Hey. I won't make this chapter as boring as the other one. Or at least I hope… Enjoy.

Stuck In My Head: Plans by Plug In Stereo

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the PJO Characters or any of the songs in the story

Chapter 9: Leo Just Wants To Dance

Percy's POV:

"Okay, so let me get this straight. Your mom fired you because she thought I was going hurt you." Annabeth nodded and took a sip of her coffee. Today was Thursday, three days after the gig. Annabeth and I were at Starbucks, drinking coffee and talking. On Monday, when we went back to school, it was absolute chaos. Students had to be held back by teachers because they all tried to clamor us for autographs. It was ten times worse than the Monday after our first gig. A bunch of girls flirted with us. Beck and I said we had girlfriends and they all backed off. Leo and Nico were screwed though.

"That's kind of messed up." I commented. She agreed and stared outside the window. She looked… troubled. I sat up straighter. "Hey, what's wrong?" I grabbed her hand from across the table and gave it squeeze. She shook her head. "It's nothing." I knew she was lying. I may be new at this boyfriend thing but I could still tell if my girl was troubled or not. "I know it's not nothing Annabeth." She took a deep breath. She knew from previous times that it was pointless arguing with me. "It's just… I'm in some really deep debt right now." I frowned. "What do you mean?" I asked. She bit her lip and didn't look me in the eyes. I tried to make eye contact with her. "Annabeth?" She finally looked at me. "Percy, I haven't paid a single bill for the last month. And I don't have any money because I don't have a job. My electricity went out. My water went out just this morning. And to top it all off, my rent was due last week. My landlord said I have week to come up with the money or else he's going to kick me out."

"Why don't you just talk to your mom? She's not that cold hearted to not help you with your life, right?" She shook her head and kept staring out the window. "No. I can't go back to my mom. I don't want to give her the satisfaction of my begging." She let go of my hand and crossed her arms. I thought of an idea. "Do you have a check book?" She nodded and frowned. "Yeah, why?" I beckoned for her to give it to me. She took it out her small string purse and handed it to me. "Do you have a pen?" She took one out and gave it to me. "Thanks." I muttered. "Ok, how much is it all?" Her eyes widened when she realized what I was doing. "Percy, no. I can't let you do that. It's my problem not yours. Let me deal with it." I put the pen down and leaned back. "Annabeth, you're my girlfriend. And I love you too much to just sit back and watch you struggle in life. So, how much is it all?" We had a staring contest. I was winning. She sighed in defeat. "Fine." She mumbled. I smirked and picked the pen up. "Ok, how much?" She thought for a second. "Ok, so my water bill is about 96 dollars and then my electricity is 134 dollars. And then my rent is 268 dollars. So all together it would be…" She thought for a second. "498 dollars." She completed. I nodded and wrote the check for 520. (There's still tax). I ripped it out the check and gave it to her.

I had gotten a bank account when we had the first gig. Hard Rock had to put the money somewhere. Sunday's gig paid about 400 and our first gig was about 300. We still hadn't used the money for the first gig because we were saving it for emergencies. This is an emergency. She looked at the check and sighed. She handed it out to me. "Percy, you put an extra 20 on here." I waved it off. "Tax." I said simply. She pursed her lips before nodding and putting the check in her purse, along with the check book and her pen. "Where did you even get the money anyway?"

"Our gigs." Her head shot straight up. "You paid me with your band money." I nodded and took a sip of the slightly cold coffee. "Percy." She groaned and put her head back. "What?" I asked innocently. "That's for your band. Not me." I grabbed her hand. "I already told you. I hate to see you struggle." She bit her lip. Nodding slowly, she leaned forward. I met her halfway in a kiss. It was quick but sweet. "Thank you." She muttered as she sat back down. I smiled at her.

After a while of talking and drinking coffee, we finally decided to leave. I intertwined Annabeth's and I's hands as she walked out of the Starbucks. "It's only 9:00. You want to go back to your place or do you wa-"

"Annabeth?" A male voice said from behind. We turned to see a familiar enemy. "Matt." He was in a beige hoodie and dark blue jeans with red sneakers. When he snarled, his cracked teeth showed. I remember when he got those cracked. He picked on the wrong guy in middle school and then boom. He got punched in the face about ten times. "I thought you would leave him by now." He sneered at me. Annabeth rolled her eyes. "Matt, just leave. I'm never going to get with you and that is a harsh reality that you have to realize. Now can you please leave me and Percy alone, for like the rest of our lives?" I nodded eagerly. I was still surprised Matt hadn't recognized me. "No way. I said I was going to fight for you and I will." Matt took off his jacket and got in a fighting stance. It took me a moment to realize what he was doing. "Oh, you want to fight?" I questioned. Matt nodded and cracked his knuckles. "Wait. There isn't going to any fighting." Annabeth intervened. I was actually willing to fight Matt. I had gotten a lot stronger since the last time I had seen him.

But, he hadn't really done anything to bring back the hate I had for him. Matt grabbed Annabeth by the waist and kissed her. When he pulled back, Annabeth made a disgusted face and wiped her mouth. He pushed her behind him and said, "Stay right there, babe. It's only going to take me couple of seconds to beat this little twerp." I was basically fuming by now. I clenched my fists and held back from punching the living daylight's out of him. "Annabeth look away." I told her. She appeared behind Matt's shoulder. "Why?"

