A/N Ciao.
I sent this message to one of my readers, because she had a doubt involving G's parents. I thought you'd like to read it too.
"Ginevra's parents have two courses;
Her dad is an Architect and an Engineer at the same time so he needs to travel alot in order to check on the buildings of Olympus.
Her mom is and Astronomer (not astrologist, that's psychic. Astronomer is a scientist too) and a Historian. So she also travel alot. Her job in Olympus is to maintain the research labs of Olympus world wide. And the research labs are used to develop Venus's products (hope you know what are they)."
Hi, I'm back. I just arrived this morning. I can't believe I've spend eight hours of my birthday in the airport and in the plane. And My flight was 00:20 on 21st sept (my bday) And right after we arrived home, we went straight for the school to enroll. My classmates sang for me. After that my dad went to work (already) and I spent my birthday alone.
Author's tips: While reading, listen to 'for you' by Sungha Jung on another tab. And in Percy's POV part 2:
Step 1: go to
Step 2: search rainymood
step 3: play rainymood
step 4: play (Yiruma) Kiss The Rain - Sungha Jung (in another tab)
Here is another chapter. Enjoy.
Chapter 7: Almost getting my first kiss.
Annabeth's POV
"Who's Calypso?" I asked.
Piper, Bianca and G looked at me at the same time.
"She is our second cousin" Bianca said. "Her dad, Uncle Atlas is the cousin of our parents."
"Wait," I said "You mean The Calypso? The Band vocalist of Calypso and the Hesperides? "
Piper and G nodded grimly. I do admit, today is rather weird day for me. Totally weird. My long lost cousin Luke suddenly appear. (In a bad choice of place by the way, I mean seriously, in Saks?) He was missing for two years now. He ran away from home because of his fight with his dad, Uncle Hermes. And now he just appears and apparently he is dating one of the most famous singers of our generation.
Hey Annabeth, look at me, I'm dating Calypso.
I imagined Luke saying that.
Thalia looked pained. She sat on the seat where I just sat a while ago ; the one next to the window. She sat and closed her eyes. I could tell that my best friend was badly hurt. G looked at Thalia and said something. Thalia just nodded and looked away.
"I going out," G said. "I need to make sure those guys didn't severely damage their faces"
I'd completely forgotten that Leo and the other guy (I forgot his name) punched each other. G called that guy Anubis, I think.
"B, I think we should go now" said Piper. Bianca nodded and they left the room. Leaving me and Thalia alone.
Meanwhile, Percy entered the RV cabin where me and Thalia are staying. He was holding two over sized paper cups. He handed one to me, he said it was hot chocolate. For some reason, I thought it was blue-black (marina blue), but I quickly put the thought away since blue hot chocolate doesn't exist, as far as me knowledge can say. Then he went to Thalia to give her the other one. Obviously he already knew what happened to her.
''Hey Thals,'' Percy said. ''I've brought hot chocolate''
Thalia didn't even bother to look up. She just sat there, staring outside the window.
"It's a Percy special?" said Percy, still forcing Thalia to smile. Thalia looked up at Percy and then looked down again.
"With extra blueness and blue chocolate?" Percy said. Thalia looked at the hot chocolate and thought for a moment. Then It occurred to me that it was really blue.
"Blue Chocolate?" She asked. Percy nodded. Thalia was almost convinced but in the end she just said Percy could have it.
Percy sighed and walked away. He headed towards my direction.
"Come," he told me. "She needs some time alone" He let me to the backdoor.
The "outside" was like a portable porch, except that it was attached to the RV not a house. He sat on the floor with his feet hanging down almost touching the ground. Which was quite reckless of him.
"Hey, isn't that dangerous?" I said "The RV is moving! Your feet can-"
"It's perfectly safe." he replied. "Come here." I sat next to him. It was a cold afternoon almost 5 and I'm wearing sleeveless. Great, just great.
"What's with blue food?" I asked.
Percy looked at me for a second and then reverted his eyes back into the road.
