The rest of the week was a blur. Piper and I spent our time lounging in our room, exploring the campus, and enjoying our meals with Silena and her friends. On Thursday we went shopping to find cute outfits for the party on Friday. I had gone all week without speaking to Percy, and had only seen him a few times during evening meals. I would catch him glancing at me occasionally, but he'd always quickly turn his attention back to his friends the moment his eyes landed on mine. Anyways, I tried not to think about the gorgeous boy across the hall every day, but it was hard.
I woke up Friday morning giddy with excitement. Pipes and I spent the day pampering for the party, painting our nails, curling our hair, deciding on outfits - the works.
When it was finally time for us to leave, we looked each other up and down and smiled. We looked great. Piper was wearing a cropped black top with a green cargo short skirt, and white doc martens. Definitely her style. I decided on a baby blue tube top, jean shorts and my Nike airforces.
"We look awesome!" Piper squealed.
"I know, I'm so excited," I replied back. "Shall we, Pipes?"
"We shall!"
As we walked up towards the house, we saw a group of guys standing outside. A few of them were smoking a joint, and I immediately recognized the one with it in his hand. As he put it up to his lips, he made eye contact with me. I stopped in my tracks. He looked incredible. Dark washed jeans, chains hanging off the sides, shoved into a pair of black leather boots. His black t-shirt had a wide cut collar, showing off a bit of his chest and accentuating his broad shoulders. I couldn't help but watch as he looked me up and down and raised his eyebrows. He took a long draw from the joint and blew it out, handing it to his friend. A few of them looked my way, noticing Percy's attention had shifted to me. He started walking towards me and my breath caught in my mouth.
"You look dangerously hot walking into a house full of guys like that." He said, drinking in the view of my long, tanned legs.
"Wow, if I didn't know you any better, I'd say that almost sounded like a compliment," I scoffed, folding my hands over my chest.
"Don't get used to it, wise girl, I'm a little intoxicated." He smirked at me.
"Yeah, and high," I told him.
"Hey what's a little buzz to take the edge off. You aren't gonna rat on me are ya, babe?"
"Don't call me babe." I snapped.
He flashed me a winning smile. "Why? I know it drives you crazy. Enjoy the party."
He turned and walked back to his friends, shooting me once last glance over his shoulder.
"Come on Annabeth, let's go check out the house!" Piper said, pulling me along.
"What was that all about?" She asked when we were inside. But I wasn't paying attention.
I felt like I was walking into a sold out concert, the crowd was so thick. There we were, piper and I, at our very first college party. The music was blaring and the energy was high. There were so many people, most of them dancing and drinking.
"Hey Piper!" Someone yelled one our direction. I looked over to see Jason cutting through the crowd towards us.
"Someone's got an admirer," I whispered to piper before Jason got to us.
"Shh!" She whispered back, smiling widely.
"Hey Annabeth!" Jason said to me when He approached us. "So, what do you guys think of the party? I just got accepted to the Zeus house!"
"Really? You're a child of Zeus? I had no idea!" Piper exclaimed, a little sparkle in her eye. She was obviously impressed.
"Yeah," Jason replied back sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. Damn, he was hot.
"So, you guys want a drink? The strawberry wine cooler is amazing!"
"Sure!" Piper said, smiling at me. This was gonna be fun.
I downed my first drink pretty fast. It tasted so good, and the more I drank, the warmer I felt and the better the music sounded. My third drink in and my vision was a little blurred. I was talking to some guy who's name I had forgotten. It was either Aidan or Aaron, I couldn't remember. But he was adorable, and I couldn't stop from blushing every time he smiled at me. Every now and then I'd look over to see Piper giggling in the corner with Jason. When she saw me looking, she gave me a thumbs up.
"So, Aidan..." I said slowly, hoping that was his name. He nodded, giving me the go ahead. "Are you in the Zeus house too?"
"Yeah, I just got my bid. I'm so pumped."