"Just look away, Annabeth." I demanded as I glared hard at Matt. He was returning the glare. In the corner of my eye, I saw her turn around and put her hand over her eyes. I smirked evilly at Matt. For a second, I saw him cower in fear but only for a second. Before he knew it, I punched him with all my might. I heard the crack of his jaw and felt it go out of place as I hit it. He was out cold. He toppled on the ground. Annabeth stiffened. She must've heard the crack too. Yeah, it was that loud. It was hard to move my hand but I was too blinded by anger to care. "You can turn around now." I told Annabeth. She moved the hand from her eyes and saw Matt on the ground. She gasped. "Percy… what did you do?" I stayed silent. Annabeth bent down and turned Matt's face. His nose was bleeding. I must've hit that too. "Percy…" She poked at his face. "Wow. He's out cold." I nodded. "So," She turned to me. "Do you want to just leave him or do you want to put him somewhere safer?" As much as I hated him, I didn't just want to leave him here at 9:00 at night. I stepped forward and grabbed his arms. I dragged him to the side of the sidewalk and sat him up against the wall. I put his hoodie on top of his and cleaned the blood off his nose. It probably wasn't broken because I know for a fact that broken noses bleed a lot more than his did. I stood back up and next to Annabeth, who was examining him. "There. Now he just looks like a homeless person." I said.

Annabeth nodded and looked at me. She kissed my cheek. "You didn't need to hit him." She commented. "Hey! He wanted to fight me!" I defended myself. She rolled her eyes and smirked. "Ok. Let's just get out of here before the people that saw you hit him, call the cops." I nodded. She went to grab my right hand, the one I hit Matt with. I winced. She looked down at my hand and gasped softly. "Oh my gods, Percy." She inspected it. "We need to take you to a hospital." She demanded. I shook my head. "No, I'm fine. We just need to get out of here, like you said." Annabeth looked at my hand with concern. After a while, she kissed it. "Better?" She asked. I smiled at her. "Yes."

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Annabeth and I hung out at her place for a while. I only felt the slightest bit guilty about Matt. When I left to go home (At like 11:00 at night, Annabeth didn't want me to leave so late. But I had school tomorrow so I didn't to repeat what happened last week.), I went to go check on Matt. He wasn't there anymore. He must've woken up and left.

Surprisingly, I got home safely with no complications. Opening the door to my house, I dialed Annabeth's number. "Percy? Did you get home okay?" I smiled. "Yeah. I'm fine. I didn't think you would stay up just to check up on me." I heard her scoff. "Percy, what kind of girlfriend would I be if I didn't care about you?" I closed the front door and walked up the stairs, smiling widely. I still liked it when she said she was my girlfriend. It helped me realize that this wasn't a dream. "Well, I think you wouldn't even be my girlfriend if you didn't care about me." I answered. "Exactly!" She exclaimed while laughing. I laughed with her. I got into my room and put the phone on speaker. I placed it on top of my drawer. I stripped my clothes. "What are you doing?" I asked after she didn't say anything.

"Hmm?" She said quietly. I put on my red flannel pajama pants. "Falling asleep?" I walked over to my drawer and got my phone. I laid down on my bed, placing my phone on my bare chest. "No. I was just…" She went silent. I laughed. "Annabeth, just go to sleep. I'll call you tomorrow. Okay?" She sighed sadly. "Alright. I love you."

"I love you too. Goodnight." We said our goodbyes and hung up. As soon as I hung up, I found myself missing her voice already.

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"Care to explain why you are so sleepy, Percy." My mom asked as I hit my head on the window of the car for the umpteenth time this morning. I raised my head and blinked slowly. "What?" I murmured. My mom stopped at a red light and turned to me in her seat. "Why. Are. You. So. Sleepy?" She said each word sternly. I groaned and placed my head on the window, closing my eyes. "I might have came home at 11:00 at night and then stayed up for a little talking with Annabeth." My mom let out a small gasp. "Percy." My mom scolded. I rolled my eyes through my closed eye lids. "What? I came home safe, didn't I?" She scoffed. I felt the car move forward. "Look, if you're going to stay out late with your girlfriend, at least make it on a weekend. Your studies are important too." I smiled a little and took a little nap on the way over to school.

"Bye, sweetie." My mom called out as I closed the door to the car. I waved at her through the window and she drove off. "Percy!" I heard my name be called. Turning around, I saw Beck and his girlfriend beckoning me over. I waved and walked over. "Hey guys." I was friends with Silena but I didn't know her that well. All I knew was that she and Beck were hopelessly in love. They were with the rest of the guys and two new faces were there too. I nodded towards the guys and looked at the newbies of the group. "Thalia and Calypso. What are you guys doing here?" I asked as nicely as I could. Thalia, as I said before, used to be best friends. We would sometimes say hi if we saw each other in the hallways but other than that we didn't talk that much. She was smiling but I could tell from her eyes that she didn't trust me like all the other guys she meets.

(A/N: Reminder: Thalia thinks all men are pigs {Chapter 4} because of her ex.)

Nico stood beside her. Blush was spread across his face, making his whole head look like a tomato. I understood why he liked her so much. She was pretty and she was exactly Nico's type. Dark eyeliner, black clothes, and she had a powerful aura that just screamed punk. Nico and she were also best friends back then so he knows that she and he like the same things. But still that didn't stop him from being so nervous around her. Leo stood next to Calypso. Both of them were quiet next to each other which was very odd because Leo is normally a very loud guy. Calypso was a complete opposite of Thalia. Except for the fact that they're both pretty, Calypso had blonde hair while Thalia had black. Calypso had almond shaped brown eyes while Thalia had round electric blue eyes. Calypso normally wore light colors while Thalia did not. I didn't really know Calypso but I know that Leo has a crush on her and that's about it.

