Chapter 2: The Pick Up
Percy's POV
The club was pumping by the time we got there colored lighting flashing, music cranked up and everyone was dancing and laughing. Grover looked a little intimated and so did Nico but was better at hiding it.
"Guys, lets get a drink," yelled over the music.
"Wait they serve alcohol here?" Grover yelled back.
"No no it's a teen club but they have soda and stuff come on." We pushed our way through the crowd to the bar.
I guess I should explain my name is Percy Jackson freshmen at Columbia in New York City, my hometown. My thing is swimming, that's how I got in to Columbia, my grades sucked in high school and I may be a little slow at things but I am good and swimming. I hope to make it to the Olympics someday, but my mom said I still have to go to collage. Swimming is my passion and my dream but girls were my hobby and that's why my two best friends, and me though Nico was actually my cousin but that's not the point, were here to night. I was attempting to teacher them how to pick up girls, but so far it wasn't going well.
"Why can't I just walk up to girl?" Grover asked as I began to impart my knowledge about the things, we called females.
"Cause that's to direct it'll freak her out," I said trying to be patient.
"I thought you said before it was better to be frank," Nico asked looking confused.
"Later it is once she's hooked, you should be honest about what you are doing and what you want." I said taking a breath.
"So you just say like you're pretty hot and I want to sleep with you and leave before you wake up and never see you again?" Nico asked, Grover paled slightly I knew he wouldn't even attempt it, he was too in love a hippie tree-hugger chick named Juniper, but he was to much of a wimp to ask her out. They would work really good together but I didn't push him, besides I would loose my wing man, though he wasn't very good at it, but he was my best friend and I was good enough for the both of us.
"No, no you have to flirt with them make them like you first then be honest in a kind way." I paused to let that sink in and then continued. "Once they are flirting back and smiling and you can tell they are in to you, then you be frank so they know what they are getting into so there is no tears, no screaming or slapping got it?" they nodded.
The lesson continued on like that them listening carefully nodding at all most anything I said finally I thought I had given them all the info they needed to score tonight.
"Okay you guys ready?" I asked Nico nodded but Grover looked like he was going to be sick.
"So pick gentlemen pick your targets," we all looked around for a while Nico noticed a girl almost eminently but not to pick up.
"Yo Perce look who it is," he grinned and pointed to a girl in black punk outfit, her black and spiky with streaks of purple and big combat boots they looked like they could break your toe if it stomped on it. She was standing with a group of beautiful girls holding drinks, they were all laughing and seemed to be teasing the girl with blond curly hair in a purple dress she was a beautiful and that's before I noticed her eyes. Her eyes were grey and stormy they looked like she was thinking of a million and one things at once, she was probably the most beautiful girl I have ever seen.
"Dude your drooling," Grover said smirking.
"What?" I said trying hard not to blush.
"Which one?" Nico asked. He couldn't tell the most gorgeous girl obviously.
"No girl I was just … spacing," both rolled their eyes.
"Let me guess the red head?" Nico asked.
"No, not her." I said only then noticing the red head, she was all sparkly and in a tight black dress and very high, red heels on her feet, she kept turning to glance around the room, perfect. She was definitely looking to be picked up. "But now that you mention it she would make a perfect target, you want this one?" I asked Nico.
"Um no, I'm good," I raised my eyebrow but didn't ask why.
"So which one were you staring at then?" Grover asked.
"Never mind its not important," I said trying to get him to drop it that girl was not one to go home with a stranger I was sure that.
"Let me guess the one in purple?" Grover asked smirking, he knows me way to well I blushed.
"Wait how did you know that?" Nico asked Grover.
"Cause I have been his best friend since we were twelve, I know his taste in girls." Grover grinning at me I just rolled my eyes. "He has got a thing for brainy chicks and pretty eyes, you know the girls way out of his liege."
"Hey! That's not true I could get her if I wanted but I don't besides the red head is looking for a good time," I said defensively.
"right sure Percy," Grover said.
"Hey punks!" I felt a punch on my upper arms and grinned to look at my other cousin Thalia.
Her bright electric blue eyes twinkled, "how's my favorite cousin?" she said grinning at me.
"Hey! What am I chopped liver?" Nico protested.
Thalia and I laughed, "yeah right how is my other favorite cousin?" she said ruffling his black hair.
Thalia was an intimating sort violent lesbian who gave everyone a hard time but if you were trouble you were glad to have her around.
"So whatcha guys up to tonight?" she asked.
"Percy is teaching us to pick up girls," Grover said he used to be terrified of Thalia but after she punch a dick who was making fun of Grover for his crutches (cause there was some thing wrong his arms so he couldn't get around without them.) he had been able to relax a little a round her and even talk.
"Ooh how's that going," she said sarcastically.
