Okay. Hey guys! I'm back?
Yeah. I don't know. I just felt that I needed to write. I've been trying a new thing. I write the chapters in a notebook and then I type it in here so forgive me if my updates aren't as regular as usual.
Thanks LJ for helping me!
Here we gooo! Wait...
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters or songs etc, etc.
Now lets goo!
Percy:
I don't get girls.
I looked away from Annabeth for just a minute and now she's crying with her eyes closed. The face didn't show any emotion but tears were flowing down her cheeks. It got me worried.
I called her name a few times and finally and finally she responded. She opened her eyes… and glared at me, even though her eyes looked heartbroken. I couldn't bear the look on her. I looked away, again. Her eyes needed to be filled with joy and happiness. Not sadness. I had a sudden impulse to cut her woes away and make her happy. I shook my head trying to clear my thoughts. What the heck is happening to me? I needed a distraction so I said, "Let's start?"
After working for an hour or so, I finished a song. Annabeth didn't talk to me the whole time. She only sang the verses and then she kept quiet. She either nodded her head or shook it and that was it. I wanted to hear her voice talking to me. I missed it. I missed her. It felt like decades since we last talked. I looked up at Annabeth. Our eyes met and for once, I didn't look away. Her eyes always mesmerized me. Even when we were kids. I noticed specks of blue somewhere in the whirlwind of gray.
I wanted to say a lot of things to her. I didn't have the courage to talk to her. So I tried to tell them through my eyes. I wanted to assure her that everything was okay and that she's got me and…
We heard a knock on the door putting me out of my thoughts. Piper was leaning on the door, her arms crossed. She met my eyes and guess what, she glared at me. Seriously, what did I do this time? And what's with all the glaring? Then she looked at Annabeth and said softly, "Why don't you take a break? Did you finish the song? I nodded and Annabeth got up and walked out of the door without even a glance at me. I sunk into my chair feeling exhausted and sad, all of a sudden. I missed the good old times.
*Flashback*
"Wise Girl! Look!" 9-year-old Percy yelled as he stumbled into Annabeth's room.
"What is it now, Seaweed Brain?" Annabeth asked exasperated. This was the fifth time he had burst in saying the exact thing, today! Last time it was something about his hands being sideways? Annabeth shook her head in annoyance. Percy was getting stupider day-by-day.
"I made these! Well, mom helped but still. Look!" He shouted excitedly. He held out two pieces of thread. Curious, Annabeth peered at them. They were friendship bracelets. One was blue and the other was gray. Their favorite colors. There were beads with the letters SW.
"Does that stand for Seaweed Brain and Wise Girl?" She asked. And as usual she was right.
"Yes, it does. But promise me you'll where this forever so that we can be friends forever too." He asked as he tied the blue one to her wrist. It looked beautiful and it was nearly the same color as Percy's eyes.
"I promise. You should too!" Annabeth said as she started tying the thread on his wrist.
"Of course I promise. We'll be best friend forever!" He said as he pulled her in for a hug. Annabeth was shocked but soon relaxed in his arms.
"We will." She said happily.
*Flashback ends*
It looks as if 'forever' has ended. I touched my bracelet, which was still there. I never had the heart to take it off, even for photoshoots and all that. I kept it there. I didn't know why but I did. It was a little faded but still it was beautiful. Nearly as beautiful as Annabeth. Maybe that's why I held it. Because it reminded me of us. A better us. Of a 'not-messy' us. A 'beautiful' us. I decided I needed to be friends with her again. I needed to know she was okay. I needed to tell her that I… I…
Love her?
Annabeth:
I walked out of the room, ignoring Percy's gaze on me. Something tugged at my wrist as I closed the door. I looked at it. It was my bracelet from Percy. It just seemed to always be there. I didn't want to take it off anyway. I needed it as a reminder. Maybe I held it on because a part of me still cared for Percy. Still craved the love from him. And that part of me scared me the most.
So is that a cliffhanger? Prolly.
WoW. Was it just me or was this chapter full of emotions?
I'm done with this chapter. Sorry for a short one. As I said, I'm writing them in a notebook so I don't know the word count until I type, so yeah. Anyway, see y'all next week!
~Bhavya