"We're just discussing the party that we are going to host at Silena's house tonight." Leo said while his hands were stuffed in his pockets. Party? "What party?" I asked. Nico put sliced his hand over his throat, as if he was telling me to 'shut up'. Leo did it too. I pretended that I remembered the said party. "Oh, yeah. The party. I forgot about that." I looked pointedly at the guys. Beck was just chuckling quietly and rubbing the back of his neck. "Yeah," Leo turned to Calypso and Thalia. "So, I guess we'll see you guys there?" He said it more to Calypso more than Thalia. They both nodding. "Bye Leo. See you tonight." She said in a sweet voice before walking off. Thalia smiled at Nico and sighed. "I'll see you later okay?" Nico nodded. She ruffed his hair before walking up to meet with Calypso.

Nico stood there, frozen. I put my hand on his shoulder. "Uh, Nico? You okay, man?" Nico faintly smiled. "She touched my hair." He put his hand in his hair and pet his own head. "I'm never going to wash my hair again!" I laughed. "Now, that's something I believe." I turned away from the lovestruck Nico and over to Leo, Beck, and Silena. "So, what is this party you guys were talking about?" Beck pointed his thump to Leo. "Genius over here thought it would be a good idea to invite the girls over for a party." Leo scowled at Beck. "Hey. I wanted to seem like a cool guy so I said that they could come to our party."

"Leo, there is no party." I said. A look of realization came upon Leo's face. "Oh… yeah." Silena piped up. "Well you guys already said that it was at my place and since my parents are out of town and I don't really have any plans this weekend, let's host a party." She said cheerfully. I smirked and patted Leo and Nico's, who had barely just came over his shock, shoulders.

"Well, guys. It looks like we have a lot of work to do afterschool."

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I forgot I had told Annabeth that I was going to call her today so I called her when I walked into homeroom. I had about 4 minutes until the bell rang. "Who are you calling?" Leo asked as he sat down in his usual spot, next to me. Nico sat behind me and Beck sat next to Nico. It was a weird lay out but we were stuck like that for the rest of the year. I put the phone to my chest to muffle out any voices that came through. "Annabeth." I put the phone back on my ear. "Whipped." I heard Beck say under his breath. I threw my pencil at him. "Hello?" A voice croaked. I forgot it was only 8:00 in the morning. "Oh hey Annabeth. Sorry did I wake you up?"

"Percy? Are you there? What's wrong?" I frowned. "Annabeth? Can you hear me?"

"Per-cy?" I sighed. "Annabeth the signal is weak. You're breaking up."

"What about 'breaking up'? Percy?"

"You're breaking up." I said in a louder voice. I heard her gasp. "You're breaking up with me?" My eyes widened. "What?! No! Annabeth!" I stood up and walked out of the classroom. Maybe I can get a better signal out here. "Annabeth? Annabeth?" The call had ended due to the loss of signal. Oh no… I tried to call her back but the signal didn't allow me too. I cursed. I forgot that the school had terrible signal. I hit my head against one of the lockers outside the class. Why did I even call her while was in school?

Walking back into the classroom, the bell rang. I slumped into my chair. "What's wrong?" Beck asked as Mr. King walked into the class. "The signal messed up my voice so when I said that her voice was breaking up, she thought I was breaking up with her. And I tried to call her back but there's no signal in the whole stupid school." I kicked the chair in front of me, softly. "Good morning class." Mr. King clapped his hands together.

It is most definitely not a good morning.

Annabeth's POV:

I was terrified. Percy had just lost signal with me. Right when he said something about breaking up with me. I pushed the blankets off of me and hopped off my bed. I slipped on my bunny slippers. I sniffed and walked to the restroom to freshen up. After doing my morning routine, I grabbed my purse on the way out of my apartment. I didn't know where I was going but I needed to get out of there. I had tried to call Percy back dozens of times but he didn't answer. I decided that I needed to give him some space, even if I didn't like it. I pulled my jacket closer to me as I passed the Starbucks Percy and I were at last night. Only a drop of blood was on the concrete sidewalk. I cringed. I'll admit it. What Percy did last night kind of scared me. It was like he had a huge grudge on Matt that I didn't know about and he took it out on him last night.

I walked down the street for a while, letting my legs taking me wherever I went. I ended up back at my- wait no- my mom's work office building. Maybe Percy was right, I needed to talk to my mom.

Slowly walking in, I pushed the front door open. All my old workmates looked shocked like they were surprised that I was back. Thankfully, Malcolm wasn't anywhere to be found. I walked over to my mom's secretary. Leaning on her desk, I smiled at her. "Hey, Janet. Is my mom here?" I asked. Janet nodded. "Are you sure you want to go in there? I mean she is still a little grumpy from the last time you were here." I grinned reassuringly at her. "Don't worry, Jan. It'll be fine." I knocked on her door. I heard a muffled, "Come in." As I opened the door, I thought of what I was going to say to her. My mom sat at her desk, doing paperwork. She didn't look up when I walked in. "What do you want?" She asked not even looking up.

"Mom?" She looked up, shocked for a moment and then back to her regular self. She sat up straighter. "Annabeth." I walked in and closed the door behind me. "H-Hey mom." Tension grew in the air, thick enough to be cut by an axe. "Why are you here?" She placed her pen on the desk and clasped her hand together in front of her torso. I might as well do it fast. No turning back now. I walked up to her desk and sat down at one of the chairs that was in front of the desk. "I, uh, came back to apologize." I stated. She raised her eyebrows. "Oh really?"

