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Annabeth's POV
"Hello?" Percy said.
Thalia and Piper started giggling in the background.
"Shut up!" I hissed at them.
"Uhh... Hello? Is anyone there, or am I currently speaking to someone's ass?"
"Hey Percy!" I said quickly.
"Annabeth! You didn't happen to hear what I said before, did you?"
"Nope, and neither did my ass." I teased. I couldn't pass up that opportunity. Thalia and Piper stuffed their faces in pillows, laughing their asses off.
"Oh gods." I could practically see him blush on the other side. The mental image made me smile. "Moving on... What's up? Why'd you call me?" He said, changing the subject.
"Oh right. Well, it's been a while since we last hung out together, so I was uhh, I was wondering if you'd... If you'd like to, I don't know, maybe kinda sorta come over?"
Oh gods, what the hell is wrong with me? Why am I stuttering? I never stutter, ever. And why am I so nervous? It's just Percy. Seaweed Brain, remember? It's not like I'm even asking him out on a date! Get a grip!
"Umm, could you repeat that? I didn't really get the question." Was his reply.
Steeling my nerves, and avoiding Thalia and Piper's gazes, I said "I was wondering if you'd like to join me, Thalia and Piper on girl's night."
"Ohh, uhh, yeah sure. If you're not busy, then sure. When?" Ouch. I deserved that comment. That's been my excuse whenever he wanted to hang out. 'Can't hang out, I'm busy'.
"Right now?"
Percy's POV
"Right now?" She said/asked uncertainly.
My eyes widened at that. She wants me to come over, right now? What do I do? What do I say? I've gotta stall for time.
"Umm, could you give me a second? I've got to check something."
"Sure, yeah. I can wait, no hurry."
I put the phone on mute and looked at Nico and Leo and said "Okay. Okay. Okay. What do I do now?"
"Well, if it weren't for the fact that she had a boyfriend, it would almost seem like a booty call." Nico speculated.
"Bro, it's the middle of the night and she's asking you to come over. That's definitely a booty call." Leo said.
My eyes widened at that. "You really think so?"
"I'd be willing to bet my favorite screwdriver it is. I mean, she's only like ten minutes away from this house." Leo said seriously.
"Hold on. She also said that Piper and Thalia was there. What does that mean?" I said confused.
"Maybe she was using girls night as an excuse." Nico exclaimed.
"Yeah, like when a girl invites you to a party that no one else is invited to!" Leo added.
I laughed and said "You guys aren't being serious right now? Right?"
"Dead serious." Nico deadpanned. Leo just nodded his head solemnly.
"But why would she call me for a booty call in the first place? She's got a boyfriend now, remember? Derek?"
"Yeah, but what if Derek sucks in bed?" Leo proposed.
"Dude, I'm a virgin. I'm pretty sure that if Derek sucks in bed that I wouldn't be any better." I pointed out.
"Right, right. But what if Derek screwed up, like cheat on her?" Nico theorized.
"Oohh, that's a lot better than my theory!" Leo said while giving him a high five.
"Okay, let's assume that's true for a second. What do I do?" I wondered.
"Isn't it obvious? You go over there and get the girl for once." Leo exclaimed.
"Yeah, but that's not the plan. The plan is to get Thalia-"
"Oh screw the plan." Nico interrupted. "You've been following the plan for 6 months and you're no closer to being Thalia's boyfriend than you were 6 months ago. Screw the plan. Sometimes the person we want to be with isn't the right person. Annabeth may really need you right now. Do you really want to leave her waiting any longer, or do you want to go over there with a bottle of wine and make her feel better?"
"Uhh, guys. I hate to interrupt to crucial moment, but we've been arguing for like ten minutes and Annabeth is still probably waiting on the other line." Leo announced.
Oh shit! Annabeth! I grabbed my phone and un-muted it.
"Hey Annabeth, you still there?" I asked.
"Yup. So.. You coming over or what?"
Ah, the million dollar question. I said the first thing that popped into my mind "Yeah, see you in a few. Bye." And then I hung up.
I looked at the guys and said "What did I just do?"
Annabeth's POV
"Bye bye." I said but he already hung up.
"There you guys happy now?" I told Thalia and Piper.
They shared a happy look before saying simultaneously "Very."
"Sometimes, I really wonder why I'm friends with you guys." I grumbled.
"I just thought of something. What if Percy thinks that this is a booty call?" Piper wondered.
"What? I doubt Percy even knows what a booty call is." Thalia joked.
"Plus, why would I him for a booty call? I've got a boyfriend, remember?"
"You know that and I know that, but he doesn't know that." Piper retorted.
"That kind of makes sense." Thalia said.
"Um it doesn't actually. If this was a booty call, then why would I mention your names?" I articulated.
