A/N: Hey guys! Last week of school! YES! This chapter is extremely cliché and you guys will probably be annoyed. I feel like I'm slowly getting worse as a writer, but I don't have writer's block. I have tons to write about. Anyways, on with the story…
Chapter 8: The Beauty
For the past 3 months, Percy and I have seen each other once each month and each time was better than the last. The time after we met and went to the library, we had a picnic on the beach. That time, Percy was so considerate and understanding when I told him about my mom and my childhood, which I did NOT expect from him. The second, we hung out in the garden and joked around. I learned that his father lives in outskirts of Atlantis with his first wife, Amphitrite and their son, Triton. He visits time to time and he adores Percy, but his wife hates it when he does it because he cheated on her with Sally. This past month, we watched what is now ont of my favorite movies in the castle rec. room, Letters to Juliet. I thought he wouldn't enjoy it because of the romantic plot, but now that I look back on it, he did enjoy it.
All of the girls, Brianna, Aphrodite, and I were all having dinner after an exhausting day of learning how to waltz, when my phone started singing The Only Exception. I looked at the caller I.D. and saw that it was Percy.
"Um, excuse me. My dad is calling," I say hurriedly as I stand up. The girls and Brianna were looking at me weirdly while Aphrodite was grinning at me as if she knew Percy was the one calling. I walked to the living room and sat down on the couch while the conversation started again back at the table.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Hey," Percy said.
"Heyyyy dad," I say awkwardly, but he's called so many times that he knows the drill of me calling him dad.
"So, do you want to hang out on Saturday?" Percy asked.
"Sure," I reply.
"Great. Can you meet me at the rec. room at 7:00?" he asks.
"Yeah. Sounds good. See you," I say then hang up. I walk back to the table and when I sit back down, Thalia starts pestering me with questions.
"So why did your dad call you?" she asks suspiciously.
"Just to say hi and see how I'm doing," I answer.
"He seems to be doing that a lot lately," she retorts with a scowl. I know she's upset because ever since I met Percy, I have been talking with him over the phone or texting him whenever I have a chance and I have been spending less time with her.
"Thalia!" Brianna scolds.
"It's okay. Maybe he just really misses me. I mean, wouldn't you miss your daughter I she was gone for six months?" I answer back, but I feel bad about lying to the girl who has been my best friend since I was in diapers.
"Whatever," she mumbles and then starts poking around in her food.
I walk in the rec. room on Saturday and I see Percy facing a bookcase full of movies right next to a very large 50' inch flat screen T.V. I slowly walk up behind him, planning to scare him, but before I could, he whips around and says, "You know you can't scare me Annabeth," with that crooked grin of his.
"Ugh! Why is it that you can scare me but I can't scare you?" I say with a frown.
"I don't know. It's just a gift I have," he says with a shrug of his shoulders. "And this is another gift I have," he says mischievously. My eyes widen in shock as I realize what he is going to do.
"Percy, don't you dare," I say, but my protests are no use. He tackles me to the ground and starts tickling. He discovered I was ticklish when he poked me in the stomach playfully while we were at the garden and I started giggling like a little girl.
"NO! NO Percy! Stop! Come… ON!" I yell between laughs while Percy just grins. I try to kick him off of me, but he is just too strong for my liking. He tickles me for about 20 more seconds and when he finally stops, we both realize how close our faces are. I feel his breath on my cheeks and I look into those sea green orbs that I always get lost in. We slowly start to lean in, but right before our lips meet, I abruptly push him off of me. Why did I lean in too? Did u actually want to kiss him?
"So uh, what did you want to do?" I ask awkwardly as we both slowly stand up.
"Um, I was planning for us to watch a movie," he says as he gestures to three movies sitting on the couch in front of the T.V.
"Okay. What movie did you have in mind?" I ask.
"Well, I was going to let you pick. I asked my sister and she gave me three options that you might like.
"You have a sister?" I ask in shock.
"Well, my half-sister. She's my real dad's daughter, but she's married and has a daughter," he explains.
"Oh. What's her name?" I ask.
"Brianna Anderson. She is married to a guy named Cole Anderson and their daughters' name is Kailey," he says. "She's the sweetest and most beautiful little girl that's ever existed. Whenever she laughs, it's the cutest thing and even though she barely talks, she's kind to everyone. She will be a jaw-dropper when she's older with her wavy dark brown hair and her dad's bright green eyes," he says with a smile.
"She sounds adorable. I actually know your sister. She was the advisor assigned to our group when she chose is at our school. Your sister is an amazing person," I say.
"Really? Small world. But yeah, she really is amazing. I love her a lot and she has helped me with every problem I have gone through. She was always there for me," he says.
"Well, she helped me on my first day. She helps me when I have trouble with some of my classes or she just gives me advice. Anyways, can I see the movies that you had in mind?" I ask.
"Sure. I picked out three, Eragon, I know it's kind of a kid movie, but I loved the book, Titanic, a little sappy for my taste, but still great, and Letters to Juliet, I haven't seen it before, but I heard it was good," he says.
"Good choices. I loved the book Eragon, but the movie did not do it justice. I've seen Titanic way too many times, but I haven't seen Letters to Juliet yet, so we can watch that," I say as I sit down on the, surprisingly comfy, black leather couch.
"Okay. I was curious about that movie too," he says and then puts the movie in the DVD player. He automatically skips to the menu and presses play. The movie started off good and I admitted to Percy that I thought Sophie's fiancé, Vincent, was really cute. The movie slowly got better when Sophie, Claire, and Claire's grandson, Charlie went to look for Claire's lost love. Charlie was so hilarious whenever he was with Sophie and the little spats they had. The movie had a perfect ending and when Charlie and Sophie kissed, Percy and I looked at each other and we both turned away awkwardly. We talked for about another hour or so and he walked me back to my quarters afterwards. It was a fun night, other than us almost kissing, and I went to bed wondering why I had wanted to kiss Percy.
A/N: I know I know, bad ending. But I did not know what to write at the end, so another cliché thing. By the way, I want to thank everyone for not giving me flames, but advice and criticism is always accepted. Also, feel free to give me ideas for what I should write in the future. REVIEW and until next time!
~Skywriter5