Three weeks later
Percy POV
Sadly, I only have three classes with Annabeth. ELA, Latin, and Gym. Annabeth's friend Lexi hasn't been to school for about a week, I wonder what happened to her. Maybe she got attacked by the Minotaur. What? It happened to me. Twice.
Anyway, Wednesday was probably one of the top twenty weirdest days in school. (Don't look at me that way! I got attacked by Canadians in gym a few years ago! And no, Frank was not one of them. Do you seriously think he would hurt me? Well, maybe if I let something bad happen to Hazel, but that's different!) Lexi showed up with another girl. She was blonde, and had stormy grey eyes like Annabeth's. Maybe they were siblings? Some other kids from camp do go here. But the weird thing about the girl was that she was glowing. Literally glowing. Almost like...an Olympian.
Annabeth gasped when she saw the girl. I just continued to stare at her. I can't tell where I've seen her before.
Lexi and the new girl were talking and kept glancing in our direction.
I am going to go insane if I can't find out how I know this girl!
Annabeth - obviously knowing this girl - marches up to them. They talk in hushed voices, but from the hand gestures I can tell it's a very heated argument. It's one of the things you learn when your girlfriend is the daughter of Athena.
After a few minutes, Annabeth comes back to me. You can practically see the smoke coming out of her ears.
"Who was that?" I ask, as she leads me away from the pair.
"My mother." She growls.
I gasp, realization hitting me. "That's where I know her from!" I exclaim.
Annabeth smirks, shaking her head. "You are so oblivious, Seaweed Brain."
"Why do you say that?" I ask, confused.
"It took you three years, and a Titan war, to figure out my feelings for you." She tells me.
"It took me five years and a Titan war to figure out my own feelings."
"Wow, you really are oblivious."
"Thank you."
"Have I ever told you how confusing you are?"
"But that's why I'm great for being held hostage by someone! They'll never get a straight answer out of me."
"Okay, so if someone is asking for a human sacrifice, we'll choose you?"
"Yes. No. Wait, what?" This is getting really confusing.
Annabeth's smile fades as she takes my hand. "C'mon, Seaweed Brain. We need to confront my mother."
Aphrodite POV (never saw that coming did you?)
Athena bursts into my temple. "I need your help." She announced.
"Athena, dear, we've been over this. I can't help you with war strategy." I tell her.
"No, not about that. I need your help to make two people fall in love."
My head snaps up from my romance novel. "That, is something I can help you with." I tell her. "We're probably going to be here awhile, so please, take a seat.
Athena takes a seat on the plush, lavender couch across from the matching one I'm sitting on. "Now, who's falling in love with who?"
"Remember Lexi? Nemesis' daughter?"
"The demigod trator, with the bad fashion sense?" Athena nods. "Didn't she get killed by your daughter, Annabeth, during the second Titan war?"
"Yes, she came back when Death was trapped in Alaska." She tells me.
"Okay, so who do you want her to fall in love with?"
"Percy."
I stare at her like she just slapped me. "What!?" Percabeth is my OTP! Who do you think urged Clarisse to throw them into the lake after the second Titan war!? It certainly wasn't free will! I know it sounds harsh, but I - being the goddess of love and all - knew what the outcome was going to be.
"You can't do that!" I yell. "They're perfect! I mean, who else would fall into Tartarus for their love!?"
"You don't understand-"
"Of course I understand! Ever since Percy gave up Immortality for Annabeth, you've wanted to break them up! Well I can only tell you one thing! Leave. Them. Alone." I exclaimed. "True love only comes once in a lifetime. Would you really want to ruin that for Annabeth?"
Athena looks me in the eye. "True love, is a lie. There are plenty of people who find love multiple times it their life, and Annabeth will be one of them. I promise you. Luke was her first love. And now she has Percy. As soon as he's out of the way, she'll find someone else."
"Well look where Luke got her! She almost became a traitor! What if Percy wasn't here. Do you think Annabeth would've gotten to be with Luke, and become a demigod traitor? To believe that you don't care? That none of us do? What if Percy stayed back it Tartarus, instead of the Titan. Do you think she would've just move on, like with Luke, and her grade school crushes? That she wouldn't be heartbroken?"
"Aphrodite, I've had enough! All you are saying is false! They don't care! They never will!"
"Are you positive it's them that don't care for each other, or is it you?" I ask softly.
"I'm leaving." She announced. "I was wrong to come to you."
"That's not the only thing you're wrong about." I mutter.
Athena shoots me a glare. "I will talk to Poseidon. See if he approves of this."
"That will only cause more arguments." I warn. "You and him have never been on good terms, and he loves his son, and he supports him. Something that I suggest, you learn how to do." I turn around dramatically, and walk to my room angrily.
I am so angry, I accidentally turn into my true form!
I get to my room and look at the mirror Hephaestus made for me. It's similar to the one Leo attempted to make on Calypso's island, but it actually works.
In it I see Annabeth, and Percy walking to Central Park together. Hand in hand. "Poor Annabeth." I say. "Your mother is too stubborn. Why can't she see you and Percy are happy together?"
After a few minutes I hear screaming, arguing, and rushing water. I sigh. It's Athena and Poseidon. I warned her.
I wave my hand in front of the mirror and the image changes to Lexi. I shudder looking at her clothes. Seriously, that girl needs to learn what fashion is!
She's in a darkly lit room, so I can't see what it looks like. If it looks anything like her clothes, I am glad I can't see it.
She holds a picture in her hand and a knife in the other. She stabs the picture then throws the knife with picture still attached at the wall.
I can finally see the picture. It's one of Annabeth and Percy. It would've been a nice picture if Annabeth didn't have a knife sticking out of her body.
How did she even get that picture!? Man this girl has problems.
Well, looks like Athena isn't the only person playing match maker now. Time to ruin Athena's plan with a little love goddess magic.
AN : Well, looks like Lexi is a psychopath. Also, I am sorry it's short, but there's lots of drama! I promise the next chapter will be longer! Buh bye!
