It was now Sunday morning, and after unpacking last night Poseidon had ordered everyone pizza for dinner. They all sat around the living room, Percy showing his surprise when Annabeth stated 'its been months since she had pizza!'
'Wait so you arent allowed Pizza?'
Annabeth chuckled slightly, 'well I guess it depends, but recently since i turned 18 and did a collab with Calvin Klein, mother put me on a super strict diet,'
'Illegal' Poseidon muttered to himself, 'that should be illegal, like who doesn't eat pizza!'.
They asked her millions of questions, about other celebrities and films shes been in. Usually she hates talking about it, but somehow with Percy and Poseidon it was really fun.
Her highlight of the night had to be when she came downstairs after she took of her disguise, and Percy ended up choking on his Cola. He played it off pretty smoothly in his defence, but she will never forget his face and what he said afterwards, 'You're even prettier in person'. Annabeth swears her heart stopped.
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As she was due to begin school tomorrow, Percy's school, he figured it would be a good idea to introduce her to some of his friends. Surprisingly, her mother had agreed to send her to school without a disguise, as the school's security was pretty good due to a couple of millionaire's children being students. However, both he and Poseidon agreed it was a good idea to get some friends round to the farm so that she would have some support at school tomorrow.
Annabeth nervously paced around the kitchen, Percy watching from where he was sat on the counter.
'What if they hate me?' Annabeth blurted.
Percy couldnt help laugh. He didnt understand how she, Annabeth Chase, famous actress and singer, not to mention freaking supermodel, was nervous meeting a couple of high school students.
He rolled his eyes 'Annabeth seriously, you need to relax. These guys are cool i promise, ive been their friend for years'.
She stopped pacing and glanced over to where he was sat, 'Im not saying they aren't cool, I'm just nervous that they will hate me, or think I'm some stuck up celebrity. I havent been to a proper school in ages, and to be honest you struggle to make friends doing what i do. I can't remember the last time i actually made a proper friend.'
Percys eyes softened as he watched her anxiously bite her nails, and he stood up and walked towards her, stopping infront. He placed his hand on her arm and lowered her nails from her mouth, causing her to look up at him. He was really tall, she reflected, at least 6'2.
'Hey, everything will be okay. Im here, and i'll make sure of it. I really don't doubt they will love you. You've been here less than 24 hours and i already think your the coolest.'
Annabeth hesitated for a second, then a small smile appeared on her face. She opened her mouth to talk, but was interrupted by the door bell. Percy sent her a reassuring grin and went to open it.
The door swung open revealing two figures. A pretty black girl, dressed in a gorgeous summer dress and a tall blonde boy, a scar marking his upper lip. Percy gave them both a quick hug and they stepped inside.
'Okay! Jason, Hazel, meet Annabeth. Try not to fangirl, dont want her ego to swell' he joked, shooting a grin back at her. She flipped him off in response, causing Hazel and Jason to laugh.
Hazel stepped over first, immediately engulfing the blonde girl in a hug.
'It's so lovely to meet you! Percy's been talking about this all week! Hopefully you don't go too crazy living with this one!' Hazel pointed at Percy, to which he responded with a 'heyyy!'.
When she stepped back, Jason, slightly awkwardly, raised his hand for a handshake which Annabeth shook gratefully.
'You look different than i imagined' he blankly stated.
Annabeth paused ' Is that a good thing? ' she asked hesitantly.
He let out a little laugh, 'Yeah! Sorry didnt mean that to sound weird, i've just never met a celebrity before.'
She smiled at him kindly, 'dont worry, im nervous too,' she spoke, causing his smile to grow.
Percy coughed slightly gaining everyones attention. 'Isn't Leo and Frank supposed to be here?'
'Ah! About that - ' Hazel started, but was shortly interrupted by a bang, followed by a short Latina boy to come tumbling through the door.
He was around 5'8 and was covered in, was that cow manure?
'Leo' Percy pinched his noise stressed as he addressed the boy 'why are you covered in cow shit?'
The boy, Leo, sent a cheeky grin to the others and Annabeth couldn't help smile.
Another figure came rushing through the door, a tall asian man, with a short haircut and baggy jumper.
'Oh my gods, Percy, i tried to stop him from going in there but he dropped his phone in the field and dove in after, we didnt realise they had calves and are in super protective mother mode. They kinda just charged after us. Leo fell into their poo pile and -' he froze, eyes rising to meet Annabeths.
He slowly took in the room, and embarrassment overtook him.
'Oh my god i just told Annabeth Chase i got chased by cows' he spoke and buried his face in his hands.
Everyone broke down laughing and Hazel went over to comfort her boyfriend stating 'she lives with Percy now i'm sure she'll hear worse'.
Leo finally recognised that Annabeth was present and slowly sauntered towards her.
'Well hello there, Im Leo Valdez but you can call me whenever', he said with a wink and twirl.
Annabeth couldn't help but laugh in his face. 'I'm sorry!' She giggled, 'but you're still covered in shit, i cant take you seriously!'
Percy rolled his eyes and pushed Leo away from Annabeth. Jason raised his eyebrows and the questions began, 'whats it like being famous?is James Corden really nice? which celebrities are you friends with?'
After about half an hour of interrogation and playful banter, Annabeth felt like part of the group. She really likes Percy's friends, and liked Percy even more.
He smiled at her across the room, and mouthed 'See, I told you!'.
She learnt a lot about them too. She learnt that Hazel and Frank had been dating for around three months now, that Jason was single and not interested in anyone, whereas Leo was single but interested in EVERYONE.
Most importantly, Percy was single.
'No, um, I don't have a girlfriend' he stuttered, eyes raising to meet Annabeth's, 'Im not against it or anything, I guess i just haven't met anyone yet'.
Annabeth could feel her heart doing happy dances, but was fully aware of the groups eyes darting between the two of them like a tennis match.
They left around 8pm, with another quick hug from Hazel, and surprisingly Jason also, who she had grew quite fond of. They agreed to see each other at School tomorrow and with that, they left. Poseidon was still out as he had been at a convention all day, stating before he left it would be well after 10pm when he returned, and to make herself at home.
That left just her and Percy.
'So, what do you want to do?' He asked.
They decided to watch a movie, and as Horror was Annabeth's favourite genre and Percy stated that 'No of course he wasn't scared', they had put on the conjuring. They got comfy on the couch as the movie started.
It was about 30 minutes in when Percy asked her the question.
'Annabeth?'
She half glanced at him, paying attention to the screen in-front of her.
'Do you have a boyfriend?'
She froze and turned to glance at him. He heart pounded in her chest as he nervously glanced back. Were they always sat this close together?
'Um, no i don't. I guess i'm the same as you and just havent met anyone yet.' She replied, eyes still locked on his.
'Okay, thats good'.
She raised an eyebrow at him, 'it's good?'.
A smile appeared on his face as he paused for a moment, gaining courage.
'Yes it's good. It's good for me'. And with that, he turned back round to face the screen, leaving Annabeth with her heart pounding in her chest and struggling for breath. When did he get so confident?
It was about ten minutes later when she felt his arm brush her shoulder over the back of the couch. She smiled as she shuffled a little closer to him, and when Poseidon returned at 10pm, they were both fast asleep on the couch.
