Jayden

Annabeth Clark. Doesn't that sound amazing? It's like her name was made for my last name - another reason why she and I are made for eachother. Who is this Annabeth am I talking about? It's none other than Annabeth Chase - the Annabeth Chase.

If you're thinking about a blonde girl, with a California tan and stormy grey eyes, then that's her. How did I meet this gorgeous girl? I met her here, in New York.

I was in my mother's bakery, studying during the holidays - since I had nothing better to do. I would have hanged out with my friends but they were enjoying their vacation overseas. It was around 3 in the afternoon when a girl with blonde hair that stopped in the middle of her back, burst into the baker, catching everyone's attention. She went to the counter, where I was studying.

She took out a receipt in her wallet and showed it to me, "Hi, I'm supposed to collect a birthday cake here?"

I looked at her more closely. I was immediately attracted to her. She was wearing a blue hoodie, that was way too big for her, and shorts that stopped above her knee. She was wearing a necklace with 10 different beads on it. (Am I correct?) Apart from her outfit, that showed she did not care what others thought of her, she had a perfect tan, I questioned myself whether it was real or not. She must've gone to the beach a lot I thought. Her light golden blonde hair was pulled back into a ponytail. But what attracted me the most was her eyes. They were compelling. They were a shade of grey. They were intense, like something violent was happening - like a storm. Was she angry? Upset? Impatient? I was trying to read her eyes, but I got lost in them instead.

"Hello?"

That snapped me out of my thoughts, "Uh... right. Sorry."

I took the receipt, purposely touching her fingertips. I read the receipt '18th Birthday Cake, Blue'. I glanced at her and she had furrowed her eyebrows and her fingers were tapping on the counter, impatiently.

I went inside the kitchen and headed to the refrigerator, where the birthday cake was stored. I opened it and saw a dozen of boxes. I sighed and started digging for it. Finally, I found it. It had a transparent plastic cover, like all the other boxes, so I could see the cake clearly. It was covered in blue, and a trident in the middle of it. Above it, there was a name - at least I thought it was a name - in a different language. I couldn't tell what language was it. There was another name below the trident, that I'm guessing was in the same language. I shook it off and headed back to the counter.

"So whose birthday is it today," I asked, trying to make small talk with her.

"Oh.. Uh.. It's my-" She got cut off by a phone ringing. Turns out, it was hers.

"Hello? I'm collecting the cake.. Yep, yeah. I'll be there in five minutes. I got it, Thals. Yeah, bye." She but her phone back into her pocket.

"Sorry, but I'm in a hurry. How much is the cake?"

I checked the receipt again, "$16.70."

She paid and quickly ran off with the cake in her hands. I stared at her fading figure, disappointed that I might not be able to see her ever again.

But love found it's way back to me. I met her again in the beginning of school. Apparently, she transferred to my school, Preston High. Since I was the only person she knew from that school, she befriended me and we've been good friends. But I want to change that into something more. No, not to best friends. I want it to change into a relationship.

I mean, I'm perfect for her! And I'm sure she knows that as well. Let me tell you a thing or two about Annabeth's status in our school. Firstly, she is super popular. Ever since she walked through the doors of Preston high, all the boys have been falling for her and all the girls have been envious of her. From there, she has been the most popular girl in our school. The best part is that she doesn't care, unlike those other girls whom only care about their popularity. These girls try their best to look good but they don't even look good as much as Annabeth - and she doesn't even try! Annabeth cares about her academics. She said that she wants to be an architect when she grows up and if I'm not wrong, I'm the only one that knows about that. That's another thing about her - she's beautiful and smart! Gosh, any guy would be lucky to have her. Ahem, it's me. Well, I don't have her yet but soon! Every boy that approached Annabeth to ask her out has been rejected by her. It's so obvious that she likes me too because she wouldn't have rejected all those guys for nothing - she's waiting for me to ask her out. She keeps saying that she's taken, but I haven't even asked her out yet! She's probably just saying that to make me and the other guys jealous. Lucky for her, I'm gonna ask her out today.

RING! RING!

The bell snapped me out of my thoughts. I looked around and saw everybody getting up of their seats. It took me a moment to realise that it was the end of school. I gathered my stuff and walked out of the classroom. I got to my locker and put my books away. I closed my locker and waited for Annabeth.

After 10 minutes of waiting, Emma and Aiden, my two other best friends, walked down the hall, hand in hand, and pass me without noticing me. "Hey, do you guys know where's Annabeth?"

They finally took notice of me and said in unison, "Oh, she left already."

They laughed at each other for saying the same thing at the same time. I rolled my eyes, but I didn't mind since me and Annabeth were going to be like that soon. But we can't be like that if I don't ask her out. And i can't ask her out if I don't know where she is.

"Where is she?"

Both of them shrugged, "She said something about people coming over to her house, so she must be at home."

I nodded, "Thanks."

With that, I took off to Annabeth's house.

HELLO FELLOW READERS!

Welcome to my story!

How was it? Was it interesting? Boring? Frustrating?

I hope it made you crave more because we're gonna be seeing Percy in the next chappieeee! Alsoo, please don't mind my grammar mistakes. I am a bit rusty on writing. Anyway, I know this is a short chapter but I promise it will be longer in the future chapters. I just wanted you guys to get to know Jayden, aka the admirer of Annabeth, for a bit because he is what we are focusing on this story. Blah blah blah.. okayyy! So, I do not know where I'm going with this story so please feel free to request any ideas!

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