Hey again! I had major writers block over break, so I wrote absolutely nothing. But, now I'm back in school and I wrote so much. I also changed my name to The Titanical Cup. Cup - Daughter of Percabeth just didn't fit me. I had changed my name in the past, but I've finally found a name that fit me.
Disclaimer: Percy and Harry's stories don't belong to me. If they did I would not be writing this now.
After about ten minutes of taking at our lockers, we made it to lunch. Harry, Hermione, Ron, and I think her name is Ginny had not made it to the lunchroom yet. Connor, Bennett, and Alex had agreed to sit with us when I asked them on the way to our lockers. Eric was the first to spot a table, so he raced over, not caring if he got in trouble. Promptly after sitting down, Mr. Burns came over and gave him detention.
"Crap. Detention on the first day. I guess I'll be late to your house," he said to Percy.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
Percy answered for Eric, "For the past couple of years, on the first day of school, everyone has come over to my house. I can't believe I forgot to tell you. But, it's still happening, so okay Eric. Sorry you got detention."
"Hey Connor, Alex, and Bennett. Do you want to come too?" I asked.
"Oh gods! I totally forgot you were here. I feel so stupid. Of course you're invited."
"Sure," they chorused. As we sat down, I spotted Hermione. I waved my hand to get her attention. She saw me, got the rest of her friends, and walked over. I moved closer to Percy, so there would be room for them. There was a really pretty red-head talking with Harry, who I assumed was his girlfriend Ginny. When they reached the table, my suspicions were confirmed.
"Hey. I'm Ginny, Harry's girlfriend and Ron's sister. I apologize in advance for the behavior of both my boyfriend and brother," she said as she sat down. I liked her and could see what Harry saw in her.
"Do you guys want to come over to Percy's after school today to hang out?" I asked the four.
"Sure, we'd love to. What's the address?" Hermione replied.
"East 104th and 1st," Percy stated. (AN: I hope this address is correct. I just read MaydayParadise8123's 52 Reasons Why for like the millionth time. FYI it's so sweet and just the feels! AWW! The point is, this is the address they put in, so please tell me if it's off.)
"Okay thanks. We have to move our bags from the hotel we've been staying at to a flat, sorry apartment, we're sharing while we're here. Then we'll be there," Harry said graciously.
I leaned into Percy and zoned out as the rest of the table split into different conversations. I thought about our friends and how much I missed them.
"Hey Seaweed Brain," I said.
"Yes, Wise Girl," Percy replied.
"Can we visit our friends soon?"
"Of course. Let's go this weekend."
"Yay!" I clapped my hands like a little kid.
"Well someone's happy," Caroline said when she saw my reaction.
"Yep! We get to see our camp friends this weekend!" I responded happily. Before I could say anything the bell rang. "Ok. We've got to go to math, Seaweed Brain."
LINE BREAK OF AMAZINGNESS JUST CUZ IT'S COOL
We were finally in 8th period, gym. I needed to move. Like now. I left Percy outside the locker room and went inside with Caroline, Miranda, Hermione, Ginny, and Shea. We quickly changed and met the boys on the bleachers. For about ten minutes the twelve of us just sat around and talked. Then I spotted Coach Hedge. I grabbed Percy and ran over to Gleeson. He spotted us, walked over, and embraced us.
"Percy! Annabeth! Good to see you guys! Why are you here?" Hedge asked.
"We go to school here. How's Chuck?" I replied.
"He's great. He's walking and talking now!"
"That's awesome!"
Coach Hedge turned to the class. "Listen up cupcakes! We're going to run 2 laps around the track and then we'll play dodgeball. Go, go, go!"
"Race ya!" Percy yelled as he took off, out the doors and down the stairs to the track. I took off after him, quickly passing him. He might have the upper hand when it came to swordplay, but I have always been faster. He's never been able to beat me. I slowed to a jog after the first lap, keeping my edge on that Seaweed Brain. The two laps passed quickly. Percy was right behind me when I finished, but the rest of the class were still on their first lap. Perce and I just sat on the bleachers and talked while everyone else finished their laps. Our friends joined us one by one. Finally the stragglers finished.
