I have no time to update but i just didn't have the heart to leave any of you guys hanging like this so. Here's a special chapter dedicated to you all...
Annabeth's POV
"Alright class. Don't forget your English Assignment." Mr. Sanders reminded us as everyone stood and left.
I went down the hall to my locker, hoping that I wouldn't run in to Jessica and her goons. (Reference: Chapter 3.)
Punching in the combination I took out the song book Mr. Sanders required us to have. I never really been into much music.
I mean I love listening to it but it wasn't too much of my life.
And of coarse the whole How-does-music-have-anything-to-do-with-english was out of the topic.
Mr. Sanders' assignment was to write your own song.
This gave me a chance to use the guitar Samantha, Daughter of Apollo; gave me for my seventeenth birthday.
It was an acoustic guitar that was silver with a hint of grey.
It came along with some Guitar Case or Gig Bag, where you place your guitar to protect it from all sorts of dangers especially when you are on the move with it.
A Tuner, an electronic device that allows you to set your guitar to a standard tune. Keeps you in tune wherever you go.
Some Strings, It is always the best choice to bring with you extra supplies of set of strings. Just in case.
Some Multi Effects Processor / Effects Pedals to spice up guitar playing. It's a gadget to alter the tone of your guitar to different kind of effects.
And finally, endless patient of trying to teach me how to play.
She thought of everything. And finally after sacrificing Ares' and Hera's temple designs,I was able to play a perfect G chord.
Learning wasn't too hard but the fact that a daughter of Athena was in nature, more used to do anything connected to wisdom; music was a different thing altogether.
I've been working on my song for a month or so.
I'm sorry but I'm all for blueprints and strategic plans, I could completely renovate and re decorate your house in a jiff. It's even part of heredity but I'm no good in music as any of you would be.
But, I guess it was fun. For the reason that my inspiration for this certain song was well...very inspirational.
I headed home fortunately not meeting any annoying mortal *cough* Jessica *cough*.
I opened the front door with the key hidden in the flower pot at my right.
No one was home. I went to the fridge to grab a snack, there was a note taped on the fridge's door.
"Went to Matthew and bobby's School Play. We'll be visiting Aunt Florence afterwards. We'll be back by tomorrow night. Don't worry, we've called for someone to give you some company for the night. Behave."
Okay...I wasn't too bothered with the last minute notice that they weren't gonna be home tonight, and Aunt Florence and I didn't get along too well anyways.
Don't get me wrong she considered me a sensible part of the family but she had views that were far from similar to mine.
I wonder who they called for. And my father don't usually remind me to behave. I'm seventeen. I'm the Daughter of the wisdom goddess and official architect of Olympus.
The right behavior was always an annoying must.
I grabbed a pack of blue and red sour belts, my favorite candy; and a bottled blue cherry coke.
That Seaweed Brain was rubbing off on me.
Sigh. I miss him already.
I went up to my room, sat crossed legged on the bed and brought out my Math textbook.
Simple interest problems were interestingly simple.
First Question:
How long does it take a principal of $25,000 at a simple interest rate of 5% to become $30,000?
Well...I think that's how it read.
It was really just Hwo olgn dose it tkae a pricnipla at $25000 at a smiple iternset tare fo 5% ot bcoeme $30,000?
Moving on, Hmm...thirty thousand dollars minus twenty five thousand is equal to five thousand.
$30,000-$25,000=$5000
I wrote down my solution.
The letter /t/ is equal to a hundred multiplied by the earlier answer five thousand divided by twenty five thousand multiplied by five...
t=100 (5000)/$25,000 (5)
I wrote my final answer down. That's four years time.
Writing a 4 down, I encircled it.
I went over to the second problem then the third occasionally popping a sour belt or two in my mouth and washing away the blueberry and strawberry tang out with blue cherry coke until I finished all five Problems.
I went over my guitar to finish my song. It just needed a little polishing but it's getting there.
I strummed a few chords and plucked the strings when necessary.
That's when I heard the front door open down stairs.
I stopped and instinctively went towards my dagger that was on my bedside table. I heard The door close and footsteps climbed the stairs.
For a second I was a little frightened, until the mystery being said,
"Wise Girl?"
Percy?
He peeked in my door.
"Anna-"
Before that raven haired green eyed kelp head even process what was happening I silenced him with a kiss, longing and sweet and very very happy.
"What are you doing here?" I asked after pulling away and internally giggling at the trance like look he gave me.
"Your dad said you were going to be alone and he asked me to come here since your house is only a few blocks from our apartment."