"Um who's your friend?" one of the girls with crazy golden brown asked from the group behind her asked as they came over.
"These idiots would be my cousins this is Percy and Nico and my friend Grover," I saw Grover smile at the mention of him being her friend.
"Wait Percy Jackson?" the red head asked.
"The one and only," I gave her a smile.
"Oh well very nice to meet you," she said sticking her hand out.
"The pleasure is all mine," I said taking it, "what's your name gorgeous?" I asked.
"Rachel Elizabeth Dare," she said.
"Okay then," said Thalia breaking the moment. "This is Piper," she pointed to a pretty girl in a pretty gold and brown dress, "this is hazel," she pointed to the girl who had spoken first with the curly brown hair and chocolate skin, "this Rachel of course aka red," Rachel smiled at me, flirtatiously. "And this is our Annabeth," she put her arm around the beautiful girl was gorgeous eyes and blond curls, I smiled at her but she didn't even look at me, I figured as much.
"Nice to meet you all," Grover said a little nervously, he also got nervous and jumpy around pretty girls.
"So how's the lesson going?" Thalia asked trying not to laugh.
"Fine, well fine-ish" I answered; Thalia still had not taking her eyes off me.
"What lesson?" Rachel asked.
"Um well…" Grover said.
"He is teaching us the art of picking up girls, fucking them and never talking to them again." Nico said bluntly, "I'm getting a other soda. Want anything?" he asked me.
"Um no," I was blushing he had me look horrible no way I was scoring, but Rachel laughed.
"Really? Huh? You must be good," she was flirting with me? Gods this girl is desperate.
"Thanks," I grinning, "what about you? Any good?" I knew we weren't talking about picking up girls anymore.
"I can hold my own," she said winking. I felt eyes on me and looked over to see the beautiful girl named Annabeth glaring at me.
"I don't think your friend likes me much," I said to Rachel nodding to Annabeth which seemed to make her madder.
"Oh Annabeth don't worry about her she is just a prude," Rachel said smirking at Annabeth.
"I am not! But you are going to get the clap or herpes eventually and I am going to say I told you so!" she walked away. Nico nodded at him and me and Grover went out to the dance floor.
"I've got her, have fun but be careful okay?" I think her name was Piper said to Rachel.
"Would you all stop worrying about me? I'm fine!" Rachel said.
"We just love you," the girl named hazel said and then walked away with Piper.
"Um sorry about that," Rachel said looking apologetically.
"Its cool," I smiled "can I buy you a drink?" I asked.
"I'd like that," she smiled. I bought the drink and brought it to a small table in the corner where she was sitting.
"Hey, here you go one root beer," I said handing her the soda.
"Thanks." We talked for along time about school, life and just random things that came to us, but we kept it light. We laughed and flirted a lot.
Finally she looked at me out of the blue and said, "so your place or mine?" I choked of my cherry coke.
"What?" she asked.
"Nothing its just… well you are very blunt." I said but grinning I like this girl I defiantly could be a friend with her.
"Yup that's me, oh wait it has to be yours my roommate made me promise to not bring any um 'friends' home tonight," she said making air quotations around the word friends.
"Do this a lot huh?" I asked grinning.
"Well I am not Percy Jackson but yeah I get around some," she said with a little pride in her voice. I laughed.
"Okay so rules," she said, "I don't to pain and I hate being spanked but I can be kinky if that's what your into." She said and calmly took and a sip of root beer.
"No I don't do kinky or pain," I said trying not to laugh this was ridiculous I was really beginning to like this girl. "You should know I don't do second times, no phone numbers and no tears please."
"Sounds good should we go now?" she asked.
"Well finish your drink I'm in no hurry we have all night," I said suggestively.
"Good I need to go talk to my friends to tell them I would be home tonight, or not till much later anyway," she winked.
"Alright," she weaved around the crowd over to where her friends were dancing.
I saw annabeth with the other girls she was laughing and dancing around with her friends gods she was so beautiful!... no stop you are going home with Rachel and its like you have any case with a girl as amazing as that.
"What are you- oh I know she's beautiful huh?" Rachel was by my side I blushed and tried to protest.
"No its fine its not like you're my boyfriend you can check other girls what if you want, hell invite them to come home tonight but I got to warn you she is not a bimbo nor is she a slut. If you hurt her I will personally go into your room in the middle of night and cut your dick off." She sipped her drink calmly as I shuddered. "She is not someone you fuck and ditch." She said.
"I know," I sighed, "she is way out of my liege and I'm not looking for commitment.
"Yeah but she is pretty huh?" she smiled.
"Yes …she is- well," I blushed. "Lets go."
She smirked, "okay."
Yeah a little Percy & Rachel but don't you worry percabeth fans, all in good time
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