That Christmas
By: xXxDaughteroftheKingxXx
AN: Okay, so my original intent of this story was indeed to finish it, so yes, I WILL finish this! Yay! I like this story, and it's so much fun to write!
Ahem. Got a little excited there. O.O
So, here am I once again with That Christmas. Thanksies to all who reviewed; you're all amazing. I think Annabeth is more IC in this one, and well, cocky Percy goes bye-bye slightly in this. And Silena becomes even more giggly. Ha.
I like the word ha, could you tell?
On to the story now.
Disclaimer: I don't own PJO/HoO.
Chapter 2
"Come on, Anna," I said to myself, pacing back and forth in our living room, "you can do it. Just. Call. Percy."
Silena, who was lounging lazily on the couch in her pajamas and yet was still wearing make up, rolled her eyes. "You're a sad, sad girl, Annabeth," she said, shaking her head. "Look, you've got his number memorized. You've been asking me all about him. You tried finding him on Facebook. Pretty soon, you're going to become his personal stalker! If you like him that much, why don't you—"
"I am not going to marry a guy I barely know, so don't even start that crap, Silena," I said firmly, stopping in my tracks.
Her delicately plucked eyebrow went up. "You know, I wasn't even going to say why don't you marry him. I was going to say 'Why don't you call him?'. But you know, that works too." A smirk formed on my friend's face.
The heat rose to my cheeks, and I mentally face-palmed myself. "I hate you, you know," I grumbled, collapsing into the recliner.
Silena reached over and patted my shoulder reassuringly. "Aw, it's okay, Annie," she said, a small smile on her face. "Look, babe, if you're that worried, then call the guy, okay?"
"First, don't call Annie. Second, what if he's not interested?" I inquired, looking up. "I would've made a fool of myself."
"Well, didn't you say he called you pretty?"
"Indirectly, yes,"
Silena sighed, running a hand through her black hair. "Alright, Annabeth, what were his exact words?" she said, leaning up close to me, blue eyes wide and curious.
I scooted back slightly, a bit creeped out. Then again, this was Silena, and she wasn't exactly… normal. "Um," I closed my eyes, and tried to remember what he said.
After a few moments, it finally hit me. I smiled, reopening my gray eyes and looking at Silena excitedly. "He said something like, 'Well, you're obviously not ugly, so that's something.', I think."
The squeal that came from her mouth nearly deafened me. I covered my ears with my hands and simply watched as Silena jumped into the air, bouncing up and down excitedly.
"Call him!" she ordered, the second she stopped bouncing and squealing. "Call him now."
I rolled my eyes. Silena was so strange at times. "Fine. But, if the whole thing was a joke, it's on your hands."
"Trust me, hon," she said, smiling knowingly, as if already planning our wedding, "it was not a joke. I know love when I see it."
After a few minutes of finding my phone in the midst of the mess I call my room("You are so cleaning this later on, young lady!"), I took a deep, nervous breath and dialed Percy's number and waited for him to hopefully pick up.
After seven rings(yes, I counted), a familiar voice said, "Hello?"
"Did he answer?" Silena said, a hopeful look on her face.
I nodded, unable to keep myself from smiling. "H-hey, Percy," I said, "it's Annabeth."
There was a short pause, then he jokingly said, "Oh, hey. 'Bout time you called me."
I laughed nervously. "Yeah, sorry about that. I was… busy," I lied.
"Well, of course you were, Little Miss Smarty Pants."
"Turn it on speaker phone!" Silena ordered, leaning up close to me to try and listen in.
I rolled my eyes, doing as she asked, then said to Percy, "Little Miss Smarty Pants? Is that the best you can come up with, Seaweed Brain?" I nearly clamped my hand over my mouth. He wasn't supposed to know that Silena had told me that he loved the ocean. I mentally face-palmed myself.
"Seaweed Brain? Is that the best you can come up with?" he taunted. I could almost see the smug grin on his face.
"Well, it's better than 'Little Miss Smarty Pants', you know," I pointed out, a smirk forming on my face.
"Ah, touché. Guess I'll just call you… Wise Girl That better?"
"Yes," I said dryly, "because I'm wise and a girl. Nice job of stating the obvious, Percy."
"Why, thank you," he replied. "So, enough about the nicknames. When, and where can I see you again?"
"Well, he's direct," Silena murmured. Her face was anxious with excitement, and she was leaning forward so she could hear better.
I nodded in agreement. "Well, that depends," I said into the phone. "Will you quit the whole cocky jackass act?"
"Ouch. That hurt, Wise Girl. I think you just put a bullet into my heart."
"Sorry. Do you want a doctor?" I fought the strong urge to roll my eyes. I think, because of Percy's cockiness and stupidity, that I have rolled my eyes more this week than I have in the entire year.
"Nah, I think I'll be good. But, if I cut the 'cocky jackass' act, can we see each other again?"
Another smirk formed on my face as I glanced at Silena, who wore a stunned expression. She looked at me like, I cannot believe you just said that. "Well, if you promise to pay, I might reconsider…"
A sigh was heard from the other side of the call. "You're mean, you know? I bet you're just playing with me."
I laughed. "Alright, I guess I am. But seriously, you quit the act, you pay for the bill, and sure, I wouldn't mind seeing you."
Silena squealed loudly, then clamped a hand over her mouth. I shot her a look, covering the speaker on my phone. "Sorry," she whispered, removing her hand from her mouth.
"Cool. So… is Friday night okay? Uh, we can pick where we want to eat then. It-it's up to you." This time, Percy's voice sounded a bit shyer, like he was less confident of himself. That fact made me smile.
"Hm, you're lucky," I said teasingly. "I'm free Friday night. How's 6:30 sound?"
"Cool. You live with Silena, right?"
After talking with Percy this long, I truly was beginning to wonder if his head was made of seaweed.
"Gee, we're roommates, but we don't live together," I said sarcastically. "Of course, I live with Silena, oh Wise One!"
"Ha. Ha. Ha. I'm laughing so hard right now," he said dryly. "Okay, so… I guess I'll see you Friday?"
I nodded, then nearly smacked myself because I had forgotten that we were talking on the phone, and he couldn't see me. "Of course," I replied. "Talk to you later?"
"Talk to you later."
I hung up the call, and turned to Silena, who looked so happy that she could explode.
"Oh my God," she whispered, beaming from ear to ear. Her blue eyes sparkled with a familiar excitement that she only got when she was about to… Oh no.
"We have so got to go shopping!"
My eyes widened. What had I gotten myself into?
AN: Well, tell me what you think. I think this'll be 3-5 chapters, including the epilogue. But, hey, like my Algebra II teacher says, I reserve the right to change my mind whenever I want.
Thanks for reading! :)