A/N: Oh yeah! I remember! Gosh. I am so dumb and forgetful. Thank you DaughterOfAthena for reminding me that.
And yes, there will be a Percy POV. Vice versa. Actually, I planned for Chapter Three to be a Percy POV. So I hope you like it.
Chapter Three
*Percy POV*
"Dude! Welcome to Beta!" Michael Yew grinned at me. I smiled back at him.
"Thanks."
"You'll like it here, Percy." Luke Castellan says. I look at him. He was blonde-haired and had blue eyes. He was a good looking guy, the President of Beta. No wonder girls go gaga for him.
"I surely will. You guys are great company." I say. Truly they were.
"I'm sorry I won't be able to keep you updated about Beta and other things, Percy." Luke sighs. "All Presidents are called for a meeting. And I can't be late. So I'm trusting you to Michael, Will and the others. Forgive me."
I shake my head. "It's totally fine. I understand." Luke smiles.
"See you later. We're having pizza tonight." And then he was out the door.
"So Percy, we'll tour you around the campus." Will says. I nod. Why not?
As we walk along the campus grounds, people were looking at us and kept on whispering to their companions. Some girls even squealed. From the looks of their faces and their clothing, I could tell they were Delta girls.
"Oh my gosh. Who is he?"
"A Beta, of course! But I haven't seen him here before."
"He's probably new. Does Rachel know?"
"I'm sure she knows it. She always knows the gossip and the things going around here."
Okay. So I'm like a celebrity here or something.
Apparently, I wasn't the only one who noticed those. Will patted my back.
"Hey. It's alright. Word spreads fast here." He takes out his flute from his pocket (Flute, eh?) and puts in on his lips and starts playing a soothing song. Yet cheerful. He's a son of Apollo, so no surprise there. Will could play any instrument, as you name it.
Michael chuckles as girls look at Will and follow along behind us. "Hey, Will, stop it. Will I even let you get the credit alone?"
"Then play an instrument."
"I don't have anything with me." Michael says. "But I do have something I always bring."
Along with the song, he starts to sing. His clear voice rang out. People stopped at what they were doing and watched us three. Soon they started smiling and clapping along with the rhythm of the song.
I felt so lonely, walking between two sons of Apollo. Being the only child of Poseidon, it was quite lonely.
Time passed and we were back at the Beta mansion. I went up to my room, to whom I share with my best friend Grover, who I saw was comfortably seated at the bean bag with a pack of chips on one hand and a remote control on another.
"Hey, Perce."
"Why didn't you come with us on the tour?" I asked him. "It was great."
He shrugged. "I wasn't in the mood to. And I was busy moping around the mansion. This house is seriously cool."
I chuckled. "Oh alright. Let's play, shall we?"
When we got the controllers, we played a game we really loved. It was Fatal Frame. It was about a girl whose boyfriend died and then she's been having weird dreams and took pictures of ghosts in a haunted mansion. Well, that summarizes about it. But the game's really awesome.
We were busy shouting our heads off enjoying the game when we heard high pitched screams and voices laughing and shouting. Curious, I paused the game and Grover and I looked through the window to see a group of girls, about a dozen, all wearing a shirt that had the Greek symbol of Kappa and jeans, aiming their water guns, at the girls on the Beta porch, wearing such short skirts and tank tops, now drenched in water.
As much as I feel so uncomfortable with the Delta girls, I felt kind of protective. I couldn't bear to see girls scream and stand helplessly against a group of water gun girls, but there were so many people outside watching and the Beta guys were so big and muscular they almost like guarded the moment, I couldn't stand a chance.
"Woah." Grover mumbled. "What's up? Why are the Kappa girls shooting their water guns at the Deltas?"
"I don't know." I said. "But I really want to know." Just then, a girl standing beside one of the Kappa girls caught my eye. She was blonde, her hair curly and she wore floral attire that looked simple but attractive. Her features were beautiful, her mouth sometimes curling up to smile. But what really caught me were her eyes. You would expect blonde-haired girls would have bright blue eyes but this girl, had gray eyes. They look stormy. As if she was in the middle of a battle. But her eyes became calm, like the sea as she laughed along with her friends. I suddenly had the urge to go down and introduce myself to her.
I opened the door and was climbing down the stairs. I wanted to see her up closer. But my curiosity still hadn't faded. I swung the door open just in time to see the Delta girls run farther and the Kappa girls returning back to their mansion looking accomplished and delighted. The people who gathered soon disappeared and the Beta guys were grinning at the four Kappa girls who stood there on our sidewalk. And one of them was the gray-eyed girl.
"What happened here?" I blurted out as soon as I saw our wet porch. Actually that wasn't the question I needed to ask. It was supposed to be "Why did you bomb water here?" because I already know the answer to my question. But I was surprised to see the outcome of the attack, it just came out. Okay. Now I'm blabbering.
Then I met eyes with her. She looked startled but her cheeks began to turn red. Her eyes were gray than ever but it was so beautiful. She started to look at her friends and talk to her.
And then. And then…she was stepping forward. She walked up the porch steps as the guys watched and soon she was in front of me. She was even more beautiful so close. Her eyes had on a frightened and nervous look.
"Hi." Her voice, like bell chimes, so relaxing, rang in my ears. "I'm Annabeth Chase, a member of Kappa." She took out her hand and I looked at it. I looked back at her and saw she looked at her feet, nibbling on her bottom lip. I took her hand and I suddenly felt warm. I shook it and as much as I wanted to feel the soothing warm of her hand, she pulled back.
"Um.." She stammered. "As a tradition of our sorority, it is best for us to welcome newcomers in the neighbourhood. And so, I brought cookies baked by my sorority sister for you." She held out a silver small bag, that smelled of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. "Welcome to Gold Ridge."
I took the bag and smelled more of its aroma. "Thank you, Annabeth." I swear she blushed harder as I called her by her name. "I'm Percy Jackson, by the way."
"Oh yes. We know you." I nod.
"Again, thank you for the cookies." It was rather a quiet awkward conversation so I cleared my throat. "So would you like to come in and meet my friends? I want to repay you for your kindness."
She looked up at me surprised. "You are inviting me in?"
"Sure. And bring you friends too." I say, gesturing at the other three girls, still rooted on the sidewalk. "They're going to get darker just standing there."
She laughs a quiet laugh and I can't help but smile. She calls out to her friends and they come forward shyly. I step aside for them to come in and as soon as they did, I closed the door.
A/N: Suckish ending. Um. I'm a fail in writing this chapter. Forgive me.
