I'm so mean. But for two good reasons:
1) I lied. This is gonna be a three shot. (I must never tell lies!)
2) Percy's chapter is so much longer than Annabeth's
Alright! I'll shut up now!
~Happy Reading!
Disclaimer: I do not own Percy or his friends. They all belong to the biggest troll of my life: Rick Riordan.
Percy's POV:
Boy do I have bad aim.
Before I ran off and lost my courage, I kissed Annabeth on the forehead. On the forehead! Know where I was aiming? HER CHEEK. Still, it was better than not kissing her at all, in my humble opinion at least. I'm not even super sure why I did it. It seemed ideal at the time, and when she was staring at me, I actually thought we were going to kiss or something. Am I just too head over heels in love? Maybe. But that's what it seems to do to people, and maybe that's what it's doing to me- giving me crazy ideas of things that will probably never, ever happen. Ever.
Well, after her freak out session, it was my turn. I couldn't get the fact that we're going to the fireworks together out of my head, nor could I get the fact that she actually accepted my offer. Grover stopped by my cabin at the worst time possible. It was fireworks night and I was COMPLETELY flipping out! I've spent time with Annabeth alone before, but not at a romantic event like this. This, this is big, like throwing a wedding big. All the couples of camp get together and look cute and stuff and it's just romantic! I'm nothing like that!
"I don't know what to do! I kissed her! Do I treat her like my friend, or do I treat her like my girlfriend? Grover, help me!" Shaking your best friend's shoulders violently doesn't really get you anywhere, it just results in him stumbling a bit, making his head twist.
"Hold on while I try to make the world stop spinning." Grover rubbed his temples. He then stroked his goatee, thinking. "Okay, just because you kissed her on the forehead does not give you the right to treat her like your girlfriend. What if she doesn't like you Percy, and you just randomly put your arm around her waist? Just think of how many broken bones you will have in your body."
Okay, Grover was right. Annnabeth would definitely kick my ass if I did that.
"Wait then why didn't she kick my ass when I kissed her two days ago?"
"Dude, you ran off." Oh yeah. Maybe I really am a seaweed brain...
"How do I find out if she likes me?" I leaned against the door frame of the cabin, staring at the vast land known as Camp Half-Blood. Why do girls have to be so complicated? You say or do one thing wrong and they will eat you. "I mean there's gotta be another way then just straight up asking."
"Ask a few of her friends." Grover suggested.
"Genius!" I didn't even bother saying bye, I needed to find Silena.
Oh no. She's probably in her cabin. I hated that place. It always smelled nail polish and perfume and let me tell you, that is an AWFUL combination. I arrived at the pink cabin, and knocked on the doorway.
"Come in!" the gentle voice of Silena was heard from inside. She was sitting on her bed, busy doing her nails. "oh! Hey Percy! Here, have a seat." she patted the other half of the bed with her non-painted hand.
Awkwardly, I sat down. It was pretty comfy. Where can I find a bed like this? There isn't an Ikea anywhere near camp, is there?
"So, can I help with something? Maybe a problem?" Silena asked breaking me out of my thoughts (Thanks ADHD). "specifically...Annabeth problems?" she gave me a winked that made me shiver. How did she know?!
"How did you-"
"Come on, Percy. Literally the whole camp, Chiron included, knows except for Annabeth." she was a mind reader I swear. She blew at her nails but then frowned at bit. "Do these look a little too dark to you?" She shoved her hand in my face covered with the awful scent of freshly painted teal nails.
"Um, no. They look lovely. That's actually one of my favorite colors." a mischievous smile spread across her face. "W-what?"
"Oh nothing. It's just I have a shirt that's exactly this color and I think I'm gonna wear it tonight."
"All right. Well I'm sure you're gonna look great." I started to leave until- "OH WAIT!" I stumbled back in, scaring Silena a bit. "do you know if Annabeth likes me? Not friend wise, I mean, love wise..." that came out awkward. All Silena did was laugh.
"Oh Percy Jackson. I'm not going to tell you. You boys need to learn how to find out for yourselves. I take it you haven't asked her?" I shook my head.
"I don't have the guts."
"I say you should find them and ask. 'You must learn how to conquer your fears since love is great fear', as mother always says. You have to do this yourself, there's no way I'm telling you." Silena gave me a quick smile that turned into a pout. "ugh now I have to do the left hand!"
"Please, Silena. I am begging you." I got down on one knee. Silena didn't even bother to look at me, too busy trying to paint the rest of her nails.
"One word, Perseus: NO."
"Fine." I don't know if Zeus helped me out with exaggerating my mood or not, but I was positive that there was a dark cloud floating above my head.
Stomping down the stairs, I couldn't help but just think of Annabeth. Its like I can't get her outta my head! What if she did like me back? I think I might the happiest demigod ever if that were the case. That's when I realized something: I didn't like her anymore, I loved her. Now if only I could tell of she liked me back, then that'd be a little better.
As I headed back to my cabin, I accidentally let my thoughts slip out my mouth.
"Why are girls so hard to read?!" I'm pretty sure it wasn't because I was dyslexic.
