Percy's POV
I rung the doorbell, and just fiddled with my hands. I mean, why couldn't Madge be the one to call her; they're the one who's best friends. Ugh, why does she have to-
"I'm here, Madge." Annabeth says as she opens the door.
Her eyes widen as she realized I wasn't Madge.
My jaw drops involuntarily.
"Oh, uh, I mean, Percy. Uhm, where's Madge?" she asks shyly.
I move my eyes slowly from her head down to her shoes. Only one thing to say- HOT.
"I'm in the car. I mean eh, uh, she's in the car." I mentally smack myself.
Annabeth chuckles and pushes my chin back up. "Seaweed Brain, flies might go in there you know." I blush, as she locks her door and go with me to the car.
Madge's POV
Alright, I have proved it. Percy likes Annabeth. The way he stared at her. I mean, he barely looked at me!
I groaned, she was pretty, but my dress was nicer and I salon treated my hair and –
The lock on the door clicks open, interrupting my thoughts.
"Hey, Madge." She greets me from the back seat, and I force a smile.
"Hey, Annie! You look stunning. It will surely make your date drool." I say, and through my peripherals, I could see Percy frown.
"Shut up, Madge. I'm going not because I want a boyfriend, but because we're hanging out together, right?" she answers, and I mentally roll my eyes.
"Oh, whatever. Just wait until you see him." I smirk.
Percy's POV
I was so pissed. I mean, who is this guy anyway? Is he mortal? Is he more good-looking than me? Can he defeat me in sword-fighting. I mean-
UGH. Snap out of it, Percy! She's just your ex. Why are you so protective then?
Breathe in, breathe out. Just, stare at the food, and Madge. Nothing else.
We park in front of Perbacco; one of the best Italian restaurants around here, according to Madge.
I was about to open the door for Annabeth and help her step out, when I mentally smack myself hard on the head.
My gods, Percy. Madge, is your girlfriend. Not Annabeth.
I run to the passenger's seat, to find a very annoyed Madge.
"Where were you going?" she demands, as I pulled her up.
"I, uhm, I was going through the long cut?" I said. Ugh, I make lame excuses.
"Hmm, whatever. Come on, let's go in." she says, intertwining her arm with mine.
Annabeth looks at us for a split second, then turns away.
We push the door open. Wow, only a few people in tonight. Madge scanned at the tables, when someone wailed his hands over there at the back.
Madge smiles. "He's there!" she squeals, and drags me with her.
We reach the table, as the tall guy stands and smiles. "Hey, I'm Matt Newman." He says, bringing his hands up to shake with me.
"Matt? From 5th grade?" Annabeth says beside me.
He recognized her face. "Annabeth! Hey, I missed you!" he smiles, and opens his arms for a hug.
Annabeth doesn't hesitate, and gives him a friendly hug.
MY JEALOUS BAR- still low, and manageable
Annabeth releases the hug, and glares at Madge. "Mad, you didn't tell me it was the Matt Newman!" she squealed.
Wow, when did she become all so flirty and girly?
"What's the the for?" I say involuntarily, and Madge elbows me.
"Hey, blame the ADHD!" I shout.
"Hottest guy in fifth grade." Annabeth and Madge say at the same time.
Matt just smiled. "Nahh, come on, let's just eat. I'm starving!"
We all agreed to that. I sat across Annabeth, whose eyes were now glued to Matt.
"So, Matt, I didn't know you lived here!" Annabeth says.
Matt chuckles. "Yeah, I know! I mean, we didn't get in touch lately." He said sadly, making Annabeth pout.
"Aww, well if only we knew, we could've hung out more often, right?"
"I know right!" Matt says, making both of them giggle.
JEALOUS BAR- MEDIUM, BUT ALMOST NOT TOLERABLE
I stared at him, and I knew exactly why I hated him right away.
He looked like Luke.
Sandy, blonde hair, and those blue eyes. He didn't have a scar though, but if I didn't have a second look at him, I'd probably think that Luke just came back from the dead.
That was probably the reason why Annabeth looked attracted to him.
I sigh, flipping through the menu, while the three former classmates chatter about school stuff.
"Waiter!" I call, and so a pleasant young girl comes to our table, pen and paper ready.
"I'll be having-"
"Garlic cream fettuccine!" Both Annabeth and Matt squeal like children.
They stare at each other. "That's your favorite too?" They say in unison, and laugh.
Annabeth's POV
Wow, so far, I was having fun. I missed talking with Matt, I remember, I used to have a big crush on him before.
The waitress glances at Percy and Madge. "What about you two?"
"Hmm, I'll get pesto. And for you, Percy?" she said, glancing at him.
I stared at Percy for a while. He looked exactly like how I imagined him to be.
I sighed. I knew Percy wasn't a fan of Italian food.
Percy flips the menu again and again. "Uhm, uh, I'll get a uh –"
"I know! Get their seafood pasta! I heard it's one of their bestsellers." Madge suggested.
Percy and I stare at each other, and I was helping him make a good excuse. Eating seafood was like a disgrace to his father.
"Uhm, Madge, didn't you know, that he's allergic to seafood?" I say, and she looked at me weirdly.