"Alright cupcakes," Coach yelled through the bullhorn. "Inside for dodge ball. NOW!" We scrambled inside. Once there, Coach split us into groups. Caroline, Miranda, Jack, Eric, Connor, Hermione, Harry, Ginny, Bennett, Shoffie, Ron, Percy, and I were on one team and the rest of the class were one the other team. Hedge blew his whistle and the game began. Percy and I were the first to the dodgeballs, followed quickly by Connor and Eric. We retreated and on my count launched the volley into enemy territory. I hit my mark, as did Percy, getting two players out. This is really fun! It's similar to Capture the Flag. Kinda. Not really. There's strategy though, so it appeals to my mother's side.
Soon enough all but two of the players on the other team were out, but we still had four. Eric, Connor, Percy, and me. Eric and I threw our balls simultaneously, both hitting their mark for the kill. We won! Our friends rushed over screaming, and enveloped us in a giant hug. I guess this was a big deal. Percy wrapped his arms around me and I melted into them. I love this place. I always felt safe here. Too soon he let go and I sighed.
"Okay, cupcakes! Go get changed!" Coach Hedge shouted through his bullhorn.
"See you in a couple minutes Seaweed Brain," I called over my shoulder as I entered the locker room. Shea spotted me as I walked in.
"Hey. Do you know how we're getting to Percy's?" she asked.
"No. I will probably take the subway to my hotel, get my bags, get back on the subway, and head to Percy's. You can probably take the subway as well," I replied as I changed into my normal clothes.
"Okay. I'll see you at Percy's," Shea said as she walked out. I followed soon after, and found my boyfriend waiting for me.
"Come on Wise Girl," Perce said.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
"To go get your bags at your hotel."
"I can take the subway by myself, Perce."
"Well you aren't going to. I'm going to drive you."
"You have a car?" I was shocked. It was New York. Why would you need one?
"It's Paul's old Prius. After the Titan War he gave it to me as a sixteenth birthday present. Blackjack's hoof marks are still there."
"Got it. Let's go." We walked hand-in hand to his car. Before I could open my door, Percy rushed over and did it for me.
"Thank you, my kind sir," I said in a British accent.
"The pleasure was all mine," Percy responded in a fairly bad accent. I climbed in and he closed my door. I laughed as the boy ran over to the other side of the car awkwardly. For a son of Poseidon and a Hero of Olympus, twice, he was pretty clumsy. I don't know what I'll do with that boy. We drove in comfortable silence until we reached my hotel. Percy pulled me towards the elevator as soon as I was out of the car.
"Excited much?" I asked as I ran along with my slightly insane boyfriend.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" He nearly yelled as we entered the lobby. I just laughed as adults gave us odd looks. I didn't really care what other people thought about two teenagers. We got on the elevator and pushed the button for my floor, 17. As soon as the doors closed, Percy attacked me. With a kiss. He smashed his lips against mine and I quickly responded by deepening it. My hands moved to his hair, while his moved to my waist and back. My brain melted during this time. I couldn't focus on anything besides Percy's lips on my own. I loved this feeling and never wanted to it to end. But, it had to.
The elevator dinged and we quickly broke apart. The doors opened, but before Percy stepped out, he hit every floor's button. This was usual behavior, so I really wasn't surprised. As he stepped out, I grabbed his hand and we walked to my room. I opened the door to the disaster that was my room.
"Sorry for the mess," I said as we entered.
"My room is about 10 times as messy as this," Perce replied. I remembered the state of that thing before he disappeared. After, Sally obsessively cleaned in there. By the time he returned, it was even more spotless than spotless. I hated see Sally that way, all stressed and worried. I couldn't wait to see her!
In about 15 minutes we collected all my stuff and stuffed it into two bags. We then hopped back into the Prius. Percy told me more about his friends before we arrived back at his house. How Shea was the first person to be nice to Perce when he started at Goode, besides Rachel. She now goes to an all girls private school. Once we settled the whole I was jealous of Rachel and Percy thing, we became great friends. I'm glad we did. She really supported me when Percy was gone.
He told me little random facts about all, like how Eric is nicknamed Twinkie for unknown reasons and Jack loves lasagna. I tried to listen, but I was wrapped up in my own thoughts. I was still kind of worried that Percy's friends don't like me. They seem really nice, but I've learned to be suspicious of kind behavior. Before I knew it, we were in front of Percy's apartment. Perce opened my door and took my hand. We walked inside, said hi to the doorman, and I pressed the button to call the elevator. Immediately the bell dinged, signally it was here. The doors opened and I pushed the button for the 4th floor.
