Thank you to everyone who reviewed the story! ;) Also to lillika, yes. I will be finishing my other story, Gone. But I'm wrapping it up kinda soon. Just saying. I'll try to update this more often, taking a short break from Gone though.
Updating isn't easy though, because I've been reading like crazy! Lost Hero, Dork Diaries, Immortal Series, Hunger Games, ect. Really, me head is running around in circles.
Anyway, thank you and read on!
Disclaimer: I don't own PJO, the Internet, or Fan Fiction! Duh! I'd be like a billionaire then!
2
Percy
Annabeth's eyes met mine, but then my heart dropped into my stomach. She headed off into the cabin, sealing the door behind her. I sighed and stared at the honey colored door. My head felt like it was spinning out of control, and I guess that's how my life is. I looked at the field in between the cabins, and saw a beam of light make it's was slowly towards me. I quietly ran inside my cabin and closed the door. I pressed my back against the door and closed my eyes. My muscles relaxed and I tapped my fingers against the door.
"She's not right. It's not my fault." I said to myself soothingly. I opened my eyes and let a scream sneak through my clenched teeth.
"She's right you know." Grover uncrossed his furry goat legs and stood up.
"Grover? When did you get here?" I walked past him and turned on my bedside light. The tiny light flickered on and I stared at Grover's calm face.
"Being the chosen one of Pan has it's privileges. Now, back to you and Annabeth_"
"Dude! It's not OK to use your..." I waved my hands frantically through the air. "Wild God Powers to come in my room at..." I glanced at the clock. "At three fifteen in the morning!" I quietly yelled. Grover rolled his eyes and sat down again. I walked over to my bunk and sat down. I looked at Grover in the dim light.
"She's right." He said simply.
"How man? How is she right? Why can't I talk to_"
"Dude! She was here first. Your weird girlfriend calls at like one o'clock in the morning, but you don't just let it ring! You answered it! You spent three hours talking to her, when Annabeth was here waiting for you guys to stop talking! And when it was time for her to go, you were ready to spend time with her." Grover looked at me sadly.
"Wait. Did you just call my girlfriend weird?" I asked. Grover stood up and shook his head at me.
"Yes Percy. I did. By the way, I'm with Annabeth on this one. It was your fault Percy. People aren't always going to be able to fit your schedule. Make time for them sometimes." Grover shook his head and walked over to the door.
"Wait, Grover!" He turned around and looked me in the eyes.
"Man. I respect you. Percy Jackson is my best friend. But, after that girl came along, I don't know what happened to Percy Jackson." He turned around and left the cabin. I quickly followed him and he stood on the porch and bleated. The whole cabin shook and in a second, Grover was gone. I stared at the spot Grover was just at. I walked back into my cabin and sank down onto the bed. I stared at the boards holding the matress above me and found myself wishing tonight had never happened.
Annabeth
Heat tore through my eyelids, and probably baked my eyeballs to go with it. I quickly sat up and covered my eyes with my hand. What's happening? The sun is never this bright in the morning...I thought to myself. I swung my legs out of bed and looked at the calendar over my nightstand. That's right. Today's the beginning of the first ever God Appreciation Week. Well, a week and a half. Great. Today was Apollo's day, so of course we'll be blinded by the sun all day. I stood up and walked over to my closet. I pulled out my "white" paint splatter V-Neck and a pair of shorts, then I grabbed my black sunglasses that one of the Aphrodite kids gave me to "Help Expand" my wardrobe. I quickly put my hair up in a ponytail, then placed the shades on my head, and walked out the door.
The sunlight was even worse outside. I pulled the shades over my eyes and it helped a bit. I made my way over to the Big House. There is no freaking way I'm doing classes like this! I entered the place and took off my sunglasses, placing them in my pocket. I ran over to Chiron who was in the living room playing indoor pinochle with a tree nymph. She isn't supposed to be far away from her tree...I thought, then I saw the small ficus in the corner of the room. Oh, that makes sense.
"Chiron! There is no way I'm doing any classes with the sun that bright!" I said. Chiron threw down a card. "Can't you, like, not let some of the sunlight through the borders?" He sighed and looked up at me with a sad face.
"As much as I'd like to do that my dear, I'm afraid Mr. D is in full control of the borders. And since he get's a day, he's agreed to the harsh light so he can get a day filled with wine. It's not good to see him drunk." Chiron grimaced and put down another card.
"But Chiron_"
"I'm sorry Annabeth. There's nothing I can do. You'll have to continue your classes as is." I reluctantly nodded and turned away. "By the way! Poetry reading at 5! Everyone has to write one about the god Apollo." I groaned and kept walking. I took out the sunglasses and pulled them over my eyes as I walked outside.
