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Disclaimer: Nope...I'd love to own PJO and HoO, but I don't...(yet).
PREVIOUSLY ON HALF BLOOD ACADEMY: "I saw her Luke. I saw her before you did, actually. Whatever she's doing in this school, she should leave...it's dangerous having her here." "No, it's not...I know she looks like her, but she's different...she's much more kind, and sweet...I don't think she'll find out about us and try to expose us." "You think, you don't know for sure."
CHAPTER THREE: PERFECT FIRST DATE
Luke couldn't believe he had a date with Annabeth today. It was already Friday, and Luke got everything ready, but was still nervous. He really liked Annabeth; she was just so cute, and smart. He wanted to know more about her, even though something in the back of his head told him to cancel the date, and go with Percy's idea; make her leave the school with her brother.
Although Luke Castellan had strong feelings towards Annabeth Chase, he knew she could be dangerous. Her brother could be dangerous, also. Luke knew the both of them were very intelligent, but he hoped Percy and him were a better team, considering they did live much longer than them.
Luke was a little hesitant, but he knew Annabeth had a heart. He knew, or at leasthoped, that if Annabeth found out his secret, she would keep it. If Annabeth felt the same way about Luke felt about her, then he was more sure that he was going to be okay than not.
He checked his watch. It was 7:50, and Luke looked in the full sized mirror. He wore a dress shirt, ironed pants, some sneakers, and had a rose for her.
"Well, aren't you just wearing the best outfit for your date?"
Luke looked at the doorway, and Percy was standing there, crossing his arms with a fake smile on his face.
"Are you angry that I got the girl this time, and you didn't?" Luke replied with a knowing nod, and Percy's fake smile quickly vanished.
"The only reason you got the girl this time is because I don't want this one." Percy shrugged, looking disgusted by the prospect of dating Annabeth.
"Either way, I got two beautiful girls that I actually like, while you got hundreds of beautiful girls who you don't feel anything for."
Percy walked up to Luke, chuckling. They were face to face, only inches apart.
"Don't even go there. You always try to act like you're the good cousin, but you're not. If Annabeth were to find out about what you did-"
"She's not going to…and what I did is going to make me forever scarred…I didn't mean to do what I did." Luke looked down, remembering what he did all those months before.
"Oh, Romeo…cut the stupidity, alright? You did things worse even before that."
"That was years ago, if you're talking about that."
Percy walked away, before saying one last thing.
"Have fun on your…date."
It was already 8 on the dot, and Luke went up to the girl's dormitories section.
He found room 631 quickly enough, and knocked the door.
It quickly opened, and standing right in front of Luke was Annabeth, her hair neatly in a bun, wearing makeup and a nice blue dress.
"You look amazing, Annabeth." Luke was genuinely blown away, wondering how she could be the whole package.
She was perfect.
"Thank you, Luke...really. And you look awesome." Annabeth smiled, showing her perfect white teeth.
Her eyes were really tiny when she smiled widely, and Luke smiled thinking about how cute that was.
"Why, thank you. Are you ready to go to our date?"
"I am, actually."
Annabeth and Luke laughed, until Luke remembered his gift.
"Before we go anywhere, I have a present for you."
He took the rose, and gave it to her.
Annabeth was surprised, but was grateful all the same.
"This is beautiful…thank you so much, Luke…but I didn't give anything to you." Annabeth was worried, looking guilty as she held her rose.
"No, it's okay…I wanted to give you something. You didn't have to give me anything."
"Really? Are you sure?"
"I'm a hundred percent sure, Annabeth."
She smiled, and the both of them walked down the steps, and walked through the school.
"The school has so much history…it's amazing." Annabeth mumbled, looking at the pictures.
"Yeah, it does…" Luke thought back to those days, remembering how hard it was.
"You okay?" Annabeth asked when she saw Luke stare off into nothing.
"Yeah, I'm okay…sorry. Oh, we're here!"
Luke ran up to another secret door of the school, and took Annabeth's hand.
"What is it with you and secret doors?" She mumbled under her breath, but Luke didn't hear.
They went in, and Annabeth was amazed.
It was an old dusty room with many books, but there was a table in the middle with two candles, and a plate.
"Did you do this, Luke?" She whirled around, feeling special.
"Yeah…I love this place…I used to go here when I was a kid, and read all of these stories."
Annabeth smiled, going to the bookcases, impressed by all the books there.
"I've never heard of any of these books, before."
"They were old journals and papers from students long time ago who used to attend Half Blood Academy."
"Really? From how far back?"
"At least around the early 1900s or so."
Annabeth took one of the books, and Luke held his breath.
She could've taken any journal but that one.
"Anthelia Minerva…she has the same name as my mom's maiden name." Annabeth said, holding it closely.
