The Worst and Longest Love Story Ever
Chapter 2
(15 Years Earlier)
August 12, 2002
11:39 PM
Lotus, a club at New York City, New York
Percy's 18th Birthday and first night of drinking
(most of which Annabeth was too drunk to remember)
Lotus was a well-known dance club in Manhattan and everything about it was loud. The crowd, the music, everything that would kept the youth alive in everybody. A place where it feels like time doesn't past. A place where it's pretty easy to get in even when you're under-age and two, fake IDs.
The dancefloor was dark and filled with young, drunk adults like Annabeth and him. Both of them were jumping and dancing to the music. The club was alive and after a couple of tequila shots, Annabeth woo like one of those girls she hated. This wasn't their usual idea of having fun but since school is starting in a week, they deicide to celebrate not just his birthday but the beginning of senior year. It was two hours in and they were having the time of their lives.
After ten songs, they decide to go back to the bar and have a few more drinks. They were laughing, having fun, and just being stupid, drunk teenagers. They asked the bartender for five more shots for each of them and they had a competition to see who can drink all of them first. Percy had a head start at first but when he got to the fourth shot glass, it begun to feel like gasoline was pouring though his throat. Finally, Annabeth had finished and raised her arms up in celebration as she had beaten her best friend for the millionth time. Since they were little kids, they would always have little contests at nearly everything and have fun while doing them.
As she was cheering, her body was nearly leaning off the stool towards him and Percy grabbed her to keep her in balance. Basically leaving her feet as support besides. He grabbed her shoulders with his left hand while holding arm in the other. She leaned into Percy as her body was in a daze and her vision was starting to get a little blurry. Her head nearly crashed into Percy's as he hold her to keep her from falling off.
"Maybe we should call it a night", he said as he try to hold her.
Before he could do anything else, Annabeth lean into his forehead and wrapped her arms around his neck. Their mouths were nearly an inch apart and her eyes were closed. Just when Percy was about to pull away, she kissed him.
Her lips touched his and it felt as if everything else didn't matter. As if they were the only two people in the world and it was the longest second of his life. He knew he should pull away and should not take advantage of her while they're both still drunk. She has no control right now and will never forgive himself if anything happens to her. His sober mind is telling him to pull away but he doesn't want to.
His mouth moved with hers and it feels good. There were no words to describe how it felt. All he knew that after all of this, there would have to be a lot of explaining to do. What did this mean for them? But he didn't care and gave in.
They kissed until he needed air and as he was about to kiss her again, he lost his strength and Annabeth fall from the stool. Her feet slipped from the chair and landed face-first towards the floor. He got off from his chair and saw Annabeth breathing and passed out. His mom and her parents were going to kill him.
***Time Jump***
August 13, 2002
12:06 PM
Chase Residence
First Hangover
***Time Jump***
Annabeth woke up to what it sounds like screaming. She has a huge headache and a screaming match is the last thing she wants. Maybe it was just the hangover that made her exaggerate but got out of bed to see. She grabbed the blanket from her bed and wraps it around herself like a little kid. She walked through the hallway and peak through the living room.
"I get it, the whole thing was my fault. Can we just leave at that.", Percy said as he was on the couch with a blanket over him. He looked sick that as if at any moment, he would throw up.
"Percy, as much as I would really would like to forget that all of this ever happened, you went to a nightclub and landed my daughter in the hospital!", her father, Fredrick, said to him.
"I know and I'm sorry.", he said.
"Sorry?! Last night, you said that you would be heading to movies. Two hours later, I received a call that my son was in the waiting room and his friend in ER after underage drinking in a club!", Percy's mom, Sally, said as she handed over her son a water bottle.
"Percy, I've known you for years and this has got to be one of the most irresponsible thing you ever done! ", Fredrick said.
Percy was about to say something but was later interrupted by Annabeth.
"Why is everyone shouting", she moaned as she lean on the walls for support.
Sally walked over and gave her a hug.
