CHAPTER 2

"Yeah, mom. I'll be sure to call you later…bye."

Percy ended the call, then went back over to where his friends, Nico and Jason, were busy trying to cream the other at pool in the living room of his apartment.

They were both talking of their girl problems.

So, Percy looked over his phone while drinking his beer—having an eye on the game as well.

He didn't have any girl problems

and he liked it that way.

~o00o~

Percy had a research paper he needed done by tomorrow. And to do that he needed to go to the library, which he had only been to once during his time here—that was saying a lot.

He went over in his free hours and started searching. Professor Brunner was one of his favorite teachers, so he wanted to do moderately good on this project.

So he looked, through and through. Each shelf. He then made his way into a more secluded aisle, looking for other things he could scrape out of these authors' knowledge.

"You need any help?" A voice called from the side.

He looked over.

My God.

The gorgeous grey eyed blonde smiled over at him, while she put away some books onto the shelf out of a box she had hooked under her arm and against her hip.

"Finding something, I mean." She said, misinterpreting his confused, shocked look.

"Oh, uh. Sorry, yeah. I would." He scratched the back of his head in nervous habit, then showed her what he was researching.

She nodded then picked out several books—a stack actually— almost immediately.

I nodded my thanks then turned to her, "You work here I presume?"

She shook her head, "I just help out on occasion. I like reading, if you haven't guessed yet."

He chuckled, "Yeah. I'm actually surprised I've never met you before."

She smiled that charming dimpled smile, "Considering your reputation with girls, I'm actually okay with not having met you- earlier."

He raised a brow, "Oh really." His charming player self coming out without him knowing—as if he had to prove something. Pfft, what an asshole he was.

She leaned in close so that her lovely lemony scent invaded his surroundings, "I was a bit naive a few years back and I've had my share of guys like you, Percy. If I had met you earlier, well, "She smiled, then nodded to a door behind him, "- we would already be in that book storage closet over there."

He looked back behind him and sure enough there was a door that said employees only on the window.

He knew she was playing around with him, but the thought of being so close to her in a dark room like that made his chest ache like before.

He continued with the playful banter. Two could play the game, you know.

"Well, then I wish I had a time machine ready. We would have had such a nice time in there." He said, his face very close to hers—which made his breathe hitch in his throat and his heart beat rapidly.

He barely knew her and he was flirting like crazy around this girl who was—to enlighten everyone—two years younger than him.

"You're never going to get all this to yourself, buddy" She said gesturing to herself in a grand manner.

He laughed out loud at that, making her smile. She hefted the box onto both hands then turned to leave, "I'll see you around, Percy."

"Yeah, thanks for the book helping."

"No problem." She said, before she left, leaving him breathless—and a stack of books at hand.

~o00o~

"Well, he's not that bad." Annabeth said lying on Thalia's dorm bed, "You made him out to be some godzilla who eats little girls."

"He is." Thalia said, "I love my cousin, but I would never let my friends date him. He's notorious for playing with girls who are way too pretty for their own good."

Annabeth raised her eyes from her phone, lifting a brow—her lips forming a smirk.

"Oh, I don't mean you, I mean the girls he's dated... Actually—you are his type though." Thalia said, waving it off.

"I don't know." Annabeth said, lifting her legs off the edge of the bed, "He's just not what you described at all."

"Don't fall for it. I know he's very attractive and heartthrobby, but you have to resist—alright? In a way you two are just the same." Her black haired friend said, shaking her head, "Why don't you hit it off with Ryan? He's cute and nice. You should be with someone like him, Annabeth."

"Yeah-no. I'll think about it, while I do laundry. You have anything?"

Annabeth immediately regretted asking as a whole pile of dirty clothes came hurling at her.

"Yes, thank you!"

Annabeth groaned under the weight, but left anyways.

~o00o~

Percy sat in old man gramps class again. But it wasn't that devastatingly boring of a class, since he got a good view from his seat now that a certain girl was sitting in the row in front of him.

She had caught him on several occasions simply staring at him from where he was seated, and every time he would immediately look away.

She was just so interesting to look at. Her semi long honey blond curls were just begging to be touched and played with. His eyes followed down the beautiful curve of her back. The baseball tee she was wearing hugged her sides perfectly.

