Authors Note:
Hey everyone! Sorry for the long wait and relatively short chapter. I was really busy because I had midterms and finals and I have been stressed out quite a bit. I really don't know where I am taking this story, I have been making it up on the spot with no plot or anything on my mind. I haven't really had an inspiration to write so this is what my dull mind came up with. Enjoy(:
Chapter 4:
PERCY'S POV:
"Hey Percy," Thalia whispered, "I need to ask you something very important!"
I turned to her, "okay what is it?"
"When are you going to confess your undying love for Annabeth?"
I must have looked pretty stupid because she started smirking at me. Oh crap, she knows! What if she tells Annabeth! Oh, what if she tells everyone! This is bad!
"I don't know what you are talking about!" I whispered back.
"Someone's in denial..." She chided, "you can't get nothin' past me!" She thought for a moment then she said, "besides she likes you too."
She likes me! SHE LIKES ME! She actually likes me! Wait what if Thalia is just saying that to mess with me.
"How do you know?" I asked.
"She told me."
"She. Told. You?
"Uh duh! Didn't you here we are like, what are they called? Oh yeah, we are BFFs!" She said jokingly.
I couldn't believe it! Annabeth and Thalia are friend! Annabeth likes me! I was in lalaland and I wasn't really paying attention to what the teacher was saying. Then I took in my surroundings and realized everyone was looking at me. The teacher must have called on me. Crap crap crapity crap crap!
"Uh, sorry sir, I didn't catch that?"
"I said, Mr. Jackson, why don't please explain the difference between an animal and a mammal, and please classify if a frog is animal or mammal."
"Well, a mammal gives birth to live animals, they are warm blooded and animals give birth to animals that are usual in an egg or something. As for the frog I believe it is an animal."
"You are correct on the first part but frogs are mammals." He said with a smile.
"No they're not! Frogs lay eggs!"
"Wrong frogs don't lay eggs!" The teacher argued back.
"Yes they do, th-"
I was interrupted by someone. I realized it was Annabeth. She can interrupt me any day.
"Sorry to interrupt this little quarrel but a frog is classified as an amphibian. Also they do hatch from eggs. So technically you are both wrong." She said in a matter-of-fact tone.
I don't really know if I should be sad that she told both of us off or happy that she didn't let the teacher make me sound stupid, but Mr. Fisher seemed pissed that he got told off by a student in front of his class. He glared at her and returned to lecturing about, I don't even know.
I drifted back into lalaland. Annabeth Annabeth Annabeth. Wow she is smart and pretty and funny and cool and nice and-
"Percy. Percy! PERCY! PERSEUS!"
"Wha-what!" I stuttered pissed that someone bothered my while I was thinking.
"The class is over! Get up!" Thalia yelled.
I must have been daydreaming or something because time practically jumped off the Empire State Building.
"Fin- wait! Where's Annabeth? She said she was going to wait for me!"
"She left! She said she had to use the bathroom and she'll see you later. Now let's go, I promised Nico and Jason that we would meet up before next class."
**PAGE BREAK**
We were all sitting in Greek class and I still haven't seen Annabeth. I know she has this class because I saw her schedule. So I did the only thing my brain could focus on, waiting for Annabeth. I started counting: one, two, five, thirteen, twenty six...
She finally walked in right before the bell rang. She took the open seat that Thalia save for her.
"Hey guys! Sorry I'm late. There was an unbelievably long ass line in the bathroom. It was ridiculous."
"No problem! But just a tip, they don't you the bathroom during lunch," Thalia said amused.
"That makes sense! They are too busy tying to flirt with Percy, Jason, and Nico that they forget to reapply their clown makeup."
Thalia snorted and burst out laughing. "You have only been here what three hours and you figured out how the school works! You are a genius!"
"Well I try my best!" Annabeth said jokingly.
"Good morning class! The bell has rang so please take your seats and quiet down please!" . "Does anyone know what the big three is?"
No one raised their hands. I looked over and I saw Annabeth slowly raising her hand.
"Ahh, Miss. Chase!"
"The big three isn't a what it's whom. The Big Three are the three most powerful gods in all of Olympus: Zeus, Lord of the Sky, Poseidon, Lord of the Seas, and Hades, Lord of the Underworld. The Big Three are equally matched in power for the most part, with Poseidon commanding the seas which cover most of the Earth, and Hades being the god of the dead, representing every person who has ever died and now is a ghost. Despite Poseidon and Hades' large power, Zeus commands the sky which covers the entire Earth, but has few inhabitants, and even fewer are sentient, while Poseidon and Hades have many more creatures in their domains." Annabeth said without hesitation.
"Very very good! No homework for you tonight!"
