Percy's Pov~
"Hello? Aphrodite?"
"Hello Percy, what can I do for you? Your mom is in a meeting right now."
"I figured, can I place an order?"
"For what?"
"Um, skirt, size 6 woman boots to match, long sleeve classic blouse- the one just released- and the chain necklace with the pearl and C's on it?"
"Oh, yeah, what size?"
"Um, small or extra small, she's 14." Well turning 14, I thought.
"Is she your girlfriend?"
"Hah, no Aphrodite, she's my best friend."
"Well I want to be your best friend now," she laughed.
"Yeah, so does everyone. Hey can I have a bottle of Channel No.5 too? I know someone who would love it."
"Well aren't you the ladies man?"
"Hah, this girl here is obsessed with Channel, she lost most of her stuff when she had to move here."
"Awe, well I'll get that. And is your best friend of normal size for her age or is she ever so slightly thinner?"
"Um, slightly thinner, but not like a stick. Do you know what I'm saying?"
"Oh yes, I can measure my niece, I'm sure she is the same size so the skirt will fit nice."
I sighed in relief. "Thanks Aphrodite, tell Mom I said hi, please."
"Sure thing, I'll send it out tomorrow."
"And will it be here in the next two days?"
"Oh yes, it will be delivered immediately."
"Thank you so much."
"No problem Percy, I have to go. The meeting is letting out."
"Okay, bye."
I put the phone down and went to Charles' room and knocked on the door.
"Hello?" He said opening the door.
"Hey, are you going out with Selena?"
"Um, kinda. Why?"
"Well can I come inside to tell you? I don't want her to overhear."
"Um, sure." I walked inside and saw a mini garage set up in the room with die-cast models everywhere.
"Well, my mom works in the fashion world and I just ordered my birthday present for Annabeth and I ordered something I know Selena would love. It's this perfume, Channel No. 5, and I was thinking you could give it to her."
"Are you shitting me?"
"No. real shit," I said smiling at his shocked expression.
"Gods, I would love too. She would really love it."
"Okay, I'll give it to you when it comes in. But you have to come to my room when it does."
"Deal, thanks man."
"Yeah, no problem."
"Okay, you want to build a car?"
"Oh, no, I can't. Annabeth is probably waiting for me, and she can only look for me so…"
"Naw man, I got it. Thanks."
"Yeah, bye." He nodded and I went to find Annabeth before dinner.
I found her in her room finishing the science homework I did on the bus because I knew I needed time to call Mom's assistant.
Hey, where were you?
"I was talking with Charles. He is nice."
Yeah, he really is. What is for dinner tonight?
"I think pizza, cheese to be exact."
Yum.
"Hah yeah. Will you promise me something?"
Yeah. What?
"When you get your birthday present, will you take it to school that day? You totally can without being in trouble."
Um, yeah, I will.
"Good," I grinned.
And I was jumping up and down when the package came. Even though it was delivered right in front of Chiron's office he didn't notice and I was so close to sneaking up stairs when Piper and Jason came to me.
"What is that?" Jason asked.
"It's Annabeth's birthday present," I whispered.
"Is that Channel?" Piper said loudly.
"Shh! And yes, I have connections."
"Oh I knew you two would go out! You are the ideal couple."
"Well thanks, but we aren't together."
"Oh, well you should ask her out man."
"Maybe I will Jason, but right now I need her to not know about this so I have to go."
"Yeah, bye Perce." I nodded and ran upstairs and shoved the large box with Annabeth's gifts under my bed and put the small box with perfume on my desk. Sure enough Charles was there in minutes.
"Hey man is it here?"
"Yeah, right here. But can you give it to her after Annabeth's birthday? Just because?"
"Yeah man, no problem. How much do I owe you?"
"Nothing man, it's on me."
"No, I have to give you something."
"I'll think of something later okay?"
"Okay." AS he was about to turn around Annabeth walked in the door in her pajamas carrying her blanket and writing on a notepad as she shut the door with a sway of her hip. But when she looked up she froze, like I did. Charles looked from both of us and laughed.
"You sleep in each others rooms don't you?" Annabeth looked down, blushing. My face was hot too, I could feel how red my ears were.
"It's just something we do. Keep it on the down low okay?"
"Sure," he said still laughing. "Goodnight you two!"
Annabeth blushed more and walked to my bed and laid down.
"Well that was fun huh?" Annabeth blushed deeper and put her head into the pillow and I laughed.
"Well he is just jealous." She raised an eyebrow at me.
"Well he can't hug you in the middle of the night or get to see you in you oh-so-sexy pajamas." I grinned at her blush and she punched my shoulder.
"It's true!" She held the blush and looked at me from beneath her lashes, then she quickly kissed my cheek and turned the light off.
"And he can't kiss your cheek like I can." She hugged me and punched my shoulder, telling me to shut up. But I was having so much fun!
We laid down, and she laid on my arm, like normal. And I went to bed listening to the sound of her breathing.
