CHAPTER 4

Meet Callie

==FLASHBACK==

*A Year Ago*

Percy always liked the annual Christmas Party that Goode High prepared. The snacks were incredible, and his stepfather, being both a vice principal and English teacher, agreed to dye every snack and food in the party with the color blue. That's why Percy respected his stepdad. Always out there looking for him.

Today was the Christmas Party, and people are expected to wear casual clothes. But it had to be the colored white or blue. Heh. Percy could do that. Blue is easily his favorite color. He sat down on a bench while the party ensued, and while he was there daydreaming, Annabeth came up to him holding two glasses of fruit punch.

"Thirsty, Seaweed Brain?" Annabeth was smiling down on him and plopped herself right next to him.

Percy smiled back and drank the fruit punch. He needed a drink.

Just then, a girl wearing sky blue t-shirt with the Spider-Man logo in the chest, came up to him. She was holding fliers of some kind. She had caramel-colored hair and dark almond eyes and cute glasses. Percy figured she was one of those cute nerdy girls. He had a crush on Annabeth, but he couldn't deny this girl was pretty.

"Petition to put Spider-Man in the MCU!" The girl cried. "Sign the petition so that we could see Spider-Man in the MCU!"

Percy took the flyer, and it was a petition.

To put Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So that Spider-Man could join The Avengers in the movies.

Percy understood the petition a hundred percent. This girl was a geek. Like him.

"You look like a Marvel fan, to me at least. Hi." The girl smiled. "Will you sign the petition?"

Percy was so stunned by the girl's appearance, he forgot why she was there in the first place. "Oh, uh, yeah. Totally. And yeah. Marvel fan here. But I'm more of a DC kind of guy. But yeah, I'll sign your petition. Anyone who's anyone would really love to see Spider-Man in the MCU." Percy said. He smiled at the girl with kindness. And the girl smiled back. Then her face transformed into a surprised look, and she stretched out her hand.

"Oops! Sorry. I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Calypso. Calypso Atlas." She had this warm aura around her. Like she could make every guy in the room come to her. "But people call me Callie." She chuckled. She ducked her head, like she was embarrassed to introduce herself.

Percy shook her hand.

"I'm Percy. Percy—" Percy was cut off by Callie.

"Jackson. Percy Jackson." She chuckled again. "Everyone knows who you are. Swim Team Captain, right?" She asked.

Percy simply nodded.

Callie looked at her watch and awkwardly sped off. But before she did. She said some last words.

"Oh, would you look at the time. Haha. Gotta run. Nice meeting you, Percy!" She said as she ran.

Annabeth came to him after Callie left, and had a curious look on her face.

"Who was that?"

"Calyps— uh, Callie. Callie Atlas." He replied.

And that was the last time Percy ever talked to Callie.

==END OF FLASHBACK==

Percy followed at Callie to the school hallway.

"I need to talk to you, for a second." She said before she asked Percy to come with her.

She stopped in her tracks in front of her locker and opened it. Then she took out two pieces of paper. Colored black and both had the picture of Darth Vader.

"Uh, Callie? What is it you wanted to talk to me about?" Percy shifted uncomfortably.

Callie showed him the two pieces of paper. Which turned out to be tickets.

"There's this, uh, local theater that's showing the entire Star Wars Saga. From first movie to the last movie. A marathon, exactly." Callie looked nervous.

Percy studied the two tickets. Then he realized what was happening. It didn't take a dummy to find out what was happening.

Calypso was asking him out. To watch Star Wars. All day. At the local theater.

Percy thought about this for a while. Was it cheating on Annabeth? No. He was jumping to conclusions. Besides. Annabeth didn't like him. And second, Callie was only asking him, as a friend. And did he plan to do anything on Saturday? Nope. He found the answer.

Calypso broke the silence and immediately blurted out something. "You're the only guy I know, that, uh, you know. Watches Star Wars. And of course, if you don't want to go, that's absolutely fine, 'cause I understa—" Callie was cut off.

"Callie. Yes. I'd love to." Percy smiled back at her. Percy found this as a chance to be free. Since when did he have a date with a girl that wasn't Annabeth? And this girl, likes Star Wars. Which reminded him of something. . .

"Wait. How do you know I watch Star Wars?" Percy asked cluelessly.

"Um, it's on your t-shirt." Callie replied with obviousness.

Percy forgot he was wearing a t-shirt that depicted Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader fighting with lightsabers.