"So that it isn't an obvious booty call?" Thalia suggested.
I rolled my eyes at them and said "You guys are idiots. Idiots, that are gonna get more pizza's"
"What? Why?" Piper asked.
"Because I got the last batch and because we have another guest coming, that you all insisted on inviting. Don't forget: Meat-lovers pizza for me!" I answered.
They both grumbled but got up and left to go get the pizza's. Alone at last... Would Percy really think of this as a booty call? Did it seem like a booty call? Oh gods, do I want it to have been a... Nope. Not gonna finish that thought. Think about Derek. Derek with his dar raven hair, jawline that could cut glass and his amazing sea-green eyes- Wait I meant blue. Derek has blue eyes. Not sea-green. And then I started thinking about the only person that I knew that had sea-green eyes. Before my mind could wander off to uncharted territory, someone rang the doorbell.
I got up, thinking that it was Piper and Thalia with the pizza, so I opened the door and greeted them with a "Finally! I'm starving, I need me some meat!"
And then I saw Percy standing there. Not Thalia. Not Piper. Oh gods, could this get any worse?
Percy's POV
"Finally! I'm starving, I need me some meat!" Annabeth exclaimed.
My eyes widened at that. They were right! This was a booty call! Holy crap, of all the times not to bring a condom! I didn't really think they were gonna be right! What do I do? I should just play it cool. And stop blushing.
I scratched behind my neck and said "All I got wass wine. I didn't know you wanted..." I gulped and said "Meat."
She was so red, that I was sure that a tomato would've been jealous of her and squeaked "Percy! I didn't know you'd be here this fast! I thought you were someone else!"
I raised an eyebrow at that "Like, someone with meat?"
She blushed even harder if that was possible and said "No! Well, yes! I mean.. Let me start over. I thought you were Piper with my meat-lovers pizza."
"Oh, yeah I get that a lot actually. People have told me that I look eerily similar to Piper." I said, to diffuse the awkward tension in the room. It worked.
She laughed and then punched me in the shoulder. "Shut up, Seaweed Brain! Come on, let's get you in something more comfortable. It's a girls-night-in rule, comfortable clothes ONLY."
Holy shit! Is she trying to undress me? "Uhh, no thanks. My clothes, are really comfortable right now."
She looked at me skeptically. "Right because nothing says comfort like a button up dress shirt and jeans."
I gulped. I couldn't argue with that. "Well, I don't have anything else so... Yeah. I'll just keep my clothes, you know, on."
"Follow me, I think I've got some jogging pants that you can follow. And maybe I can dig up a shirt that you could fit in." Without giving me time to answer, she just grabbed my arm and dragged me up to her room. Every teenage boys dream.
She left me standing in the middle of the room and went trough her clothes in her closet. After a minute or two of me looking at her pictures and her looking for some clothes, she finally found what she was looking for.
"Here, grab these. You can change in my bathroom over there." She said, pointing me to the right way. I set down the bottle of whine and went to get changed.
"Umm, I think the shirts a little small." I said through the bathroom door.
"What? Are you sure?" Was her answer.
I looked down at the white t-shirt that was hugging my muscles, looking like it was about to burst and said "Yeah... I'm pretty sure." I came out and entered her bedroom to show her.
"It looks like it fits." She said confused.
I sighed. "Don't say I didn't warn you." I mumbled and then I flexed my muscles. The shirt burst, like I predicted. "See? Told you it was small."
I got no reply from Annabeth. "Annabeth?" I said, looking up. All I saw was her staring at my naked upper body. I came closer and held my hands in front of her eyes. "Annabeth? "I repeated. "You all right?"
That seemed to have woken her from her trance. "Yep. Yep, I'm good, really good. I'm just, hot, is it hot in here?"
I looked at her weirdly and said "Umm.. No not really. Are you sure you're okay?"
She nodded her head and said "Yes.. What is taking them so long? I'm starving!"
"For some meat?" I asked, because come on. I couldn't pass up this opportunity!
She became beet red and said "Shut up!"
"You know, you can look if you want. I don't mind." I said casually.
"What?" She choked out.
"I said you can look if you want." Looking down at my chest. "I mean, there isn't really anything to see in my opinion, but if you want to look, I'm not gonna stop you." It's true, I did have a six pack but it wasn't really that obvious, unless I had the right kind of lighting.
"Psh, why would I even want to look? It looks disgusting." It would've been believable, if she wasn't looking down.
I smirked and said "You've got a point! So how about you go look for shirt for me?"
"Huh?"
"You know, to hide my 'disgusting' body?"
"Riight, yeah. I'm gonna go look for a shirt."
"You go do that."
"I will."
"Then go." With every sentence we each took a step forward, until we were standing right in front of each other.
