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Dancer055, Percabeth lover 28, bluecrystals00jasperjily, and ThaRandomGeek

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Note: In the prologue, in Rachel's letter, she told Annabeth they were going out for dinner. IGNORE THAT. IT NEVER HAPPENED.

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO. Happy reading!

CHAPTER ONE

She checked herself to make sure she looked decent enough.

Her blonde hair flowed in cascades, and her piercing eyes stared back at her. She wore a simple white blouse over blue skinny jeans, complete with combat boots. She hastily grabbed her bag, and headed out the door.

Walking through the streets, she hugged her brown coat closer to herself. Even in March, it was quite cold, and she could see her breath in front of her.

Picking up her pace, she arrived at the stadium with five minutes to spare. Taking her time to get to the room, Annabeth admired the architecture that subtly decorated the hallways, and the paintings that hung from the walls.

Finally, she reached to the door. Quickly, she knocked on the door twice, waited for a signal, and then she walked in.

Rachel Elizabeth Dare was sitting on a three-seat couch, looking at something on her laptop that she must not have wanted Annabeth to see, since when Rachel saw her, she immediately exited whatever program she was on.

"Annabeth!" Rachel greeted her, obviously a bit surprised to see how quickly she walked in. "How nice to see you! I have to say, I loved your audition! Come, sit with me!" She patted the space next to her.

Annabeth hesitantly sat down, as if she was afraid that the couch would swallow her up if she put too much weight on it.

"So, I've just wanted to hear you sing one of the songs I've sent you, mkay?"

Numbly nodding, Annabeth began to rifle through the bag she brought to search for the wads of papers she was given.

"There's no need, I have a copy right here." Rachel said, indicating to the several sheets of paper she had set on the coffee table.

Peering at the title, Annabeth could see that the song was, indeed, the very famous "Rolling in the Deep".

"You'll be singing here," Rachel pointed towards the makeshift stage in the corner, with a microphone situated near a keyboard and a small music stand. "Whenever you're ready."

Setting the sheets on the stand, Annabeth began by warming her lungs, doing some warming up. After a good ten minutes, and adjusting the microphone, she began.

Finishing, she let the last note drag, until it finished abruptly. Annabeth could hear applause from the couch, but she also heard applause from the doorway.

Looking up from the music sheet, she could see the tall, strong build of a man. Then, she saw his face.

Of course. It was Percy Jackson, lead singer of The Big Three, and boyfriend of the proud Rachel Dare.

Up close, his face looked even more "handsome", with his sharp, refined jaw, tan skin, jet black hair and captivating sea green eyes.

For a moment, all Annabeth could see was whirlpools of green, green, and, well, green.

Rachel awkwardly coughed. "Percy!" She squealed, her voice changing to imitate a dead walrus. "I'm so glad you're here! I was beginning to think you wouldn't come!"

Annabeth didn't even try to hide her frown. Was there something off with her singing causing Rachel to start waiting for Percy instead of listening to her singing?

"Um, yea, um, it's nice, um, to see you, too." Percy stuttered, blatantly not knowing how to respond.

"It's so nice to see you, too. Now, come on, we need to get to that date." In a flourish, Rachel cleared all of her things she had set out on the table, stuffing them in her bag. "Let's go."

Percy started pointing at Annabeth, wordlessly reminding Rachel about her.

"Oh yea!" Rachel whipped her head around, flipping her mass of curly red hair. "Annabeth, honey, do you mind coming back tomorrow at the same time, same place? Also, can you clean up this place after me? And lock the doors behind you?" Rachel said all in one breath, then threw her a set of keys. "Don't worry, I think you'll do just fine."

Annabeth was terrified. She had no idea how to do any of those stuff, and she would spend forever finding out which key was which. Not to mention there was a reasonable size of mess in the room.

Rachel was halfway out the door when she turned back. "Percy, coming?" She demanded, her green eyes blazing.

"I'll catch up in a bit."

"Don't be too late. Toodles!"

Annabeth immediately began cleaning up the papers, stands, notebooks, and boards. It only took her a few minutes, Percy standing off to the side, watching her clean up the mess Rachel left behind.

Once she thought she was just about ready, she noticed a huge and very visible coffee spill on the floor. She groaned loudly.

"What's the matter?" His voice shocked her, she had almost forgot he was standing there, his composure so still you could have mistaken him for a statue.

"Coffee spill. On floor. No idea. Where bathroom is." She angrily breathed, remembering the fact she was doing a movie night with Thalia. Oh no, she can't even produce coherent sentences because she was so frustrated.

"Hey," She felt a warm hand snake around her arm, gently tugging on her sleeve. I'll go get some wet towels. Just wait."

And then he was gone.

Anna Beth flopped on the couch, slowly letting out a breath. Closing her eyes, she breathed in and out, in and out.

She must have dozed off for a while, because the next time she woke up, she found those green eyes staring in her eyes.

She groggily began to sit up, blinking her eyes once, then twice.

"Wha- Percy?" She tried to distinguish the person sitting on her left.

"The one and only." His voice was filled with amusement, along with his sparkling green eyes twinkling like tiny glowing stars were caught in them.

"Did I fall asleep- Wait, what time is it?"

"Only twenty minutes since I came back."

"Oh no," Annabeth realized as she frantically gathered all her stuff into her bag, "Oh no. Thalia is going to kill me." She started muttering other nonsense, mostly rambling about being killed by Thalia Grace's mentally scary spear.

"Thalia? As in Thalia Grace?" His curious voice pried at the words he had caught, raptly paying attention to Annabeth's nonsense.

She stopped in her tracks. "You know her?"

"She's only the most annoying cousin I've ever had!"

"Yep, that's her." Annabeth tiredly responded, cracking a smile. "She never mentioned about having you as a cousin, though."

"Well, when we were young, she always acted as if she was embarrassed of me."

"Wow, can't even imagine why." Annabeth noted dryly, hints of sarcasm laced into her voice.

Percy's eyes narrowed until they were two slits, scrutinizing her from head to toe. Finally he decided on changing the subject. "You guys going out for dinner?"

Annabeth wondered if he was always stalking people like this.

"Yep," Annabeth agreed, not bothering to correct him, and now desperate to get as far away from him as possible, "Gotta go! Bye!"

Then, pulling Percy along with her, she locked all the doors and proceeded to walk to her car without ever glancing back.

There you go. Urgh, I took forever. I honestly only did this because my friend wanted to see it. Blah I feel terrible. Review!