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Rachel P.O.V
I applied the last bit of mascara to my lashes and stepped back, admiring myself in the mirror. I had changed from my jumper and heels to a pastel green fairy style dress that ended at my knees. It was a flowy fabric, hugging my curves all in the right places. I had knee-length black boots and I left my hair down, mostly because it was too much of a pain to try to put in a bun or ponytail.
I grabbed my purse, a simple white one with a checkered sewn design, and walked outside to my car. I climbed inside, and with one last glance at the rearview mirror, I sped off into the night.
My thoughts quickly traveled to Percy, and I grinned. He had no idea what I was doing since he was a newbie at school. To me, all boys where was chess pieces, played on boards by girls until they win.
I had tried, I really did in my relationships, but after Jason…..no. Never again was I going to throw my heart at somebody so willingly only for them to break it.
So I guess in a way this was my revenge, treating every boy like he had done me. I capture their heart until they give me all the action and fun I want, then i break it in two before their eyes. And so far Percy was playing right into my hands. And i loved it.
It was dusk when i arrived at Luke's Mansion, and cars were parked everywhere. I could hear music coming from the house, and muffled laughter. Smiling, i got out and made my way across the three-acre lot, past the gates and to the door.
Luke was the legendary bad boy of Goode high, so naturally, he always threw the wildest parties that bring years of gossip and stories later. I smirked, half amused and half guilty that i invited Percy. He was so goody two shoes, so innocent, it was almost a crime for him to come.
I opened the door, preparing for the wild night ahead.
Annabeth P.O.V
I played with my choker as i listen to Thalia tell some boring story about some drama at school. Drew was on her phone, as usual, looking rather bored in her navy dress with off the shoulder sleeves. It went down to her knees, and was backless, completed with slits that ran down the sides
I had chosen to keep it simple, wearing a black sweater dress with cut out shoulders and a choker.
When i saw Luke, i caught my breath. He was chatting with Leo and Beckendorf, his eyes shining with mischief. Leo was laughing, barely keeping a hold of his drink while Beck let him lean on his shoulder for support. He was chuckling, shaking his head.
Luke looked up, and seeing me staring, waved me over.
"Hey Thales, Drew, I'm going to get i drink," I lied easily, standing up from the sofa we were sitting on and walking towards the bar. Yeah, that's right, Luke freakin' Castellan had a bar in his house.
I walked over to the three boys, a wine glass in my hands.
"Hey, she finally came!" Luke teased. "What took you so long, i called you forever ago."
I merely replied with a roll of my eyes, gaining snickers from the other two. Leo looked up, his eyes widening and a huge smile dancing across his face.
"Man, Drew is staring daggers at that dude talking to Rachel. I wonder who he could be to catch her eye?"
"Leo, every guy catches Rachel's eye. Nay, she'll be over him next week." Luke said, waving his hand.
"I don't catch her eye," Leo said, pretending to pout.
"You couldn't catch a flies eye, Leo," Beckendorf teased. The three of them then started to bicker. Meanwhile, i was watching Rachel and Percy chat across the room, suddenly feeling very defensive of Percy. He shouldn't be another one of her toys, he was too innocent.
Woah, where did this come from? I don't even know Percy, he can go die in a hole for all i care,
I thought, snapping back into reality.
"His name is Percy Jackson…" I said, looking back at the boys.
"How do you know, did you meet him today or something?" Luke asked, suddenly looking at Percy across the room with narrowed eyes. Jealousy. Luke was...Jealous? Why was he jealous, Percy didn't do anything.
I frowned "Yeah, something like that," I replied casually, before adding to change the conversation,"Did you see the last football game, Dallas Cowboys against the Green Bay Packers? I'm pretty sure that was the biggest game of the year, without a doubt." And, just as i expected, every single one of their faces lit up and they began to talk about it like there was no tomorrow.
I grinned, looking away back towards Percy and Rachel. I had changed the conversation because for some reason...it made me feel a little spark of something i couldn't pinpoint. Like, queasiness and worry wrapped up into one.
Rachel was now trying to get Percy to dance, dragging him to the middle of the room where everyone else was dancing. He looked flustered, and it was obvious he had never danced with a girl before by the expression on his face. Honestly, the whole scene was rather cute, but for some reason i couldn't help but wish i was the one over there, dragging Percy to the dance floor with a big smile on my face.
I looked away, suddenly scared of my own emotions. Stop daydreaming about him Annabeth? Where is this even coming from, you only meet him once!
But i still couldn't help myself to stare at the sea green eyed boy with envy.
Percy P.O.V
Song tribute: Are you gonna be my girl- Jet
"I-i..it's okay you don't-" i stammered, my heart hammering in my chest.