I nodded. "Yes ma'am." A little flattery wouldn't hurt. As soon as I tell her that I'm still with Percy and that I don't plan on leaving him any time soon, I have a feeling she's going to haywire. My mom stayed silent for a while before slumping her shoulders down and putting her head in her hands. Uh… what is happening? "Annabeth…" She reached out for my hand. I reluctantly reached out for hers. She looked up from her hands and gave me hands a squeeze. Her eyes were red. Wait… was she crying? My mom doesn't cry. She never has ever since my dad died. "Mom? Are you okay?" I asked with concern. She smiled weakly. "Annabeth, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to be that way the other day. Please forgive me. Come back." She said softly. I was still in shock. I awkwardly patted her shoulder. "Uh, it's fine." She sobbed and reached out to hug me. I stiffened as she squeezed me. What is happening?!

"Mom, you do know that I'm still with Percy, right?" I asked carefully. She pulled back and sat back down at her desk. She nodded and tried to compose herself. "I-I know and I'm sorry I judged him. I should've at least asked how he was to you and what he does for a living. I should've gotten to know him better before I told you to leave him. And I get it now. I know over the years I have been a bit bossy-"

"A bit?" I questioned. She playfully glared at me. "Okay, very bossy. But that was only because I cared about you. And now I know that you're your own adult and it's time for me to let you go." I smiled. My mom was changing her ways and I couldn't be happier. "So I can stay with Percy?" She thought for a moment before nodding. "As long as I get to meet him one day." She concluded. "Okay. And I get to have my job back." She smiled at me. "Of course."

Well, that was a lot easier than I expected.

Percy's POV:

The wait for school to end was agonizing but it finally ended. I sprinted out of English class and out of school and immediately pulled out my phone. Other students ran outside, cheering as they yelled out, "NO SCHOOL FOR TWO WEEKS!" (Today was the last day of school before Christmas break) I called Annabeth. Almost 3 rings later, she answered. "Percy?"

"Annabeth, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I was just out with the guys and there bad signal. I was saying that your voice was breaking up, not that we were breaking up." I heard her let out a sigh of relief. "Oh thank gods. You almost made me have a heart attack." I smiled. "I'm sorry." I apologized. I heard her chuckle. "It's fine. Hey, listen. I talked to my mom." I widened my eyes as the guys came out of the school. "Really?"

"Yeah, she gave me my job back and she wants to apologize to you. You know, for judging you before she even met you." I waved the guys over. "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Just give me her number and I'll call her."

"She wants to apologize in person, Percy." I almost dropped my phone. "W-What? I don't think that's a good idea. What if she meets me and she yells at me?" I can't meet her mom. I can trick a young adult that I'm 22 but I can't trick an older adult. "You think she's bluffing? Percy she was crying when she told me this. My mom never cries." She asked unbelievably. I sighed. "Annabeth I didn't mean it like that-"

"No. I know what you meant, Percy." She spat. "You just called my mom a liar. She was not lying, I could tell she wasn't."

"Annabeth-"

"No, just forget it okay? If you want meet my mom, that's fine." She got dangerously calm. "Um, okay? I-I'll call you later, alright?" She was quiet for a while. "Alright." She grumbled.

"I love you." I said. She hung up. I brought the phone away from my ear and stared at it as if I couldn't believe what just happened. "Hey, Perce." Leo patted me on my shoulder. I ignored him. Did Annabeth and I just have our first fight? Why was it such a bad thing that I didn't want to meet her mom?

"You okay?" Nico asked me. I dismissed the argument she and I had and paid attention to the guys. "Uh, yeah. I'm fine," I put my phone back into my pocket. "So, should we get going to Silena's?" The guys nodded. "Yeah, we got a party to set up."

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Here's the thing, Silena's mom is famous and so is her dad. So she lives in a mansion. The mansion was ten times bigger than my house. Its landscape was amazing. The grass outside was a perfect green, pine trees outlined the drive way. Flowers of different kinds sat on the front of the mansion. A cobblestone path led to the front door. Columns held up the front of the mansion. The door were made of mahogany, making them pop out of the beige mansion. A fountain laid in the middle of the right side of the lawn. Crystal clear water sprouted out of it and right into the bottom half. The place still amazed me. Beck parked his truck in the driveway. Silena's last period is a free period (It was a glitch in her schedule) so she gets to go home early. Silena popped out of the glorious house. She ran up to Beck and gave him a big hug, which he returned.

She looked ready for the party. She was wearing a white crop top with light blue jean shorts and gold heels. Her hair flowed down her back and her makeup was done. Her lips shined with lip gloss and mascara made her blue eyes pop out. (The only reason I knew what mascara was because of Annabeth) She pulled away from him and looked at the rest of us. "Hey guys. The girls are inside waiting for you all."

"The girls?" Nico asked. I didn't realize that there were four cars here. I recognized Silena's car but not the other three. "Calypso, Thalia, and Calypso's friend who isn't talking for some reason. I don't know her name." I nodded as Nico blushed and Leo smirked. "Wow, Calypso just can't stay away from me." Leo flattened out his shirt and walked towards the mansion. Nico and I followed him in. Beck and Silena were in their own little worlds. But as soon as we got to the front door, they finally reacted and walked into the house with us.

The inside was just as amazing as the outside. As soon as you walk in, there's a kitchen on the right, the living room is front of you, and a set of stairs were on the left. In the living room, many brown couches took up most of the space. A flat screen TV was in front of the couches. Bookshelves stood on either side of the TV. If you went forward, you would hit the glass doors that led to the backyard, which held a pool and pool chairs. They even had a margarita bar back there.

The kitchen wasn't anything special. Just how a regular kitchen looked like. Microwave, refrigerator, sink, and cabinets. That's it. "Percy?" A voice squeaked. Sitting at the couch was the person who had been avoiding me all week.

