Chapter 4: The Plan in Action
So guys back with another chapter. Here it is! :D
I walked in carrying boxes of soda, when I finally spot Nico talking with Thalia. "Hey Nico! Come here!" I called him.
He took his time to walk over, "Nice to see you made it Perce,"
I put the soda's down," Here's my keys, I brought some soda's for you, it's out in the trunk, go bring the rest out." I told him as I threw him my keys.
He caught them and smiled at me," I see you got Annabeth to ride with you, how'd you manage that?" He asked with a grin.
I winked at him," Easier done than said, Nico, you might wanna start saving up money for my new car."
A/N: and yea I know the saying is easier said than done.
He grunted," Yea man, whatever, I'm gonna go get the drinks" He mumbled as he walked out to my car.
I walked into the kitchen, and grab a paper plate, and saw that Nico actually remembered to order the food this time. Sweet! He ordered Panda Express; I grabbed some forks and scooped up some noodles and eggrolls. Suddenly I felt someone tap my shoulder; I turned around and saw my ex-girlfriend, Rachel Dare.
"Hey Percy," Rachel greeted me.
I suddenly got suspicious, "Wassup, Rachel?" I casually replied.
"Nothing much, just getting some food for my boyfriend," she replied
'Wow, this girl is quick, already have a boyfriend?' I smiled back," So who's the lucky guy?" I asked her
"Travis Stoll." She told me.
'Aww, I was hoping it was Luke, I want to get him off my back for once.' I grinned," Looks like Travis got lucky" I praised her.
"Yep," she replied," So who's this girl you're crushing on?" She asked me.
I smiled glad that she wasn't out here to get revenge on me," You know the new girl? Annabeth Chase?" She nodded. "I'm trying to get her."
"Good luck with that Percy," Rachel replied then walked off.
'She seems out of character, a bit too nice,' I thought to myself. I shrugged it off, and headed off to find Annabeth. I saw her in the corner, talking to Malcolm, the school's brain.
I headed over, "Hey Malcolm" I greeted him.
He smiled back, "Sup, Percy!" he replied
"You mind if I take Annabeth for a while?" I asked him.
"Sure no problem, I was just about to head over to the kitchen anyways" he told me as he walked off.
Annabeth glared at me, I shot her a look, "Seriously can't you do anything else but glaring at me?" I asked her. "I don't get why you don't like me, I' m very likable" I told her.
"You're just getting on my nerves" she told me. "And no the only thing I could do is glare at you. What do you want me to do, smile every time I see you?" she sarcastically questioned me.
"That would be nice," I mumbled," So how do I make you to like me more mistress?" I asked her with a hint of fake courtesy.
"Hmm….maybe stop flirting with me, stop being a jerk, and stop being so cocky. It's annoying." She listed out.
"I'm sorry but it's not possible, considering how much a I like you, and I can't stop being a jerk because I was never a jerk. And, I'm not annoying." I shot back, satisfied with my answer. "Follow me, I wanna take you somewhere." I told her and started to walk away, knowing that she'll follow.
I lead her up to Nico's balcony, and stood there staring at the sky thinking 'Ha, girls fall for this every time' I turned back and saw her walking in. I kept a solemn look on my face, "Come here," I told her.
She hesitated," Why'd you bring me out here, Jackson?" she stood near the balcony but made sure to stay away from me.
"Don't worry I won't hurt you, just needed someone to talk to," I told her, 'Man! My best act yet! Taking drama does help with these situations.' I walked over to her, this time however she didn't back away.
"Okay, talk." She commanded me.
"Can we just start over? You know like I'm not the jerk and you're not the girl annoyed with my open attitude." I asked her, with honesty written all over my face, that you can't even detect a hint of false honesty. "I seriously like you, I meant for one you're cute, and we'll you're the first girl that I've actually felt some kind of attraction to."
'Okay back it up…..when was I ever this cheesy' I thought.
She studied me, to detect any lie. I look her right into her grey eyes, to deliberately show her that I'm not lying, even though technically I am in fact lying, I think.
I offered my hand to shake hers, "Okay so I'm Perseus Jackson, a sophomore at Goode High School, call me Percy, nice to meet you."
She smiled, SHE FINALLY SMILED AT ME! For some odd reason I felt accomplished, and I guess really happy. "Hi Percy, I'm Annabeth Chase, just moved here recently, and do not call me Annie." She warned in a good mannered way and shook my hand with that pretty smile of hers.
"Come on let's go grab a drink," I told her as I dragged her into Nico's house once again.
I went into the kitchen and grab two sodas then plopped down in the couch next to Annabeth. "Here you go" I threw her a can and she caught it.
"So, how about we get to know each other?" I suggested, knowing the more I know about her, the easier it will be to get her.
"Okay sure, so what do you want to talk about?" she asked.
I glanced up at her," How about why you're always hanging out with Luke Castellan?" I questioned her.
"He's just a nice friend." She told me simply and took a sip out of her soda.
"He's a jerk" I shot back. 'Why was she being so defensive of this jerk?' I angrily thought to myself. However, I manage to keep my cool as she answered me.
"Percy, seriously you don't know him like I do, he's a really nice guy at heart." Annabeth defended. "He was always there for me."
"Really?" I asked sarcastically. "And how long ago was that?" I asked her with a hint of anger in my tone.
'JACKSON CALM DOWN' I yelled inside my head. 'Why am I getting so worked up about this?' I asked myself.