We came home from another pointless day at school and I rushed to my room to get her present in it's bag and presentable. I wasn't worried about the shirt and stuff being wrinkled, because hey! this is high fashion stuff. I decided to leave one of the two boxes I had in my possession unwrapped or anything because I knew they were the shoes.
But I cut open the other box carefully and was pleased at what I got for her. The shirt was silky and long sleeved, the skirt looked similar to a pencil, but was not as fancy as normal, the necklace brought the black skirt and crème top together with pearls that looked very real and had two diamond Channel logos on them so people would know what she was wearing. I smiled and put them in the bag they came with, but as I did I was surprised to see a black knitted coat under it with a note on top.
Percy,
You forgot the matching coat! She will look fabulous, and tell her happy birthday for me too.
Love, Aphrodite.
I smiled and put all the clothes in the bag, then placed it in the closet, with the shoe box and empty box I would throw away later. And Annabeth walked in as I shut the door.
"Hey, how have you been doing?" She nodded and set her algebra book on my desk and started working. But now my palms were sweating and I was wondering if she would even like the gift. But I was glad I asked her to promise about taking it to school to wear.
But I grabbed my homework to and started, but as I grabbed a pencil, I saw she was almost done with it. But I have no idea how, she had dyslexia just like me- I had found out a few weeks ago. As normal, I skipped the problems I couldn't figure out and asked Annabeth about them. As normal, she explained to me by showing me examples in the book and showing me, sometimes writing what to do, she was so much smarter then me. And if I made the end of the year with a C+ I would tell her 'she is a genius'.*
"Hey Annabeth?"
Yeah?
"What if I give you a present you don't like?"
Percy, I will love any present you give me.
"Okay.."
Why?
"I was just wondering. I mean I really thought about your present, and is really going to make you happy- I hope. But maybe I overdid it." I was worried about that too- I am giving her an entire outfit worth well over 2 thousand dollars.
Well I promise I will love it. And did you say it was something I could wear?
"Yeah."
Well I promise to wear it tomorrow to school.
"Um, Annabeth, you don't have to wear the whole thing if you don't want, I wouldn't be offended."
Nonsense, I will.
"You'll regret it…"
No I won't. Now, um, who's bed is it tonight? She wrote, turning pink.
"Well it's up to you. Why not my room, we are already here?"
Oh, okay. But let me go put this in my room. She already had her pajamas on, which consisted of a long blue Transformers shirt and some black cotton shorts.
"I can get it. I could get the iPod to charge too."
No, I got it. It's my book.
"Naw, just lay down, I need fresh air anyway."
Percy, just let me do it.
"No, I can, I insist."
No, she wrote and grabbed the book.
"I'll get it," I said, pulling. She gave me an icy glare that shook me a little, but I didn't release the book.
"Give it to me!"
She gave me another glare and tugged on the book, and she was good, I fell forward a little and she advanced towards the door.
"Annabeth, let go and give it to me!"
She only tugged in response. And she was strong. And I pitched forward as she tugged. All of it went down hill from there.
I fell forward and accidentally knocked her down, and the book flew across the room and hit my bed, making a ding noise as it hit the metal. Then I realized I was on top of her and I lifted myself up a little, on my arms, to prevent me from squishing her. She blushed like crazy and tried to shove me off by pushing on my chest. Then Thalia walked in, opening the door and hitting Annabeth's head.
"What is going on here?" She smirked as I was still trying to get up, but it didn't look any better. Annabeth was still on the ground, I was straddling her, and Nico walked in the door.
"Dammit," I said. "Totally not what it looks like, we were fighting over the book and Annabeth won."
"Yeah, that isn't how it looks," sniggered Thalia.
"You think I don't know that?" I whisper yelled standing up.
"Well it sounded like you were getting kinky and it looked like you were getting it on," said Nico. I smacked him.
"Like we meant for that to happen," I said trying to help a dizzy, and blushing Annabeth.
"Well I guess we better get going, you two are busy."
"And I think you two are going to get busy, nice one Nico." I laughed as they went red.
"Well… I'm leaving goodnight."
"Goodnight you two," I said in a sickly sweet tone. Thalia looked like she was going to punch me and I stepped back.
"Goodnight."
I laid down with Annabeth and put my arm around her like normal. I was almost asleep, because some nights I had insomnia, when Annabeth turned to face my chest in her sleep. She grabbed my shirt and formed a fist on it, was she having a bad dream? But then she pulled herself on top of me, though I'm not sure how she didn't wake up. And she staid there while I tried to keep my breathing even, my heart was racing.
But then I couldn't control my breathing at what she did next.
*Remember this? I reread the Sea of Monsters yesterday and after they left on Rainbow and them, as Annabeth was asleep, he said this..
And I am trying to add little things from the original series into this, little things- but not god related. Such as Hermes inventing the internet. But I will add the little star and tell you where it's from, I think it will be fun! And I have them saying gods just because, and I can't say that mortals don't say it because I use it as much as Demeter says cereal! Hah, nerd joke…. Yeah my friends get real sick of those jokes. XD