Warning: Could be cliche, unedited, OOC, dead characters that are now living, AU, OOC people, fluff... did I forget anything? No? Read on! at your own risk... - Not funny at all...
Disclaimer: I don't own PJO, Georgetown's Cupcakes, or anything else you recognize here.
(Place: Annabeth's Dad's House)
"Come on, Seaweed brain, it's easy!" Annabeth said, frustrated as she pointed to the paper in front of Percy. She grabbed a pillow and stuffed it on her face as she muffled a scream. It was currently an hour til dinner and Percy had been here for over two hours, having Annabeth helping him with his homework and ended up getting invited to dinner with the Chases.
"I know, I did this before, but it just went missing after a week!" He exclaimed and fell back on onto the bed, sighing. "I give up. I am never in a million years going to get this."
Annabeth laughed into the pillow. "You'd probably won't live to a million years."
"Hey! You don't know that!"
"Yeah, well. It is practically impossible for a average human to live that long," she said smartly.
"True, but I still give up on this."
Annabeth sighed and took the pillow from her face to look at Percy as he laid his down on her lap. She reached over him and grabbed the papers and pencils, then threw them onto the floor. She watched as they fell to the floor and smiled. Percy looked at her, shocked.
"What?" she asked innocently, still smiling. "I need that out of my system. I've been wanting to do that ever since you got here."
DING DONG! DING DONG!
Percy bolted upright in surprise at the loud sound. "Who is that? You didn't tell me someone was coming over."
Annabeth swung her legs off the bed, getting up as she thought who might be at the door. "Uh... that's because I'm pretty sure there isn't anyone coming."
They both ran down the stairs of the house and hid behind the couch as they looked at the door. Annabeth's father opened it to reveal two figures. A blonde woman with green eyes and man with grey hair and same colored eyes as the woman stood out on the doorstep with their suitcases.
"Ah! Natalie! Randolph! So glad you could come! Come in! Come in!" Her father exclaimed happily to the pair.
The two came in and placed their bags on the floor as a little furry thing came in, mewing. Annabeth groaned quietly behind the couch, she hated cats since the day she cat-sitted Mrs. Ladderson's cat, Donna. Also, cats loved Percy more than her so in other words, Annabeth was jealous of Percy's likableness. She watched as the darn cat move toward a chair, getting comfortable as it settled onto it to sleep.
The woman, Natalie, smiled at Frederick and hugged him. "Yes, it took a long time but we made it! You should've seen what we saw down the road, it was hideous!" Natalie laughed.
Annabeth's dad grinned. "You mean that old dead thing down the road? It is quite interesting if I do say so myself."
Randolph chuckled. "I agree. I would have taken a picture of it, but my dear sister had to take the camera from me right at that moment."
Natalie rolled her eyes at him as she playfully slapped him on the shoulder. "I was just going to look at the pictures we have so far. I could always take a picture of it when we leave!"
"Of course, if you remember to do so," Randolph said.
"Why! My memory isn't that bad if that's what you're implying!"
"Okay, enough! I almost forgot, come meet my kids," Annabeth's dad said. "Come down, kids, and meet your aunt and uncle!"
Annabeth popped up from behind and gestured to Percy to follow her. He shook his head, determined to stay hidden.
"You too, Percy!" Frederick called.
Percy glared, getting up as Annabeth laughed and walked towards the new visitors. The twins ran down and opened their arms for a hug yelling, "Uncle Randolph! Aunt Talie! Is that Cotton?"
"Yes, it is, Matthew and Bobby! It's been long hasn't it? My, you two have grown up!" Aunt Natalie laughed as she hugged each of them. Her gaze turned to Annabeth and Percy, raising an eyebrow in question. "I'm assuming that Annabeth is the girl who is your daughter?"
Frederick nodded. "Yes, and that is her boyfriend, Percy."
His sister raised both of her eyebrows in surprise while Uncle Randolph greeted them with a warm smile.
"My niece has a found someone, eh? Hmm..." Annabeth blushed as her uncle looked at Percy up and down then gave Percy a 'manly' pat on the back. "I see she found the right man. Well, young man, take good care of her. Now, does anyone know when dinner starts? Ah! Mrs. Chase, long time no see. How was your week?..." Uncle Randolph asked Annabeth's mom as he went to the kitchen with the twins.
Annabeth let out a mental sighed of relief. She was glad that her uncle, who she hadn't seen in a while since her childhood, approved of Percy. Not that she ever think someone would hate him... but she wouldn't bring her hopes up. She still had to hear her Aunt's opinion.
Her Aunt narrowed her eyes at Percy then left the room to the kitchen without a word.
"What was that all about?" Annabeth asked, her gaze not leaving her aunt's retreating back.
Frederick shrugged. "I don't really know but... don't worry, she'll snap out of whatever she has. Come on, it's time to eat!"
