18. A Shocking Disaster
"I just feel like you have a lot of pent up anger," Percy commented playfully. Thalia rolled her eyes. She finished washing the first dish and handed it to Percy, who started drying it off.
"You are a real pain Percy," Thalia said, as she started washing the second plate. Percy chuckled.
"And how does that make you feel?" Percy said, doing his best "therapist" voice. Thalia was about to smack him again if he didn't shut up.
"Shut up Percy." He chuckled again. Thalia finished the second plate and gave it to Percy. She dried off her hands and walked to the kitchen to table to throw out the soda cans. She grabbed them, poured any remaining soda into the sink and threw them out. On instinct, she grabbed another cup from the table to throw it out, but paused before she dropped it into the trash can. It was a Starbucks cup, and an evil thought grew in the back of her mind. These plastic cups were known to shock people with static electricity, and Thalia had been shocked herself a few times when she'd buy coffee there. And let's be honest, it was pretty tempting and Percy deserved it. Trying to suppress an evil smile she rubbed her hands efficiently around the cup until she could almost feel the static charge coursing through her hands, then left it in the trash. She walked back towards Percy nonchalantly, trying not to look guilty and then touched his arm.
"Ow!" Percy complained as he rubbed his arm. He spun to look at Thalia and his expression was just too funny. She couldn't help but laugh.
"Oh yeah?" Percy scoffed. He turned the faucet on, and Thalia realized what was happening almost immediately. She jumped back, as Percy slung a handful of water at her.
"PERCY!" she yelled, as the front of her shirt was soaked in water. Percy guffawed.
"You think that's funny?" Thalia said, but Percy was laughing too hard to answer her. Oh, he's going to regret that. She ran over to the pot of macaroni they hadn't put away yet, scooped up a spoonful and flung it towards Percy. The sticky macaroni got caught in his hair and clothes and his face wore the expression of shock.
"Oh no you didn't," he said as he ran towards her, ready to wreak his revenge.
"No, no, no!" Thalia yelled as Percy grabbed some mac and cheese with his hand smashed it into her hair. Half shocked and half laughing, Thalia reached for an open soda can Percy had opened before they had started washing the dishes and poured it over his head. Already drenched in soda, Percy reached up and grabbed her, twisting her hand, so she poured half the soda on herself as well. Thalia gasped as the liquid slid down her hair and into her clothes. Pepsi pooled around their feet and splashed onto the cabinets as they ran around the kitchen throwing things at each other. Laughter filled the air, as Thalia grabbed a white paper bag and threw it at Percy. Sadly, it was left over flour from a cake Sally had been making. The bag opened and showered Percy in white powdered pureness. The flour stuck to him 'cause of the soda he was drenched in.
Thalia laughed hard as she stared at Percy.
"You look like a powdered doughnut!" she laughed. Percy grabbed a small salt shaker, twisted it open and poured it on Thalia.
"And you look like a salty pretzel!" he laughed.
"Ugh! I got salt in my mouth!" Thalia complained as she spit into the sink. Percy guffawed. Thalia grabbed a cup from the other side of the sink and filled it with water. She spun and chucked the water.
"Gah!" Percy sputtered in surprise. Thalia laughed. Percy blinked away the water and grabbed another handful of macaroni and threw at her.
"Ah!" Thalia screamed in surprise as the chunk of macaroni fell on her face. As she tried to wipe it away, leaving cheese streaks across her face, Percy tackled her.
"OOF!" Thalia said, as she landed back first onto the pool of Pepsi. The soda soaked up into her clothes, wetting her back and legs. They kept laughing, but they fell silent as Thalia opened her eyes and green met blue. Percy's face was wet, with white powdered clumps here and there with cheese streaks across his cheeks and his hair was a thousand times messier than ever, covered in cheese and flour. Thalia stared into his eyes. There was that look. The look she had seen several times before, but always thinking it was a trick of the light. But she couldn't use that excuse anymore. She couldn't put a word to it. Probably because it had been too many years since she'd last seen it.
She was knocked out of her thoughts when they heard keys jingling at the door. Thalia's eyes opened wide. They jumped up.
"Shit!" Percy cursed, as they stared at the disaster they had created. Thalia's heart hammered. What would Sally do? They could hear footsteps getting louder, but there was no time to clean up. Thalia tried to brace herself for Sally's anger. But her muscles relaxed when it was Nico who rounded the corner and into the kitchen. Percy sighed in relief. Nico had his head bowed and he seemed to be lost in thought when he stepped into the soda. He halted, mumbling over have stepping into the soda. When he lifted his head, he stared in shock at the kitchen.
"What in the world happened here?" Nico asked in shock. "What happened to you guys?" he asked, as his gaze travelled between Percy and Thalia, who wanted to crawl in a corner and die of embarrassment. She was mentally smacking herself for letting herself get caught in this food fight. She couldn't believe how much of a kid she had acted. Percy chuckled nervously.
"Long story," he answered, then he studied Nico a little more closely. "What's wrong with you?" Percy asked him, walking towards him to get closer. Nico took a step back.
"Nothing Percy," he said angrily.
"I know you too well for it to be nothing," Percy said, trying to reach out to Nico.
"Just leave me alone Percy," Nico said, as he turned and walked away.
I'm really glad you guys enjoyed the last chapter :) Sorry if this chapter seems kind of short, but the next one will hopefully be longer :P So, tell me what you think and I hope you liked it! :)