Annabeth
"You're such a goody-goody", Thalia sighed.
"Am not", I repied, rolling my eyes.
"Are too", she fired back.
"Am not"
"Are too"
"AM NOT!" I yelled.
I bet you guys are wondering what's happening here, so let me rewind a bit.
About 15 minutes earlier
"Hey guys, what are you talking about?" I asked as I sat next to Piper and Thalia.
"Oh, It's nothing, just this party some senior is throwing and we were thinking of going", Piper replied with a blank face.
"Yep, almost everyone is invited. Us too… And that includes you", Thalia informed pointing at me.
"Mhm, you guys go ahead. I'll stay at home and help mom with stuff".
"You're not going because it's a drinking party, right?" Thalia questioned lifting an eyebrow.
"Pfft, N-No, why would you assume that?" I said looking away.
"I know that's why", Piper said grinning from ear to ear.
"Okay, fine…What if it is?" I gave in.
"You're such a goody-goody", Thalia sighed.
"Am not"
"Are too"
"Am not"
"Are too"
"AM NOT!" I yelled.
It was after a while I realized I had said that too loud and everyone around me was staring. I blushed and looked at the table playing with my fingers.
"Fine, then you're coming to the party with us", Thalia challenged.
I let out a growl, an unattractive one at that. "Fine."
"Oh, and I forgot to mention," Piper leaned in, "Percy's gonna be there too".
My eyes went wide and I blushed even brighter. I'm pretty sure I looked like a tomato.
Oh my god, what have I agreed to?
I'm in so much trouble if mom finds out.
Dammit. Dammit. Dammit.
I was pacing around the room with my head in my hands.
But I'll have to go now. I told Thalia I would.
And trust me, when Thalia gets angry, World War III is about to start.
Ugh, I bit my nail.
All of a sudden, I heard my mom call out to me.
I ran downstairs.
"Annabeth", she spoke as if she was relieved. "I'm so sorry sweety but I need to go to your Aunt Artemis' house, and I won't be back till tomorroe, your dad has some business to take care of so he won't be back till…well, late, do you think you could stay alone in the house or do you wanna stay at Thalia's?"
Yes!
"No, Mom I'll stay here", I smiled.
"Oh good", she took a deep breath.
"Well, then I'll be leaving", she kissed my forehead.
"Mhm, sure…bye", I waved at her as she got in the car and drove away.
Before getting inside I did a bit of my victory dance. And in about 15 minutes I was ready to leave for the party.
The moment I entered, all I could see was crazy teenagers, alcohol and I have to say this…sloppy kissing everywhere.
I looked around peering through the dancing teens, only to find Percy laughing with his friends, holding a plastic cup in one hand, probably some more alcohol... well don't blame me for not knowing, I've never been to these things, Geez.
In what seemed like a flash I was dragged away by a drunk Thalia.
"You. Are. Late", She giggled, poking my nose.
"And you are very drunk". I rolled my eyes.
"So, you got away from mommy", She pouted, and almost fell, until I grabbed her and placed her on the sofa.
"You. Stay" I ordered.
"Okay, mom", she laughed.
I was looking at her in disbelief when suddenly I felt someone poking me on the back.
I turned around only to find someone I least expected to be there, Luke.
"Hey, Annabeth", he smiled.
He was a little drunk too, but not as much as Thalia.
"Hi", I smiled.
"Want a drink?" He offered.
"Um, no, I'm fine, thanks though"
"Hey, can I talk to you for a sec?"
"Oh, sure"
"I mean outside", he was all serious now.
I nodded and followed him outside.
"It sure is cold out here", I rubbed my shoulders.
"Oh, here" Luke draped his jacket over my shoulders.
"Um, thanks"
That's when I realized something, the me in the past would have been swooning right now, but the me right now wasn't. It just seemed like a friendly gesture. But if it were Percy doing this, I would have butterflies fluttering in my stomach.
"Annabeth", Luke nudged me out of my thoughts.
"Hm?'
After about 3 minutes of waiting, Luke said,
"I really like you, Annabeth"
My heart dropped. What?
"Luke, I'm really sorry, but I don't feel the same way about you", I looked down, I felt bad turning him down, but I couldn't accept his confession either.
Luke's head snapped in my direction.
"Why? I-Is it because of that Percy Jackson?"
"No, Luke I-"
Before I knew it, his lips were on mine. It didn't fell good, maybe because it wasn't Percy or maybe because he wasn't a good kisser, his kiss was sloppy. I was confused, and I started crying tears rolling down my face. I tried hard to pull away, but Luke wouldn't budge.
No, No, No, Please do-
My mind couldn't comprehend what was going on next. All I could see was Luke's collar in Percy's hands and Percy punching him hard.
Percy
Piper had told me that Annabeth was gonna come to the party.
I waited for her, after about 30 minutes, I went to find Thalia. She was laying on the sofa, giggling and laughing to herself.
"Hey, Thalia"
"Oh, Perce my man", she tapped my shoulder.
She was awfully drunk.
"Did Annabeth come here?"
She nodded and pointed to the huge window giving a full view of the swimming pool.
I walked up to the window, only to find both Annabeth and Luke standing next to the pool. I couldn't ignore the wave of jealousy that came over me. I refocused on Annabeth, and my eyes went wide with horror when Luke pulled her in to kiss her.
I rushed outside and pulled him away from her, punching him hard. Annabeth was crying, even though her tears had dried now.
I was infuriated, too angry to even think. I didn't care about anything, and then I Annabeth grabbed my arm, stopping me from punching him again.
"Annabeth-" I spoke through gritted teeth.
"You shouldn't, it's alright", fresh tears started forming in her eyes.
She was hugging me and I hugged her back, when she started crying on my chest.
I started stroking her hair, calming her down.
After her tears had finally stopped, I directed her inside the house to get her some water.
Annabeth
I was angry with Luke, so angry.
Percy sat me down on a sofa and asked me to wait till I brought him water.
After he disappeared in the swarm of teenagers, I closed my eyes, and could feel the tears welling up again, but held them back.
I was confused, angry, sad, and without thinking I grabbed a drink, gulped it whole, then another, and another, until everything became hazy and foggy.
Percy
I came back with a glass of water in my hand and found Annabeth drinking from a plastic cup
Dammit.
I ran to her and slowly took the glass from her.
She stared at me, for long, too long, and I stared back, until I was pushed against the sofa by her. She smiled at me and then crushed her lips into mine, she was kissing me fiercely, too fiercely.
I kissed her back, asking for entry, she opened her mouth and again started pushing me, crushing her body into mine. Slowly her hands darted inside my shirt, her cold hands exploring my-
Wait, WHAT?!
I pulled away, and she pouted, "What? Don't you want to do it with me?"
"No- I mean yes, this is just not the right time to-"
And then it happened, I had puke all over me.
I helped her stand up and got her into the car after a lot of trouble.
When I finally got to her home, I ran into her dad, to whom I had to explain everything.
He was too different than Annabeth's mother, way too different.