Chapter 1
After receiving the news that you got the part that you've been hoping for, you'd expect Annabeth to be ecstatic, right? Wrong.
Annabeth took the news like how she takes her alcohol. Calmly and gracefully, like she'd known all along that she would get the part. Why wouldn't she. All her life she grew up getting what she wanted. Her parents being busy celebrities, and divorced, neglected her. In response to this, they were never there to stop her and tell her that it was wrong to demand for things or expect everything to be provided on a silver platter. She grew up being haughty yet graceful, just like her mother, with her nose turned up. What else would you expect from the daughter of Oscar winning Athena Minerva Chase.
So, the news that she got the part that many actresses were dying for, not a big thing for Annabeth.
She got up, the morning of the meetup for the movie, and dressed fashionably, yet simply. Her only friend, Piper McLean, daughter of Tristen McLean, famous movie actor, got the role of supporting actress in the film. She was playing Ella Mackenzie, Liza's best friend. She called Annabeth, squealing about how they got roles in a film together and "how amazing is that Annabeth? I can't wait!"
Don't get Annabeth wrong, she knows she's lucky to get a friend like Piper, but did she really have to burst her eardrums like that?
She quickly agreed with Piper, and ended the calls with promises of sitting with her and going out to celebrate their roles.
Now obviously being a famous actress meant living a life of luxury, but one thing that Annabeth is grateful of is how her mother, after she started on her ladder to success, never once let Annabeth get comfortable with her luxury. She does stay in a condo, eating lavish healthy meals daily, but small things, like driving to work by herself, those were made compulsory by Athena (who coincidentally is also the blonde's assistant and manager).
On reaching the office where they were going to discuss the roles and have a brief introduction of the movie, Annabeth smiled gracefully at all the staff she was going to meet. She remembered her mother's lessons ("all the staff you meet help to make a movie amazing, so never forget to thank them and greet them each day. It only boosts your image"). When she entered the floor, she winced.
Standing stylishly near the wall, with his phone in one hand and Starbucks in the other, was Perseus 'Percy' Jackson. To say that Annabeth despised him, was an understatement. He debuted in a film, and won best actor award, and that year was the worst for Annabeth. She was literally forgotten that year. Of course, that didn't affect her offers or her reputation, but it did make things harder for her. For instance, she had to work a little harder to get certain roles. Working hard for an actress never meant anything nice. Being sexually harassed in her work place was a fact her mother never mentioned, but that didn't surprise her the least. Who would tell their fifteen-year-old daughter that being seeing hungrily was going to be a thing each day? Then, how would you expect a daughter to mention this to their mother, especially if they had a rocky beginning?
Anyways, despite all that, she still managed to do well and come to the place she is today. Now if anybody tried anything with her, she was defended, not met with a laugh. But that didn't make her view the raven-haired actor any better. She absolutely hated his guts, and still does.
Being famous lead them to getting a lot of roles together, but never in the same level. Either one of them got supporting roles (while the other laughed or smirked), or they had small roles with each other. However, for the first time, they both were starring in this film. To make matters worse, Athena hated Poseidon, Percy's father, a fact that Athena engraved in her daughter's mind.
So, seeing him like that, so calm and collected, made Annabeth's skin crawl.
But she refused to let him make her loose her cool. So, with her head turned up, she entered the room, hugged her friend and sat down. To her relief, Percy sat on the other end of the table. A little while later, Zeus Jupiter (the director) entered, and the meeting began.
After a brief introduction and congratulations, he began telling them what to expect in the movie.
"As you all know, this is supposed to be the most awaited film of the year, so I expect a hundred and ten percent from all of you. Can we all agree on that?" A few murmurs of agreement were heard, and Zeus continued. "This is a film set in California. We will travel there in a week. It's about a young girl Liza Rose, played by Annabeth here", he pointed at Annabeth and she waved. "She is a scholar and studies in a school called Goode High. She is best friends with Ella Mackenzie, played by Piper Mclean. She is forced to tutor Ryan Evans, drug addict and juvenile delinquent, played by Percy Jackson here", Percy then smiled and nodded. "His best friend, Harris Worthington, played by Jason Grace, my son, is attracted to Ella, and through that, both Ryan and Liza meet and fall in love. Over the course of their relationship, they get into trouble and have to face some life-threatening hardships. Since they both are good at singing, they decide to try their luck at a singing competition in their school. Is the plot understood?" Everyone murmured a yes or nodded their heads. Zeus himself nodded, and dismissed them, after telling them the details of the flight and how they would receive a message about the tickets.
