Hey guys,

Chapter 4 is here!

I'm really pumping these out fast, lol.

I'm still in school but it's so boring, and I don't need to learn this shit. Lol.

I should check on the views honestly. Probably zero considering i posted chapter one literally half an hour ago, but a girl can hope!

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ANNABETH POV:

"I was worried you two would try to piss on me next," I joked as Percy drove me back to my dorm.

The night was still early, and I had texted Thalia quickly to let her know I was leaving.

Percy didn't laugh. He didn't smile. He just drove in silence. I frowned. I wasn't sure what I did wrong.

Was it possible I had offended him in some way?

How?

He didn't turn on the radio, so we just sat there listening to the whistling wind.

When we reached my dorm, Percy looked at me for the first time since we left. He didn't look happy.

"What's wrong?"

Percy just stared at me for a few seconds. His expression was unreadable. "I'll see you tomorrow, Annabeth."

I nodded warily. "Yeah. See you."

I walked into my dorm frowning. What had I done wrong? Was it because I was talking to Luke?

I could admit to myself that Luke was attractive, but he didn't hold a candle to Percy. I didn't feel the same spark or same connection that I felt with my Seaweed Brain.

Shut up, I told myself. It's all fake.

I shook my head and walked into my empty dorm.

Thalia wouldn't be back for a couple hours. I wasn't sure what to do next.

Percy was obviously mad at me.

I wasn't sure why though. Was it possible he was jealous of Luke?

But I knew I couldn't get my hopes up.

Liking Percy was already a big issue. Not that I did.

I couldn't like Percy.

There was no point in giving away my heart just to get it broken. I knew I would see him tomorrow, we had made plans with Piper and Jason.

I was feeling nervous around a boy for maybe the first time in my life.

In my high school years I had dated, sure, but it was never serious and I was never in love.

I had never felt the kind of connection that I felt with Percy.

The sparks that flew whenever our hands brushed, the way I felt when we danced… that was all brand new to me.

And I wasn't sure if Percy felt the same way. I wasn't sure if I even wanted to know how he felt.

If he didn't feel those sparks, that connection that I thought we had. I knew it would break me.

I mostly just wished that I didn't this way about him. He was too handsome for his own good, too captivating.

I was just a random blonde girl who was too obsessed with school and preserving her family's legacy. My mother would accept nothing less.

I had a hard childhood, no hugs or fun family game nights. My father died when I was seven, and that was the first time I had tried to run away. My fainter was always the warmer one. The one who would listen to me when I cried.

When I realized he was gone, when I realized my whole life from then on would be cold stares and disappointment, I thought I wouldn't be able to handle it.

But somehow, I pushed through and got the grades, started a debate team, everything that I could do that I thought would make my mom proud of me.

It never worked.

Even when I told her that I was going to her alma mater, she didn't blink an eye and simply nodded, not looking up for her work.

I cried for the first time in a while after that. All I've ever really wanted was to make her proud.

It was why I pushed all my friends away, and only the stubborn ones, like Thalia, had stayed by my side.

But it had been hard.

Making people proud was huge for me. When I couldn't, it killed me. Being rejected, being cast aside was heartbreaking for me.

I knew that if Percy ever discarded me, I wouldn't be able to handle it.

Maybe it had been a mistake to ask him to play my boyfriend. Maybe I shouldn't have been so quick to convince myself that I wouldn't catch feelings.

"Get it together," I whispered to myself.

Yes. I would get together. I wouldn't spend time with Percy unless I had to, and I would do my best to stay away from touching him.

The high I got from dancing with him was way too addicting, and I knew that if i got too close to him I would be done for.

The whole point of making that deal with him was to not date. So why was the universe against me?

The next morning:

I woke up and groggily rubbed my eyes. Thalia was snoring in her bed and light was streaming through the windows.

I checked my phone for texts. I had a few from Percy.

dont forget our lunch wise girl

c u soon

I couldn't help but smile at his endearing nick name for me. Whenever he called me Wise Girl I got butterflies in my stomach.

I checked the time. 8:56. The brunch was at 10. I had some time.

I decided to go for a run before I showered and got ready, and then got dressed in a coral colored blouse and white skinny jeans.

I met Percy beside the small cute restaurant we were going to eat at. Of course, he looked amazing.

A dark blue sweater and black jeans that accentuated his muscles and made my jaw go slack.

He smirked when he caught me staring.

"You don't look too bad yourself, Wise Girl."

I tried to hide my blush. "Thanks. By the way, Piper might be late. She tends to not care about what time she arrives."

Percy smiled. "Well it's a good thing she's going with Jason. That neat freak. He's such a freaking perfectionist."

I grinned. "I think we'll get along well then."

"Great," Percy muttered. "Just what I need. Another uptight blonde in my life."

I looked down at that, not sure if he was joking. I got my answer when he nudged my shoulder with a grin. I blushed and tried to contain a gasp at the sparks.

"At least this one's gorgeous."

"I'm going to tell Jason you don't think he's gorgeous," I replied, trying to calm my nerves.

Percy rolled his eyes. "He knows he's not as pretty as you. No one is."

And with that, we walked into the restaurant.

End of chapter 4.

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