So I'm back with another chapter! Thanks for the reviews on the last chapter we got 10! You guys are awesome! Keep it up! I loved reading your responses of your biggest fears. Made me realize how many fears I have lol.
Trying to pick just one biggest fear is hard I have a few. If I had to name a couple I would say spiders and horror movies especially the ones that have like pop ups.
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Percy POV
Surprisingly I wasn't sick Sunday after seeing Annabeth the day before which is good because that meant I didn't have to miss out. There was a party tonight to celebrate Leo and Calypso's engagement. After years of dating the guy finally got the guts to ask her to marry him. I have to give him props on how he asked her too. Apparently he'd taken her to the top of the empire state building and proposed to her in front of the New York City skyline. All this happened just Friday night yet they were throwing an engagement party Sunday night. How Leo managed to get everything together in just a couple days will forever be a mystery to me. Then again, back in high school Leo was practically the king of parties so I shouldn't be too surprised.
"Wow and I thought I owned a bunch of t-shirts." Annabeth comments, snapping me back to reality. We were in the middle of going through my clothes so I could find a nice shirt to wear for tonight. Well more like Annabeth was looking while I was laid down in a relaxed position on my bed.
I chuckle. "Well looks like I've finally managed to beat you at something Wise Girl."
The sound of hangers sliding ceases as Annabeth walks out. Yeah I've got a small walk in closet. I don't really need it considering, like my girlfriend said, I don't own much other than t-shirts and v-necks and I'm always gone but it's still nice to have.
She comes into my line of view with a harsh glare and crosses her arms on her chest but that's not what I'm focused on. What catches my attention is what she's wearing. She's still wearing the skinny jeans and white scoop neck shirt she came here in except now it's paired with my lightweight camouflage Marines combat jacket. My brain throws every thought I have out the window as I take in her appearance. She looks good.
"Don't get used to it Seaweed Brain. I can still beat you at a lot of other things."
Barely registering what she's saying, I just nod my head in response. When she starts to walk back into the closet I regain my senses enough to get up and grab her hand, pulling her to me. She makes a surprised sound and her hands brace themselves on my chest to avoid completely crashing into me. She gives me a confused look and I just raise my eyebrows in response while gesturing to the jacket. She blushes when she figures it out.
"I-I found it. I've always wanted to see how it feels to wear one and I guess I just forgot to take it off."
She looks down in embarrassment and I smile at her adorableness. Slowly tilting her chin up, I bring her lips to mine. She smiles into the kiss and I feel her relax into me. I trace small circles on the skin right above her jeans causing her to shiver. I pull away when air becomes a necessity.
"It looks amazing on you. Keep it, at least until I need it again."
She nods, biting her lip as a smile crosses her face. I go in for another kiss but Annabeth stops me by gently pushing on my chest with her hand.
"I'm not kissing you again until you start helping me with figuring out what you're going to wear tonight mister."
"Fine. But I'm holding you to that kiss."
She rolls her eyes, dragging me into the closet with her. A wide assortment of different colored shirts surrounds us, most of them some shade of blue. I walk over to the left.
"I keep most of my nicer shirts back here since I don't wear them much." I say, pushing aside the casual shirts to reveal a few collared and button down shirts. When I turn back around Annabeth's expression is one of complete and utter anger.
"So you decide to tell me this now?! After I've been looking for the last 20 minutes! Why didn't you say something!"
"You never asked?" I reply nervously. It's crazy how she can go from adorable one minute to extremely scary the next.
She huffs in annoyance and shoves past me to get a better view of the shirts.
"Hmm. This one seems like it could work." She says, pulling out a black button down shirt.
I shrug in response. "Sure. I'm not too picky when it comes to clothes. I'll wear it with some dark jeans and black converse. Are we done now?"
She rolls her eyes. "Yes. We're done now."
I smile and bring her closer to me. "Good. Now can I have a kiss from my girlfriend who looks incredibly sexy in my combat jacket?"
She giggles, sounding like a four year old. The laugh I've come to lov-like so much. Oh who am I kidding? I love her. Gods I love her. I've never felt anything like what I feel when I'm with her. You're probably wondering how I'm so relaxed at this realization and why I'm bringing it up so suddenly. Well, truth is I figured it out a while ago. I just haven't found the right time to tell her yet. And as cliché as it sounds, I'm kinda worried about if she feels the same way. We've only known each other for a short time but she's managed to make such a big impact on my life.
When she pulls on my hair to bring me closer to her I know there's no going back. I love her and there's nothing anyone can do or say that's going to change that.
Annabeth POV
"Annabeth! So nice to see you!" Calypso says, bringing me into a hug while Percy and Leo share one of those hugs guys do.
"You too and congratulations!" I say when we break away causing her grin to widen. I hear Percy congratulating Leo off to my left.
