Chapter 5
When Annabeth woke up in the morning, she was greeted by a pair of warm arms around her, and a peaceful face (albeit drooling a little). Percy looked so calm and peaceful in the morning; it gave her a rush of warmth. Since he was in deep sleep, she took the time to observe him. His dark long lashes, the curve of his jaw, the flop of black hair falling over his forehead. He looked beautiful.
After realizing that the way she was looking at him might appear stalkerish, she tried to move out his embrace, but realized it was pointless. He held her gently, yet firmly. There was no escape (not that she wanted to, honestly). So instead, she decided to catch up a little more on sleep.
When she woke up for the second time, Percy was already up. He was in the little kitchenette that the condo provided. He was wearing his robe, and was listening to some songs, no doubt from one of Spotify's playlist, making what appeared to be a batch of pancakes.
(She definitely did not think that he looked adorable like that. She would also not admit that a part of her wanted to see this sight daily)
Percy must've heard her footsteps, because he turned around and wished her good-morning. Annabeth returned the greeting and went sleepily towards him.
"Not a morning person?", Percy questioned with a laugh.
"Not at all", Annabeth yawned back. "Whatcha making?"
"Pancakes", he replied with a proud smile. "The food of the gods!"
Annabeth really felt that Percy's cute face and chirpiness in the morning was too much for her. It was too much too early.
But that smile that was on his face, that stupid grin. It was contagious, and she fought back a smile of her own.
"I hope you make a mean batch of pancakes, Seaweed Brain, cause I'm going to be your harshest critic."
Percy raised an eyebrow and smirked. "Oh really? The challenge is on Wisegirl!"
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In the end, Percy's pancakes got her seal of approval. After breakfast, Annabeth took a shower at his place, and changed into a set of tracks he owned that was too small for him, and her shirt from the previous night.
She really hoped that there would be no paparazzi outside. If this leaked out, the fact that co-stars of the latest drama spent a night together, it would affect their shooting and the release of the movie.
So, being the responsible person that she is, she called Piper, asking her to cover up for her incase Athena asked, and told Piper that she would indeed share the details of her first night with Percy, even though nothing really happened. Then Percy called his manager, whom he promised Annabeth, was extremely trust-worthy, to help get her out of his condo without alerting any of the press. Grover, it appeared, was very helpful, and even offered to drive Annabeth home, which she gratefully accepted. Her car was still at the shooting site, and it would be a pain to go back there, just for her car. So instead, she got off at her condo, and quietly slipped inside, incase her mother was present.
Luckily, it seemed that her mother was out for some work, leaving Annabeth to get ready for the shooting of the day.
Today would be the practice of the first song that both she and Percy would have to sing. It was for the audition of the singing competition in their school. Liza would want to give it a try, and would feel down, as there was no one willing to do a duet with her. Ryan would then offer to do a duet with her.
The song was 'Mad World' by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews. She felt that that song really matched the theme of the movie. The only difficulty would be the change that Zeus had pointed out. He got his music composer to demonstrate the way the song had to sung. It sounded really nice, but to sing with Percy, someone she's never sung with before, that would be …. interesting at most.
(A/N: If you've watched Riverdale, it's the same version)
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The shooting went really well, and surprisingly, she and Percy managed to meet pitch in the first go itself. But Zeus told them to try and practice it a bit more before he finalized it. All in all, a satisfying end to a satisfying day.
That was, until she got a call from an unknown number.
"Hello?", she asked after she picked up.
"Hey Annabeth", a voice responded. A voice she never wanted to hear ever in her life.
"Luke", she said with a tremble in her voice.
"Guess what Annie", Luke's tone was full of glee and malice. She didn't want to hear what he was going to say next, too scared of its outcome.
"I'm coming to California to be a part of this movie with you!"
If Annabeth could pray for anything, or wish for anything, it was for this creep of a man to disappear from her life. She thought she did everything she could to push him out of her life, but it wasn't enough.
'It's never enough', she thought dejectedly.
Now she was scared to see how the remaining of the shoot would unfold.
Hey Guys,
Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter too. I'll be mentioning all the songs in the end of the story. Also, it may seem a little slow right now, but I promise that the story will pick up pace soon.
PercabethRox2435