I squinted, even through the dark shades, I placed my hands in front of me to help steady myself. I stumbled past the Volleyball court, when I heard the Apollo kids snicker at my clumsiness. I rolled my eyes "Shut it." I muttered beneath my breath. I turned my head to them, but all I saw was a volleyball hurtling towards me. I ducked, but the ball slammed right into my face instead; I fell back and landed on the hot ground, blood appearing from my nose.
Their laughs grew louder, I felt the bent cartilage in my nose; I winced at my fragile touch. I picked up the white ball and turned it across my fingers, my arms tensed up, I stood up shakily and bounced the ball on the scorching ground. I carefully tossed the ball into the air. I've never really been very good at volleyball, but I guess now is the perfect time to learn; it's not like I was on a Volleyball team at school. AS it came down, I tried to picture how they did it, and swung my arm towards it, sending it flying towards them. It hurtled through the air; like a rocket, then slammed into one of the guy's shoulders; he flipped over with the sudden momentum.
The red haired girl stared at me, her eyes wide and her mouth open. Her straight red hair was up in a ponytail, her bangs were loose and dangled in front of her face. Light brown eyes glared at me, but she quickly stopped to help the guy up. He was maybe six feet tall, his long blonde hair fell over his eyes; his muscles were red from playing. "What in the name of Hades was that?" He shouted to me, I glared at him and pointed to my nose; my breath coming out in huffs.
"What do you think moron?" I asked, my anger seeped through my teeth, making it impossible to be polite.
"What did you just call me?" He said as he walked over to me; the red head and another small blonde boy followed him.
"Moron. Want me to spell it?" I asked. I was really asking to get punched but this jerk was giving me problems.
"Yeah, you probably should." The girl said, her voice high and tight. "Let's see if you can spell it." I rolled my eyes and walked over to her, I looked into her light brown eyes.
"M-O-R-O-N. Get it? See, unlike you, I spend my time doing better things then playing Volleyball." I said as I paced in front of them.
"Hey, it's not as easy as it looks! It's very complex." The smaller blonde said. He was maybe 10, but despite how skinny he was, his muscles were toned and powerful. His hair was spiked up with a bit of gel and his light blue eyes stared at me with a bit of anger.
"Yeah, cause hitting the ball over the net it very hard." I wiped some of the blood off my face, and the kids face visibly relaxed.
"OK then, why don't you put your money were your mouth is." The large one said. "You got one hour to assemble your team. Meet me, Miles, and Alec back here with your loser posy. Be prepared to die." He said.
"Likewise." I said. Alec glared at me, her eyes trying to decide how I was going to cheat. Yeah, fat chance.
I turned my back to them, and carefully navigated through the camp, over to the people I know I could count on to help me.
I reached the white cabin, the marble reflecting the suns rays. I knocked on the door, and heard feet shuffling inside. I took a deep breath and waited until the door opened.
"Oh come on! Don't you people understand that I'm on my bre_" She opened her electric blue eyes to look at me. Now you'd think she's hug me, or grab my hand and pull me inside; best friend stuff. Instead she screams. High pitched, blood curdling, OMG!-That-monster-is-going-to-bite-my-head-off scream. I backed away, but she grabbed my face and pulled me closer.
"What the f_"
"Annabeth! What happened? What did you do this time?" My mind tries to process what she says, and I still can't figure out what she means.
"Oh wait, my nose?" I ask. Thalia slaps her hand across my head, and an elemetric current pulses through it.
"No stupid, I'm talking about the way ears are bigger on one side then they are on the other!" I gingerly place my fingers on my ears. "Oh Annabeth relax!" She says as she pulls me inside.
"Yeah Thals, I need a favor_"
"Oh, you mean besides me fixing your nose?" She asks.
"Um...yeah. I need you to help me_"
"Hold still..." She whispers as she placed a cold cloth on my nose; the icy chill spreads my nostrils, causing the snot to freeze.
"What the_"
"Annabeth we have to do this or it wont set properly."
"Just use some Ambrosia!" I shout, but my nose makes it sound funny.
"Yeah, but if we don't do this first, then it wont set properly_"
"Says who?"
"Dr. Thalia, now sit still!" She places her hands on my nose. She reaches behind hear and grabs an Ambrosia square and hands it to me. "Eat it when you thinks it's necessary."
"So now_"
"Later, but not now!" Thalia tightens her grip on my nose; my nose flares up from her single touch, but the cool cloth numbs it. Then, I figure it out. "Thalia, no! Don't do it Thals! No, no, no, no!" But her hand is already in motion, it pulls my bent nose the other way, straightening it out, but the cartilage is snapped and I feel like my nose was sawed off. I push the Ambrosia square into my mouth, my nose starts feeling better.
"There. All better, and your nose isn't crooked!" She smiles and removes the cloth; covered in blood.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" I shout. Sure, my nose is better, but the nose snapping wasn't necessary.
"Annabeth. If we didn't adjust your nose, it wouldn't heal right. Trust me, I know." I wiggle my nose, but no pain comes.