"Oh. Haha." Percy chuckled awkwardly. "So, Saturday?"

"Yeah. Haha. Look, I gotta go. History class in 3 minutes." Callie ran, and stopped in her tracks. She turned to Percy. "And Percy?"

Percy smiled. "Yeah?"

"May the force be with you." She ran to her class.

ANNABETH

From the first day Calypso and Percy met, she couldn't help but think that Percy might have teeny, little crush on her. But what Annabeth saw in Calypso regularly was she was basically the female version of Percy. Annabeth and Calypso were acquaintances, in class. But she couldn't help but notice how she acts. She liked geeky stuff just like Percy. She was fun and cute to hang around with. She had the eyes of a puppy dog like Percy.

She and Percy would make the perfect couple.

Annabeth was partly relieved. Percy might have a crush on this girl. Which means he won't like Annabeth anymore. That was good news. She just wants him to be her best friend. But Annabeth was also partly disappointed. Yet she didn't know why.

Thalia questioned her after Percy went after Calypso.

"Who was that?" Thalia asked.

"Calypso Samantha Atlas." Annabeth replied, with a hint of resentment in her voice. It surprised her that she had a hint of that emotion. "People call her Callie."

"She's pretty. I'll give her that." Thalia added.

Annabeth wanted to deny that word. Pretty. Yet again, she didn't know why. Gods, what's with her today? Why was she suddenly feeling a tiniest bit of hatred for that girl?

Percy came back a minute later, holding a black piece of paper in his hand.

He was smiling like he was king of the world.

"So, what happened?" Luke asked Percy.

"Oh, uh. It was Callie. She asked me to come with her to the Star Wars movie marathon this Saturday at the movie theater just uptown." Percy said, while scratching his head.

"You got a date with Calypso Atlas? The school's smartest kid? And she watches Star Wars?!" Grover almost spit out his shawarma, which was held tight in his hand.

"She's on her way to Valedictorian." Luke added.

Heh. I'm smarter than her. She can't compete to my intelligence, Annabeth thought. Wait. Where did that come from? Why was she suddenly comparing herself to Calypso?

"Hey, Perce. Do you think she's pretty?" Grover asked. Still playing with his PSP.

"Yeah. She's beautifu—uh, I mean yeah. She's pretty." Percy stuttered and blushed.

Out of all in the group, only Annabeth was the one not joining the competition. In her thoughts, she kept comparing herself to Calypso. What did Percy like about Calypso that wasn't in her? Was it the fact she was wearing glasses? The fact she was the smartest girl in the school? The fact that she liked geeky stuff like Percy? Then again, Annabeth remembered; She did not like Percy Jackson. Only as a friend. But she couldn't figure out why she kept comparing herself to her.

She was happy for Percy. She really was. Maybe Percy had finally found his significant other. Though thinking those thoughts, Annabeth felt it was lie in her head.

"You got a cruuuuuuuuuuuuush, Percy! Wow! You guys would make a cute couple. Like, uh, Han and Leia." Grover winked.

"Shut up, Grover." Percy replied.

That disappointed Annabeth. Percy didn't deny that he liked Calypso. Why it disappointed her? She didn't know. Then Thalia's next words hit Annabeth in the chest.

"What about you, Annabeth? What do you think of Callie?" Thalia asked curiously.

"She's. . . . uh, cool." Annabeth managed a fake smile.

"Look, guys. I'm late for swim practice. And Luke? Come along, dude. You're not skipping swim practice again just to make out with Thalia again, aren't you?" Percy accused.

"Maybe?" Luke replied with a not-so-innocent smile.

"Whatever, man. Hey, guys, see ya." Percy grabbed his backpack and left.

Thalia turned to Annabeth. "Looks like you're not Percy's fave girl anymore, Annabeth."

Those words weren't meant to hurt Annabeth, but it did. "Good for him." And she managed another fake smile.

TWO CHAPTERS IN ONE DAY?! IT'S A MIRACLE, RIGHT?!

YES IT IS.

(apologize for short chapter)

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Next Chapter!

CHAPTER 5 – Geeky Stuff

Percy is beginning to forget about Annabeth bit by bit. His thoughts are mostly filled with a certain girl with caramel colored hair and cute glasses. Annabeth on the other hand, is beginning to reconsider her decisions bit by bit. Because her thoughts are mostly filled by a certain boy with raven colored hair and sea green eyes.

SOON!