So here's the next Chapter, featuring Percy and Annabeth's blind date!

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-Annabeth Chase-

"So you're Grover's friend, then?"

The young man sitting across from me nodded. And when he spoke, I felt my breath catch in my throat. I knew his voice. Not as well as I knew the voices of some people I knew, but still enough to recognize him. "That would be me, yes. And can I assume that that means you are Juniper's friend?" he responded.

I couldn't help but laugh. "You can indeed".

He looked up from the menu he was staring at, and I took the chance to study him appraisingly as he did the same to me. He was wearing a pair of plain blue jeans and a long-sleeved black shirt, which seemed to fit him quite well. A black jacket, obviously what he had worn to the restaurant, hung on the back of his chair. There was a small silver chain around his neck, disappearing under his shirt, and I couldn't help but wonder what might be at the end of the chain. His black hair fell into his eyes, and as he reached up with one pale hand and brushed it out of the way, I noticed his eyes were an almost emerald green in color. There's just no way it could be him. Seriously, what are the chances of that happening? I wondered. As his eyes met mine, I stared at him, and my eyes widened as the realization of exactly who the young man sitting across from me was set in. I opened my mouth to say something, to comment on the chance of this happening to the two of us meeting under these circumstances, but he beat me to it. "Hi, Annabeth".

I smiled slightly. "Hello, Percy. Nice to see you again so soon"

"I could say the same about you. Wow. You look... you look incredible".

I felt myself blush. "Why, thank you. For the record, you don't look too bad yourself"

Percy glanced back down at the menu, though I could see his cheeks were reddening. "Thank you. Any idea what you're going to order?"

I scanned the menu briefly to make sure what I wanted to order was there. "My usual. Chicken parmigana with a garden salad on the side. What about you?"

"I think I might try the lasanga, actually. I've heard some good things about it, it would be nice to see the truth of those claims for myself" he replied.

The waiter walked over and introduced himself to us before asking us what we wanted to eat. After we had repeated our orders to him, and as he walked off towards the kitchen, Percy sat back in his chair, his green eyes meeting my grey ones. "So. How long have you known Juniper?"

-Percy Jackson-

"So. How long have you known Juniper?" I queried.

Annabeth thought quickly. "We were roommates in college, starting from our first year, and we've been best friends since then. And how long have you known Grover?"

"Honestly? He's been my best friend for as long as I can remember. We met when I was 6, and we've been best friends ever since. We went to college together, and we were roommates while we were there. Once we graduated, we got an apartment not far from here, and we've been living together ever since then".

The blonde-haired woman nodded. "You never told me about your family. What're they like?"

I considered the question. "My parents divorced a couple of years after I was born, and my mother remarried when I was five. We both thought her new husband, Gabe Ugliano, was a really nice guy. And he was, the first few months we knew him. Then, after my mother married him, he turned out to be a violent, abusive, gambling-addicted, drunkard. My mother divorced him three years later, he went to jail, and my mother ended up falling in love with and marrying my high-school English teacher, a man named Paul Blofis, after they met at a creative writing course."

Annabeth looked surprised. "Wow. That's kind of... soap operash-ish, if you know what I mean. No offense meant, of course"

I smiled slightly. "None taken. You're right, it does sound a bit soap opera-ish. But she's happy, and Paul treats her like the amazing person that she is, which is all that really matters to me".

"What about your dad?"

"He remarried his first ex-wife, who he already had a son named Triton with, and, as far as I know, they're still perfectly happy. Haven't spoken to my father for a while now actually. Last I heard, they up and moved to Greece. Or Italy. Somewhere, anyway. I try not to let it concern me"

"Okay" Annabeth nodded.

I braced myself for her next question, though quickly snapped out of it as the waiter placed two plates on the table in front of us. "Will there be anything else?" he queried.

Annabeth and I glanced at each other, and I nodded. "Yeah, could I have a coke please".

The waiter nodded. "Of course. And what about you, miss?"

"I'd like a glass of red wine, please. And could we get a bottle of spring water for the table?"

"Certainly".

The waiter made careful note of our order before walking off again. "You know, before you sat down, I was actually starting to wonder what the point of this date was going to turn out to be"

Annabeth arched a perfect eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"After our chat at the coffee shop yesterday, as you left, I was thinking about how unfair this whole thing is. You're intriguing, in a good way of course, and I thought that, no matter who my date ended up being, she would never end up being anything like you. I'm glad I was wrong, I really am".

She blushed. "Thank you. For the record, I'm glad I met you too".

~After dinner~

We stood on the sidewalk outside of the restaurant, neither of us really sure what to say next. "Can I walk you home, Ms. Chase?" I queried, smiling at her.

She smiled back. "I'd like that".

So there's Chapter 4. I'm really happy with how this turned out, to be honest. I had a lot of fun writing this Chapter, and it turned out exactly as I intended it to (though I still think it could have been a bit longer).

More Percabeth fluff in the next Chapter, definitely, as well as some other interesting stuff...

Anyway, read, enjoy, and maybe leave a Review too?