"On my way."
"Hurry up." I don't know how it happened, but suddenly we were both starting to lean in. Our noses were touching, eyes were closing and lips getting closer. Right when we were about to kiss we heard the doorbell. We both jumped away from each other, panting and red faced.
"I'll get it!" I said. Anything to get away from Annabeth and this room. Oh my gods, were we... Where we about to kiss? What is wrong with me? She's got a boyfriend. A boyfriend! It's cool, we didn't really kiss, we probably would've pulled away at the last moment on our own. Right?
I opened the door greeted Piper and Thalia. "Hey guys! Great timing! Annabeth was craving meat!"
They both stared at me wide-eyed, or more specifically, at my still naked chest. I started blushing, damn I forgot about that.
"Seems to me like she had plenty of meat right here." Thalia declared.
My face became even hotter. "Annabeth gave me shirt, but it uh it kind of broke." I explained.
"Did it break because she ripped it off, or...?" Piper questioned.
"No!" Damn, you could cook eggs on my face with how hot it felt. "It was too small, so when I flexed, it just broke."
Annabeth came down and threw a shirt at my face and said "There, that should fit you. It's one of my dads. Hey guys, great timing. I'm starving! Let's eat!"
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"So, not that this isn't fun or anything." I started, because we've been eating pizza silently for 10 minutes now, "because it is. But umm.. Is there a reason you invited me Annabeth?"
She held up a finger and kept on chewing her pizza. I waited patiently, because I really did want to know why she asked me to come over, if it wasn't for a booty call.
She gulped down her pizza and said "What? Can't I ask my friend to come over unexpectedly and eat pizza with him?"
"Not if you ignore and avoid him for two weeks." I said.
"Okay, that's fair. I deserved that."
"We're gonna go to the bathroom." Piper announced awkwardly, grabbing Thalia on her way out.
"What's the real reason you wanted me to come here tonight?"
"Because..." She took a deep breath and said "Because I needed to talk to you. I want to tell you why I've been avoiding you for the past two week. It's because..."
"... you have a boyfriend?" I finished for her.
"Yes! How did you know that?"
I looked away and answered. "Because I saw you guys, in the park."
"What were you doing in the park."
"I was.. looking for you actually."
"Why were you looking for me?"
"Because I was gonna... Never mind. It doesn't matter anymore."
"No tell me! I want to know."
I shook my head at that. "No, it's really not that important. It was stupid of me. Trust me, okay? You didn't have to avoid me you know. You could've just told me you were hanging out with you boyfriend. Why'd you hide him from me anyway?" I said to change the subject.
"Because.. I don't know. Maybe I was scared you'd be overprotective of me or something."
"Only if he gave me a reason to." I told her seriously. "Now, what's the real reason you've been avoiding me?"
"I guess... I guess I was scared you'd stop being my friend once you found out I was dating Derek."
My eyes widened at that. "Why on earth would you think that?"
"Because.. I don't know. Everyone kept on telling me that you liked me and that I liked you and I guess I was getting sick and tired of it. And.. And.."
"Hey, hey, Annabeth. Look at me. Look at me. I've got the same problem. People keep telling me that too, and it sucks. But you wanna know what sucks even more? Not seeing you. These past two weeks have been awful without our daily fights. You know I'd never leave you, ever. You can ignore me for two weeks, avoid me for two weeks and try to push me away, but I'll still be there. Life sucks for this Seaweed Brain, without his Wise Girl."
She smiled at me and said "You're a great friend, you know that? "
Friend. A word that many, many, MANY girls use or have used to describe me. I'm really starting to get sick and tired of that word.
I plastered a fake smile on my face, shrugged and said "I try."
"No seriously, you're a great friend Percy. I feel so relieved now, I can talk freely about Derek and even ask you for advice! I'm so glad you're okay with this!"
Oh dear gods what have I done? "Yeah... Great!"
"I want you to meet him."
"What."
"I want you to meet him. Tomorrow, and I won't take no for an answer!" She said with a determined look in her eyes.
Ah crap, I know that look. There's no convincing her otherwise.
I sighed and said
"What time?"
Aaaaand we're done. Another day, another chapter, another filler... Sorry about that guys, this was the best I could do. I must've rewritten this chapter like five times, and I'm still not happy with the result. I promise you, that the next chapter will not be another filler. Anyway, please tell me what YOU though of this chapter and what you think I could improve on. Or hey, if you have an idea for the story, I'm always open to suggestions. I do hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, but understand if you didn't. I'm thinking that the next chapter will come out by Sunday the latest.
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Wow, that was really awkward and touchy feely there. I feel like we should hug, to get rid f this awkward moment. Nope, that just made it worse. I'm just gonna go now, before I embarrass myself even more. See you guys.