Percy
Thursday, I had the day off. Dad had some appointment of some sort, so I stayed home with Annabeth. After breakfast, which involved Thalia and I having a juice-drinking contest and a game of extreme dares in which Annabeth had to eat grapes dipped in yogurt while standing on one foot and singing Bohemian Rhapsody, we sat at the table and had a discussion.

"What are we gong to do today?"

Thalia and Annabeth share a wicked grin... Oh no. I swallow and prepare for the worst.

"MOVIE DAY!" They shout in unison. I relax. After all, what could be so bad about movie day? Thalia eats all the popcorn? Annabeth spills her drink everywhere? Nothing too terrible.

I was very, very wrong. Most people constitute 'movie day' as a day for relaxation and quiet. Annabeth and Thalia screamed at the screen, cried, and sang along to every song from the musicals. And did I mention the two hours it took to build a satisfactory pillow fort? Which is pretty cool, but still. Was two hours necessary?

They'd just put in something called 'Frozen' as I returned with another pitcher of blue Kool-Aid and a bag of pretzels. I'd never seen this one, but apparently it was one of Annabeth's favorites, so I'd give it a chance.

Just before Annabeth pressed play, my phone vibrates and lights up. I look at the caller ID- it's Jason.

"Hello?" I answer.

"Percy! We need to practice!" I mentally groan; he's right. We haven't had band practice for weeks, and we weren't going to get any better. "What time is good?"
Gee, thanks for asking if I was free today. "I'm actually a little busy..."

Jason laughs. "You, busy? With what?"

My brow narrows. Granted, he's right. Six months ago I'd have laughed, too. Percy with a full social calendar? That's about as likely as Leo finding a girl who actually likes his jokes. "I'm with Annabeth. I'll have to call you back." The person in question lifts her head from the pillow where it rests, gray eyes questioning. 'It's Jason' I mouth. She gives an understanding nod and lays back down, snuggling closer into my side.

"What are you two doing?"

"Movie day. Something called Frozen." Jason starts to reply when a nether voice comes on the phone.

"Percy? Can we come to your house?" It's Nico, and he sounds petrified. "Please, you've to go help us. Aunt Hera wants to play matchmaker and my Dad and Persephone are having a screaming match." There's a crash and a shout. Something about someone's mother. "Please, I'm begging you. So's Jase, but he can't talk right now."

I sigh. "Hang on, just a second." He says something else and then hangs up. Never mind, then.

I curl back into the blankets and lean against Annabeth's shoulder. "So, what's this one about?" We'd already seen The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, and Cinderella, which had the most interesting commentary from Thalia. "You're such an ignorant prick! Just LEAVE the freaking house! Hasn't she ever heard of running away from home?"

"You'll see. The snow queen, lots of songs, some comic relief."

"And lots of crying, don't forget the crying." Thalia says from outside the tent. "Do you guys want muffins?" She pokes her head in. We shake ours in reply.

"Lots of crying, huh?" I ask, poking Annabeth's side. She shrugs.

"Like you don't bawl during Nemo." She's got a point.

"Fine, I'll give you that one. If you cry, I reserve the right to laugh." Annabeth shoves me over.

There were tears shed within the first fifteen minutes of the movie... And they weren't all from Annabeth and Thalia. There was lots of singing, as promised. Think my phone buzzes at some point, but I was too engrossed in the coronation to check. Annabeth and Thalia were in the middle of a duet (that Hans character gave me an uneasy feeling) when my phone buzzed again. I continued to ignore it, instead enjoying the girls' theatrical performance, complete with dance moves.
I was going to regret ignoring my messages. As Annabeth and I were in the middle of a very dramatic and demented version of Let it Go, the door to the rec room opens to a very surprised Nico and Jason, wearing PJs and carrying blankets.

"Can't hold it back anymoooo- oh, hi guys." I rub the back of my neck, pleading with my face to pleasepleaseplease not turn into a tomato. Thalia leans over the back of the couch and nearly falls off when she sees we have company.

Jason looks amused. He lifts an eyebrow. "Nice dance moves, Perce. You were a bit flat on that last note, though."

"I was not!" I start to argue, but Annabeth places a hand over my mouth.

"Shh! Look!" With her other hand, she points to the television screen. The most beautiful ice castle in the world is being created before our very eyes. Annabeth's look like they're about to bug out of her head. "Woah," she breathes. "Look at the perfection."

I'm very tempted to lick her hand so she'll remove it from my face. No, Percy, I chastise myself. That would be immature. So I settle for the next best thing.
"Annabef. Ge your han offa m' face." Her arm falls to her side, barely noticing anything but the ice castle. Gods, maybe we should've taken the sightseeing tour near the Canadian ice hotel instead of Greece for a honeymoon. She's absolutely mesmerized by the spiraling tower.

"Done staring, Wise Girl?" I tease once she snaps out of it.

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. Hey, you guys can hang out in the tent, too." She addresses Jason and Nico. "Here." She adjusts the sleeping bags and blankets so that there's space on the end.

We all climb back into our spots and continue watching the movie. Annabeth was right. I did cry, and so did she. By the end, we were all bawling our eyes out and sniffling into tissues. This girl has turned me into such a sap, I swear. And I don't mind a bit.

Thalia
I was trying not to pee myself from,sighted when the door opened. At that moment, I swear everything froze. Nico and Jason stare at us. We stare back. They're talking to Percy, Percy is replying, but all I can focus on is him. He's here, does he know about me?

You're staring, Thalia, cut it out. Eventually my mind is able to understand sounds, and Annabeth speaks.

I'm going to stab her in her sleep. She's invited my brother and his cousin (my cousin?) to stay and butt in on movie day. We've already included Pansy, we don't need more of them.

Percy
After we finish the movie, Jason demands that we practice the second Leo and Frank show up.

"Dude! You can't just go inviting people into MY house when I'M BUSY to make me do stuff that can be put off. Let me spend some of my precious free time looking at something not your ugly face." Like Annabeth. Looking at Annabeth would be nice. It's what I was doing, before Bolt-Boy Jason had to interrupt.

I still couldn't believe this week. Annabeth and I went from 'friends that sort've might like each other a little' (at least on her part) to 'she kissed me back and we really like each other so I'm pretty sure we're dating' to 'holy crap. She said yes' all in a few days. When we were talking on Friday, I thought I'd ruined everything when I let it slip.

I'd nearly told her I loved her.

Granted, I certainly did. Annabeth was very loveable, and I harbor affection towards her. Who am I kidding, I had it bad. Every single thing about Annabeth deserved to be loved, and I was determined to be the person to love them, even if it took a thousand gazillion trillion years for her to let me.