A/N: Hello, everybody! It's that time of the day again and I'm posting a new chapter. This one's really good so I hope you enjoy it as well. Don't forget to review before I lose my motivation. Special shout outs to Lifeofroos for giving me some awesome ideas that I'm going to try and incorporate into the story later. and also a shout out to FlippityFlop for reviewing! It's really exciting when I get reviews and it makes my day! I'm also doing a special POV next chapter and I wan't you guys to guess who it is! I'll hopefully be updating in another few days but enough with my rambling. Enjoy the chapter!
PERCY
The first day of University is finally upon us and, honestly? I'm pretty excited. I'm only taking 3 classes and I managed to become the captain of the swim team. Tryouts were held the day before school started and I beat everybody there by a mile. I never knew I was that good. The shock of everybody realizing how far ahead I was made me feel weirdly warm inside. We have our first meet today and it's turning out to be a beautiful Tuesday morning, not like we're swimming outside though.
Fog rolled off the freshly cut grass in sheets, clouding up the tall windows on either side of the room. Will and I both had afternoon classes, but I just couldn't stay in bed. I could feel the adrenaline in my system, so, I decided to calm my nerves by doing a few laps in the pool. I tugged my bathing suit on, glanced over at Will, fast asleep under his bright yellow duvet and sighed.
He wasn't anything like I expected. When I came back from meeting with Thalia and the other girls, he was sitting in our dorm writing lyrics for a song he was writing. He didn't mind that I interrupted him, and we just sat down to talk. He's a really chill dude and we've become good friends over the past couple days, considering we don't even have much in common.
He was an only child raised by a single mom, that he loved dearly. We both knew what it was like having a single mother, and we would both do anything to protect them. My mother split up with my dad because he's so incredibly busy with running the university and countless other projects, he rarely finds time for either of us. I'm not spiteful though, just a little disappointed.
Paul's an amazing person and I'm really glad they found each other. You can see the love in their faces whenever they look at each other. I've never felt happier for my mom.
He also loves to surf, (typical) and loves water. I've never surfed before, but I can totally agree on the water front. (get it?) I go to Montauk with my mother every year and it's always been the best times of our lives.
Recently, both Paul, and Rachel have been joining us and our time there has been even better. I feel kinda bad for falling for Annabeth so fast, since I had just left Rachel. We broke up because she got an art scholarship to an amazing school in Thailand, and I was forced to go to HU.
It hurts a little to think of her, but, she was planning on breaking up with me anyway. Thinking of Rachel got me thinking of my mom and Paul, and I really didn't want to dwell on them, it was just going to make me feel even worse, and I did not need to feel worse on my first day of University.
I couldn't quite shake the memories from my head, so I grabbed my sea-blue towel and made my way over to the swimming pool. On my way over, I barely saw anybody. I ran into a guy called Cecil and a girl called Lou Ellen, they were muttering to each other about something I couldn't quite hear, but they shot me a quick glance, and I definitely heard the word "prank."
I stopped to check the time, it was 9:15. Either people are in class, sleeping or walking around aimlessly, too nervous to sleep. I could already smell the surprisingly calming scent of chlorine wafting through the cracks around the doors. The pool was heated, and I was definitely ready to jump in. I was about to push open the doors when I was stopped by somebody you wouldn't expect to see at your average high-school.
He was at least a foot shorter than me with long, dark, shaggy hair that hung past his eyes. He wore all black, kind of like Thalia, but way less intimidating, and he had olive colored skin. He looked up at me and I almost recoiled. He had dark brown eyes with huge bags underneath them. He looked really grumpy and I wasn't sure if I should scoot around him or just wait for him to talk.
We made eye-contact, Green on Brown for an un-comfortable amount of time. Then, the last thing that I would've ever expected from this emo kid happened, he broke out into a toothy grin.
"You're pretty cute" he says, "But I saw the blond California dude earlier, and you have nothing on him."
"C-Cute?" I repeated, a little dazed. I couldn't seem to wrap my head around what he said.
"Yes, cute" he sighed, exasperated. "But you're not my type." And with that, he walks away whistling to himself like nothing happened.
I stood completely still, gaping at where he left, until my brain seemed to register what he meant. He's gay, I thought to myself. Not that I have anything against gay people, it's just that I never thought a gay guy would like me. I mean, I know I'm a guy and gay dudes like guys, but I just never thought… Never mind, you get the point.
After I had that pleasant thought, I remembered what he said. "Not your type?!" I shouted after him, even though he's been long gone. I really needed to clear my head now. I relaxed a little, knowing that once I pushed open these doors, I was free from worry until I had to leave. Oh, how wrong I was.
I pushed open the doors to my favorite place in the school, exhilarated, knowing that I can finally swim. I took of my shirt and stood at the edge of the pool, completely lost in thought. All of a sudden, I heard a loud slap that almost scared the trunks off of me. I looked toward where the sound came from and immediately blushed, the hardest I've ever blushed before.
A thick hardcover textbook lay on the floor in front of a beautiful girl with grey eyes and blonde flowing hair. She stood as still as a statue, blushing as hard as I was, or even harder. Annabeth wore a perfectly white Bikini with thin lacy straps and frills on the edges. We both stood there, awkward as ever, before I made the genius decision to jump in the pool.
after my split-second decision, she unfroze and masked all her emotion, walking steadily to the beach chairs on the side closest to me. She was playing it cool so I decided to stay calm and play it cool too. It's obviously what I do best.