"Annabeth! I wanted to press the button," Percy whined.
"Too bad Seaweed Brain. You pushed both at the hotel, so it's my turn," I retorted.
"But why?" Percy continued to whine.
"Because I said so."
"But why?"
"If you give me a piggy-back ride, you can press all the buttons when we get out."
"OK!"
Percy immediately bent down, so I could jump on. Once I was firmly on, he spun around. I screamed. I felt like I was going to fall off, but I knew he would never let that happen. The door dinged and Percy was so excited that he rushed out without pushing the buttons. I screamed again as he sped through the hallway to his apartment, me barely hanging on. It was exhilarating and terrifying at the same time.
Perce unlocked the door and spun around once more, me screaming the entire time, then set me down slowly, followed by a long, loving kiss. My brain melted once more. I couldn't think of anything besides Percy.
Suddenly, I heard a scream. We broke apart quickly to find . . . Sally. She rushed over and scooped us both into a ginormous hug. And I don't use imaginary words lightly. Before I knew it, I couldn't breathe and neither could Percy.
"Mom . . . air . . . need . . . now," Percy choked out.
"Oh, oh. I'm so sorry. How are you Annabeth. First day go okay?"
"It was great. I really like all of his friends and we met some British exchange students. The greatest thing though, besides seeing your son of course, was the fact that my Architecture teacher is my brother Malcolm!"
"That's great! Who are these British exchange students? Are they coming over today? All your friends are coming today like usual, right Percy?"
"Yes, everyone's coming they should be here-" the ding of the doorbell cut Percy short. "-right now," Percy finished as he opened the door. Caroline, Shea, and Miranda walked through.
"Hey. Are we early?" Caroline asked.
"No, you're perfect," I replied.
"Great," Miranda said. Three things happened all at once. The oven timer dinged, someone knocked on the door, and an Iris Message appeared. I ran to Percy's room, hoping the IM would follow me. If not I was screwed. I closed the door and turned to the IM. It was Thalia.
"Thalia! I haven't seen you in forever," I exclaimed as I took in the background. "Why are you at camp?"
"Artemis sent us here for a couple of days to rest and so she could have some alone time. Judging from the mess, I'd guess you're at Percy's."
"Yep. I'm staying with him for senior year."
"Don't do anything I wouldn't do," Thalia joked.
"Don't worry, I won't. Hey, a bunch of Percy's friends are here and I really want to get to know them better. But we'll be at camp next weekend. Will you still be there?"
"We will. I'll see you then. I need some Annabeth time."
"And I need Thalia time. See you." I swiped my hand through the message, effectively cutting it off. I headed back to the living room to find everyone, except Eric who had detention for running in the cafeteria, sitting around eating cookies.
"Please tell me there are some cookies for me," I said hopefully.
"Don't worry, honey. More are coming out in five minutes," Sally responded.
"Okay, thanks," I replied, slightly deflated.
We talked for the next hour, getting to know each other. There were plenty of people who already knew each other, but there were divisions. I didn't want a divided group of friends. We talked about music for a while. Caroline was going to the Taylor Swift concert and was really excited. I loved Taylor Swift, and knew her from camp. She was only there for one summer while I was there before her music career took off. We talked about The Script, MKTO, OneRepublic, and Imagine Dragons as well. We all had similar tastes in music, give or take an artist. Percy and I shared many a look, since we knew or had heard of most of these children of Apollo. The Script was Roman, but all others except MKTO were Greek demigods. MKTO was a mix. It was odd for us to be around people who didn't know the artist's true identities.
Soon conversation turned to Truth or Dare. Or just Truth. We were too lazy to do any Dares. We learned about Shea's first kiss, which was with Jack when they were 13. And about Connor's favorite memory, winning the national soccer championship with Eric last spring. And Ginny's happiest day, getting asked out by the guy she'd had a crush on since she was 10 years old. Finally, the questions turned to me.
"So how did you two meet and get together?" Miranda asked.
"Well, basically we met at camp when we were 12 and after being best friends for four years we started dating," I said quickly.
"No, no, no. The whole story. Not the shortened version. The long story," Caroline stated. It didn't seem like she was going to be stopping anytime soon.
"Fine, fine, fine. Here it is," I began, launching into the whole long story. "Percy had gotten hurt and was unconscious, and I helped in the infirmary. I spoon fed him when he woke up," Percy interrupted me.
