Tutoring Chapter 10
"Dinner's ready" Sally called up the stairs.
"Okay" Percy yelled back "I can't wait to get to school and tell everyone that I had two girls in my room at the same time" he said with a shitty grin.
Thalia glared at him punching him arm "Don't forget I'm your cousin kelp head, that's just nasty".
Percy grimaced "Believe me I can never forget I'm related to you, my entire child hood was ruined by you".
"You mean mine was ruined by you and Nico" Thalia said leaving his room.
"You say anything to people about me being in your room and I will beat you up" Annabeth said as she followed Thalia.
Percy put his hands up in surrender "Jeez can no one take a joke" he mumbled as he followed the two girls down the stairs.
"Hello Thalia, Hello Annabeth it's nice to see you two outside of school" Paul said as he came out of the kitchen carrying a big bowl of sphaghetti.
"Hey Paul" Thalia said sitting down at the table.
"Hello Mr. Blofis" Annabeth said sitting next to Thalia.
"Were not in school you can call me Paul Annabeth" Paul said smiling at her.
"Okay, but that's going to take some getting used to" Annabeth said smiling.
"It's weird having to call him Mr. Blofis all day at school and then come home and call him Paul" Percy said as he sat in his seat next to Annabeth.
"Alright everyone dig in" Sally said.
Thalia and Percy didn't wait to be told twice and immediately started making their plates.
"Percy will you get the three of you a soda out of the fridge please?" Sally asked.
"Sure, you like coke Annabeth?" he asked as he stood up.
"Yeah that's fine" she said nodding her head.
"Annie here only drinks pop on the weekends, she's into the whole healthy eating thing" Thalia said.
"Well I think that's a wonderful thing, now if only you and Percy would do the same thing" Sally said looking pointedly at Thalia.
Thalia smiled sheepishly "I eat my fruit and vegetables".
Sally smiled shaking her head. "Here ya go pinecone face" Percy said handing her a coke and the other to Annabeth.
"Thanks kelp head" Thalia said glaring at him.
"So Paul and Percy tell me that you're an honor roll student and the best track athlete to walk through Goode, but what else is there to know about you?" Sally asked.
Annabeth blushed at the compliments "Oh well I really like architecture, it's what I want to study in college. It's always fascinated me, I love studying it".
Thalia snorted "And drawing it, one entire room of her wall is covered in different blue prints, their actually really good".
"It'd be cool to see them some time" Percy said.
Annabeth smiled at him but didn't say anything.
"Those are some really big goals I'm impressed Percy still hasn't even figured out what area he's most interested in" Sally said.
"Hey now I said I'd like to be a teacher and a coach or a marine biologist, I can't decide which, and it doesn't matter yet first year of college is all about getting your pre-requisites done" Percy said sticking up for himself.
"He is right you know" Paul said smiling at Percy.
Sally lightly slapped his arm mock glaring at him, causing the three teenagers to laugh.
After dinner Percy and Annabeth agreed to clean up the kitchen since Sally, Paul, and Thalia all helped cook dinner.
"Do you want to wash or dry?" Percy asked.
"Dry, I've always hated washing dishes" Annabeth said.
Percy and Annabeth stood shoulder to shoulder as Percy washed the dishes and handed them to Annabeth as she rinsed and dried them.
"You nervous for your meet tomorrow?" Annabeth asked as she dried a plate.
Percy shrugged "Not really, swimming is where I feel the most comfortable and relaxed. It is a little nerve racking since scouts will be there but I love being in the water, I'm just going to focus on swimming, it's what I do best".
"That actually seems pretty smart seaweed brain, I'm didn't know you were that logical" Annabeth teased.
Percy faked a hurt expression while he raised his hand smearing bubbles over her cheek.
Gasping Annabeth retaliated by scooping her own bubbles and smearing them from his forehead to his chin. Annabeth smirked setting her other hand on her hip.
"That's what you get seaweed brain?" she said.
Percy narrowed his eyes quickly scooping up bubbles and water and flinging it at her making her jump to avoid it but she was too late.
"You are so dead?" she said narrowing her eyes and scooping up her own water.
Percy's eyes widened as he put his hands up in surrender "Now Annabeth I think we can talk through this…."
"Oh we will by doing this" she said flinging the water at him. The soap bubbles stuck to his face making Annabeth start laughing, giving Percy the perfect chance to dump a handful of water on top of her head.
Sucking in a breath Annabeth opened her eyes to see a grinning Percy "You ready to give up yet wise girl?"
"One thing you should know about me seaweed brain, I never give up" Annabeth said darkly.