I ducked underneath the water to clear my thoughts before I swam over to the edge of the pool, closest to her. I emerge from the water in all my sexy glory, and she can't help but look away. She jumps into the water and presses her mouth to mine, deepening the kiss as much as she can. Mumbling my name over and over…
I realize that I'm still underwater and I really need air. I can make it to the edge and still look good, I thought. I swim over to the edge, my lungs positively bursting for air. It feels like an insane pressure building up in my forehead, I almost can't take it.
I emerge from the water like a whale starved for oxygen. Water is splashed everywhere, including in my mouth. I try to gulp in a huge breath of air, but all I get is chlorine-filled pool water. I gasp again, but the water is still in my mouth.
I start choking, and Annabeth has the decency to look up from her book and grin. I keep choking and flailing until I finally cough up all of that horrendous liquid out of my mouth and lungs. I cling to the side of the pool, gasping for air.
Annabeth is now doubled up from laughter, standing right above me. I've finally caught my breath and Annabeth is still laughing, I would normally be pissed but her laughter is so cute, I can't help but smile. I push myself out of the pool, sweep her up, and carry her in both my arms. She tenses a little where skin meets skin but she doesn't push away.
"CANNONBALL!" I yell as I jump into the pool with her still in my arms. I let go for a brief second before she's back in my arms, but this time, my arms are around her waist and hers around my neck. We're facing each other, eyes locked, searching for any emotions that might be betrayed. We stand still for what seems like an endless amount of time, our lips inches apart, before images of Rachel flash through my mind. I feel so guilty, having already found a girl a week after Rachel dumped me.
I push away from her and disappointment flashes across her face before she turns away. She pushes past me and climbs out of the pool without looking back. Annabeth grabs her towel and storms out, leaving me alone in the pool with a thousand thoughts, and even more emotions racing through my head. I take a deep breath and heave myself out of the pool. This was too much for me.
I silently walked back to my room, trying my best to make sense of what just happened but It was just too much for me to understand, it all just happened so fast. I couldn't seem to think straight. Guilt was eating away at the butterflies in my stomach, as I continued to stumble to my room. I opened up my door and made my way to the bed, not even bothering to change.
All of these emotions were too much for me to process, so, I did the smartest thing anybody could do. I went to bed, dreaming about what would've happened if I had just closed that gap.
I woke up that afternoon to the most annoying, incessant beeping I've ever heard. Then I remembered everything that had happened the same morning and groaned into my pillow.
I shoved the thoughts into the back of my head and focused on getting ready for school. My bed was still damp from me jumping in it without properly drying off, but I'll live with it. I took a quick shower, shouldered my backpack and set off to class.
I was almost to class when I turned the corner and saw a kid my age getting bullied by some older girl covered with make-up. It didn't look awful but, it was just… un-natural. I stood and watched for a second before deciding to help out the poor dude.
He was wearing a Rasta cap and had warm brown eyes. He wasn't what you would call buff, but not scrawny either. He had long hairy legs and his clothes looked like he stole them off of a drunk hippie. He was wearing a loud Hawaiian shirt and shorts that didn't match at all.
Not that it mattered. I strolled up to the bully and she saw me as I was walking up. She turned to me and put on the sweetest face she could muster. It was the most horrible thing I've ever seen but as I got even closer, my nose was assaulted with so much perfume I thought my sinuses would overload.
"Hey handsome" she said in her most soothing voice. "How's it going?"
"Look" I said, "I don't want to cause any trouble, Joker Face." She dramatically gasped like the diva she is. "But bullying isn't cool. Leave him alone."
She looked over at the hippie kid with a look of disgust "Him?" she asked "He's not worth your time honey, especially considering how handsome you are. You'd be better of spending time with me." She sugarcoated every word, I thought I was going to vomit.
I scoffed in her face. "Oh please, like I would willingly spend time with you." I looked at the hippie kid and shook his hand. "I'm Percy, by the way,"
He was shaking so bad I thought his pants would shake right off of his bony hips, but he looked at me thankfully. "I'm G-G-Grover" he stuttered. "P-Pleased to m-meet you." I nodded in response
"Now, honey" I said, mocking her "Why don't you run along with your other friends and spray more disgusting perfume on yourself."
She pushed Grover into a wall, causing him to drop all his books. My anger was rising, fast, but I attempted to control it. "I'll be waiting in my dorm" she giggled as she handed me a piece of paper "Call me when you get bored of this dweeb" She haughtily laughed and stalked off down the corridor with her gang still giggling behind her.
I bent down and helped Grover with his stuff. He was shaking considerably bless, his pants couldn't have been more grateful. "I really appreciate what you did for me back there" he said, not stuttering at all. It's amazing how a bully could change you. "I don't mind if you take her up on her offer." He said nervously
I just shook my head. "You seem like a really cool dude" He sighed with relief. I guess he was secretly hoping I would stay with him. "What class are you headed to?"
"Marine Biology" he said, then he looked down at his clothes with a fond look in his eyes. "I love nature. I really want to help all kinds of animals."
"That's awesome dude! I'm actually heading there right now. Let's hurry up, before we're late." And just like that, I had made a new friend. We walked towards the classroom, talking about all kinds of things, and I really felt at peace. I paused at the trashcan and threw away the piece of paper Drew gave me. I won't be needing that anymore, I thought to myself. And with that, I stepped into the classroom, my head clear, and my future best friend at my side.
I sincerely hope you guys enjoyed! I realized that I'm actually tired af from school but I'll still try to get the next chapter up soon! Review and I might get it up even faster! I'll catch ya on the flip side! -Kylo :D