"Rachel?" I had seen her in English class with Ms. Edwin but she moved seats. She even asked Ms. Edwin if she can change partners for the song project. The teacher said that you get who you get and you don't throw a fit. Thalia stood up as well as Calypso and greeted us. "Hey guys." She smiled sweetly at Leo, ignoring us. "Hey Nico." Thalia said while giving him a hug. Nico looked like he was going to pass out. It took all my strength not to laugh. Thalia gave us a simple wave. I looked over at Rachel. She sat there, quietly. Her arms crossed. "H-Hey, Rachel." I croaked. She turned to me. Her eyes showed hate and love all in one. She stared at me for moment before looking at Nico, Leo, and Beck. "Hey guys." They knew that there was tension between us two because I had told them about Rachel and how she kissed me. The girls didn't know though…

"So, now that we're all here. Let's start getting ready for the party. Okay, me and Beck can go get the drinks. Leo and Calypso can go get the supplies. Nico and Thalia can stay here and set up everything. Rachel and Percy can go get the food." Silena said while handing out lists of what we needed to get. She gave Leo and I wads of money. "Use this to pay for all of the stuff. And," She gave me her car keys and gave Leo Calypso's car keys. "This to get around." Calypso grabbed the keys from Leo. "I get to drive." She stated as she ran out of the house. Leo laughed and ran after her. Beck and Silena walked out and into Beck's truck. Nico and Thalia started over to the garage to get some tables that Silena had in there in case she ever had a party. Rachel stood up and reluctantly followed me to Silena's red Porsche.

I opened the door for her. She got in. "What no thank you?" I playfully asked. She ignored me and stared forward with her arms crossed. "Okay…" I closed her door and walked around Silena's car to the driver's seat. Opening the door, I got ready for a long ride.

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I keep glancing at Rachel through the whole ride to Walmart. She still had her arms crossed and she glared outside the window. The sun shined on her red curly hair and made her green eye glisten. I couldn't help but stare. I shook out of it. No. You love Annabeth. You can't look at other girls. That would be very unloyal of you.

I teared my eyes from her and continued driving. Once we arrived at Walmart, I parked and got out of the car. I heard Rachel get out of the car behind me. I waited for her to catch up with me. We walked in sync over to the store. Rachel got a shopping cart while I looked over the list of food Silena gave me.

Five bags of Doritos

Two jars of salsa

Five bags of tortilla chips

Two containers of guacamole

Two bags of hot dog buns

Two packs of hot dogs

"Okay, so the first thing on the list is chips. Which isn't too far, let's go." I said. Rachel pulled up with the cart next to me and grabbed the list from me. She looked it over and nodded. She placed on the cart and started moving. We didn't talk for a while. I finally got tired of not talking so I tried to strike up a conversation with her. "So, how've you been?" She ignored me and pretended to be busy. I scoffed softly and bit the inside of my cheek. "Don't do that." She said quietly. I turned to her. "What?"

"Don't bite the inside of your cheek. Don't be cute around me." She sighed through her nose and stopped the cart. She sucked her teeth and forced herself to look into my eyes. "Don't." She demanded. "Rachel. I just want to know why you keep ignoring me." I questioned. "Because I like you Percy. And I told you that I liked you and you rejected me. Do you know how it feels to be rejected by someone you like a lot? Not very good." She rambled. I winced. "I know Rachel. And I'm sorry that I don't know how that feels. But you have to understand that I didn't break your heart on purpose. I like you too Rachel but it's just… I have a girlfriend." She nodded slowly. "I thought you said you were in love with someone not that you were with someone." I groaned a little. "It's too complicated to explain." She stared down at the cart. "I'm sorry," She apologized after a while of silence. "I'm being too selfish, aren't I?" I shook my head and gave her a reassuring grin. "No. It's fine." We continued walking to the chips. Rachel was a lot less mad this time.

I'd say this grocery shop trip was a big success.

Nico's POV:

"Nico, can you come help me move this table?" I heard Thalia call from the living room. I walked out of the garage and over to Thalia's side. I was still nervous to even talk to her so all I said was, "H-Help with what table?" She gestured at the large white table that wasn't hard to miss. "Oh." I grabbed one side of the table. Thalia eyed me weirdly. "Why are you blushing so much?" She asked while laughing. We lifted the table and dragged it outside onto the backyard. "Uh, no reason. It's just a hot day, that's all." Thalia placed her side of the table down and chuckled.

"Nico. It's only 72 degrees."

"I'm wearing black clothing."

"So am I." She stated matter-of-factly. I gulped. "C-Can we just go and get the rest of the tables?" I asked. She smiled. "Okay, but you're still going to tell me why you're blushing so much." I laughed awkwardly and followed her into the garage.

We talked once in a while. The conversation would always end in me saying, "Yeah. Cool." Curse my inability to keep up a conversation. "So," Thalia said while plopping onto the couch. "So?" I questioned, plopping myself next to her. I was heavier than her so when I sat down, she tilted towards me. Making her press against me and making my heart race at 100 mph. She crossed her arms and I think I even saw a hint of blush on her cheeks. She looked around the house. "I think it's safe to say that we did a pretty good job." I smirked. "Yeah." I got enough confidence to put my arm on the couch, just above her shoulders. She absentmindedly snuggled into me.

I tried to maintain my breath. She looked up at me. Our faces were about two inches away from each other. I could feel her breath on my lips. "What do you want to do know?" She asked quietly, looking from my lips and to my eyes, back and forth. "I don't know." I whispered, as though we weren't alone. I leaned in. She backed her head up and smiled. Looking away from me but not moving, she looked at the clock. "Well, the party doesn't start until 7:00 and it's only 6:00 so," She turned to me, once again our faces were only a mere two inches away from each other. She eyed my lips and looked me in the eyes. "Oh, what the hell."

