Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson and The Olympians, Blockbuster or any of the mentioned movies. Mentioned songs are not mine either.


Aquarium


At Blockbuster

"Morning Annabeth," Katie said, when I entered the kitchen. "Slept well?"

"Yeah nice, thanks," I yawned. "What time is it?"

"11 AM," Katie answered, while cooking... something.

"11 AM? Gods! Speaking of which, in the name of... whoever the food god is, what are you making?"

Katie snorted, "Thanks for believing in my amazing skills. I'm making pancakes – for tonight, when Thalia, Clarisse and Rachel are coming over."

"Oh, pancakes." Who would have thought it was pancakes? "They look... Special..."

Katie turned around and put a pancake on top of a plate with the other pancakes. Before she turned to the stove, to make the next pancake, she looked at me with a puzzled expression. I cleared my throat. Awkward silence, "Uhm, they'd be here at 12.30 PM, right?"

"Yep, 12.30 PM. Want to hear my plan for today?" I barely had time to nod before she continued, "After a little snack, we'll be going to find the movies for today. When we come back here, we'll start watching them. When we're hungry we make pizzas." She paused from her ramble for a moment and looked lost in thoughts. "On second thought, I'll make pizzas. Speaking of pizzas I think I'll prepare them after I've made these pancakes, " She shot me a look, I just smiled sheepishly. "So when we're hungry we'll eat them. Warm or cold. They're still tasty..."

Katie looked dreamy by the thought of pizza. In a way, she's obsessed with pizza, no wonder we'll eat it tonight.

She snapped back to reality, "So after we has eaten we'll see some more movies and eat my amazing pancakes until we can't stay awake any longer. Then sleep. What do you think?"

"It sounds great, really. Do you need help with..." I pointed towards the kitchen and waved my hand. "Any kitchen thing?"

To be honest, I never been the best chef. In fact I shouldn't be in a kitchen unless I should have a glass of water. (And even that isn't a good idea)

Katie seemed to know. "No, that's fine. I'll handle it. Just shower, dress and get ready." She smiled at me before she turned to the stove.

I made my way towards the bathroom to get ready.


When I entered my room to get dressed after my bath, I went over to the radio to turn it on.

I looked at the clock. 12.03 PM. Plenty of time. I got dressed and was brushing my hair.

I paused in my actions, sitting with my brush in the middle of a knot. I turned off the radio and listened. Unless Katie has started to talk to herself, my guess would be that Thalia, Rachel and Clarisse has arrived. I hurried to finish faster, unfortunately that ended in me pulling too hard when I tried to get past the knot in my hair. When I, finally, was done with my hair, I dressed and went into the living room.

"Hey," I said.

"Annabeth!" I was tackled into a hug by Thalia.

"Hey Thalia!" I said, hugging her back. We hadn't seen each other in... I have no idea of when I saw Thalia the last time – it seemed like a million years ago. After a couple of seconds I pulled away to greet the others.

"Hi Clarisse."

"Hi Annie." She pulled me into a hug. Since the war we, to much surprise, became friends. After our hug, I turned to Rachel. "Hey," we both said and hugged.

After the war, not much had changed. At camp there are now many more cabins, kids are being claimed faster and placed in their respective cabins. Me and Clarisse are friends, so am Rachel and I. Apart from that nothing else has changed, Rachel is still the oracle, Thalia is in the hunt, Chiron is still training half-bloods at camp and demigods are still sent on quests.

"You're here early, why's that?" I asked, leading them towards the couch and chairs so we could sit down. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Katie walk out in the kitchen, probably to get something to drink.

"Oh. We thought that we could just come a bit earlier since we were going to spend the entire day together anyway. We told Katie yesterday, she didn't tell you?" Clarisse said. We sat down and made ourselves comfortable, I sent Clarisse a look.

"Of course, she told me. That's why I'm asking. Please note the sarcasm," I smiled sweetly at her.

Katie entered the room with five glass and a bowl of chips balanced on a tray. "I didn't have a chance to tell her," Katie placed a glass in front of each of us and the bowl in the middle of the table. She sat down beside Rachel. "Annie was grumpy all morning yesterday, then she left and came home late last night, I told you that guys, and I sent her early to bed and she slept to 11 AM this morning and I didn't have the heart to wake her up." They all sent me a look, clearly asking grumpy?