"Hey, you sound as if you know him more than I do." Percy and I try not to laugh.
If only you knew, Madge.
"No, it's just that one time, in camp,.he ate some fish and some squid then he turned all red and itchy." I invented, and Percy nodded.
"Yup, she's right. And I never ate it again. Hmm, maybe I'll get some pizza. 4 cheese, please." He finished, giving the menu to the waitress.
Madge held Percy's hand, and scooted closer to him.
"Matt, I haven't introduced you formally to him. This is Percy Jackson, I met him in a double date too." Madge proudly said to Matt.
Percy stuck out his hand and Matt did the same. "Good to see you, man."
Matt said and Percy nodded. "Same with you."
"So, now we all now each other, what should we talk about?" I asked, clearly bored.
"Hey, why don't we talk about our school days! I'd sure Percy would love to hear our fun and crazy stories." Matt suggested, and I could hear Percy sigh.
He'd probably be out of place when we start talking about our fun times together, and besides, he hated school. He gets kicked out almost every year.
Percy's POV
I sighed. I hated hearing anything about school. I looked at Annabeth, and she mouthed a 'you okay'?
I smiled, and nodded.
Matt and Madge were busy talking about school. We were both restless now, blame the ADHD. I was busy playing with the condiments, while Annabeth was either kicking my leg or tapping her fingers on the table. We were-
"Hey, Annie, remember when it was Valentine's day, and I gave you a rose?" Matt interrupted my thoughts, and Annabeth faced her.
"Yeah! You even stuck a note on it that said,
Annabeth,
You're cute. Will you be my Valentine?
-Matthew"
"Aww, how adorable! You were so formal, you put your whole first name." Madge said.
Annabeth chuckled. "I personally liked Matt more, you know." He smiled.
JEALOUS BAR- HIGH, SLOWLY LOSING CONTROL
The food was here now, and we all couldn't help but dig in.
Annabeth had some sauce on her cheek, and I wanted to give her my hankie from under the table.
But the all perfect Matt had to pull her chin and face him, then wipe it dramatically in slow motion.
"Gee, thanks, Matt." Annabeth said shyly, and Matt smiled.
Meanwhile, Madge tapped my shoulder.
"Percy, I have some sauce too. Do you have a hankie?" she asked sweetly.
Oh, she probably wanted me to wipe her cheek.
I threw my hankie at her. "Here, clean it with this." I say, and I could hear Madge growl.
We were eating our dessert now, and Annabeth started talking again.
"So, Matt, what's your work?" she asks, her attention all in his face.
"Well, I run a small company now, which was given to me by my father. I own a house not far away from here. And I also still compete in hockey, I won a few times in a row now." He says proudly, and I couldn't help but roll my eyes. I don't care if he sees me.
"Wow, you're so successful now, Matt. I never knew." She stared at him dreamily.
"Nah, I'm okay. What about you, Percy? What have you been up to?" he faces me, and I freeze.
"I, uh, am, uh-" I try to think of something professional.
"He's a great swimmer! He's competed too. He also has the best record of holding your breath underwater the longest." Madge saves me, and I just look at my shoes.
Wow, just a swimmer? I mean, if only I could say like, "I'm the child of the first great Prophecy, I fought with Ares, I bear the curse of Achilles, and I could kill you all with my super awesome water powers." But no, sadly, I'm talking with mortals, and they would just call me crazy if I said it.
Annabeth looks at me sadly, she must've understood. Just then, Matt slides his arm around her, making her scoot closer.
She tries to struggle a bit, but Matt's position doesn't change.
"So, Annie, you single?" he whispers.
JEALOUS BAR- MALFUNCTIONING, CANNOT TAKE IT ANY MORE, OVERHEATING BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH JEALOUSY
I glare at Matt while he wasn't looking. "Look, um, I forgot something in the car. Be right back." I say, as I stood up and walked outside. They didn't seem to bother.
I went in my car, and sat at the driver's seat. I hate this.
He's flirting with Annabeth like they're already dating.
Ugh, stop it Percy! Annabeth's no longer yours. She has the right to meet other people, and possibly fall in love with them.
I was so pissed. I spoke with Athena, and I'm pretty sure she would already speak to her daughter as well.
Like, didn't Lady Athena give her a hint that I'm still in love with her? Why does it look like she didn't care?
This is torture.
I sigh, when I hear a loud growl beside me.
The whole car shook, and I saw it.
3, big, massive, pure black, monsters, with glowing red eyes, staring at me.
I locked the door. I could've handled one, but Holy Poseidon, three?
I breathed in, and thought of what to do.
Annabeth.
I look for my cell phone. Vlacas, I left it on the table.
Iris Message! Oh, wait, I forgot my drachmas.
I look up to the sky, and pray to all the gods.
Please. I hope she's wise enough to check on what's taking so long and hopefully help me kill these 3 awfully huge hellhounds.
So, there you go! Sorry if I am late, my brother had to use the computer, then my sister forced me to go with her to her ballet class. Because I took so long, I'm gonna post the continuation of this in a little while! Please review!