~ Annabeth ~
When I wake up I'm met with silence. I sit up in my sleeping bag and look around. Everyone is still asleep. I check my phone for the time, the screen flashes 8:02. I have always been an early riser. I guess its just in my blood. Now don't get me wrong, I love a good sleep in, but they are rare.
I here someone shuffle next to me, I turn and look down at Percy who is still sleeping. A line of drool trickling out of the corner of his mouth. I smile and quickly take a photo with my phone. Good blackmail for the future.
Not wanting to just sit in my sleeping bag any longer, I hop up, quietly, not wanting to wake the others. I slip into the bathroom and turn on the shower, running my fingers under the water till its just right. I take off my my pyjamas and step in to the hot water. After a few minutes I've washed my hair and am stepping out of the shower. I wrap a towel around my hair and torso. My bathroom is an ensuite to my room so I simply walk in. I start looking through my wardrobe for some clothes to wear, I pick out an orange t-shirt and a grey hoodie. I continue to search for my sweatpants but they aren't anywhere in my wardrobe.
Laundry. I remember. I put them in the wash the other day. Still in my towel, I skip down the corridor. I grab my sweatpants from a basket in the laundry and I step in the corridor again.
I wonder when the others are gonna-UMPH!
I quickly bring my eyes to the face of the person I just ran into.
"Woah sorry!" he says quickly bringing his hands to my shoulders to steady me.
"That's okay" I hurriedly say to him, getting a firm grip on the floor again.
Leo's face breaks into a smile but them quickly reddens when he notices I am just in a towel.
Leo and i have been friends for ages. I met him in junior year. At first I hated him but because he hung around with Piper and Jason, he sort of just started hanging around with us when Jason and Piper did. Then I grew to like him, and now he is like a brother. A freaking annoying brother.
I take in his appearance, his slightly curly brown hair is messy and wild and actually looks kind of cute and he is missing a sock.
Despite how close we are we haven't ever really been in a situation like this. I mean sure he has seen me in my swimsuit before. But for some reason a towel wrapped around my naked body seemed to be a bit different than a swimsuit. He quickly turns his eyes elsewhere, his cheeks reddening by the second.
"I'm just gonna, go, um, to the bathroom, yeah" He blurts quickly turning down the hall and vanishing into the guest bathroom.
Oh my god, that was kind of weird. WAIT. Did I just call his hair cute? I shook the thought from my head. Friends are allowed to think other friends are cute right? It doesn't mean that they have feelings for them. Right? Right.
I continue down the hall to my bedroom, quickly getting changed and drying my hair a bit more with the towel.
I go to the kitchen and start to clean up the mess from last night. Empty chip packets, and pizza boxes are strewn around the bench and popcorn bowls and hot chocolate mugs are piled up in the sink. I quickly set to work.
As I am cleaning up the kitchen, one by one everyone woke up, padding into the kitchen rubbing their eyes and yawning.
Nico was last up, he stumbled into the room looking like he could have slept for years.
"Hey" he mumbled heading straight for the coffee machine.
Grover helped me with the rest of the dishes and we started on breakfast.
I don't want to brag. But I make kick ass pancakes. My friends have constantly told me they are the best they have ever had.
So in no time at all I have whipped up a whole stack of pancakes.
The group attack the pile.
"She has done it again ladies and gentleman!" Thalia exclaims.
"Best. Pancakes. EVER." Grover saids in-between mouthfuls.
Frank and hazel, " Mmmm in agreement and Nico spits out his praise with a mouthful of pancake.
"foh bood!"
Percy however, eats his pancake, and simply says, "They're pretty good but I've had better."
"Woah perce" Thalia says,
The group goes silent. No one has ever dissed my pancakes.
"And who's pancakes pray tell are better?" I ask, calmly.
"My mom's" he replies
I can't help it. I feel my eyes kick into glare mode. But Percy doesn't back down. He stares right back.
Feeling the eyes of the group on me. I look down and shrug, making it seem like its no big deal. And it really isn't. I guess you could say it's my fatal flaw. I always think I can do anything and do it well. AKA I've got way too much pride.
The rest of the morning went along smoothly. But I couldn't help thinking back to what Percy had said.
He is so rude! Couldn't he have just said these pancakes are great like everyone else?! We've only just met! Who does he think he is!
I know I was being a bitch. But I just couldn't help it.
At about 12 o'clock, people started to leave. Frank and Hazel left first, followed by Grover, who had to get down to the local reserve for a tree-supporters meeting. Left where Thalia, Nico Leo and Percy. Percy decided to leave next.
"Thanks for having me Annabeth" he said, standing awkwardly not knowing what to do.
"No problems, it was great having you" I stared at him, I let a small-fake-smile onto my face. He smiled back.
"See you guys!" He said to Nico, Leo and Thalia.
They each said goodbye and then Percy was out the door. I let out a breath I didn't know i was holding.
"So do you like him?" Thalia questioned, stepping closer.
Did I like Percy? During the night I thought I did, he seemed like a cool guy. But this morning, I'm not so sure.
"He's okay"
"He's okay?"
"Yeah"
"I thought you and him were like best friends last night?"
"I barely know him Thals"
"This is about your pancakes isn't it?"
"What!? No!"
"Oh it so is"
"Why would I be annoyed about something like that"
"Because thats just who you are"
"Yeah? Well I'm also in charge of this house, so, bye bye."
Thalia just chuckled, while Nico and Leo looked uneasy.
"See ya later" Thalia said, easily, a smirk evident on her face.
I KNOW. I haven't updated and this is really crap but I have been so busy with the end of term and the start of holidays have just been hectic. But anyway, hope you liked this chapter. Please let me know what you think by leaving a review, love you xx