"Fine, but I still need you as a player for my Volleyball match_"
"Since when do you play Volleyball?" She sits down on a bunk.
"Since those jerks challenged me. I need to two more players. You in?" She looks at the floor.
"Annabeth, I'm afraid that..." She looks at me, but her eyes show mixed emotions. "That those guys are going to die of humiliation. Let's go show them." She smiles and I laugh.
"Thanks Thalia."
"Who else you thinking?" She asks me.
"Um. I was thinking_"
"Percy right? Why did I expect anything else?" She stands up and rubs her hands on her black jeans, straightens her sliver shirt, and walks over to me. "Let's go get Jackson's butt over here." I stand up and we walk out.
The gray cabin is only a few feet away. The lush grass under my feet reminds me of last night, I notice the squeaky board and I freeze while Thalia trudges ahead. It takes her a while to notice that I'm not beside her.
"Annabeth?" She turns around and looks at me.
"Maybe we shouldn't bug him_"
"Oh come on! This is Percy we're talking about! What could be better then bugging him?" She walks over to me and smiles. I carefully weight my options. One, I can go knock on that door and be strong. Two, I can run away now and go find some other madly skilled player. Maybe number two is at least worth a try...
"Well..." My voice can't form the rest of the words.
"Well let's go then!" Thalia grabbed my wrist and pulled me onto the porch.
"Guess number one then_" I mutter under my breath.
"What?" My face goes pale. Thalia can't know...
"Nothing, let's go." I say quickly. She shrugs, but reluctantly knocks on the door.
"Hey guys." Percy says as he opens the door. He's got on huge dorky sunglasses, distressed jeans, and his camp shirt with a little Nectar stain on it. I was going to laugh, but I bit it back. When he looks at me, his face drops; he obviously thinks this visit is about last night.
"Hey Seaweed Brain." Thalia says. I feel like I should hit her, but I don't. She can use the nickname is she wants to.
"Annabeth_" Percy starts
"Hey Seaweed Brain, listen I need a favor." Percy relaxes a bit and lets us inside. Nothing has changed since last night, except for the time.
"OK, so what do you need?" He asks. We all sit down on the comfy blue bunk beds.
"I need you to be a player on this Volleyball team thing." I say. He raises his eyebrow and smiles.
"Annabeth, since when do you play Volleyball?" He asks jokingly, like I'm the worst player ever.
"Since these jerks_"
"Say no more. I'm i_" A ring plays through the room, sounding like the ocean, I crane my neck to see Percy's phone on the table. She's calling. "Sorry I gotta take this." He stood up and ran over to his phone, picked it up, and started talking. "Hey babe." I roll my eyes and stand up.
"How are they going out?" Thalia asks me. I hear his girlfriend blabbing to him about her new manicure. "Blah." Thalia fake gags and I smile. Whether she know about my feelings or not, she always hated his girlfriend; almost as much as me. We walk over to the door and I start pushing it open, until I make the mistake of looking back. Percy's staring at me, confusion on his face. I motion to the phone pressed against his ear and walk outside into the harsh sunlight.
"OUCH! Could the sun be any brighter?" I ask, Thalia covers her eyes and moans. I look at the little watch wrapped around my wrist. "Well, I guess we can't worry about that now, we've got fifteen minutes til the match."
"OK, before we worry about what we're going to wear," Thalia says, squinting from the light "Like all the superficial girls do," She says in a fake California girl accent. "Can we please get out of the sun?" She wines.
"Well, where are we supposed to go?" I ask, but as soon as it comes out, we both think of the answer.
"Hades cabin." We say at the same time. Doesn't get much darker then in there. We sprint down the steps and only touch the grass when the cabin behind us opens.
"Annabeth, I'll be there!" Percy calls, but you can see he's still on the phone.
"Yeah, right. If you hang up by then." I say quietly. He knows I said something though. Before he can respond, me and Thalia dash off towards the Hades cabin.
"You're right though." Thalia says while we run, the heat causing a trickle of sweat to fall down my face.
"About what?" I ask, she just laughs and runs faster.
"He'll probably never stop talking!" I smile and lunge ahead. Running made me feel better, everything was happier. Despite my recent blow-offs from Percy.
"Maybe we should get him a back up, case he doesn't show!" I say.
"Hey! Why don't we ask Samantha?" Thalia calls. I shrug while I run.
That's right.
Nico's girlfriend, Samantha.
CONTEST! I'm looking for ideas for names. GIRL NAMES. One for Percy's girlfriend. I really love incorporating the names into the story, I love hearing the different ideas, and no names go unused. (Seriously, just check out Gone.) Anyway, do review and tell me your thoughts, love to hear them!
Now, who thinks I should try to juggle more then I already do? Cause I'm thinking about a new story once Gone is done. (Which will be soon) I'll post the ideas when I'm sure, but it's just a thought.
Um...that's all I have to say I guess. Review. Thanks, bye!
~Ultimate Demigod98