"That's awesome. Do you know Jason? He's talking to my friend over there." I pointed at Piper and Jason in the corner.
"Oh yeah, Jason's the best. It's kinda strange meeting all my half-brothers while I'm drunk at a college party." He laughed.
We continued talking and I made my way through my fourth drink. I was feeling kinda dizzy, but I tried to push that feeling away. I didn't want Aidan to know how drunk I was. But in the back of my mind, I was thinking about Percy, and how amazing he looked earlier. Snap out of it, Annabeth, I thought to myself. You're talking to an extremely cute, non-confusing, normal guy.
"Hey, you wanna dance?" He asked me, flashing me a mischievous grin.
"Oh hell yes," I said, grabbing his white shirt and pulling him towards the middle of the room.
Aidan put his hands on my waste and turned me around so that my body was flush against his. We started moving our bodies to the music, stuck in sync with every beat. He was so sexy. Tousled brown hair, built like Hercules, and a blinding smile. He was definitely my type. I was glad I remembered his name right.
I raised my arms and pressed my hands on his neck. He held me tighter, still swaying to the music.
"Annabeth, you are so fucking hot," he breathed in my ear. I felt him lean down and kiss my exposed neck, sending chills up and down my spine.
Just as I was about to turn around and kiss him back, I spotted a dark haired adonis across the room staring right at me.
He smirked and raised up his plastic solo cup. And suddenly. It wasn't Aidan who I wished was kissing my neck, but Percy. Oh how I wished it was his hands around my waist, body pressed firmly against mine. Percy watched as I continued to dance with Aidan, obvious hunger in his eyes. Then he started to walk towards us. At the moment, I was so drunk I didn't know what I was gonna do next. I turned around towards Aidan and asked him quickly where the bathroom was. He pointed over towards a hallway across the room. I thanked him and stalked off, brushing past Percy. I needed a moment to breathe. But that moment never came.
"Wow, you work fast." A voice said behind me when I reached the bathroom door. I turned around and found myself face to face with the most gorgeous pair of green eyes.
"What do you care?" I retorted.
"I don't." He snapped back.
"Then why are you stalking me huh?"
"What are you talking about? I just came over to use the bathroom." He took a step closer. He smelled amazing. Kind of like the warm breeze of summer air by the ocean. Strange, but intoxicating.
"Go on then," I said to him. "Don't let me stop you."
He reached around me to turn the knob in the door and swung it open. He glanced left, then right, and seeing nobody looking, he pushed me into the bathroom and closed the door. Then he locked it.
Now, I should've been afraid, but my mind was too consumed by how amazing this boy looked standing in front of me. I tried to come to my senses and slurred out a few words.
"Wha-what are you doing, Percy?"
"Something I've been wanting to do all night."
And with one swift motion he swept me up and placed me on the counter.
"Annabeth, you're the sexiest girl I've ever seen." Percy purred into my ear, giving me chills for the second time that night.
Before I could register what was going on, I felt his soft lips crashing into mine. He tasted like lime and tequila, so I'm pretty sure he was as trashed as I was. He would've never said that to me sober. I didn't care though. All I cared about was his lips on my mine. I spread my legs apart and he stepped in closer, so that I was straddling him. His placed his hands on my thighs and squeezed, making me moan into his mouth. I parted my lips and his tongue tangled with mine. He started kissing me rougher, faster. I tightened my legs around his waist, pulling him closer. My arms traveled from his chest, to around his neck, and then up into his mess of dark locks, pulling gently as we deepened the kiss. It was his turn to moan.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. We broke our kiss and both heads turned towards the door. We were breathing hard.
"Excuse me, is anyone using the bathroom?" I heard a muffled voice from behind the door.
"Yeah it's occupied! Go find another bathroom!" Percy shouted towards the door.
"Okay, geez!" The voice huffed, and I heard footsteps walking away.
I forgot what a jerk Percy could be.