"None, of your business, Jackson. I'm not gonna talk about Luke while you are all talking trash about him. You are still just the same jerk from before." She angrily replied and stomped off leaving me there sitting on the couch.
'Darn, I almost had her, I need to calm down. Can't let my emotions take the best of me again' I thought grimly.
I checked my watch, it was already 8, I took at look and saw many more juniors coming in, Grover walked in, his hands wrapped around some girl. I walked up to him," Hey G-man, who's the new lady you got here?" I asked gesturing towards the girl next to him.
He grinned," You don't recognize her, Percy?" Grover asked with a shocked look on his face.
I studied the girl more closely, she had a nice face with brown hair. She was a bit shorter than Grover, and had on some flowered earrings," Juniper?" I cried. I couldn't believe it. I haven't seen her for the whole summer because her parents took her on vacation or something.
"Nice seeing you again Percy." She replied with a smile and gave me a hug, which I gladly returned. I looked at their intertwined hands.
"So I'm taking it that you guys are now official. Congratz man!" I congratulate them and gave Grover a pat on the back. They blushed and I simply laughed.
"So Percy, any new girlfriends?" Juniper questioned me.
I shrugged, "Not yet, but I already have my next target in sight." I told her.
She looked at me disappointed, and I simply grinned, "Well see you guys later then I'm gonna go look for some old friends." I waved at her, and rushed into the crowds inside the kitchen.
I spend the rest of the night catching up with some of my old friends. Towards the end of the party someone mixed in some alcohol into the punch, and everyone started to get drowsy and crashed at Nico's place. I went to find Annabeth, and saw that she was still sitting on the couch, wide awake. 'Good at least she's not drunk like those doofus' I thought. Annabeth turned around and I saw her reached for a sip of her drink, "Annabeth!" I called out.
She saw me and started to get up, grabbing her drink in the process, drinking from her cup and pretending not to notice me. However I pulled her down to the couch. "You wouldn't want to go over to those drunk" I warned her, "They can get pretty forceful." I gestured towards a group of juniors making out like crazy.
She relaxed and sat down. "So when are you gonna go home? Or are you just gonna borrow Nico's place to crash?" I asked her
"Yea I'm going home in a couple minutes," She replied, taking another sip out of her cup.
"Percy! Come here! I need to tell you something!" I heard a voice called out. I turned around and saw Rachel waving me over.
I sighed, "Hey wait for me, I'll drop you off later." I told Annabeth as she gave me a glare.
I walked over to Rachel as she looked at me excitedly. "Percy, you wouldn't believe what I just did to Annabeth." I looked at her and caught a mischievous gleam in her eyes. "I'll show you she's no good for you Percy, I'm the only one for you," Rachel pulled in closer to me.
I stepped back, "What exactly did you do to her?" I asked Rachel while also backing away from her.
"Nothing much, babe, I just added in a little ingredient to her drink, she might get just a bit high for tonight." Rachel smirked.
I instantly pulled away and rushed towards Annabeth, sure enough, Annabeth was sprawled on the ground with an unlikely goofy grin on her face. I rushed to her and carried her in my arms. Surprisingly she was actually pretty light. I searched around for Nico to get my car keys.
"NICO!" I yelled on top of my lungs. I heard some footsteps coming down the stairs and Nico appeared with Thalia right by his side.
"Hey Per-" he stopped as he saw Annabeth in my arms. "What are you doing to her, Percy?" Nico asked with a mischievous grin on his face.
I glared at him, "She just got a bit carried away, give me my car keys man I'm gonna take her home. Can you guys help me open my door to put her inside?" I asked them. They nodded, and I led them to my car. Nico opened the door and I dragged Annabeth inside, and quickly put on her seatbelt before she could go anywhere.
"Do you know where her home is?" Nico asked.
I shrugged, "Not sure, she didn't tell me, I might as well let her borrow my room for a while." I told him.
Thalia nodded at me approvingly, "Good old Percy, has finally turned into a gentlemen." She slapped my back, and head inside the house with Nico, where the rest of the juniors were.
I look at her peaceful sleeping face, 'She's actually pretty cute when she doesn't glare at me' I thought and shook the thought of, 'why am I thinking thoughts like this?' I asked myself. I shook my head and headed to the driver seat as I started the car.
So the protective side of Percy has finally emerged, how's you like it? Awesome? Good? Bad? PLEASE REVIEW PLEASE! Give me some suggestions, the ones given in the last chapter really helps a lot!. It really inspires me and make me wanna write more! I want lots of opinions, negative or positive, it'll really help improve my writing. THANKS! :D
Listopian: Thanks for the suggestion, I appreciate it, and yea I kinda agree maybe he is acting a bit snobby, but I'm trying to make her hate him for now, and I kinda thought of Percy as a guy who gets girls because of his good lucks. Thanks again!
Klydo: Don't worry, he'll be a bit more nicer towards the middle of the story, I can promise that! You could trust me! (nah I'm a very good liar)
Musafreen: I agree with you, but I wanna try and develop Percy's personality and then use the original personalities of them. However I tried to keep Annabeth personality just like it is in the book, or in the first book at least, she was annoy with him, but Percy's personality is gonna get changed throughout the story
L3G3NDARYNICK: Thanks I'm kinda planning sometime like that, and yea I agree that Percy is a snob, but I wanna try to emphasize his attitude in the beginning of the story, kinda like how he can't help but act like that
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