"It's... It's a family tradition." Percy answered. "My mom started making my food and their food blue. It's her favorite color."
I tried to change that subject, I'm not in the mood to talk about food. Unfortunately I'm not good at doing those kind of things.
"You're really a good cousin, you know?" I said to Percy who looked shocked by what I said.
"Why is that?"
"Because," I said . "I saw the way you treated Thalia a while ago."
"Oh. She's always been like a little sister to me. We get into fights most of the time, but whenever she needs me, I'm always there."
"Wait. Percy quick question: How come you, Thalia and Nico are the same age?"
"Oh right. Umm," Percy said. "It's a long story but, Nico's the eldest. He was born on January, I was born on August and Thals was born on December."
"It's quite odd that Nico is the eldest and Thalia is the youngest because it is Thalia who acts like the eldest and Nico acts like the youngest."
"Yeah, and I happen to be in the middle, huh?" asked Percy with a smirk. I flushed, tomato red. But he just smiled in return.
We were silent for a moment then out of the blue, Percy asked me the most random question you could ever think of.
"How do you know when you start liking someone?" Percy asked me.
"What?"
He looked at me. I guess I'm just that bad at dodging questions.
"Well... umm...uhh,''
"Well?"
"Well, you start feeling something special inside you," I explained. "That feeling when the person you like step inside the room then suddenly the whole world seems brighter and what happens around you doesn't matter anymore."
"How do you know that?"
"Well, let's just say I like somebody now."
Percy looked down. "Someone from our school?"
"Kinda. I just haven't known him that much." I looked at him and smiled. "Why, do you like someone?"
"Well, yeah." Percy said.
"She's in our school?"
"Yeah. And I also haven't known her that much but I'm pretty sure I will when I get the chance."
I patted his shoulder. I pretended to smile. Maybe it's too soon to judge feelings. Though it kind of hurt when he said he liked someone. Not that I care or something. Not that I don't care either. But- Ugh, forget it.
"I'm sure she's the prettiest girl in the school" I said.
Percy looked at me while sipping his hot blue chocolate. "Yeah. You're right."
"She's a lucky girl." I said while looking straight into the sunset in-front of us.
It was a pretty scene to watch in a very lonely moment. Then a cold breeze when rushing towards or direction. I rubbed my shoulders and forearms. Percy looked at me and removed his hoddie and wrapped it around me. I hope I wasn't blushing but this is the second time Percy did that to me.
Then suddenly the RV hit a bump on the road. And guess what? I bumped into Percy.
He caught me with his two arms and we suddenly had this long staring competition. I stared at those beautiful green orbs. If I were an ice, I would have melted that instant. I could feel his breathing because we were so close to each other. His breath smelt of deep mint mixed with ocean breeze...
He was about to lean in when the door swung open.
It was Grover.
Percy's POV
It was about to be all perfect then suddenly my annoying best friend entered. Oh you've got to be kidding.
I did a face palm. Grover looked shocked by the scene. "Did I interrupt something?"
I looked at Annabeth who was obviously blushing. And I realized that I was still holding her. She looked at me and then my hand. I immediately let go off her. Crap, that was a close one.
"Grover did something happened?" I asked.
"G shouted at Anubis and Leo for not apologizing to each other. And she said she wants you to talk to them."
I don't want to tell you how I left the mini porch. It was awkward so no. I won't tell you. And don't get angry at the double Gs (Grover and Ginevra) for ruining the moment. I know I'm not good at giving nicknames, but hey! I couldn't think of a better collective noun for those two, ok?
Anyways, I reached the main part of the RV. I spotted G standing on one corner with her arms crossed and Leo and Anubis were still sitting on the same place that they've been sitting the whole journey. I sighed and went over to G.
"What happened again?" I asked. G pouted.
"Nii sometimes I just don't understand the concept of the boy's mind. It's complication is to much to handle. I wonder how your brain differ from a woman's brain, it's just-"
"Ginny, speak English." G was speaking to fast and too complicated that my "seaweed brain" (like Annabeth said) couldn't understand a thing with what she said.
