Hey guys! Since I am happy today, I posted another one fast! Now on to the 4th chapter!
Annabeth's POV
Let me say, right now I'm dead tired. Once I went in to work, my boss screamed at me. I mean, yeah, I expected it. But I was so pissed off with everything. He told me I had to do over time because of that, so instead of my 8-5 shift, I had to stay until about 10, sorting books at the children's section.
And I hated the children's section.
Unlike the other parts of the library where in people actually return them to the proper place; the children's section is all messed up. Every day, books are scattered all over the floor, some torn and all dirty. In the small play area there, all the toys are also messed up. So to summarize, the boss made me clean all of this alone for being late for work.
"Annabeth, are you sure you don't need help?" Marissa, my co-librarian asked.
"Thanks, Marissa. But Johnny told me to clean this mess alone, sadly." I answer, and she just pouts.
"Alright, I'll leave the lights open. Have a good night, Annabeth."
I smile at her. "Thanks, Marissa. Good night to you too."
I was halfway through the mess, when someone taps me on the shoulder.
"Need a hand?"
"Mother!" I squeal, as I hugged her tight. I accidentally hurt myself because she was wearing her armor.
"How are you, Annabeth?" she asked, as she pulled me into the small chairs for kids.
I sighed heavily, and she gets it.
"I see that you bumped into Percy this morning." She smiles, and I gave her a weird face because I knew she hated Percy as much as his father.
"Yeah, I did. She was with his new girlfriend." I sigh.
"She's a mortal, isn't she?" my mother asked.
"Yes, she is. And my gods, they kissed it in front of me. Talk about extreme PDA right there." I chuckle, but her face remained serious.
"You're jealous, Annabeth." She says at once, and I blush madly.
"No I am not! It was just.. awkward." I was defensive.
She looked at me straight in the eye. "Annabeth, you are aware that I watch you every day, right? I can sense every feeling of my children. Especially my favorite." She smiles, as she took my hands.
"Oh really, Mother. You say that to all of us."
"No, I'm not joking. And when you find out that Percy has a girlfriend, I could feel it. In your head, all you were singing was That Should Be Me by that Justin Beaver."
"It's Justin BIEBER, Mother. Wow, you have a thousand millennia to catch up on showbiz, you know." I chuckle.
"Now, listen to me, child, I know you still love him. Percy. Us, Gods, we fall in love, we have children, and we leave them. That is how foolish we sometimes are. We have a relationship with mortals, but after a split second, we leave them hanging, clueless and confused. It was like what we shared together was just a trick of the Mist." She says, and I continue to listen.
"Now, I never wanted that to happen with my children. As your parents, we wouldn't want you to experience the same thing that we've gone through. And now, I'm telling you, that you should've never let him go. Every day, I saw Percy, eagerly checking his mail box for your letters, or waiting for one of your Iris Messages. He was right, he wanted to work it out at first, but you were too weak, and you gave up."
"So are you saying mother that I'm too weak and I can't-"
"I can't blame you for giving up like that, Annabeth, because all of you have flaws. You are also mortal, and you experience these feelings like any normal person. What I'm trying to point out, is that Percy never gave up. And you shouldn't too. He still loves you, my child. And I know that you still love him too." She finishes, with a smile on her face.
In a snap she was gone, and so was the big mess of toys and books.
I smile, and look up to the ceiling. Thank you, Mother.
Percy's POV
It's about 10 now, and I couldn't sleep. Madge was busy shopping in another store, and I was too lazy to go with her.
Bad boyfriend, I know.
I was at our room, and for the rest of the day all I thought about was Annabeth.
Her shiny blonde hair, her sparkling grey eyes, and her smile that would make my whole world much brighter and happier.
I wanted to talk to her and catch up on those 5 years, when I realize that I forgot to ask her cell phone number.
1 point for being a Seaweed Brain.
I sigh, and just grab my bag of clothes to change, when I see a small pouch, hidden deep under my bag.
I pull it out. Wow, it was heavy. I opened it, revealing about 30 shining, gold drachmas.
