a/n hello this is my fifth chapter while on vacation and my second today, 7/23/11. I'm sorry it's taking me so long to update but I won't have internet access until Monday and it is Saturday.
Chapter 7
Annabeth POV
After I agreed to spend the afternoon with Percy I called my dad to let him know I wasn't coming straight home. Percy offered me his hand, which I took, and led me out to his car. On the way there we passed Celina and Noah, guess what they were doing. Did you say making out? Bingo! Noah was leaning on his motorcycle and Celina was straddling him, which couldn't have been comfortable. Noah had one hand on her ass and one up her shirt while her hands were messing with his hair. Ugh! They're my friends but sometimes I just want to hit them with something or put a wall between them.
Percy lead me up to a black and blue Bugatti Veyron 16.4 (yes I know about cars I have two brothers).
"This is your car?" I screeched
"Yeah this is Black Jack now get in before I get swarmed again." We got into "Black Jack" and drove off. As we passed the two love birds Percy honked his horn and Noah stood straight up and dropped Celina on the ground. We both laughed as we watched Noah help Celina up and try to kiss her. She went into full Drama mode and started yelling at him until he interrupted her with another kiss and they were off again.
"Before we do anything I have to stop home. My mom wants to physically see that I am unharmed she's a little overprotective." He said
"That's fine" was all I said I was still thinking about that damn song.
We pulled up to a pretty nice apartment building and got out. Percy waved to the doorman and led me to the elevator and pushed the button for the top floor. Percy walked up to the only door in the hallway, unlocked it and was tackled to the ground by a giant black ball of fluff. When Percy stood up he was covered in dog slobber.
"Mrs. O'Leary heel!" he said to the dog. She immediately sat down and looked up at him with her big brown eyes. "Annabeth this is my mega dog Mrs. O'Leary, Mrs. O'Leary this is my friend Annabeth." Mrs. O'Leary looked up at me and whined for me to pet her.
Once we were done greeting Mrs. O'Leary, Percy brought me into his huge penthouse apartment. I could smell chocolate chip cookies in the air as I looked around. I saw another dog sleeping on a dog bed in the corner of the living room.
Percy saw me looking at the other dog and said, "That's Bessie, he looks like a cow doesn't he?"
"Did you say he?" I asked
"Um yeah, when we got him I was young and he looks like a cow and I thought of Bessie as a cow name so…yeah"
"Percy? Are you home?" I heard a woman's voice call.
"Yeah mom I'm here and I brought a friend; we just stopped by for a minute." He yelled back to her.
A pretty woman in an apron walked in and said, "How was your day sweetie? And who's your friend?"
"It was good and this is Annabeth Chase." He replied
"Hi I'm Percy's mom"
"Hello Mrs. Jackson." I said politely
"Oh please call me Sally! Would you kids like some cookies?"
"Mom we aren't kids and we only stopped to say hi, we are gon-"
"They're blue chocolate chip" she interrupted him
"YES!" he shouted then remembered I was there and blushed, "Sorry her cookies are really good."
After we had our cookies we said goodbye to Sally and left.
"Mom I'm going to take your car so we're a little less conspicuous is that ok?" Percy yelled on the way out.
"Sure honey, don't forget your glasses. Have fun, it was nice meeting you Annabeth!" she said
"You too!" I shouted back
We walked outside and Percy opened the passenger side door of a blue Prius (I know it's Paul that has the Prius but he isn't in this story…well he might be later).
Once we were inside he put on a pair of sunglasses and started driving who knows where.
"Where are we going?" I asked as we drove down 10th.
"First we are going to the Chelsea Market to get gelato then we are going to my favorite place in Central Park." He told me as he parked.
"Do you even know where gelato comes from?" I asked him
"Um…France?"
"No it's from Italy stupid!"
"I don't care where it's from! I care that it tastes delicious" he shot back.
We walked up to the counter and ordered our gelato. I got crema (Vanilla/cream) and Percy got menta (mint). I started going through my purse looking for my wallet but Percy had already handed the woman the money.