"Her first words to me were and I quote 'You drool in your sleep.'"
"I didn't remember that."
"It was the first words my future best friend and girlfriend said to me. They were important to me."
"I hate that I don't remember this. But, Caroline and Miranda demand a story. So, we hated each other at first. But after a summer of a cross-country trip with our other best friend, we became really close. Every summer we got closer and closer. By the time I was 13, I had at least a little crush on Percy. After we won a victory at camp, I kissed him. Everyone through us in the water, and we kissed again. And that's how we started dating," I finished. I leaned into Percy as his arms snaked around my abdomen.
He whispered in my ear, "I like the real version better."
"So do I," I whispered back.
"Hey, can we play video games?" Shoffie asked.
"Sure. All I have is Mario Kart, though," Percy replied.
"K. Let's play!" Connor yelled. Percy grabbed the remotes. There were only four remotes, so the girls let the boys fight. We went to the kitchen to get more cookies.
"So, Miranda. Got your eye on anyone?" Ginny asked. "Or you Caroline?"
"Uh . . . maaaybe," Caroline said nervously.
"Ooh! Who's the lucky guy?" Hermione followed up.
"You don't have to tell us a name. Just a description and we can guess," Shea said excitedly.
"Fine, fine, fine. Uh, well he has brown hair that he always puts in a little long row of spikes. I have Homeroom, 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 8th with him. He a great soccer player. He's an all-around good guy. He's smart, funny, and caring," Caroline said.
"I know!" I said. I whispered in her ear, "Connor Schlessinger." She nodded. I squealed slightly and jumped up and down. What? I can't be a girl sometimes?
"You guys would be so cute together!" I squealed.
"Who is it? Who is it?" Ginny asked excitedly.
"Well, he's in the apartment-" I started.
"Is it Connor? Is it Connor? I need to know!" Hermione said.
"Yes. I really like him," Caroline said.
"OH, CONNOR!" Miranda yelled.
"Yea," Connor said, running into the kitchen. "Ooh, cookies." Caroline shook her head at us.
"Can you take these cookies to the guys?" Miranda said, making up a reason for calling him in.
"Ok. Need anything else?" He asked looking at Caroline.
"Nope," she said hastily. She didn't seem to notice that and how Connor was looking at her. He quickly retreated back to living room with the cookies.
"Okay, moving on," Caroline said, trying to change the subject.
"No. Not moving on. Still on you and Connor," Shea said. "I think he likes you."
"Let's talk about - Wait! Really?!" Caroline almost screamed.
"Did you not see how he winked at you in English," I said.
"And looked at you just now," Hermione said.
"He did? Seriously?" Caroline was so surprised.
"You are so oblivious! It is so completely obvious. You should totally ask him out!" Ginny said excitedly.
"I really want to but I'm nervous," she confessed.
"I was really, really nervous when I told Percy I liked him. I was as oblivious as you, but I just went for it," I confessed.
"Ok. I'll do it."
"Go ask to talk to him in a private place. Just say 'Connor, I really like you.' Then kiss him," Ginny advised.
"Go to Percy's room. It's messy, but it has a door that closes," Miranda said.
"Ok. Can all of you go out so it's not weird?" Caroline asked.
"Of course," Shea replied.
We grabbed a couple more cookies each and walked out. The boys were entirely focused on the race. It was Jack vs Bennett vs Harry vs Percy. We just watched them play and talk trash. Jack was crushing the other three. He was in first, Bennett was in fourth, Harry was in eighth, and Percy was in twelfth and going backwards.
"Uh, Connor," Caroline started. Connor's head whipped around so fast he could have given himself whiplash.
"Yea?"
"Can I talk to you for a sec?" she said nervously.
"Sure." He hopped up and followed Caroline. They walked into Percy's room as the girls watched, hoping they come would out hand-in-hand.
What do you guys think? I'm sorry for all the dialogue! I thought that I needed to include it, though, because it showed Annabeth connecting with the other girls and just accessing her feminine side. It's not really shown for either Annabeth or Hermione, so I thought I should show that side of them. And for Ginny, I thought she would be someone who would be able to give great advise and would be really helpful and confident. I hope you all like it. Please R and R!
One other thing. The kissing was totally from imagination. I've never been kissed, so I don't know anything on this subject.
K! Bye!