"Oh, come on Percy, it will be fun!"
Rachel dragged him to the dance floor, just as "Are you gonna be my girl" by Jet came on.
"Well?" She grinned, standing in front of me. Mouth dry, i mumbled.
"I haven't ever done this…"
"Oh my gods Percy, relax! This isn't even a slow dance song, all we have to do is this-" She grabbed both of my hands into hers, then began to step back and forth to the beat of the music. I began to copy her, and we slowly made a circle as we repeated the back and forth dance.
Suddenly she let go of one of my hands and twirled, still holding the other one. We repeated this and eventually, i began to enjoy it. I forgot about worrying that my hands were probably sweaty and gross from nerves and that i would trip any moment and ruin the dance. Instead, i actually began to smile and we started to go a little faster.
"Oh, who knew you learned so quickly? You are all twinkle toes now." Rachel teased, spinning again.
"Please don't call me twinkle toes…" I groaned,
"Too late, it's already happening. It's either that or happy feet."
I chuckled. "Fine, but then you need a nickname too, so we're even. How about…...Red?"
She tilted her head. "Red, i like that. Fine, it's a deal." She giggled, and I grinned along with her.
That night was probably one of the best in my life, and we kept dancing to one song after another until we were panting and our feet were sore. We went to rest on a couch, laughing.
"I haven't had fun like that in well….in forever…" She panted, smiling at me. She had taken her black boots off and rubbed her feet. "Damn heels…you can't just let me have fun for one night..." She muttered
I laughed, "So are you done dancing, then?"
"No, i'll just go without them." She said, standing up, "C'mon, let's go ri-"
"Actually, i was wondering if i could have the next dance."
I turned around to see one of the girls that was with Annabeth this morning, Thalia. She was wearing a simple black long sleeve jumpsuit with matching heels.
"Um, i mean, i gu-gues-" I began to stammer, wondering why on earth did Thalia want to dance with me?
"Oh, it's alright Percy, we can dance to the next song…" Rachel said, looking at Thalia with confusion. Obviously, Thalia had something else in plan than just dancing, because Percy recalled her teasing him this morning.
"Okay i guess…." I muttered.
"Great!" Thalia said, grabbing my arm firmly as we walked to the floor. We began to dance, and i wasn't going to say it wasn't the most awkward position i had ever been in, but pretty close. We sat in silence for a whole song, swaying back in forth.
Thalia didn't look uncomfortable, but lost in thought, looking past my shoulder with her eyes unfocused.
Eventually she finally spoke up. "So, Perseus Jackson, you have never meet me until today?"
I looked at her, confused. "How do you know my name?"
"How come you don't know mine?" She replied, avoiding my question.
"Why should i?"
"How could you not remember?"
"Remember what?" I asked, starting to get frustrated. Who was she?
"Are you suriouse? All of your answers are in my questions, if you will start answering Fish Face." She looked into my eyes, hers filled with challenge and….sadness? Anger?
I sighed. "I don't know you, how could i? What do you even want from me?"
She blinked, and muttered to herself. "He actually doesn't know…." louder, she added,"So, the name Thalia Grace doesn't ring a bell?"
I thought for a bit, concentrating hard. Suddenly I gasped. "Your Jason's sister! Jason Grace! So you two are my…"
"Cousins?" She finished. "Yeah, took you long enough to figure out."
"How did you recognize me? And when did you move here?" I remembered that when we all lived in Greece, before we had moved to New York, Thalia and Jason had came to visit all the time. Thalia was only 3 back then, me and Jason being 5, so i guessed that was why i didn't recognize the two of them at first glance.
"Percy, anyone can recognize you from a mile away because of those eyes. There not exactly forgetful." She smiled as I blushed lightly. "We moved last year after dad left us." Her expression suddenly soured, "Mom hasn't been the same since….."She whispered, looking down.
"Are you okay?" I asked, concern in my eyes. From what i remember about Aunt Beryl and how my mom described her, she hadn't been the best person. Beryl had always been a little power hungry and attention seeking, which was one of the reasons she had married Zeus Grace, one of the world's biggest businessmen.
"I…" Thalia began, but the song had ended and Rachel was standing at the far end of the room, giving us dirty looks. She chuckled. "I'll call you, obviously somebody isn't happy with me hogging you."
"Okay, here is my number." I said, scribbling it down the back of her hand.
"Oh, and Percy?" She said softly, taking my hand into hers and looking me in the eyes.
"We are never leaving each other again, promise?"
I grinned. "Promise."
I know, i know, Thalia is older than Jason, but i thought for the story this would work better. So, how did ya lke it? did ya hate it? That was certainly a fun chapter for me...
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