He kept explaining about all the gods and so on but once again I'm not able to focus because all I can think about is how amazing she is. The hour passed by quickly thank god!
The bell rang and everyone rushed out the door including Annabeth and Thalia. I got up and gathered my things and I walked with Nico, Jason, the Stolls and Grover to lunch.
"We are all cowards! Grover you have been crushing on Juniper since eighth grade. Jason you have been in love with Piper since you first met her. Nico has been crushing on Thalia since sixth grade. Travis likes Katie but he is too embarrassed to admit it even though everyone knows except Katie. I just met Annabeth and she has all I have been able to think about since I saw her this morning. How is it that it's junior year and we can't even talk to the girls we like! We are all pathetic!" I blurted out.
"I know I feel like a coward but there is at least ten guys that Piper could choose over me!" Jason said sadly.
"Yeah and why would Juniper want to go out with the loser of the group!? I can't play sports I'm not buff and all I'm known for is being nice!" Grover stated flatly.
"I think Thalia would laugh in my face if I ever told her how I felt... She would probably beat me up too..." Nico said sullenly. I was surprised that he said something with Jason standing right next to him.
Then I saw one of worst things that could have possibly happened today. The girls of our dreams were all talking to a bunch of lettermen guys more specifically Luke and his friends. Will Solace was there too, he was one of my friends on the basket ball team, he wasn't part of Luke's group but still he was flirting with Annabeth along with Luke. They are definitely not on my friendly side today. But I was a little happy that Annabeth was more into Will than she was into Luke.
I was relieved when they finally split off in different directions, but I saw Annabeth walk off with Will and the relief went away and was replaced with anger.
We all walked into the cafeteria and sat at our usual table. The pompoms were staring at us as usual, the jocks were being dipshits, and glaring at us because the girls were only interested us. Same old thing... I guess things never change.
I turned my head and I saw all the usual people heading over our way to sit with us, except Annabeth. I would be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed. She's probably off somewhere making googly eyes with Will. I scoff at the thought of Annabeth and Will together.
Conner came over looking excited. "Hey guys! Let's go to the gym!"
"Why should we go to the gym?" Nico asked.
"Word is that new girl challenged Will to a one on one game of basketball! C'mon! Let's go before it's over!"
We all got up and walked to the gym. When we arrived there was a few spectators but mostly all the basketball players. There was a bunch of cheering. The was a guy holding a chalk board that said:
Annabeth: 10
Will: 10
As I watched from the sidelines I saw Annabeth and Will about ready to put 150 percent into the next play because someone said the next basket is the winner.
Will had the ball but somehow Annabeth stole it from him. She jukes under his left and dribbled up the court. She threw the ball and it was nothing but net. Annabeth won! There was a bunch of cheering and yelling. I saw Annabeth exchange a few words with Will but he didn't seem upset. She walked over to me and my friends smiling from ear to ear.
"Hey guys!"
"Hey congrats on you winning and all but you don't need to smile like a Cheshire Cat. It's a little creepy!" Thalia said jokingly.
"Fine, I'll stop smiling. What's for lunch? I'm starving!"
Everyone laughed and we all returned to the cafeteria. It was a little quiet because after praising Annabeth for being really good a basketball no one knew what to say to her.
"So Annabeth," Jason spoke up, "all we know about you is that you are smart and good at basketball but we don't know what was your life like back at..."
"San Francisco," Thalia filled in. "Annabeth here was the captain of the softball team and she was all star athlete of the year two years in a row! She was also the smartest person of her class."
"Gee thanks Thalia for the intro! When you put everything like that it makes me sound like a goodie goodie. Which I'm not!"
"So does that mean you like play more than one sport?" I ask a little confused.
"No, it means she plays all of the sports!" Thalia said annoyed.
"Oh."
Hmmm... Loves sports, loves to joke around, she's beautiful, and smart. She is definitely the best girl I have ever met.
"So Annabeth, what made you decide to go one on one with the best basketball player at our school?" Nico asked cooly.
"Uh well he said that he beat everyone in one on one so I challenged him. Then we bet that if I won that he would teach me how two do a tipple layup and if he won I had to go on a date with him, but I agreed to go on a date with him anyways."
Did she just say that she is going on a date with Will! Great now that she has Mr. I'm Athletic and Smart and I'm Planning on going to medical school because I'm a senior, I don't stand a chance with her!
I guess the fates hate me.
Authors Note:
Cliffhanger! Dun dun duuuuuuuuuuuuuuun! Once again I'm really sorry for like a two month wait for just one chapter! I just wanted to say thank you to all my readers. Please write a review and tell me what you think! I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I will try to post another chapter within the next three weeks because I have winter break.
sincerely,
KKKP
