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Sparks Fly

I stared longingly, I didn't mean too though. It was almost an instant reaction whenever he walked in the room. Who is he? Well, he's a son of Poseidon, and his name is Perseus Noah Jackson. He's tall, with jewel green eyes that changed on the mood of the ocean; he has black hair that reminds me of those 'scene kings' (slightly emo). It's got a slight curl to it, but sometimes he borrows my straightener (I get so excited when he comes to my cabin just to use it). His smile is always crooked, and that's how you know that he's genuinely having a good time. He wears skinny jeans, and band shirts, but mostly the regulated CHB shirt.

I caught myself before I got too distracted. He took his seat beside me at the ping pong table and sighed; we were at a war council meeting. And I, being the head of the Demeter cabin (since Katie and Travis got married and now live somewhere-that-I-cant-remember-the-name-of) had to be here. I inspected my split ends as Chiron began to speak, not really paying attention. I sighed as I let loose my dirty blonde hair to fall back into place with the other curls.

I felt someone tap my knee, and looked around.

"Hey!" hissed Percy. I looked at him discretely.

"What?" I asked, my heart started pounding.

"Its raining." He stated. I rolled my eyes.

"Genius." I replied. Even though he could be so stupidly obvious at times, its part of what made him cute. A small smile crept on to his face as he tuned back in to 'Chiron channel'. I sat back in my soft green chair. I reached into the side pocket of the chair (us counsellors had our own chairs in the rec room) and pulled out a pencil and a notebook full of scribbles and lyrics.

See, I have this sort of 'talent' is what the Apollo cabin call it. I guess they think im a good singer, and they like some of the songs ive written. I don't know though. Im pretty sure my eyes glazed over as I put pencil to paper.

The way you move is like a full on rainstorm
And I'm a house of cards
You're the kind of reckless
That should send me runnin'
But I kinda know that I won't get far
And you stood there in front of me
Just close enough to touch
Close enough to hope you couldn't see
What I was thinking of

"Viola?" I heard my name being called, but did nothing about it.

"Viola!" said the voice, louder.

"What?" I snapped, realizing too late who was calling my name.

"Would you like to pay attention?" asked Chiron, sort of pissed.

"Well …" I said, thinking about answering honestly. I looked around the room, warning looks from everyone. I looked at Percy last; he had an amused smirk on his face. "Truthfully, no, I don't want to be here. But, since Katie left, im stuck with this job." I finished. I heard a shocked gasp from Annabeth, and Clarisse laughed. Percy kept that smirk, like a damn poker face.

"You are free to leave then." Said Mr. D, spinning his diet coke can on the table, sounding as if he didn't really care. I stood up to leave, but was stopped.

"You will not leave, but you are required to pay attention at these meetings Viola." Said Chiron standing in his horse form.

I grumbled a response and then sat back down. I looked out the back window, trying to really pay attention to Chiron, but my mind wandered. It seems like whenever lyrics pop into my mind, they write themselves down, no matter where they end up.

Drop everything now
Meet me in the pouring rain
Kiss me on the sidewalk
Take away the pain
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile
Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down
Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile

After the meeting was done, I practically had an entire song. I have no idea what Chiron had talked about, but that didn't matter to me much. As soon as he called the meeting to an end, I was up and out of my chair –notebook in hand– and walking out of the room. I was almost at the door of the big house when someone grabbed my wrist.

"Hey! Wait up!" said Percy, letting go of my wrist and falling in step beside me. Once we reached the door, I groaned.

"What?" he asked, looking outside.

"It's raining." I said glumly.

"I do believe I stated that fact earlier." I joked. I smacked him lightly in the arm and opened the door.

"Hey, wait a sec." he said, slipping his arms out of his dark grey sweater.

"What?" I asked once again. He handed me the sweater and I stared in shock. "What do you want me to do with it?" I asked, taking it.

"Wear it, duh." He said, rolling his eyes.

"But then you'll be cold." I said, my brow furrowing.

"We'll walk close together then." He decided before pushing open the door and stepping onto the porch. He turned back. "You coming?" he asked, a hint of a smile on his face. I nodded furiously as I slipped the sweater on. It was too big by far, but I wasn't surprised. I was petite you could say. Just don't anger me when I have my pronged hunting knives. I slid the hood over my hair and ran out the door. I walked beside Percy, who didn't even look remotely wet. Son of Poseidon, duh. I thought. I held my notebook tightly against my chest, making sure it didn't get wet.