And she kissed me.

Leo's POV:

"Remind me again why you are getting two liters of chocolate chip cookie soda?" Calypso inquired. I grabbed a box of spoons and forks before I answered. "Well, ma cherie," I smirked on the French part. Thank gods I knew what that meant. (My sweetheart). I saw Calypso blush. And thank gods Calypso knew what it meant too. "It is not only the best thing you have ever tasted, but it is also limited edition." I held up the bottle and pointed at the yellow 'limited edition' sticker. Calypso scrunched her nose. "Okay, first of all, ew. And second of all, we're supposed to be getting supplies, not weird soda flavors." She took the bottle and placed it on a nearby shelf. I pouted at her. She held her ground. "Very good, young one. But you cannot fool me with your cute pouty face. I will not crack." She stated playfully. I chuckled and followed her to get more supplies. She didn't see me grab the soda behind her back. I put the bottle of deliciousness into the cart when she turned to look at the list of supplies. She looked at me and smiled. I smirked at her. "Put it back." She demanded sweetly. I groaned. "But- but… its limited edition. Meaning it's going away in a while and I may never get to drink it ever again." She laughed. "Don't be such a drama queen, Leo."

I stomped my foot on the ground and huffed. I grabbed the bottle and reluctantly put the bottle back in its place. Calypso laughed at me the whole time. I playfully glared at her. "Of course. Of course you find my pain funny." She mocked being sympathetic. "Oh, sweetie. I don't find it funny," She pouted and rubbed my arm. "I find it hilarious!" She yelled in my face. I put a hand over my heart in feign hurt. "I'm hurt, Cal. Very." She turned around and pushed the cart away. "Get over it, Valdez." I smiled and followed her around the store.

"Okay so all we need is the cups for the drinks." I piped up. "I'll go get them, just wait here." She nodded as I walked away to get the cups. When I got back, I saw a scene that I really didn't like. "Come on baby. Don't play hard to get." Calypso crinkled her nose in disgust and pushed the guys off of her. Although all he did was go right back to her. "Get off of me, Odie." I marched right over to them. "Hey! She said to let her go man!" I pulled him off of her. "Who do you think you are? You can't just go around, throwing yourself on girls!" I pushed him away from her and softly pushed Calypso behind me. I don't know what I was thinking.

The guys six feet tall and was as buff as a wrestler. I was scrawny and only five foot ten. He had a brown Mohawk and dark brown, almost black, eyes. "Who are you?" He glared at me. I stood up confidently and stuck my hand out. "Leo Valdez, please to meet you," He ignored my hand and stared at me weirdly. I pulled away. "That's a firm handshake you got there. Odie she called you, huh? I have a feeling that isn't really you're name. Who are you?" 'Odie' clenched his jaw. "I'm Odysseus."

"Odysseus what?" He sneered. "Odysseus is all you need to know." I raised my eyebrows and turned around to Calypso who was watching us intently. I pointed at Odie. "What a meanie, am I right?" I mumbled to her. Odie grabbed me by my shirt and pulled me off the ground. Calypso gasped. "Odie, let him go!" Odie got up in my face. "Look Valdez, I want you to stay away from Calypso, alright? She's mine and she will always be mine. You hear me?" I winced as his bad breath hit me.

"Actually," I rasped out. "I can hear you perfectly fine considering I'm literally in front of your face." Odie growled and dropped me on the ground. I fell down onto the ground with a huge oomph. Calypso crouched next to me. "Leo! Are you okay?" I groaned.

"Yeah. Just give me a couple seconds…" My voice strained. Calypso stood up and glared at Odie. "Get out of here, Odie. We used to be together but we aren't anymore. So will you please just leave before I call security on you?" She spat. Odie scowled at her and looked down at me. He smirked evilly. "See you later, Lame-o." I chuckled. "Good joke. I get it. Leo, lame-o. It's funny." He frowned and left without a word. Calypso let out a laugh of relief. "Oh gods. That was close." She held out a hand for me. I grabbed it and got up. She hugged me. "Thank you, Leo. That was a stupid thing to do but thank you anyway." I laughed softly and hugged her back. My heart was racing fast and I felt myself getting sweaty. She pulled away and smiled at me.

"We should get going. The party starts in about an hour so we have to get going." Calypso advised. I rubbed the back of my neck.

"Yeah. Let's go."

Percy's POV:

Rachel and I started having a conversation as we got the guacamole.

"Is she good to you?" She had asked. In which I replied with a "Who?"

"The girl you are in love with. I'm assuming it was the one at your door that one day." She said. I laughed weirdly. "Yeah. It was her. And she's fantastic to me." Rachel nodded and searched for the specific guacamole Silena told us to get. "That's… good." She looked weird. She almost looked… I gasped. "Rachel, are you jealous?" She frowned and turned to me. "No. Why?" I could tell she was lying. "Oh my. You are jealous." She scoffed. "I am not jealous. If anything, you should be jealous." I pointed to myself. "Me?" She nodded and pushed the cart further down the aisle. "Yes, you. I have a boyfriend. You know that right?" I laughed with resulted in her giving me a weird look.

"What?" She inquired. "Oh. It's just that it's fine if you have a boyfriend. I don't really care. I mean I'm happy for you but it's not that I mind or anything. Who is he by the way?" She huffed. "It's a guy named Owen. Well his name is 'Oracle' which is a name I find weird but everyone calls him Owen. His last name is Delphi." My eyes widened. "Owen Delphi. The guy in my science class that always predicts the future and ends up getting it right?" Rachel let out a little, "Yup." Before grabbing a guacamole of the shelf. "I think this one's it." She muttered before putting it in the basket.

