ANNABETH
Percy had decided to take Annabeth on a fancy date that night. He was to take her to an elegant restaurant outside of New Rome, in downtown San Francisco.
She tried to put sense into Percy that they should probably wait until their apartment was all set up, then take pleasure on a date like that.
The apartment still needed a couple more pieces of furniture for the living room, that is a coffee table, a rug perhaps, and some other decorations. And of course their bedroom was completely empty, still.
For the two days since they moved in, Annabeth and Percy had been sleeping in the new living room couches.
Since the room was bigger than any other room in the apartment, they settled for two full length couches parallel to each other, horizontal to the front door.
They'd agreed to have a black, green, and blue color theme for the living room.
She wore a short white sleeveless a-line dress with a low back cut that Piper had given her for her 18th birthday. It was the most elegant (and most revealing) piece of clothing she owned, so by default she had to wear it unless she wanted to humiliate herself in a room filled with sophisticated pitas by wearing jeans and a t-shirt.
As for her hair, she used her hair dryer for something other than to dry her hair. Annabeth wasn't an Aphrodite daughter-she also wasn't the most girly girl ever-but she managed to stylize her curly hair to not look like the way it did every other day.
She dabbed a little perfume on her wrists and neck, added an itty bit of gloss to her lips (Annabeth actually bought this for reasons...), slipped into her black flats and black fur coat (disclaimer: the fur is fake. No animal was harmed), and exited the apartment to meet Percy outside.
He was at the bottom of the stairway waiting, his back was turned to her while he faced the big eagle fountain on the outside field of their apartment complex.
Even without seeing his face, she inwardly gasped. He was wearing a black tuxedo.
"Percy" Annabeth called him, her voice soft.
He turned around instantly and his eyes widened.
"...Annab...you...you look beautiful." He walked towards her and she swore her heart was about to burst.
"Look at you. You look amazing" She told him as he took both her hands in his and kissed her forehead.
As he kissed her, she caught the smell of cologne in his neck.
He wore a navy blue tie and his hair was trimmed and combed.
Dam, they went truly fancy tonight.
"So...where are you taking me?"
"You'll see." He said giving her a smirk. "May I escort you to your ride tonight, madam?" He brought his arm out for Annabeth.
"You are such a Seaweed Brain, Seaweed Brain." She said with a laugh and interlinked her arm in his.
"That's my specialty, Wise Girl." Percy said as he maneuvered around the field gardens towards the curb street.
Annabeth looked up at him as they walked and thought, over again, I am the luckiest girl in the world.
"Here it is." Said Percy
In front of them stood a black town car, the type that strolled through Time's Square back in New York City.
A chauffeur exited the car and opened the back door for them.
"Annabeth Chase, at your service." Said the chauffeur, his name tag read Oscar.
"Thank you, Oscar." She couldn't help but smile as she climbed inside the town car. Another reason to fall in love with Percy Jackson. Who knew he could be romantic?
"How many surprises will I get from you tonight, Seaweed Brain?" Annabeth asked him as he closed the door. He scooted closer to her and took her hand.
"As many as you deserve."
She took his face in between her hands and kissed him.
"I love you, Seaweed Brain."
"I love you too, Wise Girl."
The car started and away they went into the city lights.
Stay tuned for Chapter 5, Percy and Annabeth's dinner and Percy's surprise to Annabeth. I hope y'all are enjoying this story. Thank you for reading.