Her hands moved her hair to the other side of her shoulder, he averted his eyes from seeing the nape of her neck.

Oh God. He felt like a creep.

But she was just. so. freaking. hot.

That's exactly why he shouldn't be pining for her.

He forced himself to listen to old gramps.

Flannery O' Connor. Okay, this is good.

Learning. Is always.

He let out a sigh then looked out the window. But, the usual sightseeing of other girls was a bore.

~o00o~

Percy went down to the cafe right outside his dorms to get some caffeine in his system. Jason went with him.

At this point, the research paper was doing a number on him and he just needed a break.

Piper McLean was at the cashier, looking pretty cute in her visor and apron. Percy groaned as he saw a flush come on Jason's face.

Oh God, seriously.

He went up to Piper, ignoring Jason holding him back.

"Hey, Piper."

She looked up and smiled. Piper was a cute girl who always had her hair in a braid, but was definitely too nice and ditzy to be Percy's type. Though, apparently she was totally Jason's.

"I didn't know you worked here."

"Yeah, just got hired a few weeks ago. I need to pay off my loans sooner or later."

"Nice- Oh hey, have you met my cousin, Jason?"

Percy almost had to shove Jason up to her.

"Oh, yeah. I've seen you around."

"H-hi."

"Hi, I'm Piper."

"Yeah, I know." He said with a nervous smile.

Percy resisted an eye roll. He ordered then left the two to hit it off.

He sat at a table near a window like he always did. God, he really wanted to be better as a person. Bu if it was a possibility, he just needed someone who could help him do exactly that.

Percy shook his head.

His screwed up personality and love life was the least of his worries. He opened his bag and flipped open one of the books Annabeth had picked out for him. He had only opened one other, but these had exactly what he needed for his research. They had thorough evidence that he could use—more than the stuff he himself had picked out.

Annabeth. He barely knew her...

But it felt like he knew her his whole life—as cheesy as that sounded.

He looked out the window and almost burst in amusement at how coincidental the situation was. Percy picked up his cup of coffee then took Jason's as well lying on the counter—he was too busy talking with Piper to notice anyways.

Percy pushed out the glass door and went over to where the blonde was sitting on a wooden bench with her books out on her lap, her legs tucked under her.

"Hey." He said, slipping down next to her.

She jumped in surprise, looking over, then relaxed, "Oh hey. What's up?"

"Nothing much." He said handing over Jason's coffee.

"Thanks." She said with a smile, "What a gentleman, Percy. I didn't know you had it in you."

He shrugged with a smile of his own, "Oh you know. That part of myself comes out once in a while, you know."

That got him a soft chuckle out of her, "Right. Well good thing you're here, my legs were killing me." She then moved to rest her legs in his lap.

He raised a brow in amusement. What a weird girl. He admittedly liked that.

They continued to sit there in comfortable silence. His arm resting on the back of the bench—her legs still resting on his lap. He sipped on his coffee, watching her read her book and write in her huge book of notes. She had on a cute army jacket over a white vintage tank that had marilyn monroe's face on it and some nicely fitting jeans which complemented her long toned legs.

After a while, Percy started up another conversation, "Do people treat you differently because your the Chancellor's daughter?"

She looked up, "No, not really. But maybe that's because all my friends already have their own famous rich dads."

"So, you don't get any special treatment."

She shook her head, "No, not unless I do well at something. I have to get a nobel prize or something to get my dad's attention."

"How about your friends? Do they get like a grade bump or something?"

She eyed him with a sweet amused smile, "No, Percy you won't get favors by hanging around me."

"Damn." He said, taking another sip of his coffee.

She laughed, then raised her cup, "How did you know I liked two extra expresso shots in my coffee?"

"…I actually stole Jason's, but I basically told him to get that. Two extra expresso shots. It's—the best way to drink coffee."

That made her laugh out loud. It was the best sound. She really looked the best when she laughed.

"Well, thanks for the stolen coffee." She glanced down at her phone, "I should go though. My class starts in five."

She slipped her legs off his lap, "We should do this again sometime."

"Yeah, we should."

She smiled, then gave him a nod before leaving.

Screw staying away from hot girls, he thought.

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