After dinner, Annabeth and Percy lay side-by-side inside her room discussing what happened before dinner. Annabeth felt a little- no, not a little, more like very, very, very worried of what her Aunt thought about her boyfriend. Even though she had not really seen much of her Aunt, her approval was some what important to Annabeth since she didn't want any family issues to occur anymore.
"Do you think she hates me?" Percy asked worriedly, entwining their hands together.
Annabeth shook her head. "No! Of course not! Why would you think that?" She said, trying to be reassuring.
"You know, the way she looked at me wasn't..." He waved a hand around in circles.
His girlfriend raised an eyebrow. "Um... I can't speak mime, Seaweed Brain, but I know what you mean."
"... dinner wasn't as bad as I thought it would be."
"Agreed. At first, I thought she would blurt out why she had that 'look' and then the casserole would've exploded randomly," Annabeth grinned.
He laughed. "That would be hilarious if that happened."
She laughed along with him and turned her head to look at him, smiling. He looked at her too, also smiling. That moment was ruined when someone knocked on the door.
"Annabeth?" A female voice, assuming that is was Aunt Natalie, asked.
Annabeth scrambled off the bed to open the door. "Coming!"
"I wanted to talk to you about something." Aunt Natalie looked through her room, her gaze landing on Percy, and added, "In private."
Percy got off the bed and kissed Annabeth on the cheek before exiting out the door. "I'll just be going downstairs. Holler if you need anything."
Annabeth nodded as her Aunt came in and shut the door.
"I don't like him," Aunt Natalie said bluntly.
There was a moment of silence before her niece exploded. "What?!"
Her Aunt wasn't fazed. "You heard me, I don't like him."
"B-but why?!"
"I have a hunch he has a secret he's keeping from you and I don't trust him."
"That's not a good reason to say you don't like him."
Aunt Natalie laughed dryly. "Child, you have no idea what you are talking about. Did you hear what I said? He is keeping something from you, and that usually means you will be hurt!"
"You have no evidence of that!"
"Ah. But I do. You see, I caught him and your father talking in the kitchen. Funny thing was that I caught the words 'break up' and 'Annabeth' along their conversation."
Annabeth thought about this for a minute, refusing to believe it. "No," she said firmly. "I trust Percy, he loves me and I love him. He would never break up with me. Plus, it makes no sense why you never mentioned what happened after, wouldn't my father be furious?"
Her Aunt huffed then took her phone out of her pocket and handed it out to Annabeth. "Listen to this and see for yourself."
Annabeth took it and press the 'play' button.
"-I know, Mr. Chase, but thanks for understanding," Percy's voice said.
Mr. Chase sighed. "Yes, my boy, I just hope Annabeth doesn't suddenly cry over this. That would be a little awkward if she did."
Percy laughed. "No worries, I'll break it up with her tonight at eight."
"Good luck!"
Annabeth froze as the recording ended. No, Percy would never do that. Ever. But how could she argue with that? It sure sounded like Percy would break up with her. She looked at the time on the phone. 7:29 P.M. Annabeth swallowed as she sat on her bed. Was this the end of their relationship? She really wanted to doubt this was over, but could she?
Her Aunt smirked smugly. "See? You should've ended this silly relationship before it even started, stopping all of this from happening! Keep the phone, dear, I have a feeling you'll need it."
Annabeth didn't hear her, all she could think was that she was dreading the next thirty minutes.
"Hey," Percy smiled at Annabeth after her Aunt had left the room. His smile faltered when noticed her expression and asked in concern as he sat next to her. "What happened? What did she say to you?"
Annabeth shook her head, a small unsure smile on her lips. "No, no, everything is fine," she lied.
Percy hesitated, still worried.
She rolled her eyes. "Percy, it's nothing so stop worrying about me!"
"I will always worry about you, Wise Girl, I can't help it."
She melted at his words as she leaned on him, resting her head on his shoulder. "Aww. That's so sweet of you, Seaweed Brain." She smiled sadly. She didn't want this to end! It just couldn't! Annabeth thought back to the past few weeks, trying to remember if there were any recent fights they had. Thinking... thinking... Nope. Nothing.
She just hoped this was all a stunt or something, not a breakup. Annabeth looked at the time again. 7:50 P.M. Shivers went down her spine, had the time really past that fast?
Percy wrapped an arm around her and pulled her closer to him, assuming she was cold. She shivered again, this time at his touch. He grinned at this and relish the feel of her next to him for a moment. Suddenly, he moved away and stood up.
Annabeth looked at him, eyes wide in alarm. "What's wrong?"
Percy shook his head. "No, I'm just a little nervous."
She paused. Could this be it? "W-why are you nervous?" Her voice shook a bit, but he didn't notice.
Taking a deep breath, he said, "I have something to give you." Percy walked toward her drawers and opened them.
Was this a good-bye note? What was he doing?
"Wait, Perc-" Annabeth was cut off when Percy yelled. "Aha! Found it."
