Life in Song

Chapter 10 - Hey Soul Sister Part 2

Percy POV

Math class was finally over, and now I had to do what me, Silena, and Thalia have been waiting for…

"H-hey, Annabeth," I greeted. Real smooth, Percy, real smooth.

"Hey Perce, what's up?"

"Well, uh, I was wondering…are you busy Friday night?" I saw Silena and Thalia a few feet away, watching our - well, mostly my – every move.

"No, why?"

"Well I was wondering, did you want to maybe…go to dinner with me? I mean, you don't have to, but if you wanted to…"

"Sure! Where are we going?" she asked.

"La Karema, the Italian restaurant," I told her.

"I've heard the food's really good! Well, I've got to get to Social Studies, I'll see you at Lunch!" she turned, and walked down the Hallway, looking back about halfway down the hallway smiling. Once she was out of sight, Silena and Thalia ran up to me.

"Did I do okay?" I asked them.

"YES!"

"Eh, well, she did say yes," Thalia said.

"And La Karema? That's like, the best place to have a date ever! Good job, Percy!" Silena congratulated me.

"That was a good choice, I have to admit," surprisingly, Thalia actually agreed with Silena.

"Thanks, guys. But, I have to go to Science, bye," I told them, and, realzing how late I was, started running to my next class.

By Lunch, it seemed that most of the grade knew that Annabeth and I were…dating, I guess. But, I'm not exactly sure we are dating. I mean…it was a date, right? But still, the word 'date' never really was said.

By Thursday morning, everybody knew we were…going to dinner. We were, apparently, the new 'it' couple. But, it didn't make anything awkward between us, with was a really good thing. I would've been bad if we spent the whole dinner on Friday not talking.

My palms were sweating. It was six, the time we had agreed to go, and I was at her door, hand raised in the air, trying to keep my face looking calm. Each time I was about to knock, a new wave of nervousness came over me, and I dropped my hand back down. Finally, a whole five minutes later, I knocked.

The door opened a few minutes later, and Mrs. Chase opened the door.

"Hello Percy," she said warmly.

"Hi, Mrs. Chase."

"Annabeth should be ready in a few minutes. Come on in," I went inside and she closed the door behind me.

"So–" she started, but was interrupted by Annabeth entering the room.

"Hey," she said. Next to her, she made me look like I just walked out of bed. She. Was. Gorgeous.

"Hey," I said. She looked at her mom.

"Shall we?" She said to me.

"Sure," I told her. "Bye Mrs. Chase."

"Bye! Have her home bye eleven!" I smiled.

"I will," and we walked out the door.

"It's okay if we walk, right?" I asked once we were in the elevator.

"Yeah! Better, actually. More exercise!" She said, and we laughed.

We walked to La Karema, talking and laughing about everything from homework to our favorite soups. These were my favorite times, when we were just talking. It was just…easy for us, I guess.

And finally, we were at La Karema.

A/N I feel like it's been forever since I've updated. But, anyway, there is still HSS Part 3! Look forward to that. And did you know, Taylor Swift has NO songs about dates? Seriously. I was shocked, too. Don't get me wrong, I love her, but I thought she had one…anyway, you like? You love? You hate? Review!