Ch.10 I Go on My First Date
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I should just get over him, if only it was that easy.
I'm glad that me and Rachel are still cool, but right now, I have to focus on Annabeth. My mom found out that we were dating. She wants her to come over for dinner more often now. She also is trying to get me to buy Annabeth tons of gifts. I think that she's just happy I found someone that I could relate to. I think that she's especially happy that the girl is Annabeth.
"Percy, honey, is Annabeth still coming over?" my mom asked. She smiled as if she was trying really hard not to embarrass me.
"Uh, I think so," I said. "She said she'd be over in a half an hour."
"Oh, okay, hun," she said and smiled again. I looked up at her and she tried to hide her smile.
"Well, I'm going to go and call her, just to make sure." I said.
"Okay. I'll be down here if you need me."
I dialed Annabeth's number.
"Hey you've reached Annabeth's cell. Sorry I couldn't get to the phone. Leave your name, number, and a short message, and I'll try to get back to you." Man, I got her answering machine. I heard a knock at the door. My mom answered it.
"Hey, Annabeth." she said with an ear-to-ear grin on her face.
"Hi, Ms. Jackson. Is Percy here?" Annabeth asked. I could hear them from upstairs, but I let Mom call me down.
"Percy!" she called up the steps. "Annabeth's here!"
"Okay!" I yelled back. "I'll be down in a second." I ran down the steps and saw Annabeth standing in my living room. She made me catch my breath. She looked so beautiful. I knew my mom could tell what I was feeling because she was giggling in the far corner. Back to Annabeth, though, she looked amazing: her hair was pulled out of her face and in barrel curls, she was wearing make-up(which I was still getting used to since she just started wearing it a little while ago), and she wore a jean mini-skirt and a pink tank top with an Abercrombie and Fitch grey jacket. Her dazzling grey eyes were framed with mascara and eye-liner. She just looked awesome. "Wow, you…" I began to stutter. "You look," I blinked. "You look great, Annabeth."
She smiled. It was so good to see her. It was even better to look at her and see my girlfriend. We were finally together. "Hey, Seaweed Brain, and thanks." she said. I was hoping for a little more than "Seaweed Brain," but I guess we'd better start off slow. Besides, Seaweed Brain has been what she's called me forever, I don't think I want to change that.
"Your welcome." I said. I'm not sure, but I think that I was blushing. "So, uh, what do you want to do tonight?"
"I don't know. I was thinking a movie, but at the same time, the mall." she said.
"I, myself, was thinking of dinner, but we can do whatever you want." I said, shrugging.
"No, I like your idea. Dinner sounds fun." she said, trying to make compromise.
"Let's do all three. We can see a movie, then go to the mall, and then eat at a restaurant in the mall." I suggested.
"Sounds good to me, Percy. Is that alright with you, Ms. Jackson?"
"Of course, honey." she said. My mom winked at me. I smiled back.
"Okay, then, it's a date." Annabeth said.
"Yeah," I said, "a date." Annabeth looked at me. I looked back at her; she was beaming.
After that, Mom gave us a ride to the movies, which is connected to the mall. I read the titles, which was hard with my Dyslexia. There was: Eagle Eye, Righteous Kill(I did want to see that one), The Family that Preys, The Dark Knight, The House Bunny(chick flick), Tropic Thunder, Traitor, and Disaster Movie. I decided t let Annabeth pick.
"I think we should see Disaster Movie. I saw the previews, and it looks really funny." she said. I guess that funny was second to educational in her book, because there were no educational movies on the title list.
"Cool with me, let's go."
We walked out of the theater holding hands and laughing. I wasn't used to seeing the girly side of Annabeth. I liked it, though. It was different. Now, it was into the mall. We walked into f.y.e., an entertainment store. We didn't buy anything, though. We just walked around, still holding each other's hands. It was weird being around Annabeth and not doing any "save the world" business. We could just hang out.
"Let's go into that jewelry store." I said. My mom gave me two-hundred dollars to buy some nice things for Annabeth.
"Okay." she said.
"If you could have anything in this shop, what would you have?"
She shrugged. "I don't know. Why?"
"I was just wondering. And look around, you're bound to find something." I said.
She looked in the glass cases. I saw her eyeing up a sterling silver necklace with an owl with golden laurels on it. It was only one-hundred and twelve dollars. "Do you like that?" I asked her.
"It's nice, but it's way too expensive."
"Do you want it?"
"Umm…" she gave me a look. "That would be my pick out of this store," she said.
"Okay. That's all you needed to say." I called for the counter attendant.
"Yes, can I help…" his enthusiasm wore off when he saw me, "you?"
"Uh, yeah. I want this please." I said, pointing at Annabeth's necklace.
"Do you have one-hundred and twelve dollars, young man?" he asked.
"Yes, yes I do." I said confidently.
"Plus tax?" he asked suspiciously.
"Yup." Finally, he took me more seriously.
"Well, okay then. Let's ring this here necklace up, shall we?" He took the necklace out of the case and put in a nice gift box. He punched in numbers on his register. "One-hundred and twelve dollars plus tax," he mumbled to himself. "Sir, your total is one-hundred and eighteen dollars and seventy-two cents. Now, will that be cash or charge?"
"Cash," I said, and I handed him my money. He gave me back roughly eighty dollars.
"Pleasure doing business with you, Sir." He gestured to Annabeth, "Ma'am."
"Thanks," I said.
We walked out of the store, and I handed Annabeth the box. She opened it and looked at the necklace. "Wow, Percy. It's so beautiful. Thank you so much." She leaned into me and kissed me. I held her. There we were, kissing in front of the flowing, lit up fountain. It was a picture-perfect moment.
"Your welcome," I said. "Let me put it on you."
"Okay," She handed me the necklace, pulled up her hair, and I hooked it onto her neck. It fit her so well, her personality, I mean. She hugged me again, and I kissed her cheek. For once in my life, I felt normal. She grabbed my hand and we walked to the Food Court.
"What do you want to eat?" I asked her.
"You tell me, I've been picking things all night."
"Alright," I said. "How 'bout Chinese? There's Bamboo Garden." I pointed to the Bamboo Garden.
"Sounds perfect." she said. Annabeth ordered orange chicken, two egg rolls, and a Pepsi. I got orange chicken, some rice, and a Coke. "This is really good." Annabeth said.
"Yeah, it is." I agreed. I went up to the counter and paid for the food. Then, I called my mom, asking her to come and get us. The bad side of this meant my date was almost over. Annabeth and I walked out to the parking lot and got into my mom's car.
"Did you guys have fun?" my mom asked.
"Yes," we both said at the same time.
When we got to Camp Half-blood to drop Annabeth off, I got out of the car with her. I walked her to the gate, then I kissed her again.
After we kissed she whispered in my ear, "I love you."
"I love you, too, Annabeth." She pecked my lips once more and then turned around and walked into the gates. "Bye, Wisegirl." I said.
"Bye, Seaweed Brain!" she called back.
When I got back in the car, my mom said, "You two are so cute together." she smiled at me and I blushed. As of this moment, I don't have any problems with girls.
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