"You know me," I sighed. "I'm always grumpy on August 18."

There were an awkward silence. We all knew what I said was true. Thalia looked at me, confusion clear in her features. She looked like she was having an inner discussion, a look of peace crossed her face. I knew her so well that I knew it meant she would change the topic, I didn't blame her. Awkward conversations are, well as said: Awkward.

"So we hear you were with Percy last night, care to share?"

I looked from Thalia to Clarisse, from Clarisse to Rachel and back again, they all had expectant looks on their faces. The only problem? I had no idea of what she was talking about. I looked at Katie for help, she looked slightly guilty.

Curse on her! Last night she had asked me why I was with Percy and apparently she had told our beloved guest that I was with 'Percy' last night. Curse her, again.

"I wasn't with Percy. I don't know why you assume I was with him, but I wasn't. Okay? Great, now shouldn't we find a movie or seven to watch, huh?"

They all looked skeptical at me, shared a look and shrugged it off. Probably planning to interrogate me later.

"Sure... What kind of movie are we in the mood for?" Rachel asked, she sent me a look. Of courseshewould know what I was doing last night, for some reason she kept it to herself.

"A historical one."

"A romantic story."

"One where many people die."

"Where women have more rights than men." We all said at the same time.

The only one who hadn't said anything was Rachel, we all looked at her to hear what she wanted to see. "I think I know the perfect movie for us to watch, it even meets all of our requests," she said with a big smile. "There's only one problem, it's a bit long."

"How long is 'a bit long'?" Katie asked.

"I'd guess about three hours and fourteen minutes," Rachel answered.

For a guess that surely was a pretty accurate one.

"That's a very long time for people who has ADHD, Rachel. What movie is that long anyway?" Thalia said.

"I know it's a long time, but it has all the elements we wants to see. Annabeth wants some historical, check. Katie wants some love, check. Clarisse wants people to die, check. You, Thalia wants women to have more rights than men, sort of check. I want a disaster movie, in that case it depends on perspective, but some would say check. Besides there is invented this amazing thing when you're watching a movie you can pause it, smart huh?" Rachel had been hanging out too much with me, she'd started to use sarcasm – which were my thing.

"If we can pause it, there shouldn't be a problem. What movie do you have in mind? At the moment I can't think of anyone who has all those requirements," I said. Thalia, Katie nodded, Clarisse a bit reluctant – there shouldn't be a problem.

"Titanic."

"The one with the ship?" I asked. Rachel nodded. "Haven't you already seen it Rachel? I know neither of us has," I pointed to Thalia, Katie, Clarisse and myself. "But haven't you?"

Rachel shook her head. "No, I haven't. There's no one who wants to see it with me. Everyone has already seen it before. Can we please see it?"

I looked at the others. Clarisse shrugged and said, "As long as there is someone who dies, I'm happy."

"I'm with Clarisse. Someone dies, that should be lovely," Thalia said.

Katie and I shared a look. "Sure, let's get ready so we can rent some movies." Katie said.

There was chaos when everyone jumped up and went to get shoes on. Eventually we were all ready and on our way out. We walked down the stairs and were halfway down until we would reach the front door when I found out that I had forgotten a jacket. "I forgot a jacket, just continue. I'll be there in a minute," I said on my way up to the apartment.

I fumbled with the keys, when I reached the door. Finally I opened it and ran into the apartment. I looked in the hall to find the first, the best jacket. There weren't anyone. I ran to my room and saw a jacket on a chair. I grabbed it and ran out of the apartment, struggling to get the jacket on.

"Okay, I'm here. Should we go?"


"What does the film looks like, Rachel?" Katie asked.

"Uhm, there's two people and a ship on the cover and then it says Titanic in big letters." Rachel said as we came to Blockbuster. As we walked through the doors to the store, I could hear a song play quietly.

'And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming.
Or the moment of truth in your lies.
When everything seems like the movies.
Yeah you bleed just to know your alive.'

I couldn't help but notice the irony of the song, I should have heard it the day before. Not now.

Me and Katie came often to that blockbuster. It was big, many movies to choose from and it had a nice atmosphere.

