Can't Nobody Love Me Like You: Chapter Two
Annabeth's P.O.V.
Today was the day. I was excited. We were getting new neighbors! Our last neighbors were these weird twins called the Stoll's. I hated them. Always pulling pranks and ruining my books. I looked in the mirror. I had one a plain white t-shirt with a red scarf hanging loose around my next. I had on jeans and white converse shoes. for earrings I had some plain silver owl's hanging on my ears and for my hair I had swiftly let it hang on my shoulders. Suddenly my mother-excuse me, step mother- was standing in the doorway. "You ready to come meet the new neighbors?" My step mom, Helen, asked. I nodded and put a smile on my face. "Ok good the moving truck just moved up and we can't let our new neighbors think we're lazy!" She opened up my door all the way and walked down the hallway. Here we go. I thought.
It's not a long walk down to the ground, but it sure felt like it was. My mind was spinning with questions. Was it a girl? Boy? Were they nice? I wasn't paying attention but in a mid second I was on the ground, my buttocks roaring in pain. I heard a noise and looked up. there was the most handsome boy I had every seen. He had jet-black hair and soft sea green eyes. His hair was messy as were his clothes. He had a orange shirt that said Jake Pauler it. Some jeans, and black tennis shoes. He looked up at me. "Oh my-I'm so sorry!" I apologized. I quickly grabbed everything that had spilled out of the boxes and stuff them back in. "This is all my fault I'-" He smiled at me. "it's fine! I'm clumsy anyway, with all this information overload." I cocked my head. "Hmm?" I asked, confused. He looked up at me. "I'm moving here, I live in apartment G-27?" I couldn't believe my luck. "Oh! You must be the new neighbors! I live in G-26." His eyes widened. "Oh! Nice, I'm Percy. Percy Jackson." I grinned sheepishly. "I'm Annabeth. Annabeth Chase." We shook hands. Then I spread my arms out. "My family and I came down here to help you carry your boxes up." He looked around. "What family?" He asked. I pointed behind me to the people getting off the elevator. "I took the stairs." He nodded. "Here take this box. I'll be behind you with this one." I pursed my lips. "K." I grabbed the box and headed for the elevator.
While my family met Percy's family, I stood in the elevator with the box. It wasn't heavy, thank goodness, but it had a lot of stuff in it. Photo's mostly-Most of them were him and this guy with striking blue eyes and blonde hair, another one with a guy with red hair and he was in a wheel chair. I scanned the photo's glancing at each and every one of them. Then I saw another photo. It was a photo of him and a girl with caramel hair in a braid. She had a long flowing white dress- something I could never pull off- they were looking at each other. He was leaned in slightly, so that there heads were pushed together. He was blushing and so was the girl. "He has a girlfriend. Great." I mumbled. I knew I shouldn't have but I snooped in the box. I didn't find anything else. The elevator doors opened and I stepped out, heading towards G-27. I was about to set down the box when something made a sound. Believer started playing. I looked around for the noise. It was his cellphone. I looked at his notifications. It was a text form a girl named Calypso. The text said this:
2:23 pm
Calypso: Perseus Jackson! Stop ignoring me! We go out for two years and you just dump me because you had to move! We can do the long distance thing! I love you! Please say it back. You never have and I'm beginning to think you never will.
Well no duh putso! Wow this girl was dumb. But I couldn't help a smile to spread across my face...He was single. I heard the elevator doors open and saw Percy step out. "Oh um you have a message." I handed him his phone. "Thanks." He read the message and frowned. "Here let me do this for you." He grabbed the key and shoved it in the lock, opening up the door. I went inside and set the box on the kitchen table. He did the same. My phone rang and I picked it up. Percy looked at me, watching me as I answer it. It was my best friend, Piper McLean. "Is the new neighbor cute?" She asked. In fact- I think Percy heard her say it. We both started dying laughing. Percy looked at me, waiting for my answer. Crap. "Yea." I said super quickly, hanging up the phone. Percy glanced at me. "I'm cute eh?" He asked. I hit him in the chest playfully. "Shut up."
I KNOW I SAID 7 25 BUT IM SORREH