Percy's grin faded and he started backing away from her but he slipped in one of the puddles out of reflex Percy went to grab the counter but accidently grabbed Annabeth's wrist pulling her down with him.
"Owww" Percy groaned as he opened his eyes only to look directly into Annabeth's beautiful grey ones.
"I uhh…" Percy started but stopped when his eyes wondered towards her lips. When Percy finally looked up to her eyes again he saw that she was also looking at his lips. His heart beating faster Percy slowly moved his hand from her wrist up to her face to move the strand of hair in her face.
Annabeth's eyes never leaved Percy's green ones as he gently placed the strand of hair behind her ear. Annabeths' eyes grew larger when she noticed Percy slowly raising his head towards her, but then she realized she moving towards him as well, and the weirdest thing is that she didn't want to stop.
Their lips were centimeters apart so they both could each other's breaths on their cheeks. When she could just feel his lips on hers Annabeth slowly closed her eyes as she leaned forward pressing her lips firmly onto his. Immediately Percy responded moving his lips against hers and cupping her face in his hand.
"Percy do you…. Oh uhh" Paul said blushing and looking up at the ceiling.
Immediately Percy and Annabeth sprang apart and too their feet, each blushing furiously and looking anywhere except at Paul or each other.
"I uhh, your mother was uhh, you know what I think I'm going to go this way now" Paul said quickly leaving the room.
Percy and Annabeth stood in awkward silence still not looking at each other "I'm going to go see what Thalia's doing" Annabeth said quickly leaving the kitchen.
Percy stood there still blushing and completely confused about what just happened but when he looked down at the floor he realized he should probably clean up the mess before his mom came in and freaked out. Grabbing a towel out of the drawer Percy squatted down on the floor and wiped up the water.
"I should probably be helping you, sense I helped make the mess" Annabeth said from the door way.
Percy smiled "Probably would be wise of you".
Annabeth laughed taking the towel from him and bending down to help clean up the water.
"Should we talk about it?" Percy asked quietly.
Annabeth stopped wiping the water and actually looked him in the eye but it took her a while to start talking, it seemed like she was taking her time to form the correct words.
"It would probably be a good idea but right now I don't want to talk about it, do you want to talk about?" she asked moving closer to him.
Percy smiled "Not really" he said quietly.
When she was inches from his face she whispered "Good" before pressing her lips to his.
Annabeth pulled away her eyes still closed and her forehead resting against his "Wow" Percy said breathlessly.
Annabeth smiled and was getting ready to speak when Thalia called out "Annie you ready to go?"
Annabeth quickly moved away from him as Thalia came into the kitchen "You ready to go?" Thalia asked.
"Yeah sure" Annabeth said calmly.
"I'll walk you guys out" Percy said standing up, and following the two girls out of the kitchen.
"Bye Paul, bye aunt Sally" Thalia said giving Sally a hug.
"Bye sweetie and remember your coming over with Nico next weekend for dinner" Sally said.
"It's nice to meet you Sally, thank you for dinner" Annabeth said.
Sally pulled her into a hug "Oh sweetie your welcome and your more than welcome to come over any time".
Annabeth smiled following Thalia out the apartment door.
"So uhh I'll see you guys tomorrow at the meet" Percy said running his hand through his hair.
"Yeah see ya kelp head" Thalia said going down the stairs.
Annabeth looked back at him "We can talk tomorrow okay?"
"Yeah okay" Percy said looking at her lips wanting to kiss her again.
"See you later seaweed brain" she said following Percy down the stairs.
Still smiling Percy closed the door, he was going to go upstairs but his mom stopped him "Did you have fun in the kitchen?" she asked smiling largely at him.
Percy glared at Paul who was hiding behind a magazine "Yeah I guess you could say that" he said looking at his feet.
Sally smiled "She's a nice girl sweetie".
"I know mom, now if you don't mind I'm going to go upstairs and die of embarrassment" Percy said running up the stairs.
"I told you not to say anything" Paul said setting the magazine on the table.
Sally sat down next to him "You honestly think I could go without embarrassing him, that's my job as his mother".
Paul laughed pulling her into a kiss.
&&&&&&&& Thalia's house
"So what happened between you and kelp head?" Thalia asked flopping down on her bed.
"What do you mean?" Annabeth asked sitting down in a chair.
"Oh don't give me that crap, I might not be as brilliant as you but I know when something happens between two people and their trying to hide it. Now or you going to make this easy or hard, because I can do either one" Thalia said looking at her pointedly.
Annabeth sighed knowing it was pointless to try and fight Thalia "We kissed" Annabeth said looking at her hands.
When she looked up she saw Thalia staring at her open mouthed and wide eyed, and completely unable to form words.