"I'm sorry about your loss, Annabeth." Luke offered, but Annabeth just looked pained and surprised.
"How did you know about my mom's death?"
Luke paled, but tried to recover.
He couldn't let her find out the truth, so he lied to her.
"Um…you were sad, and I sort of figured your mom died…the same thing happened to me, but with both my parents?"
"I'm sorry, I was overreacting…how did you get through that, though? You look so well put together."
They sat down on the table, and Annabeth took Luke's hand, rubbing her thumb across his knuckles.
"It was a long time ago…and I knew that they wanted me to live my life to the fullest, and not be sad all the time."
Annabeth and Luke later talked through the night, completely losing the track of time.
"It's 12 o'clock…if Mr. Brunner sees us outside of out dorms, what's going to happen to us?"
Annabeth was frantic, but Luke laughed.
"Oh, don't worry, Annabeth…all is well. Mr. Brunner and I have a long history; he knows we're not doing anything bad."
Luke smiled at her, and Annabeth calmed, sitting back down.
"I know this is crazy of me to say on our first date, but I really really like you, Luke." Annabeth looked him dead in the eye, and the fact that she was blushing was evident. Luke was touched by her words, feeling the same towards her.
"It's not crazy at all…I like you a lot, too…like, a lot." Annabeth and Luke felt happy with just the two of them.
She felt safe.
He felt human.
They were both broken to some extent, and had bad pasts. They were sweet, kind, smart, and loving.
Luke and Annabeth were both perfect for one another.
"Tell me about yourself…you seem different from most of the guys I've met so far."
"Well, I lived with my cousin, Percy, for almost all of my life…I was always the more reserved kind of guy, but I sort of learned to not be like that throughout time…I love this school, since it's basically my home…I don't know. Tell me more about yourself."
Luke had nothing to say about his life, although he had a lot of history. He didn't want to actually say his whole life story, or else that would put him into a lot of trouble. Annabeth smiled, starting to talk about herself.
"I always wanted to be an architect…I lived in San Francisco for all my life, up until now…I was always that nerdy girl in class, but I never minded…My mom, she was an architect, actually. She was so beautiful, and I always wanted to be like her…My dad is still having a hard time getting over her, along with me and my brother…especially my brother…"
Annabeth looked down, playing with her fingers.
"It's good to talk about your mom…It'll let everything you held in be set free. I'll keep everything, I swear." Luke moved his chair, so he was next to Annabeth. Annabeth put her head on his chest, telling the story of her mother's death.
"My dad blames himself for my mom's death…My mother was in the passenger seat, I was in the back, and my father was driving…I was listening to music on my iPod, staring out the window. My mom…she looked back, and asked me a question, but I couldn't hear her…My dad turned around, too…for just a second, and they were both laughing at me….I yelled because I noticed someone on the road…Both my parents turned around to see what was going on, and my father swerved the car to not hit the guy…the car fell into the river that was just below the road…I remember how my dad struggled to take my mom's seatbelt off…She was unconscious, and she hit her head on the window…I tried to open my door, but it just wouldn't budge…next thing I know, I'm in the hospital. They told me that it was a miracle that my father and I made it out alive…but my mom didn't make it…She died."
Annabeth sobbed, as Luke cradled her, feeling guilty about that day.
He ruined Annabeth's life.
He ruined her brother's life, too.
Luke also ruined their father's life.
"I'm so sorry." Luke whispered, holding her as she cried.
"You don't have to apologize; it's not like you're the one who killed my mom." She said, wiping a few tears, not aware that he technically did kill her mother.
"I'm still sorry, Annabeth."
They both cleaned up, and went to Annabeth's dorm.
"Thank you for tonight."
It was already 2 o'clock in the morning, and Annabeth yawned.
"Thank you, Annabeth."
She smiled, and kissed Luke's on the lips.
Although it only lasted for barely half a minute, Luke felt ecstatic.
Annabeth pulled away, smiling.
"Goodnight." She closed the door, pursing her lips, but still smiling.
"Goodnight." Luke replied, even though she was already on the other side of the door.
Luke felt something he never felt for a long time, as did Annabeth.
They were both in love.
Hehe…Lukabeth shippers here? If there are Lukabeth shippers, you are welcome for this chapter. Now, are there any Percabeth? If so, I am truly sorry for how much this pained you…Now, honestly, the action will take place pretty soon, so get ready for it. It'll be so juicy and entertaining, this book. I absolutely love writing this, and you guys are seriously awesome! THANK YOU! ESPECIALLY WITH ALL OF YOUR AMAZING REVIEWS! I plan on updating THIS Friday considering I said that last chapter and didn't do that...but, I have a lot of tests coming up and studying I have to do, so...I'll TRY. Anyways, I'm still so grateful for all of these reviews, I can't. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU GUYS MEAN THE WORLD TO ME!,
