Chapter 3

Annabeth didn't appreciate the way she was being more and more open with Percy. She got scared of how much she wanted to trust this man. This shoot was definitely not going her way, and she couldn't blame anyone.

So far, they completed the scenes where Ryan and Liza got closer through their tutoring sessions. Zeus definitely did some amount of research, because the hobbies that their characters and they shared were so suited for them, it made Annabeth shiver a little. She felt like she was Liza.

But anyways, since she and Percy had so many scenes together, they had to spend a lot of time, discussing different ways they could implement the part, or who should dominate which role, the usual things. This caused Annabeth to notice a lot of things about her co-star.

Percy could change his emotions so fluidly, from one moment of seriously listening to Zeus, to laughing at a joke the crew made, to acting his part like he was made for it. He made it look so easy, and Annabeth was part of this industry way before him.

He also started cracking small jokes in between the parts, and it took everything in Annabeth to not burst out laughing or snorting. Trust her, it was no easy feat.

But her relationship with Percy changed when, one day, after a tiring morning of shooting, they all were given a lunch break. Jason and Percy were ahead of Annabeth and Piper, Percy being in front of Annabeth. The raven-haired man was narrating some silly story about baby-sitting his kid sister, Estelle. It was a simple funny story about Estelle drawing on his face, and him not realizing it until his parents arrived and laughed at him, but for some reason, Annabeth couldn't control her laughter.

Immediately, Jason, Piper and Percy stopped talking, and stared at her. She looked down at her shoes to cover her embarrassment and grabbed her tray, half-full, to her seat. Once she sat down, she looked up, half expecting Piper to ask her what that was about, instead met a pair of sea-green eyes. Percy.

"Hey Annabeth", he said softly. "You don't have to feel embarrassed about that, I get that I'm funny. I guess we were just shocked to hear you laugh at something I said."

Annabeth hesitated, but then sighed and said, "You are funny, and I don't know what happened there, but I could help but laugh. I'm sorry for running, but I couldn't stand the awkward silence."

Percy smiled kindly at her. "Friends?"

Annabeth knew this was a way to get hurt again, but she could stop herself. "Friends", she agreed with a nod of her head.

She only hoped that this step she took wouldn't cost her like last time. If it did, she wouldn't be able to heal from it.

Heal from the hurt and pain she felt when she was with him.

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