AN: Howdy! I need your advise. I have an iPad Air 2 which I'm going to use for college next year, but I need a keyboard to go along with it. Do any of you guys know a brand that I can buy? It can either be a separate keyboard that connects via Bluetooth or a case that comes along with the keypad. So yeah, please help. And! I need to know something: do you guys want me to update this story every week on a Sunday (Saturday for peeps on the other side [hello from the other side]) and a short prompt based story whenever I have the chance OR a story update every two weeks and a short prompt based story whenever I don't update, please tell me along with the other thing. Thanks.
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SuzuBells (Thank you very much for the story suggestions! And the review itself :D)
The 6th Spectral King (I will read it!)
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Blake Jackson (Thanks for the ideas! But, you see, this story has no gods, so the powers are just random, not passed down from parents.)
The 6th Spectral King (Cool idea! No one has suggested this one yet, and it sounds pretty awesome!)
That damn fanfic author (X-Men! Yeah, telepathy powers are pretty awesome, thanks for reviewing!)
thundeRose (Oooo, haven't heard of that one yet! That'll be cool, it's liking reading into the future, at least, a little bit.)
Disclaimer: PJO characters belong to Rick.
Supernatural Attraction
Chapter Seven
Annabeth
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Annabeth sat on the couch and ate a bowl of delicious pasta she quickly fixed for herself. She had the whole room to herself today (two days after Percy's birthday) because her roommate had gone to spend some time at his mum's place. Annabeth loved Sally, she thought of her as the mother she never had. Especially since her own mother had ditched her after she was born. Annabeth's pasta didn't seem so appetising suddenly.
'Don't think of her. She left you, period. Nothing to dwell on.' She mentally said, and scowled. She hated her 'mother'. She didn't even know her name..
'Your mother loved owls. She liked to collect jewellery that had owls on them.' Her dad had said. Even though she hated her mother, she always bought stuff with owls on them, pretending that her mum had gotten it for her.
Annabeth's phone saved her from the pain on the inside. It was ringing, and Annabeth picked it up and looked at the name. Jason was calling her.
'Why would Jason be calling me?' She pondered. It must be something to do with Piper.
'Hello?' She asked.
'Annabeth! Thank gods you picked up.' A relieved voice said.
'Yes, Jason?' She sighed.
'Okay, so, you see. I asked out Piper, wait no!'
'Asked out? You guys on a date?' Annabeth teased. She could sense that he was blushing.
'No! She was bored so I took her out to watch a movie and eat some ice cream.' He defended.
'Sounds like a date to me! Movies and ice cream. And don't even deny it, I'm always right. Also, you better have paid for everything.' Annabeth said.
'Whatever. Fine, we're on a date. And yes, I paid. So anyway, we were talking and walking, and suddenly Dylan was there! I don't want her ex to come up on our date.' Jason whined.
'Jeez, that sucks. What are they doing now?'
'Arguing in the middle of the park. Kids are avoiding them. She keeps on saying that he shouldn't have cheated on her and he's just telling her to calm. The. Fuck. Down.' Jason gritted out. Woah, he seemed angry.
'Right. Okay. You want me to give you advise?' Annabeth guessed.
'Yes please, O' wise one.'
'Alright. Piper wouldn't want you to barge in and take her side, she likes to be independent. Nor does she want you to go and beat Dylan up, even though he needs to get his head out of his- I'll stop with that.. Anyway! She'll want you to go up to them, calmly, don't loose your shit, and grab her hand and drag her away. Say something like 'don't yell at her that way' and yeah. Problem solved.' Annabeth said.
'Great, thanks Annabeth. I owe you.' Jason sighed.
'Yes you do. Go rescue your damsel in distress, who is capable of killing a jerk or two.' Annabeth said and ended the call. She looked at the time. The phone call was twenty minutes long.
She sighed and ran a hand through her tangled blonde ponytail. Today will be a long day.
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Annabeth decided to spend the day at Thalia's room. Thalia had a lot of video games at her place and junk food as well. A great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. She walked across the field (Thalia's room was at the opposite end of the campus) and knocked on room 34. A girl with copper coloured skin and long black braided hair opened the door.
'Hello, Annabeth.'
'Hey, Zoë. Is Thalia in there?' Annabeth asked the roommate.
'Yes. Come in.' Zoë said, and opened the door more. Annabeth walked in and took off her jacket, leaving it on a chair. Thalia was sitting on the couch, pushing buttons on a controller.
'Yo, Annie.' Thalia said, eyes not leaving the screen. Annabeth rolled her eyes at the nickname.
'Ever consider having a life.' She asked. The blue eyed girl shook her head.
'Nah. As long as there is technology, I'm fine with staying indoors.' Thalia said.
Zoë came out of her room with a bag and a silver headband on her head. Annabeth thought it suited her a lot.