"Why are you complaining about girls, seaweed brain?" I didn't even see Annabeth on the Athena cabin porch, scribbling on her notebook. Even in just shorts and a camp shirt, she looked gorgeous. Her blonde curls were tied in a ponytail, and she was wearing her glasses, which I always thought made her look cute. "Seaweed brain, are you gonna answer or are you gonna just stare at me?" she smirked.
"I-I uh...sorry?" I nervously rubbed the back of my neck.
Annabeth chuckled. "No worries. Come, sit." She pat the spot next to her, inviting me to join in. I strode over, muttering, "Woof, woof," under my breath. Her notebook smacked my head and it kinda hurt. "Ow! Annabeth! What was that for?!"
"Oh shut it, you know what it's for! Now, is my wittle Kelp Head having girl problems?" She tipped her glasses so they were at the edge of her nose, and rose an eyebrow. Boy could this girl make me laugh.
"Well yes, actually."
"Care to share?"
"Well no, actually."
"If you don't, then how can I help you, stupid?"
"It's because it's something I'm scared to share, alright? I just don't have the courage to-" I stopped myself. She's right there, Perce! Do it now! Ask her! Do it, I say! DO IT!
"To, what Percy?"
"To, um, ask if..." my brain couldn't think, the gears in there got stuck, I swear. Butterflies were dancing around in my stomach, making my body feel queasy.
I couldn't do it.
"If...?"
"If...Grover could teach me to play Hilary Duff on the reed pipes! Yeah! Okay that requires me leaving. Bye Annabeth!" I sprinted as fast I could towards the strawberry fields. When I looked back over my shoulder, Annabeth looked kind of disappointed. I can't say I'm sure why. "I'll see you tonight!"
Way to find my guts.
Grover was right where I thought he'd be. In the strawberry fields, basking in the sun.
"Grover!"
"hey! So, did you find out?"
"Um, no.."
"What?! Dude, I thought you got help!"
"I did!" I took a seat next to him. "Silena wouldn't tell me. On my way back, I stumbled upon Annabeth and-"
"Did you get an answer then?"
"Um..." Grover face palmed at me.
"Of course. Of course you didn't, because you never do!"
"I'm sorry, man! Do you know how hard this is?" He should understand, seeing he's got Juniper.
"Yes, I do. It was real scary, but I worked up the courage for it. You need to ask tonight and if you don't, I'm going to kill you."
"You wouldn't kill me. You're my best friend."
"That could always change." I laughed, but the look on his face told me he was serious.
"Oh.."
"Bro chill I'm kidding! But seriously, ask her tonight. You two will be alone so it'll be fine. Plus you've got what," he looked at his watch. "three hours to work up some courage. C'mon, we should spend some of those three hours looking for something to wear."
"Whoowhee! Well I'll be, Mr. Jackson! You look finer than lemon lime in the summertime!"
"Grover..."
"Sorry. Unnecessary comment. But what do you think?" Grover dug out my dark gray dress/casual shirt from my suitcase, a pair of jeans which I sagged a bit, and of course I wore my signiture vans.
"I guess I like it. Will Annabeth like it?" Ten minutes before it started. I was nervous as hell.
"I'm sure she'll be snuggling with you tonight!" he sat on my bed, staring with a wide smile on his face.
"Grover." I repeated.
"Sorry." I took a look at myself in the mirror. I guess I didn't look too bad, despite the fact my hair was a bit too neat. I fumbled with it a bit with my hands making it more muddled.
"Much better."
"Oh, Percy!" a familiar voice. I peeked my head out the cabin. Yup, it was just who I suspected: Silena. "Your date's here!" she pointed around the corner, and the most beautiful girl peeked out the corner. "c'mon honey! Let him see you!"
Annabeth hesitantly walked to where Silena was standing. My breathing stopped. Gods, she looked...she looked wonderful. That teal shirt Silena was talking about earlier? It was being worn by Annabeth. It was cold shouldered, kinda loose on her arms and stopped right at her elbows. She was wearing a pair of white shorts and flip-flops, with her curly hair just flowing freely down her shoulders. No makeup, that's a relief.
She got me starstruck.
"Well, Percy what do you
think?"
"Annabeth...y-you look...you look amazing!" Annabeth remained silent, suddenly finding the grass interesting and began to gently kick a dandelion.
"Have fun you two! Time for me to go find Charlie!" Silena ran off, leaving is alone.
"You do look amazing though, I mean just WOW." She smiled a bit.
"I feel exposed," I gave her a lopsided smile. I wouldn't be surprised. That shirt was definitely lower than she preferred; not by much though.
"Don't worry. It's just one night, you'll be fine. Besides, I like it." I reassured her, wrapping an arm around her shoulder. She grinned, and I couldn't help but smile back.
"Percy, I think you can unwrap yourself now." Annabeth said quietly. My arm was still hanging off her shoulder while other campers were giving us strange stares.
"Oh. Sorry." heat found its way up to my cheeks. Oh gods, how red was I this time?
"C'mon. Let's just go find a spot on the beach." She took my hand, surprisingly, holding it tightly. I intertwined our fingers, which she didn't mind one bit.
This was gonna be one hell of a night.
ALRIGHT. SO.
Suspense? Yes? No? Maybe so? 不知道?
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