We paid the taxis and walked into the diner the drivers recommended. It was small but cozy with booths along the side walls and tables in the middle in the back there was a bar/counter with stools to sit at.
We walked up to the hostess and she sat us a table for nine. None of us bothered to look at the menus because we already knew what we wanted. When the waitress came we all ordered a cheeseburger with fries except for Silena who got a plain salad. Cue eye roll from every other girl here including me. Lunch passed by quickly because we were all starving and no one really said anything except for pass the ketchup. Soon enough the check came and we left. We called over some taxis and spent another fifteen minutes in silence until we reached the Lincoln Memorial. As soon as Annabeth got out, she started jumping up and down like crazy.
"Come on guys hurry up let's go I wanna go inside!"
Percy went over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Easy Annabeth. It's still gunna be there after the five minutes it takes us to get up there."
"Oh shut up Seaweed Brain your the only ready so come on."
At that Annabeth grabbed his hand and started running up the stairs with Percy trailing behind.
The rest of us got out and followed them a bit slower. About half way up I felt Nico intertwine his hand in mine.
"Hey Thals," he said with a smile.
I found myself subconsciously smiling back. "Hey! Ready to hear Annabeth go on and on about the architecture of this place?"
"Hahaha I just figured I would tune her out."
"Haha good plan."
Together we walked up rest of the stairs to hear Annabeth starting her rant.
"Those pillars look really nice there, but if I had designed it I would have..."
And I tuned her out. Percy actually seemed to be listening though because he was responding to things that she was saying and nodding his head like he understood. Woah! He should definitely spend more time with Annabeth. It's as if her smarticles rub off on him.
I walked over to the giant statue of Lincoln sitting on a chair and gazed up at him. I felt myself zoning out everything around me until I heard a scream.
I whipped my head around sword and Aegis already out to see a group of telekhines coming towards us and surrounding us. Percy was charging into battle with Riptide and I saw Annabeth disappear knife in hand. Nico summoned his sword and went in right after Percy and Travis and Katie and Beckendorf and Silena were standing back to back armed ready to defend. I was searching for Connor and Juliet when I finally saw them outside of our little circle of friends. Connor had his sword out and started hacking his way to the middle while Juliet ran away to try and stay safe.
I charged into battle and let my senses take over. I dodged, swiped, ducked, lunged, and blocked until I was totally out of breath. By that time all of the telekhines were gone and all of us stood together in the middle of the memorial except for Juliet who was hopefully waiting outside. As soon as I thought that, Connor ran outside calling her name. We all ran after him and made it just in time to see Juliet run into Connor's arms.
"Awwwwwww," we all cooed, well all of us except for Nico and Beckendorf.
Connor rolled his eyes at us and singled out his brother who was the loudest.
"Oh please Travis if that had been Katie instead of Juliet the same thing would have happened."
"Yeah I know. What's your point?"
We all stared at him in shock including Katie who was blushing furiously.
"Why are you all looking at me like that?" he asked getting offended.
Katie stepped up to him.
"Y-You just said that you would have reacted the same if it was me."
"Well yeah of course I would Katie," he replied getting closer to her.
"Why?"
At that, Travis closed the distance and kissed Katie. He wrapped his arms around her waist and hers went around his neck. I heard Silena squeel and jump in the air while Annabeth was smiling really big. Finally they came apart, foreheads touching.
"Does that answer your question Katie-Kat?"
She smiled really big before answering. "Yeah I guess it does."
Travis laughed and turned around and looked at Percy who was conveniently drinking some water at the time.
"Your the last one to admit your feelings bro. Might as well tell Annabeth your in love with her now."
And then Percy is spitting out water and spluttering like an idiot while Annabeth stared back and forth between him and Travis.
"I-I w-what?" Percy got out.
We all laughed at him and shook our heads at his idioticness.
"Well guys what now? Wanna head back to the RV or chill here?" Beckendorf asked.
"Annabeth you decide. Have anything else you wanna do here?" I asked.
"Oh er no we can go," she said still in shock.
We all walked down the street looking for cabs. Beckendorf and Silena in front followed by Katie and Travis then Connor and Juliet, Nico and I, and lastly, our happy little soon to be couple if Percy grew balls anytime soon. Beckendorf whistled and a couple more taxis came over. We hopped in and told them the street where the RV was. Once out, the boys went to the TV and myself and the other girls went up to our room.
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Same time Percy POV
Man was I mad! This was the second time Travis did something extremely stupid to me and I was gunna murder him. Just as he sat down and the girls were out of sight I jumped on top of him.
"WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT STOLL!" I screamed in his face.
"Calm down Perce. I'm setting you up for when you ask her out."
"Well I was actually going to do something like that tonight but now I can't!"
"Why not?"
"Because then it'll just look like I did it because you said that."
"Then let's make a sick plan for you and her for lunch tomorrow and you'll ask her then. OK?"
I thought about it for a little bit.
"OK fine."
He gave me a lopsided grin and shoved me off of him.
"Yo Beckendorf, Connor, and Nico come here."
"Sup Perce?"
"It's planning time."