"I'm happy for you." I concluded. She smirked. "Thanks Perce." And then she pushed the cart away.

The rest of the trip went on like that. Little conversations and finding the food. I helped Rachel put the groceries into the Porsche and we drove back to Silena's house. When we got there, we saw a strange sight. "Nico, stop!" Thalia let out a little giggle. Nico laughed and continued tickling. Rachel and I hid in the kitchen as the lovebirds played around. I crouched down so they didn't see us. Rachel and I put the groceries on floor and put our hands over our mouth to keep from laughing. "What. Is. Happening?" I whispered to Rachel. She stifled a laugh and peeked over the counter. She came back down and shrugged. "I'm guessing they got together while we were gone." I smirked when I had an idea. I took out my phone and put it on record. Rachel saw this and restrained herself from laughing once again.

I pointed the camera at her. She waved at it. I beckoned her to follow me. I crouch-walked over to the couple. I put the phone over the armrest of the couch but kept it a little low so that it wouldn't be noticed. "Nico!" Thalia yelled out. Nico laughed and got on top of her. He straddled her and tickled her even harder. Thalia squirmed underneath him. "Nico!" She tried again. He kept laughing at her. Her eyes started tearing up as she laughed hysterically. "N-Nico! Please s-stop!" Nico stopped tickling her and admired her as she calmed down. After a while of them staring at each other, Nico slammed his lips onto hers, emitting an oomph from Thalia. I decided to break it up and embarrass both of them. I stood up with the phone in my hand. Rachel stood up beside me. "Well, well. What we have here?" I asked.

Nico jumped up at the sudden sound of my voice, fell off the couch and hit his head on the coffee table. Thalia jumped up. "Percy?! What are you doing here?!" She exclaimed nervously. I just smiled and gestured to Nico. "I'll explain that right after you help your boyfriend up." Nico groaned and put a hand on the back on his head. Thalia stood up and grabbed Nico's arm. She lifted him onto the couch and sat next to him. "Are you okay?" She asked with concern, quietly. He nodded and rubbed the back of his head. "I'll go get an ice pack." Rachel informed. She went into the kitchen. I turned off the video and sat down on another couch that Silena had in the living room. "Explain." I said simply with my arms crossed. Nico glared at me.

"Well, we were just setting up for the party and then we sat down as we finished. One thing let another and next thing you know, I have a girlfriend. A very beautiful one too." He said smugly. I turned to the lightly blushing Thalia. It doesn't hurt to embarrass him even more. "He writes song for you, you know?" Thalia blushed more. "Really?" She asked. Nico blushed a crimson red and sheepishly nodded. She kissed his cheek. "That's sweet." Nico smirked at me as if to say, 'Nice try.' I wasn't trying to get her to weirded out by him or anything, I was just letting her know some secrets he had about her. "He's had a crush on you since sophomore year." She scoffed and hit him on his shoulder. "What took you so long?" She scolded. Nico smiled and put his arm around her shoulders. Giving her a little squeeze, he said, "I was waiting for the perfect time."

She laughed as Nico nuzzled her neck with his nose. I smiled at the new couple. They would be Goode's top couple in no time. Rachel came back out and handed Nico the ice pack. Thalia eyed her warily as if Rachel was going to jump up and start kissing Nico. Thalia wrapped her arms around Nico's waist and held him close to her. Wow… she's very protective.

The rest of the group came back around at least thirty minutes before the party even started. A couple of people came early helped us set up.

So far the party was going great. And by great, I meant chaotic. Teenagers that were dancing in the backyard, which is big enough to have a large wedding, kept spilling their beer, making the grass slippery and people kept slipping. Beck and Silena were making out on one of her many couches. Nico and Thalia were playing beer pong on the table outside. They teamed up against these two twins. I think their names were Travis and Connor. Just looking at them made me want to check my pockets, making sure nothing was stolen. Leo was on the dance floor trying to get Calypso to dance with him. I heard someone holler, "Look what I brought!" I looked at the front door and saw a drunk teenager holding up what looked like a karaoke machine. I grabbed it from him before he toppled down on to the ground. I tapped him with my foot. Well, he's out cold. I went outside and over to where we had the stereo's. I yelled Leo's name over the loud music. He looked over from Calypso and waved at me. I waved him over. He beckoned for Calypso to follow him. He strided over to me with Calypso in pursuit.

"Yes, King Perseus?" He bowed. Calypso gigged. "Perseus?" I laughed sarcastically and plugged in the karaoke machine. "I need your help turning this on." I yelled over the music. Leo squatted next to me and pressed a button. The song that was playing, which was Clarity by Zedd and Foxes. The crowd groaned when everything went silent. I grabbed the mic and set everything up on the computer. Anyone who wanted to sing would have to stand next to the computer in order to see the words. Japanese techno music came on in the speakers. Some kids started dancing but some were wondering when the music was coming back. I tapped the mic, making sure it was working. "Hello everyone!" People let out a halfhearted hello. "I hope you guys are having a good time. Someone just brought a karaoke machine and I wondering who wanted to go first."

Leo's POV:

I raised my hand. I had no idea why though but I had an idea. A stupid idea but it didn't hurt to try. "I'll do it." I yelled as I walked up to Percy. He smiled and gave me the mic. I went over to the computer and searched for the perfect song. Finally I found a perfect song. "Okay! Hi there! My names Leo Valdez. I'm the electric guitar player in the band The Demigods." Some people clapped when they recognized my name. I choose the song and walked down to Calypso. I grabbed her hand and kissed it. She blushed a little. I walked over to the dance floor (I didn't need to read the lyrics, I already knew them). I put the mic to my lips and told Percy to, "Hit it!"