"Percy! You already bought me lunch today; you didn't have to get pay for my gelato!"
"But I wanted to Wise Girl" was all he said
We sat down at a small table and ate then we drove over to Central Park. He parked the car again and we walked through Strawberry Fields. He led me to the lake and down a little path until we were in the cutest little gazebo right on the water surrounded by flowers labeled Wagner Cove. In the gazebo there wasn't a bar going all around it so you could sit on the edge and stick your feet into the water.
"It's beautiful!" I exclaimed
"I like to come here to write songs and think and just get away from everything for a little while." He stated
We spent the rest of the afternoon just chatting and getting to know each other better. He told me about his Dad and how his family was separated for so long and I told him about my parents' divorce and my step family. By the time the sun started going down it felt like we had known each other all of our lives. The sunset was beautiful and was reflected in the water which made it even prettier. A few moments later I looked up at Percy and realized he had been looking at me. He started to lean his head toward me again and I leaned closer to him. I closed my eyes when our lips met. His lips were soft and tasted like blue chocolate chip cookies. I wrapped arms around his neck and he put his on my waist. I felt him lick my bottom lip begging for entrance. I opened my mouth and tentatively touched his tongue with my own. He moaned and our tongues battled for dominance. He won. He nibbled on my lower lip and it was my turn to moan. A few seconds later we broke apart.
"Now I understand why Celina and Noah are always making out!" I giggled.
"Do I still have to tell you who the song was about?" he asked, smiling.
"No I think I know who it is." I smiled back
"I just realized something" he said
"And what is that?"
"We can't tell my cousins, especially not Thalia." He said cringing
"Oh God don't even think about it!" I said cringing too. If Thalia found out she would never leave us alone!
Percy stood up and dusted himself off then he helped me off and we walked back to the car.
Once we got to my house he opened my door for me and kissed me again. We stood there for about three minutes kissing before the lights in front of my house turned on. We quickly separated and he said,
"If we aren't careful we're gonna end up like Celina and Noah!"
I giggled and said good night to him then walked into my house. I greeted my family then headed for the stairs so I could go to my room and think about the day. I made it halfway to the staircase when my dad called me over to them.
"How was your first day at school Annabeth?" he asked
"Oh, you know…the usual…" I didn't really want to talk about Percy to my family, especially not my dad.
"Nothing interesting happened?" he pressed on.
"I uh...showed a new student around" I replied deciding to just keep my summary vague.
"That was nice of you" he commented
"Um, yeah…so I'm just gonna go upstairs now…bye"
I made a break for the stairs when I heard Helen call "Who was that boy that brought you home?"
Damn! I almost made it!
"Um, that was Thalia's cousin"
"Was that who you spent the afternoon with?' she asked. Why does she need to pay so much attention?
"Uh, yeah…"
"What's his name?" my dad asked
"Percy…Jackson" I answered reluctantly
Matthew and Bobby started chanting "Annie's got a boyfriend! Annie's got a boyfriend!"
Helen's eyes widened, "Percy Jackson as in the famous singer/song writer Percy Jackson?"
I nodded and my dad looked confused, "Who?"
"Oh you know who that is Fredrick. He sings that song The Remedy" she told him, "So what did you guy do all afternoon?" she asked me
"Well, we rode in his Bugatti Veyron 16.4,then stopped at his house and I met his mom and his dogs and had chocolate chip cookies, then we went to the Chelsea Market and got gelato, then we hung out in central park and when it got dark he drove me home."
The boys perked up, "He drives a Bugatti Veyron?" they screamed in unison.
"Yes now shut up" I ordered them
"Annabeth, tomorrow why don't you invite him and his family over for dinner?" Helen said. She said it like a question but I knew I didn't really have a choice.
"Fine" I muttered then ran upstairs finally making it to my room. Once I got there I pulled out my IPod and bought every Percy Jackson song there was then fell asleep to the sound of Percy's voice.
A/n yay another chapter