When you entered the store you would come into the room where the new and popular movies were. That room also contained the cashier, where you'd buy or rent the movies. That room was fairly big, especially since it had an aisle, that aisle were 6'5" wide. If you continued walking down the aisle you would come to a new room where the movies were listed alphabetically and in genre, that was very big, not weird since they had a huge collection of movies. When you stood in the door to the ABC room of movies (as I liked to call it) and looked to the left you would see a curtain of pearls. Those would usually be seen as corny, but in this case they weren't. They were just right. In the curtain room there were the movies blockbuster recommended. That room were also fairly big.

As you can hear it was no wonder Katie and I preferred this over so many other blockbusters, there were one closer to our apartment, but it wasn't big and the people who worked there weren't very nice.

"Wow, this place is... wow," Clarisse said, she stood frozen in the door, so did Thalia, both their mouths gaping open.

Rachel, Katie and I had all been here before, we probably looked the same when we first entered, but that didn't stop us from laughing.

Thalia and Clarisse sent us a look. "Should we split up?" Thalia asked, still glaring at us since we had some troubles to stop laughing.

"Good idea. If we find some movies we want to see we'll just take them and then see if it's something when we meet up again, sounds good?" Katie said when she had gotten control over herself.

We all nodded. "Yeah, that sounds great."

I decided to go to the ABC room, figuring that would be easier.

Rachel went to the curtain room, insisting on that blockbuster should recommend it. Thalia followed Rachel since she was the oracle and knew stuff.

Katie and Clarisse stayed were we entered, saying that the movie probably was popular.

When I entered the ABC room, I felt lost. Where should I start? I decided to start from one end and work my way through the room.

When I had walked up and down, between the rows of movies for a while, I had only found two we could consider. One were a cartoon and if I weren't mistaken it could easily be Hercules, fitting for us demigods. The other wasn't a cartoon or it didn't look like it was, it looked like an action or war movie. In ancient time. Just something for Clarisse and me.

I was almost near giving up and considered go find the others to see if they had found something, but on the other hand I was the one who were with most of the movies it had to be here.

A romance or a disaster. What would Titanic be classified as? I decided to check the disasters first. Why check there you ask? I haven't got a clue, a hunch, maybe.

I quickly found the disaster movies. They filled an entire section, there weren't a place were the same movie stood twice. Very impressive that there were only one place were there were a movie missing, most likely rented to someone. It didn't take long to spot a movie with two people and a ship on. I took it, the title wasn't that long so it could say Titanic.

I grabbed the two movies I had placed on the floor and made a quick decision.

When I entered the curtain room I was surprised of how many people there were. About fifteen people or so.

Now you think: That's not many people!

Well yeah it is. In this blockbuster it is.

It didn't take me long to spot Rachel, with her red hair I mean. She was talking to a tall, blond guy. About 3 feet away from them Thalia stood, talking to a young woman. They seemed to be in deep conversations, it would be rude to interrupt them. Instead I listened to the music in the background.

'I've been down so low.
People look at me and they know.
They can tell something is wrong.
Like I don't belong.'

I smiled, again a song that would fit for me on August 18.

"Guess who." I felt hands on my eyes. I laughed, only one person would do that to me. "Percy! Hey," I said, as I turned around and hugged him. It wasn't a comfortable hug, considering I still held three movies.

Percy hugged me back, even though I held the movies. "Did Rachel tell you that I would do this?"

"In your dreams. I'm just very skilled," I smiled as we let go of each other.

He frowned and looked like he wanted to say something, but never got to say it, since my mom, Athena, came over.

"Hi Annabeth," she said and hugged me.

"Hi mom," I said and hugged her back.

When we let go of each other, Percy asked, "So why are you, Rachel and Thalia here?"

"We're having a movie night, Katie and Clarisse are here too." I said.

"That's nice. What are you going to see?" Athena asked.

"Titanic," I said and handed the movies to her. "And what else we find and want to see."

I could hear Katie and Clarisse talking as they entered the curtain room, I didn't listen to their conversation as my attention was on Percy and Athena.

They were both smiling and looking mildly at me. "What?" I asked.

"This isn't Titanic." Percy said.

"What? Yes it is. There is two people and a boat," I said. Athena handed me the movie. "This is Poseidon."