"Hey, are you alright? Do you want anything?", she said while comforting her.
"I'm fine", she said and turned towards her dad."I know what your about to say. What we did last night was stupid..."
"Stupid and irresponsible!", her father said. "That doesn't even begin on what you did last night. We might as well be thankful that you did not wind up dead in an alley somewhere or your body in the river!"
"Fredrick." Sally glared at him. "As much as I am not happy with this, I think we should continue this when both are sober."
Fredrick became silent as he knew she was right. While Sally was usually nice, sweet and understanding, her son would soon later have to deal with her rein of terror. Heart of gold but someone you do not want to mess with.
Annabeth turned around and walked back to her room. As she was leaving, Percy got up and followed her. Fredrick was about to say something but Sally glared at him, saying that to let it slide this time. Annabeth walked back to her room and crash into her bed.
"I'm so embarrassed about last night.", she moaned as she was moving to give Percy some space.
"Well, it's not that bad.", he said as he closed the door.
"Percy, I wooed! I wooed like a woo girl. Don't you remember that talk from when we were in line in Lotus"
"I'm sorry, I was a little busy trying to get us in".
"The point is that last night was awful. I behaved so badly.", she said while pressing her face into her pillow.
"Um...what do you mean?", he said as his voice concerned.
"Everything. I regret everything after those drinks. I just want to forget that it ever happened."
"Which part?"
"All of it. Percy, whatever happened last night, it dies with us! You can never tell anyone that it ever happened, do you promise?"
Percy looked sad for a second but spoke, "Fine".
They sat there for a while until Annabeth spoke.
"My memory is little hazy after the stool. All I remember is the hospital and that's much it."
"Well, after the incident, I called 911 and the hospital call them. Even then, they still kept ranting on about that it's all my fault and I'm a horrible influence on you"
"Well, you are", she teased him.
Just when he was about to speak, the door bust open and enter two screaming boys. Her half-brothers, Matthew and Bobby.
"Annie got a stomach pump! Annie got a stomach pump!", they singed while jumping up and down.
Little devils, she thought.
"Get out!", she shouted and grabbed the pillow next to her and throw it at them.
They ran out in fear to avoid their sister's wrath. Ever since they were born, they cause chaos in the house and make all sorts of trouble. They can get away with murder while Annabeth can never get away from anything. She was the example, the overachiever, or Wise Girl that Percy called her since kindergarten. They love to pull pranks on her, bother her while she was busy, and making her life hell. Just basically your normal family.
"You were saying?", she asked him.
"Anyway, my mom is grounding me for who knows how long and I have to take double shifts at the skate store to pay for that night.", he said.
"Well, it could be worst. She could have make sure you never leave the house until 2010.", she told him.
"But on the bright side, I heard Rachel Dare just got the job working registry. She'll be working the same shift as me", he smiled.
"Rachel?", she asked and he nodded." Forget it Seaweed Brain, nearly half of the class wants to sleep with her."
"For your information, we have been talking a lot lately and she has been given me the look."
"Which one? The one where she wants to cut off your head or the one that I gave you when you ruin my favorite jacket when we were fifteen?".
"No...".
"Or the one that why haven't you gotten that pimple off on your forehead", she laughed.
"I do not", he said while immediately moved his hand to forehead to check if she was right. Basically since she is right about 99.9% of the time.
"Made you looked", she laughed as he throw a pillow at the her.
She loved moments like these. Moments where it's just the two of them together and everything else is a blur. Starting next week is senior year and Percy is already having a admirer. Hoping that Dare wouldn't take her best friend away.
Author's Note:
Hey. As you may notice, I may change a few things about this chapter. I read one of your comments and for weeks, I couldn't get it out of my head about that flaw in the story. I decided that I should fix it and for that person who post that review, Thank You. I'm still new to writing and I wrote that last draft in a rush. This chapter maybe the same as the last one but I needed to fix my mistake. I needed someone to help me realized it and help me become a better writer. Thank you. :-)
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