Chapter Ten
Percy
The movie hadn't started when we walked into the pitch-black room but there were commercials playing. "They're probably sat at the back so we'll go in the middle seats," I say and she nods. We walk up the steps, my chest against her back and my hand holding hers under the jacket.
"This is going to be interesting," Annabeth whispers, looking at the popcorn under my arm and the drink in my hand. "Put the drink down first, then let go of my hand and take the popcorn," she orders. I do as she says and then un-zip the jacket.
She sits down and I take a seat next to her. "Thanks for the warmth," she smiles and I nod.
"Sure. Now what?" I ask, kind of awkwardly.
"Just keep talking. There are not many people here so if we talk loud the guys will here us," she whispers and I nod. I can't take my eyes off her face.
"What?"
"Your hair, it's stuck to your face," I smile and brush a few strands behind her ear.
"Thanks," she whispers, her eyes shining. I bet the both of us facing each other like this is causing the other's to have a heart attack. I swear I heard someone muttering for us to kiss.
I wink at Annabeth and lean forward. She instantly catches on and leans in too. I get lost in her eyes and forget that I'm meant to stop half way to tease the others. Annabeth doesn't seem to mind that our lips are like an inch apart. She smiles and I lean forward a bit more, putting a hand on the back of her head. I'm about to kiss her when a piece of popcorn flies in-between the small gap and makes us both jump back in shock.
I don't get it. I thought they wanted us to kiss and now they're stopping us. I'm confused. I glance at the blonde beside me and the little light coming from the large screen let's me see her also confused face. "Grover!" Silena yells and I realise that they didn't want to stop us but Grover did anyway.
"I didn't mean to throw it at them. I was trying to aim for the smooching couple," he says.
"That is Annabeth and Percy!" Thalia says in a loud whisper and both Annabeth and I burst into laughter.
"What are they laughing at?" Luke whispers and this makes us laugh even harder.
"I think they know we're here," Silena says and I frown, wanting to play with them a bit more.
"Annie, you're meant to catch the popcorn with your mouth," I say, louder than I need to so the others could hear. Knowing them they'll believe that we don't know that they're here.
"Don't call me, Annie!" Annabeth snaps, winking.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Anna-banana!" I chuckle. She clamps a hand across my mouth, jumping onto my lap and laughing. I lick her hand and she pulls away, grimacing and wiping her hand on my cheek.
She jumps back into her seat and throws a piece of popcorn at me but I catch it in my mouth. She points at the screen. "Ssh, it's starting," she says and we settle down. She puts the drink and popcorn in-between us and we start eating as the movie takes off. I reach for the popcorn, my eyes leaving the screen when my hand touches Annabeth's hand. She looks at me and smiles before looking at the screen again.
I hope she doesn't notice me stare at her from the corner of her eye for about a minute because I just couldn't seem to take my eyes off her. I force myself to look at the screen in time to see Effie announce Prim's name and Katniss running to the stage. I wonder what Annabeth would say if I told her I read all three Hunger Games book. She'd probably laugh, I decide, thinking that I'm a Seaweed Brain.
"Why did we want to follow them again? Percy is being a pussy man he hadn't even put his arm around her," Beckendorf whispers from a few seats behind us.
"Charlie!" Silena scolds. "Percy is probably nervous. He's just waiting for the right moment."
Annabeth catches my arm and nods her head slightly. I take this as permission to put my arm around her and I slowly lift my arm. I rest it around Annabeth's shoulder and tilt my head so it leans against hers. "How romantic!" Silena squeals. "You don't so that to me, Charlie!" I snort, trying not to laugh at Silena's comment while Annabeth grins.
"Ssh!" Thalia hushes and the group quietens down to watch us.
I watch the movie for about fifteen more minutes before deciding the others might want some more entertainment and secretly I want some, too. I lift the hand around her shoulder and start playing with her hair. She looks at me and smiles again and I automatically smile back. I lean forward until our foreheads and noses are touching and I notice that Annabeth's breathing is getting heavier and heavier. This is hard. She shakes her head ever so slightly letting me know that I have to pull away soon. Or I could just stay like this or I could… I press my lips to her cheek and I hear the Silena and the other girls behind us sigh.
"Would you count that as a kiss?" Connor asks.
"It was on the cheek so no," Nico says and the brother's groan.
I watch the movie for a while longer and then huff. I've watched the movie twice already. Annabeth lifts her head up and looks at me. "What?" she whispers.
"I've watched this twice already," I admit.
"Then why did you choose to watch this?" Annabeth asks.
"Because it's first thing that I could think of and because I saw the books on your shelf in the bedroom," I reply and Annabeth laughs. Gods, I love that sound. I watch her tip her head back when she let's out the sound and grin. "What?"
"This is the third time I've watched this movie," she says and then I laugh even though it's not even that funny.
Once we've both finished laughing I open my eyes to find that our faces are close and I mean closer than before. I realise that Annabeth's eyes are closed. Do you think she'll kill me if I just lean in and kiss her? She probably would. I take a deep breath, telling myself to man up and press my lips to hers. Her eyes fly open but she doesn't pull away. I smile against her lips and pull away, resting my forehead on hers.
"I thought…" she whispers.
"I couldn't help myself," I smile and she chuckles. "Don't kill me."
"I'm not going to kill you," she whispers, "I've been waiting for you to do that since you moved into the care home."
I pull away, my eyes wide. "You… a-are… what?" I stumble and she laughs and presses her lips to mine. This time we don't pull away for a while and I plan not to pull away at all. I ignore the whistles and cheers coming from the back of the cinema but soon we have to pull away because the group is pulling us off our seats.
"What are you doing?" I yell when some of the guys lift me in the air. I look over to see the girls doing the same to Annabeth. I catch her hand in the air and the others carry us out, laughing and cheering.
"You took your time!" Luke grins and I blush.
"Do you know how scary that girl is?" I ask. The others laugh and the cinema workers tell us to quieten down or we'll have to leave.
They carry us outside and we are met with rain once again. The guys set me to my feet and the girls do the same with Annabeth before pushing her towards me. She stumbles a little and I catch her under her arms. She stands up straighter and I notice her pink face. I smile and press my lips to hers. I have to admit that that was the best underwater kiss ever!
AN: I don't think this chapter was the best. I just wanted to get it up quickly so I'm sorry if everyone thinks its rubbish. As I told you a few chapters ago I'm re-writing the chapters I had wrote for this because I don't think they're good. So, please anyone with ideas help! REVIEW!