Chapter 10
Annabeth's POV:
I was staring at the dress. I mean honestly I hate dresses! I HATE them. "You're doing this for Percy, not you." I reminded myself and pulled the silky fabric over my head and let it fall to my ankles. It was a black sleeve-less dress with black pearls at the top to make some sort of swirly design. Not real pearl oviously. It was only $30.00. I then pulled on the black strappy shoes that Percy was also forcing me into. I muttered something about how uncomfortable this was then I heard Percy cough and I shut up.
"Come on princess, let's see it." Percy called from outside the bathroom I was using as a changing room. I huffed in frustration and unlocked the door. As I stepped out I immediately felt my face flush. Percy looked good in his tuxedo. Very nice. I mentally slapped myself and put on my angry face to show my annoyance. But I couldn't help but laugh when I saw Percy's face. His mouth was dropped basically down to the floor and his face was so red that if we were at a beach, I would've mistaken him as a lobster.
"Wow. You look amazing." He said. I felt my face turn red and smiled.
"Not so bad yourself." I said gestering at his suit. It was an understatment. He looked better than twenty Taylor Lautners put together. He smiled and chuckled, proboly at my red face and crooked his arm. I kaughed and looped my arms thorugh it and he led me to his car which would be taking us to the city hall place, where the ball thing was located.
"So, how are we going to crash this thing?" I asked as Percy started the engine. He smiled and replied "I have about 10 cans of silly string in the back." I gave him a high five and looked in the back seat, where there was a black bag that was proboly full of the silly string he had mentioned.
"Lets turn on some music." I said as I pulled out a random CD that we had bought earilier that day. It was an Escape The Fate CD and I popped it in and let the music play.
Percy's POV:
I parked my car into a tiny parking space as Annabeth turned off the music and got the black bag.
"So,what's the plan?" Annie asked me. I smiled and handed her a piece of paper holding her instructions. As she read them, I watched her face grow more and more excited.
"So do you think you could do this?" I asked with a smirk face. The blondie nodded enthusiasticly. I chuckled and opened up my car door. Annabeth followed my actions and I locked the car. I glanced over at Annie and almost fainted again. She looked that good.
"So what are you going to do when I do my part?" she asked. I smiled remembering my part of the party crash plan.
"Don't worry, you'll see." I said and opened up the glass door for her to enter the building filled with woman in long gowns, and men in tuxedos.
As we walked in, we examined all of the decorations of banners with Navy written on them. I smirked as I watched my "date" make a beeline towards the table filled with fluffy pasteries, meat slices, and drinks. It almost felt like a regular dance, minus all the fancy expensive stuff. I followed Annabeth to the food and poked her tummy, teasing her. She wiggled and laughed as I poked her ticklish spot.
"Percy! Stop!" said the girl inbetween pleates of laughter. I smiled at her and relesead my finger from her belly and she glared at me and went back to piling food onto the porcelain plate. I continued to walk around the crowds of people. Socializing with some people of interest. When finally Annabeth walked over, with no food I might add, and gave me a questioning look. I nodded and she sheepishly walked over to the control room that every one of these things have, to do her work. I was talking to a business man when finally the lights went out and then were replaced with lights of color and lasers. It looked just as imagined it to be. I smiled and the original music was replaced by loud techno music. I don't really enjoy this music myself but it was hilarious seeing the horror of the other guests faces when they heard this monstrosity. I saw security guards go to the control room but Annabeth was already out and waling towards me, thankfully. I smiled at her and she handed me a tin can. We made ourselves up to the second floor with our tin cans. We were walking up the grand stair case, when Annie tripped. She fell with a loud grunt and I quickly came to help her up.
"Are you ok?" I said concerned. She showed me the rip that her shoe had caused as she fell.
"It's ripped." She said with a whimper. I looked at it for a moment and told her that it was fine. "We can always fix it up." I said in stage whisper. I didn't want anyone to find us with the cans. She nodded and I hugged her, seeing how upset she was.
We continued up the stair case, after we had safety pinned Annabeth's dress so it went up a little higher than her ankles. After we reached the top we went to overlook the crowd of people. The music and lights were still going so we had enough time to complete out task. Annie was the first one to spray the silly string. I'd found some high pressure silly string cans awhile back and have been waiting for the perfect time to use them. I laughed and sprayed the air wildly with flair and heard the scoffs of people below as the cold mesh of gooey string feel upon them. After out cans were out we quickly ran out a back door.
"That was awesome Percy!" Annabeth said midlaugh. I smiled and dragged her back to the car we came in.
"I swear I could kiss you right now." Annabeth said as we made our way to the highway.
"Please feel free to." I thought. Then I saw Annie's red face and realized I'd said that. Outloud. After a few awkward minutes down the road we'd reached a red light. I'd been trying to ovoid looking at my best friend. But then after a few seconds at the light she leaned over and kissed me on the cheek. I stuttered and looked at her but she already laying the seat down to rest. "Good night Percy." She said.
"Good night Annie." I replied, still stunned. Then the light turned green and I drove on.
The next morning
"Percy…. Percy."
I mumbled and put my pillow into my face.
"It's Monday Perce." Said the voice. I opened my eyes to look into Annie's grey eyes. She was already dressed in my blue shirt and her dirty skinny jeans and her black Convere high tops. I groaned in protest but sat up anyways.
"Come on sleepy head, I've got coffee waiting for you." Annabeth called behind her as she walked out of my blue room. This got my attention and I got out of my bed, which I crashed in last night, and went to my put on some clothes. As I walked out of the room in a plain black shirt and dark jeans and Reebooks I smelled the coffee that my blonde friend mentioned and I quickened my pace to the kitchen.
"Hello Sleeping Beauty." Annabeth teased. I glared at her an poured my self a cup of Joe while she munched on her toast.
"There's a piece right there for you." She said pointing out a plate of warm buttered toast.
"We should get going," I said after gobbling down my breakfast. "Don't want to be late on our first day back from 'camp" I said with a smirk. Annie nodded and we grabbed our things and went to school.
Annabeth's POV:
I walked to my locker, and me Percy went our separate ways. I will admit that even though it was nice spending time with Percy, it'll be nice to be able to wear my own clothes and sleep in my own room. I turned my lock on my locker, left right left, I thought.
"Hey Annie." Said an annoyed voice that matched Thailia's. I turned and smiled but faltered as I saw the angry look on er face.
"Hey Thal's" I said cautiously "What's up?"
"What's up? What's up?!" she said narrowing her eyes and her cheeks turning red.
"I don't know Annie, my best friend wasn't there for me the WHOLE WEEKEND with her brand new bestie. So nothings up." She said, and I calculated hurt and anger in her voice. Then relization crossed my brain and I realized that she needed me. I totally forgot about that.
"Oh my gosh. I'm sorry Thal's. I-I totally forgot. I feel so bad!" I said with sympathy in my voice.
"Well you weren't sorry enough not to do it." She snapped and she stalked off. I feel like a moron. What have I done? I think in distress.