Prompt: A High School Romance
Time Period: February 2019
Prompt Administrator: DaughterofHypnos17
Rating: K
Word Count: 668
Cabin Points Received: 100 if completed. If not, 10 for each part of the chocolate box.
"Today you will be starting your project, which will be worth half of your grade. We've already gone over the project rubric, to know more please check the online copy. You will have partners, and they will be assigned by me. Now, there's Piper McLean and Reyna Arellano-"
A low cry of 'yes!' next to Annabeth had the blonde fighting back an amused smile when she saw how elated Piper was to be paired up with her girlfriend. Meanwhile, the person Annabeth wanted to be partnered up with was Jason Grace- the only other student in her English class, other than Reyna and Piper, who Annabeth would actually be able to hold a civil conversation with without feeling like she wanted to strangle him.
Shaking her head when she realized that she was spacing out, Annabeth tried to refocus on what Mr. Apollo was saying. "-ico Angelo and Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase and Jason Grace, and finally, Silena Beauregard and Clarisse de la Rue."
Fighting the urge to fist pump, Annabeth nodded when she saw Jason shoot her a small, grateful smile from across the classroom.
"There are still a couple more minutes of class, you can go to your partner and discuss your project. Have one of you email me the topic of your essay by 9:00 p.m. tonight."
The class erupted in chatter, desks moving and footsteps filling the room as kids walked to their partners. Some, like Nico, seemed less than excited about who their partner was- after all, Percy was Nico's unofficial older brother, and who would want to be paired up with their sibling on a project? But just allowing a chuckle to pass her lips when she saw Nico's dejected face, Annabeth quickly made her way to Jason's seat near the windows, ideas swirling through her head before she could even blink.
"So I was thinking," Annabeth began, faltering when she heard Jason's voice talking at the same time.
"I had an idea-" He, too, stopped talking, before chuckling. "You go first."
Smiling nervously, Annabeth bit her lip before continuing. "I was thinking, because this is worth half of our grade, we could write this on mythology- have it be a thesis of sorts, breaking down one of the Greek Myths."
Jason grinned. "My idea to dissect a book wasn't that great compared to yours. What myth?"
Fighting the urge to blurt out the myth of Arachne and Athena, Annabeth's favorite Greek Myth, Annabeth just nodded in Jason's direction. "You choose."
After staying silent for a moment, long enough for Annabeth to think that Jason might not have been as excited about the idea as Annabeth was, Jason grinned. "What about the myth of Athena's birth? There could be a lot of metaphors hidden in that or something, and the myth is definitely interesting."
While it wasn't on par with the Arachne and Athena myth, Annabeth had to give Jason props for coming up with a good idea. Right as Annabeth opened her mouth to remark on that, and to add her own idea, the bell rang throughout the classroom, and everyone streamed out of it immediately, leaving Annabeth, Jason, and Mr. Apollo in the classroom.
"I trust you kids to close the classroom after I leave?" Mr. Apollo said, his brows raising in the question. Once Jason and Annabeth both nodded, he chuckled and exited the room, Annabeth carefully turning toward Jason.
"Here's my number," Jason stammered, quickly grabbing a pen before scribbling down a series of digits on a scrap of paper. "Call me to- to work on our project."
Grinning, Annabeth carefully pocketed the piece of paper, acting on a whim and leaning forward to hug Jason. "Of course I'll call you."
As the two walked out of the classroom, standing a little too close and glancing at each other a little too long, who knew? Maybe it was the start of something beautiful.
And that's the end! I know that the characters are really OOC, but I wasn't sure how to write a Jasabeth (is that the ship name?) fic without feeling weird: I really can't ship Annabeth with him, but I wanted to try it out... not quite sure if I'll be writing this ship again- ever. I think that's why I purposefully left the ending sorta ambiguous- it's up to you to decide if they ended up together or not. But anyway, this is the last of the Chocolate Box! And the end of the Annabeth ships! Lol, anyway, please follow, favorite, and review!