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Anyway, I've tied two chapters together in this one because it was too short otherwise XD
Chapter Two – Anyone Else But You
I strutted around the Athena cabin in the dress I had borrowed from Ali, Daughter of Aphrodite. It fell halfway down my thigh and it was a beautiful baby blue, Percy's favourite colour, with pink hearts on the skirt and a tight corset style top, with a bow on the back. I was wearing it with knee length leggings and high heels. Of course the heels weren't that high, I was wearing one-inch that I could actually walk in... I'd learnt that the hard way, but that's another story.
"Oh My Gods Annabeth!" Ali squealed, "You look amazing!" She stood up to hug me, and then span me around with a grin on her face, "Percy will not be able to resist you!"
"You really think so?" I giggled nervously, and smiled lightly at her. "I mean... I doubt I'm anything compared t-"
"Nonsense! You could be one of us. I see it now, Annabeth Chase, daughter of Aphrodite... But I guess you're to smart for that." She laughed gleefully and looked me up and down again. "I absolutely believe Percy will adore you in this! But do remember, you can always say no." She winked, and laughed once more.
"Yeah... right..." I hoisted my leggings higher and checked myself over a few times in the mirror, "Are you sure I look alright?"
"You look amazing!" she sighed heavily and rolled her eyes, before falling back onto my bed. I perched myself on the edge of the vanity table Ali and her sisters had pulled in previously, and started tracing my eyes with a thick black eyeliner. "Anyway, we need to check you have all of your essentials for this plan of yours."
I smiled, looking at her through the mirror's reflection. "The plan is sorted. I've spoken to everyone that I need to and they've all agreed to help."
"Do they know the full plan?"
"Yes." I shook my head, "Honestly, you're talking to a daughter of Athena here. Do you honestly think I wouldn't have strategized this first?"
She help up her hands in surrender. "Just making sure."
I applied the lash lengthening mascara and batted my eyes a few times at my reflection. Ali hauled herself up and knelt beside me, lining my lips and dabbing gloss onto them.
"Well, don't you look stunning." She smiled once, pulling me up onto my feet.
I chuckled and span once more, checking my reflection and grinning.
I'm not usually vain, but tonight felt like the night to give it a shot, and to make everything work out for me. "Well," I whispered, "I should probably go now... It's been nearly an hour."
"Don't forget your bag!" She winked, throwing me my rucksack before I left through the door.
I rushed to hug her before dashing out the door and off to find Percy.
I'm very pleased to announce Percy's jaw dropped about three feet when I walked into his Cabin. I'm not so pleased to tell you that his comment was; "You look... suitable."
I raised my eye brow at him and rolled my eyes. Honestly, with that reaction, he obviously did not believe what he had just said.
"Twat..." I said, under my breath.
"What?"
"Huh? Oh... nothing."
There was a moment of awkward silence before he turned quickly, grabbing the hoodie that was laid out on his bed. I recognised it instantly. I'd brought him that hoodie for his birthday last year. He chucked it on and winked at me, "Abigale's favourite colour on me... and favourite hoodie..."
I growled under my breath and stormed out of the cabin.
"Let's go!" I shouted.
I watched as he skimmed out of the door from where I stood, in the middle of the twelve buildings. He marched past me, bumping my shoulder, which threw me back slightly and left me feeling breathless before I managed to follow him to the limo that was waiting at the bottom of Half-Blood Hill.
He was really going all out for Abigale tonight. But unfortunately for him, she wouldn't care... I just wish he knew that like I did... I just wish he knew me like he thought he did...
The drive was long and I wasn't talking to Percy. He was being a complete and utter jackass, and I was sick of it... But the limo was surprisingly nice, if I was being completely honest.
After a few minutes of silence, Percy rolled down the window that divided driver from passengers. "Robert, please put the radio on."
"Right away, Mr. Jackson." He called back, pressing a button on his steering wheel.
The soft melody of a guitar played overhead and I smiled slightly to myself. I knew this song too well for my own good, but I couldn't help but to lip sync along.
Here is the church and here is the steeple
We sure are cute for two ugly people
I don't see what anyone could see
In Anyone Else But You
Do do do, do do do, do do do do
Do do do do, do do do, do do do do
I don't see what anyone could see
In Anyone Else But You
Percy had obviously never heard it, tilting his ear towards the speaker overhead as if to get a better listen to the soft chords and the melody.
A few more songs played, a few more I recognised, but it was easy to block it all out. Percy seemed to know a good few of the others, but not the ones I knew, and he sang along, perfectly on pitch.
I hid my smile from him, choosing to look out of the window.
I gasped.
We were passing the most amazingly beautiful building I had ever seen in my life. The architecture looked to be about at least a thousand years old, yet still beautifully crafted, as if by the Gods themselves.
It was absolutely breathtaking.
Percy clambered out of the car quickly and strolled up to the entrance, not waiting as I tried hopelessly to follow him. As I got closer, he stopped so suddenly that I almost walked straight into him, but I just managed to catch myself, preventing the volcano I was sure to witness if I messed this up tonight.
"There she is..." he whispered, looking straight at the long haired blonde in a slinky white knee length Marilyn Monroe style dress and heels like mine. I smiled; she remembered.
Percy grabbed my hand and hauled me onto the dance floor towards Abigale and her group of friends, three boys and a red headed girl.
"Hey," Percy smiled as he approached. Abigale and her friends looked up and smiled at Percy, shouting "Hey" and "What's up?" back. They all diverted their eyes to me, grinned, or gave me half smiled and looked back at Percy. Abigale grinned at me slightly, before making a slight sneer appear on her face, curling up her lip and turning her eyes back to Percy, who had only seen the latter reaction, fluttering them and spitting somehow in a seductive tone, "So Percy, whose this?"
Percy grinned and pulled me into his side, tucking me under his armpit. I squirmed slightly, uncomfortable with the closeness considering the current situation, until Percy squeezed my side harder, warning me to keep quiet. "This is my girlfriend, Annabeth. We've been going out for a few days now. Annabeth this is Abigale, Gerard, Tyler and Harrison and... Another friend of theirs I haven't yet had the pleasure to meet."
"Oh you have," smiled the red head, "but we'll go into that later tonight."
T they burst into a fit of giggles, aside from Abigale, who seemed to be enjoying this situation more than she should have been. She cocked her head to the side and looked me up and down, lip turned up again, whilst Percy was watching.
"What?" Percy asked, shocked at the outburst of laughter.
"Never mind them Percy," Abigale cooed, taking his other arm and tugging him away from me. He let me go easily and I sighed in relief, "You should come and dance with me..." she started to haul him off, looking over her shoulder at me to wink.
I smiled back at her, before turning round to face the others.
They all smiled widely and pulled me into a hug.
Alright, so that's that XD
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