A/N: Thank you so much for you who have added my story to their favorites, I love you. I really do. Also, I wanted to answer on the review I got. No, this is not a "Percabeth" story, in that meaning that it's centered on only Percy and Annabeths relationship, but there will be hints of some romance between them.
I also should mention that I've only read the four first books, so this is set after "The Battle of the Labyrinth". But I will read it soon, so I probably will rewrite lather chapters.
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Annie / The Silent
Chapter 2, Adéles POV
The next two days went in a hurry.
With the dress worries, the new interest I'd taken for Percy, and my friends weird way of behaving kept me occupied. I constantly tried to convince Ella into talking with me about her worries, saying that that's what friends are for, and all that, but nothing seemed to sink in. She just listened, but denied to say anything. I guess that was a good thing though, I didn't need one more thing on my mind.
It was the day before prom I saw them. Two other girls, one with curly blonde hair and another girl who wear heavy, black eyeliner who wasn't exactly the flattery kind of eyeliner. They sat with Percy and Grover, in deep conversation. Against my will, I saw the way the blonde and Percy talked. And I didn't like it. For one moment, I wondered if I should drag Ella along and go sit on our usual table, but they had already seen us. So I figured it would be rude to just walk away. Ella and I usually sat with them in lunch now, and day by day, Ella's irritated expression became a little less murderous. Now, it was again the glare she started the first day with. No good sign.
"Hi!" Percy and Grover both smiled to us, and the girls eyed us suspiciously.
Percy noticed.
"Annabeth, Thalia, meet Adéle and Ellaine."
"Ella." Ella corrected in a harsh voice. She hated her name as much as I hated my middle name.
The blonde one, Annabeth tried a smile, and I hurried to return it. Thalia, on the other hand just scowled at us.
"Hello." I sat down, and dragged Ella down beside me. For a moment, it was an awkward silence, until Ella, god bless that outgoing personality of hers, started a conversation.
"So, are you like, going to the prom tonight?" She asked them. Most the boys I think, but Thalia was the first one to answer.
"If boys stay out of my way, then I may be forced to go." Then I noticed her clothes, which didn't fit her style. A silver jacket over god forbid, silver tights.(A/N – Don't know for sure if this is a typical hunter outfit, but I tried to fit it a little so it would … fit.) Ella also noticed them. But before she could say something, Grover spoke.
"I'm no good at dancing, but I think I will drop by." He said, eating is soda box. Wait. Did I just say he was eating his soda box?
"Grover, why are you…" I didn't speak the last words. He looked at his hands and the half-eaten metal box inside them, and blushed and threw it in the dumpster.
"Yeah, I think I'm coming." Percy said, leading the attention away from metal-eating Grover. "I guess you two are going?"
"Of course, I wouldn't miss it for the world." I said, smiling.
"I'm coming to," Ella said. "But we've got NO ONE to go with, and that's kind of sad, but I like, SO understand why Delé turned Edward Orkey down, I was like, Oh my gods, did he asked her? She could have said yes of course, and then I could go with his friend, you know, Thomas. But anyway, she like, didn't so we're going together. But I hope I get a dance like, with him. Or Edward. Or both!" She chattered along.
"Are you two new?" I asked Annabeth and Thalia when Ella was done. Stupid question, but what else should I talk to them about?
They nodded, and that was the answer I got. Well, at least Ella and the Thalia-girl hadn't got in a fight. Yet.
"So, did you like, decide which dress you would like wear, yesterday?" I was brought back to reality by Ella, again asking about my dress.
"Yeah, I'm going to use my mom's dress. I told you that." I said, a little smug.
"I don't know, Delé. I think you should go for the strapless one." She constantly tried to convince me.
"My aunt had it to hers prom. Are you crazy?" I knew any of the other didn't have a clue what I was talking about; Ella was the only one I'd ever told my secret.
"'Kay, Delé." She muttered, and I looked at the others again, who was still staring at us.
"So," I said to Annabeth. "Are you coming?"
"I think so." She answered.
So kids, today the lesson is about how newcomers don't speak more than three words at most to you when you know the same persons. I thought, sarcastically to myself. Grover turned to look at me, like he knew what I was thinking.
"Are you like, going together?" Ella asked.
I looked both half-scared and half-curious at them, and sighted with relief when they all denied that fact fiercely.
Percy seemed like he was going to say something, when suddenly, a dark shadow appeared.