He came over, holding a pink box, and he nervously smile as he handed me the box. Annabeth slowly took it, swallowing and opened it. She gasped and burst into tears. Percy looked scared. Actually, he was really, really scared. What had he done wrong? He pulled her to him, whispering comforting words to comfort her because of... something he did.
Annabeth finally calmed down, now with a few tears running down her cheeks and she wiped them away. "Sorry, I just wasn't expecting this!" She couldn't believe it, he bought her cupcakes! She had been wanting to try those cupcakes ever since she saw the famous 'Georgetown's Cupcakes' place. They were all very drool worthy and she wanted to try two of the flavors that intrigued her.
When she got assigned to more schoolwork, Annabeth was devastated when she couldn't find the time to go and visit the place. Not to mention the prices were a little higher than expected, but what do you expect? This place was well-known for their cupcakes. She could've asked Percy to get them for her, but that would be a little needy and he also had a ton of school work on him.
Now, the six gorgeous cupcakes she'd been wanting were on here on her lap! And best of all, they weren't breaking up!
"What were you thinking before when I got this?" Percy asked, cocking his head in confusion.
"Um... I pretty sure I should tell you about what me and my Aunt Natalie were talking about. She came in-" Annabeth started to explain. "-and she told me that she didn't like you. Then, she said how she heard you and my dad in the kitchen talking about 'breaking up' with me."
"Wait, you can't tell me you believed her, did you?" Percy questioned her, looking a little hurt as he did so.
"At first, I didn't believe her, but then she showed me this," Annabeth pulled out her Aunt's phone and pressed the 'play' button to the recording.
As he heard it, Percy said in alarm, "I can explain all of that."
She shook her head. "No, you don't need to. I get what you were trying to say now. Also, thank you very much for the cupcakes, Seaweed Brain. I guess I did cry, didn't I?"
He laughed lightly. "Yeah, not in the way I would've thought, but yeah."
Annabeth offered the box to him. "Want to share?"
"No! These are for you, not me. I'm watching my weight right now," he declined.
"What weight?" She raised a brow, smiling. "You're like a stick!"
"Aw. Gee, thanks for the compliment," Percy said sarcastically, rolling his eyes.
"You, my dear boyfriend, are very welcome," Annabeth said, taking out one red velvet cupcake, splitting it in half, and hand one half to him. "Eat, you deserve it."
He complied, taking the cupcake then eating it. Annabeth took a bite of her piece and savored the taste of heaven on her tongue. The light tangy-ness of the frosting and fluffy red velvet cake was perfect. She finished the cake and dusted her hands.
"I'm glad we're still together," She said after a moment.
Percy smiled softly. "Me too."
"Give me a kiss to make sure?" Annabeth asked cheekily.
And he did just that.
"You owe us an explanation, Aunt Natalie," Annabeth said, crossing her arms as she looked down at her Aunt, who sat on a chair with her freaky cat, Cotton. Percy stood next to her, wanting some answers while the other family members were off somewhere either watching TV or playing video games.
Aunt Natalie sighed. "Okay then, if you want an explanation, that is what you're going to get. Sit."
They took a seat next to each other as the got ready for Natalie's explanation.
"My motives were simple, really. I just didn't want you get hurt. You see, I've never had a niece before and I've heard about a young girl's love life, where she killed herself after her heartbreak from the boy. And trust me, I never wanted that to you. Your boyfriend looked quite like those who broke a girl's heart before looking for a new prey to snag. And I may have went overboard when I heard his conversation with your father. I... I'm sorry, Annabeth. You too, Percy. Now that I realize what you were actually intending to do, I am deeply sorry. Will you forgive me?"
Annabeth gaped and looked at Percy. He had the same look as her. That was... easy. "We forgive you."
Her eyes lit up. "Really?"
"Yes, we forgive you even if you subtly tried to break us up."
Her Aunt went up and attacked Annabeth with a hug. "Thank you! Thank you! We are very sorry, aren't we, Cotton?"
Cotton growled and walked up to Percy, jumping onto him.
"Ooh! It seems like she likes you," Aunt Natalie smiled.
Rolling her eyes, Annabeth said, "Cats are attracted to him like bees to flowers."
"Ew," Percy laughed. "That's gross. Here, you take her." He handed the cat to Annabeth.
She hesitantly took Cotton from him and into her arms. "Um. I don't know if she'll like me..."
"Don't be silly, Annabeth, relax. See? Cotton likes you!" Aunt Natalie exclaimed.
Annabeth smiled, still relaxed. "You know, this isn't as bad as I thought it would be."
Percy smirked. "Told you. Nothing bad is going to happen to-"
"Crap! It peed on me!"
A/N:
How's that for a one-shot?
Also, does anyone feel like something bad always happens to Percy in my one-shots? Just me? I figured it was time a cat peed on his girlfriend. *cackling psychotically* I may have a mental issue...
As always, REVIEW! I need to know whatcha think!
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