Life in Song Chapter Five
What If
Percy POV
When we came to our new house, really an apartment, I knew I would love it. It just seemed so homey. When you walked in, the first thing you saw was the Living Room. There was a kitchen behind that, and to the right of the Kitchen was a hallway where the bedrooms and bathroom were. The Kitchen was big, enough room for our kitchen table, and my bedroom was pretty big, too, so that was always good. Although, my favorite part about the house was the fireplace in the Living Room. We didn't have one in our old home, so this was a nice change.
I was in the middle of unpacking the boxes in my room when there was a knock on the door.
"Percy, can you get that?" My mom yelled from her bedroom.
I sighed. "Alright, mom." I walked to the front door, carefully walking around all of the boxes. I opened the door, and a family of five was standing there. There were two adults, the woman holding a pie, a girl who looked to be about my age, and two little boys.
"Hello, we're the neighbors who live across the hall. We just came to welcome you to the building! Is your mom home?" The woman said.
"Yeah, I'll go get her," I said, and jogged to my mom and step-dad Paul's room.
"Mom, there's a family her that live across the hall. They're here to welcome us?"
"Oh! Let's go! Come on Paul!" she said excitedly, and she and Paul headed towards the door, with me close behind.
Mom started talking to the woman holding the pie, and then she invited them in. She and the Woman talked for what seemed like hours, and Paul and the man started talking, too. The two little boys started playing hide and seek with all of the boxes, and me and the girl just sat there awkwardly.
"Hi," I finally worked up the nerve to say.
She looked up, "Hi, I'm Annabeth," She said. Huh…Annabeth…pretty name…wait, what?
"I'm-" I was about to introduce myself, when the woman, who I presumed to be her mom, said "Annabeth, Matthew! Bobby! Time to go!"
"Bye," she said, "I'll see you later?"
"Yeah," I said, "Bye." And then they left. Wait-crap. I forgot to tell her my name. Stupid, stupid, stupid!
As I was unpacking, I couldn't shake the feeling that Annabeth and I would be great friends. It's crazy, I mean, that was the first time I ever saw her face, and she doesn't even know me. I guess Fate works in weird ways…if it even is fate…which it probably isn't…I mean…okay, now I'm just confusing myself.
But nobody can tell their futures, so that may mean that we won't be friends…there's no way to tell what tomorrow brings. Although, I am hoping that I will be friends with her. When she talked, she sounded like she would be really smart. And, it's not like there's a reason we can't be friends, right?
When I went to bed that night, there was only one thing on my mind, and surprisingly, it wasn't Rachel. It was one question: What if?
Over the next month, me and Annabeth did become good friends. Along with Thalia, Nico, Grover, Silena, Beckondorf, Travis, and Kaitie. She introduced me to all of them, and even though I'm really close with all of them, I consider Annabeth and Grover my best friends.
A/N It was very hard to find a song for them meeting, but I managed! Even if the meaning of the song was totally different…your welcome. Kidding, kidding, but read and review! Thank you!