AU: Okay, So I'm doing this just for the sake of updating. And so that this fic won't get lost in the pages. So have fun reading! Reviews are really appreciated
VII- Wise-girl Gets Jealous
We we're driving along Las Vegas finding a place to eat.
"Ooh ohh there Percy!" Said Annabeth as she was pointing to a place filled with blinking neon-lights. I guess she couldn't read the sign because she has Dyslexia too.
I focused on the sign, it said 'trpis lbuc' which made me think 'strip club" I laughed at her hysterically.
"What is it now seaweed brain?" She said sounding annoyed.
"Well, we could go there if you want to watch people taking clothes off." I said still laughing
"Oh, sorry." She said pulling her head down looking at her shoes.
Then I just remembered something. When we went here all those years ago which wasn't pretty, I saw as we were leaving, a small Italian restaurant which would be perfect for us to go eat.
"I know where to go." I told Annabeth.
"Where?" Asked Annabeth
"You'll see."
So we we're driving the old routes. We passed by the Lotus Hotel which made me shiver at our experience there all those years ago. The hotel makes you feel like you're only been there for a few hours but in reality you might be there for days, weeks or even years.
I just hope that the restaurant is still there after all these years. Fortunately, there it was. Nothing was changed at all.
We parked a in a small parking space just outside the restaurant
"Italian Percy?" She asked. "Since when do you like Italian?"
"Since now" I said getting out of the car and going to Annabeth's side of the door opening it for her.
"Why thank you, Mr. Gentleman" She said sarcastically.
"No problem Mrs. Gentleman" I said jokingly. She blushed
So we walked to the restaurant and the lady took showed us our seats
"Well this looks kinda nice" She said looking at the paintings on the walls.
"Yeah, I guess it is" I answered
Then the waiter went up to us and asked us "Would you like to order?"
We we're both looking at the menus and Annabeth spoke first
"I would like the seafood pasta please" I gave her my own death-glare. Eating seafood feels like eating my fellow brothers. So I'm a no-seafood-guy.
"Err, cancel that. Ill just take the pork lasagna" She said to the waiter who was jotting down on his little notebook.
He turned to me "And you sir?" he asked.
"I'll take what she's having" I said looking at Annabeth, now smiling.
"What would you like to drink?" asked the waiter.
"Coke, please" Both Annabeth and I spoke in unison. Sugar and caffeine are like gold-mines for demigods. Since most of the drinks served at camp are just imitations and are not the real thing.
We both chuckled while the waiter just stood there, confused.
He reassured our order and went to the kitchen
So we just talked and talked like there's no tomorrow. She was explaining to me why the Parthenon was such a magnificent architectural thing.
I got drowsy and pretended to sleep on the table. She slapped me so hard that I swear there had been a hand sized mark on my face for hours.
We had a good time, just two people hanging out together, like we weren't on a secret spy quest.
After eating I paid with Jake's credit card and we went out of the restaurant.
As we we're walking now, near the car. Annabeth tapped my shoulder.
"Hey Percy, I'll forgot to go to the restroom. Wait here for me okay? Don't do anything stupid" She said looking at me funny
"Uhh, sure" I answered and she went off back to the restaurant.
As I was waiting, a girl that looked around eighteen or so went up to me. She had brown hair pulled back into a pony-tail and bright blue eyes. She wore a white blouse, blue jeans and some flats.
"Hey there" She said being friendly
"Hello" I answered back
"My name's Elisabeth" she took out her hand.
"And yours?" she asked as I shaking her hand.
"Uhm, Percy" I said, shyly
"Is this your car Percy? It's pretty nice" She told me holding the hood of the car.
"Uhh, yeah" I said, well it was almost my car, I was driving it.
"Mind if I look inside?" she asked me still in a friendly tone.
"Uhh, I'm just waiting for someone. We gotta go soon" I said waiting for Annabeth.
"Oh, no worries, you have a pen?" She asked.
I patted my back-pocket feeling Riptide, my ball-point pen when uncapped, turns into a celestial bronze sword.
"Let me get that for you" She said. Leaning toward me, reaching for the pen, she grazed her hand over the side of my stomach which made me shiver. She took riptide out of my back-pocket.
"This is a nice pen you have here." She said admiring Riptide.
"Uhh thanks" I said nervously. What if she uncapped it? I'm a dead-man.
Then she started to uncap riptide "I wouldn-" but Riptide to my surprise just became a real ballpoint pen. I guess at the hands of a mortal it would do that.
She grabbed my hand and began writing. After a few seconds I saw that it was a phone number
She recapped riptide and handed it back to me.
"Call me if you have time okay?" She said still in a friendly voice
"Uhh, but I'm alr-" I said but at that moment. Annabeth was already at my side
"Hey, Percy would you like to introduce me to your friend?" She said to me in a harshly-friendly voice while she was looking at Elisabeth.
"Oh um" I knew I was in trouble now.
"Annabeth, this is Elisabeth. Elisabeth, this is Annabeth my umm"
"Girlfriend" Annabeth finished.
"Uhh, yeah" I agreed stupidly.
"Oh really?" Elisabeth said to Annabeth in a harsh tone
"Yes really." Annabeth said in an equally harsh tone.
"We'll let Percy be the judge of that" said Elisabeth then she kissed me on the cheek which made Annabeth furiously red. Elisabeth winked at me and gestured a 'call me' sign and went walking down the side-walk.
"Get in the car, lets go" Annabeth said in an angry tone
I went into the car and looked at Annabeth who was staring at the windshield cross-armed
"Come on Annabeth, she went up to me! I didn't do anything" I said frantically explaining the situation
She didn't say anything
"Is my wise girl jealous?" I asked to Annabeth, chuckling a little.
She turned to me with an angry look and went back to staring at the windshield
"You know no one can replace my wise girl." I said reassuringly
"Really?" She said breaking her silence
"Yes really" I answered.
"She's very pretty" She told me looking glum
"You're prettier." I said reaching out kissing her cheek.
She blushed heavily.
"And to prove my point" I took a bottle of water from the cup-holder and sprinkled some water on the hand with Elisabeth's phone number. When the water hit it, it instantly disappeared.
Annabeth let out a sigh of relief
"Let's go back to the hotel seaweed brain. I'm tired of all this drama" She said chuckling a little.
"Okay wise girl." I said agreeing