OKAY ITS LITERALLY BEEN FOREVER BUT I HAD WRITERS BLOCK FOR LIKE EVER AND FUCKING 8TH GRADE WAS COMPLETE SHIT AND SCHOOL CRAP AND I GOT MY FIRST BOYFRIEND AND KISS AND NOW ITS SUMMER SO I CAN ACTUALLY POST AND IM STARTING A NEW STORY THAT I REALLY AND EXCITED FOR AND AAAAAAAAH OKAY ENJOY THIS FAST WRITTEN CRAP BYE
DISCLAMER: I do not own PJO or any of the characters if I did Percabeth would have been canon in the first book just sayin Uncle Rick.
We walked down the street slowly, our hands still intertwined. The starbucks in New Rome isn't far from my apartment, so its a short walk. (unfortunatley). As soon as we walk in I start to let go of her hand, but oddley enough she tightens her grip. I give her hand a small hestitant squeeze, why is she being so weird.
"what looks good to you" I ask trying to get rid of the awkwardness.
"I dunno I usually get a frapp or something. helps with inspiration for paintings." she answers, giving me a small smile. omgomgomgshesmiledatmeOCTAVIANKEEPYOURCOOLMAN!
"Ah thats cool", really thats cool you are so lame, "I was thinking of taking a art class at the university in the fall"
"You should just take summer classes! Maybe I could help you!" Her eyes sparkled while she talked. Excited by the thought of trying to teach me to draw. I mean if it meant I got to spend more time with her, I would probably do anything.
"I'll see if I can still sign up for classes. If not, maybe you can teach me still. I think you'd be a great teacher." She turned her face away quickly, but I saw the blush. I had to remind myself once again to stay calm.
We ordered our drinks and of coarse bickered over who was going to pay. I won, duh. But then she let go of my hand in frustration, crap. We walked over to a table to wait sinse the coffe shop was quite crowded today, I don't know why, it seemed like any other saturday to me.
"So, do you know why its so crowded in here, its normally not." I turned to Rachel, trying to lighted the mood.
"Its Frappucinno Happy Hour, half off frappucinnos from 3-5pm or something. All I know is the girls go crazy." She gave a small laugh at a memory.
"So what they fight over who can in line first, or who can get the male barista to fall in love with them first." We looked towards two girls relentlessy flirting with the poor guy at the chasier. "Poor guy he looks terrified." Rachel laughed and visibley relaxed from the tension between us.
"I bet they are daughters of Aphrodite or her roman equivalant, I forgot her name sorry" She looked over apolegetically.
"Its okay they are way to many to even remember anyway, I forgot alot when I was first learning. Its Venus and you are probably right."
"Okay good, I haven't really had time to study the Roman mythology that much." I reached across the small table and gave her hand a small squeeze not letting go when she tighted her grip on my fingers.
"How about you help me with painting and I help you with Roman mythology" She looked at me skeptically
"You aren't going to give up on me are you."
"Why would I? You're abosutly amazing just being able to talk to you without getting killed is a pretty spectacular." She laughed,
"well I wasn't allowed to bring any weapons in so,"
"You could have strangled me with your hands."
"True but I don't think killing the old Augur would leave me and the greeks a good rep with Reyna and the rest of you."
"If you came 6 months ago everyone would have been cheering you on." I looked down at my drink, suddenly not in the mood for a iced tea.
"Hey. Octavian? Look at me. The past is the past, you worked so hard to renew yourself and sorry if I was being a bitch when I first got here but all those memories are hard to forget. Im really sorry, I am. I want to build a relationship with you because you really inspire me. Percy and Annabeth told me about what you had done and gone through to apologize and earn yourself a place amoung the Roman and Greek camps and I realized my grudge against you was going to ruin something beautiful that could grow up and up if I let it go, so thats what I am doing. Lets go on more dates and learn about eachother and not be enemies. I have been on the opposite side of you before, now we must be on the same side for the sake of the camps." I jumped out of seat and she stood up at the same time. I wrapped my arms aroud her torso and hers went around my neck. I hugged her tight my tears soaking her shoulder, I could feel her body shaking with sobs too, so I pulled her closer if that was even possible.
Eventually we let go and realized her drink had spilled on the floor. We were laughing as we explained to the worker and hopped to the gods he wasn't a son of Mars. The whole time we held eachothers hand fingers intertwined and not giving any sign of letting go. When we left the store it was dark and I took her to my favorite park. We swung of the swings, slid down the slides, climed across the monkey bars. When we got to her apartment it was almost midnight.
"Thank you for everything-" I started but her lips were on mine before I could finish the sentence. It was over before I had proccessed what was going on.
"No, Thank you! For the coffee and the hug and the park adventure. This was the best date I have ever been on." She gave me a mishchievious smile.
"Your are most very welcome Oracle of Delfie." I put my hands on her waist slowly leaning in.
"Your welcome too, Augur of Camp Jupiter." She leaned the rest of the way, her hands on my chest sliding into my hair. It was best kiss I have ever had.