Before leaving, Annabeth was surprised when Percy wished her luck, but immediately regretted it after he smirked and said that she would be needing it. It was going to be a rough year of shooting.
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Once she reached California, Annabeth regretted two things. One, that her mother came with her to the area where her dad would be, and two, that her dad was producing this film. She was thankfully staying in a hotel with her mom, but she still winced each time she thought about her parents meeting each other.
But apart from that, she was satisfied. The school in the movie was a twenty-minute ride from the hotel. The hotel and school, both were impressive. Shooting was beginning today, so Annabeth woke up early, as she usually did for all her shootings. With a light breakfast, she went to the site of shooting.
Todays role was going to be about Liza's life at home and school. She was pretty impressed at how personal Zeus made the roles. She was playing a nerd, who stayed with her divorced parents, in California of all places. She was quiet and kind of an introvert, happy with the simple pleasures of life. Initially she was bullied, but in high school, she kind of disappeared in the mass of students. She wore glasses in the movie, something Annabeth was excited about. She loved trying on different frames and seeing how they look on her. Today's shooting would depict only Liza's life, so Percy wouldn't be called until the afternoon, when they would show the two of them in the same class. Tomorrow would be Percy's role, and Annabeth got a break, something she was grateful for. The less time with the jackass, the better.
She entered the set, wished everyone, and got down to business. She had a week to memorize her lines, which was enough time for her. After her makeup was applied, and she was briefed on the set, the shooting began.
As it usually happened, once the camera began rolling, Annabeth gracefully analyzed her role and ensured she acted perfectly as was expected. This helped to minimize mistakes. Thankfully there were no bloopers for this movie. She hated those.
By afternoon, she had developed a light sweat, but was happy with how she performed.
That was also approximately when her mood went sour, when a certain 'Jackson' entered.
Percy was his normal calm and collected self. His sea green eyes shone mischievously, his lips in a permanent smirk, which infuriated Annabeth to no end. He made a bee line to his make up room, greeting all the staff along the way with a simple, yet charming smile. A few female assistants giggled and cooed. Despite the fact that he annoyed her, Annabeth couldn't help but admire his physique. His well-toned body and attractive face made him a constant on Vogue's front page. But somehow, despite his looks, Annabeth managed to understand the dull look in his eyes. For some reason, that made her want to get to know him better (and that terrified her). She knew pretty well what happens when you get too close to someone. Betrayal does ugly things to you.
In their shared scene, both of them sat on opposite ends of the classroom, Annabeth in the front where everyone could see her, and Percy in the back, well hidden among the students. Piper sat next to Annabeth; Jason next to Percy. As soon as the camera-man screamed 'action', Annabeth went into her character-mode.
Scene
In the classroom, the teacher calls out the student's names for attendance. She seems bored, calling out the names in a loud drawl.
"Liza Rose?"
"Here Miss", Liza raises her hand straight with a smile. Being every teacher's favourite, Miss Amanda can't help but smile at the girl. As the roll call continues, the teacher sighs until a frown appears on her face at the mention of one name.
"Ryan Evans?"
A raven-haired boy raises his scarred hands and smirks while answering. "Here Miss", he responds.
"Cut!" The camera stops rolling. Zeus smiles, evidently pleased by how the scene went. The rest of the shoot goes in a blur, and before she knows it, Annabeth is out of her uniform, and in her slacks on her way back.
Despite how well the scene went, Annabeth couldn't help but wonder why the scars on Percy's hand felt so natural on his skin?
Needless to say, the answer scared her.
Hey guys, I hoped you liked the chapter. Just a few things I wanted to straighten out though. One, I don't own Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus or any of the books. Second, I will be summarizing the plot as we go on in the story, so you understand what each scene contains. For some chapters, I might not though, because it might not require it. Next, I don't own any of the songs in the story. I will mention who sung what song, so you can check it out incase you haven't heard it. Finally, I might not update regularly, and that's mainly because I'm a medical student, and I rarely get time to write. I'll try my level best to keep up. Also, I live in India, so if I get some of the places wrong, or the way classes go in America, I apologize, but I really don't have a clue. I'm going on the basis of what I've read in some other fanfictions.
Please check out some of my other stories as well.
Hope you enjoy this one too.
-PercabethRox2435