"I can't believe dad would allow you to stay over while they're away."
"It's not like we'll do anything." He said. "And not like he didn't give me an ear full as well as the talk I got from mom before I left." He said slightly blushing.
I then remembered the note still taped on the fridge downstairs. Dad said to behave.
Two innocent words that held second meanings in them. I can't believe him!
I felt the blood rush through my cheeks.
Percy shook his head like he wanted to forget all about it.
"Never mind." He said. He glanced around my surprisingly not tidy room.
If I'd known he was coming I would have at least tidied up. Pencils, crumpled paper, Blueprints, books and some clothes were scattered everywhere.
I smiled at Percy sheepishly. I always nagged him about cleanliness in his cabin, But he didn't seem to care about my room but he was eying the pack of sour belts that were on my bed.
"Help yourself." I said, picking up a few clothes, folding them neatly and storing them away. Percy enjoyed those strips.
I shook my head slowly.
He only noticed my fumbling with all the things in my messy room when his mouth defeated each and every single last of those sour belts.
He helped me sort out some books. When we were finished he smugly and 'innocently' asked me why it was such a mess anyway.
I told him to shut it.
"By the way. Since when did you play?" He asked after I started to work on my song again.
"Since last October 3rd. Samantha gave me this guitar and she taught me how to play too. Though I'm only using it now for a school assignment in English. I'm gonna sing it tomorrow." I said scanning the musical notes on my song book.
Percy gripped the book looking at it intently, trying his best to read the cover despite the dyslexia.
"Whoa." He said. "You wrote the whole song in Greek?" He said opening it to the first page.
"It was easier. I just re wrote the song in English on the next page." I shrugged indifferently.
"Could you sing it?" He asked sweetly.
I hesitated. Percy never heard me sing before and this was my first real song that I worked real hard on for weeks.
"I don't-"
"Please Annabeth?" He cut me off.
He was doing his big sea green eyes thing.
Curse those eyes.
I got my guitar pick.
"Alright. But no laughing." I said taking a deep breath and playing the intro.
(NOW!:)Go to .com and type Siguro by Yeng Constantino instrumental. follow through with the tune.)
Maybe it's true, maybe it's true
I'm finally, Fina-lly I am over you
This may be true,
It could be true
The way I feel is di-ffe-rent from what I knew.
I'd never guess, I could let go.
And finally end the heartbreaking entertainment show.
I never really know what to do, when I was without you...
But now I found something better and I feel brand new.
Chorus:
Maybe you were never meant to ever be with me
But I will keep my head up high
wishing on the stars at night
that someday you would see
I would never give my hopes up
Baby you will see
That every time you turn around
look back to where you're found
you'll always be thinking of me...
I don't want no I don't want
To make a fool of my self in front of you
But I'm confused. yeah I'm confused
I get tongue tied whenever I try to talk to you.
I only stare, standing there.
Wondering why it's always like this.
I never really knew what to do
when I was without you.
But now I've found someone better
and I feel brand new.
(Repeat Chorus)
I stopped after the second chorus noticing that Percy was staring at me.
The song described how I felt about him when my feeling weren't very sorted out.
I blushed.
"That was great." He said.
"Really? It's not bad." I said swallowing my embarrassment.
"Yeah. love it." He said. "You have a beautiful voice." He added hugging me from behind.
"Thanks." I said sure as Hades that I was as red as a tomato.
He brushed his fingers gently across my very red cheeks.
I swallowed a lump in my throat and twisted around his arms to face him.
I tangled my fingers through his messy black hair, He wrapped his arms tighter around my waist, both of us leaned forward...
I'm presuming you know that we really didn't behave as told. No, We didn't go all the way to my bed but we went pretty fa-ar.
Kisses on land are as great as those underwater.
Ello!
Firstly, I Don't Own Yeng's song or her Filipino lyrics or the tune...nadda. Secondly, I only own the english substitute lyrics.
Thirdly, I have no Idea when I'll be able to update a real chapter. I was just able to put this on up because it's been like made already since like I don't know...two months?
I just made it supperly long-ish to make up for the no update thing and to let you all know I'm still alive.
I'm never gonna abandon this but I need your patience. High schools hard and since unlike you lucky people in the USA Summer ended recently and school was suspended today due to a storm so I was able to post this one shot.
Just wait, I might be able to update in five days or so but no promises.
I love you all and I'm very thankful for your support and appreciation.
I hope you guys enjoy this. Ignore the grammar or spelling errors.
This was kinda rushed.
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