gave her sympathetic smile and she rolled her eyes.

"Sorry about that." I murmured. She waved it off with a flick of her hands.

"Nah, I'm used to it." She said smiling. "I didn't want to get famous through him, though. I wanted to actually get the part for my talent, not because of my dad's talent." She explained. I grinned and nodded.

"I like you." I said, smirking. She grinned back and was about to say something when the door opened.

"Um, next up, Annabeth Chase." He states, peering over his clipboard at the people. I wearily got up and raised my hand and he nodded. "Follow me." He instructed.

"Good luck, Annabeth!" Piper called out behind me and I gave her nervous smile.

Taking a deep breath, I walked through the doors to get ready for one of the biggest auditions of my life.

~oOo~

Sometimes, you feel like you did something so good, and then you realize you bombed it. That was not the case for me.

I was pretty sure about the fact that did mess up in a few places, which would result in automatic disqualification. However, the judges still didn't give me any stink eyes or anything of the sort, so I felt mentally relieved.

Walking out through the back doors, I was greeted with a huge hug and a squeal so loud I was temporarily deaf.

"Annabeth!" Silena squealed, grinning like there was no tomorrow. "How did it go?" She asked, looking at my face for any reaction. I shrugged.

"I don't know," I started, and she glared. "I'm not kidding. I messed up a little, but the judges didn't seem too mad." I said, and she nodded.

"That means you did well, smartass." She said, and I rolled my eyes. Laughing, we both walked through the hallway when Will and Piper came.

"Annabeth!" Will said, wrapping his arms around my waist in a friendly hug. "Did you do well?" He asked, smirking. I huffed in frustration, wondering how many more times I would hear that line today.

"Sure, why not." I mumbled, making him laugh. Piper gave me quick hug before smiling at me.

"Good job," She said, her eyes twinkling. "I would stay to congratulate you, except I need to go audition soon." She said.

"Okay, good luck! See you later, Piper!" I shouted after her, and she turned and smiling before leaving.

"Who's that?" Will asked.

"My cousin." Silena said simply, and I stared at her.

"Your cousin?!" I asked, slightly miffed she didn't tell me about this earlier.

"Yeah, I mean, it's really no big deal." She said, shrugging.

No big deal my ass, I thought.

"Sure, whatever. Want to go out for a celebratory lunch?" Will asked, grinning.

"Where do you want to go?" Silena questioned, looking at us.

"McDonald's!" Will smirked, earning a glare from Silena. She despised all fast food restaurants because they apparently made you fat. Her appearance as always number one, but she didn't go on a diet to maintain it. She usually ate healthy and went on jogs with me every morning.

"How about that Italian place at the end of the street?" I asked, and Will nodded. We both looked at Silena who considered it for a moment.

"Sure." She finally agreed, and we all walked toward the exit.

As I looked to my left, I was able to see a flash of messy, black hair walking into a door in the hallway. My eyes widened, and I prayed it was not who I thought it was.

"Annabeth?" Silena's voice snapped me back to reality. "You okay? You stopped walking and started to stare at the studio door like an idiot." She said, raising her eyebrows. I scowled and shook my head.

"I just thought I saw someone." I said, dismissing the idea that it could be him.

"Was it a guy you liked?" I glared at Will as he wiggled his eyebrows suggestively, and Silena snickered.

"No, in fact, I hate his guts." I mumbled, and Silena rolled her eyes.

"You didn't even see his face. For all you know, it could be a completely different person." She said, sighing.

"Hopefully." I muttered softly, walking out the door after them.

But of course, I didn't know just how bad my luck was.

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