"Thanks! You wanna go into the kitchen? The others are there."
I nod and follow her into the kitchen, leaving the boys to talk. I spot Juniper, Thalia and Piper seated and having a conversation. I rode with Percy because we came from his place. We had stopped by my place for me to change into a nicer shirt with a cardigan but the others had already left.
"Hey Annabeth. We were just starting to wonder where you were." Juniper says.
"Yeah sorry I kind of..uh…lost track of time." My face heats up and I look down, hoping they won't notice but I should know by now that Thalia notices everything.
"Ohhh I see. Would a certain cousin of mine be the source of your losing track of time?" She asks teasingly. My face only reddens more in response.
"You and Percy are getting pretty serious aren't you?" Piper states. No sarcasm or teasing is apparent in her voice so I know she's genuinely curious. I turn towards them, making eye contact with Piper.
"Yeah…yeah I guess we are." I say, realizing it for myself. I've been growing closer and closer to Percy everyday. If I'm being honest, It's scaring me. I've never felt this way about anyone before. I haven't let myself, not since… Luke.
"With the rate you're going, you'll have one of these on your finger in no time." Calypso comments, showing her gorgeous diamond ring in the process.
"She's not wrong." Juniper adds.
"Wow wow wow. I said we were getting serious not thinking about marriage!"
They all laugh at my reaction.
"Have you slept together yet?" Piper questions.
"Oh gods. Nope. You're talking about my best friend and my cousin. Gross. Leaving now." Thalia interrupts and starts to get up. Before she can leave I respond.
"No. We haven't."
Thalia lets out a sigh of relief and sits back down.
"Alright. Different topic now." She declares.
I'm about to agree before I feel strong arms come up and pull me back towards them.
"What are we talking about ladies?" Percy asks, kissing my temple afterward.
"Oh just-"
"Nothing! Just nothing!" I say in my flustered state, interrupting Piper. I give her a look that says 'I will kill you if you tell him' and she lets it go.
Leo comes in a moment later. "What are you all doing in the kitchen? It's a party!" He says before practically pushing all of us (except Calypso who helps Leo get some more food from the fridge) out into the living room where other guests are and music is playing.
Percy goes to get us some drinks. I notice a few of the girls near the corner of the room eyeing Percy as he walks back to me, completely oblivious to the girls checking him out.
"I didn't know what you wanted so I just got you some coke. That ok?"
"Perfect. Thank you." I say before leaning in to kiss him. He seems surprised at the action but doesn't break the kiss. I pull away after a few seconds. I can see the girls from the corner of my eye shooting me glares but I pay them no attention.
After the party I'm so exhausted I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.
Monday
I wake up to the sound of Piper banging on my door.
"Rise and shine Annabeth it's dress shopping time!"
I roll my eyes at her ridiculous rhyme. Today's the day Piper's taking me shopping for a dress to wear to the military ball Friday. When I told her about it she practically jumped at the chance to go dress shopping with me. Knowing she wouldn't take no for an answer, I agreed to letting her come with me as long as she doesn't force me into an overly elegant dress.
I shower and get dressed in some light faded jeans and a grey sweater. Piper's already downstairs eating breakfast when I walk into the kitchen.
"No way am I wearing this Pipes." I say, walking out of the fitting room in a huge puffy floor length purple dress.
She makes an amused face and bursts into laughter. "I know I just wanted to see it on you."
"I hate you." I reply, walking back into the changing room to take the dress off. That was the last dress in the pile we had picked out for this store. When I'm back in my regular clothes I meet Piper back outside.
"We've been to three stores and I haven't found anything that I even relatively like. This is hopeless." I sigh.
"Lets stop to get some lunch. I'm sure we'll find something soon." She takes my hand and drags me to the food court. We get some pasta from the Italian place and find a table.
"Ok so we've been through the first half of the mall. There's only a couple dress places on the other side so we've got to find one there." Piper says while we eat.
"Gods dress shopping is a workout."
She laughs. "Hey, I liked the soft pink one you tried on. You're the one who's dragging it out longer."
"It just didn't feel right. I didn't think it was me." I explain while rolling my eyes.
When we walk out of the food court Piper heads in the direction to what I assume is the dress shop she was talking about. There's a wide assortment of different style dresses. Short, long, elegant and casual.
"We've got to find one here. I'll check the front, you check the back and I'll hand you what I find so you can change." Piper suggests.
I look through the dresses on the rack and pick out a maroon colored strapless dress and a cream colored one that's very similar to it. When I see Piper again she hands me a lacey red one. I check the sale rack right outside the changing room before going in. I spot a grey color peeking out. I push the others aside to reveal a gorgeous floor length grey dress bedazzled from the waist up. It has a one shoulder strap. Checking the size, I grab it and add it to my pile of gowns to try on.