I dropped the movie and stumbled backwards.

"Wha...Argh!" I had walked right into someone and was near falling, the man I had stumbled into, grabbed me, but I fell over his leg. Causing me landing on the floor and pulling him with, so he landed on top of me. I let out a sound of pain as he landed on me. I closed my eyes of embarrassment.

"Smooth, Annabeth. Really smooth," I mumbled to myself.

I felt the weight on me disappearing as the man stood up. I opened my eyes to see a hand stretched out towards me, I grabbed it and came to stand up again.

"Sorry and thanks," I said quietly. I could feel the entire rooms eyes on me. I could feel my cheeks become slightly pink.

"That's fine. Not a problem, anytime." I looked up in surprise when I heard the voice. 'Just my luck' I thought. Of course it would be Poseidon, of all people and gods in this world. Then it should be him.

I was sure my cheeks were burning red at that time.

I took the movies partly from the floor and partly from Percy. Clearing my throat I said, "Rachel? You shouldn't by any chance have found our movie. Should you?"

'Or predicted this little accident' I added in my thoughts.

"Sure, I have," she said, giving me a big smile.

Apollo stood beside her and looking at me in a very thoughtful way. I didn't know if I should be worried or not. He gave me a bright smile as I made my way towards them to take the movie and leave Poseidon.

I turned to Katie, Clarisse and Thalia. "Got any movies?"

They shook their heads.

I started to go towards the curtain to pay for the renting time. Just a few more feet and I would be safe.

"Hey, Annie!" I could hear Hermes call. I turned around and looked at him, he nodded his head towards Ares.

"Nice jacket," Ares said. I looked down at myself. Gods! The fates must really hate me. My cheeks, which had regained some of their normal color, blushed up.

I looked helplessly at Poseidon. "Keep it," he mouthed.

"Ehm, thanks," I said, not sure who I said it to.

I paid for the movies and went outside to wait for the others.

When I heard them come I started to walk home.

"What was that about?" Thalia yelled after me. I had quite the headstart.

"I don't know what you're talking about!" I yelled back.

"Why did you have Poseidon's jacket?" Katie asked.

"He gave it to me."

"What?" Katie, Clarisse and Thalia exclaimed. "Why?"

"You've heard of being cold?" I asked.

By then they had almost caught up to me. "I didn't know you were hanging out with him," Katie said.

I stopped in my tracks and turned around to face them. "We're not 'hanging out' we just met, accidentally at the aquarium, and had a chat."

As soon as the words left my lips, I know I shouldn't have said it.

"At the aquarium? You were at the aquarium last night. You were with Poseidon, not Percy!"

"Isn't that what I have said all along?"

They didn't look very happy with that answer. But they said nothing. Katie opened the door and walked up the stairs to the apartment followed by Thalia and Clarisse.

I was about to follow when I felt a hand on my shoulder. "You know, you looked very funny," Rachel said.

I hit her playfully on the arm and we started to walk up the stairs.

"You knew it would happen all the time didn't you?" I laughed. She just laughed along with me.


A/N: Hope you liked it, long chapter just for you! Personally I enjoyed writing this chapter. Torturing characters is so fun to do.

The songs used are Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls and Wonderful World by James Morrison.

Movies used are Titanic and Poseidon (Yes, it is a movie, a remake of The Poseidon Adventure) I'll leave the other two movies to your imagination – for now...

Just a random fact: Titanic really is 194 min. long. For the lazy ones that's 3 hours and 14 minutes.

I got a review to last chapter asking, actually saying, that they were to old to have a movie night/sleepover and the age of 29 is your life's deadline. And that you have to have a job, home, and steady relationship by the time your 30 or you're setting your life up for failure. My point, you're asking?

Where I come from it's fine if you don't have all of those things mentioned above. Also to whoever that person is Annabeth have a job in this story. This story will be told from the point of view of a Dane!

If the person would like a better explanation, or whatever, please PM me or let me know your username, so I don't have to write a reply here again.

Anyway... Thanks to all who has read, reviewed, putted me on authors alert and favorized me (Is that even a word?)

A very big thanks to Felicity Dream, who gave me some nice ideas for later.

I'd love to hear your thoughts – positive or negative.