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Published 14th August
Percy POV
"Let's get it started then! Percy, you're mysterious and new, Truth or Dare?"
Percy thought about it for a little bit, then answered "Truth." Olive clapped her hands with glee. Percy gulped, nervous but not quite regretting his decision. Olive seemed like a dangerous girl to get a dare from.
"Ok, I'm going to ask the most boring question but I wanna know - what's up with the nicknames?" Olive asked, leaning forward as if she wasn't close enough she would miss the answer. Percy chuckled.
"Well, I call Annabeth Wise Girl because she's super duper smart," Percy looked at Annabeth who was blushing, despite the fact that she knew it was true, "And she calls me Seaweed Brain-"
Annabeth cut in. "Because sometimes I think there's nothing up there but kelp!" She flicked his head and he gave her his baby seal face.
"Say sorry, Annie." He whined playfully, earning a death glare from Annabeth. Percy just grinned and slung an arm around her shoulder, giving her a quick kiss. Hayden spoke up.
"Woah... How'd you do that?" He said in disbelief.
"Do what?" Percy answered, confused.
"No one can withstand Annabeth's stares - they're super scary!"
Percy grinned. "Well I think they're cute." Annabeth gave him a glare and a flick on the ears before he gave her a pouty face. She smiled, rolled her eyes and gave him a hug. "Like I said - Seaweed Brain."
Olive squealed. "You guys are so cute!" She then realized what she said and blushed, embarrassed that her girly side was showing. "Uh, I mean... Percy, you need to ask someone else!"
Percy looked at the group, then pointed to Tom. "Tom! Truth or Dare?"
Tom POV
Percy obviously had no idea that Tom had a crush on Annabeth. Maybe his head was full of kelp. Annabeth was always right. Tom mentally shook his head and brought himself back to reality.
"Uh, dare?" Tom said nervously. Percy grinned, making him gulp.
"I dare you to... get up on the table and scream 'I love blue cookies'!" Annabeth burst out laughing, along with Percy. Apparently this was another inside joke. Tom's eyes narrowed, but he saw Annabeth looking at him and he put on a calm face, determined to look brave. He began to stand on the table, preparing himself for the humiliation. Despite every fiber of his being screaming GO BACK at him, Tom steeled himself, remembering he was doing this for Annabeth. He bet Percy had never done something this brave for her! (cough cough LIES cough cough)
Tom took a deep breath and yelled "I LOVE BLUE COOKIESSSS!"
The entire cafeteria went silent as Tom blushed tomato red and sat down, burying his face in his hands. Slowly, conversations started up again, and Tom looked at the table. They were all cracking up, with tears of laughter running down their cheeks. Tom slowly smiled as Annabeth gave him a thumbs up.
"Great job Tom!" She said between laughs, her blonde hair flying around the edges of her face. Tom loved the way it shined in the sun, how curly it was, the way it fell across her back in a perfec-
"TOM! LISTEN UP DIMBO!" Olive yelled. "You have to ask someone!" Tom brought himself back to reality, blushing when he realised he had been staring at Annabeth.
"Uhh, Annabeth - Truth or Dare?" He asked. She smiled and immediately said "Truth."
Tom thought for a moment, then had a good question. "How long have you known Percy over here?" He asked, inwardly smiling. He had known Annabeth the longest here, apart from Olive. Now he would show him. There was no way Percy could-
"Well we've been dating for a year and a half now, since his 16th birthday, but I've known him since we were twelve, and we've been best friends for what, 5 years now?" Annabeth answered, smiling at Percy. Rage and hurt boiled inside Tom. So he hadn't known her the longest. Then he vaguely realized Jasmine was talking.
Jasmine POV
Wow. They had known each other for a long time. Jasmine wished she had a friendship that long. Then she thought of a question to ask Annabeth. "Um.. can I ask a question?" No one noticed her but Olive.
"OI! Jazzy's tryna talk her people!" Olive reprimanded the group. Jasmine smiled, slightly embarrassed but grateful for her best friend.
"I was wondering if I could ask a question?" She said timidly. Annabeth seemed unsure.
"Well that's not the way the game usually works, but ok?" she answered. Jasmine gave her a thankful, small smile.
"Truth or Dare Annabeth?" she asked. Annabeth smiled, knowing Jasmine wouldn't give her an entertaining dare. Then again, she obviously wanted to ask a question, so she said "Truth."
Jasmine grinned, then steeled herself. "So, I'm scared of a lot of things, but you seem scared of like, nothing" Annabeth blushed. "So I was wondering - what's your biggest fear?"
Annabeth paled and shakily said "Spiders." Then her eyes widened and she whispered. "And... and that place." Jasmine was worried as she looked over at Percy, who also seemed shaky as the blood rushed out of his face. Jasmine was scared. "Are- are you okay? I'm so sorry I didn't mean to do anyth-" she was cut off by Annabeth, who had seemed to have gone into some sort of trance. The group froze, unsure of what to do. Only Percy rushed forward, scooping her onto his lap. He looked at them shakily.
"She's gonna get worse. I'll take her out." No one argued as he carried her away bridal style. Her eyes had gone glassy and were frantically moving around, as if she was seeing something only she could see. They left the cafeteria, but the group could still hear her as she screamed. "PERCY! No! NO! Why did you leave me?! PERCY!"
Jasmine began to cry - this was all her fault. Consumed with worry, she heard another distant scream;
And promptly fainted.
That's all folks!
aha jk but seriously hope you enjoyed the chapter, this one was fun to write :) (except the last bit obviously)
once again, a MASSIVE thank you to all my readers, whether you are regular or have just come across this story. You guys mean the world to me and your comments make me feel so good inside. You guys are the reason I write 3
also i forgot to say but we are currently in january just after what i think is called winter break in america so the start of semester 2
Have a great day, and as always:
May the odds be ever in your favour.
- FawnWing20