Piper's dress is the first one I try on. It's floor length like all the other ones and a snug fitting dress that flares out a bit at the bottom. The dress itself is pretty but when I walk out to show Piper we both agree that it's not really my style. The maroon and cream colored ones give me the same impression.
When I try on the last and final dress, the grey one I found from the sale rack I gasp at my appearance in the mirror. Yes, I actually gasp. The dress hugs me at the waist before flowing out from the waistline to my ankles. It isn't too fancy which I like. The top has white and grey sequins while the bottom is just grey. I smile at my reflection and walk out to show Piper. She looks up from her phone and her eyes widen.
"Annabeth you look amazing! That's totally the dress."
I look down, admiring the dress once again before spinning in a small circle. "I think so too Piper."
( A/N: If you want to see the dress look up 'grey dresses to wear to military ball' and it should be the first picture when you click on images that comes up on Google.)
Tuesday (night)
"Percy…we…I…" I give up on talking as I tangle my fingers deeper into his hair and let him kiss me. My skin tingles as one of his hands travels under my shirt. I sigh happily into the kiss and pull on the hair at the nape of his neck.
Percy had pulled a 'Troy Bolton'. He surprised me with pizza and chocolate covered strawberries and showed up in my room when it was almost midnight. I'd be lying if I said the gesture didn't make my heart melt- even if it was possibly the cheesiest thing ever. I mean come on, what guy does things like that? After we ate, what had started out as a peck on the lips soon turned into a full on make out session. When Percy's hand starts to move up my thigh I jerk my head back sharply and pull away.
"Ok ok ok. I'm sorry. I'm stopping." Percy whispers softly, leaning his forehead on mine. I smile thankfully at him.
(A/N: Anyone get the small reference? Review if you know which movie that quote is from! -not HSM)
"Looks like there's one strawberry left." He says, shifting away from me to pick up the last one from the box and offer it to me.
"Oh no, I'm way too full." I reply shaking my head.
"Come on. This might very well be the best strawberry in the whole world but you wouldn't know it cause you're not gonna eat it."
I laugh and shake my head at his comment. "Split it?"
"Deal." He agrees.
I take a bite of the strawberry as he holds it out for me. He eats the other half.
"Listen, I'm sorry about not wanting to…you know. It's just, well, Luke was my first and that relationship didn't turn out well so I guess I'm just…scared. I know that sounds stupid and you probably think I'm crazy but-"
"Annabeth." Percy interrupts, causing me to look up and meet his eyes. He grabs my hand.
"It's not stupid and you're not crazy. I don't want you to feel like I'm pushing you into anything because I'm not. I completely understand and I'm willing to wait as long as it takes." His eyes shine with nothing but sincerity when he finishes.
That weird feeling appears in my stomach again. It's been happening a lot lately when I'm around Percy. I just can't seem to figure it out yet but whatever it is, it's a strong feeling that's not going away anytime soon.
"You're amazing." I whisper, giving him a gentle kiss on the cheek.
"Come on, let's get you to bed. It's 2am." He says while pulling me up from my seated position on the floor.
"Night Wise Girl." Percy whispers, placing a kiss to my forehead. Before he can leave I grab his hand. He turns back around to face me.
"W-will you stay with me? At least until I fall asleep…please?" I ask, my face turning red in the process.
Percy smiles before climbing under the covers with me. I immediately bury myself in him and he wraps his arms around me. I fall asleep with a content smile on my face.
When I wake up Percy's gone but the salty smell of the sea lingers in the space around me. A grin plasters itself on my face. Deciding to go on a morning run, I change into some leggings and Percy's oversized hoodie (yes, I'm aware that I wear it a lot but it's comfortable!) Juniper greets me at the table when I pour myself a bowl of cereal.
"Other two still sleeping?" I ask, already knowing the answer.
"You know it. Are you going out running?" Juniper replies.
"Yeah. I'll be back around nine thirty."
When I'm finished eating I grab my cell phone and some headphones before heading out the door. As I'm running I notice the different color leaves seem to be almost completely gone leaving the trees bare. I run a couple blocks before I crash into someone running from the opposite direction.
"I'm so sorry. Here, let me help you up." The male voice says.
"It's alright. It's my fault too I wasn't looking." I reply taking his hand.
"Annabeth?" The voice calls in realization.
Once I get up and dust myself off I look up and my eyes widen in shock when I see whom I've crashed into.
"L-Luke?"
Dun dun dun! Don't kill me! Sorry I had to leave you all with a cliffy but I'll try to get the next chapter out as soon as I can. You know what the ironic thing is? I got a guest review saying they liked my story cause it wasn't full of drama and now I just dropped this bombshell on you guys…oops. Please keep reading though I promise you'll like it. Well at least I hope you do! In the meantime hit that review button. The more reviews, the faster I'll update! I love you all and remember…
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