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God I really need to eat lunch lol. But I'm having fun here, so I probably won't for a little while.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Not going to lie, this is longer than I thought it was. Good for past me!
Ok lol enjoy the chapter.
(Disclaimer: I don't own these characters)
ANNABETH POV:
I stared at him, all perfection and big green eyes and it was all I could do to not jump into his arms.
I was on the brink of yelling at him, or kissing him, or something to show how much he made me feel. I took a deep breath and nodded.
"Uhh, sure."
He smiled tentatively and sat down beside me. "So, Castellan, huh?"
There was a hint of betrayal in his eyes that I just couldn't deal with right now.
I sighed. "What do you need, Perce?"
He looked down guiltily. "I'm not sure. I just… I didn't like how we left things."
I nodded. "How did you know I was here?"
He blushed slightly, his tan cheeks turning slightly pink. "I might've asked everyone I could find if they had seen you recently."
I laughed a little. "Of course you did."
He cracked a small smile.
"Look, Beth… I just don't want us to fight. And obviously i need to tell you that I didn't mean what I said. About you…"
I nodded, not wanting to hear it again. He got the message.
"You're the wisest girl I know. The wisest person I know. And I was just caught up in the moment and I didn't know what I was saying-"
"Percy."
He looked up. The endearing hope in his eyes was too easy to forgive.
"It's okay. I get it. You're a Seaweed Brain."
"What?" He laughed, and my chest felt all warm at seeing his smile.
"Your head. It's full of seaweed."
He rolled his eyes. "That's my Wise Girl."
I internally squealed- yes, Annabeth Chase squealed- at the nickname, but decided to play it cool. I smiled at him and he smiled back. Not a cocky grin, but a big dopey smile. My heart melted.
"I really am sorry."
"I really do forgive you. I was kind of a jerk too." It was a big thing for me to admit when I was wrong. But my pride had gotten in the way of friendships before, and I didn't want to lose Percy.
He reached out and took my hand. He stroked my palm with his thumb. "So we're okay?"
"We're okay."
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PERCY POV:
I didn't know how people keep passing by us, buying coffee, drinking it for here or to go. Coming in casually and leaving like nothing was happening.
PERCY POV:
I didn't know how people keep passing by us, buying coffee, drinking it for here or to go. Coming in casually and leaving like nothing was happening.
I didn't know how they could just go about their day.
How could they do that? How was t possible to even slightly ignore this gorgeous girl in front of me?
She smiled at me sweetly, her eyes so stormy I felt like a hurricane could rip me apart at any moment.
Her hair tumbled down onto her shoulders in curls and her slim fingers were laced with mine.
I felt something I had never felt before. Not even with Rachel.
No, this was new, and somehow I could tell it meant something. This strange connection I felt with her, this spark I felt every time I touched her, it was unique.
Her goddamn smile.
It lit up the room.
"So are you dating Luke?"
She looked up at me in shock, lips slightly parted. "What? No, I'm fake dating you."
"Well yeah, but you were just on a date-"
"It wasn't a date."
The small confession made my heart leap up and down in my chest. Hope.
"Oh, cool." My tone was casual but I was sure my eyes betrayed me. She wasn't on a date.
I wasn't sure anyone could hide the excitement I was feeling.
"So our deal is still on."
"Yep."
"Oh, how did your Greek History test go? I never got a chance to ask you about it."
I smiled softly at her, pride blooming in my chest. "I aced it."
"No way."
"Way."
She got up from her chair so fast it almost fell over, and flung herself into my arms as I stood up to meet her.
"I'm really, really proud of you, Perce."
I had heard it before. Teachers, guidance counselors, cousins, whatever. It had only really mattered in the past when my mom said it. When she told me she was proud of her son.
But now… Annabeth was proud of me. And I was on top of the world.
I held her tightly in my arms and didn't care that we were sort of making a scene. I buried my face in her hair and held her close to me.
She smelled like lemons.
"Thanks," I whispered into her hair.
She squeezed me tighter before letting go, a light pink blush painting her cheeks.
"So we're still on for our deal?"
I nodded. "We are." I held out my hand and she took it, laughing a little.
"I can't believe I'm friends with such a Seaweed Brain."
"I can't believe I'm friends with such a Wise Girl."
She laughed, her smile lighting up the room. "Come on," she said, leading me out the door. "We have to go teach you things."
"As you wish." (anyone who gets that reference is immediately my best friend)
We walked back to her dorm, and unsurprisingly, Thalia wasn't back yet. She had always been a night owl.
Annabeth sat down on her bed and patted the spot next to her. I smiled, propping up some throw pillows on the wall and sat next to her.
She leaned her head on my shoulder.
"What did she do to you Perce?"
I looked over at her. "Who?"
She locked eyes with me. "Rachel. What did she do to you? How could it be so bad that you wouldn't want to love again?"
I am loving again though, Annabeth. No matter how hard I try, I can't stop myself from falling in love with you.
"Why do you want to know?"
"I don't know. You don't talk about it with anyone. Maybe you should."
I sighed. "Yeah. Maybe."
She glanced at me, urging me to continue. I took a deep breath.
"Rachel was new at my school. We were both seventeen. She was beautiful, talented… I was hooked right away. She had this way about her, like she could see the world in a way no one else could.
"Like there was this sort of mist that covered up wonderful things. And she could see through it. She helped me see through it, too.
"I fell fast and hard for her. And I thought she did too. We dated for two and a half years. Life was good. So good. And then this guy showed up at our door. He's this sleazy blonde dude and I tell him he has the wrong place. But he didn't.
"It turned out Rachel had been cheating on me for eight months. So I broke up with her and promised myself I wouldn't get hurt like that again."
I had never explained it before, everyone that knew had been there for it. It felt kind of nice to get it out.
"She didn't deserve you," Annabeth whispered. "Maybe you think she did, but you deserve so much better than her."
I stared straight into her eyes, trying to find a chance of lies or anything except plain honesty. I couldn't.
And the fact that she really thought that I could do better than what I thought was my dream girl meant a lot.
I saw her eyelids drop slightly, and her pupils dilate.
Her lips parted.
Gods, she was beautiful.
She licked her lips a little bit, seemingly subconciously.
And it was final.
There was no way I couldn't kiss this girl.
She was too perfect.
We leaned towards each other.
My eyelids drooped and so did hers.
My lips parted.
Closer, closer…
Until finally, we met in a kiss.
What's up y'all.
Our first Percabeth kiss.
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO lol.
Romanticcccccccccc.
Why am I tooting my own horn? Because I haven't read this in so long and they're the best couple in the world, that's why.
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