CHAPTER 4: PROM
Annabeth's POV
As soon as I took out my purse from the cupboard the doorbell rang. I was going to go out and wait for Percy but I guess I was late. I rushed to open the door and as soon as I did Percy grinned at me. I quickly pecked him on the cheek. Then he stared at me for like forever, until I asked You ready to you Seaweed Brain?
"Annabeth you look gorgeous" He replied awestruck. "I am ready to go too Wise Girl" he added almost a millisecond later. I thought about pulling his leg but then decided to compliment him too. "You don't look too bad yourself Seaweed brain" We headed towards Percy's light blue Audi- decorated with blue waves- and got in. We laughed and talked all the way.
The ballroom took my breath away. It was in no way an architectural wonder but it was almost everything I thought it would be. A red carpet ran across the porch to the entrance. The robust golden doors were wide open and the engraved archway was decorated with a banner that spelled 'welcome Demigods'. The hearts on the banner gave the Aphrodite cabin away. We walked in, necks still angled upwards, and the crystal chandeliers made my heart skip a beat. They were so perfectly done, even Daedalus would have been proud. They reflected the light in such a way that only four tiny bulbs (red, yellow, blue and green), each at a corner of the room, flooded the dance hall with bright rainbows. Round tables and chairs, covered in white satin were placed around the checkered dance floor which was a low stage, right at the center of the room. The fragrance of rose accompanied that of the Italian food. My heart beat along to the tune of Infinity but One Direction, which seemed to be coming from everywhere – no speakers were in sight. Clearly the Hephaestus cabin took their part seriously. Being next to Percy just made everything more perfect.
I spotted the Piper, Jason, Frank, Hazel, Leo, Calypso, Thalia, Nico, Will and Phoebe talking together. I nudged Percy and he seemed to understand. We made our way towards them, hand in hand. As soon as we reached there, Nico spotted us and shushed everybody. They all were looking at me and Percy as soon as we reached.
"Spill the beans. I know you were talking about us"
"We weren't talking about you" Piper replied
"Were to, I saw Nico look at us then shush you guys" I objected
"Were not"
"Were to" Percy replied
"Were not"
"Were to"
"Were not"
"Were to"
Suddenly lightning zapped in between both of them, which was less than a centimeter. Me and Jason burst out laughing before the rest, but were eventually followed.
"Fine guys, don't tell us, but in the meantime-he turned to me- Can I have this dance?" Percy said.
"Sure" I replied.
We both the walked over to the dance floor and started to dance to Our Song, by Taylor Swift.
"Our Song" I muttered
"Our song, we don't have one" Percy replied
"No you big dummy, I meant the song, Our Song by Taylor Swift"
"Oh" He replied looking embarrassed
"We should have one though" I said
"Sure, which one"
"How about this one"
"Sure"
Later I noticed almost all the couples had started to dance. Piper and Jason, Leo and Calypso, Frank and Hazel, Grover and Juniper, Silena and Beckendorf, Katie and Travis, Drew and Michel, even Clarrise and Chris were dancing.