'I'm heading out, you guys have fun. Annabeth, there's some Chinese takeaway leftover in the microwave if you are hungry. Take care of Thalia, she might electrocute you.' Zoë opened the door and headed out.
'I don't get why you two don't get along. She's nice.' Annabeth wondered.
'Eh, she's annoying. Always saying how men will ruin everything.' Thalia said.
'You always say that though.' Annabeth pointed out. Thalia shrugged.
The blonde went to the kitchen and took out two cans of Coke. She went back to the couch and passed one to Thalia, who paused the game and turned off the TV.
'Hear about Grover?' Thalia asked out of nowhere. Grover Underwood was a boy who was older than the both of them, with crutches. He was friends with them when they were younger and when Annabeth took Thalia and Percy to visit him once, Percy and Grover became best buds.
'No. He didn't show up on Percy's birthday either. I texted him and he said that he was busy.' Annabeth said.
'Oh. I heard that he and his girlfriend are going to travel around and convince people to safe nature or something.'
'Juniper? So he finally got the guts to ask that girl out.'
'Yup.'
The girls sat there drinking soda. Annabeth had a question on her mind.
'Heard anything from.. Luke?' She whispered. Thalia tensed up. Luke was a sore subject to them as well as Grover.
Luke was a older boy who had befriended them at a young age. Annabeth had a crush on him when she was younger, but backed off when she saw chemistry between him and Thalia. Then, shortly after his seventeenth birthday, he ran away. Thalia, Grover and Annabeth never heard from him again. It had impacted Thalia the most, she was heartbroken. That's why she swore off boys, even if she still had lingering feelings.
'Luke's gone. We all know that.' Thalia replied coldly.
'I know.' Annabeth said miserably. They sat in silence drinking. Annabeth saw a tear in the corner of Thalia's eyes. Thalia hated it when people say her crying.
'I'll leave now.' She said, grabbed her jacket, and slipped out.
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Her phone got a text later, saying:
'Sorry. I know you probably came to talk about your job.' Thalia had said.
'It's okay. We'll talk another time.' Annabeth typed in. A small 'R' popped up next to her text, indicating that Thalia had read it.
She scrolled through her contacts list, bored. She stopped at 'Titans' and checked if she got a mission. None, good. She didn't want Percy to patch her up and interrogate her.
'Rachel? No, probably out.. Piper? On a date.. Magnus? Probably hanging out with his friends..' She said to herself.
'Leo? Hm.. Why not.' She tapped on his name and he picked up in under two beeps.
'Hello, this is the awesome Leo speaking!' Leo quickly said, sounding panicked.
'Woah, you running or something?' Annabeth asked, amused.
'Yes! Help me, Anna-' Leo was cut off and she could hear a feminine voice on the other side yelling.
'Hello. Are you a friend of the idiot that was talking to you?' The female voice said.
'Uh.. Yes? Who are you?' Annabeth replied.
'My name is Calypso. And according to this phone you are.. Annabeth.' Calypso said.
'Calypso? Aren't you the one that Leo has a-' A shout from the other side stopped her.
'Please shut up, Annabeth!' Leo shouted. Calypso laughed, and then stopped.
'This stupid boy has wrecked a table in my cafe. I've been chasing him for quite a while now.' Calypso said.
'Yeah, he seems to be addicted to destroying things. Did you know that once he made a toy dragon that could breathe fire and it burnt his-'
'Annabeth, please! It was embarrassing, don't tell her!' Leo pleaded.
'Alright. Calypso, you can let him go and I'll make sure his roommate scolds him after he comes back from his date.' Annabeth said.
'Jason's on a date? I bet it's with Piper.' Leo replied. He seemed to get him phone back.
'Bingo. Bye, Leo. Have fun with on your date.' She teased.
'Shush! She might hear you!' Leo hissed, and Annabeth laughed.
'Have fun!' And she hung up.
What would it be like if she dated someone?
'No. Get that thought out of your head. You're here to learn, not to flirt.' She scolded herself.
But still.. She's never gone out with someone before. Maybe someone that she knows or one of her friends liked her.. Eh. Whatever. Annabeth doesn't need anyone. She is on the road to building something permanent, and she can't be sidetracked. Not by some guy.
She spent the rest of the day wondering.
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AN: Sorry for the short chapter! And please read the AN at the top, it will be well appreciated. I'm sort of tired, but I don't know if it's from the mango.. Eh. I didn't know how to include Grover and Luke so I just thought of something real quick. I might change it though.
QOTC: Who do you think is the main villain of the story? It may not be who you think..
AND! Don't forget!
QOTBSF: What power should Annabeth have?
Thanks! So please write a long review with my things and these questions. Or not.. Sorry if I sound a bit greedy.. By the way, some time near the end of December, I won't update for two weeks as I will be in vacation. But during that time on the plane, I will try to write some chapters. So yeah, warning in advance.
- Sorry, Pixel
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