A/N: WOOT! SECOND CHAPTER! Oh, and as a reminder~ R&R MUUUCH appreciated X3
Thalia's POV
I zoned out, letting my feet take me where they wanted. When I came back from Thalia's World, I was in front of Annabeth's cabin and she was busy drawing something. My eyes zoomed into what she was drawing. It looked like a sketch of something architectural like.
I thought for a minute then looked around. No one else here, huh…? I steeled my nerves and cleared my throat.
She jumped slightly and looked over, obviously startled. Her beautifully mysterious gray— no, silver— eyes looked wild with curiosity and surprise.
I found myself lost in them for a few seconds before she smiled and I snapped to my senses. She smiled at me brilliantly and said, "Hey, Thalia!"
I attempted to compose myself and then grinned back. "Hey." I walked in and then went over to her. "So what'cha drawin'?"
Her already sparkling eyes seemed to light up even more. "A new design for the cabins. The current one is cool, but I got an even better one. The structure of the new cabins'll make it easier to go around and—" She stopped and then laughed sheepishly. "Sorry, you probably don't wanna hear this, huh?"
I laughed. "S'ok. It's cool listening." I leaned on the desk and looked at the design. It was seriously smart. It had the cabins are much more spaced out, but they are close enough to visit easily. The cabins were also closer to the mess hall so we didn't have to wait too long to get in. The pegasi stables were farther to the lake so they can have a fresh source of water. Everything had been moved slightly to just make it more convenient.
She watched me and then asked nervously, "How does it look..?"
My eyes were wide with amazement. "Amazing…"
She blushed slightly, I think, and then smiled happily. "Thanks!"
Then there was knocking at the door.
We both looked over to see Jackson. Percy. Fuckin'. Jackson. He was grinning. "Hey, Annabeth, wanna spar a little? No one from the other cabins are training right now." He smiled at me and then turned back to Annabeth.
She looked at her sketch then said, "Sorry, Percy. Sort of sketching right now for a new camp design. Maybe later, 'kay?"
I couldn't help but feel a sense of ease. Jackson really threw me off when it came to Annabeth.
"Alright. How 'bout you, Thalia?" He turned to me and looked a little disappointed.
My eyes flicked over to Annabeth and then back. "Nah, I'll probably head over to archery in a little."
He nodded and then said bye to us.
Annabeth waved after him and then went back to drawing. We made some small talk for a while until we had to leave for lunch. Zeus and Athena have different tables. Fuck.
Annabeth's POV
As Thalia went over to her own table, I got the sudden urge to run over there and sit next to her. As always, I seemed to get the urge to do that a lot lately. It's weird because I never did until recently.
Sure, I always noticed how she ate as fast as possible and not be noticed.
Sure, I always noticed how she looked lonely when no one was looking.
Sure, I always noticed how she reacted to Percy.
But I'm pretty sure she doesn't realize how I feel about her.
I'm pretty sure she doesn't realize how I glance over at her when she's not looking.
I'm pretty sure she doesn't realize how I want to just go over and sit next to her.
I mean, hey, I'm the head of the Athena cabin and one of the most experienced campers. Why should she notice that?
But this thought just makes me sad. Not comforted. I wish we could just talk sometimes. Not with judgment, just talking. Then maybe I could figure out why I want to be with her so badly. Why it hurts when she's with other people without me. Maybe I'm not the smartest child of Athena out there because I can't seem to figure this out.
Now hand me rocket science, I got that down.
A/N: I wonder why Annabeth's POV tends to be so short… Maaaybe i should start writing her part first.. .w. GUYS, HELP! DO YOU WANT LONGER THALIA OR LONGER ANNABETH *SHOT*