I never brought any drachmas with me ever, but I figured it out.
I go to the balcony, and look at the sky.
Thank you, Father.
I make a rainbow of my own, just by the window.
"Oh, Iris, goddess of the Rainbow, accept my offering." I say out loud, since I didn't have to hide from Madge.
I threw a drachma at the rainbow. "Annabeth Chase, in her, uh, apartment." I say, she's probably home right now.
The mist shimmered, and there was Annabeth, sitting at her bed, reading a book that was entitled "Ο Προστάτης Θεός της Αθήνας: Ποσειδών VS Αθηνάς"
In an instant, I was able to understand it. The Patron God of Athens: Poseidon VS Athena
I laughed; I knew it was her favorite book of all time.
"You reading that again?" I say, and Annabeth was surprised.
"Percy! You scared me!" she shouted, but she was already laughing.
She looked pretty simple right now. Her hair was damp, since she probably came from the shower. She was wearing her Camp Half-Blood shirt, and a pair of some blue cotton pajamas.
"Aww, I like your outfit, Wise Girl." I joke, which makes her blush.
"Hey, I'm going to bed now. Got a problem with that?"
"Nah, you look pretty." I compliment, making her blush even more.
"So, what made you call? It's already 10 in the evening. And why isn't Madge there yet?" she asks. Oh, daughters of Athena. They always have so many questions.
"Hey, is it bad that I called my best friend? Madge is busy lining up for a midnight madness sale in some store, and I was too lazy to go with her. And I called you because I missed you." I say honestly.
She smirks. "Percy, I just saw you this morning."
"I know, but I missed talking to you. 5 years is a long time, isn't it?" she smiled.
"Yes, yes it is. Now, why don't we-"
"Please insert one drachma for another minute." A voice interrupts us.
"I got it." She shouts, while slightly out of view because she was searching for a drachma in her bag.
"Here it is!" she says, fishing the coin out of her bag and into the rainbow.
The Iris Message was clearer now, so we continued talking.
"So yeah, let's start on how you became a librarian." I ask, and she smiles.
"Well, I was reading a-"
Ding-dong. "Percy! I'm here!" Madge screams from outside the door.
Both of us sigh.
"I'll call you again tomorrow, I promise." I say, and she smiles.
Oh my gods, she was so beautiful.
"Alright, good night Seaweed Brain."
"You too, Wise Girl." I managed to say before I slashed at the rainbow, cutting the Iris Message off.
Madge comes in, surprisingly, not holding a dozen of paper bags.
She gives me a quick peck on the lips.
"Hey, looks like you didn't buy anything today. What happened?" I joked, and she rolled her eyes.
"The line's too long for the midnight thing, so I just hailed a taxi and went back here. I'm so tired anyway." She answers, removing her red pumps and throwing it in her cabinet.
"Ohh." Was all I said. I sighed. If only she didn't interrupt us, I could've talked longer with Annabeth.
"Look. I actually planned on something tomorrow." She says, and I face her.
"We're going to have a date." I mentally sigh inside.
"Oh, great." I say in my most excited voice.
"A double date. With my bestie." She says, and my eyes widen.
"What? Annabeth has a boyfriend?" I say in a little jealous manner, and she looks at me weirdly.
"No, silly. I have a guy friend here too, that Annabeth and I both met in about 5th grade. I'm gonna hook him up with her." She says.
"Oh, that's nice." I say, but deep inside, I could feel myself be so jealous of seeing that guy flirt with Annabeth.
Madge squeezes my cheeks.
"Aww, don't worry, Percy. Next time I'll get another dinner date that's only for us."
I sigh. You're getting the wrong message.
"Sure thing, I'll bet the double date will be awesome." I say sadly.
My mind then imagines the four of us in a table, Annabeth sitting across me.
She looks so pretty, with only little make up, but her eyes well defined. Her dress was gorgeous too.
I smile. Guess this won't be bad after all. I'll be staring at Wise Girl the whole time, anyway.
So, there's the fourth chapter! Please attack with reviews so I can post the next one!