"Adéle," I looked up, seeing the disgusting senior named Edward Orkey, the one who asked me to the prom. Don't misunderstand, he was handsome, but I kind of hated him. I reminded me of my uncle, and was well known at school for making amends to several girls at the same time.
I exchanged an annoyed glance with Ella, then answered.
"Yes, Edward?"
In the corner of my eyes, I saw all four of them; Thalia, Annabeth, Grover and Percy tensed.
"It's dress rehearsal tonight, five o'clock." I looked up.
"Wait. That's supposed to be right after lunch!"
"Change in plans, I guess." He shrugged. "But if you don't have transport, I can drive you…" I held up both of my hands to stop him.
"A no still means what it used to, Edward." I answered, and a small fire started burning in his eyes.
"Fine. You will regret it." And with those words, which I had no clue what meant, he left.
I turned back to the table, and saw them in a deep discussion.
"He clearly has to know who he is…" Annabeth said.
"Don't be so sure, most guys are morons." Thalia answered.
"Hey!" Percy protested.
"No, but he will take some kind of revenge…" Grover replied, now eating nervously his napkin.
Then they all noticed the way I looked at them. Ella just studied her fingernails.
"He seems like an idiot." Percy burst out.
"He is an idiot." I answered, with all of my heart.
But then we didn't get more time to talk, because the bell rung, and we started walking to Latin class. The two girls followed us.
"No, it's not the way it happened!" Annabeth said, looking annoyed at Ms. Allbourn.
"Yes, dear. Athena didn't have any children."
"Immortal, yes, but she did get half-bloods." She insisted.
"Athena was one of the maiden goddesses, so of course she didn't."
"But Athena was born out of Zeus's brain! Her children were born the same way!"
"Dear, you are wrong. Now, let's continue…"
"She had demigod children!" She said out loud.
I noticed the way Percy looked at her, wary and irritated. It's the kind of expression which says; "Can't you just leave it?" But clearly, Annabeth didn't want to "just leave it."
So, this whole discussion thing about wheatear the Goddess Athena had children or not, started with us going through again and again how it wasn't' possible that Hercules had been the child of Zeus, a mortal woman would die of they… dotdotdot, as my aunt says, and if it was true, how it happened.
I mean, yes, it's Latin class, but discuss Gods as if they were real? That gets a little over the top for me.
I put my hand in the air.
"Yes, Miss Lyre?" Ms. Allbourn looked at me, leaving Annabeth frustrated.
"Well, I just wonder," I cleared my throat. "Isn't this discussion a little unnecessary? The Gods weren't real, and I didn't think we were here to, you know, discuss family matters of the Greek Gods, I thought we should be learning about.. Uh," I stopped a little bit, when I saw the glance Thalia gave me.
"History and stuff like that." Ella helped me. "You know, how Hercules took that golden apple, not about how Zeus was so horny he had to visit mortal women." Suddenly, thunder roared in the distance, and the murderous glance of Thalia just kept growing darker. Whoa, talk about taking things personally.
"You're both completely right, my dears. So, can anybody tell me why Hercules took the Golden Apple?" And that ended that discussion.
Later, when the hour was done, Thalia dragged Annabeth, Grover and Ella, of all people to the side and just waved me and Percy on. Nice. But as we walked by, I heard bits of their conversation.
"How can you say those things?" Thalia attacked Ella with.
"It's called "keeping up a character." Ella answered, rolling her eyes. "Clearly, you need to like, get like better on that." She looked at Annabeth, who looked a little ashamed down.
That's about all I heard, before Percy dragged me along.
"What was all that about?" I asked him. He just shrugged, and I stopped.
"Percy, you know something."
"No, I don't…" He stopped, thinking. "I need to ask you something." I raised my eyebrow, not understanding.
"What?"
"Do you want to go with me to the prom?"The words blurted out, so fast I almost didn't hear.
"What?" I repeated.
"Do you want to go…?" He said, but stopped as I held up my hands. He looked kind of hurt.
"But… why?" I asked. He shrugged his shoulders.
"Yes." I said, smiling a little.
"You want to?" He said, surprised.
"Yeah, I guess I have to, when you ask me so nicely." I teased. He smiled, though a little embarrassed. But there was a small part of me, a part of me I was really annoyed at, that told me I only had been an emergency exit. Keeping me from hearing whatever Ella discussed with the others. But I denied that part. After all, I secretly wanted Percy to ask me.