Every so often, Percy's arm would brush mine, im not sure whether on purpose or what. Just as we neared my cabin, he took a sharp turn to the left without even hesitating. He gestured for me to follow, and I did. I ran to catch up to him, panting a little by the time I got where I wanted to be.

"Do I make you nervous?" he asked randomly, staring in the opposite direction.

"Uh …. Uh …" does he know I like him? What if he thinks im weird? Just some stupid flower obsessed daughter of Demeter? These thoughts ran through my mind as I thought of an answer. I sighed when I decided. "Um, yes." I said, biting down on my bottom lip.

"Oh." He responded. Not coolly, but not really interested either. It sounded like he was trying to, I don't know how to describe it …. Hide his emotions maybe? Out of nowhere, he spoke again. "Cause you get really jumpy when im around." He concluded.

I felt like banging my head against a marble pillar, but the closest one was on the porch of the Aphrodite cabin, and I don't think they wanted any blood stains clashing with the pink walls.

"Oh." I said instead. He took a deep breath.

"How do I act around you?" he asked, quietly. I pretended to think, but I didn't even need to pause. I had recorded almost every single one of his actions in my mind, and what it could possibly mean whenever he was around.

"I … don't know. Why?" I said finally.

"Have you ever been told that being in love makes you act funny?" his gaze was still in the other direction.

"What do you mean?" I asked, completely confused.

"Like, I don't know. You try to act funnier, but end up feeling like an idiot. You try to impress them, and end up getting your ass kicked. You know what I mean?" he asked, finally looking at me. Truth is, I know exactly what he means. Whenever I was working in the gardens with my cabin, and he walked by, I used a little extra power to make my flowers look bigger and better then my cabin mates'. Or whenever I was in sword training and he happened to be the coach, I would always try too hard to get the upper hand on my opponent, but then id always end up flat on my back, dazed.

"No." I said, looking down as we walked. I hadn't realized where we had been headed, but I knew now. We were walking towards the end of the pier, and Percy's sweater was almost completely soaked. And so was i.

"It's like you don't even pay attention to me whenever im around." He said, almost angrily? I looked up at his face, a frustrated expression plastered on it. His hair was sticking to his forehead, and his shirt was a darker color orange. He was obviously allowing himself to become wet.

"What does that mean?" I asked, stopping. He turned on me, his expression seemed a bit crazed. I was horribly confused.

"It means that …" he said, shouting. He took a deep breath and calmed down. Closing his eyes. I felt sad for a moment, not being able to see his beautiful green eyes. "It means that, I think im in love with you, Viola. I act like a complete idiot whenever you're around, I even come up with stupid reasons to talk to you. Have you ever noticed that?" he said, all in one big long sentence. It took me a moment to realize what he had actually said.

"Wha- in love …. With …. Me?" I finally stuttered.

"Yes, Viola, I think im in love with you." He said, his hair now matted to his face. My own curls were like, super glued to my neck, and I had to blink every few seconds to keep the rain from pouring into my eyes.

"Well then …" I said, trying to think of something intelligent to say. I remembered the notebook in my hand, and glanced down at it. One line spoke to me. "Kiss me in the pouring rain." I whispered. I realized he probably hadn't heard me, so I repeated it louder. "Kiss me." I said, my voice trembling.

I felt two warm wet hands cup my face, and then a soft mouth placed on mine. I closed my eyes, and kissed Percy back. A scene flashed in my mind, probably Aphrodite messing with me. But I saw pictures, snapshots actually. They were floating down from somewhere, and one caught my eye. I picked it up off the ground, and stared at it. It was a picture of Percy and I, after a game of capture the flag. I knew that because I was holding the flag, it was the color of a Wheatfield with a stock of grain embroidered in the center. I was smiling like an idiot, proud that I had obviously captured the flag (haha pun), and Percy had his arm around my waist and was kissing me on the cheek.

I was snapped back to reality when loss of breath finally caught up to me. I pulled back, gasping for air. Percy leaned his forehead against mine, and we stood there, frozen in time.

Click.

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