So, here's the second chapter to my story, The Random Places Where I Fell in Love. Enjoy reading! And leave me your reviews!

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters. Rights to Rick Riordan.

The Random Places Where I Fell in Love

By thejewelofhades

Chapter Two: We Meet Again…After a Year

"Psssst. Percy! Wake up! EARTH TO PERCY!" Grover waved his hand in front of my face.

I snapped out of my trance and looked at him. "Sorry. What were you saying a while ago?"

Grover sighed. "For the nth time, and I'm not going to repeat this again, you have to finish that thesis for Psychology."

Percy sighed. "You don't have to remind me. I know that I have to finish this."

Grover nodded. "Make sure you don't daydream again, because I'll have to go to Juniper's house."

"What are you going to do there?" I asked sceptically.

"None of your business." He grinned and winked at me.

I rolled my eyes and watched Grover pick up his bag, and went out of the library door. Yes, Library door. I'm inside a library because I have to get books to finish my stupid thesis. Even getting books is a stupid idea since I'm dyslexic.

By the way, I'm in college now. Meaning, school life has been harder than before. Professors are making it hard for us. I think they hate their students. Well, enough of my school life. It's making me puke, alright.

You might wonder why I was spacing out a while ago, right?

Right. The reason why I was spacing out a while ago is because I think I saw her. Who's her, you might ask? The blonde girl I met almost a year ago. The girl who nicknamed me 'Seaweed Brain' for no apparent reason. The girl I talked to, which made me miss my bus stop.

And I'm right. She is the girl. Annabeth Chase. I waved my hand, gesturing for her to come. Her eyes widened, then she walked to my table.

"Nice meeting you here, Seaweed Brain, aka Percy Jackson." She smirked.

I sighed. "Sit down, Annabeth Chase. Why do you even call me 'Seaweed Brain'?" I quoted with my fingers.

I saw her eyes flicker to my eyes for a moment, then she shyly looked away.

"I don't know. I just felt like it." She said. I raised my eyebrows. "Oh really?" She blushed and nodded. "Yes, really."

I decided to just drop the topic. "So, what are you doing in my school's library?"

"This is my school too, Percy." She said while smirking at me. "And stop gaping at me like I have two heads." She added.

"You go to school here?" I asked, still gaping at her. "How come I never saw you?"

"I'm in the Architecture department. And I'm always in the library, if you'll ask. What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I'm trying to finish my thesis. This is such a stupid idea. My head hurts from reading." I said.

"You're dyslexic, I presume?" she asked. I nodded. "How did you know?"

"I'm dyslexic too. I'll share you a secret, Seaweed Brain. Try to concentrate your mind a little. Then, reading will be easier for you." She smiled at me.

I felt myself blushing. She has a nice smile. Maybe her smile can melt the glaciers in Greenland.

"Um, thanks, I guess? Yeah. Thanks, Wise Girl." I said.

"Wise Girl?" she asked and raised her eyebrows.

"Hey, it's unfair that you have a nickname for me. So I made one for you." I said, smirking.

"At least Wise Girl sounds better than Seaweed Brain." She said. Her eyes flickered to my paper. "Do you need help with that?"

"No, I'm alright doing this on my own." I said. No, I can't even do this on my own. Her eyes met mine, like she's trying to study me.

"No, I insist on helping you." She said. She stood up and sat beside me. "Let me have that."

I watched her as she wrote on my paper. Her facial features look so cute whenever she scrunches up her eyebrows together. She looks so cute whenever her lips press into a thin line. In a moment, I found myself staring at her admirably. She looks even prettier from the first day we met.

"Hey, Percy." She said and snapped her fingers, which made me snap from my trance.

"Yeah?" I asked, blushing. I hope she didn't notice me staring at her.

"I'm done with your thesis." She said. My eyes widened. "You did it all? But you only said you'll help!"

Annabeth laughed again. "It's okay, Percy. But you owe me one."

I notice that she's trying hard not to giggle. Judging by her lip biting, and her lips quivering a little. And shit, that made me stare at her lips. I breathed in and out, and tried to regain my composure. Chill, Percy.

"Percy, you should stop doing that. People will only think that you're weird." I heard Annabeth say.

I snapped out again. Yeah, I should stop doing that. As if I could even avoid it.

"I need to go, Percy. My dorm mate will be waiting for me." She said and checked her watch.

"Um, I'll go with you outside." I offered.

She nodded and we walked together outside. When she was about to go to the girls' dormitories, she turned to me and smirked. She pointed at the side of her lips. I looked at her weirdly before realizing that she wants me to check the side of my lips. I touched it, and it's wet. With drool. I've been walking around the campus with drool on my face without even realizing it. And even Annabeth knows that I have drool on my face, and she didn't even bother to tell me.

"You're evil." I told her.

"Not my fault. I just think you look cute whenever you're in a trance. And I think you're cute with that drool on your face." She smirked. Wait, she thinks I'm cute? "And, you should REALLY stop staring out into space, because the person you're staring at might get uncomfortable." She smirked before entering her dormitory.

I slapped my face with my left palm. She saw me staring at her. I don't know whether I'm relieved or worried. But who cares? At least I saw her again. Maybe this time, we can be more than acquaintances.

I saw her look back at me to give another sly smirk. I waved my hand, then went to the boys' dormitory.

Author's Note:

I apologize because this chapter is not that good.

This chapter lacks some romance. I lack inspiration as well.
The third chapter will be better, hopefully. I'll update within this week.

Leave me your reviews please. :)

- thejewelofhades