Hello! I hope you guys like my new chapter. And yes, I know it's fluffy, I've been getting a lot of requests to throw some fluff in. Which I did because I agreed. Sorry if it's not very good, but fluff isn't really my strong point. Enjoy, peoples, and feel free to review! Also, if you don't get the thing where they talk about switching roles, it just means Annabeth is usually the one in charge.
- ROC6
Disclaimer: I own nothing from PJO or HoO, Rick Riordan does. Also, for those observant enough to notice the reference to Legend, by Marie Lu, I don't own that either.
Percy, having finally finished his homework, waits as Annabeth puts the finishing touches on her essay. Sheesh, she's probably making it, like, absolutely perfect. A few minutes later, she gets up from her desk and flops onto the bed with him. He decides to bring up a topic that's been bothering him since lunch.
"Hey Annabeth?"
"Mmm?"
"You are okay with going to the party, right?" He's been feeling really bad about putting her on the spot like he did and making her go.
"Well, Percy, I was a little sceptical at first, but if you trust it to be safe, I'll follow your judgement."
Percy smiles at the statement, "Alright Wise Girl. Just promise to have a good time."
"Don't worry, I will as long as you're there," Annabeth rolls over and kisses him for a moment, before they stop and just stare into each other's eyes.
Replaying the events of school that day in his head, Percy comes up with an idea. He shoots a query at Annabeth, "Hey, Annabeth?"
She sighs, "Yeah Seaweed Brain?"
Percy knows she'll probably judo flip him for this one, but he asks anyway, "Why don't you try to be friends with the other girls at our table?"
She slaps him, "I do to try."
"How?"
"By resisting the urge to slap them," typical Annabeth.
"Two things. One: Ow!" Percy whines, making a baby seal face, "And two, you could try a little harder than that. You're going to be stuck at school for the next couple of months, so you might as well try."
Annabeth gasps, "The world is ending!"
Moans can be heard coming from Percy as he rolls over, nearly falling off of the bed, "Not again… Tell them to call someone else."
The slap arrives, "That's not what I meant Seaweed Brain, it's just that you actually said something intelligent."
"I can be smart when I want to," replies said seaweed brain, making what is probably supposed to be a professor face, but he just looks constipated.
Both members of the couple burst out laughing within seconds.
Percy attempts at seriousness again, "So you'll actually try?"
"Yeah," Annabeth responds, before adding, "But if this whole 'befriend the mortals' thing goes wrong, it's your fault."
"Alright. To start, I say you go dress shopping with them tomorrow," declares Percy.
"Can't I train with you instead?"
"No," Percy says in a mock stern tone, "Friends first, training second."
"But-"
"No," He rolls over so he's facing Annabeth again.
She sighs at him, "What did I do to you to deserve this kind of punishment?"
"Nothing, but the whole school is afraid of you."
"Good."
"No, not good, and you know that Wise Girl."
"But why do I have to befriend them? Why can't I just glower at them all?" she whines.
"It makes them suspicious. We have to act like we haven't been through two wars."
Annabeth grumbles something in Greek for a few seconds before staring open mouthed at her boyfriend. He stares back at her, just as wide eyed as they both realize what just happened.
"I like being the one in charge," Annabeth states, not surprising Percy, "Let's not switch roles like that again. Ever."
"Alright, Wise Girl. It felt weird over here, too," Percy agrees. He pulls Annabeth in for a chaste kiss, before he grabs her textbook off of her desk and tosses it onto the pillows behind her back. She turns to return to her essay and shoots him a glare when she realizes what he did while he distracted her. Percy scoots over so she can't see his hands while he completely conceals the textbook with pillows.
"I need that textbook," Annabeth says to him grumpily, "If you don't give it back to me now I'll order your mother not to bake cookies for you for a whole year."
Percy tries to call her bluff, "She won't listen to you about that, there's no way."
Smirking, his girlfriends reaches over and grabs the plate of chocolate chip cookies off of his dresser, and eats one. Pretending to not see Percy, she eats another, and another, and another, eating the cookies while her boyfriend looks on in horror until there's only one left. She picks up the cookie, moving it slowly towards her mouth as if savoring the moment.
"Stop!" Percy half yells, and his girlfriend gives him an innocent look.
"Oh, you want this?"
He yanks the textbook out from under his pillows, and shoves it at her, taking the last cookie.
"You win," he says, before mumbling, "As always."
Annabeth smirks again, but chooses not to rub her victory in his face, instead returning to her essay. After a few moments she finishes it, and sits next to Percy on the bed. They snuggle and talk for awhile until Percy's step-father yells that it's time for dinner.\
"Do we have to?" Percy asks.
Sternly, Annabeth responds, "Yes."
She pulls him in for a quick kiss before exiting the room.
"I love you Annabeth," Percy comments as he follows her out the door.
"I love you too," Annabeth doesn't hesitate to reply, "Forever and ever, Seaweed Brain, until you're sick and tired of seeing me."