(Just Wanna Dance by Geraldo Sandell)
Italics= Leo Bold=Computer Background Voice Bold Italics=Both

Aye aye, aye aye

Tonight the summer heat is burning into me

Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh

The rhythm of the beat will set my body free

Whoa oh oh, oh oh

And everyone's moving

Everyone's grooving

I want and I tell you why

Oh eh oh, don't wanna hit the floor

Oh eh oh, we're not you anymore

Oh eh oh, I thought inside you knew

I just wanna dance

Just wanna dance here with you

Aye aye, so dance dance

Aye aye, come on dance with me girl

I started dancing as other people joined me. I ran over to Calypso.

Aye aye, so dance dance

Aye aye, come on dance with me girl

I pointed at a girl that was staring at me very flirtatiously. Calypso glared at her.

You see her over there

That girl is on

Hey, hey

Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh

But I don't even care I only look your way

Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh

And everyone's moving

Everyone's grooving

I want and I tell you why

I tried to get her to dance with me but she still played hard to get.

Oh eh oh, don't wanna hit the floor

Oh eh oh, we're not you anymore

Oh eh oh, I thought inside you knew

I just wanna dance

Just wanna dance here with you

Aye aye, so dance dance

Aye aye, come on dance with me girl

Aye aye, so dance dance

Aye aye, come on dance with me girl

She didn't dance with me. Still playing hard to get huh? I laughed and danced over to the dance floor to rap my favorite part. I knew the computer was going to sing this part for me because a lot of people didn't know Spanish but I just sang along with it.

Yo quiero estar contigo bailando este ritmo

Gozando, disfrutando, lo dicho estar contigo

Sigue, sigue, dale no pares mueve tu cuerpo hasta que acabe

Mirala, ella no es timida bailando a mi lado viva la vida

Everyone gaped at me as I rapped in Spanish. Calypso just laughed because of the dance moves I did while rapping. I continued dancing as I went back into the chorus.

Oh eh oh, don't wanna hit the floor

Oh eh oh, we're not you anymore

Oh eh oh, I thought inside you knew

I just wanna dance

Just wanna dance here with you

Aye aye, so dance dance

Aye aye, come on dance with me girl

Aye aye, so dance dance

Aye aye, come on dance with me girl

I tried to catch my breath as the song ended.

Percy's POV:

Leo held out his hand out for Calypso to take. She stared at it. I'm guessing that she just realized that he sang that song for her. She gasped and put her hand over her mouth. People stopped cheering and watched the two. She sprinted forward and kissed Leo. Leo wasn't prepared so he stumbled back a bit. Seeing all these couples kissing made me really miss Annabeth. Other people sang karaoke. Some weren't so good and some were. An example of good singing was Will Solace, whose father is Apollo Brighton, Thalia's ex-boyfriend. Will also has a crush on Nico and it just makes things even more complicating. An example of bad singing was Travis Stoll. He sang to his girlfriend, Katie Gardener. Although he wasn't good, he still got praise from Katie.

The normal dance music turned back on and teenagers started dancing again. Leo and Calypso were dancing on the dance floor. Nico and Thalia were finishing their game of beer pong. Silena and Beck went back onto the couch and continued making out. I walked over to the kitchen and slumped against the counter. I grabbed a cup of beer and hesitated before drinking it. I hated it. I used to drink a lot when I was only thirteen years old. I didn't want to bring that back. But I was miserable. I had a fight with Annabeth. Sure it wasn't a big one but I promised myself that I wouldn't hurt her… and I did. I chugged it down and before I knew it.

I was drunk.

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Stumbling out of the elevator, I held my hands out so I couldn't fall. I made sure the bag of food stayed firmly in my hands as I unsteadily walked to her door. I knocked on the door with an unfamiliar pattern. It was only seconds later that she answered. I burped. She looked shocked. "Percy?"

"Annabeth!" I yelled. She shushed me and glared. "What are you doing here?" She inquired. "Hey, who's that at the door?" Someone asked. It was a man's voice. I frowned. "Who was that?" I slurred. "Percy, are you drunk?"

"Don't try to subject the change!" I said drunk voice. She closed the door a little and tried to keep me from looking inside. Every time I tried to peek, she would block my view. "Percy, why are you here?" I raised the bag of food. "I brought Chinese." She smiled for a second then her eyes went wide. The door open wider and there stood a shirtless guys that looked around Annabeth's age. I scowled. "Who are you?" He asked. The guys smiled, showing off his bright white teeth.

"Oh," I ignored his question. I was too drunk to comprehend what was going on. "I'll just… I think I'm just going to go." Annabeth pushed the guys out of the way and tried to plead with me. "Percy, this isn't what it looks like." I turned to go back to the elevator. I dropped the bag of Chinese food and tripped over it. I heard the guys laugh. Annabeth called out my name. I groaned and put my hands on my head. I felt the whole world shifting. Black spots appeared in my vision and I felt myself drifting away.

Before I knew it, I blacked out. The sound of Annabeth's voice fading into the silence.

Wow… this is an extremely long chapter. (9537 words, 23 pages) I hope this made up for the boring chapter I put up last week. I'm sorry there was a short delay on the posting of this chapter but I think you can guess why it took me so long. Anyway, I got a girlfriend for Leo and Nico so that's a plus.

Hoped you enjoyed.

Bye!

R&R