He turned back to me, eyes dark with an emotion I couldn't quite place. He looked like pure sex standing there, cheeks red, hair tousled, and lips swollen from the kiss. I couldn't get enough.
"You were driving me crazy dancing with that kid out there." He said, catching me off guard. Oh, he was talking about Aidan.
"Why's that?" I asked.
"Because. It should've been me out there. I know you want me or you wouldn't have left him in the first place." He smiled cockily.
"That'ss not true." I slurred.
"Yeah? Then why are you in here making out with me if you'd rather be out there with him?"
"You pulled me in here, remember?" I growled at him. I got down from the counter and walked towards the door, opening it to check and see if the coast was clear. I didn't want anyone to think I was fucking some guy in the bathroom.
I stumbled out of the bathroom.
"Where are you going?" Percy snapped from behind me.
"To get another drink!" I told him.
Percy grabbed my wrist. "I think you've had enough, wouldn't you say?"
"You're not the boss of me, Percy," I scoffed at him.
I found my way to the drink table and poured myself another strawberry wine cooler. Mmm, the sweet drink tasted so good. Almost as good as Percy's lips. I didn't think anything could be as intoxicating as the way Percy was looking at me right now.
"Spend the night with me." He said, smiling confidently.
I coughed on my drink. "What?!" I spluttered.
"You heard me. Sleep next to me tonight." He stared at me warmly, surprising me. I hadn't seen this soft side of Percy. Maybe I was too drunk, or maybe the loud music was making my head spin, but whatever it was, I'm sure I was losing it, because I nodded shyly.
He grinned and grabbed my hand, walking me out through the crowd, which was a little less crowded than before. That's right. It was probably super late. I could feel myself growing tired. Yeah, maybe bed was exactly what I needed. But would I be safe in Percy's bed...alone...with only him? I didn't really care. The room was starting to spin faster after I finished my drink. I don't even know what number I was on by now. All I could focus on was Percy's hand intertwined with mine, pulling me out of the mad house and onto the sidewalk, back in the direction of the freshman dorms.
I don't remember most of the walk back. I didn't say much, just walked next to Percy, noticing that he still hadn't let go of my hand.
He didn't let go until we walked up to his door. He reached for his key and unlocked it, gently pushing me into the room. The room was really spinning now, and I quickly sat down on his bed to try and get my vision straight. I saw a dim blue light from the corner of the room. When I looked at it, I saw that it was a clock. It was 4:53. I was exhausted.
"You okay?" Percy mumbled.
"Yeah, I'm fine, I just needed to sit down. My head is spinning." I replied, holding a hand to the side of my head.
"Here, let me get you a t-shirt." Percy opened up his top drawer from the dresser next to the bed and pulled out a soft faded grey t-shirt. He gently handed it to me and turned around to change himself. I watched him pull his shirt over his head, his back muscles rippling. I couldn't help but stare. He kicked his boots off and then stripped off his jeans. Before I could break my gaze he turned around and caught me ogling.
"I can help you take off those clothes too if you wanna play." He smiled seductively.
I cleared my throat. "No, I'm fine. I can do it mysselff," I slurred. I stood up slowly, aware of his eyes on me. I turned around and reached for the hem of my tube top, but before I was able to slip the garment off my body, I felt a pair of strong hands on mine. My breath hitched as I felt him tug the top over my head and off, tossing it on the floor. I quickly pulled the grey t shirt over my head before I turned around. I was too drunk to play that game with him. I needed sleep, like right then. I slipped my shorts off and folded them up next to my top. Percy had already laid in him bed, and he pushed the covers back to let me slide in next to his warm chest. I welcomed the feeling.
"I'm gonna warn you...I get nightmares a lot."
Percy said quietly.
"It's okay. I'm here," I said back. "I get them too."
He squeezed me lightly and I felt his breath steady next to my ear. I slowly drifted off to sleep, wrapped in Percy's strong arms, never wanting this moment to end.