"Stop calling me that Weasley!"
"G, just because my name is Percy and your name is Ginevra doesn't mean we have to call each other as HP characters all the time, and Ginny is also a Weasley." I said.
G glared at me. I knew she was pissed. We had those HP fights often and I only realized now that Ginny was also a Weasley.
We passed a silent conversation. I would speak to the boys for her. But first to calm her down, I gave her the only thing that calms her; an instrument. Right now, I only have one; a Lukewood guitar so I gave it to her. She looked at me; her face looked sad but it had a tinge of gratitude.
When she feels confused she just plays one of Sir S's finger picking melodies. She's pretty good at moving her fingers well without getting tired as she also has ADHD. ADHD is common for Olympian kids. And I don't know why.
She sat on one corner and started playing "Kiss the rain" fingering. She releases her emotions through music; which proved my theory; "Like father, like daughter.". Stuff that she can't tell anyone (including me) like private stuff that she experience, she just let them go by playing a melody on whatever instrument she gets hold of.
The girl is seriously hard to understand, no wonder those guys are like this. I think G has this small emoish side inside of her that she feels because of her parents; leaving her alone like that. And seeing her friends fight? It might as well add to her loneliness.
Rain started pouring; so the music and the rain definately created a silent hymn which sounded rather sad. I finally understand her quote, "Music is not just a song; it's an emotion."
Anyways, I just looked at Leo and Anubis and I immediately knew their situation; it's sort of a guy thing. I just shook my head. But as smart as she is, I don't think she understands stuff like this. Well, as I said before, she is still quite innocent. I pity Leo and Anubis. They should have better known than to like G. I mean the girl is complicated.
Don't change the subject. And stop asking about the I-Almost-Kissed-Annabeth part. It's quite embarassing to describe and pretty awkward too.
"We're arriving in 15 minutes. Please get ready." Argus announced. I imagined Annabeth packing. Imagining her makes me blush but I tried to hide it. I mean I won't look macho if I showed my blushing right?
G went inside the cabin where Thalia and Annabeth are staying. She had the guitar swung on her by the strap; but she was still playing while moving. I looked at Leo and Anubis, they too were looking at G, then after she left, they glared at each other.
I guess, I really should talk to them.
G's POV
Sometimes I think I need to consult a physiological doctor or a counselor. The amount of loneliness; it's killing me. And no, I'm not planning a suicide. I love the life the Lord had given me and I'm very thankful for it. Some babies are not even given the chance to live, so when you've got the chance to live, why waste it by suicide, right?
Anyways, why on bloody earth did we even get to suicide? I don't know either.
I entered the cabin; still playing the guitar. I know, I'm a music freak. I sat down on the sofa; a few feet away from Thalia.
I just realized the the music I'm playing and the sound of the rain makes Thalia. So I went outside to the mini porch. I stopped playing guitar for while so that I can go out.
I was surprised when I saw Annabeth outside.
"Hey," I said. "It's raining. What are you doing here? You're gonna get a cold."
Annabeth looked at me and smiled. "Then what are you doing here, if you don't to get a cold?"
I smiled at her. She so much like her mother.
A/N: Shortest chapter in the story but it contains more fluff than the others! I just felt like giving you guys something to read. I know I suck, I didn't update for an entire month due to my vacation. Sorry people. G's narrative will be continued next chapter. I couldn't write a long chapter because I'm also catching up on my studies. As you can see I just arrived and I was absent for two weeks and in thirteen days we're gonna have our first mid-term exam. I know, why so fast, huh?
I just realized that I have: Arachnophobia, insectophobia, and unconfirmed ADHD. I'd been hyper since I was small. But the doctor actually diagnosed my brother ADHD. I just diagnosed myself because I have all the symptoms. And I was never "checked-up" by the doctor that's why I couldn't be diagnosed . =,=
Anyways, I hoped you like it!
Riptide.
